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ENW 301 Introduction This week’s English News Weekly podcast reports on the death of the man who was the pioneer for the modern popularity of zombie horror – George A Romero. Mr. Romero wrote and directed his first horror movie in the late 1960s and since then genre has become a staple of popular culture in books, magazines, comics, graphic novels and TV series. Why is his impact so huge?

English News Weekly will try to explain all…

21 EPISODE 301

2017

The Zombie Master!

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Contents Pages

Part 1 | Warm Ups

Odd-One-Out Page 1 Brainstorm Page 1 Most Successful Horror Movies Ever! Page 1 / 2 Quiz | This Week

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

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[201707-03] | THE ZOMBIE MASTER! | July 21st 2017

| 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) Zombie b) Vampire c) Frankenstein d) Mummy

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?

| Horror |

Warm Up | 3 Most Profitable Horror Movies Ever

Read the list of famous horror movies on page 2 Which movie has made the most money in relation to its budget? One answer has been done for you!

Movie Budget Profit Movie Budget Profit 1 $15,000 1.3m% 8 $1m 9980% 2 $60,000 414133% 9 $1.2m 8391% 3 $114,000 26115% 10 $1m 6210% 4 $325,000 21338% 11 $134,000 5770% 5 $500,000 10720% 12 $9m 5030% 6 $550,000 10672% 13 $6.5m 3752% 7 $300,000 10066% 14 $12m 3475%



Scary Movies | Which is the Most Profitable..?�

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A ANNABELLE F FRIDAY THE 13TH K PARANORMAL ACTIVITY

B BLAIR WITCH PROJECT G HALLOWEEN L SAW

C THE CAT PEOPLE H JAWS M OPEN WATER

D THE DEVIL INSIDE I NIGHT OF LIVING DEAD N UNFRIENDED

E THE EXORCIST J THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE

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: What was the first movie George A Romero wrote and directed?

a: Night of the Living Dead b: There’s Always Vanilla c: Season of the Witch 2: What year was George A Romero born?

a: 1930 b: 1940 c: 1950

3: What year was ‘zombie’ first recorded as being used in the English language?

a: 1719 b: 1819 c: 1919

4: Which Caribbean island is usually associated with zombie culture? a: Jamaica b: Cuba c: Haiti

5: What is considered to be the first zombie movie, released in 1932? a: Revolt of the Zombies b: King of the Zombies c: White Zombie

6: What was George A Romero’s nickname?

a: Godfather of the Dead b: The Zombie King c: The Undead Master

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E1: In which James Bond movie is there a zombie-sub plot?

a: Thunderball b: Live and Let Die c: Moonraker

E2: In the US TV series The Walking Dead, what are the zombie characters called?

a: Biters b: Walkers c: Zombies

E3: Which photograph below is of the horror movie director George A Romero?

a: b: c:

END OF PART 1



| 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.

by critics of was two $114,000 for Living made Dead

budget the and movie small universally scriptwriters of a by unknown slated just Night Written

2 Make Way for the Cow Ambulance Service! Written by two ________________________________________________________

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

Read the headline of News Story ~ The Zombie Godfather

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

1 Night of the Dead was first released in 1968. [T] [F] 2 George Romero is often called the ‘Godfather of Zombies’. [T] [F]

3 In total there were six ‘of the Dead’ movies. [T] [F]

4 Zombies in George Romero’s films were inspired by neighbours. [T] [F]

5 Mr. Romero died at home in Canada aged 77. [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 Low-budget 6 Fictional A Fad F Illusory 2 Universally 7 Final B Wonders G Cheap 3 Cult 8 Exotica C Impact H Encouraged 4 Infestation 9 Inspired D Imagination I Last 5 Influence 10 Phenomena E Plague J Unanimously

END OF PART 2



| PART 3 | Listening |

Listening / Reading | | Listening The Zombie Godfather

10 Mistakes | Help

Listen / Read the news story below circle the 10 words that are mistakes!

