Newspaper Headlines
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Read the following headlines. Use a dictionary to find the meaning of the underlined words.
Discuss why do you think these words, and not their everyday synonyms, are used in headlines.
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PM GIVES GO-AHEAD FOR AID TO BLAZE VICTIMS
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GAS PRICE HIKE LOOMING
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E-COLI OUTBREAK LINKED TO WATER CONTAMINATION
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PEACE TALKS THREATENED AS BOMB BLASTS MARKET
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QUEEN’S PARK VOWS ECONOMIC BOOST
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CURB SPENDING, AXE DEBT, BANKS RECOMMEND
In small groups, rewrite each headline in everyday English. Discuss whether or not you think these
headlines would attract you to their stories.
Headline 1:
Headline 2:
Headline 3:
Headline 4:
Headline 5:
Headline 6:
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Read the opening paragraphs for two articles. For each paragraph, write a headline that would
attract the reader.
1. The Ministry of Natural Resources wants to shorten the fall deer-hunt season, since the deer
population has been showing a steady and significant decline over the past few years.
2. West-end residents are demanding answers from their local hydro provider about the recent
blackout that lasted almost a week and left hundreds of homes without heat and electricity.
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