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1 THE ENGLISH NEWS WEEKLY PODCAST 06/11/2015 MAY The Emotional Robot 1 of EP I SO D E 290 FLASHBACK ENW 205 SURFER FIGHTS SHARK! Punch a Shark & Whistle at a Bear..? ENW 290 Introduction This week s English News Weekly podcast reports on a new guide that might just help safe your life if you encounter a dangerous wild animal. Thankfully attacks on humans by sharks, bears and crocodiles are infrequent and thankfully on average few people are killed annually by these potentially ferocious animals. But if you do find yourself in front of one of these animals what should you do to survive? English News Weekly will try to explain all HOMEPAGE hiroshima -u.ac.jp/cms/enw.php FACEBOOK (c) Jaime Selwood TWITTER ENW Episode 219 twitter.com/enwpodcast TECHNOLOGY

2 Contents Pages Part 1 Warm Ups Odd-One-Out Page 1 Brainstorm Page 1 Most Googled Animals! Page 1 / 2 Quiz This Week Page 2 Part 2 Before Listening / Reading Jumbled Words Page 3 True or False Page 3 Vocabulary Synonyms Page 3 Part 3 Listening / Reading The News Story --- Words Page 4 What Do You Think..? Page 4 Part 4 After Listening / Reading Q & A Page 5 A & Q Page 5 Part 5 Extra Stuff Extra English I Page 6 7 to Chinwag Page 6 Writing Activity Page 7 And Finally. Did You Know? Page 7 TV Links Page 8 The Answers Pages 8-10 A1 This symbol = Listening activity in the podcast. A1 ポッドキャストに含まれているリスニング演習

3 1 The English News Weekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2017 [ ] Punch a Shark & Whistle at a Bear! May 5 th 2017 Warm Up 1 Odd 1 Out Look at the four words below, which word is different from the other three? Write your reason in the box underneath. Check your answer later. a) Paddington b) Baloo c) Winnie d) Po My Reason Warm Up 2 Brainstorm How many different words can you connect to the word in the box? Can you think of at least 10 words? Why do you think this? Dangerous Animals Warm Up 3 Most Popular Species of Animal Read the list of animal species on page 2. Which animal species is the most popular according to Google Search? Species Species Pig 4 Chicken

2 The English News W eekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2017 Most Searched Animals Which Ones?

BEAR BIRD CAT CHICKEN A B C D Warm Up 4 E F G H DOG FISH HORSE LION I J K L PIG RABBIT SHARK SPIDER M N O P SNAKE TURTLE TURKEY WOLF A1 Quiz Read the questions about

a: 15% b: 57% c: 99% 2: What is the largest type of living organism on Earth by numbers?

a: 97 b: 440 c: 1,230 4: How many species of bear are there currently in the wild? a: 8 b: 12 c: 16 5: Which animal kills the most humans ever year?

4 2 The English News W eekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2017 Most Searched Animals Which Ones? Read the list of animals below and then decided which are the most popular on Google Search! Be careful there are 2 extra animals! BEAR BIRD CAT CHICKEN A B C D Warm Up 4 E F G H DOG FISH HORSE LION I J K L PIG RABBIT SHARK SPIDER M N O P SNAKE TURTLE TURKEY WOLF A1 Quiz Read the questions about this week s news story. Remember if you don t know use the internet to help or GUESS! 1: What percent of species that have ever lived on Earth are now extinct? a: 15% b: 57% c: 99% 2: What is the largest type of living organism on Earth by numbers? a: Bacteria b: Fish c: Invertebrates 3: How many types of shark species are there in the world? a: 97 b: 440 c: 1,230 4: How many species of bear are there currently in the wild? a: 8 b: 12 c: 16 5: Which animal kills the most humans ever year? a: Dogs b: Snakes c: Mosquitoes 6: What is the largest animal currently living on Earth? a: Collossal Squid b: Blue Whale c: African Elephant E1: What is the heaviest land animal in the world? a: Asian Elephant b: White Rhinoceros c: African Bush Elephant E2: What is considered to be the oldest living species on Earth? a: Ant b: Crocodile c: Cockroach E3: Which type of bear are these: 1: Sloth 2: Spectacled 3: Panda a: b: c: END OF PART 1

