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ENW 320 Introduction This week’s English News Weekly podcast reports on the revelation by the American dictionary company Merriam-Webster that their most searched for word in 2017 was ‘feminism’. Why was this word the most popular of 2017? What other words made the top 10 list? Can you guess the answers? Well if not, don’t worry as…

English News Weekly will try to explain all…

15 EPISODE 320

2017

‘Fem in i sm’ i s Word o f t h e Yea r !

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Contents Pages

Part 1 | Warm Ups

Odd-One-Out Page 1 Brainstorm Page 1 The 10 Words of the Year 2017 Page 1 / 2 Quiz | This Week

Part 2 | Before Listening / Reading

Jumbled Words Page 3 True or False Page 3 Vocabulary |Antonyms Page 3

Part 3 | Listening / Reading

The News Story |376 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。

1 | The English News Weekly Podcast | © Jaime Selwood 2017

©2011 - 2017 | Ep. 320 | Feminism – Word of the Year! Education

[201712-03] | Feminism is Word of the Year! | December 15th 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) Complicit b) Selfie c) Recuse d) Gaffe

My Reason… __________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Warm Up | 2 Brainstorm

What is your Word of the Year? Why? Write as much as you can! Can you think of at least 10 words? Why do you think this?

| ___________________ |

Warm Up | 3 MW 2017 Words of the Year!

Look at the 10 words of the year from 2017. Match the 10 words below with their correct meaning from page 2.

Word 1 Feminism Word 6 Syzygy Answer 1 (E) Answer 6

Word 2 Complicit Word 7 Gyro Answer 2 Answer 7

Word 3 Recuse Word 8 Federalism Answer 3 Answer 8

Word 4 Empathy Word 9 Hurricane Answer 4 Answer 9

Word 5 Dotard Word 10 Gaffe Answer 5 Answer 10



2017 Word of the Year | Match the Definitions!

Readthelistof10definitionsbelowandthenmatchthemwiththecorrect

wordonpage1!Onewordhasbeendoneforyou!

A Identification of others’ feelings. F A type of Greek food

B 2 related things, either alike or opposite. G Anything suggesting a violent storm

C A social blunder or faux pas. H A weak, old person / weak-minded

D A federal system of government. I To reject / challenge because of bias

E Doctrine of advocating women. J Choosing to act in an illegal way

Warm Up | 4 | A1 Quiz

Read the questions about this week’s news story & use the internet to help!

1: What year was the Merriam-Webster dictionary first published? a: 1731 b: 1831 c:1931

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2: Which US state was the dictionary first published in? a: Massachusetts b: New York c: Vermont

3: What year was the first English language dictionary published? a: 1398 b: 1498 c: 1598

4: Which language has the dictionary with the most words contained within it? a: English b: Dutch c: French

5: Which English university publishes a world-wide famous dictionary? a: Cambridge b: Edinburgh c: Oxford

6: What was the word of the year for 2016? a: Post-truth b: Vape c: Selfie

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

E1: What percentage of English words begin with the letter – E? a: 7% b: 11% c: 15%

E2: How much is the paper version of the Merriam-Webster dictionary cost to buy? a: $16.48 b: $18.48 c: $20.48

E3: Which flag is the naval jack for the Netherlands?

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.

simply, the He a

female of qualities

as feminism defined

2 Feminism is Declared 2017 Word of the Year! He ___________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________

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

Read the headline of News Story ~ Feminism is Declared 2017 Word of the Year!

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

1 The Merriam-Webster dictionary uses British English spelling rules. [T] [F] 2 The M-W dictionary was first published in the 19th Century. [T] [F] 3 12m posts supported the #youtoo campaign. [T] [F] 4 The M-W dictionary is only available online. [T] [F] 5 2017 has seen the revelation of many sexual harassment scandals. [T] [F]

Pre-Listening / Reading | 3 Antonyms

An antonym is a word with an opposite meaning. Match the 10 words on the left with their antonyms on the right. All the antonyms in black are from the News Stories.

1 Announced 6 Popularised A Unknown F Trivial 2 Declare 7 Encourage B Composed G Concealed 3 Surprised 8 Famous C Harmony H Dissuade 4 Protest 9 Equality D Antagonise I Inequality 5 Sobering 10 Advocate E Discredit J Repudiate

END OF PART 2



| PART 3 | Listening |

Listening / Reading | | Listening Feminism is Declared 2017 Word of the Year!

