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ENW 264 Introduction This week’s English News Weekly podcast reports on a new

scheme from the city of Yinchuan in China that will make the

city one of the leading ‘smart cities’ in the world. Many aspects

of daily life in Yinchuan are now simplified by smart technology.

Using the bus – passengers scan their faces. When public bins

need emptying - a message is sent to the rubbish collector. So,

what else is happening in Yinchuan?

English News Weekly will explain all…

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EPISODE 264

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Contents Pages

Part 1 | Warm Ups

Odd-One-Out Page 1

Brainstorm Page 1

Technological Cities Page 1 / 2

Quiz | This Week Page 2

Part 2 | Before Listening / Reading

Jumbled Words Page 3

True or False Page 3

Vocabulary |Synonyms Page 3

Part 3 | Listening / Reading

The News Story |352 Words Page 4

What Do You Think..? Page 4

Part 4 | After Listening / Reading

Q & A Page 5

A & Q Page 5

Part 5 | Extra Stuff

Extra English I Page 6

7 to Chinwag Page 6

Writing Activity Page 7

And Finally...

Did You Know? Page 7

TV Links Page 8

The Answers Pages 8-10

| 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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2016

| 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) VISA b) BarclayCARD c) MasterCard d) MBNA

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?

|Cities|

Warm Up | 3 The Most Advanced Cities in the World

Look at city flags below – which city is which flag?

The 10 cities listed are the most technological advanced in the world!

Choose the answers from page 2.

1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9 10

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World Cities | Which City is Technological

Read the list of the most technological cities in the world. There are two

extra countries included – so be careful! Then rank the cities from 1-10 in

the order of most technologically advanced.

A Bangalore G Seoul

B Helskinki H Shanghai

C Hong Kong I Singapore

D London J Tallinn

E Madrid K Tobruk

F San Francisco L Tokyo

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 city is cosnidered to be the most tech-savvy?

a: Tokyo b: London c: Hong Kong

2: Which country will you find the city of Yinchuan?

a: PR of China b: Republic of China c: Malaysia

3: What was the world’s first credit card?

a: VISA b: Diners c: MasterCard

4: What year was the first credit card released?

a: 1950 b: 1953 c: 1956

5: Which company has issued the most credit cards worldwide?

a: Barclays b: Wells Fargo c: MBNA

6: Which of the of the following countries do not accept credit cards?

a: Cuba b: Fiji c: Iran

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E1: Which US city is VISA based in?

a: Fresno b: New York c: Chicago

E2: Which credit card sponsors the Olympic Games and the FIFA World Cup

a: VISA b: MasterCard c: Capital One

E3: Which logo below is the MasterCard logo?

a: b: c:

END OF PART 1

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| PART 2 | Before Listening |

Pre-Listening / Reading | 1 Jumbled Sentences

The sentence below is from a paragraph in the news story.

Un-jumble the words and put them into the correct order.

online.

getting to done Everything

is business renewing

license from a a

also passport

2 A Smart City

Everything from _________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

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

Read the headline of News Story ~ A Smart City

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

1 Yinchuan is a city located in the People’s Republic of China. [T] [F]

2 The population of Yinchuan is just over 2 million people. [T] [F]

3 The smart card used in Hiroshima is called the ICOCA Card. [T] [F]

4 Yinchuan’s public bins are coloured blue. [T] [F]

5 A blueprint is a guide for making something for the first time. [T] [F]

Pre-Listening / Reading | Antonyms

An antonym is a word with an opposite meaning.

Match the 10 words on the left with words on the right.

All the atonyms in black are from the News Stories.

1 Advanced 6 Purchase A Foolish F Regressive

2 Near 7 Recognition B Buying G Uncompress

3 Marketing 8 Benefit C Disregard H Hindrance

4 Urban 9 Crushing D Disbelief I Distant

5 Smart 10 Greeted E Countryside J Sell

END OF PART 2

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| PART 3 | Listening |

Listening / Reading | | Listening A Smart City

Which Word? | Help

Listen / Read the news story below and check your understanding.

Then choose the correct word from the three choices. Guess if you don’t know!

264 A ‘Smart City’

1

When deciding which city around the world might be the most technologically

advanced, names such as Hong Kong, Shanghai, New York or 1:London/Paris/Berlin

would probably be near the top of the list. A city that would probably not be

2: excluded/included/aside in the top 100 of most people’s lists would be the city of

Yinchuan.

