Exercise 1f, p. 7 - Identify words omitted in headlines
Articles, auxiliary verbs, pronouns
Present Simple for recent events, to+infinitive to describe future events, past participle for passive constructions
Abbreviations, exclamation marks
Exercise 2a, p. 7 1. example 2. change of tense: present perfect to Present simple; omission of relative pronoun (who) and verb3. punctuation change( : ), omission of verb and auxiliary verb4. change to passive voice, omission of subject (judge), omission of articles (a, a)
Exercise 2b, p. 7
1. Rare bird returns to UK after 400 years
2. Drunk driver kills 2
3. Australian PM to open hospital in Melbourne.
Exercise 3a, p.8
Cultural references: Who’s that Girl (title of Madonna’s song)Alliteration Love´s Labour´s LostEmphatic use of language: Family’s pet dog BUTCHERED (stronger than killed brutally)
- What is a broadsheet? What is a tabloid?
- What are some examples of a broadsheet? What are some examples of a tabloid?
- What style does a broadsheet use? What style does a tabloid use?
To be uploaded:Tabloid vs Broadsheet characteristics_table with key characteristics and differences
Book: Cambridge English for the Media
Unit 1 Newspapers
ANSWERS – UNIT 1: Newpsapers
Exercise 1f, p. 7 - Identify words omitted in headlines
Exercise 2a, p. 7
1. example
2. change of tense: present perfect to Present simple; omission of relative pronoun (who) and verb3. punctuation change( : ), omission of verb and auxiliary verb4. change to passive voice, omission of subject (judge), omission of articles (a, a)
Exercise 2b, p. 7
1. Rare bird returns to UK after 400 years
2. Drunk driver kills 2
3. Australian PM to open hospital in Melbourne.
Exercise 3a, p.8
Cultural references: Who’s that Girl (title of Madonna’s song)Alliteration Love´s Labour´s LostEmphatic use of language: Family’s pet dog BUTCHERED (stronger than killed brutally)Read this article entitled Newspapers: Broadsheet Vs. Tabloid
Take notes and answer the following:
- What is a broadsheet? What is a tabloid?
- What are some examples of a broadsheet? What are some examples of a tabloid?
- What style does a broadsheet use? What style does a tabloid use?
To be uploaded:Tabloid vs Broadsheet characteristics_table with key characteristics and differences