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Newspaper headlines use a lot of distinctive vocabulary. They prefer words that are usually shorter and generally sound more dramatic than ordinary English words. Read the following correspondences between newspaper words and their meanings (noting that the words marked with * can be used either as nouns or verbs) and do the tasks that follow.
Aid* - help; axe* - cut, remove; back – support; bar* - exclude, forbid; bid* - attempt; blast* - explosion; blaze* - fire; boost* - incentive, encourage; boss*, head* - manager, director; clash* - dispute; curb* - restraint, limit; cut* - reduction; drama – tense situation; drive* - campaign, effort; gems – jewels; go-ahead – approval; hit – affect badly.
Task 1
Match the newspaper words designated with figures with their respective meanings designated with letters.
Newspaper words:
(1) key; (2) link; (3) move; (4) ordeal; (5) oust; (6) plea; (7) pledge; (8) ploy; (9) poll; (10) probe; (11) quit; (12) riddle; (13) strife; (14) talks; (15) threat; (16) vow; (17) wed.
Meanings:
(a) investigation; (b) push out; (c) essential, vital; (d) conflict; (e) promise; (f) election / public opinion survey; (g) clever activity; (h) marry; (i) connection; (j) leave resign; (k) step towards a desired end; (l) promise; (m) mystery; (n) painful experience; (o) danger; (p) request; (q) discussions.
Task 2
Find dictionary definitions of the following words (arranged alphabetically). Try to anticipate their meanings in newspaper context.
A: alert.
B: BA, blow, bolster, boom, BR, brink.
C: campaign, cash, charge, City, claim (pay claim), clear, Commons, con, crash, cutback.
D: deadlock, demo, dole, due.
E: edge, envoy, EU.
F: flak, flare, foil, fraud, freeze.
G: gag, global, go for, goal, gun down.
H: hail, halt, haul, head for, hike, hitch, hold.
I: in (the) red, IRA.
L: landslide, lash, launch, lead, leak, leap, life, loom, Lords.
M: mar, mercy, mission, mob, MP.
N: nail, net.
O: odds, opt (for), out to.
P: pact, PC, peak, peg, peril, PM, push (for).
Q: quiz.
R: rap, rift, rock, row, rule out.
S: sack, saga, scare, scrap, seize, set to, shed, slam, slash, slate, slay, slump, soar, spark, split, spree, stake, stun, surge, swop.
T: toil, top, trio, troops.
U: Ulster, UN, urge.
V: VAT.
Task 3
In the headlines below substitute the words in brackets with the words from the introductory part of this exercise and tasks 1 and 2.
- AMERICA (supports) BRITISH PEACE MOVE
- NEW PRICE (restriction)
- NEW TRADE (connection) WITH PERU
- SIX DIE IN HOTEL (fire)
- JAIL BREAK (three people) RECAPTURED
- DEFENCE POLICY (changes)
- BIG RESPONSE TO (appeal for help) FOR FLOOD AID
- DOCTOR (is found innocent) OF DRUGS CHARGE
- SCOTTISH ROAD PLAN GETS (approval)
- (step) TO (encourage) TRADE LINKS WITH JAPAN
- DOCTORS (criticize) NEW MINISTRY PLANS
- JAPANESE WOMEN IN NEW EVEREST (attempt)
- TORIES AHEAD IN (election)
- MODERATES (are driven out) IN UNION ELECTIONS
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