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OCTOBER 06/11/2015 The Emotional Robot 1 of 13 21 2016 EPISODE 265 THE ENGLISH NEWS WEEKLY

Introduction This week s English News Weekly podcast reports on the controversy surrounding

national anthem is played before the start of NFL games.

What is the reason for the protest? English News Weekly will explain all HOMEPAGE http://pod.

1 OCTOBER 06/11/2015 The Emotional Robot 1 of EPISODE 265 THE ENGLISH NEWS WEEKLY PODCAST FLASHBACK ENW 37: THE LAND OF DISAPPEARING PEOPLE Anthem Protest ENW 265 Introduction This week s English News Weekly podcast reports on the controversy surrounding a decision made by several professional American football players to kneel down when the US national anthem is played before the start of NFL games. The protest began in August and has continued to grow as the NFL season moves into October. What is the reason for the protest? English News Weekly will explain all HOMEPAGE FACEBOOK (c) Jaime Selwood ENW Episode 219 TECHNOLOGY TWITTER twitter.com/enwpodcast

2 Contents Pages Part 1 Warm Ups Odd-One-Out Page 1 Brainstorm Page 1 National Anthem Titles Page 1 / 2 Quiz This Week Page 2 Part 2 Before Listening / Reading Jumbled Words Page 3 True or False Page 3 Vocabulary Antonyms Page 3 Part 3 Listening / Reading The News Story 382 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

1 The English News Weekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2016 [201610-03]

Out Look at the four words below, which word is different from the

Brainstorm How many different words can you connect to the word in

National Songs Warm Up 3 National Anthems+ Every country in the

3 1 The English News Weekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2016 [ ] Anthem Protest October 21 st 2016 PART 1 Warm Ups 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) Warriors b) Giants c) Deltas d) 49ers 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? National Songs Warm Up 3 National Anthems+ Every country in the world has a national anthem. Match the country below with their national anthem on page 2. 1: 2: 3: 4: 5: Bhutan Croatia 6: 7: 8: 9: 10:

4 2 The English News Weekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2016 SOngs National Anthem Titles Read the list of national anthems and then match them with the correct country. A Till the End of the World F The Maltese Hymn B The Soldier's Song G Our Beautiful Homeland C His Majesty's Reign H Song of Dessalines D Liberty I Peace to the Amir E Pontifical Anthem J The Thunder Dragon Kingdom 1 Bhutan 3 Croatia 5 Guinea 7 Haiti 9 Ireland 2 Japan 4 Malta 6 Burma 8 Qatar 10 Vatican City Warm Up 4 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 NFL team does Colin Kaepernick play for? A: Minnesota Vikings b: San Francisco 49ers c: New England Patriots 2: What position does Colin Kaepernick play? a: Running Back b: Tight End c: Quarter Back 3: How many teams make up the NFL in the United States? a: 28 b: 32 c: 36 4: When was the Star Spangled Banner adopted as the US national anthem? a: 1776 b: 1865 c: : Who wrote the music for the Star Spangled Banner? a: John Stafford Smith b: Francis Scott Key c: Ford McHenry 6: What is considered to be the world s first national anthem? a: La Marseillaise b: God Save the Queen c: Star Spangled Banner E1: What is the longest national anthem in the world? a: Peru b: Greece c: South Africa E2: How many players are on an NFL team s roster? a: 43 b: 53 c: 63 E3: Which logo below is the San Francisco 49ers? a: b: c: END OF PART 1

5 3 The English News Weekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2016 PART 2 Before Listening 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. shot number have the protest of police to by is that reasoning officers His black simple been Americans against 2 Star Spangled Banner Protests Continue His reasoning is Pre-Listening / Reading 2 A2 True or False Read the headline of News Story ~ Star Spangled Banner Protests Continue Look at the 5 statements. Guess if you think 1 5 are True or False! 1 Colin Kaerpernick plays for the Dallas Cowboys. [T] [F] 2 The town of Ferguson is in Missouri. [T] [F] 3 Hands Up, Don t Shoot! started in [T] [F] 4 The Tennessee Eagles are a NFL football franchise. [T] [F] 5 The kneeling down protests began in August [T] [F] Pre-Listening / Reading 3 Antonyms An antonym is a word with an opposite meaning. Match the 10 words on the left with their antonyms on the right. All the antonyms in black are from the News Stories. 1 Protest 6 Visual A Loaded F Excluded 2 Simple 7 Disgust B Blameless G Complex 3 Guarantee 8 Criticised C Esteem H Praised 4 Entangled 9 Justice D Harmony I Corruption 5 Unarmed 10 Accountable E Uncertainty J Unseen END OF PART 2

