FOR MY BELOVED STUDENTS

“What gets us into trouble is not what we don’t know; it’s what we know for sure that just ain’t so.” Mark Twain.

ORAL COMMENTARY

Down here is the audio document we have listened to on Tuesday.

Listen to it again as many times as you wish then prepare an oral commentary.

Test your comprehension of the document:

1. Give a summary of the document

2. What did Prime minister Kevin Rudd declare in Bali, in December?

3. Kevin Rudd is a conservative: True or False?

4. What statement did Kevin Rudd make on February 13th and why was it said to be historical?

5. What do you learn abour the “Stolen Generation”?

6. What was the attitude of John Howard, the predecessor of Kevin Rudd, as regards the issue of the “Stolen Generation”?

 Adapted from The Economist, February 2008. Stolen Birthrights

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