Script- Visiting the statue of liberty 60 min

Script- Visiting the statue of liberty 60 min (slide 1) (2 min) Hello everyone, Who do we have with us today? (they quickly say their names) A: Good morning/afternoon, XXX. My name is B :Good morning/afternoon, XXX. My name is Etc... A, Can you read the title, please? A: A visit to Liberty Island. Good! B, What do you think we ll be talking about? B: We ll be talking about the island of The Statue of Liberty. Yes. Today we ll be talking about Lady Liberty again and pay a visit to Liberty Island. (slide 2) (6 min) C, Can you read the title, please? C: Liberty State Park. Well, let s get started.? (click for picture and Liberty state park caption) D, please describe the image and caption. D: The statue and the island are called Liberty Park Yes, that s right, the statue and the whole island are a park. Now parks have visiting hours, when do you think this park is open? Which hours, which days? E? E: Maybe XXXXXXX That s a very good guess A! Any other ideas? Anyone? A: I think it is open on Sundays, xxxxxxxxxxxx Good answer D! (click for park hours box) now, B, what can you tell us about the hours? B: the park is open from 9:30 to 5 That s right, 9:30 to 5. Which days? C? C: every day except on the 25 th of December Yes, every day except Dec, 25th, Christmas Day. And D, what does the sentence in the middle say? D: Hours are adjusted seasonally. Exactly. And what does that mean, E? E: maybe they close the park earlier in winter /when it is dark/xxx Yes, it changes with the seasons. A, Can you can tell us the four seasons? Educastream 1

A: The four seasons are spring, season, summer and winter. Well done! B, when do you think the park closes earlier? B: The park closes earlier in winter. Yes. Why, C? C: Because it gets dark earlier in winter. Good. And D, when might the park be open longer? D: The park is open longer in the summer. That s right. Why? E? E: Because it stays light longer in the summer. Well done! And, now look at the people visiting (click for picture3) There aren t that many in this picture, but how many visitors go to see the statue? Try to guess and give me a number. A/B/C/D/E: XXXXXX (they take turns guessing) those are all very good guesses. (click for blue box) A, please read these out for us. A: XXXXXXXX Very good A. Now, think back to the different seasons, when would there be the most visitors? Which season is the busiest? B:XXXXXXXXXXX Yes, you are right B, the summer is the busiest. And C, when is it not busy? C: XXXXXXXX That s right C, January and December are the least busy months. Very good answers everyone! (slide 3) (2.5min) D, What is this slide about? D: It s about getting to the island. Yes, let s talk about getting to Liberty Island to see the Statue of Liberty! E, how do you think people get to the island? E: they go by boat? Very good E, the kind of boat people use to get there is called a ferry, (click for pic 1 and caption) the ferry takes people to and from the island all day! Now, do you think there are any other ways to get there? A? A: people who have a boat can use it? Educastream 2

That s a good idea A, (click for pic and caption) if people have a boat of their own! What do the rest of you think, if you have your own boat, can you go to Liberty Island with it? A/B/C/D/E: yes/no Actually, private boats are not allowed on Liberty island. The only way to get there is with the Liberty island ferry system. (slide 4) (5 min) B, Read the title, please. B: How much is it? Thank you. (click for pic of island). And now is the visit an expensive one? Let s talk a little about the admission to Liberty state park. What does admission mean? C? C: that you can go on the island/visit the park/statue That is right C, it means entering. And what is an admission or entrance fee? D? D: the money you pay Exactly, it is how much you have to pay to enter. E, how much do you think it costs to visit Liberty State Park? E: xxxx dollars That s a good guess! What do the rest of you think, is it more or less? A/B/C/D/E: XXXXX Well, I have a surprise for you (click for blue caption) Admission is FREE! Can you believe it? But (click for but) there is a catch! You have to pay for the ferry! (click for ferry ticket prices and caption) A, can you tell us how much it costs to take the ferry? How much would you pay? A: $9.50 (for example!) Very good A! B, How much would a senior citizen pay? B: A senior citizen would pay $9.50. Yes. And C, How much would a child under 3 years old pay on the ferry? C: The child would use the ferry for free. Well done! What about a family of two parents and two babies under 3: how much would they pay? X: 23 dollars? Brilliant, X! So is admission really free? A/B/C/D: No, it is not. Educastream 3

