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ENW 439 Introduction
This week’s ENW podcast, the third for November 2021 isvery much centered around airplanes…that currently don’t fly!
Our first story takes us to South Wales and a graffiti artist
who is using an old British Airways plane as a massive canvas!
Next we fly across the world to Peru, where the country’s
new president is trying to sell off the presidential plane?
Why? How?

Listen to English News Weekly Podcast to find out!

HOMEPAGE(c) Jaime SelwoodAND

ENW Episode 219

SOCIAL MEDIATECHNOLOGYContents Pages
Part 1|

Warm Ups

Odd-One-Out
Brainstorm
Famous Airplanes
Quiz | This Week

Page 1Page 1Page 1 / 2
Page 2

Part 2|

Before Listening / Reading

Jumbled Words
True or False
Vocabulary |Antonyms

Part 3|

Page 3
Page 3
Page 3

Listening / Reading

The News Story 439 Words
What Do You Think...?

Part 4|

Page 4
Page 4After Listening / Reading

Q&A
A&Q

Page 5
Page 5

Part 5|Extra Stuff

Extra English I
7 to Chinwag
Writing Activity

Page 6
Page 6
Page 7And Finally….
Did You Know?
TV Links

Page 7
Page 8The Answers

Pages 8-10

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This symbol = Listening activity in the podcast.

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| PART 1 | Warm-Ups |Odd 1 Out

Warm Up | 1

Look at the four boxes below, which box is different from the other three?
Write your reason in the box underneath. Check your answer later.

a) HIJb) NRTc) NCLd) KIXMy Reason…
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Brainstorm

Warm Up | 2

How many different words can you connect to the word(s) in the box?
Can you think of at least 10 words? Why do you think this?

| Graffiti |Warm Up |Famous Airplanes

Read the list of some of the most famous streets in the world on page 2.
Do you recognise them?
Match the names on page 2 with the photographs below!

1:

2:

3:

4:

5:

6:

7:

8:

9:

10:

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Famous Roads Around the World! | Which is Which...?
Read the list of famous street names from around the world and then matchthem with the correct photograph on page 1!

A
B
C
D
E

ALBATROSS
Blackbird
Bleriot XI
Boeing 747
CESSNA

Warm Up | 4

G
H
I
J
K

Illyushin
Kitty Hawk
LEAR JET
Predator Drone
Submarine Spitfire

| A1

Quiz

Read the questions about this week’s news story.
Remember if you don’t know – use the Internet to help or GUESS!
Q1 What was the name of the world’s first aircraft?
a: Bleriot XII b: Cessna c: Kitty Hawk
Q2 Who is the current president of Peru?
a: Luis Arce b: Sebastian Pinera. c: Pedro Castillo
Q3 What type of aircraft has been turned into a graffiti artwork in Wales?
a: Spitfire b: Boeing 777 c: Lear Jet
Q4 What is the largest ethnic group in Peru?
a: Mestizo b: White c: Indigenous
Q5 What is the average yearly salary in Peru?
a: $5,485 b: $7,485 c: $9,485
Q6 How much is the Peruvian Presidential plane being sold for?
a: €13m b: €16m c: €19m
X1

How many presidents has Peru had (up until Nov 2021)

X2

What is the monthly salary for the Peruvian president? (€ Euros)

X3

Who are these (in)famous Peruvian leaders?

A:

B:

C:

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3 | The English News Weekly Podcast | © Jaime Selwood 2021 | jaimeselwood@gmail.com| 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.
one
has
Boeingcanvasaairplane777
graffiti

2

for
from
unwanted
into

huge
been
Yes,

artist.

aturnedone

A Story of Two Boeings_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Pre-Listening / Reading | 2| A2

True or False

Read the headline of News Story – Short, Sharp & Easy to Understand…Maybe!
Look at the 5 statements. Guess if you think 1 – 5 are True or False!

1 777s are produced by the Boeing company.

[T] [F]

2 The town of St Athan is on the north-west Welsh coast.

[T] [F]

3 Jim Vision is a graffiti artist from London.

[T] [F]

4 Plane Reclaimers scraps airlines for spare parts.

[T] [F]

5 Peru’s President Fujimori is currently incarcerated.

[T] [F]
Antonyms

Pre-Listening / Reading | 3
An antonym is a word with a 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
2
3
4
5

UnwantedOff-load
Dismantles
Huge
Halted678910Persuasion A
B
HarderC
ProblemD
Suffered
Disgraced E

EasierF

BuildsProfitedG

DesiredTiny

H

Spotless

Disinterest

I

Started

Buy

J

Solution

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Listening / Reading || Listening

A Story of Two Boeings

Gap Fill | Write the Correct Word
Listen / Read the news story and choose the word for each space!
HINT – Look at the words around the missing emoji to help you choose the right one!

