THE ENGLISH NEWS WEEKLY PODCAST 06/11/2015 APRIL The Emotional Robot 1 of 13 14 2017 EP I SO D E 287 FLASHBACK ENW 95: PEDAL POWER ON THE RISE! World s First Ship Tunnel ENW 287 Introduction This week s English News Weekly podcast reports on an exciting new engineering project the world s first ship tunnel! The new project is an engineering marvel and when completed will allow ships to sail through a 1.7 km tunnel in Western Norway. How long will the project take? Why are the Norwegian Government building this tunnel? 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 Some Very Long Tunnels 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 387 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 [201704-02] World s First Ship Tunnel April 14 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) Subway b) Tube c) Underpass d) Viaduct 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? Ships Warm Up 3 Some Longest Tunnels in the World Read the list of some of the longest transport tunnels in the world. Match the correct tunnel name with the correct length. One example has been done for you! Tunnel Length Tunnel Length 1 60,400m 7 47,600m 2 57,104m 8 40,900m 3 57,100m 9 39,700m 4 53,850m 10 Mass Rapid Transit 35,700m 5 50,450m 11 31,800m 6 50,300m 12 30,798m
2 The English News Weekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2017 Some Very Long Tunnels How Long..? Tunnel Name Country Tunnel Name Country A Beijing Subway L10 China G Madrid Metro L12 Spain B Channel Tunnel UK/France H Mass Rapid Transit Singapore C Côte-Vertu L2 Canada I Rathaus Spandau Germany D Gotthard Base Switzerland J Seikan Tunnel Japan E Guangzhou Metro China K Seoul Subway S Korea F Kárahnjúkar Plant Iceland L Yulhyeon Tunnel S Korea 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: The Delaware Aqueduct is the longer tunnel in the world. How long is it? a: 75.1 miles b: 85.1 miles c: 95.1 miles 2: Which country will build the Stad Ship Tunnel? a: Denmark b: Sweden c: Norway 3: Which country had the first tunnel blasted by gunpowder? a: France b: UK c: USA 4: Which tunnel is considered to be the most dangerous in the world? a: Guoliang b: Delaware c: Channel 5: Which US state has the highest tunnel in the world at 11,158 ft / 3,401 m? a: Utah b: Colorado c: Texas 6: When completed how long will the Stad Ship Tunnel be in length? a: 0.5 km b: 1.1 km c: 1.7km E1: What tunnel has the longest underwater section in the world? a: Seikan Tunnel b: Channel Tunnel c: Gotthard Base Tunnel E2: What is currently the longest ship in the world? a: MV Barzan b: Esso Atlantic c: Valemax E3: Which flag is the national one for Norway? 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. tunnel Norway pass section km the metre- Western 1.7 narrowest of Stad 36 peninsula the The will wide through in 2 The World s First Ship Tunnel! The 1.7km Pre-Listening / Reading 2 A2 True or False Read the headline of News Story ~ The World s First Ship Tunnel! Look at the 5 statements. Guess if you think 1 5 are True or False! 1 Norway will build a new ship tunnel in the west of the country. [T] [F] 2 The new ship tunnel will cost $297m to build. [T] [F] 3 The Suez Canal connects Europe with Persian Gulf. [T] [F] 4 The Panama Canal links the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. [T] [F] 5 Fifteen ships will be able to pass through the ship tunnel every hour. [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 Extraordinary 6 Construction A Wonder F Mining 2 Quicker 7 Float B Course G Astonishing 3 Marvel 8 Excavating C Liability H Creation 4 Blusterous 9 Reality D Speedier I Authenticity 5 Peril 10 Route E Hover J Squally END OF PART 2
