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1 16 th September 2011 Episode 19 Adopt a Country at the Rugby World Cup 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 Follow ENW on Twitter: twitter.com/enwpodcast Go to our Homepage:

2 [ ] RWC 2011: Adopt a 2 nd -Team Programme September 16 th 2011 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) England b) Japan c) South Africa d) New Zealand 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? 2 nd Favourite Things Warm Up 3 Which Country? There are at the 2011 rugby world cup in New Zealand. Match the country name below with their jersey photograph. One answer is done for you. 1: England 4: Australia - I 7: France 2: Japan 5: South Africa 8: Ireland 3: New Zealand 6: Tonga 9: USA

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3 RWC 2011 National Team Jerseys A B C D E F G H I Warm Up 4 A1 Quiz Read the questions about the 2011 rugby world cup. Remember if you don t know use the internet to help or GUESS! 1: Which country is the host for the 2011 rugby world cup? a: Japan b: New Zealand c: England d: Australia 2: Which country are the defending champions of the rugby world cup? a: South Africa b: England c: New Zealand d: France 3: How many players are on each side in a rugby union match? a: 11 b: 13 c: 15 d: 21 4: New Zealand s national team are called the All Blacks why? a: NZ flag b: Uniform c: No white players 5: Which country invented rugby union? a: New Zealand b: Australia c: England 6: What is the name of the rugby world cup trophy? a: World Cup b: Golden Ball c:william Web Ellis Cup E1: If a rugby shirt has no 15 on the back, what position does the player play in? a: Hooker b: Full Back c: Goalkeeper d: Half-Back e: Winger E2: How many points are a try, penalty, drop-goal and conversion worth? Try: Penalty: Drop Goal: Conversion: E3: Which photo below is the rugby world cup trophy? a: b: c: END OF PART 1

4 PART 2 Before Listening Pre-Listening / Reading 1 Jumbled Sentences The sentences below are from a paragraph in the news story. The sentence order has been mixed-up. Un-jumble the sentences and put them into the correct order. a. It became so popular that the last world cup in France in 2007 also had towns adopting a second nation. b. The Adopt-a-2 nd -Team programme was first started in 2003 when Australia hosted the tournament. c. It is hoped that the tradition will continue at future world cups; the 2015 world cup will be in England followed by Japan in Correct order: / / / Pre-Listening / Reading 2 A2 True or False Read the headline of News Story ~ Kiwi Fans Urged to Adopt a 2 nd Team Look at the 5 statements. Guess if you think 1 5 are True or False! 1: The All Blacks are a national rugby team name. [T] [F] 2: The 2011 Rugby World Cup is being held in New Zealand. [T] [F] 3: The final will be played in August [T] [F] 4: The Adopt-a-2 nd Team programme started in 2011 [T] [F] 5: New Zealanders are fanatical about rugby. [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 Story. 1: Adopt 6: Fans A: Proprietor F: Egg-Shaped 2: Oval 7: Host B: Essential G: Supporters 3: Integral 8: Crawl C: Plod H: Anticipate 4: Urge 9: Expect D: District I: Embrace 5: Carnival 10: Suburbs E: Ask J: Festival END OF PART 2

5 PART 3 Listening Listening / Reading 1 Listening Kiwi Fans Urged to Adopt a 2 nd Team Wrong Word Help Listen / Read the news story below and check your understanding. Write the correct missing word for each space. Kiwi Fans Urged to Adopt a 2 nd Team New Zealand is a country where 1: is more than just a sport of 15 men with an oval-shaped ball. The country s national team the All Blacks are worshipped as national icons. The team, who wear 2: shirts, shorts and socks, are integral to most New Zealanders lives. When the All Blacks win, the country is happy. When they lose well it is best not to think about that too much if you are a rugby mad 3:. With their fanatical home support, and as hosts of the 2011 Rugby 4: Cup, New Zealanders expect their team to win the William Webb Ellis Trophy for the first time in 25 years. However the biggest city in New Zealand, 5:, has urged its residents to help welcome overseas rugby fans by supporting another rugby country, after the All Blacks. The Adopt-a-2 nd Team programme hopes to ease foreign visitors stay for the duration of the six-week tournament. The programme includes 6: Auckland towns and suburbs that have all adopted different world cup teams. For example, Waiuku is holding a Russian-themed carnival on October 1 st. Clevedon is hosting an 7: -style pub crawl and on October 15 th Orewa will hold a Japanese festival with Shodo calligraphy workshops, origami lessons and taiko drumming. The Adopt-a-2 nd Team programme was first started in 2003 when Australia hosted the tournament. It became so popular that the last world cup in 8: in 2007 also had towns adopting a second nation. It is hoped that the tradition will continue at future world cups; the 2015 world cup will be in England followed by 9: in Even though Auckland organisers are pleased with the popularity of the Adopt-a- 2 nd Team programme, no Kiwi fan really wants their 2 nd team to actually win the trophy. When the world cup ends on 10: 20 th, all New Zealanders hope it will be their 1 st team that are the champions. What Do You Think? Which Country Would You Adopt? Look at the list of 9 countries in Warm Up 3. Which country would you adopt, why? END OF PART 3

