Monday, November 1, 2010

Phar Lap

Following our today's lesson about Phar Lap, I'd like you to get in to the link below and listen to the video clip about the famous Australian horse and answer the following quesions.

http://dl.nfsa.gov.au/module/346/


Understanding the video clip
1. Who was Phar Lap?
2. When did Phar Lap race?
3. Phar Lap raced during the Depression — what was the Depression?
4. What happened to Phar Lap?
5. What evidence is there that people loved him?

8 comments:

  1. 1.phar lap was one of the greatest ever race horses.bred in new zealand , he did all his racing in australia,except for one race in the United states .
    2 .Phar lap raced during 1930 to 1932 .
    3.i think it means downturn in economic activity.it is a more severe downturne than a recession .when people ( many of people ) maybe don't have money for bying food or ...
    4.in 1932 phar lap was taken to united states,where prize money was far greater than australia .he won his only startt,in the agua caliente handicap in california , and then became ill.the horse's trainer found him in severe pain,carrying a high temperature .within a few hours, phar lap died.when an autopsy revealed that the horse's stomach an intestines were inflamed,many believed the horse had been delibrately poisond .
    5 .after he died australia thousands grived and also phar lap's remains are today found in three significant cultural institution .A new york city taxidermist prepared his hide ,which waas sent to the melbourne museum for display and ...

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  2. 1,Phar Lap was one of the greatest ever race horses.(Bred in New Zeeland)

    2,Phar Lap raced from 1930 to 1932.

    3,Economic is down and then many people are poor or without jobs.

    4,He had severe pain, carrying a high temperature and a few hours later he died.

    5,When news of Phar Lap's death reached Australia thousands grieved.

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  3. Answer:
    1. Phar Lap was one of the greatest ever race horses.

    2. 1929-1932.

    3.

    4. In 1932 Phar Lap was taken to the United States,afer a race it becamed ill,Within a few hours, Phar Lap haemorrhaged to death,many believed the horse had been deliberately poisoned.

    5. When news of Phar Lap’s death reached Australia thousands grieved.


    By Lily

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  4. 1.Phar Lap was one of the greatest ever race horses.
    2.Phar Lap raced in 1930.
    3.Phar Lap became ill with severe pain and high temperature.
    4.His stomach and intestines were inflamed by infection.
    5.When news of Phar Laps death reached to australia thousands grieved.

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  5. 1. Phar Lap was one of the greatest ever race
    horses.
    2. In his four year career.
    3. Stomach and intestines were inflamed
    4. Within a few hours, Phar Lap haemorrhaged to
    death.
    5. Australia thousands grieved

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  6. 1.Phar Lap was the name of racehorses in Australia history.
    2.In 1930,1932
    3.When Phar Lap dead, In Australia history was the great depression.
    4.Phar Lap became ill and dead.
    5.His skeleton was different the other horses and fast.

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  7. 1. Phar Lap was one of the greatest ever race horses.
    2. 1928-1932
    3. The Depression is an economic crisis.
    4. Early on 5 April 1932 the horse's strapper found him in severe pain and having a high temperature. Within a few hours, Phar Lap haemorrhaged to death.
    5. When news of Phar Lap’s death reached Australia thousands grieved.

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  8. 1 Phar Lap was the greatest race horse.
    2 He raced in the 1930's
    3 The depression was the time when the economy was very bad.
    4 He was taken to America where he became Ill and died.
    5 Thousands of people grieved when they heard of his death.

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