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Media & news: understanding headline language

Vocabulary · Media & news · B1 · 20 min. Learn the short words headlines use, work out what real-style headlines mean, then write your own headlines.

About this worksheet

Learn the short words headlines use, work out what real-style headlines mean, then write your own headlines.

Level
B1
Category
Vocabulary
Topic
Media & news
Time
About 20 minutes
Exercises
Matching, Multiple choice, Speaking / writing task, Writing lines
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On the sheet

  • Matching: Headlines use short words. Match them to their meanings.
  • Multiple choice: What does each headline mean? Choose the correct answer.
  • Speaking / writing task: Write a headline for each news story. Use words from exercise 1.
  • Writing lines: Write your headlines here.