SPECIAL EDITION TRAVEL PODCAST

ENW...in Abu Dhabi!

ENW Episode 305 | August 25 2017 jaimeselwood@gmail.com

Part 1 | Topic Warm Ups[1] ENW 305

Warm Up 1 Odd One Out

Look at these 4 flags Which 1 is different from the other 3? Write your reason on the line below! If you don’t know - GUESS!

Because…__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

A B

C D

Warm Up 2 Brainstorm

Read the word in the box. How many different words can you connect to that word? Write as many different words / phrases as you can!

Warm Up 3 UAE Emirates by Size!

Read the list of U.A.E.s Emirates below. Then put them into the correct order by size of population! One Answer has been done for you!

Emirates | Percentage of Land in the U.A.E. 1: _______________________ 86.7% 2: _______________________ 5.0% 3: _______________________ 3.3% 4: _______________________ 2.2% 5: _______________________ 1.5% 6: _______________________ 1.0% 7: _______________________ 0.3%

The United Arab Emirates A: Abu Dhabi

B: Ajman C: Dubai

D: Fujairah E: Ras al-Khaimah

F: Sharjah G: Umm al-Quwain

Part 2 | Pre-Listening / Reading[2] ENW 305

Pre-Listening / Pre-Reading 1 Famous Abu Dhabi Locations

The emirate of Abu Dhabi is one of the most colourful places in the world. The U.A.E. capital city has many interesting and evocative things to do and see. But, can you name some of the famous Abu Dhabi locations?

A B C D E F

1: Emirates Palace____ 3: Ferrari World ____ 5: The Corniche ____2: Skh Zayed Mosque. ____ 4: Heritage Village ____ 6: Zayed Sports City ____

Pre-Listening / Pre-Reading 2 Abu Dhabi Quiz

Read the 9 questions about Abu Dhabi below. Can you choose the correct answers? If you don't know - use the Internet, ask a partner or GUESS!

1: What is the population of Abu Dhabi?a: 678,000 b: 1.7m c: 3.7m

2: What was the colonial power in the U.A.E ? a: UK b: France c: Spain

5: How much did the Emirates Palace Hotel cost?a: $US3b b: US$4b c: US$5b

9: Which UK football team does Abu Dhabi royal family own?

3: What does the word ‘abu’ mean in English?a: Great b: Holy c: Father

4: What is the average summer temperature in A.D.?a: 35C b: 45C c: 55C

6: What percentage of the UAE is Abu Dhabi?

a: 67% b: 77% c: 87%

7: What is the average yearly salary in Abu Dhabi?

a: $75,000 b: $85,000 c: $95,000

8: What type of animal is a ‘dhabi’?

a: Gazelle b: Horse c: Lion

Part 3 | Reading & Listening 1[3] ENW 305

Location 1 Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque

Read the title for the 1st part of this special Abu Dhabi podcast! Next read the three statements below. What do you think is the answer? If you are not sure - GUESS! Choose ‘YES' or ‘NO’!

A: The SZGMC is the largest mosque in the world.B: The United Arab Emirates consists of 7 emirates.C: It took 19 years to complete the SZGMC.

YES | NOYES | NOYES | NO

Location 1 | GAP FILL

Read / Listen to Location 1. What is the correct answer for each space? Write one word in each space.

Prayer, Marble, Domes and The World’s Biggest Carpet Good morning and welcome to the second day of ENWs trip to Abu Dhabi one of the seven emirates of the United Arab Emirates and its 1:_______. ENW arrived very early yesterday morning and after a transfer to our hotel, a lot of sleep, some delicious food and a little 2:______ by the pool we are primed and ready to explore this developing and busy emirate.

The first location on our visit is the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque (SZGMC) - the 6th largest mosque in the world. And this is where you find ENW this sultry and to be honest 3:_______ hot Monday morning, standing outside the SZGMC in temperatures of 42C. It is truly an outstanding vision built using materials and designers from 14 countries. The mosque can hold up to 41,000 4:________ and has the world’s largest carpet - measuring 5,627m2!

