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News Lesson Plan: Warm-up
Radiation Woes Continue for Post-Tsunami Japan (April 6th, 2011)
News Lesson Plan: Comprehension Questions
- How has radioactive water reached the ocean?
- What is water used for in the reactors?
- True or False: Hideohiko Nishiyama has promised this will be the last time the water is released into the sea.
- What will Japan do to stop wastewater from leaking into the sea?
- True or False: The Japanese government has refused to lower safety standards for food.
- True or False: Radiation from the reactors has killed many people.
Answers
News Lesson Plan: Vocabulary Matching
woe (noun) | |
plague (verb) | |
reel (verb) | |
cope | |
abundance | |
discharge | |
avail (noun) | |
meantime | |
erect | |
stringent | |
whereabouts |
Answers
- woe - trouble (noun)
- plague - trouble (verb)
- reel - shake, stagger
- cope - deal with
- abundance - plenty, loads
- discharge - leakage, emission, release
- avail - use, advantage
- in the meantime - meanwhile
- erect - put up, install
- stringent - strict
- whereabouts - location
News Lesson Plan: Master the Language
discharge chemical | |
athlete plague injuries | |
real aftershock | |
cope financial woes | |
abundance natural resources | |
erect church | |
stringent policy | |
bomb whereabouts |
Possible answers
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- The athlete's career was plagued by one injury after another.
- People in the city were still reeling from the aftershock of the earthquake.
- Unable to cope with his financial woes, the company president decided to flee the country.
- Canada and Australia have an abundance of natural resources.
- The famous church was erected in 1375.
- My company has a stringent policy regarding absences.
- Police have no information on the whereabouts of the bomb.
News Lesson Plan: Idiom Focus
Term #1: in the meantime (synonym: in the meanwhile, meanwhile)
Definition: while something else is happening or until something else happens
Example: “Japan plans to try other methods to stop the leak. In the meantime, a special fence will be put up…”
- I'll start washing the dishes. In the meantime, please take out the vegetables and cut them.
- Phillip will see his doctor again in a week. In the meantime, his doctor told him to .
- . I have started studying Spanish in the meantime.
- . In the meantime, .
Possible answers
- Phillip will see his doctor again in a week. In the meantime, his doctor told him to take his medicine and rest.
- I will move to Barcelona next summer. I have started studying Spanish in the meantime.
- Class doesn't start for another ten minutes. In the meantime, let's review our notes.
Term #2: of/to (little/no) avail
Definition: of no use, producing no benefit. (*usually used in the negative)
Example: "Efforts by workers to fill the crack were of no avail. / They worked to no avail.”
- Peter's charisma was of no avail because he wasn't given a chance to speak.
- The doctor tried to , but his efforts were of no avail.
- I argued to no avail. My wife .
- , but to no avail.
Possible answer
- The doctor tried to save the patient, but his efforts were of no avail.
- I argued to no avail. My wife refused to listen to me.
- I tried to quit smoking last month, but to no avail.
News Lesson Plan: Discussion Questions
(Write your answers in the Comments section below if you wish).
- What is your opinion of nuclear energy? What type of energy do you support?
- Concerning the production of energy, which is the most important consideration: human value or environmental risk?
- What effects could the problems in Japan have on you, if any?
- Where do you draw the line between worrying about safety and living your life?
- How do you think your country would handle such a disaster?
- Could you live in an area that could have a natural disaster at any moment?
- Would you consider donating money to help the Japanese?
News lesson plan copyright Matthew Barton of Englishcurrent.com