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1 THE ENGLISH NEWS WEEKLY PODCAST 06/11/2015 AUGUST The Emotional Robot 1 of EP I SO D E 304 FLASHBACK ENW 222 BRUSSELS LOCKDOWN: TWEET CAT PHOTOS The Hidden 8 TH Continent ENW 304 Introduction This week s English News Weekly podcast reports on fascinating developments from geophysicists who claim to have discovered a new continent. If confirmed, this would be the Earth s 8th and smallest continent. Currently a team of 30 international researchers and scientists are in the Pacific Ocean trying to confirm the 8th continent s existence. What is it called? How large is it? Why is it hidden? English News Weekly will try to explain all HOMEPAGE hiroshima -u.ac.jp/cms/enw.php FACEBOOK (c) Jaime Selwood TWITTER ENW Episode 219 twitter.com/enwpodcast TECHNOLOGY

2 Contents Pages Part 1 Warm Ups Odd-One-Out Page 1 Brainstorm Page 1 The World s Continents 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 392 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

3 1 The English News Weekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2017 [ ] The Hidden 8 th Continent August 11 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) Atlantis b) Zealandia c) Australasia d) Europe 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? Earth Warm Up 3 Continents by GDP Per Capita Most people accept that there are seven continents on Earth. Write them in order of which continent s population have the highest average salary. The world average is - $10,300 / 1.13m / 8,753 Continent Average Salary Per Capita ($) 1 $37,477 / 4.12m / $35,087 / 3.86m / 29,848 3 $25,851 / 2.84m / 21,988 4 $8,520 / 938,554/ 7,247 5 $5,635 / 620,717 / 4,793 6 $1,809 / 199,281 / 1,538 7 $0 / 0 / 0

4 2 The English News Weekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2017 Continents By Land Mass Which is the Correct Order? Continent 1 Africa 2 Antarctica 3 Asia 4 Australasia 5 Europe 6 North America 7 South America Landmass in Miles 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 total landmass of New Zealand? a: 268,021 km 2 b: 368,021 km 2 c: 468,021 km 2 2: What is the average salary per capital for New Zealanders? a: $26,950 b: $36, 950 c: $46, 950 3: Which country do most New Zealanders living overseas reside in? a: UK b: Australia c: USA 4: Japan has more than people who live in New Zealand? a: Rugby players b: Vending machines c: Uniqlo Shops 5: What percentage of New Zealand is designated national park? a: 25% b: 50% c: 75% 6: What type of repitle does New Zealand not have any species of? a: Snake b: Frog c: Lizard E1: No part of New Zealand is km from the sea. a: 128km b: 148km c: 168km E2: New Zealand is also called Aoetaroa what does this mean in English? a: Land of Sound b: Land of Long White Cloud c: No Translation E3: Which is the uniform of the New Zealand national football team? a: b: c: END OF PART 1

5 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. majority landmass its under Ocean is about Pacific 94% - the vast South However, the of 2 The Lost Continent of Zealandia! Yet the rise, Pre-Listening / Reading 2 A2 True or False Read the headline of News Story ~ The Lost Continent of Zealandia! Look at the 5 statements. Guess if you think 1 5 are True or False! 1 94% of Zealandia is under the South Atlantic Ocean. [T] [F] 2 Zealandia is the 8 th continent on Earth. [T] [F] 3 The new continent was first named by an American geophysicist. [T] [F] 4 Zealandia is the smallest of Earth s continents. [T] [F] 5 Three Australian islands are part of the Zealandia continent. [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 Actually 6 Seismic A Analysts F Accordingly 2 According 7 Therefore B Clandestine G Literally 3 Researchers 8 Hidden C Enduring H Enterprise 4 Vast 9 Project D Consolidated I Ample 5 Unified 10 Lingering E Basaltic J Admitting END OF PART 2

