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Hi there, I'm Leah from the BBC World News for Schools. It's Friday the 1st of April. 

Coming up: 

The search is on for those still missing after Japan's earthquake. 

The Premier¹ League crackdown on bad behaviour. 

And New York's missing poisonous snake is found!

First, there's been fierce fighting on the streets of the Ivory² Coast's main city, Abidjan... 

CLIP³: Gun fx

Forces who want the President to quit are stepping up their fight and it looks like time is running out for the leader, Laurent Gbagbo. For weeks now the President has refused to quit, even though he's widely thought to have lost the recent election. But now his main opponent, Alassane Ouattara - who's backed by the United Nations - is stepping up the pressure and it's looking like he could soon gain control. 

Next, a three-day intensive search has begun in Japan for people still missing since the devastating⁴ tsunami⁵. Thousands of military, using ships and helicopters, will be involved. The tsunami claimed more than eleven- thousand lives and more than sixteen-thousand people are still missing. 

OK, moving onto sport now and for the first time in five years, Rafael Nadal will face Roger Federer on American soil. It comes after Nadal beat Thomas Berdych by 2 sets to 1 in the Miami Open. Federer is expecting another classic match between the two.. 

CLIP: "We've played in so many big finals against each other and lived up to expectations. We're able to play over four or five tough sets because we know the world is watching, and then the excitement is huge. You know, walking into the stadium in those things makes you nervous. It's a good thing when that happens." 

And in footy, the English Premier League has announced a crackdown on what they say is the "unacceptable" way some players and managers treat referees⁶. The head of the league, Richard Scudamore reckons⁷ players shouldn't surround refs or try and persuade them to punish the other team. He also says players need to set a better example... 

CLIP: "They can't entirely⁸ be perfect role models. They're young adults and boys behave badly from time to time, but there's a point where extra responsibility comes with the territory." 

And yesterday's question was a sporty one. We asked you who won the last Cricket⁹ World Cup? And the answer is...Australia! 

Finally, people living in New York can sleep soundly again: a missing snake, with venom¹⁰ that can kill in seconds, has been found. The poisonous Egyptian cobra slithered away from its pen in a New York Zoo a few days ago, but thankfully it's been found safe and sound and in the zoo! 

OK, that's all from the World News for Schools team. We're back on Monday, but before go we want to say thank you to all the listeners who've been in touch, we love hearing from you. So a big shout out to Grade 7 at Sandybay Alternative School, in Roatan, Honduras. Keep your e-mails coming, the address is [email protected]. Have a great weekend!

1 premier   

adj.首要的；n.总理，首相

参考例句：

• The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
• He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。

2 ivory   

n.象牙，乳白色；adj.象牙制的，乳白色的

参考例句：

• My grandmother has some jewelry made of ivory.我祖母有一些象牙首饰。
• It is carved from ivory.它是用象牙雕成的。

3 clip   

n.夹子，别针，弹夹，片断；vt.夹住，修剪

参考例句：

• May I clip out the report on my performance?我能把报道我的文章剪下来吗？
• She fastened the papers together with a paper clip.她用曲别针把文件别在一起。

4 devastating   

adj.毁灭性的，令人震惊的，强有力的

参考例句：

• It is the most devastating storm in 20 years.这是20年来破坏性最大的风暴。
• Affairs do have a devastating effect on marriages.婚外情确实会对婚姻造成毁灭性的影响。

5 tsunami   

n.海啸

参考例句：

• Powerful quake sparks tsunami warning in Japan.大地震触发了日本的海啸预警。
• Coastlines all around the Indian Ocean inundated by a huge tsunami.大海啸把印度洋沿岸地区都淹没了。

6 referees   

n.裁判员( referee的名词复数 )；证明人；公断人；（专业性强的文章的）审阅人

参考例句：

• The fiery player has had numerous run-ins with referees. 这位脾气暴躁的队员曾和裁判员发生过无数次争吵。
• If you want to appeal, the Court of Referees will decide. 如果你要上诉，可以由仲裁法庭去判决。 来自辞典例句

7 reckons   

计算( reckon的第三人称单数 )； 猜想； 考虑； 思忖

参考例句：

• In cricket, a no ball reckons as one run. 在板球中，投球违例要失一分。
• Any unemployed person reckons as deserving government help. 任何一个失业者都被认为应受到政府的帮助。

8 entirely   

ad.全部地，完整地；完全地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
• His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。

9 cricket   

n.蟋蟀，板球运动；adj.公平的

参考例句：

• The England cricket team scored quite a useful total.英格兰板球队得分总数令人满意。
• We could hear the shrill of the midsummer cricket.我们可以听到仲夏时节蟋蟀的尖叫声。
• Your behaviour isn't cricket.你的行为不光彩。

10 venom   

n.毒液，恶毒，痛恨

参考例句：

• The snake injects the venom immediately after biting its prey.毒蛇咬住猎物之后马上注入毒液。
• In fact,some components of the venom may benefit human health.事实上，毒液的某些成分可能有益于人类健康。