https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/parenting/school-life/queensland-schoolgirl-threatened-with-suspension-after-refusing-to-stand-for-national-anthem/news-story/33a07500c2cbf17d765af7da742c5dfc
TASK 1 Try to understand what Pauline Hanson is complaining about.
TASK 2 Read the article ( it's from the 12th of September 2018) and match the words with the definitions.
1.a hymn
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A)Shock jock
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2.to accept without opposition or question
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B)suspension
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3.a child who is annoying, spoiled, or impolite.
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C)anthem
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4. the keeping of a
student after school hours as a punishment:
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D)detention
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5. very obvious and
noticeable in a bad way
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E)blatant
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6. a radio disc jockey
who features offensive or controversial material.
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F)brat
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7. to utter or perform
in a rapid or lively manner:
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G)Rattle off
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8. temporarily keeping someone, or a group or team, out of a job, organization, school, etc
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H) abide
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TASK 3 You will be given some cards specifying who you are.
Possibilities: Harpen Nielsen - Teacher - Headmaster -Alan Jones - Mark Lathan - Pauline Hanson-Harpen's parents - Georgie Gardner - Karl Stefanovic.
Either in pairs or own your own, prepare a one-minute dialogue or monologue as to what happened on the 12th September.
TASK 4: Listen to what your classmates have prepared and guess whose role they are playing. Give them a mark.
RUBRIC FOR ORAL ROLE PLAYS
PRESENCE 5 4 3 2 1 0
- Speaker uses body
language appropriately
- eye contact with
audience
LANGUAGE SKILLS 5 4 3 2 1 0
- Speaks clearly and at
an understandable pace.
-appropriate vocabulary
and grammar
-understandable (rhythm,
intonation, accent)
-spoken loud enough to
hear easily
-Limited
use of filler words (“umm,” “like,” etc.).
-Speaker
is within time limits.
OVERALL
IMPRESSION
-interesting to listen to 5 4 3 2 1 0
