THE ENGLISH NEWS WEEKLY PODCAST JAIME SELWOOD 06/11/2015 The Emotional Robot 1 of 13 FLASHBACK ENW 61: PUNK BAND PUSSY RIOT ON TRIAL CHINA BANS POOH! ENW 348 Introduction This week s English News Weekly podcast reports on an extraordinary story from China with reports detailing that a new movie centred around the character of Winnie the Pooh will be banned. The new film, which reintroduces Pooh to his grown up owner Christopher Robin, has just been released around the world, but it seems that it will not be available in China. Yet this is not the first time the bear has been banned. Why has China banned Winnie-the-Pooh? What happens next? English News Weekly will try to explain all HOMEPAGE http://pod.flare.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/cms/enw.php FACEBOOK www.facebook.com/enw1975 (c) Jaime Selwood ENW Episode 219 TECHNOLOGY TWITTER twitter.com/enwpodcast
Contents Pages Part 1 Warm Ups Odd-One-Out Page 1 Brainstorm Page 1 Which Year did these famous characters begin? Page 1 / 2 Quiz This Week Page 2 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 403 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 B B
1 The English News Weekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2018 [201808-02] China Bans Pooh! August 10 th, 2018 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) Peter Pan b) Paddington c) Astro Boy d) Pooh My Reason Warm Up 2 Brainstorm 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? Animation Characters Warm Up 3 What Years for these Animation Debuts? Look at the list of cartoon characters below. What year were they published? If you need some help with the names then go to the end of page 11! 1: 1926 2: 1958 3: 1928 4: 1940 5: 1950 6: 1945 7: 1919 8: 1952 9: 1904 10: 1930
2 The English News Weekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2018 Famous Animation Characters Origins What Year? 2 22 2 2 2 1 2 2 2! 2 A 1904 E 1930 L 1950 B 1919 F 1933 M 1952 C 1926 G 1940 N 1958 D 1928 H 1945 O 1971 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 year was the first book Winnie the Pooh was introduced in? a: 1914 b: 1924 c: 1934 2: Which city does the original Winnie the Pooh bear now reside in? a: London b: New York c: Los Angelis 3: Who wrote the original Winnie-the-Pooh books? a: M A Zilne b: D D Kilne c: A A Milne 4: In the original Pooh books, what colour was the bear s jacket? a: Red b: White c: No Colour 5: What year was the first Disney Winnie-the-Pooh theatrical film released? a: 1966 b: 1970 c: 1974 6: Which actor performs the roles of Pooh and Tiger in the 2018 Disney film? a: Sterling Holloway b: Jim Cummings c: Hal Smith E1: Which city in Canada is Winnie the Pooh s name derived from? a: E2: What is the name of the wood that Winnie the Pooh and his friends live in? a: E3: Which photo below is the real Christopher Milne? a: b: c: END OF PART 1
3 The English News Weekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2018 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. was an Chinese 2013 Xi Pooh the Well to stems President it compared from rotund all the incident in Winne when Jinping 2 Pooh Banned over President Comparison Well it all stems Pre-Listening / Reading 2 A2 True or False Read the headline of News Story ~ Pooh Banned over President Comparison Look at the 5 statements. Guess if you think 1 5 are True or False! 1 Winnie-the-Pooh was originally created by a Scottish writer. [T] [F] 2 Christopher Robin is the name of a real-life person. [T] [F] 3 Japanese PM Shinzo Abe has been compared to Eeyore the donkey. [T] [F] 4 HBO is an American-based subscription channel. [T] [F] 5 Winnie-the-Pooh was based partly on a bear living at London Zoo. [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 Eating 6 Pessimistic A Abbreviated F Tragedy 2 Banned 7 Sullen B Dissuaded G Disliked 3 Beloved 8 Joke C Apart H Estranged 4 Together 9 Extended D Optimistic I Approved 5 Spurred 10 Reunited E Drinking J Cheerful END OF PART 2
