English Oral Discussion 2011 - Topics, Tips and Strategies

[Tobias Funke]

Okay, looks like I need a bit of help.

I've decided on Flood Insurance (for the time being)
Basically what's troubling me now are the potential justifications for either side.

Say I side with the people, would that not potentially put the Insurance Companies out of business? I cannot find any specific statistics that shows from the fees they receive they have a sufficient amount to insure all the claims (which had reached $365 million by the 14th of January)

However, if I side with the companies, the people are of course disadvantaged and left homeless as a result of a natural disaster.

Our teacher wants our issues to be from Dec 1, so it's a bit of a bitch

[man0005]

Any tips for text response orals? :/

[luken93]

Okay, looks like I need a bit of help.

I've decided on Flood Insurance (for the time being)
Basically what's troubling me now are the potential justifications for either side.

Say I side with the people, would that not potentially put the Insurance Companies out of business? I cannot find any specific statistics that shows from the fees they receive they have a sufficient amount to insure all the claims (which had reached $365 million by the 14th of January)

However, if I side with the companies, the people are of course disadvantaged and left homeless as a result of a natural disaster.

Our teacher wants our issues to be from Dec 1, so it's a bit of a bitch

I did mine today on the Flood Levy, and that is very easy to argue about (bad idea) if it's any consolation...

[superstar1]

i was planning to do mine on the flodd levy as well.
is it a good idea.

[redkite]

Does anyone have the criteria ?

[Liuy]

^ depends on your school

[Furbob]

for the flood levy oral people - I did my oral SAC last week and opened it with a poem + a picture book I made to accompany it

Once upon a time there were 7 little states, each named VIC, NSW, so-on… and QLD
And they were all very close together, as if they were held by a rubber band
But one day while Queensland was returning to her neighborhood
She realized that her house had been flooded, and was gone for good
The 6 other states tried to help, by donating their money in charity
But not everyone around her would, maybe they did not understand the severity
However a lady came along with a helpful solution to propose
despite the odd fact that she had a very big nose
She said that we would help Queensland find her way
If some of us decided to pay just a dollar a day

This is the pic of "the lady with the big nose" I drew but I threw all the other pics away after I was done

[Liuy]

That is actually amazing

[lexitu]

Yeah, great work there!

[superstar1]

hmm, thats funny but did your teacher accept it. because if i come up with something like that i dont think it will work.

[Furbob]

yeah I asked my teacher about it but I think she was all over the idea considering she is a part time Art lecturer o_o

[Zafaraaaa]

LOL! that is such an awesome drawing! and I like the "artist note" hahaha

[Tobias Funke]

I'm doing the Online Tax Threshold

I'm trying to think of a relatively well known item that sells cheaper online that it does retail, anyone got any ideas?

[pi]

So glad I'm done now! (had my oral today) Should get my results tomorrow!


Good luck everyone who are left!

[luken93]

So glad I'm done now! (had my oral today) Should get my results tomorrow!


Good luck everyone who are left!

how good is the relief of having done it, and sitting back watch everyone else do it!