22nd March 2013

| Episode 90 |

Most Expensive Holiday Ever!

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Contents Pages

Part 1 | Warm Ups

Odd-One-Out Page 3

Brainstorm Page 3

It Costs How Much? Page 3

Quiz |UNESCO WHS Page 4

Part 2 | Before Listening / Reading

Jumbled Facts Page 5

True or False Page 5

Vocabulary | Antonyms Page 5

Part 3 | Listening / Reading

The News Story Page 6

What Do You Think..? Page 6

Part 4 | After Listening / Reading

Q & A Page 7

A & Q Page 7

Part 5 | Extra Stuff

Extra English I Page 8

7 to Chinwag Page 8

Writing Activity Page 9

And Finally….

Did You Know? Page 9

TV Links Page 10

The Answers Pages 10-12

| 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。

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[201303-04] Most Expensive Holiday in the World | March 22nd 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) Universally b) International c) Locally d) Globally

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?

|Holiday|

Warm Up | 3 It Costs How Much!

Look at the list of items below – how much is the most expensive?

Match the correct price with each item! One has been done for you!

1: 22-Karat Gold Shirt 7: Hotel Room (1 night)

2: Backpack 8: Bottle of Champagne $25,000

3: Cocktail 9: Yacht

4: Chess Set 10: Feather (Huia Bird)

5: Burger 11: Jeans (Damian Hirst)

6: Car (250 GTO Ferrari) 12: Parking Spot

A: $65,000 B: $1 million C: 4.8 billion D: $235,000 E: $8,000 F: $295

G: $55,000 H: $25,000 I: $12,500 J: $35 million K: $27,000 L: $600,000

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Warm Up | 4 | A1 Quiz

Look at the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. All the locations can be found in the

answers in the quiz!

Read the questions about UNESCO World Heritage Sites around the world..

Remember if you don’t know – use the internet to help or GUESS!

1: This WHS is Africa’s highest mountain and joined the list in 1987. a: Mt Zimbabwe b: Mt Kilimanjaro c: Mt Everest

2: These very big monuments can be found in the desert in Egypt. a: The Pyramids b: The Sphinx c: The Kasbah

3: The most spectacular gorge in the world located in Arizona. a: Cheddar Gorge b: Yosemite Park c: The Grand Canyon

4: Located 2,340 meters above the sea, this ancient city can be found in Peru. a: Machu Picchu b: Cusco c: Olinda

5: This WHS can be found in Turkey and is famous for its wooden horse. a: Thebes b: Troy c: Istanbul

6: This poignant building is at the heart of a Peace Memorial Park in Japan. a: Heiwa Koen b: Miyajima c: A-Bomb Dome

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E1: This WHS in southern England has ancient stones standing in a circle. a: Stonehenge b: Saltaire c: Hadrian’s Wall

E2: These very big stone statues stare out from Easter Island. a: Ningaloo b: Kakadu c: Rapa Nui

E3: A very large sandstone rock that is located in the Australian outback. a: Purnululu b: Uluru c: Gondwana

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. Un-jumble the sentences and put them into

the correct order.

A. ENW is already starting to plan for its summer vacation trip to Paris, Lisbon and

Edinburgh by visiting online travel websites to book hotels and aeroplane

tickets.

B. The £445,000 trip promises to take anyone who books a place to all 962 UNESCO

World Heritage Sites around the world.

C. Spring is often the time people start to think about their summer vacations –

where they would like to go and what they would like to do.

D. However for some very lucky and very rich people one travel agency from

England is offering the most expensive holiday ever.

Correct order: ___________________________________

Pre-Listening / Reading | 2 | A2 True or False

Read the headline of News Story ~ The Ultimate Holiday

Look at the 5 statements. Guess if you think 1 – 5 are True or False!

1: There are 692 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the World. [T] [F]

2: The epic holiday will take 2 years to complete. [T] [F]

3: Locations in Iran, Yemen and Libya are included in the holiday. [T] [F]

4: George V Hotel is in London. [T] [F]

5: Stonehenge is not a UNESCO World Heritage Site. [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: Ultimate 6: Promise A: Grotesque F: Renege

2: Starting 7: Dangerous B: Brief G: Ending

3: Online 8: Epic C: Flawed H: Intolerant

4: Beautiful 9: Understanding D: Common I: Safe

5: Grand 10: Lucky E: Unfortunate J: Offline

END OF PART 2

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| PART 3 | Listening |

Listening / Reading | | Listening The Ultimate Holiday!

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.

