Task 9

INSTRUCTIONS
1. Read this page attentively and when you finish,
2. Get 2 news of your choice.Look for a newspaper in English!(e.g. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk/. ) It may be news you’ve already read or would like to read. Choose a paragraph of each of them and then find the main idea of the paragraphs. Next, copy the paragraphs on your blog. Then, identify the main idea by underlining it or highlighting it. Finally, make an illustration of the main ideas to share.
3. Send your task to one of your classmates
4.  Write your own paragraph about a topic that interests you and illustrate it. Write at least four supporting deatails. Use a power point presentation. Be creative and have fun! 

Iniesta, Messi, Ronaldo on award shortlist

The prize, awarded for the first time last year to Barcelona forward Messi, is determined by votes from sports journalists from across Europe and was introduced as a replacement for the Ballon d'Or when the prestigious honour was absorbed into FIFA's World Player of the Year award in 2010. Messi - who also won the final Ballon d'Or in 2009 and FIFA's awards in 2009, 2010 and 2011 - is a leading contender once again having scored a remarkable 73 goals in 60 games for Barcelona last season as he broke the club's all-time scoring record. However, he only won the Copa del Rey, while his great rival Ronaldo, winner of the 2008 Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year award, helped Real Madrid to the Liga title while scoring 60 goals in all competitions.

the main idea is implied:

the main idea is that they are giving the characteristics of who can be the best in Europe jugardor the 2011-2012 season 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Emergency meeting averts soccer strike

A second Liga strike in the space of a year was averted on Tuesday following an extraordinary meeting between the Professional Football League (LFP) and first and second division clubs in Madrid. The start of the competition had been threatened by demands from 13 Primera División clubs relating to unpaid television revenues and kick-off times, which this weekend will force Mallorca and Espanyol on Saturday, Levante and Atlético on Sunday, and Zaragoza and Valladolid on Monday night to take to the field at the unusually late hour of 11pm.