6 4 The English News Weekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2017 Listening / Reading Listening The Lost Continent of Zealandia! Three Words Help Listen / Read the news story below and choose the correct answer. Each choice has 3 words which word do you think fits the sentence the best? 304 The Lost Continent of Zealandia! 1 How many continents are there on Earth? One of the first facts most people learn in school is that there are seven continents, the biggest is Asia and the 1: next/2 nd /smallest is Australasia. Well, that may actually not be quite true, because according to a team of scientists from the International Discovery Program (IDP) the Earth has actually eight continents, and they are not talking about the 2: mythical/debated/undiscovered lost continent of Atlantis! No, this new continent is called Zealandia and is located in the South Pacific Ocean. 2 The researchers claim that Zealandia is the world s 8 th continent and at 1.9m square miles is about two-thirds the size of 3: Australia/Africa/Europe and would be the smallest on Earth. The continent is made up of New Zealand, New Caledonia and two Australian islands Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island. However, the vast majority of its landmass about 94% is under the 4: North/South/East Pacific Ocean. 3 The name Zealandia was first used by American geophysicist Bruce Luyendyk in 1995, but at that point it was believed not to be one unified landmass. However, earlier this year a team of 30 international scientists using fresh 5: seismic/satellite/infra-red data concluded that Zealandia was a unified landmass and therefore a continent. They 6: wrote/announced/published their findings titled Zealandia: Earth s Hidden Continent in the journal of Geological Society of America in the summer of Zealandia is believed to have broken away from modern day Australia between 60 and 85 7: thousand/million/billion years ago. The new continent is only 15 miles off the coast of 8: Queensland/Victoria/Tasmania. Currently the team of scientists from the IDP is attempting to drill about 2,6000 feet into the sea floor beneath the Tasman Sea. The expedition co-chief scientist Gerald Dickens from Rice University in Texas said of the project, The expedition will answer many lingering questions about Zelandia. 5 The continent of Zealandia is not the first mysterious continent that scientists, geologists and adventure 9: freaks/enthusiasts/fans have searched for. Perhaps the most famous lost continent is Atlantis a huge island similar in size to Australia that was first mentioned by Greek philosopher Plato in 380 BC. For the last 23 centuries people from all over the world have 10: failed/died/attempted to locate Atlantis, unsuccessfully. Of course if Atlantis is ever discovered in the future it will become the Earth s 9 th continent as Zealandia has now become the 8 th! END OF PART 3 [392 Words]

7 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 is the name of the scientific journal? Q2 Which Greek philosopher first wrote about Atlantis? Q3 Who is the co-chief scientist of the expedition? Q4 When did Zealandia break away from Australia? Q5 What organisation is leading a team of scientists? Q6 Off which Australian state is the scientific team drilling? E1 What is the 7 th biggest continent in the world? E2 How many current countries make up Zealandia? 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 2,600 ft.? A2 380BC.? A3 Rice University? A4 30.? A5 Asia.? END OF PART 4

8 6 The English News Weekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2017 English Extra I English Idioms Lost The English language has many phrases and idioms that use the word lost to explain a situation. Examples: A lost cause Lost in time = Something that has zero chance of working = An event from long, long ago. Can you match the phrase with the correct meaning? Lost Expressions Meanings & Examples 1 A lost cause A Unable to think of something to say 2 To be lost on B Two+ people who don t like each other 3 Get lost! C To stumble or fall down usually when walking. 4 Like a lost soul D To get very close to losing your temper. 5 Lose one s footing E An event that happened a long, long time ago. 6 Lost and gone forever F To say something that has no influence / effect. 7 Lost for words G Not to explain a situation in another language. 8 Lost in time H To be walking around without direction / purpose. 9 Lost in thought I To go crazy / insane 10 No love lost between J To nearly lose one s temper in a very big way! 11 Almost lost it K To say go away when you are annoyed / angry. 12 Lost in translation L Not aware of what is happening around you. 13 Almost lost it M Something with no chance of success. 14 To lose one s marbles N For an object to be permanently lost. 7 to Chinwag This Week s ENW Podcast ENW Podcast Topic The Lost Continent of Zealandia! 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 How many of the world s eight continents have you visited? 3 Which continent do you think is the most dangerous to visit? Why? 4 Which continent you haven t been to would you most like to visit? Why? 5 Which continent has contributed most towards civilisation? Why? 6 Do you think Atlantis or any other new continent exists? Why? EX FREE QUESTION!