The SZGMC took 19 years to build, cost $545m, has an incredible 82 domes, 4 minarets and required 3,000 workers in its construction. The mosque is named after the founding father of the UAE Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan who sadly died in 2004 3-years before its 5:________. ENW is about to enter so we will switch off here as we do not wish to offend worshippers whilst also hoping that it might be a lot cooler inside as the 6:_______ really is brutally hot.

Q & A

1 | How big is the carpet inside the SZGMC? ______________________2 | When was the SZGMC completed? ______________________3 | What is the temperature in Abu Dhabi? ______________________4 | How much did the SZGMC cost to build? ______________________5 | Why is ENW not recording inside the SZGMC? ______________________

Part 3 | Reading & Listening 2 ENW 305[4]

Location 2 Dune Bashing!

Read the title for the 2nd part of this special Abu Dhabi podcast! Next read the three statements below. What do you think is the answer? If you are not sure - GUESS! Choose ‘YES' or ‘NO’!

A: ENW is sitting inside a cool tent in the desert.B: Dune bashing is surfing down sand dunes on small surfboards.C: ENW is in the Al Ain Desert near the city of Al Khaznah.

YES | NOYES | NOYES | NO

Location 2 | Wrong Word!

Read / Listen to Location 2. Circle the six mistakes in the text. Then write the correct words below.

Surfing in the Desert! Good evening from the middle of the Abu Dhabi desert! OK, well that is not exactly true, ENW is currently sitting inside a rather hot tent and sipping some iced soda, but we are still in the desert! To be precise we are somewhere between Abu Dhabi and Al Ain in the Al Khaznah Desert and outside the temperature is a cool 17C as it has just gone 7am.

Why is ENW in a tent in the desert? Well this afternoon after our visit to the SZGMC we met up with an adventure company who transported us here to do some dune bashing. This involved 2 hours of off-roading in a Toyota roadster that took ENW over and down many sand dunes, including some that were over 30 metres deep!

We were next given some sandboards and spent the next hour trying to ‘walk’ down some of the same big dessert dunes. ENW did, we have to admit, fall over at least 13 times. However we are now enjoying the cool desert night air whilst viewing with some of our fellow surfers…

Write the Correct Words!

1: __________ 2: __________ 3: __________ 4: __________ 5: ___________ 6: __________

Q & A

1 | What is the temperature in the desert? ______________________2 | How many hours did ENW spend dune bashing in a car? ______________________3 | What is the name of the dessert? ______________________4 | How high was the biggest sand dune in the desert? ______________________5 | What type of car company did ENW use? ______________________

Part 3 | Reading & Listening 3 ENW 305[5]

Location 3 The Corniche

Read the title for the 3rd part of this special Abu Dhabi podcast! Next read the three statements below. What do you think is the answer? If you are not sure - GUESS! Choose ‘YES' or ‘NO’!

A: The Corniche is an 8km long road along Abu Dhabi’s coastline.B: Until the late 1970s the Corniche was a beach for dhows & ships.C: The Marina Hall Flag Pole is the highest in the world.

YES | NOYES | NOYES | NO

Location 3 | Jumbled Paragraphs

Read / Listen to Location 3. What is the correct order for the sentences in each paragraph.

A Morning Ride By the Sea

(a) We have wondered down to Fun Ride Sports which is situated towards the southern part of Abu Dhabi’s central Zone 1. (b) Here we are going to hire a mountain bike and hopefully cycle along the whole 8km of the Corniche - hot weather permitting of course. (c) It is another very hot and sultry day in Abu Dhabi, but ENW has decided to eschew the comfort of our air-conditioned hotel room and take a stroll down the Corniche - an 8km road that runs along the western side of Abu Dhabi.

