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Activity
Brazil Profile
Key Learning Students will research and develop a profile on Brazil to gain a deeper understanding of the country and the people. They will also investigate what hosting the World Cup means for Brazil.
The Australian Curriculum Geography / Geographical Knowledge and Understanding
The location of the major countries of Africa and South America in relation to Australia, and their main characteristics, including the types of natural vegetation and native animals n at least two countries from both continents Year 4
Differences in the economic, demographic and social characteristics between countries across the world (ACHGK032) Year 6
The various connections Australia has with other countries and how these connections change people and places (ACHGK035) Year 6
Geography / Geographical Inquiry and Skills / Collecting, recording, evaluating and representing
Interpret geographical data to identify distributions and patterns and draw conclusions Year 4
Evaluate sources for their usefulness and represent data in different forms, for example, maps, plans, graphs, tables, sketches and diagrams (ACHGS035) Year 5
Discussion Questions
1. Before you watch the Brazil Profile story, record what you know about the country.
2. On which continent is Brazil?
3. About how many people live in Brazil? How does it compare to the population of Australia?
4. What language do most people speak?
5. The currency of Brazil is called the ________________.
6. What products does Brazil export to other countries?
7. Describe what life is like for Brazilians living in poverty.
8. Why have many Brazilians been protesting about the World Cup?
9. What are the benefits of hosting a huge sporting event like the World Cup?
10. Name three facts you learnt watching the BtN story.
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Activities
What do you know about Brazil?
Find out what students know about Brazil after watching the BtN story. What do they want to know/find out?
Profile of Brazil
Students will be researching and developing a profile Brazil to gain a deeper understanding of
the country.
Working in pairs, ask students to brainstorm what they know about Brazil and record their
responses. Using the `who, what, why, when, where and how’ framework, ask students to write
questions that they would like to find the answers to. Students share their questions with the rest
of the class. Discuss how the students could find answers to the questions they generate.
Encourage students to gather information from a variety of sources. There are some website
links at the end of this activity sheet that may be useful. Negotiate with students how they are
going to present their profile. These could include using Prezi http://prezi.com/, making a poster
or creating a 5 minute presentation to present to the class.
Further investigation
o Using Google Maps locate Brazil and the countries that border it.
o Find the latitude/longitude of Brazil.
o Calculate how far (in kilometres) Brazil is from Australia (your closest capital city).
Topics to include in a profile of Brazil include:
Geography – physical features of the country, climate, environment, population
People – culture, language, health, religion and beliefs, food and shelter
Economy – wealth and poverty, education, work, industries
Government – political history
Relationship with Australia – trade, migration, tourism, education, cultural influences.
Facts about Brazil
What do you want to find out?
How will you find out?
What do you know?
What did you learn?
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o Consider creating a choropleth map highlighting the languages spoken or population
density of Brazil. A choropleth map is a map that uses colour to display data. One kind
uses shades of a single colour to show increasing or decreasing values. Another uses
different colours to show data organised into categories.
Comparing Australia and Brazil
Students will be comparing aspects of Australia and Brazil using the following table. There are
web links at the end of this activity sheet to support students with their research. Students can
add to the following table.
Ask students to summarise in a paragraph some of the similarities and differences between
Brazil and Australia. Encourage students to share their summaries.
Is the World Cup good for Brazil?
Students will investigate what hosting the World Cup means for Brazil.
Brazil Australia
Poverty Rate
Exports & Imports
Religion
Population
Government
This choropleth map illustrates the world’s population. http://humangeography.wikispaces.com/Population+Geography
Discussion Questions
How much has hosting the World Cup cost Brazil?
How much are Brazil expected to make from the event?
Why have people been protesting in Brazil about the World Cup?
What does inequality mean?
What are some of the inequalities in Brazil?
Who benefits from the World Cup being hosted in Brazil?
Will the World Cup help to reduce or increase inequality?
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Further Investigation
Portuguese is the official language of Brazil. Students will learn some everyday Portuguese
greetings and phrases. Teachers may like to use some of the greetings etc in their daily
classroom routines (for example good morning...) when the students arrive at school. The Digital
dialects website will help students learn Portuguese
http://www.digitaldialects.com/Brazilian%20Portuguese.htm
Related Research Links Behind the News – World Cup http://www.abc.net.au/btn/story/s2897767.htm ABC News – Brazil World Cup http://www.abc.net.au/news/fifa-world-cup-2014/ ABC World Cup 2014 – Test your World Cup knowledge http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-06-09/world-cup-quiz/5510500 National Geographic Kids - Brazil http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/explore/countries/brazil.html Time for Kids – Brazil http://www.timeforkids.com/destination/brazil
Newsround – Brazil http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/25901648
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Activity
5c Change Key Learning Students will develop an argument for or against keeping the 5c coin. They will also look at the history of the Royal Australian mint and create a timeline.
