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DECEMBER 06/11/2015 The Emotional Robot 1 of 13 08 2017 EPISODE 319 THE ENGLISH NEWS WEEKLY PODCAST

ENW 319 Introduction This week s English News Weekly podcast reports on one extraordinary journey

The retirees from the south of England undertook their epic journey across Europe and to Asia by

What were their experiences? English News Weekly will try to explain all HOMEPAGE http://pod.flare.

1 DECEMBER 06/11/2015 The Emotional Robot 1 of EPISODE 319 THE ENGLISH NEWS WEEKLY PODCAST FLASHBACK ENW 90: THE MOST EXPENSIVE HOLIDAY EVER! London to Hong Kong... By Public Transport! ENW 319 Introduction This week s English News Weekly podcast reports on one extraordinary journey that took one retired couple nearly 20,000km using just public transport! The retirees from the south of England undertook their epic journey across Europe and to Asia by shunning airplanes. Why did they travel to Hong Kong by public transport? How long did it take? What were their experiences? English News Weekly will try to 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 Public Transport Tickets 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 422 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

3 1 The English News Weekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2017 [ ] London to Hong Kong...on Public Transport! December 8 th 2017 PART 1 Warm Ups Warm Up 1 Odd 1 Out Look at the four cities below, which word is different from the other three? Write your reason in the box underneath. Check your answer later. a) Lausanne b) Tikala c) London d) Zhengzhou 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? Public Transport Warm Up 3 How Much for the bus? Look at the list of major cities from around the world. How much is the cost of travel for the cheapest single journey? City Name Cost City Name Cost 1 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ London $ $ $ $ $ $0.06

2 The English News Weekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2017 World City Bus Prices How Much.

City Name City Name A Cairo H Rio de Janeiro B Cape Town I Santiago C Delhi J Seoul D London K Sydney E New York L Tel Aviv F Oslo M Toronto G Paris N Venice Warm Up 4 A1 Quiz Read the

a: 7,644km b: 8,644km c: 9,644km 2: What is the population of Hong Kong? a: 6.4m b: 7.4m c: 8.4m 3: How many bus routes are there in London?

4 2 The English News Weekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2017 World City Bus Prices How Much...? Read the list of world cities in the box below and then put them in order of most expensive to cheapest public transport ticket. City Name City Name A Cairo H Rio de Janeiro B Cape Town I Santiago C Delhi J Seoul D London K Sydney E New York L Tel Aviv F Oslo M Toronto G Paris N Venice Warm Up 4 A1 Quiz Read the questions about this week s news story & use the internet to help! 1: In kilometres how far is it from London to Hong Kong (as the crow flies)? a: 7,644km b: 8,644km c: 9,644km 2: What is the population of Hong Kong? a: 6.4m b: 7.4m c: 8.4m 3: How many bus routes are there in London? a: 500+ b: 600+ c: : What is the retirement age in the UK? a: 65 b: 68 c: 71 5: How much is a one-way / single bus ticket in Hong Kong? a: 1.04 b: 1.14 c: : What year did the first omnibus (now bus) service start in London? a: 1829 b: 1849 c: 1869 E1: How many bus companies operate in Hong Kong? a: 5 b: 7 c: 9 E2: What is the main colour for busses in London? a: Black b: Red c: White E3: Which city badge is Barcelona s? a: b: c: END OF PART 1

5 3 The English News Weekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2017 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. could and you premium comfort a for prefer more British you Airways and little 1,112 Maybe economy fly in so travel with 2 Trains, Busses, Ferries and Horses But No Planes Maybe you prefer Pre-Listening / Reading 2 A2 True or False Read the headline of News Story ~ Trains, Busses, Ferries and Horses But No Planes Look at the 5 statements. Guess if you think 1 5 are True or False! 1 The Whitings live in Oxford, south-east England. [T] [F] 2 Cathay Pacific offer economy seats for $656. [T] [F] 3 Their couple s departed from St Pancras Station. [T] [F] 4 Hong Kong is a special administrative region of China. [T] [F] 5 The average flight from London to Hong Kong takes around 14 hrs. [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 Imagine 6 Starting A Gloom F Fracture 2 Arrange 7 Bored B Dull G Ending 3 Comfort 8 Gel C Tiny H Disregard 4 Different 9 Surprising D Mismanage I Early 5 Mammoth 10 Late E Energised J Same END OF PART 2

