THE ENGLISH NEWS WEEKLY PODCAST 06/11/2015 NOVEMBER The Emotional Robot 1 of 13 17 2017 EP I SO D E 317 FLASHBACK ENW 93: THE FRIENDLIEST COUNTRY The Most Visited City ENW 317 Introduction This week s English News Weekly podcast reveals the results of the most visited city in the world by foreign tourists. The winning city has for the 9th time come out ahead of all other global metropolis with more than 26m tourists stopping by in 2016. Why did this city top the list again? Which other cities have made the list? Did any Japanese cities sneak into the top ten? English News Weekly will try to explain all HOMEPAGE http://pod.flare. hiroshima -u.ac.jp/cms/enw.php FACEBOOK www.facebook.com/enw1975 (c) Jaime Selwood TWITTER ENW Episode 219 twitter.com/enwpodcast TECHNOLOGY
Contents Pages Part 1 Warm Ups Odd-One-Out Page 1 Brainstorm Page 1 Popular Overseas Cities! Page 1 / 2 Quiz This Week Page 2 Part 2 Before Listening / Reading Jumbled Words Page 3 True or False Page 3 Vocabulary Synonyms Page 3 Part 3 Listening / Reading The News Story 390 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
1 The English News Weekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2017 [201711-03] The Most Visited City November 17 th 2017 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) Phuket b) Sydney c) Beijing d) Cyprus My Reason Warm Up 2 Brainstorm How many different words can you connect to the word(s) in the box? Can you think of at least 10 words? Why do you think this? My Perfect Vacation Warm Up 3 Norse Flags! Place the cities in the correct order from the list on page 1! Use the HINT! Two answers have been done for you! Remember to use the Internet to help! Top Tourist City Visitors Top Tourist City Visitors 1 26.5m 11 10.6m 2 21.2m 12 9.4m 3 19.9m 13 9.3m 4 Singapore 16.6m 14 9.2m 5 15.3m 15 9.1m 6 14.9m 16 9.0m 7 14.3m 17 8.6m 8 12.6m 18 Prague 8.18m 9 12.5m 19 7.9m 10 12.2m 20 7.8m
2 The English News Weekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2017 Tourist Cities Which is the Most Visited...? A Bangkok F Kuala Lumpur K New York City P Seoul B Dubai G London L Paris Q Shenzhen C Guangzhou H Macau M Phuket R Singapore D Hong Kong I Mecca N Prague S Taipei E Istanbul J Miami O Rome T Tokyo Hint: Asia = 2, 4, 10, 11, 13, 14 & 16 Europe = 3, 7, 12, 15 & 18 USA = 8 & 20 China = 1, 9 & 17 Middle East = 6 & 19 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: What is the most visited European city by overseas tourists in the world? a: London b: Paris c: Barcelona 2: How many overseas tourists visited Hong Kong in 2016? a: 16.6m b: 19.9m c: 26.5m 3: In 2016, how many overseas trips were made globally? a: 1 billion b: 1.2 billion c: 1.4 billion 4: What factor contributed to a decline in Europe s overseas tourism industry? a: Weather b: Economy c: Terrorism 5: Which European island saw the biggest increase in tourism of 11.2%? a: Crete b: Malta c: Cyprus 6: Which is the only sub-saharan African city to make the top 100 city list? a: Cape Town b: Johannesburg c: Cairo E1: What city in North America outside of the US is the highest on the list? a: Cancun b: Toronto c: Vancouver E2: Which Asian city saw the biggest drop of 14.9%in overseas tourists? a: Tokyo b: Seoul c: Beijing E3: Which international news organisation compiled the city list? a: b: c: END OF PART 1
3 The English News Weekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2017 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. place visitors Europe, still city has 19.2m dropped popular London, from in is overseas but 2015. with most 2 nd the in 2 The Top Ten City Destinations London, with 19.2m Pre-Listening / Reading 2 A2 True or False Read the headline of News Story ~ The Top Ten City Destinations Look at the 5 statements. Guess if you think 1 5 are True or False! 1 London is the most visited city in Europe by overseas tourists. [T] [F] 2 There are two popular languages in Hong Kong. [T] [F] 3 CNN stands for the Canadian News Network. [T] [F] 4 Tokyo is the most visited city in Asia. [T] [F] 5 The 2019 Rugby World Cup will be held in Japan. [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 Stories. 1 Vibrant 6 Gained A Universal F Vivacious 2 Published 7 Culture B Superior G Reproduced 3 Special 8 Replicated C While H Consent 4 Tourists 9 Accept D Ethos I Circulated 5 Global 10 Although E Vacationer J Advanced END OF PART 2
