24th May 2013
|Episode 99|
Monster Tornado
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Contents Pages
Part 1
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Warm Ups
Odd-One-Out
Brainstorm
US State Abbreviations
Types of Wind
Quiz | Oklahoma & Tornados
Part 2
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Page 3
Page 3
Page 3
Page 4
Page 4
Before Listening / Reading
Jumbled Sentences
True or False
Vocabulary | Antonyms
Part 3
Page 5
Page 5
Page 5
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Listening / Reading
The News Story |301 Words
What Do You Think..?
Part 4
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Page 6
Page 6
After Listening / Reading
Q&A
A&Q
Page 7
Page 7
Part 5
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Extra Stuff
Extra English I
7 to Chinwag
Writing Activity
Page 8
Page 8
Page 9
And Finally….
Did You Know?
TV Links
Page 9
Page 10
The Answers
Pages 10-12
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This symbol = Listening activity in the podcast.
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[201305-04] Monster
Tornado | May 24th 2013
| 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) Shower
b) Blizzard
c) Tempest
d) Gale
My Reason…
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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?
|Extreme Weather|
American State Abbreviations
Warm Up | 3
 Read the list of American states affected by the huge tornado.
 Each state has a two letter abbreviation.
 Write the correct two letter abbreviation for each state!
1: California
2: Oklahoma
Ca.
7: North Dakota
8: Louisiana
3: Arizona
9: Mississippi
4: Alabama
10: Tennessee
5: Missouri
11: Texas
6: Kansas
12: Indiana
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Types of Wind | Strongest to Weakest
Read the list of types of wind below – which is the strongest? Write them in
order – Strongest to Weakest!
A: Hurricane
E: Calm
B: Breeze
F: Storm
C: Typhoon
G: Gale
D: Light Air
H: Cyclone
1: __________________________ & ___________________________
2: __________________________ & ___________________________
3: __________________________
4: __________________________
5: __________________________
6: __________________________
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: Which US state has been badly damaged by a massive tornado?
a: California b: Oklahoma c: Louisiana
2: Which language does the word ‘tornado’ originally come from?
a: Japanese b: French c: Spanish
3: When is ‘Tornado Season’?
a: March – August b: May – September c: June - October
4: What is the population of the US state of Oklahoma?
a: 3.8 million b: 4.8 million c: 5.8 million
5: The NBA team based in Oklahoma is named after a type of weather-which?
a: Tornados b: Thunder c: Tropical Storm
6: What is the average wind speed of a tornado?
a: 75 km p/h b: 95 km p/h c: 115 km p/h
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E1: What does ‘Oklahoma’ mean in English?
a: Red People b: Brown People c: White People
E2: What famous musical is set in Oklahoma?
a: Guys & Dolls b: Showboat c: Oklahoma!
E3: Look at the photographs below – which one is the state of Oklahoma?
a:
b:
c:
END OF PART 1
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| PART 2 | Before Listening |
Pre-Listening / Reading | 1
Jumbled Sentences
 The sentences below are from a paragraph in the news story.
 The word order has been mixed-up. Put the sentences into the correct order.
3 Kilometre Wide Tornado Destroys School
A
NWS Meteorologist Rick Smith told the BBC, “It’s the most powerful tornado I’ve
seen in 20 years.”
B
The state of Oklahoma is situated in what is called ‘Tornado Alley’ which
consists of 16 US states that run from Texas in the south up through Oklahoma
until it reaches the northern state of North Dakota on the Canadian border.
C
As the Tornado season lasts until August the citizens of Moore are hoping there
will be no other big tornados this year.
D
The US National Weather Service (NWS) said that Monday’s tornado was one
of the most powerful ever to go through Tornado Alley.
Correct Order:
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Pre-Listening / Reading | 2
| A2
True or False
 Read the headline of News Story ~ 3 Kilometre Wide Tornado Destroys Town
 Look at the 5 statements. Guess if you think 1 – 5 are True or False!
1: A tornado has hit northern America.
2: The tornado reached speeds of 320 m/h.
3: An elementary school was destroyed by the tornado.
4: 16 US states are in Tornado Alley.
5: The tornado is the most powerful in 20 years.
[T] [F]
[T] [F]
[T] [F]
[T] [F]
[T] [F]
Pre-Listening / Reading | 3
Antonyms
 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 Story.
1: Destroys
2: Battered
3: Dead
4: Collapsing
6:
7:
8:
9:
Horror
Locked
Northern
Powerful
5: Promised
10: Shocked
A: Raising
B: Expected
C: Opened
D: Aided
F: Southern
G: Repairs
H: Weak
I: Pleasure
E: Reneged
J: Alive
END OF PART 2
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| PART 3 | Listening |
Listening / Reading |
| Listening
3 Kilometre Wide Tornado Destroys Town
Three Choices | Help
 Listen / Read the news story and chose the correct word from the 3 choices.
