ENW...in Barcelona! SPECIAL EDITION TRAVEL PODCAST

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1 SPECIAL EDITION TRAVEL PODCAST ENW...in Barcelona! In this special edition podcast ENW visits four intoxicating locations from the colourful city of Barcelona! ENW Episode 330 March

2 [1] Part 1 Topic Warm Ups ENW 330 Warm Up 1 Odd One Out Warm Up 2 Look at these 4 sporting teams. Which 1 is different from the other 3? Write your reason on the line below! If you don t know - GUESS! [Think this city..] Because A C B D Brainstorm Read the word in the box. How many different words can you connect to that word? Write as many different words / phrases as you can! Warm Up 3 Barcelona Locations Read the list of Catalan cities below. Then put them into the correct order by size of population! Number One should be fairly easy. Catalan Cities A: Badalona B: Barcelona C: de Llibregat D: Lleida E: Mataro F: Sabadell G: Tarragona H: Terrassa Cities: The Correct Order 1: 1.6m 2: 257,000 3: 219,000 4: 211,000 5: 207,000 6: 141,000 7: 136,000 8: 122,000

3 [2] Part 2 Pre-Listening / Reading ENW 330 Pre-Listening / Pre-Reading 1 Famous Barcelona Locations The city of BARCELONA is one of the most historic in Europe. The city is a historical and cultural melting pot and centre of Catalonia. But, can you name some of the famous Barcelona locations? A B C D E F 1: Columbus 3: Montjuic 5: Agustus Temple 2: Camp Nou 4: Las Ramblas 6: Sagrada Família Pre-Listening / Pre-Reading 2 Barcelona Quiz Read the sight questions about BARCELONA. Can you choose the correct answers? If you don't know - use the Internet, ask a partner or GUESS! 1 What is the population of Barcelona? a: 1.6m b: 2.6m c: 3.6m 2 What is the total yearly city budget? a: 2.5 bn b: 3.5 bn c: 4.5 bn 3 How many UNESCO World Heritage Sites are in Barcelona? a: Four b: Six c: Eight 4 What are the official languages of Barcelona? a: Latin b: Spanish c: Catalan 5 Who is the patron saint of Catalonia? a: St Miguel b: St Jordi c: St Santiago 6 How many public libraries in Barcelona? a: 38 b: 48 c: 58 7 Who is the other football team in the city of Barcelona? a: CE Sabadell FC b: Girona FC c: RCD Espanyol 9: Which painting is of St George, the patron saint of Barcelona? 8 What is the national day for Catalonia? a: May 12 b: June 12 c: July 12

4 [3] Part 3 Reading & Listening 1 ENW 330 Location 1 Sagrada Família Read the title for the 1st part of this special Barcelona podcast! Next read the three statements below. What do you think is the answer? If you are not sure - GUESS! Choose YES' or NO! A: The Sagrada Familia is predicted to be completed in B: On its completion it could hold 130,000 people inside. C: When the architect died, about 25% of the basilica had been built. Location 1 GAP FILL Read / Listen to Location 1. What is the correct answer for each space? Write one word in each space. Unfinished Masterpiece Good evening and welcome to ENWs first day in Barcelona! We arrived late this 1: on a flight from Newcastle in England and after we checked into our hotel ENW has decided to head out into the Barcelona 2:. It has just gone 19:45 and after a 50 minute metro ride we have reached our first stop on our first trip to Barcelona - the Sagrada Familia. In case you are not sure what this place is, it is perhaps along with the Camp Nou football stadium, the most recognised 3: in the city. The Sagrada Familia is an unfinished basilica, or very big church, that was first started in 1882 and is still being built today! Currently the predictions are that this Gothic-Art Nouveau inspired 4:, which with 2.8m annual visitors is the most popular attraction in Spain, will be finally completed in The architect of the Sagrada Familia is a Catalan-born maverick by the name of Antoni Gaudi. From 1883 until his death aged 73 in 1926 the 5: was set out to Gaudi s extraordinary vision. His idea was for a building with 17 towers - all over 100m high and big enough to hold 13,000 people. At his death only about 25% of the building had been completed and lack of funds, a 6: -war and arguments over its future has held up completion. That being said, under the Barcelona night sky and 7: by lights the Sagrada Familia is truly outstanding. Q & A 1 Who is the architect of the Sagrada Familia? 2 What style is the basilica inspired by? 3 How many annual visitors a year does it receive? 4 How long was the metro train ride? 5 What time did ENW arrive in Barcelona?

