Unit 1 (Natural Disasters): Activities 8-11

Activity 8: Pre-listening activity

Which of the following words do you understand? Double click on the words that you don't understand to start the online Cambridge dictionary. Then check the meanings of the words. 

foundation customers government
volunteer camp island
charity carving product


Activity 9: First Listening

Listen to a woman speaking in the audio file below. (Use the control panel below to play, stop and rewind the audio file.) Click on any of the words in the box that she says.

   foundation     customers      government
   volunteer     camp      island
   charity     carving      product


Activity 10: Second Listening

While listening again, do quiz 1 in WebCT. (Use the play, stop and picture buttons to control audio file. )



Activity 11: Post-listening Activity

In the camp, most days they have meetings and talk. What do they talk about? 

 

 

 



The men have decided to write a letter to a charity asking for help to move back to the island. Write a paragraph (minimum 50 words) outlining what they should ask for.

  1. open a new word document;
  2. in this document, write the paragraph;
  3. save this file in your portfolio (folder: unit1, file name: activity11);
  4. attach this file to assignment 1 in WebCT and submit the assignment.