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Questions for discussion

FIFA

1. What is FIFA?

2. Why were the FIFA officials arrested?

3. What does corruption mean?

4. What have some of the officials been accused of?

5. What has the boss of FIFA done?

6. Soccer’s biggest competition is the...

7. What are the benefits of the hosting the World Cup for the host country?

8. Which country won the bid to host the 2022 World Cup?

9. Why are there concerns about the treatment of workers building the World Cup stadiums?

10. What did you learn watching the BtN FIFA story?

Write a message about the story and post it in the comments section on the story page

Citizenship

1. Discuss the Citizenship story with another student and record the main points of the discussion.

2. There are a few ways that you can be a citizen of a country. Name one of them.

3. When a person applies to be a citizen, what might they have to do?

4. What is dual citizenship?

5. What special rights do you have as a citizen of Australia?

6. What responsibilities do Australian citizens have?

7. How does the Australian government want to change the citizenship laws?

8. Why are some people worried about changing the laws?

9. Should the government be able to take away a person’s Australian citizenship? Why or why not?

10. What do you understand more clearly since watching the BtN Citizenship story?

Check out the BtN Citizenship resource on the Teachers page

Vote in the Behind the News online poll

Magna Carta

1. Which special anniversary is Magna Carta celebrating?

2. When did King John rule England?

3. Why was he considered a bad leader?

4. Describe who the barons were.

5. Why did King John tax them?

6. What happened on the 15th of June at Runnymede?

7. What sorts of things did they make King John agree to?

8. The rules were written down in a document which would later be known as what?

9. Magna Carta is also known as The Great _______________.

10. What did Magna Carta represent?

11. Where are the principles of Magna Carta found?

Check out the BtN Magna Carta resource on the Teachers page

Aged Care Kid

1. What inspired Dhruv to create a safety system for the elderly?

2. What does Protego stand for?

3. How many adults over the age of 65 fall each year?

4. What does Protego do?

5. Briefly describe how it works?

6. How did Dhruv learn about designing the system?

7. Describe the success of Protego.

8. How does he hope the system will help the elderly?

9. What does Dhruv want to do with Protego in the future?

10. What did you like about this story?

Write a message about the story and post it in the comments section on the story page.

Modern Shakespeare

1. William Shakespeare was a...

2. When was he born?

3. How many plays did he write?

4. List three words invented by Shakespeare.

5. Which Shakespeare play is the `The Lion King’ based on?

6. What sorts of things did he write about?

7. Which play has the Bell Shakespeare company reinvented for kids?

8. What do the kids in the story say about the language Shakespeare uses?

9. What was surprising about this story?

10. Do you think Shakespeare’s plays are still relevant today? Why or why not?

Do the Shakespeare quiz on the BtN website

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Episode 16

9th June 2015

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