Week 8 Session 2

1. Exercise 1f page 7 - Identify words omitted in headlines

Parts of speech:
article (the, a, an), noun (student, peer, apple, computer, freedom, joy), pronoun (he, she, it, they, you, we, her, him, them, their), adjective (bad, good, ugly, joyful, sad), verb (play, come, have come, is coming, had come - verbs in pink are auxiliary - helping verbs, they help the main verbs) adverb (slowly, well, varefully), prepositions (at, on, to), conjunctions (and, but), exclamations (Wow! Hurray!)
In headings we usually use: nouns, main verbs, adjectives, abbreviations, exclamation marks, to plus infinitive, present simple, past participle
In headings we do not use: articles, pronouns, auxiliary verbs, prepositions, past simple, commas, full stops
ANSWERS
articles, auxiliary verbs, pronouns, past simple, commas, full stops

2. Exercise 2a, page 7 - Identify changes when turning sentences into headlines
ANSWERS
2. change of tense: present perfect to Present simplé; omission of relative pronoun (who) and verb
3. punctuaion change (. to :), omission of verb and auxiliary verb
4. change to passive voice, omission of subject (judge), omission of articles (a, a)

3. Exercise 2b, page 7 - Turn sentences into features

ANSWERS
1. Rare bird return to UK after 400 years
2. Drunk driver kills 2
3. Australian PM to open hospital in Melbourne.

4. Exercise 3a, page 8 - Identify language devices which help in creating eye-catching headlines

Cultural references: Who^s that Gir¨l: title of Madonna´s song
Alliteration Love´s Labour´s Lost
Emphatic use of language: Famil^s pet dog BUTCHERED (stronger than killed)

5. Go online and fine the meaning of the words 'tabloid' and 'broadsheet' newspapers - similarities and differences

Tabloid: use of more slang, low level language; more about celebrities´ lives, gossip, shorter stories
Broadsheet: use of more serious language; emphasise in more in deapth coverage, coverage of international and national news

6. Exercise 3b, page 8 - Cultural awareness - getting to know English newspapers - Do an Internet search and make a list of of English-language tabloid and broadsheet newspapers

1. List of English-language tabloid newspapers: The Sun, The Daily Mirror, The Daily Star,
2. List of English-language broadsheet newspapers: The Daily Telegram, The Sunday Times, The Guardian

1. Fileleftheros
2. Avangarde

Read this article entitled Newspapers: Broadsheet Vs. TabloidTake 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?


Tabloid vs Broadsheet characteristics_table with key characteristics and differences

Expected outcomes:

Awareness of features of good headlines: omission of relatives pronouns, subject, articles, preposition, verb, passive to active, to + infinitive, abbreviations, past participle

==Cultural awareness: English-language newspapers - tabloid and broadsheets

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