POPREEL 1: SURF LIFE AUSTRALIA, STEAMPUNK AND STEEL BAND

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1 POPREEL 1: SURF LIFE AUSTRALIA, STEAMPUNK AND STEEL BAND Let s get together and play! Is training hard on the beach something for you? Ironman surf lifesaving is big in Australia and the club in Newport has the best practitioners in the country. Find out why these lifesavers think it is so important to train hard. Are you interested in science fiction, top hats, corsets, retro futurism and the Victorian era? Then Steampunk is for you! Join us while we meet some enthusiastic Steam punkers in Hollywood. Where do you find a high C on a steel pan? The students of Antigua Girls High School know every tone on theirs and think everybody in the Caribbean should be able to play steel pan. What instrument do you think everyone in Scandinavia should play? Think about it while watching the talented girls in Antigua play.

2 A. LISTEN AND WRITE Below you will find expressions used in the programme. In what context are they used and what do they mean, do you think? Try to figure it out while watching the programme, then discuss with a friend to see if you got it right. Ironman/Ironlady Board paddling Punching waves Steampunk Handcraft Repurpose Steel pan Orchestra Guest performer

3 B DISCUSS IN CLASS Steampunk plays with the idea of having had access to a lot of advanced technological equipment during the Victorian era. Try to imagine the opposite; What do you think the world would be like if we didn t have equipment such as mobile phones, computers or surf pads? Do you think we would have something else instead? What, do you think? Compare 1910 with How has the world changed? What inventions have changed the world? Imagine it s What do you think will have happened in the world? What new inventions do you think there are?

4 C RESEARCH THE WORD/EXPRESSION What do these words/expressions mean? Try to see if you can find them on the internet. The Victorian era: Milliner: Hindenburg: Charles Babbage: Seamstress: Waistcoat: Collar: Top hat:

5 D EXTRA MATERIAL Pretend you are in Australia and write a traveller s journal. If you have access to digital equipment, record short movies and add them to a blog as a video log. Use apps for green screen to make it look as if you are actually in Australia. Watch parts of the movie Back to the future. Use an animation app, such as Toontastic and create your own futuristic animation. Listen closely to the section from Antigua about steel bands. Write down every sentence just as they say them in the video. How does the grammar differ from regular English? Why do you think that is? How is the grammar supposed to be, according to British or American English? Record a short film explaining the differences, using for example or

6 E LISTENING COMPREHENSION Listen to Radio Popreel and answer the questions. 1. Where in Australia do we meet Madison Murray? a) On a zoo in Melbourne b) On a beach in Newport c) In Sydney 2. At what time of the day is the training session going on? a) Minutes before sunrise b) At noon c) During the evening 3. What is the team training for? The race. 4. How many times per week do the team members train? a) 2-3 b) 8-10 c) At what age did Gemma Nichols start training? a) 9 b) 12 c) How can the team members know there is a shark in the water? a) They can see the fins b) Their coach raises a flag on the beach c) Their coach comes paddling along with them 7. What is Steampunk? a) A sub-genre of science fiction inspired by 19 th century steam power b) A musical tradition deriving from the 19 th century c) Technology that was invented in science fiction

7 8. What is an indication of the Victorian era in hats, according to the milliner in the program? a) The height of it b) The attention to details c) The fabric and buttons on the hat 9. What is Steampunk bringing back, according to the milliner? a) A dance style b) Food c) Handcraft 10. What is the highest pitch on a steel pan? a) Double tenor b) Single bass c) Single tenor 11. Where does steel pan come from? a) The U.S. b) Africa c) Asia 12. What do you have to know to play if you live in Antigua, according to the girls of Antigua Girls High School? a) Steel band b) The Piano c) Drums 13. How many beaches are there in Antigua? a) 40 b) 365 c) 112

8 Key to listening comprehension: 1) b 2) a 3) Ironman/Ironlady 4) c 5) 9 6) c 7) a 8) b 9) c 10) c 11) b 12) a 13) b