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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!