2

Yet this central Chinese city with a population of just under two million people is

marketing itself as one of the most technologically advanced anywhere around the

world. The Chinese Government plans to make Yinchuan the

3: blueprint/redprint/greenprint for the first ‘smart city’ programme and hopes that

its success will be adopted by other urban metropolises across the county.

3

How exactly does a ‘smart city’ operate? Most big cities around the world have a

smart travel card that allows people to jump on public transport, or purchase items

in vending machines and shops. London has its 4: Pearl/Rose/Oyster Card, Sydney

has its Myki Card and Hiroshima has ICOCA. But in Yinchuan these types of cards

are not necessary, all people need to use – are their 5: eyes/faces/fingerprints!

4 In Yinchuan when you use a city bus instead of swiping your smart card passengers

must use the facial recognition scanner near the doors. Once your face has been

scanned the 6: money/coins/credit needed for the bus ticket will automatically be

deducted from your bank account. This is because passenger’s faces are linked to

their bank accounts. Another benefit is online 7: fraud/burglary/theft is extremely

difficult.

5 Another aspect of the ‘smart city’ plan are the public rubbish 8: bins/dumps/pots. The

blue bins run on solar power and double as compactors automatically crushing the

rubbish inside once they reach a certain 9: height/weight/colour. The bins also send

out a signal when they are full – so rubbish collectors know when they need

emptying!

6 When entering Yinchuan’s City Hall, people are greeted by holograms and inside

the walls are scattered with QR Codes that provide answers for frequntly asked

questions. Everything from getting a business licence to renewing a

10: bank account/passport/marriage licence is also done online. If succesful the

Chinese governement is hoping to extend the ‘smart city’ programme to another 250

cities.

[352 Words]

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!

Q1 What colour are the Yinchuan public bins?

Q2 What is the name of the smart card used in London?

Q3 What type of technology greets people at Yinchuan’s City Hall?

Q4 What is used instead of money on Yinchuan’s public busses?

Q5 What kind of energy source is used to power Yinchuan’s bins?

Q6 What Australian city is included in the news story?

E1 What is the population of the People’s Republic of China?

E2 How many cities 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 250. ______________________________________________?

A2 Myki ______________________________________________?

A3 Rubbish bins. ______________________________________________?

A4 QR Code. ______________________________________________?

A5 PR China. ______________________________________________?

END OF PART 4

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| PART 5 | Extra Stuff |

English Extra I Technological Phrases

There are some interesting and useful English words and phrases that use

technological words.

Examples:

“Blow a fuse” = Someone suddenly gets very angry

“The Dismal Science” = The study of economics

Can you match the ‘phrase’’ with the correct meaning?

Technological Phrases

Sentences 1 Bells & Whistles A To become anxious quickly

2 Blow a fuse B A very close relationship with a friend.

3 Bright as a button C Moment you realizes they must work harder

4 Cog in the machine D Waste time doing something already exists.

5 Hit the panic button E Necessary but of small significance.

6 To be in tune F The study of economics.

7 Not rocket science G Something with lots of cool/modern features

8 Pull the plug H Lose enthusiasm / energy for something

9 Sputnick Moment I Something not difficult to understand.

10 Reinvent the wheel J Someone suddenly gets very angry.

11 Run out of steam K To put an end to an activity.

12 The Dismal Science L Intelligent or quick-minded.

7 to Chinwag This Week’s ENW Podcast

ENW Podcast Topic | A ‘Smart City’

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 Which city has been the most technically advanced that you have been to?

3 Which place has been the location with the least technology you have been to?

4 What is your opinion of facial recognition technology on buses? Why?

5 What is the most expensive item of technology you own? Why?

6 How often do you use a smart travel card? Why?

EX FREE QUESTION!

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Writing This Week

What has been the most imporant technolical advance of the 21st Century?

Think of the most influential three tehnological items.

Why did you choose these three? Do you think there are any that have been useless?

Give as many reasons as you can.

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END OF PART 5

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

The End

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Visual | TV Links

You Tube | USA 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPih_q-jajg [04:08]

Yinchuan, China

ZTE | China 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_znDLqxL5x8 [04:18] Smart City

You Tube | USA

3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIzsUS-5I3Q [00:30]

Smart Yinchuan

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 – Barclay Card is British. A / C / D – are all American based credit card companies.

