"A Volcano halts Icelandic flights" Cut up several copies of the handout and allow students to select a headline, work alone and then exchange for a new one when they are ready. Students work in pairs/groups to check each otherīs answers. Where there is more that one possibility, discuss the differences between the different versions. Extension: Student expand headlines to include missing verbs e.g. Royal couple back from honeymoon - > Royal couple are back from honeymoon ">

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English worksheet: Expanding headlines- Articles: a/an/the/zero article before nouns Expanding headlines- Articles: a/an/the/zero article before nouns

Headlines taken from: New York Times (USA), Chicago Tribune (USA), BBC News (UK), The Guardian (UK) and The Sun (UK). Procedure: Write up one of the headlines on the board, and ask the students where they would insert a/an/the before noun or noun phrase and there they wouldnīt, if they were expanding the headline into a sentence. e.g. "Volcano halts Icelandic flights" - > "A Volcano halts Icelandic flights" Cut up several copies of the handout and allow students to select a headline, work alone and then exchange for a new one when they are ready. Students work in pairs/groups to check each otherīs answers. Where there is more that one possibility, discuss the differences between the different versions. Extension: Student expand headlines to include missing verbs e.g. Royal couple back from honeymoon - > Royal couple are back from honeymoon

 Level:intermediate
 Age: 14-17
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