5 3 The English News Weekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2017 Pre-Listening / Reading 1 Jumbled Sentences The sentence below is from a paragraph in the news story. Un-jumble the words and put them into the correct order. Rescue in shark hard face wife s the the nine came times The to husband the by punching 2 Run, Fight, Play Dead or Stare Hard? The husband came Pre-Listening / Reading 2 A2 True or False Read the headline of News Story ~ Run, Fight, Play Dead or Stare Hard? Look at the 5 statements. Guess if you think 1 5 are True or False! 1 Crocodiles don t like to be stared at. [T] [F] 2 Vampire Bats like burning lights at night. [T] [F] 3 A dead wasp has a chemical that angers other wasps. [T] [F] 4 Punching a shark will make it very calm. [T] [F] 5 Wasps can sometimes be fatal. [T] [F] Pre-Listening / Reading 3 Synonyms A synonym is a word with a similar meaning. Match the 10 words on the left with their synonyms on the right. All the synonyms in black are from the News Stories. 1 Common 6 Stare A Advantageous F Avert 2 Growl 7 Avoid B Sweet G Ordinary 3 Useful 8 Lethal C Audacious H Gawk 4 Tasty 9 Sugary D Bellow I Drip 5 Foolhardy 10 Leak E Deadly J Delicious END OF PART 2

6 4 The English News Weekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2017 Listening / Reading Listening Run, Fight, Play Dead or Just Stare Hard! Gap Fill Help Listen / Read the news story below and check your understanding. Then write a correct word for each space. 290 Run, Fight, Play Dead or Just Stare Hard? 1 ENW starts this week with a common and popular joke. Two boys are 1: in the wood when a bear suddenly comes out and growls loudly at them. The first boy quickly puts on his trainers. The other boy says in a 2: voice, You can t outrun a bear you fool! Ahh says the second boy, I don t have to outrun the bear. I just need to run faster than you! 2 Perhaps you know this joke and if you did actually meet a bear in the wild trying to 3: may not be the best idea. However, a new guide has just been published does give useful tips as to how you might survive an encounter with a wild animal that could look upon you as the main course of its afternoon snack. 3 The first piece of advice explains what to do if a 4: decides that you are what it wants for a tasty dinner. The answer is surprisingly simple, if not rather foolhardy, you need to punch the shark in the face! Only last week a British couple was 5: off the coast of the Ascension Island when a Galapagos Shark grabbed the wife s leg. The husband came to his wife s rescue by punching the shark nine times hard in its face! 4 Another amphibian that could cause you serious harm is the 6: crocodile. These reptiles can grow more than 2 metres long and are incredibly quick and silent swimmers. The guide s advice is relatively simple when inside a boat keep your arms and legs 7: at all times! However if you do see a crocodile keep your eyes staring at it. Apparently crocodiles don t like to be looked at and will swim away! 5 Switching to land the advice to avoid being bitten by a vampire bat is rather straightforward keep a light 8: all night around you. Wasps, although usually not lethal can be an annoying and sometimes painful creature to encounter. The best advice when a wasp wants to 9: your sugary food is to not kill it. If you do, tiny chemicals leak from the dying wasp and alert its nest mates. This tends to make them rather angry and hostile 6 Oh and what is the best advice if you do come across an angry bear? Well if it is Grizzly Bear play dead. Hopefully it will soon get 10: and leave. However, if it is a Black Bear run like the wind! The only problem is that the Black Bear and the Grizzly Bear look very, very alike [413 Words] END OF PART 3

7 5 The English News Weekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2017 Post-Listening / Reading 1 A3 Q & A How much can you remember from News Story? Read / Listen to the questions below and choose the correct answer. If you can t remember any answers, guess! Q1 What kind of shark attacked a British couple? Q2 What type of bear should you play dead to? Q3 What species of crocodile can grow more than 2 metres long? Q4 What should you do if you encounter a Black Bear? Q5 What is the best advice if you come across a saltwater crocodile? Q6 How many boys are camping? E1 What animal from the news story doesn t bite? E2 How many animal species are in the news story? Post-Reading 2 A & Q How much can you remember from the news story? Read the answers below and write the correct question. There is more than one possible correct question for each one! A1 9 times.? A2 Crocodiles.? A3 Sharks.? A4 Mammal.? A5 Reptile.? END OF PART 4

8 6 The English News Weekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2017 English Extra I English Idioms Animals The English language has some interesting words and phrases that use animals to explain a situation. Examples: Elephant in the room Go to the dogs = Something that is too big a problem to ignore = A situation that goes very bad Can you match the phrase with the correct meaning? Animal Expressions Meanings & Examples 1 The Elephant in the room A To reveal a secret. 2 One trick pony B A person that is either stubborn or stupid. 3 The Lion s share C A situation / thing that goes bad. 4 Hold your horses. D Something that really annoys you. 5 Get my goat. E To forget about a dangerous / bad situation. 6 Pig headed F A controversial issue to big to ignore. 7 A little weasel G To quit something quickly & suddenly (ie smoking) 8 Let the cat out of the bag H A person who has only one good ability or skill. 9 Go to the dogs. I Something that is false, not true or misleading. 10 Let sleeping dogs lie. J Something which is the biggest part of a portion. 11 Cold turkey. K To be very angry. 12 A red herring L Wait a minute! Don t be in such a hurry. 13 Mad as a hornet M A very kind person. 14 Wouldn t hurt a fly N Someone that cannot be trusted. 7 to Chinwag This Week s ENW Podcast ENW Podcast Topic Run, Fight, Play Dead or Stare Hard? Ask / Answer the questions below on this week s ENW Podcast Topic! 1 What did you think when you read this week s ENW topic box? 2 What would you do if you came across a bear, crocodile or shark? Why? 3 What animal are you most frightened of? Why? 4 What is the most dangerous situation you have been in with an animal? Why? 5 What do you think is the best animal for a pet? Why? 6 What animal character do you think you are most similar to? Why? EX FREE QUESTION!

