The key answer of exercise 1
The key to exercise solutions in chapter 16 - In the headlines for the textbook Outcomes Intermediate - Student's Book with authors Hugh Dellar and Andrew Walkley from National Geographic Learning
Question
Work in pairs. Match each group of words below to the type of news on page 141 they are connected to.
Answer
- celebrities and gossip (celebrities are often photographed by paparazzi; there is often news about celebrities splitting up / having affairs)
- business and economics (the economy or a company expands; companies go bankrupt or are taken over by others)
- sport (players are injured; a team / player is beaten in a game; a club pays money to buy / sign a player)
- national politics (a politician resigns; a government is elected by a vote; a government might introduce a new policy)
- crime and justice (someone is found guilty of committing a crime; someone might be murdered by being stabbed (attacked with a knife); the police investigate the crime)
- foreign affairs (when a summit is held, there is a meeting where international leaders meet to talk about a problem; a ceasefire might be called to stop fighting in a war; leaders might negotiate peace or an agreement on trade, etc.