4 The English News Weekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2017 Listening / Reading Listening The Top Ten City Destinations 10 Mistakes Help Listen / Read the news story below circle the 10 words that are mistakes! 317 The Top Ten City Destinations 1 What is your ideal city for a short break? Do you like to wander around the old streets and markets of London? How about the dull and hectic pace of New York? Perhaps you would prefer a beach city like Phuket in Thailand? Well according to a report published by Canadian news channel CNN the city that has the most overseas tourists is not London, New York nor Phuket, but it is in Asia. 2 For the ninth week in-a-row the Special Administrative Region of Hong Kong has held on to its title of the planet s most visited city. Although Hong Kong only has a population of around 7.2m people, more than 26m tourists visited the Chinese city in 2016. The city s appeal is a combination of Chinese and British culture including as well as its position as a modern global fashion trading centre. 3 In second place with 21.25m visitors is Bangkok a city that has become popular as place for visitors to soak up the sun, explore traditional Buddhist culture and in the evening party, snorkelling and drink in the hundreds of bars, discos and night clubs. The popularity of Bangkok has seen it have a 10% increase in overseas tourists from 2016 and helped the Thai capital leap ahead of the third place city located in Africa. 4 London, with 19.2m overseas visitors and is still the most popular city in Europe, but has dropped from 2 nd place in 2015. The British capital actually gained 673,000 tourists in 2016, but its fall in popularity is replicated across its European rivals. The performance of big European cities has been affected by terrorist attacks in London, Paris, Nice, Brussels and Istanbul. Caroline Bremner head of travel at Euromonitor International explained, You have to cry that terrorism affects all destinations in Europe so you have to make sure you don't say you are safer or better. 5 Six of the most visited cities are located in Asia, only Dubai in 6 th with 14.9m visitors, Paris in 7 th with 14.39m and New York in 8 th with 12.65m creeping into the top ten. Unsurprisingly, the most visited Korean city is Tokyo in 13 th place with 9.27m. Although with the Rugby World Cup in 2019 and the Summer Olympics in 2020 these numbers are expected to sink Tokyo into the top 10 by the end of the decade. Wrong Word 10 Mistakes 1: To 6: To 2: To 7: To 3: To 8: To 4: To 9: To 5: To 10: To END OF PART 3 [390 Words]
5 The English News Weekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2017 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 company does Caroline Bremner work for? Q2 How many more tourists visited London in 2017 than 2016? Q3 What position is Dubai on the Top Ten city list? Q4 What is the population of Hong Kong? Q5 Which Thai city is located around a beach? Q6 What factor has hurt overseas tourism in Europe? E1 What two sporting events will Japan hold? E2 How many cities 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 26m.? A2 13 th? A3 Hong Kong? A4 London? A5 Buddhism? END OF PART 4
6 The English News Weekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2017 English Extra I English Idioms and Phrases that Use Locations The English language has some interesting words and phrases that use to a city name or place location to explain a situation. Examples: Ransack = To search a house without care Kindle = To begin to burn, as combustible matter or flame. Can you match the phrase with the correct meaning? Place Phrases Meanings & Examples 1 Sent to Coventry A A remote or extremely distant place. 2 Coals to Newcastle B Leave a place very quickly. 3 Cross the Rubicon C Your side / you opinion 4 The Road to Damascus D To follow local customs or beliefs. 5 Go to Timbuktu E To do something wholly superfluously. 6 When in Rome F A mad or crazy situation or place. 7 Get out of Dodge G A chance that occurs that is happy or beneficial. 8 This side of Mississippi H A beautiful city full of bridges such as Amsterdam. 9 Serendipity I Refuse to associate with or speak to someone. 10 Bedlam J To suffer an irreversible defeat. 11 Beyond the Pale K A long drawn out contest or event. 12 Meet your Waterloo L A dramatic transformation of attitude or belief. 13 Venice of the. M Something that is socially unacceptable. 14 A Marathon N To pass a point of no return. 7 to Chinwag This Week s ENW Podcast ENW Podcast Topic The Top Ten City Destinations 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 the city you would like to visit the most? Why? 3 What type of holiday / vacation is your perfect one? Why? 4 What is the worst experience you have had in an overseas city? Why? 5 What three adjectives would you use to describe the place you live in now? 6 Which fictional location would you most like to experience? Why? EX FREE QUESTION!