5 [4] Location 2 Part 3 Reading & Listening 2 ENW 330 Montjuic Read the title for the 2nd part of this special Barcelona podcast! Next read the three statements below. What do you think is the answer? If you are not sure - GUESS! Choose YES' or NO! A: Montjuic Fortress was originally built in B: The name translates as Jewish Mountain in English. C: The Montjuic cable car is 7,500 metres long. Location 2 Wrong Word! Read / Listen to Location 2. Circle the six mistakes in the text. Then write the correct words below. A Cable Car Ride ENW has decided to be a combination of lazy and the boring on Day 2 of our trip to Barcelona as we will be travelling, for the first time on one of our special travel edition podcasts, by cable car! The Barcelona cable car is not quite like the one you might see in camping resorts as it is only 750 metres long with a maximum height of 84.5 metres. But it will allow ENW to have a great view of Barcelona as we travel to the bottom of a hill. Which hill is ENW going to travel up and why? Well the answer to the first question is Montjuic which can translate as Hindu mountain in English. And the third reason is because we are going to Montjuic Fortress, which defended Barcelona for hundreds of years. Montjuic Fortress was first built in 1640, but was completely coloured-in between 1779 and This month the fortress is holding a special exhibition on Barcelona during WW2, and the role of sport in the city. The good news is that because ENW is an educator the ticket to the fortress is free! OK we have paid our 12 for the cable car and we await a free car Write the Correct Words! 1: 2: 3: 4: 5: 6: Q & A 1 How much is the cable car ticket? 2 What is the highest point the cable car travels to? 3 What exhibition is held this month? 4 How much was the fortress ticket for ENW? 5 What years were the fortress rebuilt?

6 [5] Location 3 Part 3 Reading & Listening 3 ENW 330 La Rambla Read the title for the 3rd part of this special Barcelona podcast! Next read the three statements below. What do you think is the answer? If you are not sure - GUESS! Choose YES' or NO! A: The Plaça d Espanya is located at the top of La Rambla. B: La Boqueria is a food market just off La Rambla. C: A monument to Christopher Columbus is located at the bottom. Location 3 Jumbled Paragraphs Read / Listen to Location 3. What is the correct order for the sentences in each paragraph. Shops, Stalls, a Market and a Tree Lined Street (a) The tree-lined pedestrian street stretches for 1.2km connecting Plaça de Catalunya at the top with Monument Colom or Cristopher Columbus Monument at the bottom. (b) Along the street are some of Barcelona s most famous buildings including the Teatre Principal - the oldest theatre in the city which first opened in (c) For the 3rd location on ENWs trip to Barcelona we have come to a former sewer-filled river bed that has become the most famous street in the city - La Rambla. (a) Not to be put off we have meandered down La Rambla first stopping off at the glorious food market La Boqueria that is situated just off the main street. (b) ENW has been slightly unfortunate with the weather as it is a blustery and damp day, with light but persistent rain. (c) Even though it is mid-march and the weather is not great, the street is still bustling and ENW has also been warned to look out for pickpockets who prey on distracted tourists. (a) We cannot but agree with Catalan poet Federico García Lorca who said of La Rambla, the only street in the world which I wish would never end! (b) OK, but where is the monument s entrance? (c) La Rambla is lovely with many sights, sounds and smells. (d) ENWs aim is to wander down to the Christopher Columbus Monument, pay 9 and get a lift to the top so we can view the whole street. P 1: P 2: P 3: Q & A 1 How long is La Rambla? 2 What building first opened in 1568? 3 What lines the side of La Rambla? 4 How much is the ticket? 5 What monument is located at the bottom of the street?