That s right. Admission s not really free because you must pay for the ferry ticket to get to the island. Can D repeat this? D: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Thank you, D. (slide 5) (4.5 min) (click for pic 1) Let s talk about the visit now. Once you get to Liberty Island, you can climb steps! (click for red line on left) E, how many steps do you think there are from the bottom to the top of the pedestal? Just take a guess! E: (any number) You think? Does everyone agree? Are there more? fewer? B/C/D: XXX (click for caption) A, How many steps are there? A: There are 192 steps. That s correct. Now what about going all the way up to the crown(click for red line on the right)? Any guesses as to how many steps? B: XXXXXXX Very close B, there are 354 steps (click for caption) that s a lot of stairs. How do you think people feel after climbing that? C: very tired You are right, probably very tired! But I have some bad news, before, visitors could go all the way up to the crown (click for box on the left) But, now they are not allowed up in the crown anymore. Well, ( click for pic 2 and arrow). Do you see these little rectangles? Any ideas what they are? D: windows Very good guess. (click for caption) They are windows, and what could visitors see through the windows? E? E: New York/ the ocean/xxx Exactly! But as I said, visitors are no longer allowed to go go there. A, When did the island close? A: It closed on September 11th, 2001. Yes. Does anyone know what happened on that day? A/B/C/D/E: planes crashed in the towers??/there was a terrorist attack Educastream 4

(click for box 1 on the right) Yes that is correct; there was a terrorist attack in the United States of America. (click for box 2 on the right) B, can you read this caption for us? B: the park reopened in August 2004 Exactly, the island reopened 3 years later. And is admission to the windows in the crown possible? (click for box 3 on the right) C? C: No, because the statue is closed Yes C, the statue is closed. You can only climb the first 192 steps! (slide 6) (2.5 min) Ok, let s check what you remember. It is a true or false activity. You read a sentence, tell me if it s true or false, and if it s false you have to explain why. (call on students randomly). OK? (click for sentence 1) You start, D, D( reads the sentence then: ) False, it s open every day except on December, 25 (click to tick) Very good, D. (click for sentence 2) Your turn, E E( reads the sentence then: ) True, but they can no longer (because...) (click to tick) Very good, E. (click for sentence 2) Your turn, A False, only the statue is closed. (click to tick) Very good, A. (click for sentence 2) Your turn, B False, no private boats allowed. (click to tick) Very good, B. Very good everybody! (slide 7) (5 min) C, What is this slide about? C: It s about what you must, can or can t do. That s right. Let s talk about security. Before boarding the ferry, the visitors must go through a security check. (click 1 st caption and picture 1) D, tell us what the picture represents? D: a security control/ check Very good D! (click for 1 st red arrow) E, what is this part called, what does it do? E: you walk and it????? when you have metal on you Educastream 5

