20th April 2012

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2012 | Ep. 47| A Cardboard Cathedral

[201204-03] Christchurch Rebuilds Earthquake Cathedral | April 20th 2012

| 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) Mosque b) Shrine c) Mausoleum d) Church

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?

|Worship|

Warm Up | 3 New Zealand

Look at the list of cities in New Zealand.

Which is the capital city? Write ‘C’.

Which is the biggest city? Write ‘B’

Which city was damaged by a 2010 earthquake? Write ‘E’.

1: Wellington ___ 6: Auckland ___ 2: Christchurch ___ 7: Nelson ___ 3: Hamilton ___ 8: Napier ___ 4: Dunedin ___ 9: Palmerston North ___ 5: Queenstown ___ 10: Rotorua ___

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World Religions | Which Building?

Look at the list of 6 religious places below. Put the correct religion with

the correct place of worship!

A: Islam B: Christianity C: Judaism D: Buddhist E: Sikhism F: Hinduism

1 2 3 4 5 6

____________________________________________________________

Warm Up | 4 | A1 Quiz

Read the questions about the new story.

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

1: What are the names of New Zealand’s two main islands? a: North b: Big c: Small d: South

2: What month in 2010 did the huge earthquake hit Christchurch? a: May b: September c: December

3: What is the name of the damaged cathedral in Christchurch? a: St Paul’s b: St Peter’s c: Christchurch Cathedral

4: What material is cardboard usually made from? a: Plastic b: Paper c: Aluminium

5: How many years will Christchurch’s cardboard cathedral last? a: 1-3 years b: 10-15 years c: 20-25 years

6: How much will the cardboard cathedral cost to build in Yen? a: 344 million b: 444 million c: 555 million

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E1: What religion will be worshipped in the cardboard cathedral? a: Islam b: Judaism c: Christianity (Anglican)

E2: When will the cardboard cathedral be finished? a: 2012 b: 2013 c: 2014

E3: Which photograph below is the New Zealand flag?

a: b: c: d:

END OF PART 1

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| PART 2 | Before Listening |

Pre-Listening / Reading | 1 Jumbled Sentences

The sentences below are from a paragraph in the news story. The sentence order has been mixed-up. Un-jumble the sentences and put them

into the correct order.

[A] However Reverend Craig Dixon, a local Christchurch priest, said the new building would “excite people”.

[B] The building is a church, and so is very important to Christians living in Christchurch.

[C] Reverend Dixon also said another important reason behind choosing this radical paper design was that it would be cheap to build – costing only $5 million.

[D] The decision to pull-down Christchurch Cathedral and replace it with a cardboard building has upset many people.

Correct order: ___ / ___ / ___ / ___ / ___

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

Read the headline of News Story ~ Cardboard Cathedral Planned for Christchurch

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

1: The new Christchurch Cathedral will be built in Japan. [T] [F]

2: The Christchurch Cathedral was destroyed by fire. [T] [F]

3: Christchurch Cathedral is a Catholic building. [T] [F] 4: The new cathedral will cost $5m to build. [T] [F]

5: The new cathedral will open in 2012. [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 Story.

1: Damage 6: Excite A: Bulldoze F: A Big Church

2: Minor 7: Radical B: Price G: Destruction

3: Severely 8: Cheap C: Exciting H: Low-cost

4: Pull-down 9: Cost D: Little I: Sad

5: Upset 10: Cathedral E: Motivate J: Badly

END OF PART 2

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| PART 3 | Listening |

Listening / Reading | | Listening Cardboard Cathedral for Christchurch

Find the Mistakes | Help

Find the mistakes. There are 10 errors in the text, circle the mistakes. Listen / Read the rest of the sentence to help with your understanding.

Cardboard Cathedral for Christchurch

When the small Canterbury Earthquake hit Christchurch in New Zealand’s North Island in September 2010 it resulted in the deaths of 181 people and damage to many buildings. However one of the famous buildings in Christchurch the Anglican Cathedral escaped with only minor injury. Sadly when another earthquake hit Christchurch in February 2011 the result was the cathedral was severely damaged.

Fourteen months after that second earthquake, authorities in Christchurch have decided that the building is too safe and must be pulled-down. Its replacement, a 700-seat permanent church has been designed by a ‘paper architect’ and will be built from cardboard, timber, steel and glass.

The decision to pull-down Christchurch Cathedral and replace it with a cardboard building has upset many people. The building is a mosque, and so is very important to Christians living in Christchurch. However Reverend Craig Dixon, a local Christchurch Buddha, said the new building would “excite people”. Reverend Dixon also said another important reason behind choosing this radical cardboard design was that it would be expensive to build – costing only $5 million.

The Icelandic designer behind the new cardboard cathedral, Shigeru Ban donated his time and the design to Christchurch for free. Mr Ban is known as an ‘emergency architect’ and has built temporary buildings in places affected by earthquakes and tsunamis, such as Japan, China, Italy and Turkey.

The new cathedral is planned to be completed by the end of 2012 and is hoped to last until at least 2037.

Wrong Word | 10 Mistakes

1: ________ to __________ 6: ________ to ________ 2: ________ to __________ 7: ________ to ________ 3: ________ to __________ 8: ________ to ________ 4: ________ to __________ 9: ________ to ________ 5: ________ to __________ 10: ________ to ________

What Do You Think? | Cardboard Cathedral Do you think it is a good idea to build a new cathedral from cardboard? ________________________________________________

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!

1: How many people can sit in the new cardboard cathedral? 2: What is the name of the city in the news story?

__________________________ 3: What year was the second Christchurch earthquake?

_ 4: What will be the main material of the new cathedral? ________ 5: What is the name of the priest? Reverend ________________ 6: Which country is the cardboard cathedral’s architect from? __________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

B E1: How many countries are in the news story? ___________________________

E2: What other materials will be used to build the new cathedral? ________________ _____

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] 181 people. [Q] _____________________________?

