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2 Contents Pages Part 1 Warm Ups Odd-One-Out Page 3 Brainstorm Page 3 Volleyball Rankings Page 3 & 4 Quiz This Week s Topic Page 4 Part 2 Before Listening / Reading Jumbled Words Page 5 True or False Page 5 Vocabulary Antonyms Page 5 Part 3 Listening / Reading The News Story 363 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 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 [ ] The Scent Globe November 14 th 2014 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) Aura b) Bouquet c) Fragrance d) Odour 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? Travel Warm Up 3 Which Smell / Which Country..? Read the list of items below and think of what they smell like. Can you choose the right country for each smell? Read the list of countries of page 4 to help you find the correct answers! 1 Bahamas 8 India 2 Belgium 9 Indonesia 3 Chile 10 Italy 4 China 11 Japan 5 England 12 Mexico 6 France 13 Philippines 7 Germany 14 USA

Top 10 Volleyball Men & Women CAN YOU PUT THE COUNTRIES BELOW IN THE CORRECT ORDER ACCORDING TO THEIR VOLLEYBALL WORLD RANKINGS?

cigarettes 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!

a: Tegel b: Heathrow c: Ataturk 3: What is the busiest airport in the world?

a: Saudi Arabia b: USA c: China 5: Which airline flew the most passengers in 2014?

4 Top 10 Volleyball Men & Women CAN YOU PUT THE COUNTRIES BELOW IN THE CORRECT ORDER ACCORDING TO THEIR VOLLEYBALL WORLD RANKINGS? A Chocolate D Tortillas G Beer & Sausages K Spices B Mountain Air E Baguettes H Forests K A pub fug C Tatami F The Beach I Coconut L Espresso M Blazing Woks N Kretek cigarettes 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 European city is the Scent Globe located in? a: Istanbul b: Berlin c: London 2: Which airport is the Scent Globe located for people to sniff? a: Tegel b: Heathrow c: Ataturk 3: What is the busiest airport in the world? a: Narita b: Beijing c: Atlanta 4: Which country has the world s largest airport by area size covered? a: Saudi Arabia b: USA c: China 5: Which airline flew the most passengers in 2014? a: JAL b: American Airlines c: Lufthansa 6: What is the busiest airline route in the world by number of passengers? a: Tokyo-Sapporo b: Seoul-Jeju c: London-New York E1: How much is the most expensive airline ticket (by route) in the world? a: $40,994 b: $50,994 c: $60,99 E2: What route is the most expensive airline ticket in the world? a: New York-Tokyo b: Santiago-Beirut c: New York-Sao Paulo E3: Which airline offers the most expensive ticket in the world? a: b: c: END OF PART 1

5 PART 2 Before Listening Pre-Listening / Reading 1 Jumbled Words The sentence below is from a paragraph in the news story. Un-jumble the words and put them into the correct order. supposed can country extracts, what you Seaweed, and guess to tea is smell shell this invoke? green ambergris 2 What Do Countries Smell Like..? Seaweed, shell extracts Pre-Listening / Reading 2 A2 True or False Read the headline of News Story ~ What Do Countries Smell Like..? Look at the 5 statements. Guess if you think 1 5 are True or False! 1 China smells like green tea, ambergris and wild grass. [T] [F] 2 Heathrow Airport is located in London. [T] [F] 3 The Scent Globe cost 2.3 billion to construct. [T] [F] 4 15 smells are available through the Scent Globe. [T] [F] 5 Smelling apples is supposed to help alleviate a headache. [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 Extract 6 Positive A Everyday F Weaken 2 Conjure 7 Improve B Stress G Turn Off 3 Busiest 8 Latest C Obscure H Negative 4 Unique 9 Relax D Insert I Oldest 5 Arrive 10 Popular E Depart J Quietest END OF PART 2

