task 9

INSTRUCTIONS
1. Read this page attentively and when you finish,
2. Get 2 news of your choice.Look for a newspaper in English!(e.g. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk/. ) It may be news you’ve already read or would like to read. Choose a paragraph of each of them and then find the main idea of the paragraphs. Next, copy the paragraphs on your blog. Then, identify the main idea by underlining it or highlighting it. Finally, make an illustration of the main ideas to share.
3. Send your task to one of your classmates
4.  Write your own paragraph about a topic that interests you and illustrate it. Write at least four supporting deatails. Use a power point presentation. Be creative and have fun! 

4. South Sudan - Has independence met expectations?

1: Synopsis

In South Sudan - one year on from the country's independence - the BBC’s former African News and Current Affairs editor Joseph Warungu chairs a debate on whether expectations have been met.
The Republic of South Sudan officially declared its independence from Sudan on 9 July 2011.
Following decades of conflict, hopes were high and the celebrations momentous.
While the south Sudanese hoped that freedom from Sudan would bring an end to the strife, neighbouring countries breathed a sigh of relief looking forward to an end to instability and refugee crises in the region.
There were high hopes too, from the rest of the world as it looked in on the world's newest nation.
It has been a difficult first year for South Sudan.
While many issues between North and South remain unresolved - threatening to develop into a new full-scale conflict - there has also been an increase in internal ethnic conflict, with thousands killed in clashes.
The new administration has been accused of tribalism - dominated as it is by the Dinka group of President Salva Kiir. Opposition is accusing the government of human-rights abuses and crackdowns on freedom of speech.
At independence, South Sudan was one of the least developed countries in Africa.
South Sudanese believed that if they had control of their own budget and resources, development might happen at last - but there's little to show for that after a year.
Corruption is so rife it's come to the attention of the president who recently accused leaders of forgetting what they had fought for and of betraying their common vision for the country to enrich themselves.
So what's the verdict of the South Sudanese after a year of self-rule and self-determination?

This debate explores if South Sudan's expectations have been met with an audience of about 100 invited guests including politicians, representing both the government and opposition; religious and community leaders; European Union representatives; Sudanese nationals in Juba; human-rights and other NGOs; economists and business people; academics; various professionals; and students.

(Image: A voter celebrates the independence referendum outside a polling station in Juba on 9 January, 2011. Credit: AFP)

4. Africa's global image: Justified or prejudiced?

Synopsis

BBC Africa Debate discusses the issue of Africa's international image in Kampala.
There will be some who argue that the way the continent has been portrayed is a true reflection of what is happening in several countries, such as Uganda.
And that no amount of spin can wash the country if there are no meaningful reforms.
They argue that such countries have to clean up in order to be viewed more positively.
Some argue that Africa can only influence her image abroad if it gets to control/own part of the global media market.
There is also a growing buzz of businessmen who feel that Africa's image is changing and that the continent labelled by The Economist in 2000 as the "Hopeless Continent", is now rising.
Last year, the same magazine pointed out that over the past decade, six of the world's ten fastest-growing countries were African; and this trend looks set to continue.
BBC Africa Debate will be asking: Africa's international image, is it justified or prejudiced?
What do people mean when they invoke the name "Africa"?
Do they refer to a race? A geography?
What informs the global image of the continent?
To what extent does it reflect reality - is the portrayal the problem or is the product faulty?
Why have attempts to clean up the continent's image been unsuccessful?
Can Africa ever influence the way it is portrayed globally?
Panellists: Thebe Ikalafeng, Robert Kabushenga, plus an audience of invited guests.
Presenters Akwasi Sarpong and Fergus Nicoll.
(Image: A malnourished child in Sahel. Credit: AFP/Getty Images)