6 4 The English News Weekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2016 PART 3 Listening Listening / Reading Listening Star Spangled Banner Protests Continue Which Word? Help Listen / Read the news story below and check your understanding. Choose the correct answer from the vocabulary box. A: candidates C: divide E: unarmed G: booed I: kneeling B: Titans D: shot F: responded H: visible J: shootings 265 Star Spangled Banner Protests Continue 1 What is the best way to make a protest as 1: as possible? Perhaps it is marching in streets carrying banners and shouting slogans. For Colin Kaerpernick, an American football player for the San Francisco 49ers it was to kneel down whilst the US national anthem is played before the start of NFL games. He started his 2: down protest in August and has continued at all six games his side has played this season. His reasoning is simple, to protest against the number of black Americans that have been 3: by police officers. 2 Colin Kaerpernick s actions have not gone unnoticed; in fact there is a growing 4: in the United States over whether his protest is a symbol of free speech guaranteed by the US Constitution, or a lack of respect for the national anthem of the county. The two presidential 5: have also become entangled with the protests, with Donald Trump the Republican candidate giving an angry response to Mr Kaerpernick s actions. At a political rally in September, Mr Trump said, Colin Kaerpernick should find a country that works better for him! 3 The reason for the kneeling down protest follows on from the Hands Up, Don t Shoot! slogan that began after Missouri Police Officer Darren Wilson shot and killed 6: 18 year-old Michael Brown in the town of Ferguson in Following more 7: this year of unarmed black men, Mr Kaerpernick felt that some kind of visual protest was the only way he could show his disgust at events in the United States. There are bodies in the street and police officers getting away with murder said Mr Kaerpernick. 4 Since he began his kneel down protest NFL players from San Francisco 49ers, Miami Dolphins, Tennessee 8:, Philadelphia Eagles and San Diego Chargers have joined in. The San Francisco Police Union criticised the kneeling down protest as inappropriate. Yet Mr Kaerpernick 9: by saying that; People are dying in vain because this country isn t giving freedom and justice for all. There are a lot of things that are going on that are unjust, people aren t being held accountable for, and that s something that needs to change. Despite being 10: by some of his own fans this week during loss to the Buffalo Bills, the protest is set to continue. END OF PART 3 [382 Words]

7 5 The English News Weekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2016 PART 4 After Listening 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 is the name of the US national anthem? Q2 What was the 2014 protest slogan? Q3 What is the name of the US police officer? Q4 Who is the Republican presidential candidate? Q5 Which US state is the town of Ferguson in? Q6 What is the name of the NFL team based in San Diego? E1 How many different animals are in the news story? E2 How many people NFL teams 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 49ers? A2 NFL? A3 Donald Trump? A4 Michael Brown? A ? END OF PART 4

8 English Extra I 6 The English News Weekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2016 PART 5 Extra Stuff Song Idioms The English language has some interesting words and phrases that are connected to music. Examples: Elevator Music = Pleasant but boring recorded music played in public places. Going for a song = Speak in a way that has a positive effect. Can you match the phrase with the correct meaning? Song Idioms Meanings & Examples 1 Elevator Music A Playing improvised music in relaxed setting 2 Blow your own trumpet B Everything related to or similar is included. 3 Call the tune C Hear exactly what you wanted to hear. 4 Like a broken record D Boasting about your own success / talents. 5 Jam session E Dull recorded music played in public places. 6 With bells on F Describe something that is extremely clean 7 All that jazz G Someone who repeats things again and again. 8 Music to my ears H Accept the negative consequences 9 Swan song I Something that is familiar to you 10 Strike a chord J Making important decisions / control situation 11 Face the music K Describe a final act before ending something 12 Clean as a whistle L Selling something at a very cheap price. 13 Going for a song M Arrive somewhere happy / delighted to attend. 7 to Chinwag This Week s ENW Podcast ENW Podcast Topic Star Spangled Banner Protests Continue Ask / Answer the questions below on this week s ENW Podcast Topic! 1 What did you think of this week s podcast topic when you first read it? 2 What do you think is the best way to protest injustice? Why? 3 What do you think of Colin Kaerpernick s actions? Are they justified? 4 What protest movement has been popular in your country recently? Why? 5 How do you play American Football? Do your best to explain the rules? 6 What is the greatest sports team name? Why do you think so? EX FREE QUESTION!

