supporting those in need
The Shinta Mani Foundation helps poor villages in Cambodia. One important part of their work is giving people clean water and toilets. They have built more than 1,200 water wells in the countryside. These wells give families clean water for drinking and cooking.
They also build toilets in homes, schools, and health centers. In areas with floods, they make special high toilets called „Sky Latrines.“ These toilets stay dry and safe, even during floods.
At schools, the foundation builds toilets, clean kitchens, and playgrounds. This helps children stay healthy and happy. They also help health centers by building bathrooms and family waiting rooms.
The Shinta Mani Foundation also helps families grow food. They build vegetable gardens and small chicken farms. Families can eat the food or sell it to earn money.a cooking area,
Very poor families get new homes with toilets and cooking areas. Local workers build these homes. This gives jobs to people in the village.
The foundation works with local groups like Rice for Cambodia. Their goal is to make life better for families in the countryside. Clean water, good toilets, safe homes, and healthy food help people live better, safer lives. Everything is built with love and care for the community.
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Vocabulary:
- A village: A small group of houses where people live, smaller than a town.
Example: She lives in a quiet village with her family. - Clean water: Water that is safe to drink and use.
Example: We need clean water to stay healthy. - A water well: A deep hole in the ground that gives water.
Example: The people get water from the village well. - Countryside: Land with farms, fields, and small villages, not a city.
Example: The countryside is quiet and green. - A health center: A small place where people go to see a doctor or nurse.
Example: The health center gives medicine to sick people. - A flood: When there is too much water on the land, usually after heavy rain.
Example: The flood made the road very wet. - To stay dry: To not get wet.
Example: I used an umbrella to stay dry in the rain. - A playground: A place where children play, often with swings and slides.
Example: The school has a new playground. - To stay healthy: To not get sick and feel well.
Example: We eat fruit and vegetables to stay healthy. - To grow food: To plant and take care of food like rice or vegetables.
Example: Farmers grow food in the fields. - Vegetables: Plants like carrots, tomatoes, or beans that we eat.
Example: I eat vegetables every day. - A chicken: A farm bird that gives eggs or meat.
Example: The chicken is in the yard. - To earn money: To get money for doing work.
Example: She earns money by selling eggs. - A cooking area: A place where people make food.
Example: The cooking area has a stove and pots. - A goal: Something you want to do or make happen.
Example: My goal is to help my family. - Love and care: Being kind and helping others.
Example: She takes care of her baby with love. - A community: A group of people who live in the same place and help each other.
Example: Our village is a strong community.
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Vocabulary :
1. What is a village?
A. A big city with many cars
B. A small place where people live
C. A tall building in the city
2. What is clean water?
A. Water from the sea
B. Water that is safe to drink
C. Dirty water from the street
3. What is a water well?
A. A toy for children
B. A machine that makes food
C. A hole in the ground to get water
4. What is the countryside?
A. A busy street in the city
B. A place with farms and fields
C. A shopping mall
5. What is a health center?
A. A place to see a doctor or nurse
B. A school for children
C. A place to buy clothes
6. What is a flood?
A. A kind of food
B. A lot of water on the land
C. A sunny day
7. What does “to stay dry” mean?
A. To not get wet
B. To run in the rain
C. To drink juice
8. What is a playground?
A. A farm for animals
B. A room for cooking
C. A place where children play
9. What does “to stay healthy” mean?
A. To sleep all day
B. To eat good food and not get sick
C. To play video games all day
10. What does “to grow food” mean?
A. To eat fast food
B. To plant food like rice or vegetables
C. To cook food
11. What are vegetables?
A. Plants like carrots or beans
B. Sweet cakes
C. Drinks with sugar
12. What is a chicken?
A. A kind of tree
B. A bird that gives eggs or meat
C. A fish from the sea
13. What does “to earn money” mean?
A. To sleep at home
B. To get money from work
C. To watch TV
14. What is a cooking area?
A. A place to make food
B. A place to play
C. A place to take a bath
15. What is a goal?
A. Something you want to do
B. A food you eat
C. A place to sit
16. What is love and care?
A. Being kind and helping people
B. Running and jumping
C. Buying new clothes
17. What is a community?
A. A group of people who live and help together
B. A store for food
C. A kind of toy
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1B 2B 3C 4B 5A 6B 7A 8C 9B 10B 11A 12B 13B 14A 15A 16A 17A
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Fill in the blanks with the correct word
- A small group of houses where people live is called a __________.
