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[1] Part 1 Topic Warm Ups ENW 284 Warm Up 1 Odd One Out Look at these 4 flags Which one is different from the other three? 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 Spanish Team Nicknames Spain has some of the most best football teams in Europe Watch the correct nickname in Spanish with the correct name in English. Then match them with the correct Spanish football team!
[2] Part 2 Pre-Listening / Reading ENW 284 Pre-Listening / Pre-Reading 1 Famous Valencia Locations The island of Oahu is one of the most popular tourist / vacation places in the world. The island chain also is known for its beautiful locations and diverse history. But, can you name some of the famous Oahu locations? A B C D E F 1: Cathedral 3: Mercado Market 5: Mestalla 2: Ayuntamiento 4: The King s Gate 6: Oceanografic Pre-Listening / Pre-Reading 2 Valencia Quiz Read the questions about Valencia below. Can you choose the correct answers? If you don't know - use the Internet, ask a partner or GUESS! 1: What is the current population of Valencia? a: 786,400 b: 986,400 c: 1,186,400 2: What year was Valencia founded? a: 338 BC b: 138 BC c: 38 AD 3: What nocturnal animal is on the FC Valencia badge? a: Owl b: Snake c: Bat 4: Which Spanish dish started in Valencia? a: Pisto b: Paella c: Tortilla Espanola 5: What is the average yearly temperature? a: 19.5C b: 21.5C c: 23.5C 7: What years was Valencia an Islamic city? a: 1114-1538 b: 914-1438 c: 714-1238 8: What month is the big Valencia festival? a: January b: February c: March 6: What fruit is associated with Valencia? a: Oranges b: Apples c: Pears 9: Which is badge of CF Valencia?
[3] Part 3 Reading & Listening 1 ENW 284 Location 1 Mercado Central Market Read the title for the 1st part of this special VALENCIA 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 Mercado Market was first opened in 1928. B: There market has more than 2,000 market posts / shops. C: King Alfonso XII opened the market in 1928. Location 1 GAP FILL Read / Listen to Location 1. What is the correct answer for each space? Write one word in each space. A Market With Everything! Hola! Welcome to Valencia - an historic city on the central 1: coast of Spain. ENW has come to this fascinating city as we are on a business trip, but whilst we are here we will just about have enough time to visit four fascinating 2: around Valencia. Actually, this is ENWs second morning in Valencia and the time is just after 8am. We have 3: for 20 minutes from our hotel to the centre of the city because this morning we are going to the market. But this is no ordinary market, it is the historic central market which inside contains around 1,000 market 4: and shops! El Mercado Central, or Central Market in English, was first opened by King Alfonso XIII in 1928. The market claims to have every product under its domed 5: that anyone could possible ever want to buy! A very bold claim but not one ENW is not going to try to disprove. Today ENW only has one hour to walk around, so we are looking for some fresh bread, local cheese, 6: fruit and maybe a nice bottle of red wine to take back with us to our hotel. The market is already teeming and 7: with local Valencians and tourists. Right, where is the map? After all this building is 800 square metres and ENW is already a little lost Q & A 1 How long has ENW been walking for? 2 What time is ENW walking to the market? 3 How big is the market building? 4 How many market posts does the market have? 5 What drink does ENW want to buy?