7 [6] Part 3 Reading & Listening 4 ENW 330 Location 4 Museum of Chocolate Read the title for the 4th part of this special Luxembourg podcast! Next read the three statements below. What do you think is the answer? If you are not sure - GUESS! Choose YES' or NO! A: Chocolate first arrived in Europe in the 16th Century. B: The chocolate museum building used to be a police station. C: The Temple of Augustus is a Roman ruin. Location 4 Which Word? Read / Listen to Location 4 Read the 7 words in the box and then put them in the correct place. 1 podcast 2 heavy 3 mainstay 4 memory 5 wandered 6 monastery 7 fountains Chocolate s Journey It is our final morning in Barcelona and in truth ENW could have chosen anywhere of a hundred locations to visit and report on. During our stay in Barcelona we have aside from the three places included in this 1:, been to the Camp Nou to watch FC Barcelona, 2: along the beach front, visited Roman remains at the Temple of Augustus, chased away pigeons in a couple of spectacular parks and wandered past churches, shrines, 3: and so much else. Barcelona is a brilliant city, but our last location before our long flight back to Japan, is all about chocolate! Just around the corner from the Arc de Triomf Metro station is a former 4: that traces the history of chocolate since its arrival in Europe in the 15th Century. Inside the Museu de la Xocolata are imaginative displays that showcase how chocolate has become such a 5: of world cuisine. It also explains some of the myths, images and legends of chocolate and explains how chocolate should and should not be eaten! ENW is waiting patiently to pay our 6 ticket and on this lovely sunny, if slightly damp Monday morning it is with a 6: heart that ENW will soon be getting in a taxi to the airport. Barcelona is a fantastic city, full of so many sights, sounds and smells. We have had many highlights, but our favourite 7: is the Sangrada Famillia illuminated at night - it is truly spectacular! Q & A 1 What is the name of the metro station? 2 How much did the museum ticket cost? 3 What did ENW chase away? 4 What was the museum building used for? 5 What was ENWs favourite location in Barcelona?

8 [7] Part 4 Post Listening / Reading ENW 330 Writing Which One? Writing Which as your favourite Barcelona location? Write as many reasons! Research the city and find TWO more locations you would like to visit. Write about your choices and explain why you chose them! And finally Did you Know..? (T) These include Bulgaria, Palestine, Beirut, Ethiopia, Greece, Malta, Russia and England! (U) His flag is a red cross on a white background - which is the national flag of England and Georgia and can also be found on the city emblems of Beirut, Genoa, Milan, Preston, Barcelona and Moscow! (V) That the patron saint of Catalonia is called Jordi, or George in English. (W) So popular is St George is that he is the patron saint of 12 countries! (X) It seems that St George is a pretty busy saint then! (Y) His saints day is April 23rd and it is suspected that originally he was a Roman solider who was born in Syria around AD280. (Z) The most famous story connected to Saint George is that he rescued a maiden doomed for sacrifice by a killing a dragon.

9 [8] ENW 330 Extra Video Links Barcelona Locations Video 1 Sagrada Familia Time lapse [04:10] Construction Time Lapse 2 Montjuic [02:00] Cable Car Journey 3 Las Ramblas [04:37] A Must Beginners Guide 4 Montjuic Cable Car Part 1 / 2 [0:33] [0:40] Barcelona Extra 1 [03:09] The Design of the Sagrada Familia Barcelona Extra 2 [01:58] The New Camp Nou Barcelona Extra 3 [08:36] A Brief History of Barcelona Barcelona Extra 4 [01:55] View From Barcelona Monument

10 [9] ENW 330 ANSWERS [D] Warm Up 1 A C & D are all sporting teams from Catalonia - B is of course from MADRID! Warm Up 3 English Cities by Size 1: Barcelona / 2: de Llobregat / 3: Badalona / 4: Terrassa / 5: Sabadell / 6: Tarragona / 7: Lleida / 8: Mataro Pre - Listening 1 1: E / 2: C / 3: B / 4: D / 5: F / 6: A Pre - Listening 2 Quiz 1: A / 2: A / 3: C / 4: B+C / 5: B / 6: B / 7: C / 8: B / 9: A Location 1 Sagrada Familia Yes or No? A: YES B: NO C: YES Q & A 1: Antoni Gaudi 2: Gothic-Art Nouveau 3: 2.8m 4: 50 mins 5: 19:45 Unfinished Masterpiece Good evening and welcome to ENWs first day in Barcelona! We arrived late this afternoon on a flight from Newcastle in England and after we checked into our hotel ENW has decided to head out into the Barcelona night. It has just gone 19:45 and after a 50 minute metro ride we have reached our first stop on our first trip to Barcelona - the Sagrada Familia. In case you are not sure what this place is, it is perhaps along with Camp Nou football stadium, the most recognised landmark in the city. The Sagrada Familia is an unfinished basilica, or very big church, that was first started in 1882 and is still being built today! Currently the predictions are that this Gothic-Art Nouveau inspired masterpiece, which with 2.8m annual visitors is the most popular attraction in Spain, will be finally completed in The architect of the Sagrada Familia is a Catalan-born maverick by the name of Antoni Gaudi. From 1883 until his death aged 73 in 1926 the basilica was set out to Gaudi s extraordinary vision. His idea was for a building with 17 towers - all over 100m high and big enough to hold 13,000 people. At his death only about 25% of the building had been completed and lack of funds, a civil-war and arguments over its future has held up completion. That being said, under the Barcelona night sky and illuminated by lights the Sagrada Familia is truly outstanding. Location 2 Montjuic Yes or No? A: YES B: YES C: NO Q & A 1: 12 Euros 2: 84.5m 3: Fascism 4: Zero Euros 5: A Cable Car Ride ENW has decided to be a combination of lazy and the spectacular on Day 2 of our trip to Barcelona as we will be travelling, for the first time on one of our special travel edition podcasts, by cable car! The Barcelona cable car is not quite like the one you might see in mountain resorts as it is only 750 metres long with a maximum height of 84.5 metres. But it will allow ENW to have a great view of Barcelona as we travel to the top of a hill. Which hill is ENW going to travel up and why? Well the answer to the first question is Montjuic which can translate as Jewish mountain in English. And the second reason is because we are going to Montjuic Fortress, which defended Barcelona for hundreds of years. Montjuic Fortress was first built in 1640, but was completely redesigned between 1779 and This month the fortress is holding a special exhibition on Barcelona during WW2, and the role of fascism in the city. The good news is that because ENW is an educator the ticket to the fortress is free! OK we have paid our 12 for the cable car and we await a free car

