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2 Contents Pages Part 1 Warm Ups Odd-One-Out Page 3 Brainstorm Page 3 Tax around the World 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 Synonyms Page 5 Part 3 Listening / Reading The News Story 342 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 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

3 [ ] A Tax on English Words..? [June 12 th 2015] 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) Germany b) Greenland c) Faroe Islands d) Iceland 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? English Warm Up 3 Real or Not..? Read the list of following taxes from around the world. Do you think these unusual taxes are REAL or UNREAL? There are 5 REAL and 5 UNREAL taxes! Unusual TAX REAL? Unusual TAX REAL? 1 House Brick Tax 7 Children Tax 2 Map Tax 8 Rain Tax 3 Stolen Property Tax 9 Teddy bear Tax 4 Camera Tax 10 Sliced Bagel Tax 5 Pet Tax 11 Painting Tax

4 Who Pays the Lowest Personal Tax around the World Read the list countries below and put them in order of lowest personal tax paid! BAHAMAS DENMARK GUATAMELA LIECHENSTEIN CUBA GREECE JAPAN SWAZILAND 1 0% 5 15% 2 1.2% 6 22% 3 5% 7 33% 4 8% % 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: An idea in Denmark will put a tax on words from what language? a: American b: English c: Danish 2: What businesses does Denmark want to introduce a new language tax on? a: Sport b: Music c: Advertisements 3: What currency do they currently use in Denmark? a: Krona b: Euro c: Shekel 4: What is the population of Denmark? a: 5.68m b: 7.68m 9.68m 5: What is the average GDP per person in Denmark? a: $45,451 b: $49,451 c: $52,451 6: What is the national sport in Denmark? a: Handball b: Speed Skating c: Football E1: What type of governmental system does Denmark have? a: Republican b: Constitutional Monarchy c: Totalitarian E2: Which part of Denmark is near North America? a: Faroes Islands b: Greenland c: Alaska E3: Which photo is the Danish flag? a: b: c: END OF PART 1

5 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. non- words on been plan laughed tax politicians However at the Denmark Place other to by a has in Danish 2 Speak English? Pay Tax! The final news Pre-Listening / Reading 2 A2 True or False Read the headline of News Story ~ Speak English? Pay Tax! Look at the 5 statements. Guess if you think 1 5 are True or False! 1 Every English word spoken in Denmark will be taxed. [T] [F] 2 Denmark s biggest bank is Danske Bank. [T] [F] 3 The plan to introduce an English language tax will start in [T] [F] 4 In Danish Facebook is called Ansigtsbog. [T] [F] 5 Denmark has the highest number of non-english native speakers. [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 Dominance 6 Advertise A Innate F Duty 2 Native 7 Education B Supremacy G Publicise 3 Argues 8 Tax C Irritating H Happily 4 Annoying 9 Comfortably D Attends I Tutoring 5 Recent 10 Followed E Topical J Shadowed END OF PART 2

6 PART 3 Listening Listening / Reading Listening Speak English? Pay Tax! Gap Fill Help Listen / Read the news story below Write in the missing words! Look at the other words in the sentence to help you with your answers! 191 Speak English? Pay Tax! 1 With the global dominance of 1: as the world s go-to-language many countries are worried that their native languages are being weakened. A 2: in Denmark has thought of a plan that he believes would reduce the number of English words in advertisements on Television, the Internet and in newspapers. 2 Alex Ahrendtsen, who is the culture spokesman for the Danish People s Party argues that it is 3: to the Danish language if too much English is used. Mr Ahrendtsen said, If English is used in an advert, it should cost the company a little bit more in taxes. He continued by adding that he thought it was very annoying when 4: advertised in English rather than in Danish. 3 Mr Ahrendtsen gave an example of Denmark s biggest bank Danske Bank who used English in a recent advertising campaign. Danske Bank used a 5: in English that said - A new normal demands new standards! Mr Ahrendsten argued that Danish has a 6: number of words and does not need to use English to explain or advertise a situation. 4 However, the plan to place a tax on non-danish words has been laughed at by other politicians in Denmark. Education Minister Christine Antorini joked that if the new tax was introduced 7: would have to change its name to Ansigtsbog the Danish translation of Face and Book. 5 Even the leader of the Danish People s Party has criticised the plan to tax English words. The party chairman Soren Espersen 8:, There will be no tax on English words and this is not our policy. 6 According to the Education First English Proficiency Index Denmark has the highest number of non-native English speakers in the world. 86% of Danes can comfortably use English according to the Index, with the Netherlands, Sweden, Finland and 9: completing the top five places. 7 And the countries who speak the least English in the world? That is Iraq, Libya and Algeria. The highest ranked Asian country is Malaysia at number 12, followed by Singapore at 13, South Korea at 24 and 10: at 26. [342 Words] END OF PART 3

7 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 is the name of the politician party in the news report? Q2 What is the name of the politician who wants to tax English? Q3 What is Christine Antorini s job? Q4 What country is number 26 in the EF Proficiency Index? Q5 What is Ansigtsbog in English? Q6 Who is the party chairman of the Danish People s Party? E1 A new normal demands new standards! - Is which company s slogan? E2 How many countries are in the news report? 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 Iraq.? A2 Facebook.? A3 English? A4 86%? A5 The Netherlands? END OF PART 4