[4] Location 2 Part 3 Reading & Listening 2 ENW 284 Torres de Serranos Read the title for the 2nd part of this special VALENCIA 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 Torres de Serranos means Bull s Gate in English. B: The gate burnt down in 1865. C: The entry ticket costs 2. Location 2 Wrong Word! Read / Listen to Location 2. Circle the six mistakes in the text. Then write the correct words below. Valencia s City Gate Less than 1km from the Mercado Market is ENWs second location in our visit to Valencia - the Torres de Serranos or Serrans Gate in English. This 20th Century construction was one of 12 gates that formed part of the ancient city wall of Valencia. The Gate is one of the last remnants of the city wall that was pulled down in 1865 by the Paris provincial governor. Since the gate was completed in March 1398 it has also been used as a prison, a place for local ceremonies and as a gaol. Additionally, during the Spanish Civil War in December 1936 precious and priceless artefacts from the Prado Museum in Rome were also hidden in the lower floors of the Serranos Gate. It should have taken only 10 minutes to reach the Serranos Gate, but unfortunately ENW got a little lost and so after 25 hours of wandering we have arrived. We have paid our 2, climbed to the parapets of the tower and am now looking over the city of Valencia. It is a cloudless morning and the view is fantastic from the top. But, sadly ENW now has to depart the gate and head back to our hotel as we must attend a conference this afternoon. Now which is the incorrect road again Write the Correct Words! 1: 2: 3: 4: 5: 6: Q & A 1 How far is the gate from the Mercado Market? 2 How many minutes did it take ENW to walk to the gate? 3 What is the name of the Madrid museum? 4 What date was the gate completed? 5 How many different uses has the gate had?
[5] Location 3 Part 3 Reading & Listening 3 ENW 284 The Holy Grail Read the title for the 3rd part of this special VALENCIA 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 Holy Grail is an Islamic religious chalice. B: There is only one Holy Grail in the world. C: The Holy Grail is located in Valencia Cathedral. Location 3 Jumbled Paragraphs Read / Listen to Location 3. What is the correct order for the sentences in each paragraph. A Cup of Blood (a) It has rained over night and so the cobbled streets where ENW is walking are shiny and a little slippery.(b) Good morning and welcome to Day 2 of ENWs excursion to the Spanish coastal city of Valencia. (c) Four our third location ENW is going to a Cathedral because inside contains, possibly, one of the most famous artefacts in Christian history - the Holy Grail. (a) There are many legends, stories, songs, books, poems and movies about the Holy Grail and several churches around the world claim to own the authentic one. (b) ENW has never seen any of the Holy Grail candidates and so this is why we have wandered for 30 minutes into the very heart of the city to the Place de l Almoina or Alms Square in English. (c) The Holy Grail is the name of the cup that was supposed to have been used by Jesus Christ during the Last Supper before he died. (a) The chalice was originally presented to the cathedral by King Alfonso V of Aragon in 1436. (b) ENW now needs to stop talking as we are about to enter the small chapel that hosts the cup and there are 20 people praying in front of it. (c) Many popes have used the chalice in worship including John Paul II (1078-2005) and Benedict XVI (2005-2013).(d) The chalice inside Valencia Cathedral is about 9 cms in diameter, 17 cms in height, made from red agate and has Arabic inscriptions on it. P 1: P 2: P 3: Q & A 1 How high is the Holy Grail? 2 Which king gave the chalice to Valencia Cathedral? 3 Which 2 popes have used the chalice? 4 How many people are praying in front of the chalice? 5 What year was the chalice given to Valencia Cathedral?
[6] Part 3 Reading & Listening 4 ENW 284 Location 4 City of Arts & Sciences Read the title for the 4th part of this special VALENCIA 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 City of Arts & Sciences is the most visited location in Valencia. B: The entry ticket for the whole complex is just 8.80 C: The City of Arts & Sciences first opened in 1998. 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 impressive 2 amazing 3 completely 4 weaved 5 spectacular 6 eerie 7 massive A Treasure of Spain For our last location in Valencia ENW jumped in a taxi and 1: down some rather narrow sidestreets before arriving at one of Spain s most iconic tourist destinations - The City of Arts & Sciences. The 2: series of buildings that holds an IMAX cinema, planetarium, interactive science museum, gardens, open-air oceanographic park, opera house, cable-stayed bridge and a covered concert park. The complex is the most visited tourist location in the city and one of the 12 Treasures of Spain! Sadly, ENW will not have time to visit everything in this 3: modern attraction that first opened in 1998 with the opening of the L Hemisferic - which houses the cinema and planetarium. And this is where we will be heading this afternoon to the hugely 4: building which is designed in the shape of an eye-lid. Surrounding the building is a water pool with a glass bottom that gives an 5: illusion of an half-opened eye! ENW has wandered into the main entrance, queued up for 20 minutes and paid 8.80 for our ticket. We plan to first go straight to the top of the building as the roof is 6: transparent and allows for an 7: view of the sky above. Actually this is not the last location ENW will visit in Valencia, tonight we are going to the Mestalla Stadium and watch Valencia CF play in the Spanish League! Q & A 1 How long did ENW queue up for? 2 How much was the ticket for L Hemisferic? 3 What is the name of Valencia FCs stadium? 4 What is the building in the shape of? 5 How many venues are inside the complex?
