British Teen Magazines
About half of British young people aged 12 to 16 read teen magazines! Two of the most popular magazines for girls are “Sugar” and “Bliss”. They have glossy, colorful covers and include beauty and fashion, celebrity gossip, real-life stories, horoscopes, quizzes and problem pages. Of course, boys don’t usually like find these magazines very interesting! Instead, they buy music magazines like “NME” or magazines about sport, like “Shoot” or “Match”.
Usually, teen magazines contain a lot of language that only teenagers use! They might use “celeb” instead of celebrity, for example, or “fave” instead of favorite. They also say “lads” instead of boys, “dosh” instead of “money” and “natter” instead of “talk” to your friends.