THE ENGLISH NEWS WEEKLY PODCAST JAIME SELWOOD 06/11/2015 The Emotional Robot 1 of 13 FLASHBACK ENW 286: RIVER BECOMES A CITIZEN! Controversy Hovers over World s Tallest Statue ENW 356 Introduction This week s ENW podcast reports on the unveiling of the world s tallest statue in northern India. The 182m giant commemorates one of India s independence leaders and is an incredible 50 metres taller than the next highest statue. The Statue of Unity is the newest in a seemingly competitive building race involving China and India over who can build the world s tallest statue. What is the response to the statue? Are all Indians pleased to have the world s tallest statue? English News Weekly will try to explain all HOMEPAGE http://pod.flare.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/cms/enw.php FACEBOOK www.facebook.com/enw1975 (c) Jaime Selwood ENW Episode 219 TECHNOLOGY TWITTER twitter.com/enwpodcast
Contents Pages Part 1 Warm Ups Odd-One-Out Page 1 Brainstorm Page 1 Famous World Statues 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 413Words 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
1 The English News Weekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2018 [201811-01] Controversy Hovers Over World s Tallest Statue November 2 nd, 2018 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) Sri Lanka b) India c) Pakistan d) Bangladesh My Reason Warm Up 2 Brainstorm How many different words can you connect to the word(s) in the box? Can you think of at least 10 words? Why do you think this? Monuments Warm Up 3 World s Tallest Statues Look at the 10 photos below of some of the world s tallest statues. Do you recognise them? Which country are they located in? Look at the list of nations on page 2 to help you! 1: 2: 3: 4: 7: 9. 15: 23: 38: 39:
2 The English News Weekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2018 10 Famous Statues Which is Which..? 1.. 1...1. 1... 1 1 1 1.. A PEOPLE S REPUBLIC OF CHINA F MYANMAR B INDIA G RUSSIA C INDONESIA H SENEGAL D JAPAN I THAILAND E MEXICO J UKRAINE 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: Which state in India is the world s tallest statue located in? a: Punjab b: Bihar c: Gujarat 2: How tall is the Statue of Unity in India? a: 82m b: 182m c: 282m 3: Who is the Statue of Unity commemorating? a: Narendra Modi b: BR Ambedkar c: Sardar Patel 4: Which country in the world has the most number of world s tallest statues? a: China b: India c: Japan 5: What metal is the Statue of Unity made from? a: Bronze b: Steel c: Iron 6: The Statue of Liberty, in New York, opened in what year? a: 1876 b: 1886 c: 1896 E1: What year did India gain independence from the UK? a: E2: How many states does India have a: E3: Which state below is Gujarat? a: b: c: END OF PART 1
3 The English News Weekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2018 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. salary remains the it annual equivalent of Indian s 206,250 worth as - is question it? The it cost 2 Unity Statue Creates Division The question remains Pre-Listening / Reading 2 A2 True or False Read the headline of News Story ~ Unity Statue Creates Division Look at the 5 statements. Guess if you think 1 5 are True or False! 1 The Statue of Unity is named after an India independence leader. [T] [F] 2 Sartar Patel died in December 1952. [T] [F] 3 The Statue of Unity is 154m higher than the 2 nd tallest statue. [T] [F] 4 Ram V Sutar, the statues designer was aged 93 on its completion. [T] [F] 5 The statue took nearly eight years to build. [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 antonyms in black are from the News Stories. 1 Celebration 6 Unease A Artist F Devote 2 Unveiling 7 Vanity B Displaying G Opening 3 Dedicate 8 Unveiling C Pride H Agitation 4 Overlook 9 Scenery D Conviviality I Same as 5 Sculptor 10 Equivalent E Backdrop J Tower over END OF PART 2
