|episode 111| turmoil: floods, boats & the...

16th August 2013

|Episode 111|

Turmoil: Floods, Boats

& the Brotherhood

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2013 | Ep. 111| Turmoil: Floods, Boats & The Brotherhood

Contents Pages

Part 1 | Warm Ups

Odd-One-Out Page 3

Brainstorm Page 3

Animal Flags Page 3

Flags Page 4

Quiz | Egypt, China & Christmas Island Page 4

Part 2 | Before Listening / Reading

Jumbled Paragraph Page 5

True or False Page 5

Vocabulary |Synonyms Page 5

Part 3 | Listening / Reading

The News Story |345 Words Page 6

What Do You Think..? Page 6

Part 4 | After Listening / Reading

Q & A Page 7

A & Q Page 7

Part 5 | Extra Stuff

Extra English I Page 8

7 to Chinwag Page 8

Writing Activity Page 9

And Finally….

Did You Know? Page 9

TV Links Page 10

The Answers Pages 10-12

| 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。



[201307-02] Turmoil: Floods, Boats & the Brotherhood | August 23rd 2013

| 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) Chaos b) Truimph c) Mayhem d) Disorder

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?

|Turmoil|

Warm Up | 3 Flags with Animals

Both Christmas Island & Egypt have national flags with animals on them.

Match the correct country below – with the correct flag on page 4!

One answer has been done for you!

Name Animal Name Animal

1 Uganda 6 Fiji

2 Andorra 7 Mexico

3 Christmas Island 8 Peru

4 Dominica 9 Wales

5 Egypt 10 Tristan da Cunha



Robotics | From Which Movie..?

Each flag has an animal on it. Match them with the place name on page 3.

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

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 was the Moslem Brotherhood founded in? a: Syria b: Saudi Arabia c: Egypt

2: What is the population of Fushun City in north-eastern China? a: 2 million b: 8 million c: 14 million

3: Christmas Island in the Pacific Ocean is a territory of which country? a: UK b: Australia c: New Zealand

4: Who was the first democratically elected president of Egypt in 2011? a: Mubarak b: Morsi c: Naswar

5: Fushun City is home to the world’s largest open mine – what is mined there? a: Coal b: Tin c: Copper

6: What percentage of Christmas Island’s 135 km2 is a national park? a: 0% b: 35% c: 63%

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

E1: What is the colour of the Moslem Brotherhood? a: White b: Black c: Green

E2: What does ‘hun’ mean in English – as in Hun River in Fushun City? a: Clean b: Muddy c: Green

E3: Which photo is the flag of Christmas Island?

a: b: c:

END OF PART 1



| PART 2 | Before Listening |

Pre-Listening / Reading | 1 Jumbled Sentence

The sentences below are from one of the paragraphs in the news story. Read the title and decide what the correct order of the sentences is.

Turmoil in China, Egypt & Australia

A Reports in Egypt indicate that more than 850 people have been killed in clashes

between security forces and supporters of ousted Egyptian leader, President

Morsi.

B The violence has also spread to some important tourist locations as well as against

Egypt’s Coptic Christian churches

C Reports in Egypt indicate that more than 850 people have been killed in clashes

between security forces and supporters of ousted Egyptian leader, President

Morsi.

D It has been nearly two months since President Morsi, the first-ever democratically

elected leader in Egypt was ousted in a military coup on July 3rd.

Correct Order: 1: / 2: / 3: / 4: /

Pre-Listening / Reading | 2 | A2 True or False

Read the headline of News Story ~ Turmoil in China, Egypt & Australia

Look at the 5 statements. Guess if you think 1 – 5 are True or False!

1: Christmas Island has a population of around 2,000 people. [T] [F]

2: The European Union donated $6.7 billion in aid to Egypt in 2012. [T] [F]

3: Fushun City is located in north-western China. [T] [F]

4: 37 million people have drowned in China. [T] [F]

5: The Australian election is on September 7th. [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 Story.

1: Turmoil 6: Suspend A: Confine F: Overthrown

2: Asylum 7: Devastate B: Stop G: Fights

3: Indicate 8: Destination C: Contentious H: Designate

4: Clashes 9: Detention D: Shocking I: Haven

5: Ousted 10: Controversial E: Location J: Havoc

END OF PART 2



| PART 3 | Listening |

Listening / Reading | | Listening Turmoil in China, Egypt & Australia

Gap Fill? | Help

Listen / Read the news story below and check your understanding. Write the correct word in each missing space.

111 Turmoil in China, Egypt & Australia

1

It has been a week of 1: ________ around the world, with many people being

killed in demonstrations in Egypt, floods in China and asylum seekers off the

coast of Christmas Island. ENW looks at all three stories in this week’s podcast –

the final episode before our three summer specials from three European capitals.