(a) The other attraction on the Corniche is the Marina Hall Flag - which is one of the three highest flag poles in the world! (b) Up until the late 1970s the Corniche was simply a beach where dhows and ships used to anchor in order to unload passengers and cargo. (c) But since then the area has been developed, using reclaimed land from the sea, and now the area contains fountains, parks, shops, cafes, restaurants and of course cycle paths!

(a) So, ENW really needs to find a nice little cafe, with plenty of shade and ice-cold drinks! (b) The weather is once more boiling, and a quick look on our smartphone’s weather app shows the temperature as 38.7C - and it is only 9:14am! (c) You now find ENW cycling along the Corniche on our rather impressive Trek FX3 hybrid bike, which is similar to the one ENW owns back in Hiroshima.

P 1: ____ ____ ____ P 2: ____ ____ ____ P 3: ____ ____ ____

Q & A

1 | What model of bike is ENW riding? ______________________2 | What zone is the Corniche located in? ______________________3 | How hot is it in Abu Dhabi? ______________________4 | What is the name of the bike rental company? ______________________5 | What brand of bike does ENW ride in Hiroshima? ______________________

Part 3 | Reading & Listening 4[6] ENW 305

Yas IslandLocation 4

Read the title for the 4th part of this special Abu Dhabi podcast! Next read the three statements below. What do you think is the answer? If you are not sure - GUESS! Choose ‘YES' or ‘NO’!

A: Ferrari World first opened in 2009.B: The Abu Dhabi F1 Grand Prix is a night race.C: ENW will drive an old F1 race-car around the Yas Marina circuit.

YES | NOYES | NOYES | NO

Location 4 | Which Word?

Read / Listen to Location 4 Read the 7 words in the box and then put them in the correct place.

1| gleaming 2|queue 3|shuttle 4|fastest 5 | language 6| slamming 7 |night

Fast, Formula Rosso & Ferrari! Hello and welcome to ENWs last full day in Abu Dhabi we will be leaving tomorrow morning to fly to Southampton for a 1: _____ conference and to record the 2nd ENW Summer Travel Podcast. However, today is going to be centred around speed - in particular Ferarri and so we are heading to Yas Island which is about 25 minutes by 2: _____ bus from the Corniche.

Located on the island are two places ENW is particularly interested in visiting - the Yas Marina Circuit which is home to the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix - the final race of the Formula 1 World Championships. Opened in 2009 it cost €893 million to build and is only the 2nd 3: _____ race on the F1 calendar. For 125 AED or €29 you can hire a bicycle and ride around the 5.54 km track on 4: _____ red Ferrari road bikes. So, you will have to excuse ENW as we strap on our helmets and pretend that we are not riding a bike but actually 5: _____ the accelerator pedal down on a F1 race-car!

ENW has now headed over to Ferrari World - a short 5 minute bus ride from the Yas Marina Circuit. We have handed over 275 AED or €63 for our ticket and are now heading straight for the Formula Rosso roller-caster - the 6: _____ in the world! With a top speed of 240 km/h and with a drop of 51.5m, the ride is not for the faint-hearted. So, as we 7: _____ up to ride the 2.7km long track we will bid you farewell from Abu Dhabi…and hope to speak to you from Southampton next week!

Q & A

1 | How long did it take ENW to reach Yas Island? ______________________2 | What is the top speed of the Formula Rosso roller-coaster? _____________________3 | How long is the Yas Marina race track? ______________________4 | What is the drop on the Formula Rosso roller coaster? ______________________5 | In total how much did ENW spend on tickets? ______________________

Part 4 | Post Listening / Reading[7] ENW 305

Writing Which One?

Writing

Which as your favourite Abu Dhabi location? Write as many reasons! Research Hawaii and find TWO more locations you would like to visit. Write about your choices and explain why you chose them!

