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9 The stolen generations On 13 February 2008 the Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd officially apologised to the stolen generations of Australian natives. Between 1910 and 1971 more than 100,000 children were taken from their Aborigi- nal families and handed over to white foster parents or state-run institutions to bring them up – with the aim of completely assimilating these “Stolen Generations” into white society. Many of these children were abused and mistreated in their new homes. Many were even told that they had no parents any more. Today the Australian public tries to admit that these policies were wrong and have led to misery and despair among the Australian indigenous population. Language in use: Indigenous Australians Read the text about native Australians. Some words are missing. Choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D) for each gap (1–9). Put a cross ( ✘ ) in the correct box. The first one (0) has been done for you. e ¡rst native Australians … 0 on the continent about 50,000 years ago. ey came from Asia and … 1 the sea to get to Australia. ey have lived on this continent ever … 2 . However, when the ¡rst European … 3 arrived in 1788, they brought along … 4 which nearly wiped out the native population. eir numbers … 5 until the 1930s. Since then, however, they have … 6 again to the level of the 18 th century. Another aspect was the national population … 7 . Between 1910 and 1971 many indigenous Australian children were … 8 from their families to separate them from their background and their culture. e plan was to bring them up like white Australians. However, this programme was not successful and just … 9 to endless misery and despair among the native population. 0 A came B arrived ✘ C have arrived D were coming 1 A were crossing B crossing C have crossed D cross 2 A then since C from D for 3 A cedars settlements C settlers D sediments 4 disuse diseased C diseases D crooks 5 A declined B declared C deceived D disclaimed 6 A risen B rise C rose D rising 7 A politician B politics C political D policy 8 A regained B removed C remained D reminded 9 A lead B led C lied D loaded Research: The indigenous population of Australia Do some further research on the indigenous population of Australia and make a one-page handout with the most important aspects of their history and their culture. Use pictures and other visuals for the layout of your information sheet. 1 Tip • Read the whole text before you start ticking the answers. • Make sure that your answer has the right meaning and the correct form. T 2 122 Australia Nur A zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum B B B des Verlags öbv