 Listen / Read the rest of the sentence to help with your understanding.
99
3 Kilometre Wide Tornado Destroys School
1
A 1: minute/massive/miniscule, three kilometre-wide tornado has battered the
city of Moore in the southern 2: American/Canadian/Southern state of Oklahoma.
Winds of up to 320 km/h smashed across Oklahoma on Monday leaving at least
91 people dead, including 20 children from a local elementary school. The threekilometre wide tornado hit Moore, a city of 55,000 people and was on the ground
for 45 3: days/hours/minutes causing massive amounts of damage to homes,
businesses and most tragically – schools.
5
The Plaza Town Elementary School was directly hit with buildings being
destroyed and 4: ceilings/floors/walls and roofs collapsing under the power of
the tornado. Oklahoma’s Lt. Governor Todd Lamb told the BBC, “The school was
10 flattened, the walls pancaked in”. President Obama declared Oklahoma a Major
Disaster Area and promised the state would be given all the 5: help/money/care
it needed to recover.
Eye-witnesses were 6: surprised/shocked/amazed as they told American news
companies CNN, NBC and ABC the horror of the tornado hitting their homes.
One 7: victim/survivor/witness Ricky Stover said, “We locked the cellar door, it got
15 louder and the tornado ripped open the door. We thought we were dead”. Another eyewitness Melissa Newton added, “Some homes are completely gone. It’s devastating.”
The state of Oklahoma is 8: located/situated/centred in what is called ‘Tornado
Alley’ which consists of 16 US states that run from Texas in the south up through
Oklahoma until it reaches the northern state of North Dakota on the
20 9: Mexican/Canadian/US border. The US National Weather Service (NWS) said
that Monday’s tornado was one of the most powerful ever to go through Tornado
Alley. NWS Meteorologist Rick Smith told the BBC, “It’s the most powerful tornado
I’ve seen in 20 years.” As the Tornado 10: area/season/time lasts until August the
24 citizens of Moore are hoping there will be no other big tornados this year.
[301 Words]
What Do You Think? | Mother Nature
Which natural event most worries you? Why?
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END OF PART 3
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| 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: How wide was the tornado?
2: How fast was the tornado?
__________________________
3: What is the population of the city of Moore?
_
4: What was the name of the elementary school hit by the tornado?
________
5: How many US states are located in Tornado Alley?
__________________________
6: What are the 3 US News channels in the news report?
__________________________
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E1: What job does Rick Smith have?
___________________________
E2: How many US states are named in the News Article?
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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
45 minutes.
______________________________________________?
A2
North Dakota.
______________________________________________?
A3
Todd Lamb.
______________________________________________?
A4
BBC.
______________________________________________?
A5
N.W.S.
______________________________________________?
END OF PART 4
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| PART 5 | Extra Stuff |
English Extra I
Weather Phrases
 The English language has many everyday expressions that use phrases
weather words to explain a situation or event.
 Examples: Under the weather
=
Feeling unwell or sick.
 Match the English expression in blue with their correct meaning in pink.
One has been completed for you!
A: Fair-weather friend
B: Weather permitting
C: Perfect weather for ducks!
D: Weather the storm
E: As right as rain
F: Take a rain check
G: Come rain or shine
H: Steal my thunder
I: Throw caution to the wind
1
If the situation is OK – we can proceed.
2
To do something no matter what the situation is.
3
The weather is really, really wet. Too much rain.
4
To re-arrange a meeting or an appointment.
5
To forget all your commitments and do something crazy.
6
To experience a problem and survive it
7
When someone takes the attention away from you.
8
A person who only helps you when you don’t need help.
9
Feeling fine, or healthy.
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B
G
C
F
I
D
H
A
E
Tea or Coffee
ENW Podcast Topic | Indians Fight Over Tea or Coffee!
 Ask / Answer the questions below on this week’s ENW Podcast Topic!
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
What did you think when you read this week’s topic title?
What is the biggest storm you have experience? Where was it?
What is the biggest natural problem in your country? Why?
Which US state would you most like to visit? Why?
Which US state would you least like to visit? Why?
What does the name of you home town mean?
What would you do if a tornado was coming towards your house? Why?
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Writing
Possessions
 Imagine that a terrible storm or tornado is coming to your hometown.
 You have 15 minutes to take important possessions from your home.
 You can only carry FOUR possessions – what would you choose and why?
1: _________________________
2: _________________________
3: _________________________
4: _________________________
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END OF PART 5
And Finally | X & Z
| A4
Did You Know…?
That the US state of x: _______ is famous for having a few unusual ‘firsts’?
The first parking meter was opened in Oklahoma City 1935 and in 1937 the
world’s first ever shopping cart was invented at the Standard Food Market
shop. Although situated in the ‘z: ______ Alley’ – Oklahoma is a very
sunny place, with more than 300 of days of sunshine every year. The state
has only one national sports team franchise, the Oklahoma City Thunder
who play basketball in the NBA Northwest Division.