The Australian Curriculum
English / Literacy / Interacting with others
Clarify understanding of content as it unfolds in formal and informal situations, connecting ideas to students’ own experiences and present and justify a point of view (ACELY1699)
Participate in and contribute to discussions, clarifying and interrogating ideas, developing and supporting arguments, sharing and evaluating information, experiences and opinions(ACELY1709)
History / Historical Skills / Chronology, terms and concepts
Sequence historical people and events. (ACHHS117) (ACHHS098) (ACHHS081)
Sequence historical events, developments and periods (ACHHS205)
Discussion Questions
1. What was the main point of the BtN story?
2. Where are Australian coins made?
3. The Mint can make up to _______________ coins a day.
4. In what year did Australia change from pounds, shillings and pence to dollars and cents?
5. When were 1c and 2c coins phased out?
6. How much does the 5c coin cost to make?
7. What are some disadvantages of phasing out 5c coins?
8. What are the advantages?
9. Do you think 5c coins are still useful? Explain your answer.
10. What was surprising about this story?
Activities
Discussion
Discuss the issues raised in the BtN story with students. Record the main points of the discussion on a mind map, PMI (plus, minus and interesting) chart or a T chart (pros and cons). This will help students develop arguments for or against keeping the 5c coin.
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The following questions may help guide the discussion:
Debate
Students will be debating whether we still need 5c coins. The previous class discussion will help students to formulate their arguments for or against keeping the 5c coin. Preparing for your class debate A debate is traditionally held between two teams of three speakers. The speakers are given the same topic. One team is called the ‘Affirmative’ and speaks in support of the topic. The other team is called the ‘Negative’ and speaks against the topic. Other roles that can be assigned are chairperson, time keeper and the remaining class members can give feedback to the speakers. Discuss with students the length of time each speaker talks for. Students will need sufficient time to research the topic.
Once roles are assigned ask each team to prepare for the debate as per the following:
List your arguments and write in point form.
Highlight your five best points. These points will be used for the debate.
On cue cards, write in point form a beginning (introduction), middle (five best points) and
ending for your speech.
Practise your speech using your cue cards.
Guide for giving feedback
Was the information clear and accurate?
Were the arguments logical?
Were the counter arguments accurate and relevant?
Comments about the presentation style (tone of voice, body language, enthusiastic, convincing).
Reflection
How difficult was it to think of points to support one side of the argument?
Do you think you would have done a better job supporting the other side of the argument?
Interview an adult about what they think about the 5c coin being taken out of circulation.
Why is there talk about 5c coins being taken
out of circulation?
Why were 1c and 2c coins taken out of
circulation?
How much do 5c coins cost to make?
What are the pros and cons of phasing out 5c
coins?
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History
Students will create a timeline of significant historical events relating to the Royal Australian Mint. Refer to the Royal Australian Mint’s website for more information. http://www.ramint.gov.au/faq/
Further Investigation
Research the steps involved in designing Australian coins. What needs to be considered in order
for the coin to be approved for circulation?
Related Research Links Behind the News – Making money http://www.abc.net.au/btn/story/s3840215.htm Royal Australian Mint – Frequently asked questions http://www.ramint.gov.au/faq/ Royal Australian Mint – Five cents http://www.ramint.gov.au/designs/ram-designs/5c.cfm
Timeline investigation
When was the Royal Australian Mint opened?
What is Australia’s rarest coin?
When was the name ‘dollar’ first approved?
Which coin and note denominations were in use during the time of Federation?
When was the $1 coin first released?
When was the $2 coin first released?
When were 1c and 2c coins taken out of circulation?
What is the origin of the $ sign?
When did Australia change to a decimal currency system?
22 February 1965
Australian Royal
Mint opened
1984
The $1 coin
was first
released
1990
1c and 2c coins
taken out of
circulation
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Questions for discussion
Aus Post Issues
1. Discuss the issues raise in the BtN story with another student.
2. How has the way people communicate changed over the years?
3. Why are fewer letters being delivered these days?
4. How long has Australia Post been delivering mail?
5. Who owns Australia Post?
6. While the number of letters being delivered has decreased, the number of _____________
being delivered has increased.