4 The English News Weekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2018 PART 3 Listening Listening / Reading Listening Unity Statue Creates Division Gap Fill Help Listen / Read the news story below. Then write the correct word in each space if you are not sure GUESS! 356 Unity Statue Creates Division 1 The world s tallest statue has been unveiled in 1: India to celebration, controversy and even some mockery. The 182m monument is a tribute to one of the most important leaders in India s 2: movement Sardar Patel who died in December 1950. Speaking at the unveiling, India s prime minister Narendra Modi was in a 3: mood and said that the statue would speak for all Indians. It is one of the greatest moments in my life today. I have been given the honour to dedicate this amazing statue to the nation. No Indian will ever forget this day. 2 The official name of the monument is the Statue of Unity and took four years to build, cost 330m and used 75,000 cubic metres of 4: and 22,500 tonnes of bronze sheets. The statue is located on a river island overlooking the Narmada Dam and is about 100km southeast of the city of Vadodara. The statue was designed by one of India s most famous 5:, Ram Vanji Sutar who aged 93 is one of the oldest artists still working 3 The cost of this massive building project has caused unease and criticism in India when the average salary in the 6: is just 1,600. Critics have accused India s government of spending vast amounts of money on vanity projects while millions of Indians live in 7: poverty. Other complaints have come from local farmers who claim they have not been paid for many months. Whilst opponents also called it 8: that the statue s bronze panels were forged, not in India, but in a Chinese foundry. 4 Sundar Patel who was known as the Iron man of India was born in Gujarat State on October 31 st 1875 143 years to the day of the statue s unveiling. He helped organise the civil opposition to 9: rule in India and was the county s first deputy prime minister after independence in 1947. The Indian government expect the statue to attract around 2.5 million 10: an year and will be able to view the surrounding scenery 153m up from a viewing gallery in the statue s chest. The new Statue of Unity now stands 54 metres higher than The Spring Buddha in China, 89 metres higher than the Statue of Liberty and 130 metres higher than Nelson s Column in 11:. The question remains as it cost the equivalent of 206,250 Indian s annual salary is it worth it? [395 Words] END OF PART 3
5 The English News Weekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2018 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 Who is the State of Unity commemorating? Q2 What is the name of the Indian Prime Minister? Q3 How many tourists are expected to visit the statue per year? Q4 Which country was the statue forged in? Q5 Who designed the Statue of Unity? Q6 Which Indian state is the statue located? E1 What is the name of the dam the statue overlooks? E2 How many people are mentioned 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 1,600.? A2 182.? A3 1875.? A4 330m? A5 75,000? END OF PART 4
English Extra I 6 The English News Weekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2018 PART 5 Extra Stuff English Idioms with the word - Tall Languages have many phrases that use idiomatic expressions that include the word - tall. Example: A long tall Sally = A very tall girl or woman To ride tall = To remain proud or stoical Can you match the phrase with the correct situation? 1 A tall drink of water 7 A tall order 2 A tall poppy 8 Tall oaks from little acorns. 3 A tall tale 9 A long-tall Sally 4 To be in tall cotton 10 A tall drink 5 Head for the tall timber 11 Long, tall and cold 6 To ride tall 12 Not tall as that. A Large things can come from small starts. G To be in a time or period of great success. B A euphuism for a draft beer. H A mixed drink that has low or no alcohol C A very rich and successful person. I Something that is greatly exaggerated. D To pretend you have other characteristics than really do. J Something that seems to be difficult to achieve E To remain proud or stoical. K A tall slender person / someone who is dull. F To run away and hide. L A very tall woman. 7 to Chinwag This Week s ENW Podcast ENW Podcast Topic Unity Statue Creates Division 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? 2 What is your opinion about the statue in India? Why? 3 What is your opinion on huge statues? Why? 4 What is your favourite statue in the world? Why? 5 Which do you think is the most world s most well known statue? Why? 6 If you were to design a statue who or what would it be of? Why? EX FREE QUESTION!