7 The English News W eekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2017 Writing This Week Choose one fictional place from literature, movies or books. Why would you like to live / visit there? Give as many reasons as you can and remember to explain why. END OF PART 5 And Finally V/W/X/Y/Z A4 Did You Know? The End
8 The English News Weekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2017 Visual TV Links Expedia (USA) 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72 Mdioty8 [06:26] Hong Kong Travel Guide YouTube (USA) 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njg0z1_guo4 [00:57] Rugby World Cup 2019 Japan Draw YouTube (USA) 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zp2nkrheu68 [03:21] Main Attractions of Phuket 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 Cyprus A / B / C are all cities in the Top 25 List, Cyprus is a country. Warm Up 3 Most Visited Cities in the World Top Tourist City Visitors Top Tourist City Visitors 1 Hong Kong 26.5m 11 Phuket 10.6m 2 Bangkok 21.2m 12 Rome 9.4m 3 London 19.9m 13 Tokyo 9.3m 4 Singapore 16.6m 14 Taipei 9.2m 5 Macau 15.3m 15 Istanbul 9.1m 6 Dubai 14.9m 16 Seoul 9.0m 7 Paris 14.3m 17 Guangzhou 8.6m 8 New York City 12.6m 18 Prague 8.18m 9 Shenzhen 12.5m 19 Mecca 7.9m 10 Kuala Lumpur 12.2m 20 Miami 7.8m A1 Warm Up 4 Quiz 1 A 2 C 3 B 4 C 5 A 6 B E1 A E2 B E3 C Answers Part 1 Warm Up 1-4 Jumbled Sentences London, with 19.2m overseas visitors and is still the most popular city in Europe, but has dropped from 2 nd place in 2015. A2 True or False 1 T 2 T 3 F 4 F 5 T
9 The English News Weekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2017 Synonyms 1 F 2 I 3 B 4 E 5 A 6 J 7 D 8 G 9 H 10 C Answers Part 3 Listening 1 317 The Top Ten City Destinations What is your ideal city for a short break? Do you like to wander around the old streets and markets of London? How about the vibrant and hectic pace of New York? Perhaps you would prefer a beach city like Phuket in Thailand? Well according to a report published by American news channel CNN the city that has the most overseas tourists is not London, New York nor Phuket, but it is in Asia. 2 For the ninth year in-a-row the Special Administrative Region of Hong Kong has held on to its title of the planet s most visited city. Although Hong Kong only has a population of around 7.2m people, more than 26m tourists visited the Chinese city in 2016. The city s appeal is a combination of Chinese and British culture in addition to its position as a modern global economic trading centre. 3 In second place with 21.25m visitors is Bangkok a city that has become popular as a place for visitors to soak up the sun, explore traditional Buddhist culture and in the evening party, dance and drink in the hundreds of bars, discos and night clubs. The popularity of Bangkok has seen it have a 10% increase in overseas tourists from 2016 and helped the Thai capital leap ahead of the third place city located in Europe. 4 London, with 19.2m overseas visitors is still the most popular city in Europe, but has dropped from 2 nd place in 2015. The British capital actually gained 673,000 tourists in 2016, but its fall in popularity is replicated across its European neighbours. The performance of big European cities has been affected by terrorist attacks in London, Paris, Nice, Brussels and Istanbul. Caroline Bremner head of travel at Euromonitor International explained, You have to accept that terrorism affects all destinations in Europe so you have to make sure you don't say you are safer or better. 5 Six of the most visited cities are located in Asia, only Dubai in 6 th with 14.9m visitors, Paris in 7 th with 14.39m and New York in 8 th with 12.65m creeping into the top ten. Unsurprisingly, the most visited Japanese city is Tokyo in 13 th place with 9.27m. Although with the Rugby World Cup in 2019 and the Summer Olympics in 2020 these numbers are expected to rocket Tokyo into the top 10 by the end of the decade. [390 Words] Answers Part 4 Post-Listening / Reading A3 Q & A 1 Euromonitor International 5 Phuket 2 673,000 6 Terrorism 3 8 th E1 Rugby World Cup / Olympic Games 4 7.2m E2 One (1)
10 The English News Weekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2017 A & Q Example Questions A1 How many overseas tourists visit Hong Kong in 2016? A2 What position is Tokyo in the list? A3 What is the most visited city in the world? A4 Which is the most visited city in Europe? A5 What cultural and religious location are popular in Thailand? English Extra 1 I 4 L 7 B 10 F 13 H 2 E 5 A 8 C 11 M 14 K 3 N 6 D 9 G 12 J And Finally X & Z A4 W / X / Z / Y / V Extra Bit This Week s ENW Images
Episode 317 11 The English News Weekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2017 MAIN PHOTO Still: http://cosmolog.org/2015/02/27/in-love-with-hong-kong/ LINKS: http://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/top-tourist-destinations-2017/index.html https://expatliving.hk/25-fun-facts-about-hong-kong/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/expedia https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london-40-fascinating-facts-7296777.html https://blog.oxforddictionaries.com/2015/01/28/when-in-rome-read-some-place-nameidioms/ http://www.cct-seecity.com/2016/07/english-idioms-the-world-and-its-places/