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EXERCISE
1 A news story begins with a strong lead. Read the lead in the sample news
story. Then answer the questions below.
a. Who is the story about? A man ( John Simpson)
b. What happened in the story?
c. When did it happen?
d. Where did it happen?
2 Create a strong lead using the information given.
a. Who? What? Where? When?
a man stole a car in Seoul yesterday
Lead:
b. Who? What? Where? When?
a student in California took a job to help his family
Lead:
3 A good headline is just a shorter version of the lead. Choose the best
headline for each of the following lead sentences.
a. A student in Seattle won an award on Friday morning.
A Student from Seattle
Student Wins Award
b. A famous chef opened a new restaurant in London this weekend.
Famous Chef Opens New Restaurant
Famous Chef in London this Weekend
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1 A news story begins with a strong lead. Read the lead in the sample news
story. Then answer the questions below.
a. Who is the story about? A man ( John Simpson)
b. What happened in the story?
c. When did it happen?
d. Where did it happen?
2 Create a strong lead using the information given.
a. Who? What? Where? When?
a man stole a car in Seoul yesterday
Lead:
b. Who? What? Where? When?
a student in California took a job to help his family
Lead:
3 A good headline is just a shorter version of the lead. Choose the best
headline for each of the following lead sentences.
a. A student in Seattle won an award on Friday morning.
A Student from Seattle
Student Wins Award
b. A famous chef opened a new restaurant in London this weekend.
Famous Chef Opens New Restaurant
Famous Chef in London this Weekend
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