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Questions for discussion

Plane parts

1. Discuss air travel with another student.

2. Describe the events that occurred on flight QF 32.

3. Name three facts about the A380 Airbus.

4. Some of the world’s biggest manufacturers of planes are:

a. Qantas and Jet Star

b. Boeing and Airbus

c. Virgin Blue and Qantas

5. What action has Qantas taken since the emergency?

6. Who is responsible for the engine in the A380 involved in the emergency?

7. Qantas has a good safety record. True or false?

8. Describe the impact these sorts of emergencies have on companies like Qantas.

9. Think of three questions you would ask Qantas or Rolls Royce about the incident.

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

Test your knowledge in the online quiz.

Bank business

1. How has the role of banks changed over the years?

2. Why do people need banks?

3. The money that banks charge people who borrow money is called _____________.

4. Who sets the base interest rate?

5. Banks can determine what their interest rate will be. True or false?

6. What did the Commonwealth Bank do recently?

7. How did their customers react?

8. Describe the profits some banks are making at the moment.

9. Who are banks making money for?

10. How do increased interest rates affect your family?

Write a message about the story and post it on the BtN guestbook

Free-range farming

1. Before you watch the Free-range farming story, record what you think free-range farming is.

2. Why are many pregnant sows kept in stalls?

3. What changes is pork producer Riverlea about to make?

4. Why do you think more consumers are demanding free-range products?

5. Why has it been difficult to have a clear definition of what free-range is?

6. What does that mean for consumers buying products labelled `free-range’?

7. What is the pork industry doing to make it clearer?

8. How would you solve the problem?

9. What are the advantages and disadvantages of free-range farming?

10. How has your understanding of free-range farming changed since watching the BtN story?

`Would you pay more for free-range products?’ Vote in the BtN online poll.

HD TV

1. Briefly summarise the HD TV story.

2. How has television changed since it started in the 1950s?

3. When did Australia get colour television?

4. What does HD stand for?

5. Describe how a TV picture is made.

6. Where does the word `pixel’ come from?

7. Why does HD TV have the best quality pictures?

8. What is the difference in broadcast quality for normal and full HD TV?

9. How many HD channels are TV stations allowed to have? Why?

10. Think of three interesting facts you learnt watching this story.

Find out more about the changes in broadcast technology at the Learning @ Film Australia website

Podclass

1. Explain the BtN story to another student.

2. What is a podcast?

3. The word podcast comes from which two words?

4. How are kids at a school in Italy using podcasts to help with their learning?

5. What skills are the students learning when they make a podcast?

6. Complete the following sentence: To download a podcast, you need…

7. Describe the steps involved in making a podcast.

8. What sort of information can be included in a podcast?

9. How do you think making and listening to podcasts helps kids learn?

10. If you could create a podcast, what would it be about?

Use the BtN story transcript to create a word search or crossword about podcasts.

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Episode 33

16TH NOVEMBER 2010

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