3 Choices | Help Listen / Read the news story and choose the correct word from the choices.

320 Feminism is Declared 2017 Word of the Year! 1

The 1: American/Canadian/Mexican-based dictionary Merriam-Webster has announced that its word of the year for 2017 is…feminism! The company that produces both paper and digital versions of its dictionary revealed that in the 2: 12/11/10 months and two weeks of this year lookups for the word feminism has shown a 70% 3: increase/pick-up/scale on 2016.

2

The editor-at-large of the dictionary Peter Sokolowski told Associated Press that he was not 4: surprised/shocked/amazed by the increase in the volume of lookups. The announcement followed the firings of men in leading positions in sport, politics and the media, Mr Sokolowski said that 5: big/gigantic/unusual spikes in lookups for the word ‘feminism’ often followed these revelations. “The word feminism is being used as a protest. What does it mean to be a feminist? That is why people go to a dictionary.”

3

It has been a sobering year for equality between the sexes as 6: abuse/reports/scandals have erupted around the world following revelations of sexual harassment by leading male celebrities. These scandals have created the #metoo movement which began in October 2017. The phrase was created by social activist Tarana Burke and then 7: popularised/invented/tweeted by actress Alyssa Milano. They encouraged women to tweet it to publicise their accounts of misogynistic 8: attitude/behaviour/crimes.

4 The phrase #metoo has gone viral on social media around the world and was tweeted 500,000 times within the first 24 hours of its release. Within one day of first being used on 9: Weibo/Facebook/Instagram, 12 million posts by more than 4.7million people had included the phrase. Some of the famous women who used the phrase on social media 10: included/excluded/encompassed, Sheryl Crow, Viola Davis, Rosario Dawson, Ellen DeGeneres, Lady Gaga, Debra Messing, Elizabeth Warren and Reese Witherspoon.

5 The origins of the word ‘feminism’ are unclear but it was first used in the Merriam-Webster dictionary in 11: 1641/1741/1841 by the founder Noah Webster. He defined feminism as simply, “the qualities of a female”. In 2017 the dictionary defined feminism as “the 12: idea/theory/notion of the political, economic and social equality of the sexes” and “organised activities on behalf of women’s rights and interests.”

6 ENW hopes that as the world moves into 2018 that the word ‘feminism’ continues to play a 13: strong/powerful/weak advocating role in all aspects of people’s daily lives, and not just as a response to harassment scandals.

[376 Words]

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 Who wrote the first Merriam-Webster dictionary?

Q2 Who is the editor-at-large of the 2017 M-W dictionary?

Q3 What was the social media campaign phrase?

Q4 Which actress helped to publicise the campaign phrase?

Q5 How many people tweeted the campaign phrase?

Q6 Which month did the campaign phrase begin?

E1 Who is Tarana Burke?

E2 How many people are mentioned 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 4.7m. ______________________________________________?

A2 Dictionary. ______________________________________________?

A3 70%. ______________________________________________?

A4 1841 ______________________________________________?

A5 A.P. ______________________________________________?

END OF PART 4



| PART 5 | Extra Stuff |

English Extra I OED Words of the Year – 21st Century!

The M-W Dictionary is not the only company that has ‘words of the year’.

The Oxford English Dictionary also produces a list every year.

Read the list from 2003-2016 and choose the correct definition!

Examples:

Selfie = A photograph of oneself usually taken with a smartphone. Sudoku = A Japanese-invented number game that helps train the brain

2016 Post-truth A Emissions caused by an individual (thru flying) 2015

B A self-photograph usually using a smartphone. 2014 Vape C When banks restrict loans or credit to people. 2013 Selfie D Japanese number game meaning single number. 2012 Omnishambles E Where salaries don’t keep up with inflation. 2011 Squeezed Middle F A debate appeals to emotion not on facts/details 2010 Big Society G Teenage colloquial phase = used when angry. 2009 Unfriend H Free market economy with social solidarity. 2008 Credit Crunch I Tears of joy emoji. 2007 Carbon Footprint J A stereotype of anti-social youth in sportswear. 2006 Bovvered K An e-cigarette. 2005 Sudoku L 21st Century man concerned with appearance. 2004 Chav M A total mess-up / big problem / Unruly 2003 Metrosexual N To deny a person access on your Facebook page.

7 to Chinwag This Week’s ENW Podcast

ENW Podcast Topic | Feminism is Declared 2017 Word of the Year!

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 agree that Feminism is the word of the year for 2017? Why? 3 Without using a dictionary – how would you define feminism? Why? 4 What is your personal word for 2017? Give as many reasons as you can? 5 What is your prediction for word of the year for 2018? Why? 6 What new words have you learnt/used for the first time this year?

