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PEACE SYMBOI OR ETHilIC RIUALRY?
Despite the growing Populatittr of the modern Olympic Games, and the lact that it seerns to bea solidly established, although relatively recent tradition, it would seem worthwhile to consider what the world would be like without this famous competition, Does socie$
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CONTI.ICT CREATOR OR PEACEMAI{ER? You have, of course,
watched the Olympics on TV in the past. lt is fun to see athletes from all over the world competing for granted that the OlYmPics will take place every four years. But have You ever

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imagined what efiect the cancellation of the games

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truly benefit from the coming together of athletes from around' the world every four years?

Read the extracts. riVhich extract uses more formal language? Which afiicle :cludes impersonai style and which includes personal style? rr/hat cio the two articles have in common? Are the words in ine headlines included in the extracts? What type of publication are these extracts taken from?

point of the arlicle and to catch the reader's attenti:Remember that a headline is brief and is like writing a nc:* or memo. For this reason, auxiliaries, articles and sc-* prepositions are omitted. lt is a good idea to use words :" phrases in the headlines which attract the reader's interer
When writing a headline, use tenses such as Present Simc Past Simple and infinitive forms. The headline should g

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Articles are pieces of writing which appear in newspapers and magazines. They are written either in a formal or informal style depending on what type of publication they appear in or the type of article itself' For example, a humorous article is a lightheafted piece of writing and it could be written in informal language. Addressing the reader is acceptable in a less formal article (e.g. Do you believe ...); however, in a formal article this is not acceptable. An impersonal style is used in formal articles (e.g. /f is widely believed that ...)' Each new point starts a new paragraph. All paragraphs

the reader an idea of the style (i.e. the level of formal:., Less formal articles often use vocabulary that is descriptive (e.g. blaze), emotional (e.9. tragic) or slang (e.9. kids).

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Read the following headlines and decide which

article from the list below they should be used for

should be connected with linking words. The style, whether formal or informal, should be kept the same in both the headlines and throughout the article. School magazines and popular newspapers are normally lighthearted, therefore the style used should be informal. Before writing an article, identify its type. Writing techniques are provided in previous units and you can refer to these. For instance, if you are asked to write an

1 A gardening magazine has asked its readers to write

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in which you must provide solutions to

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probtem of noise pollution, you should first identify it as an argumentative essay and then refer to Unit 4 to find the appropriate argumentative techniques and paragraph plans. lf you have to write an article about a news event, refer to narrative techniques in Unit 2 and news reports in Unit 5.

article on the subject: "How lturned my ugly garden in:: an impressive masterPiece." A local newspaper has asked citizens to contribute the'

opinion on the topic: 'Do you think the council shot

Writing Newspaper Headlines

A headline is always included in a newspaper article. The purpose of a headline is to sum up the general

provide a free school bus service far students?" 3 An educational magazine has invited readers to discus"= the question "Wilt having separate schoo/s for boys ar: girls help or harm the learning process?" 4 An international newspaper has asked its readers to wr:= an article discussing the advantages and disadvantage: of having one EuroPean currency' 5 A childcare magazine has invited readers to express the'

opinion on the question: "should children be made ::

earn their pocket moneY?"

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