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Did you Know..?And finally…

(u) In 2008 CFC bought Manchester City FC and in the 9 years of Abu Dhabi ownership the club has won 2 Premier League titles, 1 FA Cup and 1 League Cup. (v) The current deputy prime minister of the U.A.E, Sheikh Mansour, is the chairman of the four-time English champions. (w) In 2017 CFC also announced they had bought Club Atletico Torgue in Uruguay and hope in the near future to buy teams in South Africa, France and Ecuador. (x) The club is part of a network of men and women’s football teams across the globe that are owned by the City Football Group (CFC), which was created in 2004. (y) That the English football team Manchester City - which was first founded in 1892 is owned by the Abu Dhabi Royal Family. (z) After buying Manchester City CFC also bought controlling stakes in New York City FC in the MLS in the U.S., Melbourne City in Australia’s A-League and Yokohamma F Marinos in Japan’s J-League. _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____

[8] ENW 305Extra | Video Links

Abu Dhabi Locations Video

1 | The Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosquehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2sMpfJbUhs [02:10]Talk with one of the Designers / Walk Around Mosque

2 | Dune Bashing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=af3xjbz7dPs [02:36]History of the Stadium

3 | The Cornichehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oZtCm--t8w [04:14]Along the Cornice in Abu Dhabi

4 | Ferrari Worldhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBigggu8GKk [03:36]Inside Ferrari World Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi Extra 1 | Abu Dhabi Early Yearshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APacbExWsxQ [02:52]Introduction to Abu Dhabi’s Past

Abu Dhabi Extra 2 | UAEs Biggest Iftarhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmyhE_AkFlg [04:42]The Grand Mosque Feeds During Ramadan

Abu Dhabi Extra 3 | Abu Dhabi Grand Prixhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SC3ZDHs0K7U [02:42]History of Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Abu Dhabi Extra 4 | Culturehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMN6qPqGIBI [04:29]Brief History of Abu Dhabi Culture

[9] ENW 305ANSWERS

Warm Up 1[C] Libya (until 2011) A B & D are all flags of Abu Dhabi, Dubai & Sharjah - of the U.A.E.

Warm Up 3 | U.A.E Emirates in Order of Size (by land percentage)

1 - A / 2 - C / 3 - F / 4 - E / 5 - D / 6 - G / 7 - B

Pre - Listening 11: E / 2: C / 3: A / 4: F / 5: B / 6: D

Pre - Listening 2 | Quiz1: B / 2: C / 3: A / 4: C / 5: B / 6: A / 7 - C / 8 - C / 9 - A

Location 1 | The Sheikh Zayed Grand MosqueYes or No? A: NO B: YES C: YESQ & A 1: 5,627m2 2: 2007 3: 42C 4: $545m 5: Wish to not offend worshipers.

Prayer, Marble, Domes and The World’s Biggest Carpet

Good morning and welcome to the second day of ENWs trip to Abu Dhabi one of the seven emirates of the United Arab Emirates and its capital. ENW arrived very early yesterday morning and after a transfer to our hotel, a lot of sleep, some delicious food and a little relaxing by the pool we are primed and ready to explore this developing and busy emirate.

The first location on our visit is the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque (SZGMC) - the 6th largest mosque in the world. And this is where you find ENW this sultry and to be honest extremely hot Monday morning, standing outside the SZGMC in temperatures of 42C. It is truly an outstanding vision built using materials and designers from 14 countries. The mosque can hold up to 41,000 worshipers and has the world’s largest carpet - measuring 5,627m2!

The SZGMC took 19 years to build, cost $545m, has an incredible 82 domes, 4 minarets and required 3,000 workers in its construction. The mosque is named after the founding father of the UAE Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan who sadly died in 2004 3-years before its completion. ENW is about to enter so we will switch off here as we do not wish to offend worshippers whilst also hoping that it might be a lot cooler inside as the temperature really is brutally hot.