9 Writing 7 The English News Weekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2016 This Week Which country do you think has the best national anthem? Why? What do you think of your country s national anthem? Why? If you could choose a new national anthem, what song would you choose?why? END OF PART 5 And Finally X & Z A4 Did You Know? The End

10 8 The English News Weekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2016 Visual TV Links NFL.com (USA) 1: [02:50] Colin Kaerpernick CBS News (USA) 2: [02:18] Colin Kaerpernick Protest Watch Mojo (USA) 3: [04:30] Colin Kaerpernick Anthem Protest Background 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 A Warriors Warm Up 3 National Anthems B / C / D all professional sports teams based in San Francisco. 1: Bhutan 2: Croatia 3: Guinea 4: Haiti 5: Ireland J G D H B 6: Japan 7: Malta 8: Burma 9: Qatar 10: C F A U E A1 Warm Up 4 Quiz 1 B 2 C 3 B 4 C 5 A 6 A E1 B E2 B E3 C Answers Part 1 Warm Up 1-4 Jumbled Sentences His reasoning is simple, to protest against the number of black Americans that have been shot by police officers. A2 True or False 1 F 2 T 3 T 4 F 5 T Antonyms 1 D 2 G 3 E 4 F 5 A 6 J 7 C 8 H 9 I 10 B

11 Answers Part 3 9 The English News Weekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2016 Listening Star Spangled Banner Protests Continue What is the best way to make a protest as visible as possible? Perhaps it is marching in streets carrying banners and shouting slogans. For Colin Kaerpernick, an American football player for the San Francisco 49ers it was to kneel down whilst the US national anthem is played before the start of NFL games. He started his kneeling down protest in August and has continued at all six games his side has played this season. His reasoning is simple, to protest against the number of black Americans that have been shot by police officers. 2 Colin Kaerpernick s actions have not gone unnoticed; in fact there is a growing divide in the United States over whether his protest is a symbol of free speech guaranteed by the US Constitution, or a lack of respect for the national anthem of the county. The two presidential candidates have also become entangled with the protests, with Donald Trump the Republican candidate giving an angry response to Mr Kaerpernick s actions. At a political rally in September, Mr Trump said, Colin Kaerpernick should find a country that works better for him! 3 The reason for the kneeling down protest follows on from the Hands Up, Don t Shoot! slogan that began after Missouri Police Officer Darren Wilson shot and killed unarmed 18 year-old Michael Brown in the town of Ferguson in Following more shootings this year of unarmed black men, Mr Kaerpernick felt that some kind of visual protest was the only way he could show his disgust at events in the United States. There are bodies in the street and police officers getting away with murder said Mr Kaerpernick. 4 Since he began his kneel down protest NFL players from San Francisco 49ers, Miami Dolphins, Tennessee Titans, Philadelphia Eagles and San Diego Chargers have joined in. The San Francisco Police Union criticised the kneeling down protest as inappropriate. Yet Mr Kaerpernick responded by saying that; People are dying in vain because this country isn t giving freedom and justice for all. There are a lot of things that are going on that are unjust, people aren t being held accountable for, and that s something that needs to change. Despite being booed by some of his own fans this week during loss to the Buffalo Bills, the protest is set to continue. Answers Part 4 A3 Q & A 1 Star Spangled Banner 5 Missouri 2 Hands UP, Don t Shoot! 6 Chargers 3 Darren Wilson E1 2 Eagles / Dolphins 4 Donald Trump E2 6 A & Q Example Questions [382 Words] Post-Listening / Reading A1 What is the name of the NFL based in San Francisco? A2 What is the name of the American football league in the United States? A3 Who is the US Republican presidential candidate? A4 What was the name of the unarmed US man killed by a police officer? A5 What was the score in the 49ers Bills NFL game?

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