Answer — Exercise 1
16 - In the headlines·Outcomes Intermediate - Student's Book
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.