1) Boy found safe in New York.
2) Boy finds safe in New York.
Task 14. Read the following headlines. Use the emphatic English from unit 1 and a good dictionary to give definitions for the underlined words?
New hospital plans axed.
Government report due tomorrow.
Juventus stunned by result.
Odds of success low.
Teacher and actress to wed.
Hooligans mar world cup.
Cabinet split on Euro.
Controversy over election result.
Task 15. Match the words below with the meaning in the box.
CHANCE DIVIDED GET MARRIED ABOUT SPOIL EXPECT SHOCK CANCEL |
axe __________________________________ due_______________________________
stun _________________________________ odds ______________________________
wed _________________________________ mar________________________________
split _________________________________ over________________________________
Task 16. Change these to newspaper headlines using the rules given in the course book Unit 1.
The Prime Minister went to Japan. _______________________________
President will go to Thailand. _______________________________
Kennedy was assassinated. _______________________________
The Central Bank will raise interest rates. _______________________________
Armstrong landed on the moon. _______________________________
Blair lost the by-election. _______________________________
The Mona Lisa was stolen. _______________________________
Beckham married Posh Spice _______________________________
Task 17. Write some headlines of your own.
A) Three headlines from History. e.g. Caesar invades Britain.
1)________________________________________________
2)________________________________________________
3)________________________________________________
B) Three headlines about you! e.g. John to go to pub after lesson.
1)___________________________________________________
2)___________________________________________________
3)___________________________________________________
Task 18. Have some practice with taking interviews. Make up questions. Give your own answers and write an interview article.
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The situation A famous person(VIP) is now 100 years old. A movie is being made about his life. Some of the important events are on note cards. But the VIP can’t remember their time order. The director decides to use scripts in random order. (It doesn’t matter, because the movie is fiction.) |
Three girlfriends at same time (how?________________ _____________________ |
Got a very special birthday present from wife (what would be?________ ____________________ |
told a lie to a teacher in school and got into trouble (what lie?_____________ ____________________ |
Formed a secret company and got very rich (what company?_________ _____________________ |
New novel made into a Broadway play
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Lived in a foreign country For six years (what country?_______ ____________________ |
Bad motorcycle accident |
Made a big mistake and lost all money (what mistake?_________ _____________________ |
Pet died – was heartbroken |
Big argument with son, so he left home (what argument?________ _____________________ |
Became a TV actor in a foreign country |
Went to a fortune teller and heard very good news about future. (about what good news?__ ____________________ |