Questions for discussion
Team Gillard
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Discuss the Team Gillard story with another student.
What is a portfolio?
Name three of the portfolios.
What does Julia Gillard consider when choosing ministers for the different
portfolios?
5. Who has been given the job of Treasurer and what will he be in charge of?
6. What portfolio has Kevin Rudd been given?
7. The ministers are sworn in by the ____________________.
8. What are the opposition ministers called?
9. Which portfolio affects you the most? Why?
10. The BtN Team Gillard story is an example of a
a) Narrative
b) Procedure
c) Argument
d) Report
Create a profile of one of the ministers on Julia Gillard’s Frontbench. The following
weblink has information about the ministers http://abc.net.au/news/infographics/gillardcabinet-2010/
Test your knowledge in the online quiz.
Commonwealth Games
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How did the British Empire begin?
Britain is the old Roman word for
a. Strong
b. United
c. England
3. How did England `claim’ countries around the world?
4. How did Australia become part of the British Empire?
5. What did being part of the British Empire mean for Australia?
6. What does commonwealth mean?
7. What do the Commonwealth of Nations work together to promote?
8. What were the Commonwealth Games called when they first began?
9. Where are the 2010 Commonwealth Games being held?
10. What do you understand more clearly since watching the BtN story?
List the sports that will be played at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. Display the
sports in an A-Z chart.
Gold price
© ABC 2010
EPISODE 27
21ST SEPTEMBER 2010
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Before you watch the BtN Gold price story, write down the words you
associate with gold.
2. What does the word gold mean?
3. Describe some properties of gold.
4. Apart from jewellery, what is gold used for?
5. Why was gold used as a form of currency?
6. Why do some people invest in gold?
7. When does the price of gold go up?
8. What is Fort Knox?
9. Gold is bought and sold every day on _______ __________.
10. What was surprising about this story?
Create a multiple choice quiz about gold. Use the transcript from the BtN story to find
facts about gold.
Rabbit race
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Briefly summarise the Rabbit race story.
Describe the sport of rabbit jumping.
Where and when did rabbit jumping start?
What events do the rabbits compete in?
What techniques are used to train the rabbits?
Why are wild rabbits considered pests by some people?
Are rabbits native to Australia?
Why do you think rabbits are popular pets?
Illustrate an aspect of the story.
What do you think the future of rabbit jumping is? Why?
Create a comic strip based on the BtN Rabbit race story.
Swim star
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What does it take to get to an elite level in sport?
What competition is Geoff Huegill about to compete in?
Describe his success at the 2000 Olympic Games.
Why do athletes eat a lot when they are training?
US swimmer Michael Phelps says he eats about _________ more food than an
average person when he is in training.
6. What happened to Geoff when he stopped training?
7. What was he concerned about?
8. What did Geoff find difficult when he started training again?
9. Why do you think Geoff already feels a sense of achievement?
10. How did this story make you feel?
Write a message about the story and post it on the BtN guestbook
http://abc.net.au/btn/guestbook.html
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