9 7 The English News W eekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2017 Writing This Week Go back and look at 14 idioms on page 6. Choose 8 animal idioms and give examples of your life for each one! For example have you ever gone cold turkey? How / Why / When? Explain! END OF PART 5 And Finally X & Z A4 Did You Know? The End

10 8 The English News Weekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2017 Visual TV Links Daily Telegraph (UK) 1: [01.11] Man punches shark to survive RT (Russia) 2: [02:16] Video of man Punching shark ABC News (USA) 3: [04:33] How to survive a bear attack. Podcast Key A1 These activities are audio and can be listened to on the podcast. Answers Part 1 Warm Up 1-4 Warm Up 1 Odd-1-Out C All the names are of popular animated bears, but only Winnie is based on an actual real black bear that lived at London Zoo until its death in Warm Up 3 Popular Animals 1 E 2 C 3 G 4 D 5 F 6 A 7 B 8 K 9 M 10 I 11 H 12 O 13- P 14 L A1 Warm Up 4 Quiz 1 C 2 A 3 B 4 A 5 C 6 b E1 C E2 A E3 1: C / 2: B / 3: A Answers Part 1 Warm Up 1-4 Jumbled Sentences The husband came to his wife s rescue by punching the shark nine times hard in its face! A2 True or False 1 T 2 F 3 T 4 F 5 T Synonyms 1 G 2 D 3 A 4 J 5 C 6 H 7 F 8 E 9 B 10 I

11 Answers Part 3 9 The English News Weekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2017 Listening 290 Run, Fight, Play Dead or Just Stare Hard? 1 ENW starts this week with a common and popular joke. Two boys are camping in the wood when a bear suddenly comes out and growls loudly at them. The first boy quickly puts on his trainers. The other boy says in a surprising voice, You can t outrun a bear you fool! Ahh says the second boy, I don t have to outrun the bear. I just need to run faster than you! 2 Perhaps you know this joke and if you did actually meet a bear in the wild trying to outrun may not be the best idea. However, a new guide has just been published does give useful tips as to how you might survive an encounter with a wild animal that could look upon you as the main course of its afternoon snack. 3 The first piece of advice explains what to do if a shark decides that you are what it wants for a tasty dinner. The answer is surprisingly simple, if not rather foolhardy, you need to punch the shark in the face! Only last week a British couple was swimming off the coast of the Ascension Island when a Galapagos Shark grabbed the wife s leg. The husband came to his wife s rescue by punching the shark nine times hard in its face! 4 Another amphibian that could cause you serious harm is the saltwalter crocodile. These reptiles can grow more than 2 metres long and are incredibly quick and silent swimmers. The guide s advice is relatively simple when inside a boat keep your arms and legs aboard at all times! However if you do see a crocodile keep your eyes staring at it. Apparently crocodiles don t like to be looked at and will swim away! 5 Switching to land the advice to avoid being bitten by a vampire bat is rather straightforward keep a light burning all night around you. Wasps, although usually not lethal can be an annoying and sometimes painful creature to encounter. The best advice when a wasp wants to investigate your sugary food is to not kill it. If you do, tiny chemicals leak from the dying wasp and alert its nest mates. This tends to make them rather angry and hostile 6 Oh and what is the best advice if you do come across an angry bear? Well if it is Grizzly Bear play dead. Hopefully it will soon get bored and leave. However, if it is a Black Bear run like the wind! The only problem is that the Black Bear and the Grizzly Bear look very, very alike [413 Words] Answers Part 4 Post-Listening / Reading A3 Q & A 1 Galapagos 5 Stare at it 2 Grizzly 6 Two 3 Saltwater E1 Wasp 4 Run Away! E2 five A & Q Example Questions A1 How many times was the shark punched? A2 What reptile is in the news story? A3 What animal do you need to punch in the face if it attacks? A4 What type of animal is a vampire bat A5 What type of animal is a saltwater crocodile?

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