Breaking news

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This topic aims to writing news stories
and learning their vocabulary and grammar


HEADLINE ENGLISH

Here’s a selection of English media words and their counterparts


Bid – attempt
Boost – to increase; to encourage
Ordeal – painful experience
Plea – request
Pledge – promise
Probe – investigation
Key – essential
Row – argument
Curb – to restrain, limit
Aid – help
Blast – explosion
Go-ahead – approval
Move – step towards a desired goal
Quit – to leave, resign
Riddle – mystery
Strife – confl ict
Drive – effort
Clash – dispute
Drama – tense situation
Hit – to affect badly
Axe – to cut, to reduce
Ploy – clever activity or trick
Blaze – fi re
Link – connection

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grammar in headlines

Use present simple for past events
• Parliament confirms new stray dog policy
• Lion escapes zoo


Leave out auxiliary verbs
• New policy decided by Parliament (New policy has been
decided by Parliament)
• Lion escapes zoo – ten killed (ten people have been
killed / were killed)
• Four stranded in sudden flood (four people have been
stranded / were stranded)
• Temperatures rising as climate changes (temperatures
are rising)


Use infinitives for future events
• Parliament to decide new policy tomorrow
• President to visit France for further talks


Leave out articles
• Prime Minister hikes Alps for charity (The Prime Minister
hiked the Alps)
• Man releases rabid dog in park (A man released a rabid
dog in a park)



Leave out “to beâ€+
• Residents unhappy about new road (residents are unhappy)
• Family of murder victim satisfied with court decision
(family of murder victim is satisfied.)



Leave out “to sayâ€+
• Mr Jones: “They’re not taking my house!â€+
• Bush on Iraqi invasion: “This aggression will not
stand.â€+



Replace conjunctions with punctuation
• Police arrest serial killer – close case on abductions
• Fire in bakery: hundreds dead

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