Reading an English newspaper isn’t very easy for
our students. We must remember that the language used, as well
as the sentence structures, can often be complicated. However,
we can make up a lesson on reading newspaper headlines.
What is the definition of a headline?
A headline is the text at the top of a newspaper article
indicating the nature of the article below it.
Headlines are not always complete sentences
“More Earthquake deaths”
Articles and the verb “to be” are often left out.
“Shakespeare play immoral, says
critic”
Short words save space, and so they are very
important in newspaper headlines.
The following is a list of special “headline” words.
BACK…….to support
“America backs British peace movement.”
BAR………..to ban, prohibit, prohibition
“ New bar on immigration.”
BLAZE……..fire
“Two die in hotel blaze.”
DRIVE……..united effort
“Drive to save water.”
HIT……….to affect badly
“Snowstorms hit transport.”
KEY……….vital, important
“Key witness disappears.”
PACT………agreement
“Nuclear pact in trouble.”
QUIT………..resign
“President’s assistant quits.”
A class can be divided into two groups. Each
group will write news articles, answering the questions, Who
what where when why. Then they can exchange articles and
each group will write a headline appropriate for the articles.
Ex: Today in Rome ten Chinese tourists were
seen throwing rice in the Trevi Fountain. The police were
informed and now they are all under arrest for having damaged a
public monument.
A possible
headline: Chinese “dish” - NO in Trevi
Rice for weddings, NOT Trevi.
Recently there has been publicity in regard to
making up your own personal headlines. Generally they are used
for special occasions, birthdays, anniversaries etc.
Ex: Jim and Alice, celebrate 50 together.
Country rejoices!
Robert is 21 today!
Obama sends best wishes
Tom got his degree in
Law. Criminals, watch out!!!
Generally these headlines are printed on a real
newspaper pagination , which includes the name of a famous
newspaper.
They are fun ideas and bring to mind the way a real headline is
created!
A Nice Thought
“A good newspaper is a
nation talking to itself.” Arthur Miller
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