Question

[Nguyễn Bảo Châu]

Write an article for a school magazine about an event that hooks the world (200 words)

Answer 1

[Phạm Thị Hồng Hạnh]

Children’s Academy has set the benchmark for conducting activities in such a way that the students not only enjoy but also learn a great deal from it. With the same perspective in view, the Inter- School Debate Competition was held in commemoration of the Birth Anniversary of our founder father, Norton Emmanuel.

The Interact Club of Children's Academy organised an Inter School Drama Competition 'Sattva' on 26th January 2015 at the school open air theatre. 14 prestigious schools from Jaipur paripated in this mega event. Keeping with the importance of the day, the theme was based on Patriotism and Nation Building. The paripants surprised all with their drama skills. The sensitivity with which each of the characters was portrayed was indeed commendable. Each performance provided entertainment and food for thought.
The President of Rotary Club, Jaipur presided over the function. Quite a few Rotary members graced the occasion. TheChief Guest unfurled the National Flag after which the competition started.

In the keenly fought competition, it was MRC School, Jaipur. that lifted the trophy for the Best Performance. Sushant City School came a close second, while there was a tie between Pink City School and Vivekanada Baal Bhavan for the third place. The host school was not a part of the competition, although they presented a very thought- provoking drama on youth and nation building. The presentations were adjudged by well known theatre personalities Sharat Chandra Mohan, the veteran theatre artist, Ms Priyadarshini Sharma, actor-director and Kapil Mishra, Director; Jaipur Natya Manch. The judges opined that the standard of the competition was so good that it was difficult to choose the winners.

The entries were adjudicated on the basis of theme, dialogue delivery, expression and over all presentation. A special prize was presented to Vinti Sonkya of Children's. Academy for putting up a most memorable performance. There was also a prize for the Best Comic Role which went to Abhinav Nirwan of Cambridge School.
The Chief Guest lauded the initiative taken by the host school in conducting such a fabulous competition. He gave away the prizes to the winners and motivated them to paripate in many more competitions this. He stated that paripation matters more than winning. The programme ended with a zestful rendering of National Anthem.

Answer 2

[MiNe]

About 12 million people were displaced due to the turmoil in eastern Aleppo. The four year battle between Syrian rebels and forces backed by Bashar-al-Assad's government to wrest control of the city, initially tilted in favour of the Opposition, and Assad’s Alawite-dominated government lost extensive territory to rebel groups.

However, the tables turned in July 2016, when government troops closed the rebels' last supply line into Aleppo with the support of Russian airstrikes. They followed this up with a decisive campaign in November, that resulted in the recapture of all of Aleppo the following month.

On December 15, residents along with rebel forces were allowed to evacuate the city. Even as Aleppo fell, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) recaptured Palmyra from Syria and Russian troops. The crisis lingers on.