[7] Part 4 Post Listening / Reading ENW 284 Writing Which is Best? Writing Which as your favourite Valencia location? Why? Write as many reasons! Research Valencia 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..? That the name of Valencia derives from the name of the city given to it when it was under x: occupation. Then the city was called Valentia which in English means strength or valour. However, between 711 and 1238 the city was under the control of the Moors and for four hundred years was an Islamic city. During that period Valencia was called Medina bu-tarab or City of Joy in English. In 1228 King James I of Aragon conquered the city, returned the y: faith and created the Kingdom of Valencia which endured until 1707. Today the city is home to 815,000 people and is the 3rd largest in Spain behind Madrid and Barcelona. It is also the biggest port on the Mediterranean z: coast and handles 20% of all of Spain s exports including of course - oranges!
[8] ENW 284 Extra Video Links Valencia Locations Video 1 Mercado Central Market https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qn00nvuk-no [04:17] A Visit to the Historic Central Market in Valencia 2 Serranos Gate https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaxvrise3te [01:18] Aerial Valencia! 3 The Holy Grail https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4lsrcpec98 [01:23] Valencia Cathedral 4 City of Arts & Sciences https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhdsob_kqdo [03:41] City of Arts and Sciences in Valencia Valencia Extra 1 Valencia Food https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyrzrv5eifc [03:34] Gastronomy of Valencia Valencia Extra 2 Torres de Serranos Fallas Festival https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qbk61jy9fw [11:21] Amazing lights display Valencia Extra 3 Moorish & Roman Valencia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmzcg6q20z4 [06:19] History of Valencia Hawaii Movies 4 Valencia CF https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxpdqrj_kwy [06:14] History of Valencia CF
[9] ENW 284 ANSWERS Warm Up 1 [B] A C & D are all flags of other Spanish regions. B is the flag of Valencia! Warm Up 3 Spanish Football Team Nicknames 1: E / Z 2: C / U 3: G / V 4: A / X 5: B / Y 6: D / T 7: F / W Pre - Listening 1 1: C / 2: E / 3: F / 4: D / 5: A / 6: B Pre - Listening 2 Quiz 1: A / 2: B / 3: C / 4: B / 5: B / 6: A / 7: C / 8: C / 9: A Location 1 Mercado Central Market Yes or No? A: YES B: NO C: NO Q & A 1: 20mins 2: 8am 3: 800 sqm 4: 1,000 5: Red Wine A Market With Everything! Hola! Welcome to Valencia - an historic city on the central eastern coast of Spain. ENW has come to this fascinating city as we are on a business trip, but whilst we are here we will just about have enough time to visit four fascinating locations around Valencia. Actually, this is ENWs second morning in Valencia and the time is just after 8am. We have strolled for 20 minutes from our hotel to the centre of the city because this morning we are going to the market. But this is no ordinary market, it is the historic central market which inside contains around 1,000 market stalls and shops! El Mercado Central, or Central Market in English, was first opened by King Alfonso XIII in 1928. The market claims to have every product under its domed roof that anyone could possible ever want to buy! A very bold claim but not one ENW is not going to try to disprove. Today ENW only has one hour to walk around, so we are looking for some fresh bread, local cheese, organic fruit and maybe a nice bottle of red wine to take back with us to our hotel. The market is already teeming and bustling with local Valencians and tourists. Right, where is the map? After all this building is 800 square metres and ENW is already a little lost Location 2 Torres de Serranos Yes or No? A: NO B: NO C: YES Q & A 1: 1km 2: 25 mins 3: Prado Museum 4: March 1398 5: Four (4) Valencia s City Gate Less than 1km from the Mercado Market is ENWs second location in our visit to Valencia - the Torres de Serranos or Serran's Gate in