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Hirodai English App | English News Students Podcast
Contents Pages
Part 1
|
Warm Ups
Odd-One-Out
Brainstorm
Red or White?
Page 3
Page 3
Page 3
Part 2
|
Before Listening / Reading
Jumbled Words
True or False
Vocabulary |Synonyms
Part 3
Page 4
Page 4
Page 4
|
Listening / Reading
News Story 1 |159 Words
News Story 2 |158 Words
News Story 3 |153 Words
News Story 4 |148 Words
Part 4
|
Page 5
Page 5
Page 6
Page 6
After Listening / Reading
Q&A
Page 7
Part 5
|
Extra Stuff
7 to Chinwag
Page 7
The End
The Answers
Pages 7-8
©2015 | Manchester News: Wine, Stevie-G, Pachinko & 2020! | ENS
Hirodai English App | English News Students Podcast
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Wine, Stevie-G, Pachinko & 2020! | [February 2015]
| 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) Handle
b) Moniker
c) Surname
d) Pet Name
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?
|Olympic Games|
Warm Up | 3
Red or White..?
Read the list of different wines below and decide which colour they are!
Are they Red Wines or White Wines!
Type of Wine
Colour
Type of Wine
1
Shiraz
7
Moscato
2
Chardonnay
8
Malbec
3
Merlot
9
Pinot Noir
4
Sauvignon Blanc
10
Pinot Grigio
5
Cabernet Sauvignon
11
Reisling
6
Semillon
12
Sangiovese
Colour
END OF PART 1
©2015 | Manchester News: Wine, Stevie-G, Pachinko & 2020! | ENS
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| PART 2 | Before Listening |
Pre-Listening / Reading | 1
Jumbled Words
The sentence below is from a paragraph in the news story.
Un-jumble the words and put them into the correct order.
on
The
in
Wind
to
I
20th
2014
2
Games?
Japan
will
Blow
Baseball
introduce
Times
into
Good
2020
December
Wine, Stevie-G & 2020!
I will introduce________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
Pre-Listening / Reading | 2
| A2
True or False
 Read the headline of News Story ~ Wine, Stevie-G & 2020!
 Look at the 5 statements. Guess if you think 1 – 5 are True or False!
1
2
3
4
5
[T] [F]
[T] [F]
[T] [F]
[T] [F]
[T] [F]
Steven Gerrard plays football for Manchester United.
Napa is a place in California.
Baseball & softball are not Olympic sports.
The IOC = International Olympic Council
The Galaxy play in New York.
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
2
3
4
Famous
Leave
Negotiate
Framework
5 Maximum
6
7
8
9
Pleased
Vintage
Stolen
Closed
10 Surprised
A
B
C
D
Amazed
Contented
Agenda
Well-Known
E Old
F
G
H
I
Exchange
Depart
Pinched
Limit
J Shut
END OF PART 2
©2015 | Manchester News: Wine, Stevie-G, Pachinko & 2020! | ENS
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| PART 3 | Listening |
Listening / Reading |
| Listening
Wine, Stevie-G & 2020!
News Story 1 | Gap Fill
Listen / Read the news story and chose the write the correct word in each space.
ENS 1
1
2
Baseball Back in 2020?
I will introduce Good Wind to Blow 1: _______ into 2020 Games? on 20th December
2014 in The Japan Times. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) approved a
new reform for the framework of the Olympic program on 8th 2: _______ 2014,
opening the way for a possible return of baseball and softball in a joint bid for the
2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. The IOC voted to 3: _______ the cap of a maximum of
4: _______ sports at the Summer Game to let new sports be included, possibly
opening the door to the inclusion of baseball and softball as well as 5: ________. The
inclusion of baseball and softball “would be a favorable wind for fans” according to
6: _______ 2020 Organizing Committee Chairman Yoshiro Mori.
The reason why I was interested in this article is because I wanted to include
baseball and softball in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games because many Japanese
people like 7: _______ and softball and so they will be pleased.
[158 Words]
News Story 2 | Three Choices
Choose the correct word from the three choices.
ENS 2
1
2
Pachinko is Dying?
I will introduce a news story and the title is A Sharp 1: Decrease/Decline/Death of
Pachinko Population and the source for this story is J-CAST a news agency from
Japan. The story was released on the 30th 2: December/November/October 2014.
