Listening Activity H4E How to survive a natural disaster

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

Earthquakes

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...

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)... 

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

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

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

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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not applicable 

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

How does this personal information affect our chances of survival?

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

Lucius, based on your personal situation, you choose:

Fabia, based on your personal situation, you choose:

Marcus, based on your personal situation, you choose:

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.

Let's see what facts you remember from the video

The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 began around this time of day:

1. early morning
2. afternoon
3. sundown
4. midnight

What is tephra?

1. an ancient Roman bird
2. a bride-to-be in Latin
3. material expelled by a volcano
4. a mosaic floor

In what direction did the only sibling to survive the eruption go when the disaster began?

1. Northwest
2. Southeast
3. east
4. west

Which city did the a pyroclastic surge first engulf?

1. Herculaneum
2. Pompeii

When did official excavations begin in Pompeii and Herculaneum?

1. in the second century
2. in the Middle Ages
3. in the mid-1800's
4. after world war 2

How do you feel about this exercise?

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