6 4 The English News Weekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2017 PART 3 Listening Listening / Reading Listening Trains, Busses, Ferries and Horses But No Planes Gap Fill Help Listen / Read the news story below and check your understanding. Then write a correct word for each space. 319 Trains, Busses, Ferries and Horses But No Planes 1 This week s ENW stars by asking our 1: to imagine that they need to travel from London to Hong Kong to visit a family member. So, what would you do? Probably visit a travel agency or go online and arrange a flight that fitted your price range. Cathay Pacific offers a return ticket in 2: class for 656. Maybe you prefer a little more comfort and so you could fly with British Airways for 1,112 and travel in premium economy. However, if you are one 3: retired British couple you reject that chance to fly to East Asia and decide to complete the 19,300 km journey by public transport. 2 The journey undertaken by Phil and Emma Whiting from Oxford in the south of England would normally take around 12 hours of flight time. Instead their trip to visit their son who works as an 4: teacher in Hong Kong took eight weeks as they used different types of public transport to help them on their journey. During their 5: trip, the couple used trains, busses, ferries, taxis, cable cars and even horses so they could arrive in the Special Administrative Region in time for their son s 30 th 6:. 3 In total Mr and Mrs Whiting used 16 trains starting with the Eurostar to travel from St Pancras Station in London to Berlin. From there they stopped off in Belarus before travelling across 7: on the Trans-Siberian railway and visiting Moscow, Suzdal, Irkutsk and Lake Baikal. Talking of their epic four-day 8: across Russia and to Mongolia, Mr Whiting commented, It seems like you could get bored easily, but you just don t. There were also lots of other travellers on the train doing similar journeys to us, of all different 9:, so after a couple of days you gel as a community. 4 After leaving the Trans-Siberian railway the couple then trekked through the Golden Triangle in south-east Asia, rode horses and slept in yurts along the route before arriving in China. They then got back on the train and 10: 1,968km from Beijing to Hong Kong in time for their son Oliver s birthday in November. When asked which country was the most 11: the couple both agreed that China had really impressed them. Everything is bigger and better there. There s 3,000 to 4,000 years of history and it s mind-blowing said Mr Whiting. 5 However, perhaps the most incredible fact from the Whitings journey across Europe and Asia was that not once in eight weeks of travelling was any tram, ferry, bus, train or even 12: late! END OF PART 3 [422 Words]

7 5 The English News Weekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2017 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 Which transportation did not involve an engine? Q2 What is the name of the railway across central & eastern Russia? Q3 How far is the journey from Beijing to Hong Kong? Q4 What is the name of the Whitings son? Q5 How long did it take to travel across Russia? Q6 How many modes of transport did the couple use on their trip? E1 Where are the Whitings from in England? E2 How many countries 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 30 th.? A2 16.? A3 1,112.? A4 19,300km.? A5 8.? END OF PART 4

8 English Extra I 6 The English News Weekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2017 PART 5 Extra Stuff English Phrases with Flying The English language has some interesting words and phrases that use the word fly or flying. Examples: A flying visit = To begin something quickly Fly blind = To not see where one is going Can you match the phrase with the correct meaning? 1 A flying visit A To not see / know where you are going 2 Flying high B Shortest distance between two places. 3 Fly blind C To do something with being noticed. 4 Fly the nest D To be violently flung to the ground. 5 Fly under the radar E To stand up, support or defend. 6 Pass with flying colours F To get angry very quickly. 7 When fur flies G To feel happy or be successful 8 Fly the flag H To begin something very quickly. 9 Kite flying I To achieve something successfully. 10 As the crow flies J A type of fish that jumps in the air! 11 Send someone flying K A very, very brief visit somewhere. 12 Fly off the handle L To leave / move out from parents. 13 A flying start M A combative argument. 14 Flying fish N Asking a question to gauge a reaction 7 to Chinwag This Week s ENW Podcast ENW Podcast Topic Trains, Busses, Ferries and Horses But No Planes 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 opinion of the Whitings decision to travel by public transport? 3 Would you travel 8 weeks by public transport? Why? 4 What is the longest / farthest you have travelled by public transport? Why? 5 What is your favourite way to travel? Why? 6 Which one person would you be willing to walk 2,000km to meet? Why? EX FREE QUESTION!

