ENW...in Marseille! SPECIAL EDITION TRAVEL PODCAST

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1 SPECIAL EDITION TRAVEL PODCAST ENW...in Marseille! +P VJKU URGEKCN GFKVKQP RQFECUV '09 XKUKVU HQWT HCUEKPCVKPI NQECVKQPU HTQO VJG GZQVKE RQTV EKV[ QH /CTUGKNNG ENW Episode 307 September

2 [1] Part 1 Topic Warm Ups Warm Up 1 Odd One Out Look at these 4 football badges Which is different from the other 3? Write your reason on the line below! If you don t know - GUESS! Because Warm Up 2 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 French Speaking Countries by Size! Read the list of French speaking countries below. Then put them into the correct order by size of population! Number 2 is quite easy!!! D9A7 2C95 A BGAFD 9E GD A5 5EB 5 9DBBA 5A585 9 B7D5F 7 19CG6 7 B: BA B D5A79 HBDI B5EF.585 5E75D 9D BGAFD 9E 3 9 BDD97F D89D

[2] Part 2 Pre-Listening / Reading Pre-Listening / Pre-Reading 1 Famous Marseille Locations The city of

The French capital city has many interesting and colourful things to do and see.

A B C D E F 1: Notre Dame 3: Cours Julien 5: Vieux Port 2: Chateau d if 4: Stade Velodrome 6: The Calanques

Can you choose the correct answers? If you don't know - use the Internet, ask a partner or GUESS!

73m 3 How many days (on average) of sunshine does Marseille have per year?

a: Moor b: Greek c: Roman 4 How many public bicycles are available for hire?

3 [2] Part 2 Pre-Listening / Reading Pre-Listening / Pre-Reading 1 Famous Marseille Locations The city of Marseilles is one of the most colourful and dynamic cities in the world. The French capital city has many interesting and colourful things to do and see. But, can you name some of the famous Marseille locations? A B C D E F 1: Notre Dame 3: Cours Julien 5: Vieux Port 2: Chateau d if 4: Stade Velodrome 6: The Calanques Pre-Listening / Pre-Reading 2 Marseille Quiz Read the 9 questions about Marseille below. 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 Marseille? a: 1.73m b: 2.73m c: 3.73m 3 How many days (on average) of sunshine does Marseille have per year? a: 100 b: 200 c: What empire first founded the city of Marseille? a: Moor b: Greek c: Roman 4 How many public bicycles are available for hire? a: 1,000 b: 2,000 c: 3,000 5 What is the length of the Marseille coastline? a: 37 km b: 57 km c: 77 km 6 In 2017 Marseille is the European city of? a: Sport b: Love c: Film 7 Which French footballer player is NOT from Marseille? a: Thierry Henry b: Eric Cantona c: Zinedine Zidane 9: Which design below is the flag of the city? 8 What type of stew is strongly linked to the city? a: Beef b: Fish c: Chicken

4 [3] Part 3 Reading & Listening 1 Location 1 Chateau d if Read the title for the 1st part of this special Marseille 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: ENW has never read the Count of Monte Cristo. B: The Chateau d If means House of Oak Tree in English. C: The Count of Monte Cristo was first published in Location 1 GAP FILL Read / Listen to Location 1. What is the correct answer for each space? Write one word in each space. A House from the Classics Bon martin (Good Morning) and welcome to ENWs first location in this special edition Marseille podcast. On this bright and warm 1: morning ENW has just taken a short 1.5 km boat ride from the port of Marseille to one of the most famous chateaus in literature - the Chateau d If or House of Yew Tree. If you don't know why ENW has paid 6 to come to this island located in Marseille Harbour, then I guess you have never read 2: by Victor Hugo! The novel is one of ENWs favourite from childhood and was first published in It tells the story of Edmond Dantes who after being wrongly imprisoned in the Chateau d If, escapes from gaol, acquires a 3: and the enacts revenge on those responsible for imprisoning him. It is considered one of Western Civilisation s most well known stories and has been made into movies, TV 4: and audiobooks - in more than 100 different languages. 5: for ENW who is not the greatest 6: in the world, the sea is calm and the boat ride over was sedate and smooth. We are actually waiting for the chateau to open as it is still 10 minutes to 10am whilst wondering if, like Dantes, we could swim ashore in truth probably not. 1 What time does the chateau open? 2 Who escaped from the chateau? 3 What is the name of the novel? 4 What adjectives described the sea crossing? 5 How much was the entry price?