7. What did the CEO of Australia Post announce recently?
8. About what percentage of Aussies buy things online
a. 25%
b. 50%
c. 75
9. Respond to the following statement: Australia Post might give people the option to get letters
delivered on or two days a week instead of every day.
10. Working in pairs, brainstorm how the postal system might change in the future.
Write a message about the story and post it in the comments section on the story page.
Refugee Camp
1. What is a refugee? Share your definition with another student.
2. Why have the Hariri family moved from Syria to Jordan?
3. Locate Syria and Jordan using Google maps.
4. How long have they been living in a refugee camp?
5. How has Zaatari Refugee Camp changed in two years?
6. About how many kids live in the refugee camp?
7. What were the Hariri family living in when they arrived at the camp?
8. What does Dina’s mum do to help out in the camp?
9. What do the Hariri family say is the most important thing?
10. How did this story make you feel? Leave a comment on the Refugee Camp story page.
Do the quiz on the BtN website http://www.abc.net.au/btn/quiz.htm
5c Change
1. What was the main point of the BtN story?
2. Where are Australian coins made?
3. The Mint can make up to _______________ coins a day.
4. In what year did Australia change from pounds, shillings and pence to dollars and cents?
5. When were 1c and 2c coins phased out?
6. How much does the 5c coin cost to make?
7. What are some disadvantages of phasing out 5c coins?
8. What are the advantages?
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9. Do you think 5c coins are still useful? Explain your answer.
10. What was surprising about this story?
Should we get rid of the 5 cent coin? Vote in the BtN poll. Go to http://www.abc.net.au/btn/polls.htm Check out the BtN 5c Change teacher resource on the Teachers page http://www.abc.net.au/btn/teachers.htm
Brazil Profile
1. Before you watch the Brazil Profile story, record what you know about the country.
2. On which continent is Brazil?
3. About how many people live in Brazil? How does it compare to the population of Australia?
4. What language do most people speak?
5. The currency of Brazil is called the ________________.
6. What products does Brazil export to other countries?
7. Describe what life is like for Brazilians living in poverty.
8. Why have many Brazilians been protesting about the World Cup?
9. What are the benefits of hosting a huge sporting event like the World Cup?
10. Name three facts you learnt watching the BtN story.
Check out the BtN Brazil Profile teacher resource on the Teachers page http://www.abc.net.au/btn/teachers.htm
Reality TV
1. Before you watch the BtN story, record what you know about reality television shows.
2. Why do you think reality TV shows are popular?
3. Describe some of the elements of a reality TV show.
4. Why do reality TV shows create different characters?
5. What role can editing play in reality TV programs?
6. What techniques do they use to make them more interesting?
7. Why is emotion an important element in reality TV programs?
8. What was Jules’s experience of being on Masterchef?
9. What might be some of the challenges for contestants after the shows have finished?
10. Do you watch reality TV shows? If so, which ones and why?
Write a message about the story and post it in the comments section on the story page.
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BtN: Episode 17 Transcript 17/6/14
Coming up:
In the lead-up to World Refugee Day, we find out what it's like to be a kid in
one of the largest refugee camps in the world.
We find out if 5 cent coins could be on the way out.
And with the soccer World Cup now in full swing we take a closer look at host
country Brazil.
Hey I'm Nathan and you're watching BtN. First today.
Dead Letters Reporter: Emma Davis
INTRO: When was the last time you got a letter through the post? For most of us it's
probably been quite a while. And that's a problem for Australia Post. Not enough
people are sending letters which means they're not making as much money. 900
jobs are being cut and there could even be changes to the postal service in the
future. Here's Emma.
EMMA DAVIS, REPORTER: Back when your parents were kids, one of the best parts
of the day was when the postie arrived! Letters were really important. They used to
be one of the only ways to communicate with someone who lived far away, especially
during times of war. But lately there's been a lot less going into people's letterboxes
and some reckon this is to blame.
The internet's just made everything so much easier. Now we can write to people
through things like email, facebook and twitter. It's way faster than sending a letter
and it's much cheaper too. Businesses have also got on board. Instead of sending
your bills in the post, many companies are happy to use email now instead. In fact,
last year in Australia, one billion fewer letters were delivered than back in 2008. But
why does it matter if people aren't sending letters anymore?
