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THE ENGLISH NEWS WEEKLY PODCAST DECEMBER 06/11/2015 The Emotional Robot 1 of 13 09 2016 EPISODE

272 Introduction This week s English News Weekly podcast reports on the announcement that Prime

The visit will be with outgoing US President Barack Obama, who in August became the first sitting

Why is this visit so important? English News Weekly will try to explain all HOMEPAGE http://pod.

1 THE ENGLISH NEWS WEEKLY PODCAST DECEMBER 06/11/2015 The Emotional Robot 1 of EPISODE 272 FLASHBACK ENW 247: MEMORY MUST NEVER FADE Japan s Abe: First Leader to Visit Pearl Harbor ENW 272 Introduction This week s English News Weekly podcast reports on the announcement that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will become the first Japanese leader to visit Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. The visit will be with outgoing US President Barack Obama, who in August became the first sitting American president to visit Peace Park in Hiroshima. What will happen? Why is this visit so important? English News Weekly will try to explain all HOMEPAGE FACEBOOK (c) Jaime Selwood ENW Episode 219 TECHNOLOGY TWITTER twitter.com/enwpodcast

2 Contents Pages Part 1 Warm Ups Odd-One-Out Page 1 Brainstorm Page 1 Union Jack Flags Page 1 / 2 Quiz This Week Page 2 Part 2 Before Listening / Reading Jumbled Words Page 3 True or False Page 3 Vocabulary Antonyms Page 3 Part 3 Listening / Reading The News Story 389 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 ポッドキャストに含まれているリスニング演習

1 The English News Weekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2016 [201612-02]

PART 1 Warm Ups Warm Up 1 Odd 1 Out Look at the four words below,

Write your reason in the box underneath. Check your answer later.

Brainstorm How many different words can you connect to the word in

Leadership Warm Up 3 Union Jack Flags Hawaii, unique for the

Look at some other current flags that still contain the Union Flag.

3 1 The English News Weekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2016 [ ] Japan s Abe: First Leader to Visit Pearl Harbor December 9 th 2016 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) Hawaii b) Maui c) Kaho olawe d) Lana i 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? Leadership Warm Up 3 Union Jack Flags Hawaii, unique for the United States has the Union Flag in the top left. Look at some other current flags that still contain the Union Flag. Match them with the correct country / region / territory name on page 2. 1: (H) Hawaii 2: 3: 4: 5: 6: 7: 8: 9: L 10:

2 The English News Weekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2016 Union Jack Flags Which is Which..? Read the list of countries, territories or regions below and then match them with the correct flagon page 1.

A Australia G Fiji B Bermuda H Hawaii C British Antarctica Territory I Pitcairn Islands D British Colombia J New Zealand E British Indian Ocean Territory K Niue F Cook Islands L Tristan da Cunha Warm

4 2 The English News Weekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2016 Union Jack Flags Which is Which..? Read the list of countries, territories or regions below and then match them with the correct flagon page 1. Be careful there are TWO extra! A Australia G Fiji B Bermuda H Hawaii C British Antarctica Territory I Pitcairn Islands D British Colombia J New Zealand E British Indian Ocean Territory K Niue F Cook Islands L Tristan da Cunha 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 day does the US observe National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day? a: December 5 th b: December 7 th c: December 9 th 2: What is the name of the submerged US battleship memorial at Pearl Harbor? a: USS Alabama b: USS Alaska c: USS Arizona 3: What is the name of the island at Pearl Harbor? a: Cook Island b: Ship s Island c: Ford Island 4: As of 2016 how many US Pearl Harbor veterans are still living? a: 2-2,500 b: 3-3,500 c: 4-4,500 5: What political party does PM Shinzo Abe lead in Japan? a: DLP b: LDP c: LPD 6: How big is the spilled oil plume left over from the Pearl Harbour attack? a: 18.9m litres b: 28.9m litres c: 38.9m litres E1: After the Pearl Harbor attacks what day did the US declare war on Japan? a: December 7 th b: December 8 th c: December 9 th E2: When did the Kingdom of Hawaii end? a: 1776 b: 1893 c: 1959 E3: Which of the three flags below is NOT connected to the state of Hawaii? a: b: c: END OF PART 1