5 [4] Location 2 Part 3 Reading & Listening 2 Stade Velodrome Read the title for the 2nd part of this special Marseille 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 Stade Velodrome is home to Olympique Marseille. B: The stadium hosted the Tour de France in C: The 1998 football World Cup final was held at the stadium. Location 2 Wrong Word! Read / Listen to Location 2. Circle the six mistakes in the text. Then write the correct words below. 67,000 Fanatics! ENW has now made it back on to dry land and have travelled a short distance by metro from Marseille Station to the Rond Point du Prado Station.The reason ENW has come here this afternoon is to take a tour of perhaps the most iconic football stadium in France - the Stade Velodrome, home to the only French side to win the European Cup - P.S.G. The Stade Velodrome has hosted some of the greatest sporting events in the world, including the football World Cup in 1944 and 1998, the rugby World Cup in 2007 and the Tour de France in 2017! Yes incredibly the 200th stage of the 2017 Le Tour ended inside the stadium, with Polish road-racing cyclist Maciej Bodnar riding the 22.5km stage in 28m15sec. The stadium has only recently been renovated - in time for the 2016 Asian football championships and now has a capacity of 67,394. The home supporters of O.M. are considered to be the most dull and loudest in French football, but sadly there is no home game today. Still, ENW will pay our 13 and enjoy our guided tour of the stadium Write the Correct Words! 1: 2: 3: 4: 5: 6: 1 How many European Cups Olympique Marseille won? 2 Who won the 20th stage of the 2017 Tour de France? 3 What is the capacity of the Stade Velodrome? 4 How much did the museum / stadium ticket cost? 5 How many French teams have won the European Cup?

[5] Location 3 Part 3 Reading & Listening 3 Cours Julien + la Plaine Read the title for the 3rd part of this special Marseille podcast! Next read the three statements below.

6 [5] Location 3 Part 3 Reading & Listening 3 Cours Julien + la Plaine Read the title for the 3rd part of this special Marseille 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 Cours Julien is the centre of the Bo-Bo community. B: Dominique Piazza is considered the inventor of the postcard. C: La Plaine is a district at the bottom of the Cours Julien hill. Location 3 Jumbled Paragraphs Read / Listen to Location 3. What is the correct order for the sentences in each paragraph. Bo-Bo (a) The Cours Julien teems with bars, restaurants, theatres, shops and street performers, but ENW has come to look at the hundreds of colourful and hand-painted facades that cover most of the buildings in the district. (b) Our second morning in Marseille you find ENW on top of a hill that overlooks much of the city and soon we will be walking around one its most trendiest areas - Cours Julien. (c) This area is the heart of what locals call the Bo-Bo community which is short for Bourgeois-Bohemian. (a) Their artwork remains for just one month before being painted over by a new design. (b) One long-term project in the district is here today, gone tomorrow in which a local graffiti artist is invited to decorate a 5 x 3m space on the wall of the Surcouf Bar. (c) So far this morning ENW has seen murals celebrating Ukrainian food, flying pink elephants, antisocial jewellery and even Dominique Piazza - the inventor of the postcard! (d) Everywhere you go in the Cours Julien you will find buildings covered in a combination of murals or graffiti art, some are truly spectacular. (c) As it is nearly 12:15pm ENW wants to head to the top of the Cours Julien and a place called La Plaine. (b) Here we are going to take a tour of Bière de la Plaine an excellent micro-brewery and then stop for lunch, and maybe the odd beer at their bar. (a) Just one problem where are we? P 1: P 2: P 3: 1 What is the name of the micro-brewery? 2 How big is the here today, gone tomorrow wall space? 3 What does Bo-Bo mean? 4 What is the time in Cours Julien? 5 How many murals does ENW mention seeing?