Yes, it s a metal detector (click for metal det. caption), it beeps if you have anything made of metal. (click for picture 2) A, what does this sign tell us? A: you must take your coins and keys out of your pocket Exactly, it says we have to take our keys and money out of our pockets. And B, (click for 2 nd red arrow) what is this machine? What does it do? B: it takes a radio (=French word) of your bags Yes, it s an x-ray machine (click for x-ray caption and second part of text), it shows us what is inside things, like bags and coats. C, what must go through the x-ray machine? C: All personal belongings must go through the x-ray machine. Yes. (click for gun = picture 3) D, what is this? D: It is a revolver(french again!) (click for gun caption) It s a gun (click for knife = picture 4) And E, what s this? E: It s a knife. Yes E, it s a knife.(click for knife caption) they are weapons. A, Can you bring weapons to the island or to public places? A:no, you can t, it is too dangerous That s correct, you cannot! Can you think of any other places where there are security checks like this one? A/B/C/D: XXXX Very good everyone, airports, museums, stations,.. (slide 8) (4.5 min) And now a few other things that you cannot bring on the island. (click for pic 1). B, what is this? B:???/I don t know/ a case/suitcase Yes/Well it s a suitcase (click for caption) You cannot bring a suitcase with you! (click for pic 2) C, Why? C:XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Yes. Something could be hidden inside it. D, what s this? D:it is a baby car???/ chair/??? Yes, it s a pushchair, for children. (click for caption) And visitors with babies cannot bring one either. And E, what about this (click for pic3) E: a bag/a rucksack/ a backpack Educastream 6

Yes, it s a simple backpack (click for caption) No backpacks allowed! And here come the surprising things, (click for pic 4) A, your turn! A: you cannot eat or drink You cannot have any food or drinks (click for caption) anywhere near the statue. B, can you think why not? B: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Good/It is to avoid rubbish in the park. And the last one, (click for pic 5) C? C: chewing gum???? That s right! No chewing gum (click for caption) is allowed anywhere on the island. (click for pic 6) B, tell us what you see in this pic. B: there is chewing gum under the shoe D, do you know why? D: XXXXXXXXXXXXX Yes, sticky chewing-gum! It makes a mess and is hard to clean. Imagine 15,000 pieces of gum a day! Good job, everyone! (slide 9) ( 2 min) (click for pic1 ) This is a picture of the statue of liberty. E, can you please describe what is around the statue. E: It is surrounded by water and I see New York/buildings in the distance Yes, the statue is on an island, the buildings and the city are far away. Now what can you tell me about this? (click for pic2 ) Why don t you start,a. A: It is not Lady Liberty because there are buildings near the statue You are right, very good A. (click for text From Las Vegas ) Actually, this is a copy or replica made for a big hotel and casino in Las Vegas! (click for pic3 and... ) Now what about this one? Do you remember, B? B: Yes, this one is in Paris Quite! (click for pic 4 ) And is this a view of the statue in New York, C? C: no, because there is no bridge to Liberty Island Excellent answer, C. There isn t. This is a replica you can see in Tokyo! Educastream 7

So, there is only one statue of Liberty, but there are many replicas. (click for text) D, can you read this caption please? D:There are hundreds XXXXXXXXXXXX Excellent! That was great, good job! (slide 10) (3min) (click for picture1 and question caption) E, please read the caption. D: What happens if there is a storm? Thank you. Does everyone know what a storm is? X: XXXXXXXXXXXX That is right! It is bad weather, with wind, rain, sometimes, thunder and lightning. Do you know what thunder is? E? E: the noise during a storm. Yes, thunder is the noise we hear. And A, what is lightning? A: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Yes. Lightning is the streaks of light we see in the sky. Now what is the Statue made of? Does anyone remember? X: it is made of metal/copper Very good, X.(according to answer either: what is the name of this metal? Or: what is copper? ) Y: copper/a metal. (click for red line, arrow, copper= a metal) Right! And B, what do you know about metal? (if no answer, ask what they know about metal and electricity) B: it??? takes???(help: conducts) it conducts electricity Very good B. (click for caption) Metal conducts electricity. So what can happen to the statue if there is a storm? C? C: lightning may fall on it. Well, yes, (click for picture 2 and caption) the statue can get struck by lightning! OK. Well done. (slide 11) (3 min) Now, when I go to visit a new country or city, I like to bring something back with me, as a souvenir. And in English a souvenir is not something you remember, a memory. What does it mean? D? Educastream 8