Due to concerns over the addiction of gambling, the numbers of people playing
pachinko in Japan has 3: dying/down/declined in 2014. Higher taxation for
pachinko machines is also adding to the number of people who have
4: stopped/stop/stopping playing the popular ball-bearing game. With prize
money payouts also being reduced, and the growth in overseas ownership of
pachinko companies, especially from 5: USA/South Korea/China, the future for
the gambling industry is not good.
The reason why I choose this story is that I could go and play pachinko because I
am over 20, but I don’t go there and I am 6: interested/excited/unsure to
understand why the number of people playing pachinko is decreasing.
[148 Words]
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News Story 3 | Find the Mistakes
Find the mistakes. There are 8 errors in the text, circle the mistakes.
Where Next for Stevie-G?
ENS 3
I will speak to you about the news of a famous tennis player Steven Gerard who is
the captain of Liverpool FC in Ireland. Gerrard, or Stevie-G as he is also known as,
will leave Liverpool at the end of the 2014/15 season it was announced in Asahi
News on December 2nd 2015. 34 year-old Gerrard will leave Liverpool when his
contract ends at the end of the season. He is now able to negotiate with other sports
clubs. He has said he will not play for another British soccer team and so intends to
transfer overseas. The front-runners for his signature are both in the MLS in the
Canada either Los Angeles Galaxy or New York Red Bull.
1
2
The reason why I was interested in this article is because I don’t want his transfer to
happen because I like that he wears the bright green uniform of Liverpool. Another
reason I chose this story is I hate football.
[159 Words]
Wrong Word | 8 Mistakes
1:
2:
=
=
5:
6:
=
=
3:
4:
=
=
7:
8:
=
=
News Story 4 | Which Word?
Choose the correct answer from the vocabulary box.
ENS 4
1
2
A: expensive
C: one
E: Asahi
G: kitchen
B: surprised
D: stolen
F: days
H: three
Expensive Wine Stolen!
I will introduce to you a news story about 1: ____ vintage wine. This is from a
Japanese news organization called 2: ____ News and the story is from the 1st
January 2015. In Napa in California, USA 76 bottles of vintage wine were stolen
from a 3: ____-star restaurant the French Laundry on the 25th December 2014 –
Christmas Day! The total value of stolen wine bottles is estimated to be $300,000
and it includes one very 4: ____ wine at the value of $15,000. The restaurant had
been closed for a long time because of the construction of a new 5: ____ and so
the theft was not noticed for a few 6: ____.
The reason why I choose the news is that I was 7: ____ at how much the value of
vintage wines cost and I want to drink vintage wine as soon as possible! But of
course I will only drink 8: ____ or two glasses!
[153 Words]
END OF PART 3
©2015 | Manchester News: Wine, Stevie-G, Pachinko & 2020! | ENS
Hirodai English App | English News Students Podcast
| PART 4 | After Listening |
Post-Listening / Reading | 1
| A3
Q&A
Read / Listen to the questions below and choose the correct answer.
1
When did The IOC approve a new reform for the Olympic program?
A. Nov 9th B. Dec 8th C. Dec 21st
2
How many sports is the current maximum number?
A. 25 B. 28 C. 33
5
What football team does Steven Gerrard play for now?
A, Liverpool B, Galaxy C, Barcelona
6
How old is Stevie-G?
A, 36 B, 28 C, 34
7
How many bottles of wine were stolen?
A. 56 B. 76 C. 86
8
How much is the total value of stolen wines?
A. $15,000 B. $300,000 C. $15,000,000
3
What was the date for News Story 2?
A: October 30th B: November 30th C: December 30th
4
Which country owns many Japanese pachinko companies?
A: South Korea B: USA C: China
END OF PART 4
| PART 5 | Extra Stuff |
7 to Chinwag
Wine, Stevie-G & 2020!
ENW Podcast Topic | Questions, Questions, Questions
Ask / Answer the questions below on this week’s ENW Podcast Topic!
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
What did you think of this ENS podcast topic when you first read it?
What is your favourite drink? Why?
What is the most expensive drink you have ever bought? Where?
What is your favourite sport to watch? Why?
Who is the most famous sportsman in your country?
Do you watch the Olympic Games? Why / Why not?
What is your opinion on baseball?
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Answers | Part 1
Answers | Part 1
Warm Up 1-4
Warm Up 1 | Odd-1-Out
C – Surname
A/B/D
– are all other words for – ‘nickname’.
Warm Up 3 | Red or White?
