2019-08-22 Core: 8 Earhart, headlines

Greg Malivuk
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http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - notes from all classes
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Homework: read both texts on p. 99 and do p. 98 exercises 3 and 4
What are the three theories the text describes about what happened to Earhart?
- She ran out of fuel and crashed in the ocean.
- She crashed on (or near) Nikumaroro and died there.
- She was captured by the Japanese and later returned to the US. (conspiracy theory)
part 3
1 His family is partially funding the project.
2 No known hair samples exist. (What they thought might be a hair turned out to be thread.)
3 It’s difficult to differentiate between people because human DNA is 99% identical, so they would need a larger sample.
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https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/2019/08/inside-search-for-amelia-earhart-airplane/ - The man who discovered the wreck of the Titanic is now helping to search for Earhart’s plane near Nikumaroro.
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part 4
1 funding
2 reveal
3 archive
4 ensure
5 assumption
6 profile
7 identical
8 log
find - found (encounter or discover something)
fund - funded (pay for something)
found - founded (start something, like a foundation)
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log = a record of events
web + log = blog (video + blog = vlog)
aim (n) = target / goal / objective
point out = call attention to
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Old objects handout - With your group, speculate about what these things might have been, and try to reach a conclusion about what they must have been.

People might have used this as a ______.
This might have been used as a ______.

1 People might have used it as a chair.
  They might have used it as a child’s chair.
  It could have been a toy.
- This was a pillow.

2 They might have used it as a clip.
  People may have worn this as a bracelet.
  People might have used this as a door knocker.
  It couldn’t have been a bracelet or a door knocker because they used it on their clothing.
- This was a brooch.

3 People must have used them as a razor and mirror.
  This might have been used as a knife and spoon.
- They were a razor and mirror.

4 People might have used it to make fire.
  It might have been a musical instrument.
  It might have been use as a whistle to get animals.
- These were sunglasses and snow goggles.

5 People might have used it as a compass or map.
- It was a map.
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https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-did-polynesian-wayfinders-navigate-the-pacific-ocean-alan-tamayose-and-shantell-de-silva
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BREAK
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https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=box - You can check, for example, the first and last day of snow or of freezing temperatures.
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NO SCHOOL September 2
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Wordbuilding: nouns -> adjectives

noun+al = related to [noun]
	music -> musical
	astronomy -> astronomical
	ceremony -> ceremonial
	nation -> national
	nature -> natural
	industry -> industrial

noun+ous = with a lot of [noun] (or sometimes “related to”)
	(ion->ious: religion -> religious, ambition -> ambitious)
	danger -> dangerous
	gorge -> gorgeous (but the meaning is very different)
	mystery -> mysterious
	fury -> furious
noun+ful = full of [noun]
	beautiful, careful, helpful, wonderful, useful, tasteful, flavorful
noun+y = with a lot of [noun]
	cloudy, sunny, foggy, snowy, spicy, salty, sugary, fatty

(noun+less = without [noun]: sugarless, homeless, careless, tasteless, flavorless)
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Headlines
p. 100 part 1 - What do you think each news story is about?
take over = take control of
shock = big surprise
forged = fake (especially with documents)
“to join”, “to double” - infinitives in headlines often mean something is going to happen
slashed = cut a lot (past participles in headlines often mean passive: prices have been slashed)

Listen to the conversations and choose which headline each one is about.
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part 2 - Answer these questions about each conversation
1 1 Sheep cause global warming because they are white and reflect sunlight.
  2 No
  3 April 1st
2 1 Blue 20-euro bills are fake.
  2 Yes
  3 April 1st
3 1 Gas is cheap, so she put gas in the diesel car.
  2 Yes
  3 April 1st
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April 1st is called April Fools Day.
http://hoaxes.org/aprilfool - It’s common for newspapers to print fake stories as jokes on this date.
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part 3 - Listen again and put the expressions in the order you hear them.
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Pronunciation: showing interest and disbelief

What is the intonation for the expressions in part 3?
- If the intonation goes up, I’m probably asking a real question.
- If I’m skeptical, “really” would have a flat tone (not rising or falling)
- If “really” starts high and falls, I believe you but I’m still a bit surprised. (It’s like, “that’s interesting”)
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You’re pulling my leg. = You’re lying to me.
(You could also ask, “Are you pulling my leg?”)
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part 5b - Take turns making these statements and expressing interest or disbelief.
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Come on! = Come off it! = Stop lying! / Stop pulling my leg!
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Homework: p. 167 practice 2
	Also: look for information about the places in p. 97 part 9; What is mysterious about them?
		(Instead of Jamestown, look up the Roanoke colony.)