МОЙ КОНСПЕКТ THOR HEYERDAHL. UPPER INTERMEDIATE LEVEL Оборина Т. П., ГБОУ СОШ № 123, г. Москвa Aims and objectives: to practice vocabulary and y Christen — to give a name to smb or smth. grammar; to develop skills in reading and speaking, writ- y Inspired — to give someone the enthusiasm to do ing; to expand student’s knowledge about Thor Heyerdahl. or create something. y Smash into — to hit smth very hard while moving PROCEDURE fast, causing injury or damage. I. INTRODUCTION y Deliberately — in a slow careful way. y Medication — drugs that you take to treat or cure (The teacher introduces the topic to get students’ an illness. attention and arises their curiosity.) y Diversity — the fact that every different people Task or things exist within a group or place. Read the title of the article. Pre-reading activity Warm up (To get students involved, and create inter- (Students should be able to justify their opinions. est to read the teacher proposes them to answer the To get students involved, and create interest to read questions.) the teacher shows the photo.) 1. When and where was Thor Heyerdahl born? T. Look at the picture and the title of the extract. 2. Who was the sponsor of the project to visit the What might it be about? Do you know this explorer? Pacific islands? What have you heard about Kon-Tiki expedition? 3. What did Kon-Tiki voyage demonstrate? While-reading activity (Reading to understand the general topic of the text for students to practice reading for the general idea.) 1. What was he interested in as a child? 2. When were the Thor Heyerdahl Archives added to UNESCO’s “Memory of the world”? 3. What was the book “The Ra expedition” made about? 4. Why did Thor Heyerdahl feel fear in his raft voyages? TEXT Thor Heyerdahl (October 6, 1914 — April 18, 2002) was a Norwegian ethnographer and adventurer with a background in biology, zoology, botany, and geography. He became notable for his Kon-Tiki expe- Read the biography and check. dition in 1947, in which he sailed 8,000 km (5,000 mi) (Students read the biography and check how it across the Pacific Ocean in a hand-built raft from compares to their predictions.) South America to the Tuamotu Islands. The expedi- tion was designed to demonstrate that ancient people II. MAIN PART could have made long sea voyages, creating contacts between separated cultures. This was linked to a dif- Reading practice fusionist model of cultural development. Heyerdahl Vocabulary subsequently made other voyages and demonstrated (The teacher introduces and clarifies vocabulary, the possibility of contact between widely separated helps to pronounce the words accurately.) ancient peoples. He was appointed a government y Brewer — someone whose job is to make beer. scholar in 1984. y Viper berus — is a type of poisons snake. Heyerdahl was born in Larvik, Norway, the son of y Balsa — is a very soft light wood, used especially master brewer Thor Heyerdahl and his wife, Alison for making model ships and planes. Lyng. As a young child, Heyerdahl showed a strong № 10 (34) октябрь 2014 г. 10 АНГЛИЙСКИЙ ЯЗЫК. ВСЁ ДЛЯ УЧИТЕЛЯ! МОЙ КОНСПЕКТ interest in zoology. He created a small museum in Inca rafts, and by native legends and archaeological his childhood home, with a Vipera berus as the main evidence suggesting contact between South America attraction. He studied zoology and geography at the and Polynesia. On August 7, 1947, after a 101-day, faculty of biological science at the University of Oslo. 4,300 nautical mile (4,948 miles or 7,964 km) journey At the same time, he privately studied Polynesian across the Pacific Ocean, the Kon-Tiki smashed into culture and history, consulting what was then the the reef at Raroia in the Tuamotu Islands. Heyerdahl, world’s largest private collection of books and papers who had nearly drowned at least twice in childhood on Polynesia, owned by Bjarne Kropelien, a wealthy and did not take easily to water, said later that there wine merchant in Oslo. This collection was later pur- were times in each of his raft voyages when he feared chased by the University of Oslo Library from Kro- for his life. pelien’s heirs was attached to the Kon-Tiki Museum Kon-Tiki demonstrated that it was possible for research department. After seven terms and consul- a primitive raft to sail the Pacific with relative ease tations with experts in Berlin, a project was devel- and safety, especially to the west (with the trade oped and sponsored by Heyerdahl’s zoology profes- winds). The raft proved to be highly maneuverable, sors, Kristine Bonnevie and Hjalmar Broch. He was and fish congregated between the nine balsa logs in to visit some isolated Pacific island groups and study such numbers that ancient sailors could have possibly how the local animals had found their way there.In relied on fish for hydration in the absence of other May 2011, the Thor Heyerdahl Archives were added sources of fresh water. Inspired by