Opening address to the 33rd Pacific Islands forum
TEXT D: Opening Address to the 33rd Pacific Islands Forum (speech)
1. Analyse TWO different ways the speaker unites his audience in the final paragraph (“We of the island states … those who are alone”). Support each answer with at least ONE example.
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2. Analyse how the contrast in lines 1–4 (“While the Pacific Islands … is our heritage”) supports the main message of the speech.
3. Analyse how the phrases “polluters and exploiters” (line 10) and “brothers and sisters” (line 12) BOTH support the main message of the speech.
ANSWERS
1. Analyse TWO different ways the speaker unites his audience in the final paragraph (“We of the island states … those who are alone”). Support each answer with at least ONE example.
(1)
(2)
2. Analyse how the contrast in lines 1–4 (“While the Pacific Islands … is our heritage”) supports the main message of the speech.
3. Analyse how the phrases “polluters and exploiters” (line 10) and “brothers and sisters” (line 12) BOTH support the main message of the speech.
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