The Ultimate Holiday

1: Summer/Spring/April is often the time people start to think about their summer

vacations – where they would like to go and what they would like to do. ENW is

already starting to plan for its summer 2: vacation/holiday/excursion trip to Paris,

Lisbon and Edinburgh by visiting online travel websites to book hotels and

3: aeroplane/bus/holiday tickets. However for some very lucky and very rich

people one travel agency from England is offering the most expensive holiday

ever. The £445,000 trip promises to take anyone who books a place to all 962

UNESCO* World Heritage Sites around the 4: globe/Earth/world.

The tour company offering the epic 5: adventure/holiday/journey promises it to be

the ‘ultimate trip of a life time’ to some of the world’s most iconic, beautiful and

historical locations. Included in the itinerary are visits to the Coliseum in

6: Venice/Rome/Naples, The Grand Canyon in Arizona, Stonehenge in England,

Uluru in Australia and Peace Park in Hiroshima.

VeryFirstTo.com the company offering the holiday even promises to take people

to UNESCO World Heritage Sites in some of the more 7: dangerous/unusual/dull

places on Earth. Pasargadae in Iran, Leptis Magna in Libya and Sana’a in Yemen

are currently considered unsafe for tourists to visit, but the travel company

promises to try its best in taking its travellers to all World Heritage Sites.

The 8: epic/unusual/wondrous holiday also includes stays at some of the most

famous, expensive and luxurious hotels around the world. So if you ever wanted

to stay at Sandy Lane in Barbados, at the bottom of the Champs Elysee in Paris at

the Hotel George V or at the Taj Mahal Palace in Mumbai India – then this could

be the holiday for you. Aside from the very expensive 9: price/ticket/cost you will

also need an understanding boss as the World Heritage Site trip will take two

10: weeks/months/years to complete the holiday. Truly an epic holiday! United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation

What Do You Think? | UNESCO WHS

Which UNESCO WHS would you most like to visit? Why? ________________________________________________ _______________________________________________

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 many UNESCO WHS are named in the news story? 2: Where is ENW going to visit in the summer?

__________________________ 3: How much will the ticket cost?

_ 4: How many ‘unsafe’ UNESCO WHS are in the news story? ________ 5: What is the name of the hotel in Paris? __________________________ 6: What Caribbean island would you find Sandy Lane resort? __________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

E1: What does UNESCO mean? __________________________________________

E2: How many capital cities are named 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] 962. [Q] _____________________________?

[A2] England. [Q] _____________________________?

[A3] Arizona. [Q] _____________________________?

[A4] The Coliseum. [Q] _____________________________?

[A5] 2 years. [Q] _____________________________?

END OF PART 4

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| PART 5 | Extra Stuff |

English Extra I English Expressions that travel 1

‘The English language has many everyday expressions that use travelling words to explain a situation or event.

Examples: A mile a minute = To go very, very fast.

Bad news travels fast = Bad events are always know quickly

To Sail through = To do something very easily

Match the travel expressions on the left – with their correct meaning on the right!

One has been completed for you!

Vehicle Sayings Meanings

1: Jump the bandwagon A: A person who gives unwanted advice.

2: In the same boat B: To miss an opportunity.

3: Miss the boat. C: To just succeed with something.

4: Cart before the horse. D: To walk.

5: Drive up the wall E: To begin a journey / To leave.

6: Backseat driver F: A situation that has gone very wrong.

7: To hit the road G: To get very annoyed with someone

8: To have itchy feet H: To not drink alcohol anymore.

9: Sail close to the wind I: To do something in the wrong order.

10: To go by Shank’s pony J: Eager to do something / go somewhere.

11: On the wagon K: Together in a bad situation.

12: The wheels have fallen off L: To do copy something already popular

7 to Chinwag UNESCO Holidays

ENW Podcast Topic | The Ultimate Holiday

Ask / Answer the questions below on this week’s ENW Podcast Topic!

1: What did you think when you read this week’s topic title? 2: What do you think of when you think about holidays? 3: How many UNESCO World Heritage Sites have you visited? 4: Which UNESCO World Heritage Sites do you think are the best? 5: What was your most enjoyable summer vacation? Why? 6: What are your plans for this summer? Why? 7: Where would you most like to visit in the world? Why?

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Writing Epic Holiday

Imagine you are planning a two-month holiday around the world to visit some of the iconic UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

Where would you like to visit? Why? Where would you NOT like to visit? Why?

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END OF PART 5

And Finally | X & Z | A4 Did You Know…?

That Italy has the most x: ______ World Heritage Sites with 47. Some of the most iconic Italian locations such in Rome, Venice and Florence are included in the list. Spain is second with 44 locations and China third with 43. ENW is lucky to have visited some of the locations across the world with our favourite being the huge sandstone rock called Uluru in z: _____. If you can, watch the setting sun over Uluru – a truly amazing experience!