7 The English News Weekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2018 Writing This Week Imagine you have been given the opportunity to design a statue for your hometown. What would the design be? What are the materials? Where would you locate it? Why did you choose this design? Give as many details as you can! END OF PART 5 And Finally V/W/X/Y/Z A4 Did You Know? The End
8 The English News Weekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2018 Visual TV Links NDTV (INDIA) 1: https://www.ndtv.com/video/news/news/pm-unveils-sardar-patel-s-statue-of-unity-world-s-tallest-497751 [04:37] PM Unveils Sardar Patel s Statue The Guardian (UK) 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o--yx3teulm [00:49] The World s Tallest Statue You Tube (USA) 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5tncvdwyeu [06:11] Statue of Liberty 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 Sri Lanka Warm Up 3 World Tallest Statues B / C / D all used to be part of the colonial India under British rule. 1 India 2 PR China 3 Myanmar 4 Japan 7 Thailand 9 Russia 15 Indonesia 23 Ukraine 38 Mexico 39 Senegal A1 Warm Up 4 Quiz 1 C 2 B 3 C 4 A 5 A 6 B E1 1947 E2: 29 E3 A Answers Part 1 Warm Up 1-4 Jumbled Sentences The question remains as it cost the equivalent of 206,250 Indian s annual salary is it worth it? A2 True or False 1 T 2 T 3 F 4 T 5 F Synonyms 1 C 2 G 3 F 4 J 5 A 6 H 7 C 8 D 9 E 10 I
Answers Part 3 9 The English News Weekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2018 Listening 356 Unity Statue Creates Division 1 The world s tallest statue has been unveiled in northern India to celebration, controversy and even some mockery. The 182m monument is a tribute to one of the most important leaders in India s independence movement Sardar Patel who died in December 1950. Speaking at the unveiling, India s prime minister Narendra Modi was in a celebratory mood and said that the statue would speak for all Indians. It is one of the greatest moments in my life today. I have been given the honour to dedicate this amazing statue to the nation. No Indian will ever forget this day. 2 The official name of the monument is the Statue of Unity and took four years to build, cost 330m and used 75,000 cubic metres of concrete and 22,500 tonnes of bronze sheets. The statue is located on a river island overlooking the Narmada Dam and is about 100km southeast of the city of Vadodara. The statue was designed by one of India s most famous sculptors, Ram Vanji Sutar who aged 93 is one of the oldest artists still working 3 The cost of this massive building project has caused unease and criticism in India when the average salary in the sub-continent is just 1,600. Critics have accused India s government of spending vast amounts of money on vanity projects while millions of Indians live in extreme poverty. Other complaints have come from local farmers who claim they have not been paid for many months. Whilst opponents also called it embarrassing that the statue s bronze panels were forged, not in India, but in a Chinese foundry. 4 Sundar Patel who was known as the Iron man of India was born in Gujarat State on October 31 st 1875 143 years to the day of the statue s unveiling. He helped organise the civil opposition to British rule in India and was the county s first deputy prime minister after independence in 1947. The Indian government expect the statue to attract around 2.5 million tourists a year and will be able to view the surrounding scenery 153m up from a viewing gallery in the statue s chest. The new Statue of Unity now stands 54 metres higher than The Spring Buddha in China, 89 metres higher than the Statue of Liberty and 130 metres higher than Nelson s Column in London. The question remains as it cost the equivalent of 206,250 Indian s annual salary is it worth it? [395 Words] Answers Part 4 Post-Listening / Reading A3 Q & A 1 Sartar Patel 5 Ram V Sutar 2 Narendra Modi 6 Gujarat 3 2.5m E1 Narmada Dam 4 China E2 Two A & Q Example Questions A1 How much is the average salary in India? A2 How tall is the statue in metres? A3 When was Sardar Patel born? A4 How much did the statue cost to build? A5 How many cubic metres of steel was used in construction?
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Episode 356 11 The English News Weekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2018 MAIN PHOTO http://english.alarabiya.net/en/features/2018/08/30/world-s-tallest-statue-a-ladder-for-indian-pm-modito-climb-to-top-post-again-.html LINKS: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/sardar_sarovar_dam https://m.dailyhunt.in/news/india/english/independence+dayepaperbidepe/sardar+vallabhbhai+patel+iron+man+of+india-newsid-71746772 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/statue_of_unity https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/world/narendra-modi-heads-into-election-on-back-ofgiant-statue-nl2pjh36v http://www.statueofunity.in https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/statue-of-unity-pm-modi-to-unveil-sardar-vallabhbhaipatels-statue-of-unity-today-10-points-1940311 https://www.freepressjournal.in/webspecial/10-interesting-facts-about-indiasindependence-day-that-will-surprise-you/1119780