Warm Up 3A | Which City?

1 – Hong Kong 2 – Tokyo 3 – Singapore 4 – Tallinn 5 – Helsinki

6 – Bangalore 7 – Shanghai 8 – Seoul 9 – San Francisco 10 - London

Warm Up 3B | Tech Cities

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

A1 Warm Up 4 | Quiz

1 – C 2 – A 3 – B 4 – A 5 – C 6 – B

E1 – A E2 – A E3 – C

Answers | Part 1 Warm Up 1-4

Jumbled Sentences

Everything from getting a business licence to renewing a passport is also done online.

A2 True or False

1 – T 2 – F 3 – T 4 – T 5 – T

Synonyms

1 – F 2 – I 3 – B 4 – E 5 – A

6 – J 7 – D 8 – H 9 – G 10 – C

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Answers | Part 3 Listening

264 A ‘Smart City’

1

When deciding which city around the world might be the most technologically advanced,

names such as Hong Kong, Shanghai, New York or 1:London would probably be near the top of

the list. A city that would probably not be 2: included in the top 100 of most people’s lists would

be the city of Yinchuan.

2

Yet this central Chinese city with a population of just under two million people is marketing

itself as one of the most technologically advanced anywhere around the world. The Chinese

Government plans to make Yinchuan the 3: blueprint for the first ‘smart city’ programme and

hopes that its success will be adopted by other urban metropolises across the county.

3

How exactly does a ‘smart city’ operate? Most big cities around the world have a smart travel

card that allows people to jump on public transport, or purchase items in vending machines and

shops. London has its 4: Oyster Card, Sydney has its Myki Card and Hiroshima has ICOCA. But

in Yinchuan these types of cards are not necessary, all people need to use – are their 5: faces!

4 In Yinchuan when you use a city bus instead of swiping your smart card passengers must use

the facial recognition scanner near the doors. Once your face has been scanned the

6: money needed for the bus ticket will automatically be deducted from your bank account. This

is because passenger’s faces are linked to their bank accounts. Another benefit is online 7: fraud

is extremely difficult.

5 Another aspect of the ‘smart city’ plan are the public rubbish 8: bins. The blue bins run on solar

power and double as compactors automatically crushing the rubbish inside once they reach a

certain 9: weight. The bins also send out a signal when they are full – so rubbish collectors know

when they need emptying!

6 When entering Yinchuan’s City Hall, people are greeted by holograms and inside the walls are

scattered with QR Codes that provide answers for frequntly asked questions. Everything from

getting a business licence to renewing a 10: passport is also done online. If succesful the Chinese

governement is hoping to extend the ‘smart city’ programme to another 250 cities.

[352 Words]

Answers | Part 4 Post-Listening / Reading

A3 Q & A

1 – Blue 5 – Solar Power

2 – Oyster Card 6 – Sydney

3 – Hologram E1 – 1.376 billion

4 – Facial Scanners E2 – Seven cities

A & Q | Example Questions

A1 – How many more cities will the ‘smart city’ plan include?

A2 – What is the name of the smart card used in Sydney?

A3 – What public amenity is powered by the sun?

A4 – What is on the walls inside of the Yinchuan City Hall?

A5 – What country is Yinchuan located in?

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English Extra

1 – G 4 – E 7 – I 10 – D

2 – J 5 – A 8 – K 11 – M

3 – L 6 – B 9 – C 12 – F

And Finally X & Z

A4 – X: inventions / Z: inventions

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MAIN PHOTO:

http://mavwrekmarketing.com/yinchuan-the-smart-city-where-your-face-is-your-credit-card/

LINKS:

http://www.cnbc.com/2010/04/13/Worlds-Top-10-Credit-Card-Issuers.html?slide=11

https://theculturetrip.com/asia/japan/articles/the-10-most-modern-cities-in-the-world/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yinchuan

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_smart_cards

http://edition.cnn.com/2016/10/10/asia/yinchuan-smart-city-future/index.html

http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/random-idiom.php?c=899

http://www.myenglishteacher.eu/blog/10-idioms-technology/

http://www.toptenz.net/top-10-inventions-of-the-20th-century.php