8 PART 5 Extra Stuff English Extra I Football Phrases & Words The English language has some interesting words that originally from Scandinavian languages. [In ENW ep 136 we introduced some Norse words.] Examples: Back of the net = To score a goal Man on! = A player of the other team is right behind Can you put the correct Scandinavian word in the correct sentence? A: A Cog B: A hug C: To nudge D: To flense E: A lug F: Snug (adj) G: To flounder H: A maelstrom I: Spry (adj) J: A mink K: Wicker 1 A gentle push. 2 An affectionate embrace between two people. 3 A small mammal whose fur is used in expensive coats. 4 A key part of a machine / Something that is very important. 5 Comfortable, cosy or satisfactory. 6 Something that is very difficult (heavy) to carry or drag. 7 Usually used to describe a healthy and active older person. 8 To cut away the skin from an animal, usually a whale or seal. 9 A material made of plant stalks, branches or shoots for weaving. 10 A situation where a person is in big trouble and could fail. 11 A very powerful whirlpool / a very troubling / bad situation. 7 to Chinwag This Week s ENW Podcast ENW Podcast Topic Speak English? Pay Tax! 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 How many English words do you use usually? 3 Do you think there are too many English words in other languages? 4 What are your favourite 5 English words? Why? 5 What do you think is the most difficult English word to pronounce? 6 What is your favourite word in your own language? Why? 7 What language, aside from English, would you most like to learn? Why?

9 Writing This Week Imagine a tourist is coming to visit your home country. Which language should they learn a few phrases in? What 5 words and 5 phrases should people learn? Why? Translate and explain! END OF PART 5 And Finally X & Z A4 Did You Know? The End

10 Visual TV Links You Tube (USA) 1: [2:44] English Filler Words You Tube (USA) 2: [2:35] English words with silent letters You Tube (FIFA) 3: [16:08] English pronunciation guide 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 D ICELAND Warm Up 3A Real or Not..? A / B / C are all countries that have areas that speak Danish. Unusual TAX REAL? Unusual TAX REAL? 1 House Brick Tax REAL 7 Children Tax UNREAL 2 Map Tax UNREAL 8 Rain Tax REAL 3 Stolen Property Tax REAL 9 Teddy bear Tax UNREAL 4 Camera Tax UNREAL 10 Sliced Bagel Tax REAL 5 Pet Tax REAL 11 Painting Tax UNREAL Warm Up 3B Lowest Personal Tax Rates 1 BAHAMAS 0% 5 CUBA 15% 2 LIECHENSTEIN 1.2% 6 GREECE 22% 3 GUATAMELA 5% 7 SWAZILAND 33% 4 JAPAN 8% 8 DENMARK 46.3% A1 Warm Up 4 Quiz 1 B 2 C 3 B 4 A 5 A 6 C E1 B E2 B E3 C Answers Part 1 Warm Up 1-4 Jumbled Sentences 1However, the plan to place a tax on non-danish words has been laughed at by other politicians in Denmark

11 A2 True or False 1 F 2 T 3 F 4 F 5 T Synonyms 1 B 2 A 3 D 4 C 5 E 6 G 7 I 8 F 9 H 10 J Answers Part 3 Listening 191 Speak English? Pay Tax! 1 With the global dominance of English as the world s go-to-language many countries are worried that their native languages are being weakened. A politician in Denmark has thought of a plan that he believes would reduce the number of English words in advertisements on Television, the Internet and in newspapers. 2 Alex Ahrendtsen, who is the culture spokesman for the Danish People s Party argues that it is harmful to the Danish language if too much English is used. Mr Ahrendtsen said, If English is used in an advert, it should cost the company a little bit more in taxes. He continued by adding that he thought it was very annoying when companies advertised in English rather than in Danish. 3 Mr Ahrendtsen gave an example of Denmark s biggest bank Danske Bank who used English in a recent advertising campaign. Danske Bank used a slogan in English that said - A new normal demands new standards! Mr Ahrendsten argued that Danish has a huge number of words and does not need to use English to explain or advertise a situation. 4 However, the plan to place a tax on non-danish words has been laughed at by other politicians in Denmark. Education Minister Christine Antorini joked that if the new tax was introduced Facebook would have to change its name to Ansigtsbog the Danish translation of Face and Book. 5 Even the leader of the Danish People s Party has criticised the plan to tax English words. The party chairman Soren Espersen tweeted, There will be no tax on English words and this is not our policy. 6 According to the Education First English Proficiency Index Denmark has the highest number of non-native English speakers in the world. 86% of Danes can comfortably use English according to the Index, with the Netherlands, Sweden, Finland and Norway completing the top five places. 7 And the countries who speak the least English in the world? That is Iraq, Libya and Algeria. The highest ranked Asian country is Malaysia at number 12, followed by Singapore at 13, South Korea and 24 and Japan at 26. Answers Part 4 Post-Listening / Reading A3 Q & A 1 Danish People s Party 5 Facebook 2 Alex Ahrendtsen 6 Soren Espersen 3 Danish Education Minister E1 Danske Bank 4 Japan E2 11

12 A & Q Example Questions A1 Which country is lowest on the EF English Proficiency List? A2 What social media is in the news report? A3 What is the world s go to language? A4 What percentage of Danes can speak English? A5 What country has the 2 nd best number of non-native English speakers? English Extra 1 C 4 A 7 I 10 G 2 B 5 F 8 D 11 H 3 J 6 E 9 K And Finally X & Z A4 X: hours / Z: millionth Extra Bit This Week s ENW Images

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