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Lesson 2

AIMS
• To raise awareness of word origins
• To listen and label a diagram
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   Task 1
A. Use your dictionary to make a word tree for each of the words: monotony, aeroplane, microscope. In pairs, complete the table:

Can you guess what scientific words come from Magnesia and Magnes?
-graph (write) Photograph
bi- (two) Bicycle
    Monotony
    Aeroplane
    Microscope
B. Match the words in the box to the origins
physics
Spartan
pullover
house
irgat
kasap 		araba
kutu
aerobic
mystery
hooligan
sandwich
Greek Turkish English
     
C. Read the text by Xenophon Zolotas (26/9/1957) in Appendix II (p. 159) and circle all the Greek words in the text. Then, in pairs, write a sentence in English with 10 of these words. Compare your answers with the rest of the class.
Task 2 - Useful Words

A. Use your dictionary to help you complete the definition of the words in bold with words from the box.
attract
away
closer
compass
flow
force
iron
needle
poles
repel
 		magnetism: the (i)………………… of substances like (ii)…………………
or some other metals to (iii)………………… or (iv)………………… each
other because of electric charges.
compass needle: a (v)………………… which moves according to the
(vi)………………… of the magnet field. The (vii)………………… needle
tells us where north and south (viii)………………… are.
attract: to make something come (ix) ………………… .
repel: to push something (x)………………… .
Magnetic fields

B. In pairs, label the diagram with the words:
magnet, attract, repel, compass needle.

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C. In pairs, look at the items on the right. Discuss how you can use these items to make a compass.
Use your compass to find north. In which direction is your house from your classroom? 		Εικόνα
ΕικόναListening & ΕικόναSpeaking

Listening 1 - Magnetic Fields
Task 1


A. Match the list of natural phenomena a-e in the box to the pictures 1-5 below. 		a) magnetic fields in mobile phones
b) the Aurora Borealis
c) magnetic balloons
d) migrating turtles
e) electricity in hair
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B In small groups discuss what causes hair to stand up in the morning when people get out of bed. Think of ways to control this static electricity in people's hair.
Task 2 - Static Electricity

Listen to the lecture on static electricity and tick the statements as TRUE or FALSE. Use the information in the table to give advice to your partner about static electricity.

1. Because similar charges repel, every hair wants to leave your head. TRUE FALSE
   
2. The northern lights are the result of two magnetic fields.    
3. When you separate newly washed clothes that are stuck, they make a popping sound.    
4. The air rubbed around a balloon feels strange.    
5. You can sometimes make a spark when you touch a doorknob.    
Lesson 2


Task 3 - A song


Listen to a song and, with your partner, decide what the song is about. Is the topic of the song a myth or a fact? How do you know?

What does she imply by some of the lyrics in the song? 		Εικόνα
ΕικόναListening & ΕικόναSpeaking

Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are having a holiday in Cephalonia. They heard about the mystery of the missing turtle eggs on a beach nearby and decided to help the locals.
Task 1

A. Listen to the story and make notes about what each person was doing that day and try to find out who stole the eggs.
B. Role Play
The Missing Eggs
 In groups of four take roles for
i) Sherlock Holmes, ii) the Spanish tourist,
iii) the stranger, and iv) Freddie.

You can use the sketches for ideas.
Sherlock asks questions like: What were YOU doing when…?
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ΕικόναSpeaking - Retelling a story

Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are having a holiday in Cephalonia. They heard about the mystery of the missing turtle eggs on a beach nearby and decided to help the locals.

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Tip: Think of when, where, what, who, why, how.
Magnetic fields
Εικόνα Writing

Task 1

Discuss in pairs how you think myths begin. For example: was the story of Heracles a myth or a fact or part myth part fact?
Task 2

In pairs, look at the speech bubbles from the sailors of a ship that found the Marie Celeste and find the differences between what the sailors said and the newspaper. Then compare your answers and report to the class.
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a
When I entered the captain's cabin, I saw two cups of coffee sitting on his desk


b While I was looking in the hold, I saw that the cargo was oranges and fruit


c The crew's boots and jackets were lying on the deck but everything else was in perfect condition
d
The stove was still warm and so I think the cook was preparing lunch when they disappeared
e
The compass needle was working perfectly crazy and pointed North
f
Some ropes were hanging over the side of the ship. I counted them twice to double check
g
The ship's log said that the ship was heading for Italy
New York Herald Feb 26th, 1873
The Ghost Ship: the Mystery of the Mary Celeste
According to the captain's log, the ship was heading for Spain when the mystery occurred. It was carrying a cargo of alcohol. The captain liked to drink whiskey and this was probably the cause of the mystery. Reports from the first sailors on board said that there was no food on the ship and that everything was a mess. They said that clothes and books were lying on the deck. Many ropes were hanging over the side of the ship. Another sailor reported that the compass was working properly.
Task 3 - Story writing competition

In groups of three, find an unusual story that is reported in the news. Find two newspapers which report the same story. Each member of the group reads a different newspaper. Compare the stories in the newspapers to find the differences and similarities and then combine the facts from them to write your own account of the story for the school newspaper. Present it as a group to the rest of the class.