439
1

9

3

4

5

A Story of Two Boeings

What happens to 1: __________ airplanes? Well, there seems to be two options
available for those companies or individuals looking to 2: _________ a nolonger wanted airplane – scrap or sale! This week’s ENW podcast looks at two
airplanes, on the other side of the world from each other, that are facing these
options. First, we will take our podcasters to south Wales, before heading truly
south to Latin America and Peru!
Just outside the small town of St Athan is on the southern coast of Wales is acompany called Plane Reclaimers that 3: _________ aircraft; for scrap, to be
used in movies and TV, to be sold as gifts…or used as artwork! Yes, one
unwanted airplane has been turned from a Boeing 777 into a 4: _________
canvas for one London graffiti artist. Jim Vision had an idea during lockdownof creating a massive graffiti artwork. The problem? Well, he needed a very
big canvas! And that is where Plane Reclaimers came into help!
Mr. Vision runs a company in London that helps to paint murals on unusedbuildings and walls. Yet, as with much of the world, COVID 19 5: __________ allhis work overnight. So, he thought about what he really wanted to do. Then,
he told BBC News, the idea hit him – paint something massive! Aftercontacting Plane Reclaimers, and after a little bit of 6: _________, they agreed
to let him use a former British Airways Boeing 777. The now finished multicoloured mural, that sweeps from the tail along the fuselage will now be
broken into sections and sold!
The good news for Mr. Vision and Plane Reclaimers, is that his artwork has
already received offers. This contrasts with our second aviation-themed storyof the podcast, where it is proving a little 7: _________ to sell another special
aircraft – the presidential plane of Peru. In a speech to mark 100 days since hewas declared the winner of the presidential contest, President Castillo
announced his intention to sell the 30-year-old presidential plane for €16m. The
8: _________? Well, the former president Alan Garcia already tried, and failed,to sell the plane twice!
President Garcia also announced that if the plane was sold, then the entire
profits would be used to fund children’s health and education programmes in
Peru. The country 9: __________ massively during the worst of the COVID-19
Pandemic, and between January to March 2021 had the world’s highest
COVID death rate. The Presidential airplane has somewhat of a poor
reputation, having been bought by the 10: __________ and imprisoned former
president Alberto Fujimori. It was also then dubbed ‘the party plane’ when
President Garcia and Peruvian officials allegedly got very drunk on a trip to
Spain. So, maybe €16m might be a tad high a price…
453 Words

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| 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 small town in Wales?
Q2 What is the name of the airplane salvage company?
Q3 Which Peruvian president bought the presidential plane?
Q4 Which airline’s former plane was used as a graffiti canvas?
W
Q5 Who was president during the ‘party plane’ controversy?
Q6 What months did Peru have the highest COVID death rate?
X* Where US state is Boeing based?
Z

How many Peruvian presidents are in the news story?
*A question that you need to research!

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

777

______________________________________________?

A2

100

______________________________________________?

A3

30 years______________________________________________?

A4

€16m

______________________________________________?

A5

19______________________________________________?
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6 | The English News Weekly Podcast | © Jaime Selwood 2021 | jaimeselwood@gmail.com| PART 5 | Extra Stuff |English Extra IEnglish Vocabulary: Airplanes+

These are examples of modern English words that are used in airplanes.
Match the examples above with their meanings below!
Do you understand what they mean?

1D

2G

3J

4A

5H

Airliner

Biplane

Delta
Wing

Fuselage

A Hanger
Queen

6 B

7 E

8I

9C

10 F

A Tanker
plane

A
log

A
prang

HydroplaneAhijacker

A

B

C

D

E

Central bodyof theairplanewhere
passengers sit

A plane that
holds anddrops large
quantities ofliquid.

An airplanethat takes off /lands onwater

Acommercial
airline thatflies
passengers.

A flight recordof where theairplane has
travelled.

F

G

H

I

J

A person who
uses a threatof force totakecommand of
an airplane.

Old fashioned
airplane withfour wings –one above
and onebelow.

An airplanewith a bad
maintenancerecord.

A small crashthat doesn’t
cause toomuchdamage.

An airplanewith wings
that look like
an isosceles
triangle.

7 to Chinwag

This Week’s ENW Podcast

ENW Podcast Topic | A Story of Two Boeings!
Ask / Answer the questions below on this week’s ENW Podcast Topic!

1
2
3

What did you think when you read this week’s ENW podcast title? Why?
Where did you fly to the first time you were on an airplane?
What is the longest flight time you have flown? Where to?

4 What is your opinion about graffiti art on public buildings?
5 What do you know about Peru? Why?
6 Would you ever like to fly in a glider? Why / Why not?
EX
FREE QUESTION!

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Writing

This Week

What is your opinion about graffiti on public buildings / public places?
Do you feel that it is a genuine art form or a public nuisance? Why?
Explain as much as you can!

END OF PART 5
And Finally… | U/V/W/X/Y/Z| A4

Did You Know That..?