D: a thing from the country That is right, it s an object you bring back with you. These are the souvenirs I like to bring back (click for pic 1) A, what can you tell us about the 1 st picture? A:It is money with the statue on it Yes, that s right, those are coins, with the Statue of Liberty on them. (click for pic2 ) B, what about this? B: it is a ball with snow that falls when you shake it/xxxx/??? Yes, it is called a snow globe(click for caption). There is a miniature statue inside the globe. It is filled with water and little white flakes which float up and fall down when you shake it. Now here are some more items that can be souvenirs. (click for images) Can you tell me what they are? C: a t-shirt D: a pen E: a mug A: a hat (click for captions) Good job everyone! (slide 12) (4 min) And now it s time for our second checking time activity. Here you have to unscramble sentences, the words are mixed up and you have to put them in the right order. (...) Ready? (click for sentence 1) Sentence 1 is for B B: You must go through a metal detector before boarding the ferry (click to insert correct sentence) Very good, B. (click for sentence 2) Your turn, C. (ETC...please, call on each student, make sure they correct mistakes or complete the sentences on their worksheets once solutions on screen.). Key: (click for sentence)2. Your personal belongings will go through an x- ray machine. (click for solution) (click for sentence)3. Weapons and chewing gum are not allowed on the island. (click for solution) (click for sentence)4. Lightning often strikes because its copper skin conducts electricity. (click for solution) Educastream 9

(click for sentence)5. When I go to New York, I always buy souvenirs for my friends. (click for solution) Very good everyone! (slide 13) (3.5 min) OK, it s pronunciation time! We are focusing on the letter E. We are listening for the difference in the E in open (click for 1 st bubble and heading) and the E in ferry (click for 2 nd bubble and heading). OK? Listen to me, I say the list once: Winter...check...Liberty...metal...detector...copper... replica...step. (click to insert list of words)now, can B tell me if word 1 goes in the open column or in the ferry column. B: winter... same sound as in open (click to move word to column 1)Good answer, B. Winter. Next word, C? (then please call on students randomly and click to move word to the right column Thank you.) Key: Open = liberty, winter, copper, item Ferry = check, metal, detector, replica, step, them That was wonderful! Good job everyone! (slide 14) (5.5 min) E, Please read the heading. E: Same or different? Thanks. (click for grid and headings)let s do a different pronunciation game. I will pronounce series of three words: you must listen carefully and when I call on you, repeat the series, tell me whether the vowels in colour sound the same, or if not, write the word with a different sound in column NO. OK? Listen: (click for series 1 ) open...cold...copper Ready? Why don t you start, A; repeat the words in series 1 and say if the letter O sounds the same in the three words? A: (repeats series 1) the sound is different in copper Well done, can you write it for us? (click to show answer) Thank you. (click for series 2) Conduct...mug...gun... B: what about the pronunciation of the letter U? Educastream 10

B (repeats series 2)the sound is the same (click for tick).good answer (click for series 3) Island...knife...shirt... Your turn, C,series 3, please C(repeats series 3)the sound is different in shirt (click to show answer) Right! Can you write it...thank you. (click for series 4) Visitor...machine...copper... Now series four is for D! D(repeats series4)the sound is the same (click for tick). Good answer (click for series 5) crown...tower...know... Your turn, E, series 5, please E: (repeats series 5 )the sound is different in know Very good! Can you write it... E writes Thank you E and congratulations, everyone. (slide 15) (4 min) (click to show word box) And now the fun part, a crossword puzzle. Who s ready to give us 1 Down? OK, A? Can you read the sentence? A: 1. You must go through a SECURITY check before boarding the ferry. The answer is security. (click to show answer word after word) Security is correct. Well done A, can you write it? Thank you. Next? Etc Key: Down 1.security 4. Admission 7. Closed Across 2.copper 3.metal 5.lightening 6.ferry 8.souvenir Thank you. That s all for today. You ve worked hard! Bye! Educastream 11