THE ENGLISH NEWS WEEKLY PODCAST 06/11/2015 The Emotional Robot MAY 1 of 13 26 2017 EP I SO D E 293 FLASHBACK ENW 175: RAMEN TAKES ON THE WORLD! A Re d H o t C h i l l i P epp er! ENW 293 Introduction This week s English News Weekly podcast reports on a type of food that might just be the hottest, spiciest and most dangerous that you can eat! A Welsh fruit-grower has accidently developed the world s hottest chilli pepper the Dragon s Breath. The new chilli pepper would overtake the current hottest pepper the Carolina Reaper created in 2003. But how was the Dragon s Breath created? What happens if you eat one? 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 TWITTER ENW Episode 219 twitter.com/enwpodcast TECHNOLOGY
Contents Pages Part 1 Warm Ups Odd-One-Out Page 1 Brainstorm Page 1 Plant / Food Origins 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 401 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
1 The English News Weekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2017 [201705-04] A Red Hot Chilli Pepper! May 26 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) Red b) Green c) Yellow d) Pink 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? Plants Warm Up 3 Where Do Crops Come from..? Read the list of plants on page 2 & place them in the correct origin region! N. America C. America S America Caribbean SW Europe Mediterranean Africa SE Europe N Europe Clover Tomatoes W Asia S Asia E Asia C Asia Pacific Coconuts Cinnamon
2 The English News Weekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2017 Plant Types Which Region..? GROUP A GROUP B GROUP C GROUP D GROUP E SPRING ONIONS OLIVES KIWI FRUITS ORANGES COFFEE WATER MELONS POTATOES PAPAYAS GARLIC PEACHES GROUP F GROUP G GROUP H GROUP I GROUP J CHILIES AVOCADOES CARROTS LETTUCE COCONUTS CINNAMON STRAWBERRIES PUMPKINS CLOVER TOMATOES GROUP K GROUP L GROUP M GROUP N GROUP O MELONS TARO COTTONSEED VANILLA CHERRIES PEARS CLOVER TOMATOES DATES GRAPES 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 country do postal staff carry pepper spray for defensive reasons? a: U.S.A b: Mexico c: Jamaica 2: Which ancient civilisations were chillies used as currency? a: Incas b: Mayans c: Aztecs 3: What units are used to measure the spiciness in chillies? a: Richter b: Scoville c: Gregor 4: Which country consumes the most chillies than any other in the world? a: Chile b: U.S.A c: Mexico 5: Which vitamin are chillies rich in? a: Vitamin E b: Vitamin D c: Vitamin C 6: What are the only creatures that are affected by the spiciness of chillies? a: Birds b: Mammals c: Reptiles E1: In which country has the hottest ever chilli (2.48m ScU) been produced? a: Mexico b: Wales c: Japan E2: Which country grows the most chillies every year? a: China b: Mexico c: Turkey E3: Which photographs shows a Jalapeno chilli pepper? a: b: c: END OF PART 1
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. time week is May, third the in the Show this when In week, Flower fact traditional held the is 2 A Very Spicy Flower Show In fact this Pre-Listening / Reading 2 A2 True or False Read the headline of News Story ~ A Very Spicy Flower Show Look at the 5 statements. Guess if you think 1 5 are True or False! 1 The Chelsea Flower Show is held bi-annually. [T] [F] 2 Denbigshire is in North Wales. [T] [F] 3 The Scoville Heat Scale measures the spiciness in chilli peppers. [T] [F] 4 Mike Smith runs a horticultural business. [T] [F] 5 The Dragon s Breath is named after the national animal of the U.K. [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 Novel 6 Engaging A Daunting F Detection 2 Applied 7 Compared B Monarchs G Associated 3 Discovery 8 Annually C Contacted H Yearly 4 Christened 9 Royalty D Fierce I Fresh 5 Formidable 10 Ferocious E Named J Appealing END OF PART 2
4 The English News Weekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2017 Listening / Reading Listening A Very Spicy Flower Show Which Word? Help Listen / Read the news story below and choose the correct word from the box A: novel C: discovery E: formidable G: compared I: royalty B: applied D: christened F: engaging H: annually J: ferocious 293 A Very Spicy Flower Show 1 The Chelsea Flower Show held 1: in West London since 1862 is famous for its imaginative and entertaining flower displays from all over the world. In fact this week, the third week in May, is the traditional time when the Flower Show is held. The Chelsea Flower Show, visited by 2:, celebrities and the public, is not known for its contribution to food, yet this year s festival inspired one gardener to accidently create the world s hottest and spiciest chilli ever grown. 2 Mr Mike Smith, a fruit-grower from Denbigshire in North Wales, was amazed when his attempt to create a 3: entry for the 2017 Chelsea Flower Show ended up with the strongest chilli pepper ever grown. His idea was originally to design a garden that would use chilli pepper plants as a colourful background to his horticultural display. What he actually did was create a chilli that measures a 4: 2.48 million on the Scoville Heat Scale (SHS). 3 To put Mr Smith s creation into perspective, the previous record-holder of the world s hottest chilli was the Carolina Reaper which measured 2.2 million on the SHS. Mr Smith has 5: his new chilli pepper the Dragon s Breath as the national emblem of Wales is a red fire-breathing dragon. Mr Smith explained what happened after he tried eating the 6: Dragon s Breath chilli, I tried it on the tip of my tongue. It just burned and burned. I spat it out after less than 10 seconds. The heat intensity just grows and grows! 4 The Dragon s Breath chilli is so potent that just one small drop of its oil would still be able to be tasted in 2.48 million drops of water! Another example of how powerful the new chilli is when 7: to the US Army Pepper spray, used by soldiers in military war zones, as that only measures 2 million on the SHS. Mr Smith, owner of Tom Smith s Plants has already 8: to the Guinness Book of World Records in order for his new chilli to be confirmed as the world s hottest. 5 There could be some good news regarding the 9: of the Dragon s Breath as the chilli will be almost impossible to eat. However, it could be used in medical treatment as an anaesthetic as its oil has the potential to totally numb the skin. As for ENW - the only red hot chilli pepper we will be 10: in is the musical kind! END OF PART 3 [401Words]
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 is the name of the current world record hottest chilli? Q2 What year did the Chelsea Flower Show first begin? Q3 What is the name of the measurement system for chillies? Q4 Who is the person who has invented the world s spiciest chilli? Q5 What is the measurement for US Army chilli pepper spray? Q6 When is the Chelsea Flower Show held each year? E1 How long was the Dragon s Breath Chilli in Mr Smith s mouth? E2 How many different peppers 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 North Wales.? A2 Guinness.? A3 Dragon Breath? A4 2.48m.? A5 Fruit grower? END OF PART 4
6 The English News Weekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2017 English Extra I English Idioms Food The English language has some interesting words and phrases that use food to explain a situation. Examples: As easy as pie = Something that is very simple to do! To be paid peanuts = A very low salary. Can you match the phrase with the correct meaning? Food Expressions Meanings & Examples 1 As easy as pie. A A way of saying that is the way things happen 2 To go bananas. B To have put too much faith in one thing. 3 Apple of someone s eye C It refers to people / things that are of high excellence 4 To spill the beans D Two people who work well together. 5 To butter someone up E Something that is very simple to do. 6 The way cookie crumbles F Something that you buy that doesn t work. 7 Cream of the crop G Someone who eats a lot, especially as a guest. 8 Eat out of house & home H A very difficult situation. 9 All eggs in one basket I Someone has gone hyper, wild or crazy. 10 To buy a lemon J Praising or flattering a person. 11 To be paid peanuts K To say you admire, love and want. 12 Two peas in a pod L To be sceptical. 13 To be in a pickle M To accidentally said something you shouldn t have. 14 A grain of salt N A very low or poor salary. 7 to Chinwag This Week s ENW Podcast ENW Podcast Topic A Very Spicy Flower Show 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 is your favourite type of spicy food? Why? 3 Would you be willing to try one of the Dragon Breath s chillies? Why? 4 What is the hottest food you have ever eaten? How did you feel? 5 What is your go-to food when you want to cook something simple? Why? 6 What types of food would you be very uncomfortable eating? Why? EX FREE QUESTION!
7 The English News W eekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2017 Writing This Week If you were to prepare a special dinner for someone important what food would you choose? Why? Explain what three-course meal you would select? Give as many reasons as you can. END OF PART 5 And Finally W, X, Y & Z A4 Did You Know? The End
8 The English News Weekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2017 Visual TV Links Pepper Head (USA) 1: https://pepperhead.com/top-10-worlds-hottest-peppers/ [02.13] What Happens When You Eat a Carolina Reaper You Tube (USA) 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inba9dl81l0 [01:46] Dragon s Breath Chilli Going Viral (India) 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inba9dl81l0 [04:45] The History of Chilli 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 D Pink Warm Up 3 Shoe Types A / B / C are all colours of chillies. There are no pink chillies. N. America C. America S America Caribbean Strawberries Pumpkin Chilies Avocados Potatoes Papayas Cottonseed Vanilla SW Europe Mediterranean Africa SE Europe N Europe Carrots Lettuce Dates Grapes Coffee Water Melons Spring Onions Olives Clover Tomatoes W Asia S Asia E Asia C Asia Pacific Cherries Pears A1 Warm Up 4 Quiz Coconuts Cinnamon Kiwi Fruits Oranges Garlic Peaches 1 A 2 ABC 3 B 4 C 5 C 6 B E1 B E2 A E3 B Melons Taro Answers Part 1 Warm Up 1-4 Jumbled Sentences In fact this week, the third week in May, is the traditional time when the Flower Show is held. A2 True or False 1 F 2 T 3 T 4 T 5 F Synonyms 1 I 2 C 3 F 4 E 5 A 6 J 7 G 8 H 9 B 10 D
Answers Part 3 9 The English News Weekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2017 Listening 293 A Very Spicy Flower Show 1 The Chelsea Flower Show held annually in West London since 1862 is famous for its imaginative and entertaining flower displays from all over the world. In fact this week, the third week in May, is the traditional time when the Flower Show is held. The Chelsea Flower Show, visited by royalty, celebrities and the public, is not known for its contribution to food, yet this year s festival inspired one gardener to accidently create the world s hottest and spiciest chilli ever grown. 2 Mr Mike Smith, a fruit-grower from Denbigshire in North Wales, was amazed when his attempt to create a novel entry for the 2017 Chelsea Flower Show ended up with the strongest chilli pepper ever grown. His idea was originally to design a garden that would use chilli pepper plants as a colourful background to his horticultural display. What he actually did was create a chilli that measures a formidable 2.48 million on the Scoville Heat Scale (SHS). 3 To put Mr Smith s creation into perspective, the previous record-holder of the world s hottest chilli was the Carolina Reaper which measured 2.2 million on the SHS. Mr Smith has christened his new chilli pepper the Dragon s Breath as the national emblem of Wales is a red fire-breathing dragon. Mr Smith explained what happened after he tried eating the ferocious Dragon s Breath chilli, I tried it on the tip of my tongue. It just burned and burned. I spat it out after less than 10 seconds. The heat intensity just grows and grows! 4 The Dragon s Breath chilli is so potent that just one small drop of its oil would still be able to be tasted in 2.48 million drops of water! Another example of how powerful the new chilli is when compared to the US Army Pepper spray, used by soldiers in military war zones, as that only measures 2 million on the SHS. Mr Smith, owner of Tom Smith s Plants has already applied to the Guinness Book of World Records in order for his new chilli to be confirmed as the world s hottest. 5 There could be some good news regarding the discovery of the Dragon s Breath as the chilli will be almost impossible to eat. However, it could be used in medical treatment as an anaesthetic as its oil has the potential to totally numb the skin. As for ENW - the only red hot chilli pepper we will be engaging in is the musical kind! [401Words] Answers Part 4 Post-Listening / Reading A3 Q & A 1 Carolina Reaper 5 2 million 2 1862 6 3 rd Week in May 3 Scoville Heat Scale E1 10 seconds 4 Mike Smith E2 Two A & Q Example Questions A1 Where is Degbigshire? A2 Which drink s company sponsor s the book of records? A3 What is the name of the new hottest chilli? A4 How much does the Dragon s Breath measure on the Scoville Heat Scale? A5 What is Mr Mike Smith s occupation?
English Extra 10 The English News Weekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2017 1 E 4 M 7 C 10 F 13 H 2 I 5 J 8 G 11 N 14 L 3 K 6 A 9 B 12 D And Finally X & Z A4 Y / W / Z / X Extra Bit This Week s ENW Images
Episode 293 11 The English News Weekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2017 MAIN PHOTO Still: http://inhabitat.com/tag/arctic-ice-melt/ LINKS: http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/283/1832/20160792 https://www.intellihub.com/top-10-weird-chilli-pepper-facts/ https://top5ofanything.com/list/a6a78c52/chillies-&-green-pepper-producing-countries https://www.finedininglovers.com/stories/chili-pepper-facts/ http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/welshman-grown-weapons-grade-chilli- 13058483 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/05/17/welsh-grown-hottest-ever-chilli-line-chelseaflower-show-prize/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/denbighshire https://pepperhead.com/top-10-worlds-hottest-peppers/