(V) Probably the most famous presidential airplane in the world is usedby the president of the United States. (U) The airplane is usually called
Air Force One, but that is the name of any airplane the US president isflying in. (Y) The current presidential plane is a Boeing 747-8i and was
only introduced in 2021. (Z) It wasn’t cheap either – $5.3bn! (W) Someother interesting facts about the plane include – it has 85 telephones, 3
floors and a presidential suite that includes a gym, bathroom (withshower), an office and a conference room! (X) Certainly, sounds better
than the economy seats ENW usually uses! _____________END OF PART 6@hiroshima_jaime | English News Weekly #439 | Unsold Planes & Graffiti Planes | TRANSPORT

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Visual | TV Links
BBC News| (UK)
1: https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-wales-58573703
Plane Graffiti Artist[02:18]

YouTube | (USA)
2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibPncHSeph0
Biggest & Most Expensive Presidential Planes[05:32]

YouTube | (USA)
3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kjRL-Q-KBc
The Wright Brothers First Flight[02:32]

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 – NCL
NEWCASTLE UK
Warm Up 3 |1: Albatross
4: Ilyushin
7: Bleriot XI

A / B / D – are all airports in Japan.
Hiroshima, Haneda & Kansai.
2: Lear Jet
3: Submarine Spitfire
5: Kitty Hawk
6: Boeing 747
8: Predator Drone
9: Cessna
10: Blackbird

A1 Warm Up 4 | Quiz
1 – (C)Kitty Hawk
4 – (A) Mestizo

E1 – 130

2 – (C)Pedro Castilla
5 – (A) $5,485

3 – (B) Boeing 777
6 – (B) €16m

E2 – €3,450

E3: A: Alan Martin

B: Alberto Fujimori

C: Pedro Castillo
Warm Up 1-4

Answers | Part 2

Jumbled Sentences
Yes, one unwanted airplane has been turned from a Boeing 777 into ahuge canvas for one London graffiti artist.
A2 True or False

1–T

2–F

3–T

4–T

5–T

Antonyms
1–G
2–E

3–F

4–C

5–I

6–D

8–J

9–B

10 – H

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Answers | Part 3
439

Listening
A Story of Two Boeings

1

What happens to unwanted airplanes? Well, there seems to be two options available forthose companies or individuals looking to off-load a no-longer wanted airplane – scrap
or sale! This week’s ENW podcast looks at two airplanes, on the other side of the worldfrom each other, that are facing these options. First, we will take our podcasters to south
Wales, before heading truly south to Latin America and Peru!

9

Just outside the small town of St Athan in on the southern coast of Wales is a company
called Plane Reclaimers that dismantles aircraft; for scrap, to be used in movies and TV,
to be sold as gifts…or used as artwork! Yes, one unwanted airplane has been turned froma Boeing 777 into a huge canvas for one London graffiti artist. Jim Vision had an idea
during lockdown of creating a massive graffiti artwork. The problem? Well, he needed avery big canvas! And that is where Plane Reclaimers came into help!
Mr. Vision runs a company in London that helps to paint murals on unused buildings andwalls. Yet, as with much of the world, COVID 19 halted all his work overnight. So, hethought about what he really wanted to do. Then, he told BBC News, the idea hit him –paint something massive! After contacting Plane Reclaimers, and after a little bit of
persuasion, they agreed to let him use a former British Airways Boeing 777. The now
finished multi-coloured mural, that sweeps from the tail along the fuselage will now be
broken into sections and sold!
The good news for Mr. Vision and Plane Reclaimers, is that his artwork has alreadyreceived offers. This contrasts with our second aviation-themed story of the podcast,where it is proving a little harder to sell another special aircraft – the presidential plane ofPeru. In a speech to mark 100 days since he was declared the winner of the presidential
contest, President Castillo announced his intention to sell the 30-year-old presidential
plane for €16m. The problem? Well, the former president Alan Garcia already tried, andfailed, to sell the plane twice!
President Garcia also announced that if the plane was sold, then the entire profits would
be used to fund children’s health and education programmes in Peru. The country
suffered massively during the worst of the COVID-19 Pandemic, and between January to
March 2021 had the world’s highest COVID death rate. The Presidential airplane has
somewhat of a poor reputation, having been bought by the disgraced and imprisoned
former president Alberto Fujimori. It was also then dubbed ‘the party plane’ when
President Garcia and Peruvian officials allegedly got very drunk on a trip to Spain. So,
maybe €16m might be a tad high a price…
453 Words

3

4

5

Answers | Part 4
A3 Q & A
1 – St Athan
2 – Plane Reclaimers
3 – Alberto Fujimori
4 – British Airways

5 – President Alan Garcia
6 – January to March
E1 – Illinois
E2 – Three

A&Q
1 – What model of Boeing is being used as a graffiti canvas?
2 – How many days has President Garcia been Peruvian leader?
3 – How old is the Peruvian presidential plane?
4 – What is the asking price for the Peruvian presidential plane?
5 – What is the year of COVID?

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English Extra 1

1: D 2: G 3: J 4: A 5: H 6: B 7: E 8: I

9: C 10: F
X&Z

And FinallyA4 – V / U / Y / Z / W / X /Extra Bit

This Week’s ENW in Photos

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/José_de_San_Mart%C3%ADn
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Peru#List_of_presidents_of_Peru
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-wales-58573703
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-59246473
https://www.geeknative.com/134594/plane-reclaimers-spirit-warrior-for-the-spiritof-commercial-aircraft/
https://planereclaimers.co.uk/
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