4 The English News Weekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2018 Listening / Reading Listening Pooh Banned over President Comparison Gap Fill Help Listen / Read the news story and write the missing words in the spaces! Look at the words next to the missing word to help with your answers! 348 Pooh Banned over President Comparison 1 Winnie-the-Pooh, the honey-eating bear from Hundred Acre Woods and a beloved animation character around the world, seems to be having a big problem in China. A new film 1: the bear has been banned in the People s Republic of China in what appears to be the latest crack 2: on the beloved cartoon character. 2 Why is Pooh being banned in China? Well it all stems from an incident in 2013 when Chinese President Xi Jinping was 3: to the rotund Winnie-the-Pooh. A photograph of then US President Barack Obama and President Xi walking side by side spurred comparisons with a 4: image of Pooh and Tiger walking together. President Obama was portrayed as the lanky Tiger, whilst President Xi who is shorter than Mr. Obama, as Winnie-the-Pooh. 3 This started a light-hearted way for people in China to mock President Xi, but the Chinese Government appeared less than pleased at the comparison. In a 2014 meeting with 5: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, President Xi was once again compared to the rotund bear, whilst the Japanese leader s 6: expression was equated with the pessimistic and gloomy character of another Pooh figure Eeyore the donkey. 4 The two memes spread online across the country, Chinese sensors began to delete any images that 7: President Xi as Winnie-the-Pooh. This included US cable TV network HBO when one of their hosts British comedian John Oliver continually made 8: about how President Xi allegedly dislikes it when he is compared to Pooh. 5 In 2015 another meme that compared President Xi to Pooh after a military parade in Beijing, became the most 9: image of that year according to the political analsyist group Global Risk Insights (GRI). China has, according to GRI, extended and expanded, its ban on all Winnie-the-Pooh images on any social 10: sites avialable in China. 6 The charcater of Winnie-the-Pooh was created by AA Milne in 1924 when he was actually called Edward 11:. Pooh was based on a real life black bear that lived at London Zoo and his son s favourite teddybear. The 2018 film that has been banned in China is called Christopher Robin the real life name of A A Milne s son. It is a fantasy-12: movie starring Scottish actor Ewen McGregor as the son of A A Milne Christopher Robin, who is reunited with his childhood bear as an adult. END OF PART 3 [403 Words]
5 The English News Weekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2018 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 What is the name of the author of Winnie-the-Pooh? Q2 What kind of real bear was Winnie-the Pooh named after? Q3 What is the name of the British TV host? Q4 What is the name of the company that analyses political situations? Q5 Who is the star of the 2018 movie about Pooh? Q6 What was Pooh s original name? E1 How many AA Milne characters are included in the news story? E2 How many world leaders 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 2013.? A2 London Zoo.? A3 HBO.? A4 Tiger.? A5 1924.? END OF PART 4
6 The English News Weekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2018 English Extra I English Phrases that use Bear / Bare The English language has many phrases that use the word bear / bare to describe a situation or event. Example: Busy as a hibernating bear = A rather lazy person A bear hug = A very strong embrace Can you match the phrase with the correct situation? 1 Busy as a hibernating bear. 2 A bear with a sore head. 3 A cross to bear. 4 Smarter than the average bear 5 The bare necessities. 6 Bare one s teeth 7 To bear a grudge 8 To bear arms 9 A bear cage 10 A bear hug 11 To bear the brunt of 12 Bring to bear A To use pressure to force a result G Essential, not superfluous or extravagant. B Slang for a Police Station. H A person who is a very bad mood. C To suffer the worst of an unpleasant situation. I Use to explain something is better than normal. D To remain angry with someone over a long time. J To show that you are angry or won t be intimidated. E To own or possess a weapon. K Somebody who isn t busy / is very lazy. F A strong often intimidating embrace. L A difficult responsibility or situation. 7 to Chinwag This Week s ENW Podcast ENW Podcast Topic Pooh Banned over President Comparison 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? 2 What is your impression of President Xi of China? Why? 3 Do you think it is OK to mock political leaders? Why / Why not? 4 What cartoon characters did you most enjoy when you were a child? Why? 5 If you were going to buy one cartoon character toy, which would you choose? 6 What is the most famous cartoon character from your culture? Why? EX FREE QUESTION!