The End

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Visual | TV Links

You Tube | (USA) 1:http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=unesco+world+heritage+sites++&oq=unesco+world+heritage+sites

++&gs_l=youtube.3..0l5.8307.8307.0.8737.1.1.0.0.0.0.79.79.1.1.0...0.0...1ac.1.61REwvvMFa8 Video Links of World Heritage Sites

Donna Salerno | (USA) 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEJKL5UXHM0 [6:43] Luxury Holidays Worlwide.

UNESCO | (UN) 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucMLFO6TsFM [12:01]

UNESCO History

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

B – Not an adverb A / C / D – All other words are adverbs!

Warm Up 3 | It Costs How Much!

1: D 4: L 7: A 10: E 2: G 5: F 8: H 11: K 3: I 6: J 9: C 12: B

Warm Up 4 | Quiz

1 –B 2 – A 3 – C 4 – A 5 – B 6 – C

E1 – A E2 – C E3 – B

Answers | Part 1 Warm Up 1-4

Jumbled Sentences

C – A – D - B

True or False

1 – F 2 – T 3 – T 4 – F 5 – F Antonyms

1 – C 2 – G 3 – J 4 – A 5 – D

6 – F 7 – I 8 – B 9 – H 10 – E

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Answers | Part 3 Listening

The Ultimate Holiday

1: Spring is often the time people start to think about their summer vacations – where they would

like to go and what they would like to do. ENW is already starting to plan for its summer

2: vacation trip to Paris, Lisbon and Edinburgh by visiting online travel websites to book hotels

and 3: aeroplane tickets. However for some very lucky and very rich people one travel agency

from England is offering the most expensive holiday ever. The £445,000 trip promises to take

anyone who books a place to all 962 UNESCO* World Heritage Sites around the 4: world.

The tour company offering this epic 5: holiday promises it to be the ‘ultimate trip of a life time’ to

some of the world’s most iconic, beautiful and historical locations. Included in the itinerary are

visits to the Coliseum in 6: Rome, The Grand Canyon in Arizona, Stonehenge in England, Uluru

in Australia and Peace Park in Hiroshima.

VeryFirstTo.com the company offering the holiday even promises to take people to UNESCO

World Heritage Sites in some of the more 7: dangerous places on Earth. Pasargadae in Iran, Leptis

Magna in Libya and Sana’a in Yemen are currently considered unsafe for tourists to visit, but the

travel company promises to try its best in taking its travellers to all 962 World Heritage Sites.

The 8: epic holiday also includes stays at some of the most famous, expensive and luxurious

hotels around the world. So if you ever wanted to stay at Sandy Lane in Barbados, at the bottom

of the Champs Elysee in Paris at the Hotel George V or at the Taj Mahal Palace in Mumbai India –

then this could be the holiday for you. Aside from the very expensive 9: ticket you will also need

an understanding boss as the World Heritage Site trip will take two years to complete. Truly an

epic 10: holiday! United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation

Answers | Part 4 Post-Listening / Reading

Q & A

1 – 8 locations 5 – Georges V 2 – Paris, Lisbon & Edinburgh 6 – Barbados 3 – 445,000 Pounds E1 – United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation

4 – 3 locations E2 – 3 capital cities

A & Q | Example Questions

A1 – How many UNESCO WHS are there? A2 – Where is the travel company from? A3 – Where is the Grand Canyon located in the USA? A4 – What UNESCO WHS is located in Rome? A5 – How many years does the holiday last for?

English Extra

1 – L 4 – I 7 – E 10 – D 2 – K 5 – G 8 – J 11 – H 3 – B 6 – A 9 – C 12 – F

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And Finally X & Z

X – UNESCO / Z – Australia

Extra Bit

ENW Top UNESCO World Heritage Sites (Visited)

Uluru [Australia] Hadrian’s Wall [England] A-Bomb Dome [Japan]

Versailles [France] The Pyramids [Egypt] Rome [Italy]

Pompeii [Italy] Papahānaumokuākea [Hawaii] St Petersburg [Russia]

References Episode 90

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/ultratravel/9940181/The-worlds-most-expensive-holiday.html http://whc.unesco.org/en/list http://veryfirstto.com/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_World_Heritage_Sites_in_Africa http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_World_Heritage_Sites_in_the_Americas http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_World_Heritage_Sites_in_Western_Asia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_World_Heritage_Sites_in_Japan http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_World_Heritage_Sites_of_the_United_Kingdom http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_World_Heritage_Sites_in_Australia http://www.sandylane.com/ http://www.learn-english-today.com/idioms/idiom-categories/travel/travel2.html