Kon-Tiki, other to UNESCO’s “Memory of the World” Register. At rafts have repeated the voyage. Heyerdahl’s book the time, this list included 238 collections from all about the expedition, The Kon-Tiki Expedition: By over the world. Raft Across the South Seas, has been translated into The Heyerdahl Archives from the years of 70 languages. The documentary film of the expedi- 1937 to 2002 are included his photographic collec- tion, itself entitled Kon-Tiki, won an Academy Award tion, diaries, private letters, expedition plans, arti- in 1951. A dramatised version was released in 2012, cles, newspaper clippings, original book, and article also called Kon-Tiki, and was nominated for both the manuscripts. The Heyerdahl Archives are adminis- Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy tered by the Kon-Tiki Museum and the National Lib - Awards and a Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign rary of Norway in Oslo. Language Film at the 70th Golden Globe Awards. It is Just before sailing together to the Marquesas the first time a Norwegian film has been nominated Islands in 1936, Heyerdahl married his first wife, for both an Oscar and a Golden Globe. Liv Coucheron-Torp (1916–1969), whom he had met The book “The Ra Expeditions” and the documen- shortly before enrolling at the university. The couple tary film “Ra” (1972) were made about the voyages. had two sons; Thor Jr and Bjorn. The marriage ended Apart from the primary aspects of the expedition, in divorce. Heyerdahl had deliberately selected a crew represent- In 1947, Heyerdahl and five fellow adventurers ing a great diversity in race, nationality, religion and sailed from Peru to the Tuamotus, French Polynesia, political viewpoint in order to demonstrate that at in a pae-pae raft they constructed from balsa wood and least on their own little floating island, people could other native materials, and christened the Kon-Tiki. cooperate and live peacefully. Additionally, the expe- The Kon-Tiki expedition was inspired by old reports dition took samples of marine pollution and presented and drawings made by the Spanish Conquistadors of their report to the United Nations. Kon-Tiki Ra II АНГЛИЙСКИЙ ЯЗЫК. ВСЁ ДЛЯ УЧИТЕЛЯ! 11 № 10 (34) октябрь 2014 г. МОЙ КОНСПЕКТ In subsequent years, Heyerdahl was involved Comprehension-checking questions with many other expeditions and archaeological pro- Task 4 jects. He remained best known for his boat building, (See Card 4.) and for his emphasis on cultural diffusionism. He died, aged 87, from a brain tumor. After receiving CARD 4 the diagnosis he prepared for dying by refusing to eat or take medication. The Norwegian government Task 4 granted Heyerdahl the honor of a state funeral in the Decide if a statement true or false. Oslo Cathedral on April 26, 2002. His cremated re- 1. Thor Heyerdahl was a Norwegian ethnographer mains lie in the garden of his family’s home in Colla and adventurer. Micheri. 2. He created a small museum in his childhood home, with a Vipera berus as the main attrac- Post reading activity. Group work tion. (Students work in group of 3, do the tasks. See 3. Tiki. Kon-Tiki was high priest and sun-king Cards 1–3) of these legendary “white men” who left enor- mous ruins on the shores of Lake Titicaca. CARD 1 4. The first boat, named Ra, was constructed by Task 1 boat builders from Lake Chad using papyrus reed obtained from Lake Tana in Ethiopia. Answer the questions. 5. In 1969 and 1970, Heyerdahl built two boats 1. Where did Thor Heyerdahl study Polynesia from papyrus and attempted to cross the At- culture and history? lantic Ocean from Morocco in Africa. 2. What did Thor Heyerdahl Archives include? 3. How did his first marriage end? Keys: 1 T; 2 T; 3 N / S; 4 N / S; 5 N / S. 4. When did the film Kon-Tiki win an Academy Award? 5. What is Thor Heyerdahl best known for? Relaxation T. Listen to the recording and match the song CARD 2 “The world is our Oyster” to the types of music (elo- quent, catchy, destructive, romantic, dangerous). Task 2 What is the song about? Read, listen and check. Unscramble these proverbs. Put the words in (Escape, take our time, travel in style, landscapes, correct word order for proverbs. adventures, explore, learn their ways. perfect eve- 1) mountains / move / faith| will nings, magical days.) 2) best / experience / the / teacher / is 3) for / you / don’t / something / nothing / get THE WORLD IS OUR OYSTER 4) family / has / in / every / a / the / cupboard ske - Let’s go on a journey, escape for a wile leton We’ll just take our time and we’ll travel in style 5) is / the / policy / honesty / best We’ll see distant landscapes; we’ll try out new things And see what adventures our holiday brings The world is our oyster, that’s what people say CARD 3 We can go anywhere, let’s leave today We’ll visit the places we’ve seen on TV Task 3 The whole world is waiting y there’s so much to see Choose the proverb for headline.