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Welcome to our MAC News channel. 0:00:14.540,0:00:16.576 I'm representing MAC News channel, 0:00:16.576,0:00:19.644 and today I'm going to talk about our recent activities. 0:00:20.093,0:00:23.004 Chemistry isn't often associated with competition. 0:00:23.004,0:00:26.008 However, Mehmet Akif College proves it CAN be. 0:00:26.008,0:00:29.529 In an attempt to fuse playing[br]competitively and learning, 0:00:29.529,0:00:31.789 this school held a competition to see 0:00:31.789,0:00:34.124 who can memorize the periodic table. 0:00:34.919,0:00:36.789 Hello, I'm Krenare Qatani. 0:00:36.789,0:00:39.104 I'm a student at Mehmet Akif College Prizren. 0:00:39.104,0:00:41.293 Today our chemistry teachers have prepared 0:00:41.293,0:00:44.114 an activity for our high school students. 0:00:44.114,0:00:46.528 To explain better what this competition is about, 0:00:46.528,0:00:50.033 we're gonna have a conversation with[br]chemistry teacher, Mr. Harun. 0:00:50.033,0:00:50.860 Hello, teacher-- 0:00:50.860,0:00:51.235 (Harun Özokutan) Hello. 0:00:51.235,0:00:53.612 Could you tell us something [about] this activity? 0:00:53.612,0:00:56.572 This is about drawing [the] periodic table. 0:00:56.572,0:01:01.945 We have eliminated four classes, and now we will make final. 0:01:01.945,0:01:05.467 And 9A, 9B and 12B, 12C; 0:01:05.467,0:01:07.307 now they will compete [against] each-other -- 0:01:07.307,0:01:08.973 and they will draw the periodic table. 0:01:08.973,0:01:10.756 They have memorized -- all class. 0:01:10.756,0:01:15.257 They shared the elements and they will[br]draw now, for four minutes. 0:01:15.257,0:01:17.986 (Krenare) What are your expectations from this activity? 0:01:17.986,0:01:21.647 For this competition, our purpose is -- 0:01:21.647,0:01:24.208 for the students -- they will memorize the elements 0:01:24.208,0:01:27.174 and they will see the periods and group numbers, 0:01:27.174,0:01:28.606 and they will memorize. 0:01:28.606,0:01:31.527 And they will see how to work together. 0:01:31.527,0:01:32.299 (Krenare) Thank you very much, teacher. 0:01:32.299,0:01:32.757 (Harun) Alright, thank you. 0:01:32.757,0:02:01.801 [inaudible] 0:02:01.992,0:02:06.003 Now we're gonna have a conversation with[br]a student from this competition. 0:02:06.003,0:02:06.885 Hello, Arionita. 0:02:06.885,0:02:07.432 Hello. 0:02:07.432,0:02:09.658 Do you like this activity? 0:02:09.658,0:02:13.150 Yes, I like it because it makes chemistry easier 0:02:13.150,0:02:15.395 and it is very fun. 0:02:15.395,0:02:19.935 And it helps us to work in groups, of course. 0:02:19.935,0:02:20.490 (Krenare) Thank you very much. 0:02:20.490,0:02:21.246 (Arionita) Thank you. 0:02:21.246,0:02:54.259 [inaudible] 0:02:54.259,0:02:57.606 Like every year, Mehmet Akif Colleges organize 0:02:57.606,0:03:01.522 olympiads at the national level for Chemistry and English. 0:03:01.522,0:03:05.783 This year for the ninth time, students[br]from other schools compete for prizes 0:03:05.783,0:03:07.748 and a scholarship from our school. 0:03:07.748,0:03:10.714 After this year's olympiad, participants were shown 0:03:10.714,0:03:14.095 several experiments performed[br]by students of our school. 0:03:14.095,0:03:18.579 Hello, here we have the chemistry [br]teacher, Anduena Ramadani, 0:03:18.579,0:03:24.744 who's going to explain to us how the[br]management of the chemistry competition 0:03:24.744,0:03:26.250 in our school went today. Hello, teacher. 0:03:26.250,0:03:27.406 Hello, Krenare. 0:03:27.406,0:03:30.201 (Krenare) Teacher, how did the[br]chemistry competition go today? 0:03:30.201,0:03:34.401 Very well. Today the chemistry [br]competition was held at our school, 0:03:34.401,0:03:35.796 the Mehmet Akif College. 0:03:35.796,0:03:38.049 So far, everything went very well. 0:03:38.049,0:03:41.865 Participating were students from[br]different schools such as 0:03:41.865,0:03:46.231 schools from Prizren, Rahovec, Suhareka[br](Theranda) and Dragash. 0:03:46.231,0:03:49.997 About 200 students took part in the competition. 0:03:49.997,0:03:52.381 (Krenare) Could you tell us a [br]bit more about the details of 0:03:52.381,0:03:53.490 the olympiad procedure? 0:03:53.490,0:03:56.668 Of course. The olympiad procedure starts like: 0:03:56.668,0:04:01.525 first the students from the [br]other schools come here, 0:04:01.525,0:04:05.944 they arrive at the secretary[br]for admission via the lists -- 0:04:05.944,0:04:09.798 which class they'll be in and[br]where the test will be held. 0:04:09.798,0:04:15.488 The test lasts about 80 minutes,[br]it contains 50 questions. 0:04:15.488,0:04:20.254 After the test ends, all the students [br]are free to participate in 0:04:20.254,0:04:25.599 the activities held by our school's students. 0:04:25.599,0:04:29.528 They're the practical or experimental [br]part of chemistry, which are 0:04:29.528,0:04:33.293 quite interesting and attractive for the students, 0:04:33.293,0:04:37.561 which you're going to see later [br]from the videos published from 0:04:37.561,0:04:39.843 the students or the staff of our school. 0:04:39.843,0:04:41.193 (Krenare) Thank you very much, teacher. 0:04:41.193,0:04:42.127 Don't mention it, Krenare. 0:04:42.127,0:04:45.931 [inaudible] 0:05:44.480,0:05:48.333 Albania was declared on 28 November 1912. 0:05:48.333,0:05:52.975 For 105 years, we have celebrated the [br]independence of our nation, 0:05:52.975,0:05:55.402 despite the borders dividing our countries. 0:05:55.402,0:05:57.854 We have celebrated along with an hour long 0:05:57.854,0:05:59.850 of traditional feast, and an amazing 0:05:59.850,0:06:01.483 performance from our students. 0:06:01.483,0:06:03.681 Let's see how this carried on. 0:06:03.681,0:06:07.361 (loud traditional Albanian drum music) 0:08:24.161,0:08:29.787 "He bought the land for 150,000€ [br]for your soul's sake." 0:08:30.079,0:08:31.692 How do you buy land for 150,000€?! 0:08:32.237,0:08:34.348 Do you know what kind of land it is, Agim? 0:08:34.348,0:08:38.170 Oh brother, now that land is worth 500,000€! 0:08:39.625,0:08:43.747 "My last will is to not let your[br]brother ruin himself 0:08:43.747,0:08:48.384 since you know how much trouble he got[br]into by fighting in uprisings for Kosovo 0:08:48.384,0:08:49.940 and for a better day." 0:08:49.940,0:08:52.783 Heey, our house is screwed up, why this letter? 0:08:52.783,0:09:08.470 ♪ ("Vallja e Shotës") ♪ 0:09:08.976,0:09:09.623 Good afternoon. 0:09:09.623,0:09:10.710 Good afternoon, how are you? 0:09:10.710,0:09:14.417 How did it go? 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