Well it's a big problem for these guys at Australia Post. They're responsible for
delivering the mail to your home. And the letter side of the business is starting to
struggle as fewer people use it. But fixing the problem isn't easy. That's because
Australia Post is owned by the government and it's required by law to provide the
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following services to every Australian: It has to deliver letters 5 days a week to 98% of
the population; keep 4000 post stores open around the country; pick up letters from
at least 10,000 street letterboxes and on top of all of this, it has to charge one small
amount per letter for all that effort, currently 70 cents.
Recently the CEO announced Australia Post was going to cut about 900 jobs to save
money. He's also announced that he'd like to start delivering mail to people less
often, maybe one or two times a week, unless they paid extra. But they can't do that
unless the government gives them the OK. So the problem of the disappearing letters
is only going to get harder for our national post service in the future.
But that's not the end of the story because while letters are dying, one part of
Australia Post is faring much better. About 50 per cent of Aussies buy stuff online
these days and the only way to get those products from the shop to you is by the post!
So while the internet might be to blame for putting letters on the scrap heap, it's good
to know it's also helping posties to continue delivering the goods. Just now in parcel
form.
Presenter: Tell us what you think about that story on our website. Or you could
always write us a letter! Now for this week's news headlines.
The Wire
Things are pretty serious in Iraq at the moment. An extremist group called ISIS
reckons they should be in charge. And they've taken over parts of the country. Iraq's
government is fighting back. And hundreds of thousands of people have fled their
homes to escape the fighting.
ISIS is heading towards Iraq's capital, Baghdad taking control of areas as they go
along. Outside of Iraq many world leaders are worried.
"Iraq's gonna need more help. It's going to need more help from us and it's going to
need more help from the international community."
Our P-M, Tony Abbott. Has just got back from the U-S where he met with President
Barack Obama. One of the things they talked about was the situation in Iraq. But
they've also set up a new defence deal which means we'll be seeing more US troops
down under.
“I want to assure the president that Australia will be an utterly dependable ally of the
US.”
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And this is Harrison. He's 12 and was born with a rare spinal problem. He's spent
most of his life in a wheelchair. Doctors didn't think he'd ever walk. But on Sunday,
he took part in a fun run for charity.
He raised 8 thousand dollars. And he finished the race by walking across the finish
line! Amazing work Harrison!
Refugee Camp Reporter: Emma Davis
INTRO: Three years ago, Zaa-tri Refugee Camp was just an empty desert. Now it's
a huge city of tents. More than 100,000 people live there. And half of them are kids.
For World Refugee Day Emma takes us inside to meet one of the families.
EMMA DAVIS, REPORTER: The Hariri family might look like they live a pretty
normal life. They cook and eat dinner together, go shopping and even watch a bit of
TV! But their life is very different because of where they live. Just over two years ago,
they were an ordinary family living in Syria. But when war broke out around the
country the Hariri's needed to go somewhere safer. They left their home behind and
came here, to Zaatari.
Zaatari Refugee Camp is right on the border of Syria and Jordan. This is what it
looked like three years ago, but now it's become a massive city, home to more than
100 thousand people! And half of them are kids! That's more than 50,000 kids, living
here in the middle of the desert.
While it looks pretty permanent, the Jordanian government says this camp is only
temporary and when the fighting in Syria is over everyone is meant to go back home.
But that's taking a lot longer than everyone thought!
DINA HARIRI: "Before we left we said we will stay ten days, or fifteen, twenty,
maybe one month at the most. At most a month. We didn't expect a long stay here."
The Hariri family started off living in a tent like this. But Dina's dad worked really
hard to build them a home.
DINA HARIRI: "I notice my mum and dad would do anything to make us happy.
Even for example, the food, if there wasn't enough, they won't eat so we aren't the
ones to go hungry."
That's why people argue over the food and water that is delivered. Some argue over
who gets to use the best buildings too, but the Hariri family say the most important
thing is that everyone gets access to education.
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Dina heads off to class each day while her mum works as a teacher. The classes have
a lot of kids and they don't have many pens or pencils to use. But that doesn't bother
Dina's mum. She wants to help out these kids in any way she can.
In the camp, celebrations still happen as normal. This family is getting ready for a
wedding! Lots of people have come to have a good time.
For the Hariri's, this camp is nothing like the life they left behind, but for now it's all
they have. So they are determined to make the most of it and work towards a better
future.
Presenter: Okay so that was Zaa-tri the fourth biggest refugee camp in the world.
The biggest one is in Kenya. Let's find out more about it now.
Quiz 1
How many people live in the world's largest refugee camp, Dadaab in Kenya?