5

10

Reports in Egypt indicate that more than 850 people have been killed in clashes

between security forces and members of the Islamic Brotherhood who are

2: ________ of ousted Egyptian leader President Morsi. It has been nearly two

months since President Morsi, the first-ever 3: ________ elected leader in Egypt,

was ousted in a military coup on July 3rd. The violence has also spread to some

important tourist locations as well as against Egypt’s Coptic Christian churches.

The European Union has met to decide whether to suspend 4: ________ aid to

Egypt until the violence stops – last year the E.U. donated $6.7 billion. 14

20

From Egypt ENW travels to north-eastern China and the industrial city of

Fushun, located on the Hun River. Fushun City has experienced devastating

5: ________ that have so far killed more than 200 people. The Chinese

Government has reported that more than 37 million 6: ________ have been

affected by the worst flooding in the region for more than 50 years. More than

787,000 hectares of farmland – an important grain growing area in China – have

been destroyed by the 7: ________ floods.

21

25

29

Finally ENW goes to Christmas Island - a small island located in the 8: ________

Ocean between Indonesia and Australia. The Australian territory has long been a

popular destination for economic asylum-seekers from Indonesia. Currently

there are more than 3,000 people in detention 9: ________ on Christmas Island –

which normally has a population of just 2,000 people. Many people drown trying

to cross the 500 km from Indonesia to Christmas Island and Monday saw a ship

carrying 106 people sink 220 km east of the island. Asylum-seekers are a

10: ________ issue in Australian politics, and both the major parties are promising

solutions if they win the Australian General Election on September 7th.

[345 Words]

END OF PART 3



| 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 How many people have been killed in Egypt’s fighting?

Q2 What is the name of the ousted Egyptian president?

Q3 How many hectares of farmland have been damaged by floods?

Q4 What was the date of the latest Egyptian military coup-d’état?

Q5 How many people were on the boat that sank?

Q6 What is the name of the river in Fushun City?

E1 What kind of Christian churches have been damaged in Egypt?

E2 How many countries 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 7th September ______________________________________________?

A2 500 km. ______________________________________________?

A3 37 million. ______________________________________________?

A4 $6.7 billion. ______________________________________________?

A5 Grain. ______________________________________________?

END OF PART 4



| PART 5 | Extra Stuff |

English Extra I Idioms Explaining Violence

There are many expressions, phrases and idioms in English that explain

violence – severe and not so much…

Examples: Take Cover = Hide from a danger in a safe place.

Comes to Blows = To start a fight!

Match the phrases with their correct meaning or situation!

One answer has been done for you!

Violence Phrases The Meanings

1: It’s bandit territory! A: Signs that a fight is about to start.

2: To beat black & blue. B: Refers insult/injury given in return.

3: To beat the living daylights C: Aggressive driving against other drivers

4: Fight like cats & dogs. D: To be so angry that you want a big punishment

5: The gloves are off! E: Very, very, very angry.

6: Road-rage F: Out of control fight / argument.

7: Tit for tat G: To hit someone very hard many times.

8: To fight an uphill battle. H: To struggle against a big problem.

9: Their head on a platter. I: People, who like each other, but fight a lot.

10: To be up in arms. J: An area where people ignore all rules.

11: A free-for-all. K: To show signs of injury or damage.

12: In the wars. L: To be covered in lots of bruises.

7 to Chinwag Turmoil

ENW Podcast Topic | Turmoil in China, Egypt & Australia Ask / Answer the questions below on this week’s ENW Podcast Topic!

1 What did you think when you read this week’s ENW podcast title?

2 Which dangerous country would you most like to visit? Why?

3 What is the biggest natural resource in your local area?

4 Would you like to visit Christmas Island? Why?

5 Should richer countries accept economic refugees from poorer countries?

6 What do you know about Australia?

7 What is the biggest turmoil in your life? Why?



Writing What would you save?

Imagine you home will soon be completely flooded.

You can have time to rescue only THREE items – not pets or people.

What 3 items would you save and why?

1: _______________ 2: ________________ 3: _______________

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

END OF PART 5

And Finally | X & Z | A4 Did You Know…?

That Christmas Island got its name because it was discovered by x: _______ for the first time on December 25th 1643. English Captain William Mynors was the first European to discover the island, but it wasn’t until more than z: ______ years later in 1890 that people started to live on the isolated Pacific outpost. Christmas Island’s biggest natural resource is phosphate – which is one of the reasons the British originally annexed the island.

