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Look at the following news headlines and discuss what you think they are about
with your partner, giving as much information as possible. (Country, people
involved, topic, ongoing or finished, result, effect on society, etc.)

Hollande appeals to strikers over Euro 2016 disruption

Peru election authorities name Kuczynski the winner
Madrid city facing 2,400 bill after inflatable dog dropping stolen
Why Spaniards climb on chickens
The Freddy Krueger of Barcelona strikes again
Terrified bus passengers flee after 'possessed' woman begins speaking in a bizarre
'demonic' voice and lolling her head around
Brexiteers love democracy that's why they don't want you to vote
Hillary Clinton orders Donald Trump to delete his Twitter account
Stephen King reasons why JK Rowling can't let go of Harry Potter
Pleats have transitioned from the playground to the cocktail bar
McDonald's is quietly testing a huge change
Donal Skehan: Fuss-free flavour in one-pot wonders
International Space Station gets air-filled extension
Anger over racist Chinese advert

Choose two that you dont know about, and find as much information as possible to
tell your partner.

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How common do you think the following words are in news headlines?
Choose five that you think are the most common.

Besiege

Battle

Safeguard

Case

Sentence

Crackdown

Hearing

Fight

Doubt

Charge

Alert

Stand trial

Reject

Back

Remain

Target

Risk

Deny

Become

Threat

Reveal

Seek

Rumour

Dozens

Demand

Enquiry

Appear

Protest

Envoy

Offer

Cut

Probe

Duo

Curb

Unrest

Spared

Pen

Hike

Eye

Lull

Imminent

Stun

Ink

Hike

You have three minutes to find which word on this list has the most hits on
Google News. Start with the five you chose. The team that finds the one with
most is the winner.

What do the following words mean when used in headlines? Search for some
examples in Google News to check
To eye
A hearing
A case
To back
To sentence
To curb
Probe
To pen
Duo
Hike
To ink
Can you remember anything about the stories that the words came from? Can
you think of any other news stories that these words could be used for?