5 3 The English News Weekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2016 PART 2 Before Listening 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. highlight that between continued he the added outgoing and close wanted President Abe with States. Obama the Japan Mr to United relationship meeting the 2 Abe to Visit Pearl Harbor: But No Apology Mr Abe added that he, Pre-Listening / Reading 2 A2 True or False Read the headline of News Story ~ Abe to Visit Pearl Harbor: But No Apology Look at the 5 statements. Guess if you think 1 5 are True or False! 1 Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will visit Pearl Harbor in December. [T] [F] 2 The Japanese Prime Minister will officially apologise for the attack. [T] [F] is the 75 th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. [T] [F] 4 President-Elect Trump will also be at the commemoration. [T] [F] 5 President Obama visited Peace Park in Hiroshima in August [T] [F] Pre-Listening / Reading 3 An antonym is a word with an opposite meaning. Match the 10 words on the left with their antonyms on the right. All the antonyms in black are from the News Stories. Antonyms 1 Attack 6 Weakening A Detached F Dissension 2 Announced 7 Close B Restoration G War-monger 3 Pacifist 8 Uncertain C Defend H Apathetic 4 Confirmed 9 Abolition D Strengthening I Sporadic 5 Reconciliation 10 Emotional E Suppressed J Reliable END OF PART 2

6 4 The English News Weekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2016 PART 3 Listening Listening / Reading Listening Abe to Visit Pearl Harbor: But No Apology Gap Fill Help Listen / Read the news story below and check your understanding. Then write a word in each missing space. 272 Abe to Visit Pearl Harbor: But No Apology 1 Seventy-five years since the attack on Pearl Harbor, Japan s Prime Minster Shinzo Abe has announced that he will become the first Japanese leader to visit the Hawaiian War 1:. The event, which will come on December th will be seven months after US President Barack Obama became the first serving US president to visit Peace Park in Hiroshima (ENW 247). The 2: of Mr Abe s historic visit was announced on December 5 th, just two days before the 75 th anniversary of the Japanese attack on the US naval base that resulted in the death of more than 2,300 3:. 2 Prime Minister Abe who has been attempting to alter Japan s post-war pacifist 4:, said of the forthcoming visit, It s a visit to commemorate the victims. We should not repeat the horror of war. A White House spokesman confirmed the upcoming meeting in President Obama s home state by saying, The two leaders visit will 5: the power of reconciliation that has turned former adversaries into the closest of allies. Mr Abe added that he wanted the meeting with outgoing President Obama to highlight the 6: close relationship between Japan and the United States. 3 The announcement has received mixed responses in Japan as plans for Mr Abe s visit was announced. 7: Atomic-Bomb survivor 91-year-old Sunao Tsuboi commented on the visit by saying that as more than 70 years have passed; it seems to be too late. In Nagasaki, the Nagasaki Atomic Bomb 8: Council announced that they believed the visit was aimed at keeping the close relationship between the United States and Japan. As the 9: appears uncertain due to comments made by President-Elect Trump regarding weakening or the military agreement between the two countries. 4 The attack by the Empire of Japan on the US naval base in Oahu in 1941 triggered the United States 10: World War II. However Prime Minister Abe will not officially apologise for the attack on Pearl Harbor. When President Obama visited Hiroshia s Peace Park in May 2016 he laid a 11: wreath at the memorial, spoke of the suffering of the victims, called for the abolition of nuclear weapons, but crucially did not 12:. Yet, it has been a remarkable year for US-Japan relations that will have seen the first visit by a leader of each country to two highly important and emotional memorials to the destruction caused by war. END OF PART 3 [389 Words]

7 5 The English News Weekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2016 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! Q1 What dates will PM Shinzo Abe visit Hawaii? Q2 What month did President Obama visit Hiroshima? Q3 What is the date for the attack on Pearl Harbor? Q4 What is the name of the organisation in Nagasaki? Q5 How old is Sunao Tsuboi, a survivor of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima? Q6 What ENW episode reports on Pres. Obama s visit to Hiroshima? E1 Who is the President-Elect of the United States? E2 How many cities are mentioned 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 2,300? A2 Oahu? A3 Peace Park? A4 75.? A5 December 5 th.? END OF PART 4

8 English Extra I 6 The English News Weekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2016 PART 5 Extra Stuff English Expressions with a military connection The English language has some interesting words and phrases that are originate or are connected with the military. Examples: Can you match the phrase with the correct meaning? Military Idioms Meanings & Examples 1 Bite the bullet A To send a message requiring urgent help. 2 Deadline B To pass a test / exam with a high grade or easily. 3 Pass with flying colours C Gossip. 4 Full tilt D To be very drunk. 5 S.O.S E A victory gained at great cost. 6 Three sheets to the wind F To get in trouble whilst trying to damage someone. 7 FUBAR G To be absent without permission. 8 Scuttlebutt H Somebody who grumbles or complains a lot. 9 To go AWOL I Something / someone unpredictable. 10 Hoist by your own petard J To do something painful but necessary. 11 Loose cannon K When leaders make stupid, avoidable mistakes 12 Pyrrhic Victory L To make a big mistake (Fouled up Beyond all Recognition) 13 Moaning Minnie M To do something with all your energy. 14 Lions led by donkeys N The time when an activity must be completed. 7 to Chinwag This Week s ENW Podcast ENW Podcast Topic Abe to Visit Pearl Harbor: But No Apology Ask / Answer the questions below on this week s ENW Podcast Topic! 1 What did you think of this week s podcast topic when you first read it? 2 What do you think of PM Abe s decision to visit Pearl Harbour? Why? 3 During his visit should PM Abe apologise for the Pearl Harbor attacks? Why? 4 What is the most important war memorial in your local area? Why? 5 If you could visit Hawaii, where would you like to visit first? Why? 6 Where is your dream vacation spot? Why? EX FREE QUESTION!

