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159 asked. “Because he only needed A$300,” said Kngwarreye. Capitalism simply doesn’t know how to deal with people like this. Traditional Aboriginal people will take government money as part payment for what the whitefellas (10) , namely, everything, but they simply don’t see that that gives the whitefellas the right to tell them what to do. This is not a sign of stupidity or wickedness but resistance – eternal, implacable, self-destructive resistance. When government officials take over the policing of the Aboriginal communities, they can expect more of the same. They will never defeat the Aboriginal peoples, but will surely increase the bitterness of their suffering. A did not consider them fully human H looked forward to and repeatedly described B assumed that the newcomers would adapt I was never an option C made any attempt to cope J feared and narrowly avoided D decided that the most humane way K destroyed Aboriginal self-esteem E sold them L took away from them F asked one of her patrons M realised that the newcomers had laid claim G accounted for 5.2% of Aboriginal deaths 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 D Which of the following statements best describes what the article is about? Discuss in class. a For centuries, the Aboriginal people have been abused by the white people, but the whites have finally gained the respect of the Aborigines. b White people have oppressed the Aboriginal people for hundreds of years, and failed to understand them. c Since the whites arrived in Australia, the number of Aboriginal people has dramatically decreased, with suicide being the number one cause of death. d For thousands of years, the Aboriginal people have enjoyed living in tightly-knit social groups, collecting a range of personal possessions. 25 Although the Australians and Aborigines live in one country, their different ways of life can easily cause intercultural misunderstanding. Using the information from the last three pages, write three paragraphs: one describing ‘Australian culture’, one describing the Aboriginal way of life and one explaining how the two might be in conflict with each other. You can also do more research on these different lifestyles and include them in your paragraphs. WRITING 26 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv