Front Page Headlines

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Front page headlines can be a useful test of your knowledge of vocabulary.

Here are some old tweets which look at the front pages of English newspapers:






















Now use words from the above headlines (in their correct form) to complete the crossword. You can see the answers if you click on the key symbol. A word turns pink if it is the right answer.

Write some examples of your own with vocabulary from above.

Comments

Sir Joseph said…
Hi Graham,

I saw next front pages headline in English and Spanish newspapers:

Wages have risen amazingly in the United Kingdom since the brexit. (The Daily Telegraph).

The European Union clamped down since the brexit to avoid the bankruptcy. (The Sunday Times).

Spain bails out to sue about Gibraltar. (The Guardian).

The Spanish PIB doesn´t rise more because Spanish government skives. (The Sun).

Spain always scrounges in EU. (The Daily Telegraph).

Every people from the United Kingdom are vaccinated. It´s fake. (The Daily Express).

The Volcano of La Palma bails out to stop. (El Mundo).

Answers of the crossword:
1-Clubbed.
2-Bombshell.
3-Bailout.
4-Brink.
5-Raised.
6-Clamping.
7-Scrounge.
8.Sued.
9-Tackle.
10-Quit.
11.-Wages.
12-Skiving.
13-Faking.

See you.
Saturday, 13 November, 2021
Graham said…
Hello José,

I used to be a news buff but now I am bored to tears by news from any source but especially the TV. It is always the same news in the same predictable style. Journalists are as lazy as civil servants.

I can predict the next front page headlines in English and Spanish newspapers:

Wages have risen drmatatically in the United Kingdom since Brexit. (The Daily Telegraph).

The European Union has clamped down (on sth e.g. on corruption) since Brexit to avoid bankruptcy. (The Sunday Times).

Spain bails out to sue over Gibraltar. (The Guardian). (bail out doesn't make sense here)

The Spanish GDP doesn´t rise more because the Spanish government is skiving. (The Sun).

Spain always scrounges in the EU. (This is very true) (The Daily Telegraph).

Everyone from the United Kingdom has been / is vaccinated - fake news. (The Daily Express).

The Volcano of La Palma bails out to stop. (El Mundo). (Again, bail out does not make sense here)


Bail is money paid to stay out of jail until you have to appear in court. (fianza)

To bail sb/a company / a country is to help them out of trouble by giving them large amounts of money. Spain was bailed out a few years ago by the Germans. I wonder if all the money has been paid back yet.
Tuesday, 16 November, 2021
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