9 7 The English News W eekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2017 Writing This Week How many of the world s eight continents have you been to? Choose one location or spot on each of the 8 continents that you haven t been to. Why have you chosen these eight places? Give as many reasons as you can! END OF PART 5 And Finally X & Z A4 Did You Know? The End Ep. 304 The Hidden 8th Continent World News

10 8 The English News Weekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2017 Visual TV Links Vimeo (USA) 1: [06:10] Zealandia The Hidden Continent EuroNews (E.U.) 2: [00:57] Trailer You Tube (USA) 3: [02:37] Lost Continent of Mu 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 A Atlantis A / B / C are all real continents Atlantis is mythical. Currently Warm Up 3A Continents Per Capita 1 North America 2 Oceania 3 Europe 4 South America 5 Asia 6 Arica 7 Antarctica Warm Up 3B Continents by Land Mass C 17,139,445 sqm A 11,677,239 sqm F 9,631,791 sqm G 6,880,706 sqm B 5,500,000 sqm E 3,997,929 sqm D 2,967, 909 sqm A1 Warm Up 4 Quiz 1 A 2 C 3 B 4 B 5 C 6 A E1 A E2 B E3 C Answers Part 1 Warm Up 1-4 Jumbled Sentences However, the vast majority of its landmass about 94% is under the South Pacific Ocean. A2 True or False 1 F 2 T 3 T 4 T 5 F Synonyms 1 G 2 J 3 A 4 I 5 D 6 E 7 F 8 B 9 H 10 C

11 Answers Part 3 9 The English News Weekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2017 Listening 304 The Lost Continent of Zealandia! 1 How many continents are there on Earth? One of the first facts most people learn in school is that there are seven continents, the biggest is Asia and the 1: next/2 nd /smallest is Australasia. Well, that may actually not be quite true, because according to a team of scientists from the International Discovery Program (IDP) the Earth has actually eight continents, and they are not talking about the 2: mythical/debated/undiscovered lost continent of Atlantis! No, this new continent is called Zealandia and is located in the South Pacific Ocean. 2 The researchers claim that Zealandia is the world s 8 th continent and at 1.9m square miles is about two-thirds the size of 3: Australia/Africa/Europe and would be the smallest on Earth. The continent is made up of New Zealand, New Caledonia and two Australian islands Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island. However, the vast majority of its landmass about 94% is under the 4: North/South/East Pacific Ocean. 3 The name Zealandia was first used by American geophysicist Bruce Luyendyk in 1995, but at that point it was believed not to be one unified landmass. However, earlier this year a team of 30 international scientists using fresh 5: seismic/satellite/infra-red data concluded that Zealandia was a unified landmass and therefore a continent. They 6: wrote/announced/published their findings titled Zealandia: Earth s Hidden Continent in the journal of Geological Society of America in the summer of Zealandia is believed to have broken away from modern day Australia between 60 and 85 7: thousand/million/billion years ago. The new continent is only 15 miles off the coast of 8: Queensland/Victoria/Tasmania. Currently the team of scientists from the IDP is attempting to drill about 2,6000 feet into the sea floor beneath the Tasman Sea. The expedition co-chief scientist Gerald Dickens from Rice University in Texas said of the project, The expedition will answer many lingering questions about Zealandia. 5 The continent of Zealandia is not the first mysterious continent that scientists, geologists and adventure 9: freaks/enthusiasts/fans have searched for. Perhaps the most famous lost continent is Atlantis a huge island similar in size to Australia that was first mentioned by Greek philosopher Plato in 380 BC. For the last 23 centuries people from all over the world have 10: failed/died/attempted to locate Atlantis, unsuccessfully. Of course if Atlantis is ever discovered in the future it will now become the Earth s 9 th continent as Zealandia has become the 8 th! Answers Part 4 A3 Q & A [392 Words] Post-Listening / Reading 1 Geological Society of America 5 International Discovery Program 2 Plato 6 Queensland 3 Gerard Dickens E1 Australasia million years E2 One A & Q Example Questions A1 How far is the scientific team digging? A2 When was Atlantis first written about? A3 What university is Gerard Dickens based at? A4 How many people make up the scientific team? A5 What is the largest continent on Earth?

12 10 The English News Weekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2017 English Extra 1 M 4 H 7 A 10 B 13 D 2 F 5 C 8 E 11 J 14 I 3 K 6 N 9 L 12 G And Finally X & Z A4 X / Z / W / Y / V Extra Bit This Week s ENW Images

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