"World news B 2007" November 2

This blog is based on a class of "World news B" in Osaka Shoin Women’s University .


Today’s lesson


Here are my answers to the questions. They are not necessarily the “correct” answers. Compare my answers to yours, and you decide which is correct.


1.
Go to http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7017636.stm .

1. On your blog, answer these questions

1. Who was killed, where, when, and how?

Kenji Nagai who was a Japanese journalist was killed because of the fatal shooting on Thursday, September 27 2007 in Burma.


2. Why is this news important for many people around the world? (Don’t write “Because he was Japanese”). Write at least three sentences.

1. Because he worked in dangerous places.
2. Because we don't repeat murder cases.
3. Because we need to know world news.


2.
Now read this news item and answer the questions: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7070551.stm

1. How many people marched in central Burma?

More than 100 people.


2. What kind of people marched?

Monks


3. When and where did they march?

Monks marched in central Burma on 26, September 2007.


4. What happened in that same city on September 6th, 2007?

Soldiers had beaten up monks.


5. How do we know this march took place? The article gives two sources of information. What are they?

One article, another article.


6. Does this news item on the BBC website make the marchers more safe or less safe?

It does less safe.

7. What does “bloody crackdown” mean?

It means that government's cruel measure.


8. What does “nationwide pro-democracy protests” mean?

It means that lead democracy.


9. What does “forcibly recruiting children” mean?

It means that instead of adult, the children are forced to work in the army.


10. Who told the BBC that the Burma military are forcibly recruiting children? Do you believe it?

The Human Rights Watch organisation told it. Yes, I do.


11. The BBC also asked the Burma government about this. What did the Burma government say? Do you believe them?

The government said 10 people died during the crackdown. No, I don't. Because, I don't know whether the government say truth.


12. Why did the BBC ask Human Rights Watch AND the Burma government? Was this a good idea?

The BBC wanted to know truth and analyze objectively.


3.
1. What happened on Friday September 28th? (Use your own words, don’t copy and paste the text). Go here to find the answer.

Why did the Burma government do this, do you think?

The reason why is the government don't drive the nation citizens into violence.


4.
Go to the Woodlands Junior School’s homepage to find the answers to these questions:

1. What is November 5th called in Britain?

The day are guys are burned in a cerebration as Bonfire night.


2. What do people do on this day?

People do fireworks and eat Traditional Bonfire Night Food.


3. Why? (What is the historical reason?)

To cerebrate Guy Fawkes who failed to kill the king James 1.


4. Go to Flickr, type the answer to 5.1 in the search box, and find an interesting photo to put on your blog.

Click here.