The End
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Visual | TV Links
BBC News | (UK)
1: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22604251
[1.45]
Oklahoma Tornado
CNN | (USA)
2: http://edition.cnn.com/video/?/video/us/2013/05/21/natpkg-ok-tornado-destruction.cnn [1.56]
Oklahoma Tornado
You Tube | (USA)
3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgG2jfBfLzI
[2:08]
Twister Trailer (1996)
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 – Shower B / C / D – Are all words that mean = storms.
Warm Up 3 | US State Abbreviations
1 – CA.
5 – MO.
9 – MS.
2 – OK.
6 – KS.
10 – TN.
3 – AZ.
7 – ND.
11 – TX.
4 – AL.
8 – LA.
12 – IN.
Warm Up 3 | Wind Types
1 – Hurricane & Typhoon
2 – Storm & Cyclone
3 – Gale
Warm Up 4 | Quiz
1–B
2–C
3–A
E1 – A
E2 – C
E3 – A
4 - Breeze
5 – Light Air
6 - Calm
4–A
5–B
Answers | Part 2
6-C
Pre Listening / Reading
Jumbled Sentences
B – C – A –D
True or False
1–F
2–F
3 –T
4–T
5–T
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Antonyms
1–G
2–D
6–I
7–C
3–J
8–F
4–A
9–H
5–E
10 – B
Answers | Part 3
Listening
99
3 Kilometre Wide Tornado Destroys School
1
A massive, three kilometre-wide tornado has battered the city of Moore in the southern
American state of Oklahoma. Winds of up to 320 km/h smashed across Oklahoma on Monday
leaving at least 91 people dead, including 20 children from a local elementary school. The threekilometre wide tornado hit Moore, a city of 55,000 people and was on the ground for 45 minutes
causing massive amounts of damage to homes, businesses and most tragically – schools.
2
The Plaza Town Elementary School was directly hit with buildings being destroyed and walls
and roofs collapsing under the power of the tornado. Oklahoma’s Lt. Governor Todd Lamb told
the BBC, “The school was flattened, the walls pancaked in”. President Obama declared Oklahoma a
Major Disaster Area and promised the state would be given all the help it needed to recover.
3
Eye-witnesses were shocked as they told American news companies CNN, NBC and ABC the
horror of the tornado hitting their homes. One survivor Ricky Stover said, “We locked the cellar
door, it got louder and the tornado ripped open the door. We thought we were dead”. Another eyewitness Melissa Newton added, “Some homes are completely gone. It’s devastating.”
4
The state of Oklahoma is situated in what is called ‘Tornado Alley’ which consists of 16 US
states that run from Texas in the south up through Oklahoma until it reaches the northern state
of North Dakota on the Canadian border. The US National Weather Service (NWS) said that
Monday’s tornado was one of the most powerful ever to go through Tornado Alley. NWS
Meteorologist Rick Smith told the BBC, “It’s the most powerful tornado I’ve seen in 20 years.” As the
Tornado season lasts until August the citizens of Moore are hoping there will be no other big
tornados this year.
[301 Words]
Answers | Part 4
Q&A
1 – 3 km
2 – 320km/h
3 – 55,000
4 – Plaza Town Elementary
Post-Listening / Reading
5 – 16 US States
6 – NBC / ABC / CNN
E1 – NWS Meteorologist
E2 – 3 US States
A & Q | Example Questions
A1 –
How long was the tornado on the ground for?
A2 –
What is the most northern state in Tornado Alley?
A3 –
Who is Lt Governor of Oklahoma?
A4 –
Which non-American news channel is in the news story?
A5 –
What is the US National Weather Service called?
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English Extra
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
If the situation is OK – we can proceed.
To do something no matter what the situation is.
The weather is really, really wet. Too much rain.
To re-arrange a meeting or an appointment.
To forget all your commitments and do something crazy.
To experience a problem and survive it
When someone takes the attention away from you.
A person who only helps you when you don’t need help.
Feeling fine, or healthy.
B
G
C
F
I
D
H
A
E
And Finally
X&Z
X – Oklahoma / Z – tornado
Extra Bit
Tornado Alley
References
MAIN PHOTOS:
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Google Pictures
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-05-21/oklahoma-city-tornado-map/4703486
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma
http://blog.al.com/wire/2013/05/some_facts_about_tornadoes_in.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_mexico
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22604251
http://www.tornadochaser.net/tornalley.html
http://edition.cnn.com/2013/05/20/us/severe-weather/index.html?hpt=hp_t1
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moore,_Oklahoma
http://thesaurus.com/browse/shock?s=t
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._state_abbreviations
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/weather
http://www.ecenglish.com/learnenglish/lessons/7-weather-idioms
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