A. building
B. village
C. city - Families need __________ to drink and cook safely.
A. dirty water
B. clean water
C. juice - A __________ is a hole in the ground to get water.
A. kitchen
B. playground
C. water well - The __________ is the land outside the city, with farms and fields.
A. school
B. countryside
C. river - When someone is sick, they go to a __________ to see a doctor.
A. health center
B. market
C. farm - A __________ happens when water covers the land after heavy rain.
A. snow
B. flood
C. wind - During the rain, it is important __________ to stay safe.
A. to stay wet
B. to stay dry
C. to stay cold - Children play games at the __________ near their school.
A. farm
B. kitchen
C. playground - Eating good food helps you __________ and not get sick.
A. feel tired
B. stay healthy
C. sleep more - Farmers __________ food like rice and vegetables to eat.
A. cook
B. buy
C. grow food - Carrots and beans are types of __________.
A. toys
B. fruits
C. vegetables - A __________ is a bird that gives eggs or meat.
A. chicken
B. cat
C. dog - People work hard to __________ and support their family.
A. sleep
B. earn money
C. play games - The __________ is the place in the home where people prepare meals.
A. cooking area
B. playground
C. garden - A __________ is something you want to do or achieve.
A. toy
B. chair
C. goal - Helping others with kindness is called __________ and care.
A. love
B. anger
C. noise - A __________ is a group of people living and working together.
A. market
B. school
C. community
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1B 2B 3C 4B 5A 6B 7B 8C 9B 10C 11C 12A 13B 14A 15C 16A 17C
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Fill in, words below:
- The Shinta Mani Foundation helps _________ in Cambodia.
- They build water __________ for clean water.
- People get clean __________ to drink and cook.
- They __________ toilets in homes and schools.
- Some toilets are high to stay __________in floods.
- Children play in the __________ at school.
- The foundation helps families grow __________
- They build small chicken __________ for families.
- Families can eat food from their __________.
- Some families get new homes with __________.
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water – farms – playground – toilets – villages – build – gardens – dry – vegetables. – wells
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Correct version:
- The Shinta Mani Foundation helps villages in Cambodia.
- They build water wells for clean water.
- People get clean water to drink and cook.
- They build toilets in homes and schools.
- Some toilets are high to stay dry in floods.
- Children play in the playground at school.
- The foundation helps families grow vegetables.
- They build small chicken farms for families.
- Families can eat food from their gardens.
- Some families get new homes with toilets.
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Match the word with its correct definition
Words:
- village
- water well
- flood
- playground
- healthy
- vegetables
- chicken
- earn money
- cooking area
- goal
- love and care
- community
Definitions:
A. A place where children play outside
B. A group of people living and working together
C. A hole dug to get water from the ground
D. To get money by working
E. A place in the home where food is made
F. When too much water covers the land
G. Feeling good and not sick
H. Small plants people grow to eat, like carrots
I. A small town in the countryside
J. To want to do or achieve something
K. A bird kept for eggs and meat
L. Helping others with kindness and care
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1I 2C 3F 4A 5G 6H 7K 8D 9E 10J 11L 12B
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True or False
- A village is a small place where many people live together.
- Clean water is not good for cooking or drinking.
- A water well is a hole that gives clean water to people.
- Children do not like to play in playgrounds near their schools.
- A flood happens when water covers the land after heavy rain.