6 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! 1: Which country is hosting the 2011 World Cup? 2: What sport is in the news article? 3: How many weeks is the world cup tournament on for? 4: What city is organising the Adopt-a-2 nd -team programme? 5: What year did the Adopt-a-2 nd -team programme start? 6: Which country will host the world cup in 2019? E1: What is the name of the world cup trophy? E2: Which suburb is holding Japanese taiko drumming? _ E3: What shape is a rugby ball? _ Post-Listening / Reading 2 A & Q How much can you remember from the news story? Read / Listen to the answers below and write the correct question. There is more than one possible correct question for each one! [A1] [A2] Japan. [A3] All Blacks. [A4] Kiwi. [A5] October 20 th [Q]? [Q]? [Q]? [Q]? [Q]? END OF PART 4

7 Grammar Present Perfect English Grammar Play, Do or Go ~ English Verbs & Sport Sports Verbs can be very confusing for English learners. Happily there is a simple rule to help you remember which verb is used. RULE 1 ~ PLAY. Use PLAY when the sport has a ball. I play football. / I play baseball / I play tennis. HINT ~ PLAY can also be used for sports that use something SIMILAR to a ball, like badminton or Ice-Hockey. RULE 2 ~ GO. Use GO when the sport has an ing ending. I go fishing. / I go swimming. / I go climbing. RULE 3 ~ DO. Use DO when the sport is an INDIVIDUAL activity. I do karate. / I do aerobics. / I do Kendo. Activity: Look at the sports below, write the correct VERB for each sport. Football PLAY Wrestling Softball Rugby Ice-Hockey Archery Karate DO Cricket Hockey Jogging Kendo Diving Sailing GO Dancing Bowling Kung-Fu Equestrian Gymnastics END OF GRAMMAR And Finally X & Z A4 Did You Know? 5 That x: was started by a schoolboy in England. During a game of z:, William Webb Ellis, picked up the ball and ran instead of kicking it. His school s name was Rugby, so the new sport was called Rugby Football! The End Visual TV Links You Tube (US) at+rugby+world+cup&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&gs_sm=e&gs_upl=4235l7202l0l7527l19l19l0l17l0l1l127l129l1.1l2l0 Search: Adopt a 2 nd team at rugby world cup

8 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 B Japan A, C, D have all won the world cup. Warm Up 3 1 B 2 G 3 D 4 I 5 H 6 F 7 A 8 C 9 E Warm Up 4 1 B 2 A 3 C 4 B 5 C 6 C E1 B E2 5pts/3 pts/3pts/2pts E3 C Answers Part 2 Pre Listening / Reading Jumbled Sentences B / A / C True or False 1 T 2 T 3 F 4 F 5 T Synonyms 1 I 2 F 3 B 4 E 5 J 6 G 7 A 8 C 9 H 10 D Answers Part 3 Listening Kiwi Fans Urged to Adopt a 2 nd Team New Zealand is a country where 1: rugby is more than just a sport of 15 men with an ovalshaped ball. The country s national team the All Blacks are worshipped as national icons. The team, who wear 2: black shirts, shorts and socks, are integral to most New Zealanders lives. When the All Blacks win, the country is happy. When they lose well it is best not to think about that too much if you are a rugby mad 3: Kiwi. With their fanatical home support, and as hosts of the 2011 Rugby 4: World Cup, New Zealanders expect their team to win the William Webb Ellis Trophy for the first time in 25 years. However the biggest city in New Zealand, 5: Auckland, has urged its residents to help welcome overseas rugby fans by supporting another rugby country, after the All Blacks.

9 The Adopt-a-2 nd Team programme hopes to ease foreign visitors stay for the duration of the six-week tournament. The programme includes 6: 34 Auckland towns and suburbs that have all adopted different world cup teams. For example, Waiuku is holding a Russian-themed carnival on October 1 st. Clevedon is hosting and 7: English-style pub crawl and on October 15 th Orewa will hold a Japanese festival with Shodo calligraphy workshops, origami lessons and taiko drumming. The Adopt-a-2 nd Team programme was first started in 2003 when Australia hosted the tournament. It became so popular that the last world cup in 8: France in 2007 also had towns adopting a second nation. It is hoped that the tradition will continue at future world cups; the 2015 world cup will be in England followed by 9: Japan in Even though Auckland organisers are pleased with popularity of the Adopt-a-2 nd Team programme, no Kiwi fan really wants their 2 nd team to actually win the trophy. When the world cup ends on 10: October 20 th, all New Zealand hope it will be their 1 st team that are the champions. Answers Part 4 Post-Listening / Reading Q & A 1 New Zealand 6 Japan 2 Rugby E1 England 3 Six weeks E2 William Webb Ellis Cup 4 Auckland E3 Oval / Egg-shaped A & Q A1 What year is the next rugby world cup? A2 Which country will host the world cup in 2019? A3 What is the name of the New Zealand rugby team? A4 What is another name for a New Zealander? A5 When is the final of the rugby world cup? Answers Grammar Post-Listening / Reading Play, Do or Go Sports Football PLAY Wrestling GO Softball PLAY Rugby PLAY Ice-Hockey PLAY Archery DO Karate DO Cricket PLAY Hockey PLAY Jogging GO Kendo DO Diving GO Sailing GO Dancing GO Bowling GO Kung-Fu DO Equestrian DO Gymnastics DO And Finally X & Z X Rugby / Z Football

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