November 2nd, 2007

1.
Go to http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7017636.stm
On your blog, answer these questions.
(1)
Who was killed, where, when, and how?

Kenji Nagai of the Japanese journalist was killed in Rangoon in September 2007.
He was shot with a gun.
(2)
Why is this news important for many people around the world? (Don’t write “Because he was Japanese”). Write at least three sentences.

Because the news journalist is respected in the world.
Because he was killed in the civil war place.
Because a government soldier was shoot the journalist at close range.

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?

In Burma, Wednesday, 31 October.
(4)
What happened in that same city on September 6th, 2007?

Reports that soldiers had beaten up monks there.
(5)
How do we know this march took place?
The article gives two sources of information.
What are they?

A Norway-based radio station run by dissident journalists.
The British ambassador to Burma, Mark Canning, told the BBC he expected further unrest in the country.

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

Less safe.

(7)
What does “bloody crackdown” mean?

It means a violent suppression.

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

It means a nationwide movement for democracy.

(9)
What does “forcibly recruiting children” mean?

It means that sent irrelevant children to the armed forces.

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

The Human Rights Watch organisation told the BBC.
No, I don't.

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

The government says it is opposed to the use of child soldiers.
No, I don't.