9 Writing 7 The English News Weekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2016 This Week What do you think about Prime Minister Abe s decision to visit Pearl Harbor? Do you think as the first Japanese leader to visit, he should apologise? What situation should leaders apologise for former war incidents? END OF PART 5 And Finally X & Z A4 Did You Know? The End

10 8 The English News Weekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2016 Visual TV Links CNN (USA) 1: [02:25] Shinzo Abe Visits Pearl Harbor History Channel (USA) 2: [02:07] Veterans of Pearl Harbor Hawaiian Voice (Hawaii) 3: [03:46] The Hawaiian Kingdom 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 C Kaho olawe Warm Up 3 Longtime World Leaders A / B / D are inhabited Hawaiian islands. 1 H 2 B 3 G 4 J 5 E 6 F 7 D 8 K 9 L 10 - C A1 Warm Up 4 Quiz 1 B 2 C 3 C 4 A 5 B 6 A E1 A E2 B E3 B Answers Part 1 Warm Up 1-4 Jumbled Sentences Mr Abe added that he wanted the meeting with outgoing President Obama to highlight the continued close relationship between Japan and the United States. A2 True or False 1 T 2 F 3 T 4 F 5 F Antonyms 1 C 2 E 3 G 4 I 5 F 6 D 7 A 8 J 9 B 10 H

11 Answers Part 3 9 The English News Weekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2016 Listening 272 Abe to Visit Pearl Harbor: But No Apology 1 Seventy-five years since the attack on Pearl Harbor, Japan s Prime Minster Shinzo Abe has announced that he will become the first Japanese leader to visit the Hawaiian War Memorial. The event, which will come on December th will be seven months after US President Barack Obama became the first serving US president to visit Peace Park in Hiroshima (ENW 247). The announcement of Mr Abe s historic visit was announced on December 5 th, just two days before the 75 th anniversary of the Japanese attack on the US naval base that resulted in the death of more than 2,300 servicemen. 2 Prime Minister Abe who has been attempting to alter Japan s post-war pacifist constitution, said of the forthcoming visit, It s a visit to commemorate the victims. We should not repeat the horror of war. A White House spokesman confirmed the upcoming meeting in President Obama s home state by saying, The two leaders visit will showcase the power of reconciliation that has turned former adversaries into the closest of allies. Mr Abe added that he wanted the meeting with outgoing President Obama to highlight the continued close relationship between Japan and the United States. 3 The announcement has received mixed responses in Japan as plans for Mr Abe s visit was announced. Influential Atomic-Bomb survivor 91-year-old Sunao Tsuboi commented on the visit by saying that as more than 70 years have passed, it seems to be too late. In Nagasaki, the Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Survivors Council announced that they believed the visit was aimed at keeping the close relationship between the United States and Japan. As the alliance appears uncertain due to comments made by President-Elect Trump regarding weakening the military agreement between the two countries. 4 The attack by the Empire of Japan on the US naval base in Oahu in 1941 triggered the United States entering World War II. However Prime Minister Abe will not officially apologise for the attack on Pearl Harbor. When President Obama visited Hiroshima s Peace Park in May 2016 he laid a floral wreath at the memorial, spoke of the suffering of the victims, called for the abolition of nuclear weapons, but crucially did not apologise. Yet, it has been a remarkable year for US- Japan relations that will have seen the first visit by a leader of each country to two highly important and emotional memorials to the destruction caused by war. Answers Part 4 A3 Q & A [388 Words] Post-Listening / Reading 1 December years old 2 May 6 ENW December 7 th E1 Donald Trump 4 Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Survivors Council E2 Two A & Q Example Questions A1 How many US servicemen died in the Pearl Harbor attack? A2 What island is Pearl Harbor located on? A3 Which location in Hiroshima did President Obama visit? A4 How many years since the attack on Pearl Harbor? A5 What day was the visit by PM Abe announced?

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