英語聽力文摘 BBC兒童新聞 Jun 10
Hi there, I'm Ricky from the BBC World News for Children. It's Thursday the 10th of June.
Coming up:
Pop star Shakira's set to kick off the World Cup.
South Korean rocket has 'exploded'.
And the technology that allows students to sit exams at home.
First up - it's just one day to go until the World Cup! In just a few hours thousands will flock to the Orlando Stadium in Johannesburg for a special pre tournament concert. The pop star Shakira will be one of the big performers. The BBC spoke to the singer as she was paying a visit to a school in Soweto. The pupils at Isu Lihle Senior Primary gave the star a massive welcome ......
CLIP: Singing fx.
Apart from performing at tonight's concert - Shakira is also trying to raise awareness about the huge number of kids around the world that don't get to go to school....
CLIP: "It's an important opportunity, a very critical platform to bring attention to important issues - such as all those 72 million kids around the world who don't attend school, of which 32 million are African's
So lots of good reasons for being in South Africa - but it seems a passion for football isn't one of them....
CLIP: "I never kicked a ball in my life. But I grew up seeing my brothers, you know - glued to the television. So, I understand it very well , I understand it - otherwise I wouldn't be here."
Well Shakira might not be too interested in footy but there are thousands of massive football fans flocking to South Africa from all over the world. Some of those journeys will take days - but that's nothing compared to the trip that one family from Uruguay have made. It's taken Mario Sabah, and his two sons, 3 years to get there. They drove through 41 countries and had to deal with freezing conditions in Canada and the boiling heat of Pakistan. Not to mention the heat generated by lots of family rows........
CLIP: "Really difficult because we fight, we fight a lot! But in each fight we grow up. We know each other more than when we started."
More of the days news now - and it seems that a South Korean rocket has exploded moments after take-off. The rocket was carrying a satellite into outer space to study climate change. But the vehicle went off the radar shortly after lift off. Pictures being shown on South Korean TV seem to show the rocket falling into the sea.
Now forget stuffy exam halls - how would you fancy taking tests in the comfort of your own room? Well a new computer programme has been developed that can let you sit exams at home - while making sure you don't cheat. It has a device which takes a fingerprint of the student to make sure that they are who they say they are. It also has a web-cam and microphone so that they can pick up on anyone else entering the room. And just to be extra sure - the programme "locks down" the internet so that students can't search for answers.
Finally some cricket news - Sri Lanka has won the one-day triangular series in Harare after a nine-wicket win over Zimbabwe. And for today's question we want to know what Sri Lanka's largest city is?
Yesterday we asked you what the world's biggest lizard is called - the answer is the Komodo Dragon!
OK, that's all from the BBC World News for Children. We're back tomorrow.
