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広島大学 | English News Weekly Podcast | Jaime Selwood

2014 | Ep. 168 | Blade Runner Gaoled

Contents Pages

Part 1 | Warm Ups

Odd-One-Out Page 3

Brainstorm Page 3

--- Page 3 & 4

Quiz |This Week’s Topic Page 4

Part 2 | Before Listening / Reading

Jumbled Words Page 5

True or False Page 5

Vocabulary |--- Page 5

Part 3 | Listening / Reading

The News Story |--- Words 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。

広島大学 | English News Weekly Podcast | Jaime Selwood

2014 | Ep. 168 | Blade Runner Gaoled

[201410-04] | Blade Runner Gaoled | October 24th 2014

| 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) In Custody b) Incarcerated c) Liberated d) Imprisoned

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?

|Sports Heroes|

Warm Up | 3 Imprisoned Sport Stars

Read the list of 10 famous imprisoned sport stars.

Choose the correct sport for each sport star from the list on page 4.

1: OJ

Simpson

2: George

Best

3: Pete

Rose

4: Jay

Vincent

5: Mike

Tyson

Robbery Drink Driving Tax Evasion Mail Fraud Road Rage

6: Mohammed

Amir 7: Junior

Johnson

8: Jay

Adams

9: Junichi

Futatsuryu

10: Oscar

Pistorius

Corruption NASCAR Skateboarding Sumo Athletics

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2014 | Ep. 168 | Blade Runner Gaoled

Imprisoned Sport Stars | Which Sport…?

READ THE LIST OF IMPROSINED SPORT STARS ON PAGE 3 – CAN YOU CONNECT THE

CORRECT SPORT WITH THE RIGHT ATHLETE?

A ATHLETICS F FOOTBALL (SOCCER)

B BASEBALL G NASCAR

C BASKETBALL H NFL (US FOOTBALL)

D BOXING I SKATEBOARDING

E CRICKET J SUMO

Warm Up | 4 | A1 Quiz

Read the questions about this week’s news story.

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

1: Which country is Oscar Pistorius from?

a: Sweden b: Switzerland c: South Africa

2: How old was Oscar Pistorius when his legs were amputated?

a: 11 months b: 18 months c: 24 months

3: What is Oscar Pistorius’ fastest time for the T44 100m?

a: 9.91 b: 10.91 c: 11.91

4: What type of prosthetics did Oscar Pistorius compete in?

a: Blades b: Robotics c: Wheels

5: What year was Oscar Pistorius born in?

a: 1982 b: 1986 c: 1990

6: Why was Oscar Pistorius arrested in February of 2013?

a: Killing of his girlfriend b: Road Rage c: Drug Trafficking

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

E1: When was Oscar Pistorius’ first appearance at the Olympic Games?

a: 2004 b: 2008 c: 2012

E2: How many Paralympic Gold Medals has Oscar Pistorius won?

a: 3 b: 6 c: 9

E3: Which photograph is the South African emblem?

a: b: c:

END OF PART 1

広島大学 | English News Weekly Podcast | Jaime Selwood

2014 | Ep. 168 | Blade Runner Gaoled

| 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.

known sporting was court also

transfixed Pistorius national Blade Africa

as The Mr South as

a Runner case

icon

2 Oscar Pistorius Sentenced to Five Years

The court case has____ ________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

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

Read the headline of News Story ~ Oscar Pistorius Sentenced to Five Years

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

1 Oscar Pistorius has been sentenced to 15 years in prison. [T] [F]

2 Mr Pistorius denies that he killed his girlfriend on purpose. [T] [F]

3 Mr Pistorius was born in 1986. [T] [F]

4 The 2022 Olympic Games will be held in Tokyo. [T] [F]

5 Mr Pistorius was a South African sporting icon. [T] [F]

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 Bathroom 6 Immediately A Athlete F Adequate

2 Satisfied 7 Argument B Awful G Contented

3 Eligible 8 Runner C Gaol H Time

4 Tragic 9 Prison D Toilet I Disagreement

5 Earliest 10 Days E First J Now

END OF PART 2

広島大学 | English News Weekly Podcast | Jaime Selwood

2014 | Ep. 168 | Blade Runner Gaoled

| PART 3 | Listening |

Listening / Reading | | Listening Oscar Pistorius Sentenced to Five Years

Which Word? | Help

Listen / Read the news story below and check your understanding. Choose the correct answer from the vocabulary box.

A: bathroom C: eligible E: earliest G: argument I: prison

B: satisfied D: tragic F: immediately H: Runner J: days

168 Oscar Pistorius Sentenced to Five Years

1

615 1: _____ after Oscar Pistorius shot and killed his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp,

the internationally famous sportsman has been found guilty of ‘culpable homicide’

and sentenced to five years in 2: ______. Judge Thokozile Masipa announced the

verdict of the trial that has been followed avidly by many people all over the

world. After hearing the verdict Mr Pistorius was 3: _____ taken away from the

court to spend his first night of a five year sentence in a South African gaol.

