Reading News Online MatchOnline version Vocabulary Match for Reading News Online Vocabulary by Nicole Marchal 1 Headline 2 Byline 3 URL 4 Image (or video) 5 Date 6 Related Articles 7 Advertisements 8 Comments Headline Description: The title of a news article. It's usually printed in big, bold letters at the top of the article. Purpose: It quickly tells readers what the article is about before they start reading. It also grabs a reader's attention. Byline Description: The name of the article's author. Purpose: It tells readers the name of the person who wrote the article. URL Description: It's a unique, one-of-a-kind address of an article on the internet. Purpose: It helps you know exactly which webpage you're looking at. It might also help you share the article with someone else. Image (or video) Description: It's a photograph (or video) near the top of an article. It's usually under the headline. Purpose: It visually shows something about the article. Date Description: It's the exact day when the article was published or updated. Purpose: It tells you how recently the article was published. Related Articles Definition: They're links to more articles from the same website. They may be similar to the one you're reading. Purpose: They show readers more articles that they might find interesting or important. Advertisements Definition: They're links to other websites selling something. The products may not be related to the news article. Purpose: They help the news website make money by selling space on their article pages. Comments Definition: They're thoughts and opinions about the article that any reader can post. Purpose: They give readers a public place to post reactions, thoughts, and questions. They're also a way to have a discussion or debate about the article.
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