Is it 150,000
350,000
650,000
The answer: 350,000
That puts it just under the population of Canberra here in Australia.
5 Cent changes Reporter: Matt Holbrook
INTRO: Speaking of Canberra that's where the Australian mint is the place that
makes all our notes and coins. But recently it said it was thinking about ditching
one of them the 5 cent coin because they actually cost 6 cents to make. Matt found
out more.
SHOP ATTENDANT: That'll be $6.50.
MATT HOLBROOK, REPORTER: If everyone did this all the time, buying anything
would be the worst.
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REPORTER: Actually, I'll have that and that as well. Luckily we don't have to lug
around bags and bags of money. We've got coins and notes in much more practical
amounts.
SHOP ATTENDANT: That'll be $6.50.
REPORTER: Thanks!
And often we don't even have to use cash if we don't want to. But if there are all these
convenient ways to buy stuff, why do we need a five cent coin? The five cent coin first
arrived on the scene in 1966. That's when Australia made the switch to dollars and
cents. Before that, Aussie money was based on British money, with pence, shillings,
and pounds. Today, these are all of Australia's coins from five cents to two dollars.
But we used to have a couple more, too. The one cent and two cent coin.
In 1992, they were phased out because they were expensive to make, and there wasn't
much you could get for your money. Fast forward to today, and that's the same
problem the five cent coin is now facing.
REPORTER: What can I get with just one of these?
SHOP ATTENDANT: Nothing.
REPORTER: Oh.
While a five cent coin won't get you very far now, they were a bit more practical in the
past. The problem is that over time, everything has become more expensive.
REPORTER: So what once got you a bag of lollies, now only gets you a lone, single,
snake. Sorry snake.
All of our coins come from the Royal Australian Mint in Canberra. The mint can
make up to two million coins a day. But recently, they announced that five cent coins
actually cost about six cents to make! That led some people to question why we
bother with them, considering we spend more money making them than they're
actually worth. After all, sometimes 5 cent coins aren't much help, even for things
that demand loose change. So why not just get rid of them?
Well, there's an argument that charities could miss out on donations from people
giving away their loose change. And if there's no such thing as five cents change,
shops might put their prices up to compensate. Meaning something that's $1.65
might jump up to $1.70.
For now, no decision's been made about the five cent coin, but there's a fair chance
that eventually we'll have to say goodbye to this little shiny icon.
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Online Poll
So 5 cents, in or out?
That's our poll this week.
Should we get rid of the 5 cent coin?
Our website is the place to vote.
Last week we ran a story about Google being forced to delete search results that
people aren't happy with. It's only happening in Europe so we asked you if the same
deal should be brought here. And most of you thought it should be.
Brazil Profile Reporter: James Bartlold
INTRO: Okay, So it's pretty hard to miss the fact that the 2014 Soccer World Cup
has kicked off over in Brazil. Billions of people will tune in to watch it over the next
month or so. But what is this country like away from the pitch? We thought we'd
give you a look. Here's James.
REPORTER, James Bartold: It's the event people across the world are tuning in for.
The chance to see the world's best players battling it out for their countries. The 2014
soccer world cup is now underway. Right here in soccer obsessed, soccer mad, Brazil.
You would think people here would be pretty excited right? Well not everyone.
So why are the people of Brazil protesting against an event that features their
favourite sport? Well to find out we need to learn a bit more about this country.
Brazil is just over here on the east coast of South America. It's a country full of
culture and beauty. More than 200 million people call it home that's 10 times
Australia. Most people speak Portuguese and when it comes to money, Brazil's is
called the Real. Recently Brazil has seen a lot more Real coming in. They're the
world's largest producers of coffee, oranges, and sugar cane. But that's not all they've
also got lots of precious minerals, including lots and lots of iron ore. These mining
exports have helped turn Brazil into a booming world economy. But while some have
got rich, others still have very little. Millions of Brazilians live below the poverty line
in slums like this. They call them 'Favelas', and its estimated more than 11 million
people live in them. They don't have enough money to feed their families, not enough
to make sure their kids get an education and not enough to give them proper shelter.
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So when the government started spending heaps of the country's money on the world
cup.