9 Writing 7 The English News Weekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2017 This Week You have 8 weeks to travel anywhere you want to go. BUT you can only travel by public transport! Where would you go! Why? Explain the route you would take in as much detail as you can! END OF PART 5 And Finally X & Z A4 Did You Know? The End

10 8 The English News Weekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2017 Visual TV Links You Tube (USA) 1: [05:25] History of Hong Kong You Tube (USA) 2: [05:33] Development of Public Transport You Tube (UK) 3: [12:33] London to Hong Kong via Train 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 C London Warm Up 3 How Much? A / B / D are all cities with driverless busses! 1 N 2 F 3 E 4 M 5 D 6 G 7 L 8 K 9 H 10 J 11 I 12 B 13 C 14 A A1 Warm Up 4 Quiz 1 C 2 B 3 C 4 B 5 A 6 A E1 A E2 B E3 C Answers Part 1 Warm Up 1-4 Jumbled Sentences Maybe you prefer a little more comfort and so you could fly with British Airways for 1,112 and travel in premium economy. A2 True or False 1 F 2 F 3 T 4 T 5 T Antonyms 1 H 2 D 3 A 4 J 5 C 6 G 7 E 8 F 9 B 10 I

11 Answers Part 3 9 The English News Weekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2017 Listening 319 Trains, Busses, Ferries and Horses But No Planes 1 This week s ENW stars by asking our podcasters to imagine that they need to travel from London to Hong Kong to visit a family member. So, what would you do? Probably visit a travel agency or go online and arrange a flight that fitted your price range. Cathay Pacific offers a return ticket in economy class for 656. Maybe you prefer a little more comfort and so you could fly with British Airways for 1,112 and travel in premium economy. However, if you are one adventurous retired British couple you reject that chance to fly to East Asia and decide to complete the 19,300 km journey by public transport. 2 The journey undertaken by Phil and Emma Whiting from Oxford in the south of England would normally take around 12 hours of flight time. Instead their trip to visit their son who works as an English teacher in Hong Kong took eight weeks as they used different types of public transport to help them on their journey. During their mammoth trip, the couple used trains, busses, ferries, taxis, cable cars and even horses so they could arrive in the Special Administrative Region in time for their son s 30 th birthday. 3 In total Mr and Mrs Whiting used 16 trains starting with the Eurostar to travel from St Pancras Station in London to Berlin. From there they stopped off in Belarus before travelling across Russia on the Trans-Siberian railway and visiting Moscow, Suzdal, Irkutsk and Lake Baikal. Talking of their epic four-day journey across Russia and to Mongolia, Mr Whiting commented, It seems like you could get bored easily, but you just don t. There were also lots of other travellers on the train doing similar journeys to us, of all different nationalities, so after a couple of days you gel as a community. 4 After leaving the Trans-Siberian railway the couple then trekked through the Golden Triangle in south-east Asia, rode horses and slept in yurts along the route before arriving in China. They then got back on the train and travelled 1,968km from Beijing to Hong Kong in time for their son Oliver s birthday in November. When asked which country was the most surprising the couple both agreed that China had really impressed them. Everything is bigger and better there. There s 3,000 to 4,000 years of history and it s mind-blowing said Mr Whiting. 5 However, perhaps the most incredible fact from the Whitings journey across Europe and Asia was that not once in eight weeks of travelling was any tram, ferry, bus, train or even horse late! Answers Part 4 A3 Q & A 1 Horses 5 Four Days 2 Trans-Siberian 6 Seven 3 1,968km E1 Oxford 4 Oliver E2 Five A & Q Example Questions A1 What birthday was the Whitings son celebrating? A2 How many different trains were used in the journey? A3 How much is the premium economy ticket? A4 What is the distance between Hong Kong and London? A5 How many weeks did it take the couple to travel their journey? [422 Words] Post-Listening / Reading

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12 10 The English News Weekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2017 English Extra 1 K 4 L 7 M 10 B 13 H 2 G 5 C 8 E 11 D 14 J 3 A 6 I 9 N 12 F And Finally X & Z A4 X / Z / Y / V / W / U Extra Bit This Week s ENW Images All photos were taken by Mr Phil Whiting and Mrs Emma Whiting.

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