You are a journalist for the Daily News. You have been sent
to cover the World Summit on Trade. Your editor has asked
you to write about a meeting arranged to discuss agricultural
trade.
Each of the delegates invited has been asked to present
their opinions on the current trade system.
Click on a delegate to see their views.
International Monetary Fund official
Free-market economics states that countries should
specialise in what they are best at. Free
trade (trade without barriers and tariffs)
should make every country better off in the long run.
When we lend money to poor countries, we need to impose
strict conditions, which help the country to become
more competitive. These include making them to open
their markets to free trade. Without these conditions,
how would the country be able to pay us back?
A factual news report, summarising the main points
of view. Or
A piece in which you discuss the various contributions
and perhaps argue for one particular point of view.
You could also outline your own solutions for some
of the issues. Click here
for a newspaper template page (you will need Microsoft
Word to use this template).