- Vegetables are fruits that grow on trees.
- Chickens give us eggs and meat to eat.
- People earn money by playing all day.
- A cooking area is where people prepare food in a house.
- A goal is something you want to do or finish in the future.
False: 2, 4, 6, 8
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Fill in the blanks:
- Many people live together in a small __________.
- Families need __________ to drink and cook safely.
- A __________ gives water from the ground to the people.
- A __________ happens when too much water covers the land.
- Children like to play outside in the __________.
- Eating good food helps you stay __________.
- Farmers grow __________ like carrots and beans.
- A __________ is a bird that gives eggs and meat.
- People work hard to __________ and support their family.
- The __________ is the place in the home where food is made.
- A __________ is something you want to do or achieve.
- A __________ is a group of people living and working together.
clean water / playground / chicken / earn money / community / water well / flood / healthy / cooking area /village / goal / vegetables
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Correct order:
village / clean water / water well / flood / playground / healthy / vegetables / chicken / earn money / cooking area / goal / community
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Interview with a Shinta Mani Foundation Representative – complete, words below
Interviewer: Hello! What does the Shinta Mani Foundation do?
Representative: Hello! We help poor __________ in Cambodia. We build clean water __________ and toilets.
Interviewer: How many wells have you built?
Representative: We built about 1,200 __________. They give clean water for drinking and cooking.
Interviewer: What kinds of toilets do you build?
Representative: We build toilets in homes, schools, and __________. In flood areas, we build high toilets called „Sky Latrines.“
Interviewer: Do you help schools?
Representative: Yes. We build toilets, clean kitchens, and playgrounds for __________.
Interviewer: How do you help families?
Representative: We help families grow __________ and keep chickens. They can eat or sell the food.
Interviewer: Do you help with homes?
Representative: Yes. Very poor families get __________ homes with toilets and __________ areas. Local workers build the houses.
Interviewer: Who do you work with?
Representative: We work with local __________ like Rice for Cambodia.
Interviewer: What is your goal?
Representative: Our goal is to help families live __________ and safer lives.
Interviewer: Thank you!
Representative: You’re welcome!
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groups – health centers – villages – cooking – wells – vegetables – better – children – new – wells
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Correct version:
Interview with a Shinta Mani Foundation Representative
Interviewer: Hello! What does the Shinta Mani Foundation do?
Representative: Hello! We help poor villages in Cambodia. We build clean water wells and toilets.
Interviewer: How many wells have you built?
Representative: We built about 1,200 wells. They give clean water for drinking and cooking.
Interviewer: What kinds of toilets do you build?
Representative: We build toilets in homes, schools, and health centers. In flood areas, we build high toilets called „Sky Latrines.“
Interviewer: Do you help schools?
Representative: Yes. We build toilets, clean kitchens, and playgrounds for children.
Interviewer: How do you help families?
Representative: We help families grow vegetables and keep chickens. They can eat or sell the food.
Interviewer: Do you help with homes?
Representative: Yes. Very poor families get new homes with toilets and cooking areas. Local workers build the houses.
Interviewer: Who do you work with?
Representative: We work with local groups like Rice for Cambodia.
Interviewer: What is your goal?
Representative: Our goal is to help families live better and safer lives.
Interviewer: Thank you!
Representative: You’re welcome!
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A statement about the Shinta Mani Foundation by a villager – after having done all the exercises above, understanding shouldn’t be a problem.
The Shinta Mani Foundation helps our village in many ways. They build clean water wells so people have safe water to drink and cook. They also build toilets in homes, schools, and health centers. In places where floods happen, they build special toilets that stay dry.
The foundation helps schools by building playgrounds and clean kitchens. They support families to grow vegetables and raise chickens. This helps families eat healthy food and earn money by selling extra food.
They also build new houses for very poor families. Local people help build the houses, so many people get jobs. The foundation’s work makes our village a better place. We are very thankful for their help.
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