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concentration camps. He was safe, and this narrow escape was due to good luck and the kindness

of a few non-Jews.

Rabbit-Proof Fence It is about three native girls. Racist police separate them from their families

and send them to special centers. There they are taught practical skills. The government intends to

integrate them into white Australian society. They ran away from the camp and walked 1,500

miles to find their mothers.

IV. Speaking Out

Model 1 Will you come with me?

John: Laura, I am wondering if you re free tomorrow night.

Laura: Well, I guess I am. Why?

John: I ve got two Star Wars premiere tickets. Will you come with me?

Laura: Yeah, definitely! Thanks for inviting me!

John: It s my pleasure.

Laura: I really wanted to see Star Wars on the opening night, but the tickets were sold out. How

did you manage to get hold of them?

John: A friend of mine works at the “Pepsi” headquarters, which is a major sponsor of the movie.

So he was able to get the tickets for free.

Laura: Wow, people are paying as much as $200 each on the black market. I m flattered you went

through all this trouble just for me.

John: You re welcome.

Now Your Turn

SAMPLE DIALOG

A: Hi, are you busy this weekend?

B: Yes. What s on your mind?

A: I ve got two tickets for the car exhibition. Would you like to go with me?

B: Sure. Thanks for your invitation.

A: It s nothing.

B: I ve been wanting to see exhibition, but it was not at all easy to get a ticket. How did you

manage to get two tickets?

A: A friend of mine works at the exhibition center. She was able to get three free tickets.

B: Wow, people are paying almost 100 yuan for a ticket on the black market. Thank you very

much indeed for inviting me.

A: No problem.

Model 2 What did you think about the movie?

John: So… what did you think about the movie?

Laura: Well… I think this Star Wars episode is an excellent piece of work, but not as good as the

previous ones.

John: Really? But I think this Star Wars episode was incredible!

Laura: Why do you think so?

John: Well, one of the most spectacular things about it was the special effects. State-of-the-art

special effects were the main reason for the success of the previous episodes.