TASK+5+-+WHAT+IS+IT+LIKE+TO+LIVE+THERE?

TASK 5: WHAT IS IT LIKE TO LIVE HERE?
1. Create a new heading on your Country wiki. Call it TASK 5 - WHAT IS IT LIKE TO LIVE HERE?

2. Try and find three 'typical' news stories that summarize what is happening in the country at the minute. You should paste an extract into your wiki and then a link to the full story. See below for links to credible English speaking newspapers.

3. Click on http://www.globalincidentmap.com/map.php to see if there has been an 'terrorism and other suspicious events' in the country that you are studying. If there has been - produce an excerpt of the story for your wiki page and then a link to the full story.

4. What travel advice does the USA government give about travel to the country you are studying? Click on http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/tw/tw_1764.html to find out.

5. What does the French government say about travel to the country you are studying? Click on http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/IMG/fcv/conseils-aux-voyageurs_909/index.html to find out (in French).

Extension: Would you like to live in the country that you have focused upon today? Why?

**Thailand** Bangkok Post http://www.bangkokpost.com/ The Nation http://www.nationmultimedia.com/new/

**Japan** The Japan Times http://www.japantimes.co.jp/ The Asahi Shimbun http://www.asahi.com/english/

**Nepal** The Himalyan Times http://www.thehimalayantimes.com/ Nepal News http://www.nepalnews.com

**Niger** -- Rueters Africa http://af.reuters.com/news/country?type=nigerNews

**Brazil** The Rio Times http://riotimesonline.com/ Rueters Brazil http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil

**Bolivia** Bolivia Times http://boliviatimes.com/

**France** The Connexion http://www.connexionfrance.com/

**Tunisia** Tunisia Live http://www.tunisia-live.net/

**Canada** Canadian Broadcasting Corporation http://www.cbc.ca/

**Ethiopia** The Reporter http://en.ethiopianreporter.com/

TASK 5: WHAT IS IT LIKE TO LIVE THERE? South Africa Example
__**NEWS EVENTS**__: There are two big events in the news in South Africa today. One concerns a **racist statement made by the ANC Youth League leader** Julius Malema. The other concerns an ongoing **controversy about Walmart** locating in South Africa.

Here is an extract from the news website, http://www.iol.co.za/: "There was outrage over ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema calling Indians “clies” at a gathering in Thembelihle, south of Johannesburg, according to reports on Thursday. “Bana ba lena ba tshwanetše ba dumelelwe gore ba tsene sekolo le bana  ba makula mona (your children must be allowed to go to school with c--lie children),” he was quoted as saying by Business  Day newspaper." See full article: []

According to the articles, "Walmart: The Cheap, the Imported and the Truth" and "Wal-mart's Massmart Takeover Faces South Africa Court Challenge", there is controversy in South Africa today surrounding the potential location of new Walmarts in the country. Walmart is a megastore -- which means it can bring many new consumer goods at much cheaper prices than local, smaller scale stores. One the one hand, this means that South African people will have more choices about items to buy. The items will be cheaper too. On the other hand, people argue that Walmart will put small companies and stores out of business. So unemployment will be an issue. Like the article said, "What's the point of having affordable shoes if you are unemployed?" One solution would be to have Walmart source a majority of their goods from the local community.


 * __TERRORISM AND SAFETY:__ ** Global Incident Map - According to globalincidentmap.com, South Africa is free of terrorism. There is no data present to suggest that South Africa has a terrorist threat. Both the US and the French government have left South Africa off of their lists of countries to be concerned about. It appears that South Africa is a safe place to travel.