English. This 14th Century construction was one of 12 gates that formed part of the ancient city wall of Valencia. The Gate is one of the last remnants of the city wall that was pulled down in 1865 by the Valencia provincial governor. Since the gate was completed in March 1398 it has also been used as a prison, a place for local ceremonies and as a museum. Additionally, during the Spanish Civil War in December 1936 precious and priceless artefacts from the Prado Museum in Madrid were also hidden in the lower floors of the Serranos Gate. It should have taken only 10 minutes to reach the Serranos Gate, but unfortunately ENW got a little lost and so after 25 minutes of wandering we have arrived. We have paid our 2, climbed to the parapets of the tower and am now looking over the city of Valencia. It is a cloudless morning and the view is fantastic from the top. But, sadly ENW now has to depart the gate and head back to our hotel as we must attend a conference this afternoon. Now which is the correct road again
Location 3 The Holy Grail Yes or No? A: NO B: NO C: YES Q & A 1: 17 cms. 2: Alfonso V 3: John Paul II/Benedict XVI 4: 20 5: 1436 The Cup of Blood (b) Good morning and welcome to Day 2 of ENWs excursion to the Spanish coastal city of Valencia. (a) It has rained over night and so the cobbled streets where ENW is walking are shiny and a little slippery. (c) Four our third location ENW is going to a Cathedral because inside contains, possibly, one of the most famous artefacts in Christian history - the Holy Grail. (c) The Holy Grail is the name of the cup that was supposed to have been used by Jesus Christ during the Last Supper before he died. (a) There are many legends, stories, songs, books, poems and movies about the Holy Grail and several churches around the world claim to own the authentic one. (b) ENW has never seen any of the Holy Grail candidates and so this is why we have wandered for 30 minutes into the very heart of the city to the Place de l Almoina or Alms Square in English. (d) The chalice inside Valencia Cathedral is about 9 cms in diameter, 17 cms in height, made from red agate and has Arabic inscriptions on it. (c) Many popes have used the chalice in worship including John Paul II (1078-2005) and Benedict XVI (2005-2013). (a) The chalice was originally presented to the cathedral by King Alfonso V of Aragon in 1436. (b) ENW now needs to stop talking as we are about to enter the small chapel that hosts the cup and there are 20 people praying in front of it. Location 4 City of Arts and Sciences Yes or No? A: YES B: NO C: YES Q & A 1: 20 mins 2: 8.80 3: Mestalla 4: Eye-lid 5: Eight (8) A Treasure of Spain For our last location in Valencia ENW jumped in a taxi and weaved down some rather narrow side-streets before arriving at one of Spain s most iconic tourist destinations - The City of Arts & Sciences. The massive series of buildings that holds an IMAX cinema, planetarium, interactive science museum, gardens, open-air oceanographic park, opera house, cablestayed bridge and a covered concert park. The complex is the most visited tourist location in the city and one of the 12 Treasures of Spain! Sadly, ENW will not have time to visit everything in this spectacular modern attraction that first opened in 1998 with the opening of the L Hemisferic - which houses the cinema and planetarium. And this is where we will be heading this afternoon to the hugely impressive building which is designed in the shape of an eye-lid. Surrounding the building is a water pool with a glass bottom that gives an eerie illusion of an half-opened eye! ENW has wandered into the main entrance, queued up for 20 minutes and paid 8.80 for our ticket. We plan to first go straight to the top of the building as the roof is completely transparent and allows for an amazing view of the sky above. Actually this is not the last location ENW will visit in Valencia, tonight we are going to the Mestalla Stadium and watch Valencia CF play in the Spanish League! And Finally X: Roman Y: Christian Z: western The End of English New Weekly Podcast ENW 285 ENW In Madrid!