Q: Baghdad, Iraq (CNN) -- As violence continues to wrack Iraq, another ethnic slaughter may be in the making by Sunni extremists from ISIS.

ISIS fighters have besieged the ethnic Turkmen Shiite town of Amerli in the north for two months, and its fewer than 20,000 residents are without power and running out of food, water and medical supplies.

"The situation of the people in Amerli is desperate and demands immediate action to prevent the possible massacre of its citizens," said Nickolay Mladenov, the U.N. secretary-general's special representative for Iraq.

He said the suffering was "unspeakable" and demanded that the Shiite majority Iraqi government "relieve the siege" on Amerli.

Small town fights ISIS

About 5,000 families live in Amerli, which has been under siege for 70 days, according to Dr. Ali Albayati, head of the Turkmen Saving Foundation. He told CNN the town is running without electricity, is out of medicine and can only turn to wells for water.

Nearly three dozen villages surrounding Amerli are already under ISIS control, Albayati said. The people of Amerli are relying on the Iraqi government to take them out by helicopter or support them with food drops, Albayati said. In the past 10 days, he added, only one flight has delivered food.

Surrounded on four sides, the 17,400 residents have had to defend themselves with only the help of local police, said Masrwr Aswad of Iraq's Human Rights Commission.

Their situation echoes the ordeal of Iraq's ethnic Yazidis, whose plight after they were forced to flee into the mountains to escape militants ISIS triggered U.S. aid drops and the first U.S. airstrikes against ISIS.

Answer the following questions:
1. How long has Amerli been under siege?
2. Who is responsible to them being under siege?
3. How many people reside there?
4. Where are residents going for their water?
5. Who is reporting this information?
6. Anyone specific?
7. What does he do?
8. How is food getting to the people?
9. Who is doing the food drops?
10. How many have there been recently?
11. Have the residents had to defend themselves?
12. Is anyone helping?
13. Who?
14. Are they at any sort of disadvantage?
15. How so?
16. Does this story remind us of any other?
17. What happened?
18. Did anyone help them?
19. Who?
20. How?
21. What was noteworthy about that?
A: 1. 70 days
2. ISIS
3. fewer than 20,000
4. wells
5. CNN
6. Dr. Ali Albayati
7. head of the Turkmen Saving Foundation
8. food drops
9. the Iraqi government
10. only one
11. yes
12. yes
13. local police
14. yes
15. they're surrounded on four sides
16. yes
17. The Yazidis were forced to flee into the mountains
18. yes
19. the U.S.
20. aid drops and airstrikes against ISIS
21. they were the first U.S. airstrikes against ISIS
Q: St. Paul, Minnesota (CNN) -- When Max Adrien first heard that a massive earthquake had leveled Port-au-Prince, Haiti, it hit close to home.

His brother lives in Haiti, and thankfully survived the January 12 disaster unharmed.

Adrien's first instinct was to help his home country.

"I said to myself, 'I need to go to Haiti.'"

After speaking to his brother, he realized that he would need a skill that was in immediate demand. Otherwise he would just be in the way of other relief efforts.

So he came up with a unique idea.

"I decided to give Haiti what I have, which is teaching," said Adrien, who is a French professor at Hamline University in St. Paul, Minnesota. "I don't think I can give Haiti a better gift."

And that's how his Haitian Creole class was born.

"I'm just giving something that has been given to me," Adrien said, referring to his native language.

His class isn't made up of the typical credit-craving college co-ed. That's mainly because the vast majority of students have long since finished college. The class is free of charge and open to everyone.

The roster of students includes local doctors, nurses, physical therapists, social workers, lawyers and ministers.

All of them have either been to Haiti or are planning volunteer trips soon.

"They appreciate when you try," said Donna Richtsmeier, a retired nurse who travels to Haiti to volunteer. "I just want to learn a few phrases so I can greet them and ask how they are."

Answer the following questions:
1. What happened in Haiti?
2. Where inn Haiti?
3. Who's brother lives there?
4. What was his first thought when he heard of the earthquake?
5. What did he come to realize after talking with his brother?
6. Which skill did he decide to give?
7. What is his profession?
8. Where does he work?
9. Is the class he teaches in Haiti expensive?
10. How much does it cost?
11. Who is Donna Richtsmeier?
12. does she help in Haiti?
13. Where is Hamline U?
A: 1. an earthquake .
2. Port-au-Prince
3. Max Adrien
4. to help his home country.
5. that he would need a skill
6. teaching
7. professor
8. Hamline University
9. No
10. it's free
11. a retired nurse
12. she volunteers
13. St. Paul
Q: Do you want to know something about children in Africa? What to they do for fun every day? Find out here: Education School is expensive for many African children. Lots of families can't afford school uniforms or exercise books even though they don't have to pay for school. For those lucky enough to go to school , they have a lot to learn. Some take two language classes: English or French, and their first language. There is also math, science, history, social studies and geography. _ take up much of children's time after school. They have to get water and firewood for the family every day. Also there's cleaning , washing and helping Mum with the meal. Daily fun It's not all work and no play. Sports are very popular. Children can make goals with twigs ( )and their own footballs with plastic and bits of string ( ). They play in the country and the streets of old towns. There're many football teams for teenagers in Africa. Internet It's really expensive to get on the Internet. To surf the net for 20 hours costs over 600yuan. This is more than the average monthly pay per person. Egypt and South Africa are the top two users of the Internet in Africa. All of the capital cities there can get on the Internet. Some schools offer computer lessons but few students can enjoy computer fun at home.

Answer the following questions:
1. Do kids in Africa like sports?
2. What sport in particular?
3. Do they have teams?
4. Do kids there spend a lot of time online?
5. Why not?
6. How much does it cost?
A:
1. yes
2. football
3. yes
4. no
5. It's really expensive
6. 20 hours costs over 600yuan