11 Location 3 La Rambla Yes or No? A: NO B: YES C: YES Q & A 1: 1.2km 2: Teatre Principal 3: Trees 4: 9 Euros 5: Christopher Columbus Shops, Stalls, a Market and a Tree Lined Street (c) For the 3rd location on ENWs trip to Barcelona we have come to a former sewer-filled river bed that has become the most famous street in the city - la Rambla. (a) The tree-lined pedestrian street stretches for 1.2km connecting Plaça de Catalunya at the top with Monument a Colom or Cristopher Columbus Monument at the bottom. (b) Along the street are some of Barcelona s most famous buildings including the Teatre Principal - the oldest theatre in the city which first opened in (b) ENW has been slightly unfortunate with the weather as it is a blustery and damp day, with light but persistent rain. (a) Not to be put off we have meandered down la Rambla first stopping off at the glorious food market La Boqueria that is situated just off the main street. (c) Even though it is mid-march and the weather is not great, the street is still bustling and ENW has also been warned to look out for pickpockets who prey on distracted tourists. (d) ENWs aim is to wander down to the Christopher Columbus Monument, pay 9 and get a lift to the top so we can view the whole street. (c) La Rambla is lovely with many sights, sounds and smells. (a) We cannot but agree with Catalan poet Federico García Lorca who said of La Rambla, the only street in the world which I wish would never end! (b) OK, but where is the monument s entrance? Location 4 Museum of Chocolate Yes or No? A: NO B: NO C: YES Q & A 1: Arc de Triumf 2: 6 Euros 3: Pigeons 4: Monastery 5: Sagrada Familia (night) Chocolate s Journey It is our final morning in Barcelona and in truth ENW could have chosen anyone of a hundred locations to visit and report on. During our stay in Barcelona we have aside from the three places included in this podcast, been to the Camp Nou to watch FC Barcelona, wandered along the beach front, visited Roman remains at the Temple of Augustus, chased away pigeons in a couple of spectacular parks and wandered past churches, shrines, fountains and so much else. Barcelona is a brilliant city, but our last location before our long flight back to Japan, is all about chocolate! Just around the corner from the Arc de Triomf Metro station is a former monastery that traces the history of chocolate since its arrival in Europe in the 15th Century. Inside the Museu de la Xocolata are imaginative displays that showcase how chocolate has become such a mainstay of world cuisine. It also explains some of the myths, images and legends of chocolate and explains how chocolate should and should not be eaten! ENW is waiting patiently to pay our 6 ticket and on this lovely sunny, if slightly damp Monday morning it is with a heavy heart that ENW will soon be getting in a taxi to the airport. Barcelona is a fantastic city, full of so many sights, sounds and smells. We have had many highlights, but our favourite memory is the Sangrada Famillia illuminated at night - it is truly spectacular! And Finally V, Y, Z, U, W, T, X The End of English New Weekly Podcast

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