Listening Activity H4E How to survive a natural disaster

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This lesson contains 32 slides, with interactive quizzes, text slides and 3 videos.

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Earthquakes

Slide 2 - Mind map

Today
a listening activity (yay!)
you'll practice your listening skills & learn something about a historical event (2 birds with 1 stone ;-) )
you'll use your logical thinking skills & you're going to look for clues
so let's start...

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What are your chances
of survival?
On your tables are
papers that have
your personal
information. You will
make your choices
based on this
information.
You decide to keep a
journal in which you tell
the tale of your survival
and relate the
circumstances.
the journal contains
* personal information
* at least 3 different
descriptions of what is
happening (facts,
events, feelings)... 

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Activity
Make groups of three or four and sit together 
Look at the papers that are on the tables

We are going to watch a video that is about your characters

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Different roles
Reader: provides the others with information
Writer: writes in the diary
Observer: summarises what the reader reports, keeps the writer informed about the circumstances, and events.
Decision-maker: takes all the final decisions, but with consideration of the information you have

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Pay attention to details about your character
The information about your character & the details in the video give you information about your next (possible) actions so listen carefully and decide as a group what your answers will be

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Slide 9 - Mind map

Lucius
Lucius is the middle son in a Roman family. His family has enough funds to make sure that he is well provided for, but he could advance through marriage. He is currently residing near his workplace, in downtown Pompeii.

Find out: 
Lucius is working at a construction site / at the brickyard. 
Lucius is marrying for love / for money.
Marcus
Marcus is the eldest son in a middle class Roman family. Marcus has a wife and two sons. They live west to Pompeii, in Herculaneum. 

Find out: 
Marcus is a master craftsman / an assistant to a master craftsman. 
There will always be work for craftsmen / builders in Pompeii. 
Fabia
Fabia is the youngest member of a middle class Roman family. Her family has enough funds to make sure that Fabia is well provided for. She is married and lives with her husband and children at the southern edge of Pompeii. 

Find out: 
Fabia is bringing offerings to the temple downtown/ outside the city gate. 
Fabia is buying food / offerings at the market downtown. 

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Slide 11 - Video

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temple downtown
outside the city gate
food
offerings
construction site
at the brickyard
marry for love
marry for money
master craftsman
 an assistant
work for craftsmen
work for builders

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How does this personal information affect our chances of survival?

Slide 13 - Open question

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Slide 16 - Video

There are three ways in which you could possibly survive. They are:

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Lucius, based on your personal situation, you choose:

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Fabia, based on your personal situation, you choose:

Slide 19 - Poll

Marcus, based on your personal situation, you choose:

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Slide 23 - Video

These events have taken place
What do they mean? 
Herculaneum and Pompeii are hit by massive tephra. 
Herculaneum and Pompeii are engulfed by pyroclastic surges.
The air is filled with sulphureous sediment.
Volcanic matter crashes into the town, destroying streets and buildings
It is hard to breathe and move around due to the thick, hot layer of ash.
A force of hot, poisonous gas fades out the entire city.

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Slide 25 - Drag question

Let's see what facts you remember from the video

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The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 began around this time of day:
A
early morning
B
afternoon
C
sundown
D
midnight

Slide 27 - Quiz

What is tephra?
A
an ancient Roman bird
B
a bride-to-be in Latin
C
material expelled by a volcano
D
a mosaic floor

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In what direction did the only sibling to survive the eruption go when the disaster began?
A
Northwest
B
Southeast
C
east
D
west

Slide 29 - Quiz

Which city did the a pyroclastic surge first engulf?
A
Herculaneum
B
Pompeii

Slide 30 - Quiz

When did official excavations begin in Pompeii and Herculaneum?
A
in the second century
B
in the Middle Ages
C
in the mid-1800's
D
after world war 2

Slide 31 - Quiz

How do you feel about this exercise?
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Slide 32 - Poll