301 The Zombie Godfather

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In October 1968 a expensive horror movie was released, originally just in the United States. Written by two unknown scriptwriters and made for a small budget of just $114,000 Night of the Living Dead was nationally slated by movie critics. Yet that movie launched the zombie-craze which has continued to grow in popularity through movies, on TV and in books, magazines and comics. Simply, the co-writer and director of Night of the Living Dead, George A Romero is responsible almost single-handily for creating the cartoon of the fictional modern zombie.

2

Mr. Romero who has been christened ‘The Godfather of the Dead’ went on to write, act, produce and direct many more horror movies, most of them centered upon a zombie death, often in small rural American towns. After a short battle with lung cancer, George Romero died at his home in Toronto this week at the age of 77. Without his coffee, the modern factorial zombie would not have developed massively successful and globally popular graphic novels and TV such as The Walking Dead, Z Nation, iZombie and Ash vs Evil Dead.

3

After the success of Night of the Living Dead which made more than $30m worldwide, George Romero went on to write and direct five more in the series. His first movie was also the last in the series - Survival of the Dead was released in 2009 and was not a financial success. In an interview given with American radio NPR in 2014 Mr Romero said of his success with zombies, “All I did was I took them out of

‘normality’ and I made them the neighbours. I thought there’s nothing scarier than

neighbours!” 4 The huge success of Romero’s zombie movies also hindered other famous

screenwriters and directors. Peter Jackson started his movie making career with low-budget zombie movies in New Zealand. Whilst British pair Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright made Shaun of the Dead in 2004 which had many in-jokes referencing Romero’s work. Although Mr Romero inspired a modern cultural failing he died listening to music from his favourite, non-zombie film, 1952’s The Quiet Man.

[350 Words]

Wrong Word | 10 Mistakes

1: To 6: To 2: To 7: To 3: To 8: To 4: To 9: To 5: To 10: To

END OF PART 3



| 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 much did the Night of the Living Dead cost to make?

Q2 Which radio station did George Romero talk to?

Q3 What year was Shaun of the Dead released?

Q4 What movie’s soundtrack was George Romero listening to?

Q5 What is the name of the last ‘of the Dead’ movie in the series?

Q6 Which country did Peter Jackson start making movies in?

E1 What was George Romero’s nickname?

E2 How many movies 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 1968. ______________________________________________?

A2 $30m ______________________________________________?

A3 Toronto ______________________________________________?

A4 77 ______________________________________________?

A5 1952 ______________________________________________?

END OF PART 4



| PART 5 | Extra Stuff |

English Extra I English Idioms that Use Horror

‘The English language has some interesting words and phrases that use to horror to explain a situation.

Examples: �

The Witching Hour = Midnight / 12am

Zombie Child = A child who sleeps a lot and doesn’t communicate!

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

S c a r y E x p r e s s i o n s Mea n i n g s & Ex amp l e s 1 To be pale as a ghost A To bring bad luck.

2 Like a bat out of hell B To betray someone – usual a friend or relative.

3 The Witching Hour C A situation where you are very, very scared.

4 Give the creeps D A place that makes you feel lost or uncomfortable.

5 A Jinx E Midnight.

6 Make Hair stand on end F Make someone feel uncomfortable or uneasy.

7 Shake like a leaf G A child who sleeps a lot and doesn’t communicate!

8 To spook someone H To cause somebody to be very frightened.

9 Stab in the back I To look very ill or unwell

10 Weird someone out J Usually a badly behaved child.

11 Middle of nowhere K To make somebody feel scared or frightened.

12 Zombie Child L To run very, very fast!

13 A horror show M To startle or disorientate someone.

14 A little horror N A disastrous or disorganised event causing upset.

7 to Chinwag This Week’s ENW Podcast

ENW Podcast Topic | The Zombie Godfather

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

1 What did you think when you read this week’s ENW topic box? 2 Do you think zombie infestation could ever happen? Why? 3 What would you do if your hometown became overrun with zombies? 4 Have you ever watched a zombie movie or TV programme? Your Opinion? 5 Who is you favourite director? Why? 6 What genre of movie do you not like to watch? Why?

EX FREE QUESTION!



Writing This Week

Probably everyone has a list of their favourite movies. Well that is too easy! Write a list of the three worst movies you have watched? Why? Give as many reasons as you can – remember to explain the plot etc!