A lot of Brazilians weren't happy. They thought it should really be spent helping
people. The World Cup has cost Brazil around 11 billion dollars. Protestors say that
money should have been spent on things like schools, health and other public
services that could help fix the country's big problems. But others say the World Cup
is also very important for Brazil. During the last World Cup in South Africa - around
3 billion people tuned in during the tournament, from 214 different countries and
more than 3 million people rocked up to watch it live. Similar numbers are expected
for this tournament and that could mean a lot of money for Brazil. At the moment all
eyes are on the pitch and if Brazil win it will be celebrated in style. But when it's all
over the World Cup will pack up and move onto another country and the people of
Brazil, and the problems they face, will still be here.
Presenter: Okay we said Brazilians love their football. But do you know how much
success their national team has had when it counts?
Quiz 2
How many times has Brazil won the World Cup?
Is it Once
3 times
or 5 times
The answer: 5 times
That's more than any other country.
Okay before we see what happened in the soccer World Cup. Let's find out about the
World Cup that really matters, the one Australia has just won.
The Score
The Australian men's hockey team have won the World Cup! The Kookaburras were
the defending champs and took care of things again thrashing the Netherlands 6
goals to 1.
The news wasn't so good for our women's side. The Hockeyroos had to settle for
silver in their World Cup final with the Netherlands turning the tables!
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To the soccer world cup and Australia hasn't had the start it would've liked. The
Socceroos fought hard in their first match but were outclassed by Chile 3-1. In the
other matches, there were some amazing goals. And some big upsets.
The Aussies will now play the Netherlands on Thursday!
Australia has wrapped up its Rugby series against France with a 6-0 victory in the
second test. It wasn't easy going for the Aussies though with neither team scoring a
try for the whole match!
San Antonio are the NBA champions. The Spurs beat Miami in Game 5 to wrap up
the series 4 games to 1. Aussie Patty Mills starred for the Spurs scoring 17 points.
And finally some of the country's fastest crabs have battled it out in the Derby Crab
Races in Western Australia. The rules are simple first crab to touch the outside of the
racing ring wins. And that's this nippy little guy!
Reality TV Reporter: James Bartlold
INTRO: Finally, Reality TV has become one of the most popular things on our TV
screens each night. Whether it's singing, cooking, renovating or modelling we seem
to love tuning in to see the highs and lows of our favourite contestants. But is reality
TV really that close to reality? James found out.
REPORTER, James Bartold: In real life we see shows like this all the time. People
willing to put their private lives on show for their 15 minutes of fame and the chance
to win a big prize. Reality shows seem to be all about real people, in real situations,
competing for real prizes. But when you dig a little deeper the reality can start to
blur.
Firstly we all know reality is not nearly as dramatic as reality TV makes it seem.
Leaving people to act normally wouldn't create the most interesting telly. Excitement
and plenty of conflict is what gets people watching. So a range of different people are
picked as contestants to help provide it. From people we'll fall in love with.
CONTESTANT: I just want to make lots of friends and have a good time.
To those we'll hate.
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CONTESTANT: "I'm a ledge, I'm defo going to be the next presenter I'm so much
better than the others"
They're then forced together under one roof with no visitors, no news, no Internet,
and very few phone calls. They're also kept so busy that they're soon exhausted.
It's no surprise people often get angry or make big mistakes. Sometimes fireworks
don't happen by themselves, but with a bit of clever editing pretty much any storyline
can be created.
All of these tricks help create lots of tension and conflict, which makes the shows
entertaining to watch. But for the real reality TV contestants, like Jules from the last
season Masterchef it was hard to deal with.
JULES ALLEN, Masterchef Contestant: I think largely it's very much that you are so
vulnerable in front of an entire nation and that's the basis upon which reality TV
functions.
The problem with reality TV is that contestants still have to live with their reality TV
reputation afterwards, which is fine if you're the star but pretty tough if you're made
to look like the villain.
JULES ALLEN: I didn't fare too badly, but, you know, one comment, one nasty
comment, I think kept me awake half a night.
Jules isn't alone. Earlier this year a guy off the Block said he'd been edited to look
slow and stupid. And he along with many other reality TV contestants have received
a lot of hate on social media because of how they were shown. Not everyone is
unhappy with their reality TV experience though. It's helped lots of contestants get
new glamorous careers and make lots of money.
So while reality TV isn't always very realistic it can be life changing. But whether it's
for the better or worst often depends on the outcome.
BTN Presenter: And the winner of Australia's next BTN presenter is revealed after
the break.
Closer
Right that nearly wraps us up!
But before we go I need to quickly tell you that you have to go to our website leave a
comment or two in our guestbook then vote in our 5 cent poll.
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Also, classes can contact any of the team anytime using the hashtag BehindTheNews.
Talk to you then!
And until next week, have a good one!