SESSION 13: TEXT FOR WEDNESDAY 11TH JANUARY
2012 TO BE BETTER THAN 2011
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A poll conducted by the Associated Press (AP) shows almost two-thirds of Americans believe 2012 will be better than 2011. The study revealed that 62 per cent are optimistic about what 2012 will bring for their country, and 78 per cent believe 2012 will bring better times for their family. Over two-thirds of those polled described 2011 as a poor year. Many said they are glad to see the back of 2011 because of the poor economy. Jobs were hard to come by and prices for things like healthcare, food and fuel continued to rise. South Carolina resident Mary Burke told the AP she had lost faith in Washington politics, saying: “They don't care about me and you. They only care about how they are going to line their pockets."
The year 2011 was a momentous one around the world. The shape of the Middle East changed after the Tunisian government fell to people power in January. This event started the Arab Spring that saw Egypt’s Hosni Mubarak resign and popular uprisings spread across the Arab world. Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi’s murder in October completed his country’s successful uprising. There were many natural disasters in 2011. The biggest was the earthquake and tsunami that devastated much of Japan’s northern coastline. It killed 15,840 people and created one of the world’s worst nuclear disasters. Floods in Rio de Janeiro and Thailand killed thousands. The world population officially hit 7 billion, although Osama bin Laden, Apple’s Steve Jobs and North Korean leader Kim Jong-il died.
'2012 To Be Better Than 2011' - 30th December, 2011
http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/
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