6 PART 3 Listening Listening / Reading Listening What do Countries Smell Like..? Gap Fill Help Listen / Read the news story below and check your understanding. Write in the missing words to help you read the rest of the sentence! 171 What Do Countries Smell Like..? 1 Seaweed, shell extracts, green 1: and ambergris can you guess what country this smell is supposed to invoke? How about this one then tribal incense, wild grass and Hyraceum? What countries do those 2: and images conjure in your mind? Perhaps more importantly you may be wondering why ENW is asking you to imagine what countries smell like. Well the answer is connected to how people choose which destinations to go to on 3:. London s Heathrow Airport, the 3 rd busiest airport in the world, has launched a Scent Globe that will allow travellers the opportunity to sniff what countries potentially smell like. 2 At the unveiling of the new Scent Globe this week Norman Boivin, Chief Operating Officer at Heathrow Airport said, We strive to offer a unique experience that delights our 4:. According to Heathrow 47% of UK passengers say their holiday really begins when they reach the airport and not when they arrive at their destination. Mr Boivan also added that 5: wanted, To take passengers on a sensory journey before even setting foot on their flights." 3 The perfumed smells available through the Scent Globe were designed by a British perfume company called Design in Scent who believe that 6: smells can help improve a person s heath. For example, according to the company s website the smell of green 7: can help to alleviate headaches. Both Design in Scent and Heathrow Airport believe that the new Scent Globe will help relax passengers before their flights, especially those people flying trans-continentally. 4 The Scent Globe is one of the latest attractions at Heathrow Airport s Terminal 2 building, which is being revamped as part of a 8: 2.3 billion redevelopment. Currently the Scent Globe offers passengers the opportunity to sniff five destinations around the world, but there are plans to increase this number in the next 12 months if the experience remains popular. The current five locations available are Brazil, China, Japan, South Africa and 9: but so far don t include any European or North American destinations. 5 Oh and did you guess which two countries smells were introduced at the beginning of this ENW podcast episode? Well in case you didn t they were Japan and 10:. [363 Words] END OF PART 3

7 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 What country is Heathrow Airport located in? Q2 What fruit can supposedly help to alleviate headaches? Q3 What is Norman Boivin s job at Heathrow Airport? Q4 What is the name of the British perfume company? Q5 How much did the new terminal building cost to renovate? Q6 Which country smells of tribal incense? E1 What does trans-continental mean? 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 47%.? A2 Scent Globe.? A3 Terminal 2.? A4 3 rd Busiest.? A5 5.? END OF PART 4

8 PART 5 Extra Stuff English Extra I Popular Phrases From Sport The English language has many phrases that have common everyday expressions that use the word fly. Examples: Fly in the ointment =MEANS= Someone that spoils a situation. Fly the nest =MEANS= To leave your parents house. Some feminine endings are easy to guess can you spot the pattern? Fly Phrases Meanings 1: Fly in the ointment A: To leave your home / leave parent s house. 2: Fly a kite. B: To cause a problem / start a bad situation. 3: Fly apart. C: Someone that spoils a situation a successful situation. 4: Fly around. D: To soar or float aloft randomly. 5: Fly off. E: To do something very quickly. 6: Fly the nest. F: Something that will never work. 7: It ll never fly. G: To have an angry argument with someone. 8: To let fly. H: To suggest a possible explanation for something. 9: To make fur fly. I: To leave in a hurry. 10: On the fly. J: Give up something small to get something bigger. 11: Sparks fly. K: To break apart, throwing pieces around. 12: Must lose a fly to catch a trout. L: To get very angry with someone. 7 to Chinwag Human Rights ENW Podcast Topic What Do Countries Smell Like..? Ask / Answer the questions below on this week s ENW Podcast Topic! 1 What did you think of this week s podcast topic when you first read it? 2 What do you think your country smells like? Why? 3 Which place you have visited has the best small you have ever sniffed? Why? 4 Which place has the worst smell you have ever experienced? Why? 5 What is your favourite smell? Why? 6 What is your least favourite smell? Why? 7 Do you have a favourite brand of perfume/aftershave/deodorant?