7 [6] Part 3 Reading & Listening 4 Location 4 The Calanques Read the title for the 4th part of this special Marseilles 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: One English calanque means = inlet. B: In France they drive on the left-side of the road. C: ENW has also visited Abu Dhabi and Southampton in 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 incredibly 2 reserved 3 inlet 4 mosquito 5 best 6 breathtaking 7 bustle A Walk in the Rocks It is 10:22am on the third and final day here in the South of France and ENW has left behind the 1: and noise of Marseille and have come a little bit down to the coast to Les Calanques or The Creeks in English. We have hired a motorbike, and remembering that in France they drive on the wrong side of the road we have been very careful as we have ridden the short 18km distance to the 2: known Calanaque - Sugiton. Simply, a calanque is a narrow, steep-walled 3: that is found in many places along the Mediterranean coast. They range from 4: difficult routes that requires the hiker to be fit and vigilant, to ones that are far more like a stroll up a mountain path. Sugiton is relatively easy to climb and even has some signposts in English. It should take ENW about 50 minutes to reach the top - a 460m high finger of rock that will give a 5: vista of the sea and village below. At the end of the path ENW will be looking forward to a nice dip in the sea to cool off from our hike. Although we will have to be careful as there are two beaches at the bottom - one of which is 6: for nudists! ENW will say au revoir here as this is our final location in our summer 2017 special edition podcasts, we hope you have have enjoyed the other episodes from Abu Dhabi and Southampton. So where is the start of this path, and did ENW remember to pack 7: spray? 1 What is the name of the calanque? 2 How long will the walk to the top take ENW? 3 How far is the calanque from Marseille? 4 What is the time? 5 How will ENW reach the calanque?

8 [7] Part 4 Post Listening / Reading Writing Which One? Writing Which as your favourite Marseille location? Why? Write as many reasons! Research Marseille 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..? (u) Zidane never played for his hometown club, but has since gone on to become the first coach to win back-to-back Champions League titles with Real Madrid. (v) Another Marseille-born player is Samir Nasri who has played for Marseille, Arsenal, Manchester City and Seville. (w) However ENWs favourite Marseille-born player is Eric Cantona, who won 4 Premier-League titles with his beloved Manchester United in the 1990s! (x) Perhaps the greatest Marseille footballer is another man of Algerian descent who is one of the world s truly great modern players Zinedine Zidane. (y) That some of the world s most well-known footballers originally hail from Marseille? (z) These include France s 1998 World Cup Winning defender Frank Lebœuf who was born in the city in 1968 and is now an actor!

9 [8] Extra Video Links Marseille Locations Video 1 The Chateau d If [03:06] Tour of the Chateau d If 2 Stade Veledrome Marseille [03:46] The New Stadium 3 Le Cours Julien and la Plaine [02:42] A Walking Guide Around 4 The Calanques [02:36] Bicycle Tour Marseille Extra 1 History of Marseille [02:04] Quirky History of Marseille Marseille Extra 2 History of Olympique Marseille [02:16] History of Olympique Marseille in 2 Minutes Marseille Extra 3 Marseille Food [05:19] A Quick Food Guide Marseille Extra 4 French Connection [03:04] Trailer

10 [9] ANSWERS Warm Up 1 [B] Is the French national team badge. A/C/D are all Ligue 1 teams - D = is Marseille! Warm Up 3 French Speaking Countries by Size 1: DR Congo 2: France 3: Canada 4: Madagascar 5: Cameroon 6: Ivory Coast 7: Niger 8: Burkina Faso Pre - Listening 1 1: C / 2: E / 3: F / 4: A / 5: B / 6: D Yes or No? Q&A Pre - Listening 2 Quiz 1: A / 2: B / 3: C / 4: A / 5: B / 6: A / 7 - A / 8 - B / 9 - C Location 1 The Chateau d If A: NO B: NO C: YES 1: 10am 2: Edmond Dantes 3: Count of Monte Cristo 4: Sedate & Smooth 5: 6 A House from the Classics Bon martin (Good Morning) and welcome to ENWs first location in this special edition Marseille podcast. On this bright and warm September morning ENW has just taken a short 1.5 km boat ride from the port of Marseille to one of the most famous chateaus in literature - the Chateau d If or House of Yew Tree. If you don't know why ENW has paid 6 to come to this island located in Marseille Harbour, then I guess you have never read The Count of Monte Cristo by Victor Hugo! The novel is one of ENWs favourite from childhood and was first published in It tells the story of Edmond Dantes who after being wrongly imprisoned in the Chateau d If, escapes from gaol, acquires a fortune and then enacts revenge on those responsible for imprisoning him. It is considered one of Western Civilisation s most well known stories and has been made into movies, TV series and audiobooks - in more than 100 different languages. Fortunately for ENW who is not the greatest sailor in the world, the sea is calm and the boat ride over was sedate and smooth. We are actually waiting for the chateau to open as it is still 10 minutes to 10am whilst wondering if, like Dantes, we could swim ashore in truth probably not. Yes or No? Q&A Location 2 67,000 Fanatics A: YES B: YES C: NO 1: 1 2: M Bodnar 3: 67, 384 4: 13 5: One 67,000 Fanatics! ENW has now made it back on to dry land and have travelled a short distance by metro from Marseille Harbour to the Rond Point du Prado Station.The reason ENW has come here this afternoon is to take a tour of perhaps the most iconic football stadium in France - the Stade Velodrome, home to the only French side to win the European Cup - Olympique Marseille. The Stade Velodrome has hosted some of the greatest sporting events in the world, including the football World Cup in 1938 and 1998, the rugby World Cup in 2007 and the Tour de France in 2017! Yes incredibly the 20th stage of the 2017 Le Tour ended inside the stadium, with Polish road-racing cyclist Maciej Bodnar riding the 22.5km stage in 28m15sec. The stadium has only recently been renovated - in time for the 2016 European football championships and now has a capacity of 67,394. The home supporters of O.M. are considered to be the most passionate and loudest in French football, but sadly there is no home game today. Still, ENW will pay our 13 and enjoy our guided tour of the stadium

