Unit 20  In the news

Vocabulary Task

Answers/Script¹                                            

1.     A: Italy won the soccer match yesterdayAgainst Brazil, 2-1.

B: Great. I wanted Italy to win.

2.     A: A big earthquake hit Chile on Tuesday, Morning.

3.     A:OPEC leaders are meeting this week toDiscuss oil prices

B: Good . Maybe prices will go down.

4.     A: A bus fell off a bridge in Thailand early this morning. eighty people are missing².

B: This ’s horrible.

5.     A: The weather forecast said rain today, but sunny and warm tomorrow.

B: This ’s good news. I’m tired of rain.

6.     A fire in the Los Angeles area destroyed 75 homes last night.

B: Oh, that’s awful !

7.     A: A British zoo owner helped orphaned³ baby Gorillas⁵ in central Africa return to   their homes.

  B: That’s great.

Listening Task

1 First Listening

Answers

1.     Someone won a lot of money.            3. Brazil won a match

2.     There was a hurricane.             4.A boy saved a girl.

2 Second Listening

Answers

1.     Wow!

2.     That sounds bad!

3.     Great! Brazil’s doing great in the Word Cup.

4.     Incredible⁶!

Script

1.       A:    Look at this magazine article.

      B:     What?

      A:    This story here in people magazine. Look. It says: Man Wins 5Million Dollars on game show!

      B:    Wow!

2.       A:    Turn on the radio .Did you hear the news?

      B:    No, what happened?

      A:    They said that a huge hurricane just hit Haiti and it’s moving this way.

      B:    A hurricane? That sounds bad!

3.       A:    Can I look at your newspaper a minute?

      B:    Sure.

      A:    I just want to read the sports headlines.

      B:    Sure, go ahead.

      A:    Great! Brazil’s doing great in the Word Cup .

4.       A:    This CNN website is great.

      B:    Yeah, you can get news from all over the World.

      A:    Like this story about the boy in Australia who saved his sister from a crocodile?

      B:    Yeah, and he’s only five years old. Incredible!

Real World Listening

1 Predict

Answers

(Gorilla⁴)                Gorilla Called Hero at Zoo

(Snowy picture)    Avalanche⁷ in Swiss Alps: Search on for Skiers

(Train tracks)        Italian Train Jumps Tracks

(Mouth)                Smiling May be Healthy

(Person)               Sony Brings 3-D Christmas Smiles

2 Get the main ideas

Answers

Will vary⁸ – key ideas of the stories are as follows:

1.     A gorilla saves a baby girl at the zoo.

2.     Happy people live longer

3.     Sony announces new virtual⁹ 3-D game.

4.     Ten skiers missing after avalanche in the Swiss Alps.

5.     Italian train went off tracks. 66 people hurt.

Script

Announcer1: At the San Diego zoo yesterday a gorilla saved a baby girl after the baby fell in with the gorillas. The mother gorilla picked up the baby girl and carried her to safety.

Announcer¹⁰ 2: Health Beat: A new study shows that people who are happy live longer than people who are not happy. Doctors don’t know why. But remember to smile!

Announcer 3: From the Financial Times: Sony announces a new 3D-virtual game system that will make every boy and girl happy. It will go on sale next month in time for Christmas.

Announcer 4: This just in from Switzerland. Ten kiers are missing after an avalanche in the Swiss Alps.

Announcer5: World News: This just in from Italy. An Italian passenger train went off the tracks this morning between Rome and Naples. No one knows why.66 people hurt.