For this unit Refers to Student’s Book pages Writing headlines

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UNIT 1 Newspapers Teacher’s Notes
Cambridge English for the Media   Cambridge University Press 2009     
www.cambridge.org/elt/englishforthemedia

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Language note
Grammatical features of headlinese include the following. 
l 
Omission of articles (a/the), possessives and auxiliary verbs, for example 
his
 
and 
be
, for example 
Fans are angry after a 5–0 defeat
l 
Use of past participle, instead of passives, for example 
Priceless vase  
has been stolen
l 
Use of present simple for past events, for example 
Man attacks neighbour after 
noisy party 
= a man attacked / has attacked his neighbour.
l 
Use of infinitive for future plans/predictions, for example 
TV’s Dave to star in 
Hollywood blockbuster
l 
Strings of nouns instead of relative clauses, for example 
Jail break father held 
again after kid visit
 = a father who broke out of jail in order to visit his child is 
being held by police.
l 
Limited use of punctuation – dashes and colons may be used to introduce a 
topic, for example 
Global warming: new evidence
l 
Commas may be used instead of 
and
, especially in American journalism, for 
example 
Heavy winds, floods expected in south
l 
Unusual use of prepositions, for example 
in
 = 
involved in
 – 
Prime Minister in 
call for tax cuts
; 
as
 = 
while
 – 
Voters angry as prices soar
; 
over
 = 
because of
 
– 
Manager sacked over sexist comments