1 – RED
3 – RED
5 – RED
7 – WHITE 9 – RED
11 - WHITE
2 – WHITE 4 – WHITE 6 – WHITE 8 – RED
10 – WHITE 12 - RED
Answers | Part 1
Warm Up 1-4
Jumbled Words
I will introduce “Good Wind to Blow Baseball into 2020 Games?” on 20th
December 2014 in The Japan Times.
True or False
1–F
2–T
3–T
4–F
5–F
Synonyms
1–D
2–G
6–B
7–E
3–F
8–H
4–C
9–J
5–I
10 – A
Answers | Part 3
ENS 1
Listening
Where Next for Stevie-G?
1
I will speak to you about the news of a famous soccer player Steven Gerard who is the captain
of Liverpool FC in England. Gerrard, or Stevie-G as he is also known as, will leave Liverpool at
the end of the 2014/15 season it was announced in Asahi News on January 2nd 2015. 34 year-old
Gerrard will leave Liverpool when his contract ends at the end of the season. He is now able to
negotiate with other soccer clubs. He has said he will not play for another English soccer team
and so intends to transfer overseas. The front-runners for his signature are both in the MLS in
the USA either Los Angeles Galaxy or New York Red Bull.
2
The reason why I was interested in this article is because I don’t want his transfer to happen
because I like that he wears the bright red uniform of Liverpool. Another reason I chose this
story is I like football.
[159 Words]
ENS 2
1
Baseball Back in 2020?
I will introduce “Good Wind to Blow Baseball into 2020 Games?” on 20th December 2014 in The
Japan Times. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) approved a new reform for the
framework of the Olympic program on 8th December 2014, opening the way for a possible return
of baseball and softball in a joint bid for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. The IOC voted to scrap
©2015 | Manchester News: Wine, Stevie-G, Pachinko & 2020! | ENS
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the cap of a maximum of 28 sports at the Summer Game to let new sports be included, possibly
opening the door to the inclusion of baseball and softball as well as karate. The inclusion of
baseball and softball “would be a favorable wind for fans” according to Tokyo 2020 Organizing
Committee Chairman Yoshiro Mori.
The reason why I was interested in this article is because I wanted to include baseball and
softball in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games because many Japanese people like baseball and
softball and so they will be pleased.
2
[158 Words]
Expensive Wine Stolen!
ENS 3
I will introduce to you a news story about stolen vintage wine. This is from a Japanese news
organization called Asahi News and the story is from the 1st January 2015. In Napa in California,
USA 76 bottles of vintage wine were stolen from a three-star restaurant the French Laundry on
the 25th December 2014 – Christmas Day! The total value of stolen wine bottles is estimated to be
$300,000 and it includes one very expensive wine at the value of $15,000. The restaurant had
been closed for a long time because of the construction of a new kitchen and so the theft was not
noticed for a few days.
1
The reason why I choose the news is that I was surprised at how much the value of vintage
wines cost and I want to drink vintage wine as soon as possible! But of course I will only drink
one or two glasses!
2
[153 Words]
Pachinko is Dying?
ENS 4
I will introduce a news story and the title is A Sharp Decrease of Pachinko Population and the
source for this story is J-CAST a news agency from Japan. The story was released on the 30 th
December 2014. Due to concerns over the addiction of gambling, the numbers of people playing
pachinko in Japan has declined in 2014. Higher taxation for pachinko machines is also adding to
the number of people who have stopped playing the popular ball-bearing game. With prize
money payouts also being reduced, and the growth in overseas ownership of pachinko
companies, especially from Korea, the future for the gambling industry is not good.
1
The reason why I choose this story is that I could go and play pachinko because I am over 20,
but I don’t go there and I am interested to understand why the number of people playing
pachinko is decreasing.
2
[147 Words]
Answers | Part 4
Post-Listening / Reading
Q&A
1
When did The IOC approve a new reform for the Olympic program?
B. Dec 8th
2
How many sports is the current maximum number?
B. 28
3
When may the limits on number of sports in the Olympic items disappear?
C. 2020
4
What football team does Steven Gerrard play for now?
A, Liverpool
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5
How old is Stevie-G?
C, 34
6
How many bottles of wine were stolen?
B. 76
7
How much is the total value of stolen wines?
B. $300,000
8
Why did the restaurant take long suspension?
A. Construction
EXTRA | Photos
Steven Gerrard – Former captain of England
French Laundry Restaurant
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