2

Mr Pistorius has always denied intentionally killing Miss Steenkamp and said

her death was a 4: _____ accident. He claimed to have mistaken Miss Steenkamp,

his girlfriend who had been sleeping at his home, as an intruder who had broken

into his house late at night. Mr Pistorius claimed to have fired four shots into a

small 5: _____ because he was frightened and believed he was about to be

attacked. In court the Prosecution lawyers disagreed with this version and

argued that Mr Pistorius had shot and killed Miss Steenkamp on purpose after

they had had a huge 6: _____. Miss Steenkamp’s family who had criticised the verdict of ‘culpable homicide’ said

they were pleased with the five year sentence. Miss Steenkamp’s father Barry

said afterwards, “I’m pleased that it’s over”. Whilst the Steenkamp family lawyer

Dup de Bruyn told AFP News Agency said that the family was, “7: _____ with the

decision. They feel it’s right. Mr Pistorius’ lawyer, Barry Roux said that he was “a

broken man, who is genuinely remorseful”. It is believed that Mr Pistorius could be

8: _____ for early release from prison in just 10 months.

4 The court case transfixed South Africa as Mr Pistorius also known as Blade

9: _____ was a national sporting icon. Despite having both legs amputated when

he was just 11 months old, the 27 year-old athlete had become the first ever

amputee to compete in the Olympic Games at London 2012. However after Judge

Masipa announced that Mr Pistorius had been sentenced to five years – it seems

that his athletics career is over. The 10: _____ he will be allowed to compete will

be at the 2020 Olympics’ in Tokyo – when he will be 33 years old.

[368 Words]

END OF PART 3

広島大学 | English News Weekly Podcast | Jaime Selwood

2014 | Ep. 168 | Blade Runner Gaoled

| 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!

Q1 How many days ago did Oscar Pistorius kill Reeva Steenkamp.

Q2 What is Oscar Pistorius’ nickname?

Q3 How old was Oscar Pistorius when his legs were amputated?

Q4 What is the name of Miss Steenkamp’s father?

Q5 What is the name of the judge in the trial?

Q6 Which news agency is in the news story?

E1 What was Mr Pistorius found guilty of?

E2 How many different Olympic Games are 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 London 2012 ______________________________________________?

A2 27 ______________________________________________?

A3 2020 ______________________________________________?

A4 South African ______________________________________________?

A5 Gaol ______________________________________________?

END OF PART 4

広島大学 | English News Weekly Podcast | Jaime Selwood

2014 | Ep. 168 | Blade Runner Gaoled

| PART 5 | Extra Stuff |

English Extra I Kill Words ending in –cide

‘The English language have different types of words that explain Kill.

Examples:

Homicide = To kill a person, human being.

Infanticide = To kill a child.

Match the ‘kill words’ – with their correct meaning!

‘Kill’ Words Meanings

1: Suicide A: To kill one’s mother

2: Patricide B: To kill one’s wife.

3: Matricide C: To kill one’s child.

4: Fratricide D: To kill a king/leader.

5: Sororicide E: To kill one’s brother

6: Uxoricide F: To kill a friend.

7: Viricide G: To kill a poet.

8: Filicide H: To kill a tyrant.

9: Infanticide I: To kill one’s father.

10: Regicide J: To kill a human being.

11: Vaticide K: To kill one’s husband.

12: Episcopicide L: To kill oneself.

13: Ambicide M: To kill one’s sister.

14: Tyrannicide N: To kill a priest/bishop.

15: Homicide O: To kill a child.

7 to Chinwag Oscar Pistorius+

ENW Podcast Topic | Oscar Pistorius Sentenced to Five Years

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

1 What did you think of this week’s podcast topic when you first read it?

2 What do you know about Oscar Pistorius?

3 Have you ever watched any Paralympic Games? Why not?

4 What is the most unusual sport you have ever watched? Why?

5 What is your favourite sport? Why?

6 Who is the most infamous sportsman in your country? Why?

7 Do you think that the verdict in the Pistorius Trial was fair? Why?

広島大学 | English News Weekly Podcast | Jaime Selwood

2014 | Ep. 168 | Blade Runner Gaoled

Writing Most Infamous Sportsman

Your county has many sporting heroes from a range of different sports.

But who do you think are the most INFAMOUS sports people?

Why? What did they do? What is your opinion? What is their

punishment? Explain the situation / reasons below.

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

END OF PART 5

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

The End

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2014 | Ep. 168 | Blade Runner Gaoled

Visual | TV Links

Daily Telegraph | (UK) 1: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-29564935 [01:33]

Oscar Pistorius Trial

Al Jazeera | (Qatar) 2: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/oscar-pistorius/11093493/Reeva-Steenkamps-parents-disappointed-by-Oscar-Pistorius-trial-verdict.html [01:41] Reeva Steenkamp’s Parents

Al Jazeera | (Qatar)

3: http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/insidestory/2014/10/pistorius-trial-was-justice-served-20141021164341697894.html [25:00]

Oscar Pistorius – Was Justice Served

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

C – Liberated A / B / D – all can be used instead of ‘Gaoled’.