7 The English News Weekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2018 Writing This Week Think back to when you were a child, what kind of toys and games did you own? What was your favourite? Why? What do you think is the greatest cartoon character ever? Explain your answers! END OF PART 5 And Finally V/W/X/Y/Z A4 Did You Know? The End
8 The English News Weekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2018 Visual TV Links You Tube (UK) 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ge_dwvfgrom [01:26] Controversial Sport s Sponsorship You Tube (UK) 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5wdlx6tvfu [03:39] Goodbye Christopher Robin Trailer Disney (USA) 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0urpdxijzrq [02:25] Trailer for Christopher Robin 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 Astro Boy Warm Up 3 What Year? A/ B / D are all originally from England! 1 1926 2 1958 3 1928 4 1940 5 1950 6 1945 7 1919 8 1952 9 1904 10 1930 A1 Warm Up 4 Quiz 1 B 2 B 3 C 4 C 5 A 6 B E1 Winnipeg E2 Hundred Acre Wood E3 C Answers Part 1 Warm Up 1-4 Jumbled Sentences Well it all stems from an incident in 2013 when Chinese President Xi Jinping was compared to the rotund Winnie-the-Pooh A2 True or False 1 F 2 T 3 T 4 T 5 T Antonyms 1 E 2 I 3 G 4 C 5 B 6 D 7 J 8 F 9 A 10 H
Answers Part 3 9 The English News Weekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2018 Listening 348 Pooh Banned over President Comparison 1 Winnie-the-Pooh, the honey-eating bear from Hundred Acre Woods and a beloved animation character around the world, seems to be having a big problem in China. A new film starring the bear has been banned in the People s Republic of China in what appears to be the latest crack down on the beloved cartoon character. 2 Why is Pooh being banned in China? Well it all stems from an incident in 2013 when Chinese President Xi Jinping was compared to the rotund Winnie-the-Pooh. A photograph of then US President Barack Obama and President Xi walking side by side spurred comparisons with a well-known image of Pooh and Tiger walking together. President Obama was portrayed as the lanky Tiger, whilst President Xi who is shorter than Mr. Obama, as Winnie-the-Pooh. 3 This started a light-hearted way for people in China to mock President Xi, but the Chinese Government appeared less than pleased at the comparison. In a 2014 meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, President Xi was once again compared to the rotund bear, whilst the Japanese leader s sullen expression was equated with the pessimistic and gloomy character of another Pooh figure Eeyore the donkey. 4 The two memes spread online across the country, Chinese sensors began to delete any images that mocked President Xi as Winnie-the-Pooh. This included US cable TV network HBO when one of their hosts British comedian John Oliver continually made jokes about how President Xi allegedly dislikes it when he is compared to Pooh. 5 In 2015 another meme that compared President Xi to Pooh after a military parade in Beijing, became the most censored image of that year according to the political analsyist group Global Risk Insights (GRI). China has, according to GRI, extended and expanded, its ban on all Winniethe-Pooh images on any social media sites avialable in China. 6 The charcater of Winnie-the-Pooh was created by AA Milne in 1924 when he was actually called Edward Bear. Pooh was based on a real life black bear that lived at London Zoo and his son s favourite teddybear. The 2018 film that has been banned in China is called Christopher Robin the real life name of A A Milne s son. It is a fantasy-comedy movie starring Scottish actor Ewen McGregor as the son of A A Milne Christopher Robin, who is reunited with his childhood bear as an adult. Answers Part 4 A3 Q & A 1 A A Milne 5 Ewen McGregor 2 Black bear 6 Edward Bear 3 John Oliver E1 Three 4 Global Risks Insights E2 Three (3) [403 Words] Post-Listening / Reading A & Q Example Questions A1 What year was President Xi first compared to Winnie the Pooh? A2 Where did A A Milne find inspiration for the character of Pooh? A3 What is the name of a popular US TV cable network? A4 What is the name of the character President Obama was compared to? A5 What year did Winnie the Pooh first appear in a book?
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Episode 348 11 The English News Weekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2018 MAIN PHOTO Jaime Selwood Own Design LINKS: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/winnie-the-pooh#legacy https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/07/china-reportedly-bans-disneys-winnie-the-pooh-filmafter-xi-compariso.html https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/aug/07/china-bans-winnie-the-pooh-film-tostop-comparisons-to-president-xi https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-45083944 https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/christopher-robin-film-chinapooh_us_5b69521ee4b0b15abaa687e8 https://www.disney.co.jp/fc/pooh/character/pooh.html cartoon characters help 1: winnie the pooh 6: moomins 2: paddington bear 7: felix the cat 3: mickey mouse 8: astro boy 4: bugs bunny 9: peter pan 5: snoopy I peanuts 1O: betty boop