4 The English News Weekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2017 Listening / Reading Listening The World s First Ship Tunnel! Three Words Help Listen / Read the news story below and check your understanding. Choose the correct word from the three choices! 287 The World s First Ship Tunnel! 1 Some of the world s most 1: extraordinary/surprising/weird engineering feats have been because of the need to create quicker routes for ships. In 1869 the Suez Canal opened and connected the 2: Mediterranean/Adriatic/Cyprus Sea with the Persian Gulf whilst in 1914 the Panama Canal allowed ships to cut from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific. Now more than 100 years later Norway is proposing to build another engineering marvel the world s first ship 3: canal/tunnel/waterway. 2 The 1.7 km long, 36 metre-wide tunnel will pass through the narrowest section of the Stad peninsula in Western 4: Sweden/Finland/Norway. This will allow passenger and freight ships to cut out the stormy, exposed and hazardous Stadhavet Sea. The area is one of the 5: windy/stormiest/rainy in northern Europe with up to 106 blusterous days per year. Other dangers in the area include very high waves and the added 6: peril/danger/temperature of strong winds blowing in different directions simultaneously. 3 To create the tunnel engineers will need to blast eight million tons of rock at a total cost of 297m. When finished it is projected that up to five ships will be able to pass through the Stad Ship Tunnel every 7: week/day/hour. Construction is expected to begin in 2019 and use of the tunnel will be free for any vessel that is less than 8: 70/80/90 metres long. 4 Plans for the new ship tunnel have been floated for several years but only in the last few months have the finances been available to start excavating the tunnel. Ketil Solvik-Olsen, Norway s 9: Health/Transport/Prime Minister said, We are pleased that the ship tunnel will now become a reality and that travel time between Norwegian cities and towns in the area will be 10: increased/deduction/reduced. 5 Although the new Stad Ship Tunnel will save vessels hours off their sailing time, it will still be a long way short of the achievements of the Suez and Panama Canals. When the Suez Canal first opened in 11: 1869/1879/1889 the waterway saved ships a 7,000 km route around the coast of Africa. Similarly when the Panama Canal first started to operate in 1914 ships reduced their journeys by 12,669 km by avoiding having to sail right around the coast of South America. If you do want to sail through the tunnel you are going to have to wait a little as it is going to take about 12: 5/10/15 years to build END OF PART 3 [387 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 year will the Stad Ship Tunnel open? Q2 Who is the Norwegian Transport Minister? Q3 How much will the ship tunnel cost to build? Q4 What year did the Panama Canal open? Q5 What sea will the tunnel be cut into? Q6 How many tonnes of rock will need to be blasted? E1 How many ships will travel through the tunnel per hour? E2 How many seas / oceans 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 1869? A2 12,669? A3 10? A4 70? A5 106? END OF PART 4
6 The English News Weekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2017 English Extra I English Phrases Originally from Sailing The English language has some interesting words and phrases that express Examples: Above board = If something is open and in plain view. Hard up = To not have enough money. Can you match the phrase with the correct meaning? Mistake Expressions Meanings & Examples 1 Above board A To get rid of things you don t need in your life. 2 All at sea B You are feeling relaxed ad ready to enjoy yourself. 3 Clear the deck C To go out of your way to avoid someone. 4 Dutch Courage D To not have enough money. 5 Even keel E To fall over dramatically. 6 Footloose F If something is open and in plain view. 7 Give a wide-berth. G To do something over-the-top / too much of something. 8 To go overboard H Something big / important is going to happen soon. 9 Groggy I When you are being given no choice to something. 10 Hard up J To feel sleepy or concussed. 11 In the offing K When you are confused and have no plan to fix the issue. 12 Keel over L Something that is very unlikely to happen. 13 A long shot M To drink alcohol because you are nervous / worried. 14 Over a barrel N To not get emotional, stay in control of feelings 7 to Chinwag This Week s ENW Podcast ENW Podcast Topic The World s First Ship Tunnel! 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 Do tunnels scare you? Why / Why not? 3 What is the longest tunnel you have ever travelled thorough? Where? 4 Would you be happy to sail through the Stad Ship Tunnel? Why? 5 Are you scared of small, tight places such as caves? Why / Why not? 6 What kind of place does scare you? Why? EX FREE QUESTION!