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END OF PART 5

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

The End



Visual | TV Links

You Tube | (USA) 1:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOzgz1Ddmz8 [02.45]White Zombie Trailer (1st Hollywood Zombie Movie)

Wotchit Entertainment | (USA) 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XG_Xy7C_zm8 [00:51] George A Romero Obituary

You Tube | (USA)� 3:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12Ok6bbV7rQ [02:29] Shaun of the Dead Trailer

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 – Frankenstein A / B / D – are all undead creatures, Frankenstein was a

doctor who created the monster!

Warm Up 3 | Most Successful Horror Movies Ever!

1 – K 2 – B 3 – I 4 – G 5 – M 6 – F 7 – J

8 – D 9 – L 10 – N 11 – C 12 – H 13 – A 14 – E

A1 Warm Up 4 | Quiz

1 – A 2 – B 3 – B 4 – C 5 – C 6 – A

E1 – B E2 – A + B E3 – B

Answers | Part 1 Warm Up 1-4

Jumbled Sentences

Written by two unknown scriptwriters and made for a small budget of just $114,000 Night of the Living Dead was universally slated by movie critics

A2 True or False

1 – F 2 – F 3 – T 4 – T 5 – T

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



Answers | Part 3 Listening

301 The Zombie Godfather

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In October 1968 a low-budget horror movie was released, originally just in the United States. Written by two unknown scriptwriters and made for a small budget of just $114,000 Night of the Living Dead was universally slated by movie critics. Yet that movie launched the zombie-craze which has continued to grow in popularity through movies, on TV and in books, magazines and comics. Simply, the co-writer and director of Night of the Living Dead, George A Romero is responsible almost single-handily for creating the cult of the fictional modern zombie.

2

Mr. Romero who has been christened ‘The Godfather of the Dead’ went on to write, act, produce and direct many more horror movies, most of them centered upon a zombie infestation, often in small rural American towns. After a short battle with lung cancer, George Romero died at his home in Toronto this week at the age of 77. Without his influence, the modern fictional zombie would not have developed massively successful and globally popular graphic novels and TV such as The Walking Dead, Z Nation, iZombie and Ash vs Evil Dead.

3

After the success of Night of the Living Dead which made more than $30m worldwide, George Romero went on to write and direct five more in the series. His final movie was also the last in the series - Survival of the Dead was released in 2009 and was not a financial success. In an interview given with American radio NPR in 2014 Mr Romero said of his success with zombies, “All I did was I took them out of ‘exotica’ and I made them

the neighbours. I thought there’s nothing scarier than neighbours!” 4 The huge success of Romero’s zombie movies also inspired other famous screenwriters

and directors. Peter Jackson started his movie making career with low-budget zombie movies in New Zealand. Whilst British pair Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright made Shaun of the Dead in 2004 which had many in-jokes referencing Romero’s work. Although Mr Romero inspired a modern cultural phenomena he died listening to music from his favourite, non-zombie film, 1952’s The Quiet Man.

[350 Words]

Answers | Part 4 Post-Listening / Reading

A3 Q & A

1 – $114,000 5 – Survival of the Dead 2 – NPR 6 – New Zealand. 3 – 2004 E1 – Godfather of the Dead 4 – The Quiet Man E2 – Four

A & Q | Example Questions A1 – What year was Night of the Living Dead released? A2 – How much money did Night of the Living Dead make?

A3 – What Canadian city did George A Romero die in? A4 – How was Mr Romero when he died? A5 – What year was The Quiet Man released?



English Extra

1 – I 4 – K 7 – C 10 – F 13 – N 2 – L 5 – A 8 – M 11 – D 14 – J 3 – E 6 – H 9 – B 12 – G

And Finally X & Z

A4 – X / Z / Y / W / V

Extra Bit

This Week’s ENW Images | Zombie Movies & TV



Episode 301

MAIN PHOTO Still:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Rfe4BFiVNA

LINKS: http://screenrant.com/most-financially-successful-horror-movies-ever-all-time/ http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-40627029 https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/jul/16/george-a-romero-night-of-the-living-dead-director-dies-aged-77 http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-me-george-romero-20170716-story.html http://www.thesaurus.com/ http://all-that-is-interesting.com/zombie-facts#12

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