Understanding Headlines: Business News

English-language teachers often advise their students to read as much as possible in order to expand their English vocabulary.
News stories written by and for native-speakers is a very good source of high-quality, contemporary English. However, one of the difficulties English-language students often face is understanding news headlines.
This short book will help you understand headlines that are common in the business sections of English-language newspapers and news websites. If you use English as part of your job, this sort of news has lots of important vocabulary you need to talk about your work.
The book contains:
•lots of examples of typical headlines from business news stories with the meaning of each headline explained.
•language activities to test your knowledge of words commonly used in headlines.
•a mini-dictionary of words that are often used in headlines from business news stories.
•advice on how to use a learner’s dictionary to understand headlines and to build your vocabulary.
•a list of useful resources.