city and soon we will be walking around one its most trendiest areas - Cours Julien. (c) This area is the heart of what locals call the Bo-Bo community which is short for Bourgeois-Bohemian.

11 Location 3 Cours Juliens & La Plaine Yes or No? A: YES B: YES C: NO 1:Bierre de la Plaine 2: 5x3m space 3: Bourgeois / Bohemian 4: 12:15pm 5: Four Bo-Bo (b) Our second morning in Marseille you find ENW on top of a hill that overlooks much of the city and soon we will be walking around one its most trendiest areas - Cours Julien. (c) This area is the heart of what locals call the Bo-Bo community which is short for Bourgeois-Bohemian. (a) The Cours Julien teems with bars, restaurants, theatres, shops and street performers, but ENW has come to look at the hundreds of colourful and hand-painted facades that cover most of the buildings in the district. (d) Everywhere you go in the Cours Julien you will find buildings covered in a combination of murals or graffiti art, some are truly spectacular. (c) So far this morning ENW has seen murals celebrating Ukrainian food, flying pink elephants, antisocial jewellery and even Dominique Piazza - the inventor of the postcard! (b) One long-term project in the district is here today, gone tomorrow in which a local graffiti artist is invited to decorate a 5 x 3m space on the wall of the Surcouf Bar. (a) Their artwork remains for just one month before being painted over by a new design. (c) As it is nearly 12:15pm ENW wants to head to the top of the Cours Julien and a place called La Plaine. (b) Here we are going to take a tour of Bière de la Plaine an excellent micro-brewery and then stop for lunch, and maybe the odd beer at their bar. (a) Just one problem where are we? Location 4 Les Calanques Yes or No? A: NO B: YES C: YES 1: Sugiton 2: 50 mins 3: 18km 4: 10:22am 5: By motorbike A Walk in the Rocks It is 10:22am on the third and final day here in the South of France and ENW has left behind the bustle and noise of Marseille and have come a little bit down to the coast to Les Calanques or The Creeks in English. We have hired a motorbike, and remembering that in France they drive on the wrong side of the road we have been very careful as we have ridden the short 18km distance to the best known Calanaque - Sugiton. Simply, a calanque is a narrow, steep-walled inlet that is found in many places along the Mediterranean coast. They range from incredibly difficult routes that requires the hiker to be fit and vigilant, to ones that are far more like a stroll up a mountain path. Sugiton is relatively easy to climb and even has some signposts in English. It should take ENW about 50 minutes to reach the top - a 460m high finger of rock that will give a breathtaking vista of the sea and village below. At the end of the path ENW will be looking forward to a nice dip in the sea to cool off from our hike. Although we will have to be careful as there are two beaches at the bottom - one of which is reserved for nudists! ENW will say au revoir here as this is our final location in our summer 2017 special edition podcasts, we hope you have have enjoyed the other episodes from Abu Dhabi and Southampton. So where is the start of this path, and did ENW remember to pack mosquito spray? And Finally Y / Z / V / X / U / W The End of English New Weekly Podcast

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