Location 2 | Dune BashingYes or No? A: YES B: NO C: NOQ & A 1: 17C 2: 2 hours 3: Al Khaznah 4: 30 metres-high 5: Toyota

Surfing in the Desert! Good evening from the middle of the Abu Dhabi desert! OK, well that is not exactly true, ENW is currently sitting inside a rather cool tent and sipping some iced soda, but we are still in the desert! To be precise we are somewhere between Abu Dhabi and Al Ain in the Al Khaznah Desert and outside the temperature is a cool 17C as it has just gone 7pm.

Why is ENW in a tent in the desert? Well this afternoon after our visit to the SZGMC we met up with an adventure company who transported us here to do some dune bashing. This involved 2 hours of off-roading in a Toyota Land Cruiser that took ENW over and down many sand dunes, including some that were over 30 metres high!

We were next given some sandboards and spent the next hour trying to ‘surf’ down some of the same big dessert dunes. ENW did, we have to admit, fall over at least 13 times. However we are now enjoying the cool desert nigh air whilst talking with some of our fellow surfers…

Location 3 | The CornicheYes or No? A: YES B: YES C: NOQ & A 1: Trek FX3 2: Zone 1 3: 38.7C 4: Fun Ride Sports 5: Trek

A Morning Ride By the Sea (c) It is another very hot and sultry day in Abu Dhabi, but ENW has decided to eschew the comfort of our air-conditioned hotel room and take a stroll down the Corniche - an 8km road that runs along the western side of Abu Dhabi. (a) We have wondered down to Fun Ride Sports which is situated towards the southern part of Abu Dhabi’s central Zone 1. (b) Here we are going to hire a mountain bike and hopefully cycle along the whole 8km of the Corniche - hot weather permitting of course.

(b) Up until the late 1970s the Corniche was simply a beach where dhows and ships used to anchor in order to unload passengers and cargo. (c) But since then the area has been developed, using reclaimed land from the sea, and now the area contains fountains, parks, shops, cafes, restaurants and of course cycle paths! (a) The other attraction on the Corniche is the Marina Hall Flag - which is one of the three highest flag poles in the world!

(c) You now find ENW cycling along the Corniche on our rather impressive Trek FX3 hybrid bike, which is similar to the one ENW owns back in Hiroshima. (b) The weather is once more boiling, and a quick look on our smartphone’s weather app shows the temperature as 38.7C - and it is only 9:14am! (a) So, ENW really needs to find a nice little cafe, with plenty of shade and ice-cold drinks!

Location 4 |Yas IslandYes or No? A: NO B: YES C: NOQ & A 1: 25 mins 2: 240 km/h 3: 5.54 km 4: 51.5m 5: 400 AED / €92.07

Fast, Formula Rosso & Ferrari! Hello and welcome to ENWs last full day in Abu Dhabi we will be leaving tomorrow morning to fly to Southampton for a language conference and to record the 2nd ENW Summer Travel Podcast. However, today is going to be centred around speed - in particular Ferarri and so we are heading to Yas Island which is about 25 minutes by shuttle bus from the Corniche.

Located on the island are two places ENW is particularly interested in visiting - the Yas Marina Circuit which is home to the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix - the final race of the Formula 1 World Championships. Opened in 2009 it cost €893 million to build and is only the 2nd night race on the F1 calendar. For 125 AED or €29 you can hire a bicycle and ride around the 5.54 km track on gleaming red Ferrari road bikes. So, you will have to excuse ENW as we strap on our helmets and pretend that we are not riding a bike but actually slamming the accelerator pedal down on a F1 race-car!

ENW has now headed over to Ferrari World - a short 5 minute bus ride from the Yas Marina Circuit. We have handed over 275 AED or €63 for our ticket and are now heading straight for the Formula Rosso roller-caster - the fastest in the world! With a top speed of 240 km/h and with a drop of 51.5m, the ride is not for the faint-hearted. So, as we queue up to ride the 2.7km long track we will bid you farewell from Abu Dhabi…and hope to speak to you from Southampton next week!

And Finally…Y / V / X / U / Z / W

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