For this unit Refers to Student’s Book pages Writing headlines

participle for passive constructions
3  Abbreviations, exclamation marks
Extension activity: headline language
Elicit the full forms of each of the headlines from the class and write them on the 
board. Use this to highlight the words which have been deleted/changed in each 
headline, and elicit rules (see Language note below).
 Suggested answers
1  A Paris probe (= an investigation) has proven that the palace (= the British 
Royal Family) is innocent (of an alleged crime).
2  Love’s labour (= the hard work of love) is lost (= wasted).
3  Choose that girl. Madge (= Madonna) has flown to Africa in order to adopt a 
girl.
4  The US (government) is cool (= unenthusiastic) about (plans to deal with) 
climate change.
5  A weeping (= crying) mum has damned (= angrily condemned) a teenage thug 
(= hooligan) who is a killer.
6  A family’s pet dog has been butchered (= brutally killed).
7  A comedian has been rapped (= criticised) by a TV watchdog (= agency 
responsible for monitoring TV standards) for using a slang word.
8  The government is going to axe (= close) 3,500 post offices.