[A2] $5 million. [Q] _____________________________?

[A3] 2037. [Q] _____________________________?

[A4] Shigeru Ban [Q] _____________________________?

[A5] September 2011. [Q] _____________________________?

END OF PART 4

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| PART 5 | Extra Help |

English Extra I New Zealand English

The English language is not exactly the same in every English speaking country in the world.

Different English speaking countries such as the UK, USA, Canada, Australia, India, the Caribbean and New Zealand have some differences in spelling and pronunciation.

Look at some of the New Zealand English words below. Can you match them with their US English meaning?

New Zealand English

US English

1. Chilly Bin a. Sneakers

2. Dairy b. Eraser

3. Jandals c. Garbage Dump

4. Judder Bar d. Hiking

5. Togs e. Convenience Store

6. Rubber f. Mailman

7. Running Shoes g. Speed Bump

8. Tip h. Cooler / Cool Box

9. Tramping i. Soda

10 Mum j. Flip-flops / sandals

11 Postman k. Swimming Clothes

12 Bludger l. Mom

13 Soft Drink m. Lazy Person

7 to Chinwag Cardboard Cathedral

ENW Podcast Topic | Cardboard Cathedral for Christchurch

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

1: What did you think when you read this week’s topic title? 2: What do you think of when you think about ‘cardboard cathedral’? 3: Should a new cathedral be built from cardboard? 4: Would you like to visit the new cardboard cathedral? 5: Do you think the new cardboard cathedral can last for 25 years? 6: Does you country have any cardboard buildings? 7: Have you ever felt an earthquake? What happened?

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Writing Cardboard Cathedral

What do you think about building a 700-seat cathedral from cardboard? Do you think it is a good idea / bad idea? Why? Write about why you think it is a good or bad idea. What are the possible

problems of a cardboard cathedral? What are the good points? Why?

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END OF PART 5

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

The 2011 Christchurch Earthquake was not the first time the

city’s x: _________ has been damaged. Earthquakes in 1881,

1888, 1901, 1922 and 2010 also damaged the cathedral.

This means that since it was first built in 1873 a total of

z: ___ earthquakes have caused some type of damage to

Christchurch Cathedral.

The End

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Visual | TV Links

You Tube | (USA) 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWeC0o6QRAY [0:52]

[Cardboard Cathedral]

Stuff.co.nz | (NZ) 2: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/apr/08/titanic-memorial-cruise [0:41]

[CCTV Footage 2011 February Earthquake]

You Tube | (USA) 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rr3K5bqTmkw [4:22]

[February 2011 Earthquake Images] ***CAUTION, PHOTOS OF DESTRUCTION***

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 – Mausoleum A/B/D – all mean ‘places of worship’.

Warm Up 3 | New Zealand

1: Wellington – C / 2: Christchurch – E / 6: Auckland – B

Warm Up 3 | Which Building?

1 - C / 2 – E / 3 – F / 4 – A / 5 – D / 6 - B

Warm Up 4 | Quiz

1 – A & D 2 – B 3 – C 4 – B 5 – C 6 - A

E1 – C E2 – A E3 – C

Answers | Part 2 Pre Listening / Reading

Jumbled Sentences

D / B / A/ C

True or False

1 – F 2 – F 3 – F 4 – T 5 – T

Synonyms

1 – G 2 – D 3 – J 4 – A 5 – I

6 – E 7 – C 8 – H 9 – B 10 – F

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Answers | Part 3 Listening

Cardboard Cathedral Planned for Christchurch When the huge Canterbury Earthquake hit Christchurch in New Zealand’s South Island in September 2010 it resulted in the deaths of 181 people and damage to many buildings. However one of the famous buildings in Christchurch the Anglican Cathedral escaped with only minor damage. Sadly when another earthquake hit Christchurch in February 2011 the result was the cathedral was severely damaged.

Fourteen months after that second earthquake, authorities in Christchurch have decided that the building is too dangerous and must be knocked-down. Its replacement, a 700-seat temporary church has been designed by a ‘paper architect’ and will be built from cardboard, timber, steel and concrete.

The decision to pull-down Christchurch Cathedral and replace it with a cardboard building has upset many people. The building is a church, and so is very important to Christians living in Christchurch. However Reverend Craig Dixon, a local Christchurch priest, said the new building would “excite people”. Reverend Dixon also said another important reason behind choosing this radical design was that it would be cheap to build – costing only $5 million.

The Japanese designer behind the new cardboard cathedral, Shigeru Ban donated his time and the design to Christchurch for free. Mr Ban is known as an ‘emergency architect’ and has built temporary buildings in places affected by earthquakes and tsunamis, such as Japan, China, Italy and Turkey.

The new cathedral is planned to be completed by the end of 2012 and is hoped to last until 2037.

Answers | Part 4 Post-Listening / Reading

Q & A

1 – 700 people 5 – Reverend Craig Dixon 2 – Christchurch 6 – Japan 3 – 2011 E1 – 5 countries 4 – Cardboard E2 – Timber, Steel & Concrete

A & Q | Example Questions

A1 – How many people died in the 2010 earthquake? A2 – How much will the new cathedral cost to build? A3 – When will the cathedral last until? A4 – What is the name of the architect? A5 – When did the 2nd earthquake hit Christchurch?

English Extra

NZ US NZ US 1 H 8 C 2 E 9 D 3 J 10 L 4 G 11 F 5 K 12 M 6 B 13 I 7 A

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And Finally X & Z

X – Cathedral / Z – Six (6) References Episode 42

MAIN PHOTO / Designed by Shigeru Ban

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