Questions for discussion
Petrol prices
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What issues were raised in the Petrol prices story?
What do some experts predict will happen to the price of petrol over the next
few weeks?
3. Why are petrol prices going up?
4. Where are most of the world’s oil reserves?
5. How are petrol prices linked to supply and demand?
6. Apart from drivers, who else is affected by increased petrol prices?
7. In the past, what action have people taken in response to paying more for
petrol?
8. How could your family reduce the amount of petrol they use each week?
9. Apart from saving money, what would be the other benefits?
10. What is a fuel cycle and which is the cheapest day to buy fuel in most places?
Is petrol the way of the future? Investigate alternative energy sources for cars and
state which is the best option and why.
One and a half men
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Discuss the BtN story with another student.
About how many viewers watch Two and a Half Men each week?
How much per season does the show make?
a. 100 million
b. 310 million
c. 420 million
4. Why is Charlie Sheen an important part of the show?
5. Name another show that relied on one actor for its survival?
6. How were his bosses keeping Charlie Sheen interested in working on the
show?
7. Describe the difficult decision the makers of Two and a Half Men had to
make.
8. The TV bosses were worried that Charlie Sheen’s misbehaving could ruin the
______________of the show.
9. What is syndication?
10. Who has been affected by the decision to stop the show?
Write a message about the story and post it on the BtN guestbook
http://abc.net.au/btn/guestbook.html
TV text
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Summarise the TV Text story.
What are closed captions and who uses them?
EPISODE 6
15TH MARCH 2010
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It is not compulsory for closed captions to be used in prime time TV, news
and current affairs. True or false?
4. What is the problem with the quality of some closed captions?
5. Describe the job of a stenocaptioner.
6. What accuracy rate do they need to have?
7. How is a stenograph keyboard different to a computer keyboard?
8. Why are some companies using voice recognition technology?
9. What are some of the problems with it?
10. What do you understand more clearly since watching the BtN story?
Apart from deaf and hearing impaired people, who else might benefit from closed
captions?
Dumb dogs
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Choose five key words from the BtN story.
Researchers have found that over the years, the intelligence of dogs has
a. Increased
b. Decreased
c. Stayed the same
3. Why were wolves and dingoes used in the dog intelligence research?
4. How successful were domestic dogs at problem solving?
5. How did the dingo perform in the tests?
6. What did the researchers found out about the social intelligence of dogs and
wolves?
7. What has happened to the size of dogs’ brains over time?
8. Why do scientists think this has happened?
9. Do you think all dogs can be trained to solve problems? Explain your answer.
10. What was surprising about this story?
Why is basic obedience training important? What are some commands that all dogs
should be taught? Create an advertisement that encourages all puppy owners to teach
their dog important commands.
Ice hockey
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Retell the Ice hockey story.
How many teams are in Australia’s National Ice Hockey League?
Describe the training the players do.
List the protective clothing they need.
What is the aim of an ice hockey game?
The rubber disc used in an ice hockey game is called a ____________.
Why is it frozen before a game?
Describe the dangers involved in playing ice hockey.
Where are the under 18 World Championships being held next month?
Name three facts you learnt watching the BtN story?
Test your knowledge in the online ice hockey quiz. Go to the BtN website and follow
the links.
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