7 The English News W eekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2017 Writing This Week What do you think is the most impressive engineering achievements in the world? Why impresses you about these constructions? Write as much details and explanations as you can! END OF PART 5 And Finally X & Z A4 Did You Know? The End
CNN (USA) 8 The English News Weekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2017 Visual TV Links 1: http://edition.cnn.com/2017/04/06/europe/ship-tunnel-norway/ [01.00] The World s First Ship Tunnel The Australian (Australia) 2: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/the-times/worlds-first-ship-tunnel-to-be-built-in-norway/news-story/73319e34f3169a3703b3c6f284cb8896 [02:04] Norwegian Ship Canal You Tube (USA) 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ofa-x3u8eu [01:02] Stad Ship Tunnel Route 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 Viaduct. Warm Up 3 Some Long Tunnels A / B / C are all synonyms for tunnel 1 E 2 D 3 A 4 J 5 B 6 L 7 K 8 G 9 F 10 H 11 I 12 C A1 Warm Up 4 Quiz 1 B 2 C 3 A 4 A 5 B 6 C E1 B E2 A E3 B Answers Part 1 Warm Up 1-4 Jumbled Sentences The 1.7 km long, 36 metre-wide tunnel will pass through the narrowest section of the Stad peninsula in Western Norway. A2 True or False 1 T 2 F 3 T 4 T 5 F Synonyms 1 G 2 D 3 A 4 J 5 D 6 H 7 E 8 F 9 I 10 B
Answers Part 3 9 The English News Weekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2017 Listening 287 The World s First Ship Tunnel! 1 Some of the world s most 1: extraordinary/surprising/weird engineering feats have been because of the need to create quicker routes for ships. In 1869 the Suez Canal opened and connected the 2: Mediterranean/Adriatic/Cyprus Sea with the Persian Gulf whilst in 1914 the Panama Canal allowed ships to cut from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific. Now more than 100 years later Norway is proposing to build another engineering marvel the world s first ship 3: canal/tunnel/waterway. 2 The 1.7 km long, 36 metre-wide tunnel will pass through the narrowest section of the Stad peninsula in Western 4: Sweden/Finland/Norway. This will allow passenger and freight ships to cut out the stormy, exposed and hazardous Stadhavet Sea. The area is one of the 5: windy/stormiest/rainy in northern Europe with up to 106 blusterous days per year. Other dangers in the area include very high waves and the added 6: peril/danger/temperature of strong winds blowing in different directions simultaneously. 3 To create the tunnel engineers will need to blast eight million tons of rock at a total cost of 297m. When finished it is projected that up to five ships will be able to pass through the Stad Ship Tunnel every 7: week/day/hour. Construction is expected to begin in 2019 and use of the tunnel will be free for any vessel that is less than 8: 70/80/90 metres long. 4 Plans for the new ship tunnel have been floated for several years but only in the last few months have the finances been available to start excavating the tunnel. Ketil Solvik-Olsen, Norway s 9: Health/Transport/Prime Minister said, We are pleased that the ship tunnel will now become a reality and that travel time between Norwegian cities and towns in the area will be 10: increased/deduction/reduced. 5 Although the new Stad Ship Tunnel will save vessels hours off their sailing time, it will still be a long way short of the achievements of the Suez and Panama Canals. When the Suez Canal first opened in 11: 1869/1879/1889 the waterway saved ships a 7,000 km route around the coast of Africa. Similarly when the Panama Canal first started to operate in 1914 ships reduced their journeys by 12,669 km by avoiding having to sail right around the coast of South America. If you do want to sail through the tunnel you are going to have to wait a little as it is going to take about 12: 5/10/15 years to build Answers Part 4 A3 Q & A 1 2029 5 STadhavet Sea 2 Ketil Solvik-Olsen 6 8 million 3 297m E1 Five 4 1914 E2 Four A & Q Example Questions A1 What year did the Suez Canal first open? A2 How much did the Panama Canal reduce sailing time? A3 How many years will it take to build the ship tunnel? A4 What length of ship will be free to use the ship tunnel? A5 How many stormy days does the Stadhavet Sea per year? [387 Words] Post-Listening / Reading
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Episode 287 11 The English News Weekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2017 MAIN PHOTO Still: http://www.tvanouvelles.ca/2017/04/05/la-norvege-va-batir-le-premier-tunnel-maritime-au-monde LINKS: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/list_of_longest_tunnels http://www.encyclopedia.com/science-and-technology/technology/technology-terms-andconcepts/tunnel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/list_of_longest_ships http://edition.cnn.com/2017/04/06/europe/ship-tunnel-norway/ http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/the-times/worlds-first-ship-tunnel-to-bebuilt-in-norway/news-story/73319e34f3169a3703b3c6f284cb8896 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/apr/06/move-over-suez-hello-stad-norway-tobuild-worlds-first-tunnel-for-ships http://edition.cnn.com/2017/04/06/europe/ship-tunnel-norway/ http://www.theworldgeography.com/2012/07/8-of-most-unusual-tunnels-in-world.html http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/engineering/tunnels.html http://www.thedearsurprise.com/the-nautical-origins-of-everyday-sayings/