Government apology

GOVERNMENT APOLOGY

CONTENT

PART 1: SUMMARY OF OUR CLIP

PART 2: KEY VOCABULARY

PART 3: PHRASAL VERBS & IDIOMS

PART4: SHOW THE CLIP

PART 1SUMMARY OF THE CLIP

GOVERNMENT APOLOGY

- On February 13th, 2008. The Prime Minister of Australia, Kevin Rudd, had finally apologised to the Stolen Generations and their families and said ‘sorry’.

- It was a huge historic event with many indigenous people.They were crying, hugging and cheering.

BUT there was still some controversy around the speech…

PART 2KEY VOCABULARY

Stolen Generation / ˈstoʊlən dʒenəˈreɪʃn/ The Aboriginal people forcibly removed from their families as children between the 1900s and the 1960s, to be brought up by white foster families or in institutions

“To The Stolen Generations, We say sorry“

Australia’s Prime Minister

Parliament (n) /ˈpɑːləmənt/ The group of people who are elected to make and change the laws of a country1) This issue is debated in Parliament.

2) He was elected to Parliament.

Applaud (v) / əˈplɔːd/• to show your approval of somebody/something by clapping your hands

They rose to applaud the speaker• to express praise for somebody/something because you approve of them or it

We applaud her decision (applaud something)

I applaud her for having the courage to refuse (applaud somebody for something)

PART 3PHRASAL VERBS & IDIOMS

Call on /kɔːl  ɒn/ • to formally invite or ask somebody to speak, etc

I now call on the chairman to address the meeting.• to ask or demand somebody that do something

They call on the Prime Minister to say sorry

Read out / riːd aʊt / • to read aloud

Please read out the names on the list.

The apology was read out.

Take away / teɪk əˈweɪ / to remove someone or something to some distance away from someone or something else;  

Take her away from me!.

Some of the children who were take away ended up with better education and health care.

Tune in (to sth) / tjuːn ɪn / • to listen to a radio programme or watch a television programme.

Kid at school also tuned in.• to become aware of other people’s thoughts and feelings.

The resort is tuned in to the tastes of young and old alike.

THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION!