Make Your Way 8, Schulbuch mit Audio-CD und CD-ROM

The language booster: The grammar of newspaper headlines The grammar in newspaper headlines is usually different from that in normal writing. Here are some of its common features: 13 1  Articles and the verb “to be” are often left out. 2  The present simple tense is used to refer to past and present events. 4  Nouns are often used as adjectives. 5  As well as this unique grammatical system, British headlines are also keen on stylistic features such as puns (word play) and alliteration . 3  The infinitive is often used to refer to the future. Royal dog ill (One of the royal dogs is ill) British women most beautiful in Europe says poll (British women are the most beautiful in Europe according to an opinion poll) China signs pollution treaty (China has signed a pollution treaty) United face US takeover bid (United are facing a takeover attempt from an American) London tube station bomb scare (There has been a bomb scare at a London tube station) Petrol price rise gloom (An increase in the price of petrol is bad news for motorists) Village homes dynamite threat Crazy cop keeps chickens in car (an article about a policeman who keeps chickens in his police car.) Future of cinema sent reeling (an article about the introduction of digital cinema) MPs to discuss smoking ban (Politicians are going to discuss a ban on smoking.) Teenager to climb Everest (A teenager is going to climb Mount Everest.) In cases like these the best way to work out the meaning is start at the end and work backwards. The last example introduces an article which involves a dangerous situation (threat) involving dynamite which was found in some houses in a village. Writing station Choose one of the headlines under 12 and write the opening paragraph of the article as 1 an article in a popular 2 an article in a quality Look back at the Section on “British newspapers” for models. 14 99 6 Unit 6: Read all about it Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv