Week nine : 里約奧運

Rio 2016: Olympic Games refugees team unveiled

The International Olympic Committee has unveiled its first team of refugees to compete at Rio 2016 under the Olympic banner.

The Team of Refugee Olympic Athletes has 10 members - five from South Sudan, two from Syria, two from DR Congo and one from Ethiopia.

The six men and four women will compete in swimming, judo and athletics.

"These refugee athletes have no home, no team, no flag, no national anthem," said IOC president Thomas Bach.

The team includes swimmer Yusra Mardini from Syria, who trains in Germany, South Sudanese middle-distance runner Rose Nathike Lokonyen, who is living in a refugee camp in Kenya, and DR Congo judoka Yolande Bukasa Mabika, who trains in Brazil.

They will enter the opening ceremony as the penultimate team, before hosts Brazil.

Rio 2016: Singapore delights as Schooling beats Phelps in 100m

 Singaporean swimmer Joseph Schooling has in recent days been mobbed by jubilant fans, been offered a standing ovation in Parliament and generally treated as a national hero after winning the country's first Olympic gold medal in Rio

Singapore's Joseph Schooling defeated decorated US Olympian Michael Phelps in the 100m butterfly swimming race and won his country's first-ever Olympic gold medal.

The 21-year-old Singaporean won in an Olympic record time of 50.39 seconds.

Phelps came in second, earning a silver on 51.14 seconds - tied with South Africa's Chad Le Clos and Hungary's Laszlo Cseh.

But to many Singaporeans following Schooling's Olympic journey, it was all about the emotions of seeing him meet his childhood idol back in the Olympic swimming pool - eight years after they first met.

Many on Facebook shared memes and photos of the swimmers' meeting in 2008.

Web address: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/36446531 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-37055724

Introduction Analysis:
What: the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
Who: refugees, Joseph Schooling, Michael Phelps
Where: Rio

Key words: 
unveiled 揭開

refugee難民

anthem 國歌

memes 網路爆紅

beat = defeat擊敗

Week eight : Pokemon Go

Everything you need to know about Pokemon Go.

Nintendo have released their brand new game, Pokemon Go, on mobile devices around the world.

Hundreds of millions of people had already been catching the virtual creatures since it was first launched 20 years ago.

Pokemon Go is a new version of the game, that players can use for the first time on their mobile phones and devices.

Players search the real world using satellite location to find pokemon Go near them, and use augmented reality to see and capture them.

There are some safety concerns, especially for children. The game is for players who are nine years old and over.

It encourages players to walk around their neighborhood to catch Pokemon Go, but the makers have warned players to: "Remember to be alert at all times. Stay aware of your surroundings"

Children's charity NSPCC has issued warnings to kids to take care when playing it.

They are asking children to be aware of their surroundings, near roads for example, and to never speak to people they don't know.

This is because Pokemon Go can appear at random, sometimes in dangerous places like near roads.

The charity also says that children need to be aware of the dangers of meeting strangers who might also be catching pokemon Go in the same area as them - and recommend travelling out in groups whilst playing, and telling a parent or guardian where they are going.

They said players should also be aware of people who might use 'lures' to draw people to a particular area which could be dangerous.

The NSPCC also gave warnings about buying things with real money in the game, and about how much information it can access about you through your phone.

Pokemon Go has been downloaded millions of times and is top of the app charts in all of the countries in which it has been released, but why is it so popular?

Well, this is the first time Pokemon Go has been available to play on a mobile device, meaning you don't need a specific console to play it.

This means the game is more easily available for people to play, especially as it is free to download - (although there are in-game options to buy things with real money).

Also, the game's augmented reality feature has proven to be very popular - with players able to see virtual pokemon Go in a real-life environment, like your garden or living room using a mobile device.

Web address: http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/36784835

Introduction Analysis:
What: a free-to-play, location-based augmented reality game developed by Niantic for iOS, Android, and Apple Watch devices
Who: NSPCC, Players
Where: all over the world

Key words: 
virtual虛擬

satellite衛星

augmented增強

capture捕獲

random隨機

mobile device移動設備