Answer — Exercise 2

1

1. A bomb exploded somewhere recently and so far they know 20 people have died.
2. In the article, you’d probably find out about: the police investigation; who may have done it; the state of other injured people in hospital; the response of the government.

2

1. the (US / French / Brazilian, etc.) president has given a speech praising progress made in resolving a dispute
2. where the speech was given; who the dispute is between; what the breakthrough entails; what else needs to be done to reach an agreement and long-term peace; possible threats to the process

3

1. a (football) club has banned some fans (from attending matches) to try and reduce hooliganism
2. what fans had done (fighting / vandalism / rival fans); how long they’re banned: how will they be banned; policing

4

1. a person called Sanders who was standing trial for bribery has been proved innocent and released
2. who Sanders is; who he was accused of bribing (or receiving bribes from); what evidence showed he was innocent; what Sanders will do next

5

1. police have raided a house and found £10 million worth of drugs
2. where the house was; who it was owned by; any arrests made; how it fits in with current policing and government policy; war on drugs

6

1. Boca (football / basketball, etc.) team have won a game which means they are very likely to win the league they are competing in
2. who they beat (may be rival team); the score; who scored; how many more points or wins they need to win the title; who are their rivals; comments from the manager (maybe refusing to count their chickens!)

7

1. the government or big business has a plant o cut jobs
2. who exactly is cutting jobs and why; what sector the jobs are in; how many; response (denial maybe) from the ‘cutters’; response of other political parties if government is cutting the jobs; response from the unions or workers (shock / concern / defiance); plan for industrial action

8

1. a businessperson / company called Kirov has bought a lot more shares in a company called Mac Industries because they want to take it over
2. who Kirov is; what Mac does; how big Kirov’s stake is (before and now); why they want to take over Mac; what their plans are; current financial state of Mac; share price

9

1. there was a union rally where people came together to listen to speeches and at some point there was some trouble between the people in the crowd and police
2. what the rally was for; who held it and where; what caused the disturbance; how the police responded; any arrests or injuries; response from police and demonstrators or union (blaming each other?)

10

1. a group / union representing teachers has said they are not going to go on strike as a way of fighting against their pay being cut
2. why the teachers’ pay is being cut and by how much; why they have decided not to strike; what their employers or the government have said

11

1. a sportsperson called Kohl has been in the news because of an affair or because of some incident involving sex, and has decided not to participate in the Open as a result to avoid being in the spotlight (both golf and tennis have Open championships so it’s probably one of these sports)
2. what the sex scandal was; why he or she pulled out; what the event organisers say

12

1. a person called Hector (politician / sport star / business person) is promising to continue in their position having said something that has offended people
2. who Hector is; what he or she said; response of the people who were offended by outburst