9 Writing Best & Worst Smells What is your favourite smell in the world? Why? What is your least favourite smell in the world? Why? What do the following items smell like to you: Snow / Grass / Old Book / Beach / Cat / Your Bedroom / Bus or Train / END OF PART 5 And Finally X & Z A4 Did You Know? The End

10 Visual TV Links You Tube (USA) 1: [01:06] Scent Globe Woch it News (USA) 2: [00:38] Scent Globe You Tube (USA) 3: [02:57] Most Expensive perfumes in the world. 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 ODOUR A / B / C Warm Up 3 World Country Smells all can be used instead of scent. Odour is a bad smell 1 F 2 A 3 B 4 M 5 K 6 E 7 G 8 K 9 N 10 L 11 C 12 D 13 I 14 H A1 Warm Up 4 Quiz 1 C 2 B 3 C 4 A 5 B 6 A E1 A E2 C E3 A Answers Part 1 Warm Up 1-4 Jumbled Words Seaweed, shell extracts, green tea and ambergris can you guess what country this smell is supposed to invoke? A2 True or False 1 F 2 T 3 F 4 F 5 T Antonyms 1 D 2 G 3 J 4 A 5 E 6 H 7 F 8 I 9 B 10 C

11 Answers Part 3 Listening 171 What Do Countries Smell Like..? 1 Seaweed, shell extracts, green tea and ambergris can you guess what country this smell is supposed to invoke? How about this one then tribal incense, wild grass and Hyraceum? What countries do those smells and images conjure in your mind? Perhaps more importantly you may be wondering why ENW is asking you to imagine what countries smell like. Well the answer is connected to how people choose which destinations to go to on holiday. London s Heathrow Airport, the 3 rd busiest airport in the world, has launched a Scent Globe that will allow travellers the opportunity to sniff what countries potentially smell like. 2 At the unveiling of the new Scent Globe this week Norman Boivin, Chief Operating Officer at Heathrow Airport said, We strive to offer a unique experience that delights our passengers. According to Heathrow 47% of UK passengers say their holiday really begins when they reach the airport and not when they arrive at their destination. Mr Boivan also added that Heathrow wanted, To take passengers on a sensory journey before even setting foot on their flights." 3 The perfumed smells available through the Scent Globe were designed by a British perfume company called Design in Scent who believe that positive smells can help improve a person s heath. For example, according to the company s website the smell of green apples can help to alleviate headaches. Both Design in Scent and Heathrow Airport believe that the new Scent Globe will help relax passengers before their flights, especially those people flying transcontinentally. 4 The Scent Globe is one of the latest attractions at Heathrow Airport s Terminal 2 building, which is being revamped as part of a 2.3 billion redevelopment. Currently the Scent Globe offers passengers the opportunity to sniff five destinations around the world, but there are plans to increase this number in the next 12 months if the experience remains popular. The current five locations available are Brazil, China, Japan, South Africa and Thailand but so far don t include any European or North America destinations. 5 Oh and did you guess which two countries smells were introduced at the beginning of this ENW podcast episode? Well in case you didn t they were Japan and South Africa. [363 Words] Answers Part 4 Post-Listening / Reading A3 Q & A 1 England / United Kingdom billion Pounds 2 Apple 6 South Africa 3 Chief Operating Officer E1 Travelling to a different continent 4 Design for Scent E2 5 countries. A & Q Example Questions A1 What percentage of British people believe their holiday begins at the airport? A2 What is the name of the object that allows people to sniff smells? A3 Where can you find the Scent Globe? A4 Heathrow is the busiest airport in the world? A5 How many countries can you smell?

12 English Extra 1: C 5: I 9: B 2: H 6: A 10: E 3: K 7: F 11: G 4: D 8: L 12: J And Finally A4 X perfume / Z buy X & Z Extra Bit The Scent Globe & Heathrow Airport Terminal 2

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