Make a list of the "household disasters" you see in the video. Which ones are common? Which ones are ridiculous? Which ones are really dangeous?
Have you got a short story to tell about a common, household disaster? Leave your story on our student Phlog at ipadio. (Use the number and codes I gave you in class).
The 24th of August, 79 AD started like any other day ...
(scroll down for more activities about Pompeii)
Volcanoes - Reading and Writing for Information (Level 3)
As you know I spent my holiday in Sumatra, an island in Indonesia with very active volcanoes.
How and why do volcanoes erupt? Watch the Volcano Song ...
1) Note the key words
2) Can you explain what happens?
3) Watch this BBC slideshow for more information
4) Tsunamis, earthquakes, tornadoes, typhoons ... look at other BBC slide shows and prepare a short written description. How do they happen? Where do they happen? How do they affect lives?
We read about "Super-volcanoes" in class. If Yellowstone National Park explodes the world will be in a lot of trouble. We talked about two past eruptions in class - Krakatoa in the 19th Century and Pompeii in 79AD.
POMPEII
In 2009, Melbourne Museum held an exhibition called A Day in Pompeii
CLICK HERE TO VISIT THE VIRTUAL EXHIBITION Can you find the virtual cinema? Watch the three movies about the eruption of Mt.Vesuvius
1. Watch the short video called The House of the Vine.
2. Read the section DAILY LIFE. Was life in Pompeii the same for everyone?
GRAMMAR - The Passive Voice
to be + past participle
eg. Volcanic eruptions are caused by the build up of pressure.
eg. Glass is made from sand.
Remember, we use the passive voice when the object, not the subject, of an action is most important.
Exercise One:
Complete this online exercise about the passive.
KRAKATOA : The Last Days (Part 1)
This is a short BBC film about the eruption of Krakatoa which took place in 1883 and killed over 36,000 people. The film shows a Dutch family, the Bejjernicks, trying to escape the volcano on a ship with more than 100 passengers ...
What would you do if you were at Krakatoa in 1883?
Watch the other parts of the movie at YouTube.
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LEVEL 1 : Taking Phone Messages
1. Use the BLANK message sheet I gave you in class. Listen to the telephone conversation. Fill in the message sheet.
2. Questions:
Who is the message for?
Who took the message?
Who called?
What is the message?
What is Phil's number?
Level 2 examples ... (a little bit more complicated!
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