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Find two English words (one shorter than the other) for the following verbs:

選擇:

Choose  Opt

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Activity 1: Find two English words (one shorter than the other) for the following verbs:

禁止:

Prohibit  Ban

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Activity 1: Find two English words (one shorter than the other) for the following verbs:

詢問:

Inquire  Ask

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Activity 1: Find two English words (one shorter than the other) for the following verbs:

否決、拒絕:

Refuse/Reject    No

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Activity 1: Find two English words (one shorter than the other) for the following verbs:

調查;研究:

Investigate  Study/Probe

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Activity 1: Find two English words (one shorter than the other) for the following verbs:

發表意見、表達:

Express  Voice

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Activity 1: Find two English words (one shorter than the other) for the following verbs:

決心、發誓:

Pledge/Promise   Vow

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Activity 1: Find two English words (one shorter than the other) for the following verbs:

作廢、使無效:

Invalidate  Void

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Activity 1: Find two English words (one shorter than the other) for the following verbs:

敦促、促使:

Promote/Advocate   Urge

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Activity 1: Find two English words (one shorter than the other) for the following verbs:

幫助、援助:

Help/Assist    Aid

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Activity 1: Find two English words (one shorter than the other) for the following verbs:

支持:

Support    Back

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A brain teaser: Which month has 28 days?

Every month

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Activity 1: Find two English words (one shorter than the other) for the following verbs:

爆炸:

Explode  Blast

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An English tongue twister: Bill's big brother is building a beautiful building between two big brick blocks.

An English tongue twister: Bill's big brother is building a beautiful building between two big brick blocks.

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Name at least four features of English headlines.

1. Present tense (for immediate past information)

2. No verb “to be” (before Passive voice, continuous tense, adjectives)

3. No determiner (articles, possessive form of personal pronouns)

4. and =>   ,

5. Short forms (abbreviation)

6. will→to

7. The use of the colon or dash (for quote, topic or place)

8. Short and Informal words:


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Activity 2

I. Rewrite the following sentences into headlines in English:

100 people were invited to a “bring-your-own-booze” in Downing Street garden drinks during the first lockdown. (8 words)

100 invited to Downing Street garden lockdown drinks

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Activity 2

I. Rewrite the following sentences into headlines in English:

North Korea has fired a suspected ballistic missile, less than a week (6 days) after it launched what it claimed was a hypersonic missile.

(9 words)

North Korea fires second suspected missile in six days

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Activity 2

I. Rewrite the following sentences into headlines in English:

French regulators have hit Google and Facebook with fines totalling 210m euros (£175m) over use of cookies.

(7 words)

France fines Google and Facebook over cookies

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What occurs once in every minute, twice in every moment, yet never in a thousand years?

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II. Write a headline in English based on the following lead:

At least 600,000 passengers scrapped plans to fly from Heathrow Airport last month as the Omicron coronavirus strain sparked tougher travel restrictions. Heathrow boss John Holland-Kaye said it underlined the crisis in the industry and the uncertainty facing travelers. A return to normal "could be years away", the chief executive of the UK's busiest airport warned. (10 words at most)

Heathrow Airport warns return to normal travel years away

London Heathrow: Return to Normal Travel "Years away"

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