The End



Visual | TV Links

BBC News | (UK) 1: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-23564924 [1:20]

Kirobo – Space robot

CNN| (USA) 2: http://edition.cnn.com/video/?/video/bestoftv/2013/08/06/ac-arod-fights-suspension.cnn [4:21]

A-Rod Suspension

BBC News | (UK) 3: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23578178 [2:17]

Gibraltar Row

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

B – TRUIMPH A / C / D – DON’T MEAN ‘TURMOIL’

Warm Up 3 | Animal Flags

Name Animal Name Animal

1 Uganda C Crane 6 Fiji C Dove

2 Andorra G Cow 7 Mexico I Snake/Eagle

3 Christmas Island F Golden Boson 8 Peru D Llama

4 Dominica E Parrot 9 Wales A Dragon

5 Egypt J Eagle 10 Tristan da Cunha H Lobster

Warm Up 4 | Quiz

1 – C 2 – A 3 – B 4 – B 5 – A 6 - C

E1 – C E2 – B E3 – A

Answers | Part 2 Pre Listening / Reading

Jumbled Sentences

C – D – B – A

True or False

1 – T 2 – T 3 – F 4 – F 5 – T

Synonyms

1 – J 2 – I 3 – H 4 – G 5 – F

6 – B 7 – D 8 – E 9 – A 10 – C

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-23564924

http://edition.cnn.com/video/?/video/bestoftv/2013/08/06/ac-arod-fights-suspension.cnn

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23578178



Answers | Part 3 Listening

111 Turmoil in China, Egypt & Australia

1

It has been a week of turmoil around the world, with many people being killed in demonstrations in

Egypt, floods in China and asylum seekers off the coast of Christmas Island. ENW looks at all three

terrible stories in this week’s podcast – the final episode before our three summer specials from three

European capitals.

2

Reports in Egypt indicate that more than 850 people have been killed in clashes between security forces ,

members of the Islamic Brotherhood who are supporters of ousted Egyptian leader, President Morsi. It

has been nearly two months since President Morsi, the first-ever democratically elected leader in Egypt

was ousted in a military coup on July 3rd. The violence has also spread to some important tourist locations

as well as against Egypt’s Coptic Christian churches. The European Union has met to decide whether to

suspend economic aid to Egypt until the violence stops – last year the E.U. donated $6.7 billion.

3

From Egypt ENW travels to north-eastern China and the industrial city of Fushun, located on the Hun

River. Fushun City has experienced devastating floods that have so far killed more than 200 people. The

Chinese Government has reported that more than 37 million residents have been affected by the worst

flooding in the region for more than 50 years. More than 787,000 hectares of farmland – an important

grain growing area in China – have been destroyed by the huge floods.

4

Finally ENW goes to Christmas Island - a small island located in the Pacific Ocean between Indonesia and

Australia. The Australian territory has long been a popular destination for economic asylum-seekers from

Indonesia. Currently there are more than 3,000 people in detention centres on Christmas Island – which

normally has a population of just 2,000 people. Many people drown trying to cross the 500 km from

Indonesia to Christmas Island and Monday saw a ship carrying 106 people sink 220 km east of the island.

Asylum-seekers are a controversial issue in Australia, and the both major parties are promising solutions

if they win the Australian General Election on September 7th.

[340 Words]

Answers | Part 4 Post-Listening / Reading

Q & A

1 – 850 people 5 – 106 people 2 – MORSI 6 – Hun River 3 – 787,000 E1 – Coptic Christian Church 4 – July 3rd E2 – 4 countries

A & Q | Example Questions

A1 – When is the Australian election? A2 – How far from Australia is Christmas Island? A3 – How many Chinese people were affected by the flooding? A4 – How much money did the EU donate to Egypt in 2012? A5 – What crop was destroyed by the flooding?

English Extra

1 – J 2 – L 3 – G 4 – I 5 – A 6 – C

7 – B 8 – H 9 – D 10 – E 11 F 12 – K



And Finally X & Z

X –Europeans / Z – 200

Extra Bit

Episode 111 Photos

References Episode 111

MAIN PHOTOS:

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2013/07/egypt_in_turmoil.html http://www.newsfirst.lk/english/node/26385 http://thecomingcrisis.blogspot.jp/2011_06_20_archive.html

LINKS:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_island http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_and_Justice_Party_%28Egypt%29 http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/news/20130821_09.html http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2013/08/201382017221869295.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phosphate http://edition.cnn.com/2013/08/20/world/asia/china-floods/index.html?hpt=ias_c1 http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia-pacific/2013/08/201382043439993527.html http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Flags_with_animals#Springbok http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/news/20130821_09.html http://www.learn-english-today.com/idioms/idiom-categories/violence/violence.html

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2013/07/egypt_in_turmoil.html

http://www.newsfirst.lk/english/node/26385

http://thecomingcrisis.blogspot.jp/2011_06_20_archive.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_island

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_and_Justice_Party_%28Egypt%29

http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/news/20130821_09.html

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2013/08/201382017221869295.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phosphate

http://edition.cnn.com/2013/08/20/world/asia/china-floods/index.html?hpt=ias_c1

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia-pacific/2013/08/201382043439993527.html

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Flags_with_animals#Springbok

http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/news/20130821_09.html

http://www.learn-english-today.com/idioms/idiom-categories/violence/violence.html

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