Understanding expressions in newspapers

A.  Work in pairs.
Match the words in column ‘A’ with their meanings in column ‘B’.

A	B
1. Tabloid	a. A magazine usually for children or teenagers, with lots of picture stories and/or cartoons
2. Journal	b. A magazine which comes out a week (often on Sunday) as an addition to a newspaper.
3. Supplement	c. The name usually given to an academic magazine
4. Magazine	d. Newspaper which focuses more on sensation rather than real news, usually has smaller formats than newspapers, have larger headlines and shorter stories and prefers stories about film stars, violent crimes and gossip
5. Comic	e. A paper-covered and illustrated periodical with stories, articles, etc. by various writers usually issued weekly or monthly

B. ENJOY THIS.
Fill in the following blank spaces with the suitable words provided below.

1. A favorable and an unfavorable  comment on a current event which is made by an editor is called _____
2. A _____ is a story about people in general which is not important but interesting to read.
3. A story which comes from a writer’s imagination is called _____
4. a _____is the title of a report, usually printed in large letters.
5. A picture, imitation of a person stressing certaint features to cause  amusement  is called a _____
6. A _____ is a judgement on literary, arts, music, movie, etc.
7. An _____ is a publication of a certain product which is advertised in a newspaper.
8. A writing that is based on facts is called a _____

1. Critism	2. caricature	3. editorial	4. Report
5. Fiction	6. advertaisement	7. human interest	8. headline

Did you know ?
    Headline in newspaper are printed in large letters to cath the reader’s eye. They use as few words as possible and are called ‘Phrase Headline’. Grammar words like articles (a, an, the) and auxiliary verbs (is, are, was, were, may, must, can, etc.) are often left out.
Examples:

• Torrential Rain in Most Area
• Price Curbs Boost Exports
• Woman Barred from Jobs
• Rewards for Tracing Suspect

Some headlines use the present tense although the event happened days before. Why? Because the writer wants to give the subject a sense of freshness and importance, making it more interesting to read.

For passive sentence, use past participle.	Agreement is signed today. Headline: Agreement signed today.
For future event, use to-infinitive.	The president will open the ASEAN summit. Headline: President to open the ASEAN summit.
For an event which is taking place now, use present participle.	English teachers are having a TEFLIN seminar. Headline: English teachers having a TEFLIN seminar.
For a sentence using ‘is, are’, omit them.	People are free to choose leader. Headline: people free to choose leader.

Quoted from: LOOK AHEAD 1 for Senior High School Students Year X. (186-188).