
Careless Talk Costs Lives campaign – Careless Talk, May Cost His Life, 1939-1945. Catalogue ref: EXT 1/119 f13
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CARELESS TALK MAY COST HIS LIFE
Don’t talk about aerodromes or aircraft factories
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2. Look at Sources 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 and answer the questions below.
- List the situations in which you must be careful about what you say
- Which poster warns about being careful who to trust? Can you explain how the poster makes this clear?
- Which posters show the results of ‘careless talk’?
- Are the posters aimed at different types of audience (men, women, children or all groups)?
- Which do you think is the most persuasive poster? Give your reasons, use the questions from task 1 to help