Table of Contents

11Th Form:

• Reading Selections (2)……………………………………………………………………………………..3

• Reading Selections Answer Document…………………………………………………………….10

• Listening Selections (2)……………………………………………………………………………………..11

• Listening Selections Answer Document……………………………………………………………17

• Speaking Prompts…………………………………………………………………………………………….18

• Writing Prompts……………………………………………………………………………………………….19

10Th Form:

• Reading Selections (2)……………………………………………………………………………………..20

• Reading Selections Answer Document…………………………………………………………….22

• Listening Selections (2)……………………………………………………………………………………..23

• Listening Selections Answer Document……………………………………………………………26

• Speaking Prompts…………………………………………………………………………………………….27

• Writing Prompts……………………………………………………………………………………………….28

9Th Form:

• Reading Selections (2)……………………………………………………………………………………..29

• Reading Selections Answer Document…………………………………………………………….31

• Listening Selections (2)……………………………………………………………………………………..32

• Listening Selections Answer Document……………………………………………………………34

• Speaking Prompts…………………………………………………………………………………………….35

• Writing Prompts……………………………………………………………………………………………….36

8Th Form:

• Reading Selections (2)……………………………………………………………………………………..37

• Reading Selections Answer Document…………………………………………………………….39

• Listening Selections (2)……………………………………………………………………………………..40

• Listening Selections Answer Document……………………………………………………………44

• Speaking Prompts…………………………………………………………………………………………….45

• Writing Prompts……………………………………………………………………………………………….46

Additional Materials:

• Speaking Prompts……………………………………………………………………………………………..48

• Writing Prompts………………………………………………………………………………………………..56

• Additional Texts for Listening or Reading (With Answers Provided)…………………..63

11Th Form Olympiad

11Th Form Reading #1:

“Leaders of Sudan and South Sudan in Ethiopia for Talks” by Isma’il Kushkush

The presidents of Sudan and South Sudan, two nations that have been locked in a tense dispute over borders, territory and oil since the south split off and became its own country 18 months ago, arrived in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, on Friday for a summit meeting intended to speed up an agreement signed between both sides last September.

Both presidents were scheduled to meet Friday afternoon, but a report by a Sudanese television channel said the summit meeting was postponed, without giving a reason.

The official Sudanese News Agency reported on Friday that a closed meeting was held between President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan, Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn of Ethiopia and Thabo Mbeki, chairman of the African Union panel facilitating the talks.

The meeting was to be followed by a similar closed meeting with President Salva Kiir of South Sudan, the news agency said.

In a statement on Thursday, Secretary General Ban Ki-moon of the United Nations welcomed the talks.“The secretary general encourages both presidents to address decisively all outstanding issues between Sudan and South Sudan regarding security, border demarcation and the final status of the Abyei Area, to urgently activate agreed border security mechanisms, and implement all other agreements signed on 27 September 2012,” the statement by Mr. Ban’s office read.

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton — along with the Norwegian foreign minister, Espen Barth Eide, and the British foreign secretary, William Hague — issued a joint statement in support of the talks emphasizing the “full implementation of all agreements on their own terms and without preconditions or linkages between them, will help build confidence and benefit the people of the two countries.”

South Sudan became independent from Sudan in July 2011, but a number of issues between both states, including how to share oil wealth, the demarcation of borders and the disputed district of Abyei, remained unresolved.

In January 2011, South Sudan shut down oil production, which flows from oil wells in the south through pipelines and a refinery for export in the north. Both countries nearly came to all-out war in April 2012 after the south took brief control of the border town of Heglig in the north.

Under international pressure and the threat of United Nations sanctions, however, both sides signed an agreement in Addis Ababa in September 2012 outlining solutions for unsettled issues.

Carrying out the agreement, however, has gone slowly, with Sudan putting a precondition that South Sudan first end its support for rebels inside Sudanese territory, an accusation South Sudan denies.

The rebels are active in the Sudanese states of Blue Nile state and South Kordofan, which border South Sudan. The rebels also fought alongside the South. South Sudan accuses Khartoum of carrying out a real bombardments along the border, the last being on Thursday, a day before the scheduled summit meeting.

Faisal Muhammad Salih, a Sudanese columnist, believes that despite what appeared to be a lack of political will and the existence of what he described as “extremists on both sides” who want to derail the implementation of the cooperation agreement, a compromise will be reached at the summit meeting. “Thabo Mbeki was able to convince the U.N. Security Council to give him more time,” he said. “But if his patience runs out, and the issue returns to the Security Council, that means sanctions for both countries.” “So I think we will see concessions,” he added.

10 Multiple Choice Questions:

1. According to Sudanese television the meeting was postponed because…

1. because the prime minister was sick

2. because of an earthquake in Sudan

3. no reason was given

4. because of a football match

2. What issue(s) remain unresolved between Sudan and South Sudan?

1. how share oil wealth

2. the demarcation of borders

3. the disputed Abiyei district

4. all of the above

3. Both countries nearly came to war when…

1. when the last agreement was cancelled

2. when South Sudan occupied the town of Heglig

3. when South Sudan met with Sudan in Addis Ababa

4. when Sudan invaded the Abiyei district

4. The rebels are active in the following regions

1. the Blue Nile state

2. the South Kordofan region

3. A & B

4. none of the above

5. If no compromise is reached then…

1. then both countries will declare war

2. then a new meeting will be scheduled

3. then both countries will get UN sanctions

4. then Ethiopia will invade Sudan

6. Who is pressuring both sides to sign an agreement?

1. Ethiopia

2. the rebels

3. Khartoum

4. the international community and the United Nations Organization

7. Why are Sudan & South Sudan meeting in the capital of Ethiopia?

1. for a meeting to speed up an agreement signed by both sides

2. to discuss where to host a football match

3. for a military conference about fighting the rebels

4. to be introduced to each other

8. Who is at this meeting?

1. Hillary Rodham Clinton

2. Vladimir Putin

3. the presidents of Sudan and South Sudan

4. A & C only

9. Why has carrying out the agreement gone slowly?

1. because both countries are at war with rebels inside their own borders

2. because South Sudan is at war with Ethiopia

3. because Sudan demands that South Sudan first end its support for rebels inside Sudanese territory, support which South Sudan denies providing

4. because both countries refuse to meet and discuss the agreement

10. This articles is about

1. economics

2. politics

3. sports

4. celebrities

10 True/False Questions

1. The meeting is being held in the capital of South Sudan, Addis Ababa.

2. Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon of the United Nations welcomed the talks.

3. South Sudan became independent in July 2011.

4. In May 2012 South Sudan shut down oil productions

5. Both sides signed an agreement in Addis Ababa in September 2012

6. South Sudan accuses Khartoum of aerial bombardment along the border

7. Faisal Muhammad Salih, a Sudanese columnist, believes that nothing will happen at the summit

8. Hillary Rodham Clinton supports the talks

9. The rebels fought against the South.

10. South Sudan is not a neighbor of Sudan.