Warm Up 3 A| Nobel Prizes 2014

1 – H 2 – F 3 – B 4 – C 5 – D

6 – E 7 – G 8 – I 9 – J 10 – A

A1 Warm Up 4 | Quiz

1 – C 2 – A 3 – B 4 – A 5 – B 6 – A

E1 – C E2 – B E3 – C

Answers | Part 1 Warm Up 1-4

Jumbled Words

The court case transfixed South Africa as Mr Pistorius also known as Blade 9: Runner

was a national sporting icon.

A2 True or False

1 – F 2 – T 3 – T 4 – F 5 – T

Synonyms

1 – D 2 – G 3 – F 4 – B 5 – E

6 – J 7 – I 8 – A 9 – C 10 – H

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2014 | Ep. 168 | Blade Runner Gaoled

Answers | Part 3 Listening

168 Oscar Pistorius Sentenced to Five Years

1

615 1: days after Oscar Pistorius shot and killed his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, the

internationally famous sportsman has been found guilty of ‘culpable homicide’ and sentenced to

five years in 2: prison. Judge Thokozile Masipa announced the verdict of the trial that has been

followed avidly by many people all over the world. After hearing the verdict Mr Pistorius was

3: immediately taken away from the court to spend his first night of a five year sentence in a

South African gaol.

2

Mr Pistorius has always denied intentionally killing Miss Steenkamp and said her death was a

4: tragic accident. He claimed to have mistaken Miss Steenkamp, his girlfriend who had been

sleeping at his home, as an intruder who had broken into his house late at night. Mr Pistorius

claimed to have fired four shots into a small 5: bathroom because he was frightened and

believed he was about to be attacked. In court the Prosecution lawyers disagreed with this

version and argued that Mr Pistorius had shot and killed Miss Steenkamp on purpose after they

had had a huge 6: argument.

Miss Steenkamp’s family who had criticised the verdict of ‘culpable homicide’ said they were

pleased with the five year sentence. Miss Steenkamp’s father Barry said afterwards, “I’m pleased

that it’s over”. Whilst the Steenkamp family lawyer Dup de Bruyn told AFP News Agency said

that the family was, “7: satisfied with the decision. They feel it’s right. Mr Pistorius’ lawyer, Barry

Roux said that he was “a broken man, who is genuinely remorseful”. It is believed that Mr Pistorius

could be 8: eligible for early release from prison in just 10 months.

4 The court case transfixed South Africa as Mr Pistorius also known as Blade 9: Runner was a

national sporting icon. Despite having both legs amputated when he was just 11 months old, the

27 year-old athlete had become the first ever amputee to compete in the Olympic Games at

London 2012. However after Judge Masipa announced that Mr Pistorius had been sentenced to

five years – it seems that his athletics career is over. The 10: earliest he will be allowed to

compete will be at the 2020 Olympics’ in Tokyo – when he will be 33 years old.

[368 Words]

Answers | Part 4 Post-Listening / Reading

A3 Q & A

1 – 615 days 5 – Thokozile Masipa

2 – Blade Runner 6 – AFP

3 – 10 months old E1 – 2004

4 – Barry Steenkamp E2 – 2 – London 2012 & Tokyo 2020

A & Q | Example Questions

A1 – Which Olympic Games did Oscar Pistorius compete in?

A2 – How old is Oscar Pistorius?

A3 – What year will Tokyo host the Olympic Games?

A4 – What nationality is Oscar Pistorius?

A5 – Where was Mr Pistorius sent after the trial ended?

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2014 | Ep. 168 | Blade Runner Gaoled

English Extra

1 – L 4 – E 7 – K 10 – D 13 – F

2 – I 5 – M 8 – C 11 – G 14 – H

3 – A 6 – B 9 – O 12 – N 15 – J

And Finally X & Z

A4 X – 1984 / Z – Rio

Extra Bit

Oscar Pistorius & Reeva Steenkamp Crime Scene

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2014 | Ep. 168 | Blade Runner Gaoled

References Episode 168

MAIN PHOTO:

https://storify.com/ionapier/getting-started http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2574536/Pistorius-defence-lawyer-claims-impossible-hear-

screams-Reeva-Steenkamp-locked-bathroom.html

LINKS:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_professional_sportspeople_convicted_of_crimes#Athletics_.28track_and_field.29

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Pistorius

http://edition.cnn.com/2014/10/21/sport/pistorious-sentence-brand-comeback/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trial_of_Oscar_Pistorius

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/oct/21/oscar-pistorius-jailed-five-years-culpable-

homicide-reeva-steenkamp

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/oscar-pistorius/11176016/The-Oscar-Pistorius-trial-

by-numbers-from-shooting-to-sentencing.html

http://news.yahoo.com/oscar-pistorius-arrives-sentencing-071958247.html

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/10/21/us-safrica-pistorius-idUSKCN0IA0L720141021

http://www.fun-with-words.

http://sports.nationalpost.com/2013/05/31/graphic-photos-of-oscar-pistorius-crime-scene-

leaked/com/cide_words.html