EX FREE QUESTION!



Writing This Week

What are your top ten words for 2017? Why have you chosen these 10 words? They can be personal choices or universal! Give as much information as you for your choices!

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

END OF PART 5

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

The End



Visual | TV Links

Time Magazine | (USA) 1:http://time.com/5059818/merriam-webster-word-of-the-year-2017-feminism/ [02:05]MW Word of the Year

CBS News | (USA) 2:https://www.cbsnews.com/news/2017-contenders-for-word-of-the-year/ [02:46] OED Word of the Year

You Tube| (USA) 3:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsv-iMYXElM [06:14] History of English Dictionaries.

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 – Selfie A / C / D – are all words of the year for 2017 – Selfie was from 2015!

Warm Up 3 | Word of the Year

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

A1 Warm Up 4 | Quiz

1 – B 2 – A 3 – C 4 – B 5 – C 6 – A E1 – B E2 – A E3 – B

Answers | Part 1 Warm Up 1-4

Jumbled Sentences

He defined feminism as simply, “the qualities of a female”. A2 True or False

1 – F 2 – T 3 – F 4 – F 5 – T

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



Answers | Part 3 Listening

320 Feminism is Declared 2017 Word of the Year! 1

The American-based dictionary Merriam-Webster has announced that its word of the year for 2017 is…feminism! The company that produces both paper and digital versions of its dictionary revealed that in the 12 months and two weeks of this year lookups for the word ‘feminism’ has shown a 70% increase on 2016.

2

The editor at large of the dictionary Peter Sokolowski told Associated Press that he was not surprised by the increase in the volume of lookups. The announcement followed the firings of men in leading positions in sport, politics and the media and Mr Sokolowski said that big spikes in lookups for the word ‘feminism’ often followed these revelations. “The word feminism is being used as a protest. What does it mean to be a feminist? That is why people go to a dictionary.”

3

It has been a sobering year for equality between the sexes as scandals have erupted around the world following revelations of sexual harassment by leading male celebrities. These scandals have created the #metoo movement which began in October 2017. The phrase was created by social activist Tarana Burke and then popularised by actress Alyssa Milano. They encouraged women to tweet it to publicise their accounts of misogynistic behavior.

4 The phrase #metoo has gone viral on social media around the world and was tweeted 500,000 times within the first 24 hours of its release. Within one day of first being used on Facebook, 12 million posts by more than 4.7million people had included the phrase. Some of the famous women who used the phrase on social media included; Sheryl Crow, Viola Davis, Rosario Dawson, Ellen DeGeneres, Lady Gaga, Debra Messing, Elizabeth Warren and Reese Witherspoon.

5 The origins of the word ‘feminism’ are unclear but it was first used in the Merriam-Webster dictionary in 1841 by its founder Noah Webster. He defined feminism as simply, “the qualities of a female”. In 2017 the dictionary defined feminism as “the theory of the political, economic and social equality of the sexes” and “organised activities on behalf of women’s rights and interests.”

6 ENW hopes that as the world moves into 2018 that the word ‘feminism’ continues to play a powerful advocating role in all aspects of people’s daily lives, and not just as a response to harassment scandals.

[373 Words]

Answers | Part 4 Post-Listening / Reading

A3 Q & A 1 – Noah Webster 5 – 500,000 2 – Peter Sokolowski 6 – October 3 – #metoo E1 – Social activist 4 – Alyssa Milano E2 – Twelve (12)

A & Q | Example Questions A1 – How many people posted support for #metoo on Facebook? A2 – What is Merriam-Webster? A3 – What was the increase in searches for ‘feminism’ in 2017? A4 – When was the Merriam-Webster dictionary first published? A5 – What is the name of the news organisation?



English Extra

1 – B 4 – E 7 – I 10 – M 13 – H 2 – G 5 – L 8 – N 11 – F 14 – K 3 – K 6 – A 9 – C 12 – D And Finally W, X, Y & Z

A4 – / X / V / Z / Y / W /

Extra Bit

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LINKS: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/12/12/merriam-websters-word-year-for-2017-feminism.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Me_Too_(hashtag) https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/oct/20/women-worldwide-use-hashtag-metoo-against-sexual-harassment https://www.huffingtonpost.com/paul-anthony-jones/66-facts-you-may-not-have_b_5508623.html https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/woty2017-top-looked-up-words-feminism https://www.politico.com/story/2017/12/12/merriam-webster-2017-word-of-the-year-291749 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Word_of_the_year#Oxford

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