- Shinta Mani Foundation rocks
A song in honor of the Shinta Mani Foundation team:
Listen to the text:
The Shinta Mani Foundation is a non-profit organization in Cambodia. It started in 2004 and helps people in many ways. One of its most important projects is building houses for poor families in the countryside. These families often live in very bad conditions or have no home at all.
So far, the foundation has already built 123 homes. These houses are simple, but they are safe and strong. They give families a clean and dry place to live. Many people feel happy and safe in their new homes. Some even help with the building, which creates a strong sense of community.
The foundation was started by Mr. Sokoun Chanpreda. His goal is to improve people’s lives, not only by giving them homes but also by creating better opportunities for the future.
When a family receives a new home, it changes their life. Children can sleep well, study, and stay healthy. Parents can work and plan for a better future.
The work of the Shinta Mani Foundation is a great example of how one organization can make a big difference. It does not just build houses—it builds hope and a better tomorrow for many Cambodian families.
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Vocabularies:
- non-profit organization: a group that helps people and does not make money for itself
- in many ways: using different methods or doing different things
- important: something that matters a lot or helps a lot
- a project: a plan or activity to do something helpful or new
- countryside: land outside the city, with villages, farms, and nature
- to live in bad conditions: to live in a place that is not clean or safe
- clean, dry: not dirty and not wet
- to feel safe: to feel that nothing bad will happen
- to create a sense of community: to help people feel they are part of a group
- to improve: to make something better
- to create opportunities: to give people a chance to do better things
- the future: the time that comes after now
- to receive: to get something
- to change life: to make life different, usually better
- to stay healthy: to not get sick; to be well
- to make a difference: to help in a big or good way
- to build hope: to help people believe that things will be better
- a better tomorrow: a good life in the future
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Multiple choice, only one answer correct:
1. What is a project?
a) A plan or activity to do something new
b) A type of animal
c) A place to sleep
2. What does to feel safe mean?
a) To feel hungry
b) To feel protected and secure
c) To feel tired
3. What is the countryside?
a) A busy city street
b) Land with farms and nature outside cities
c) A large building
4. What does to improve mean?
a) To stop something
b) To make something better
c) To make something worse
5. What does to create opportunities mean?
a) To give people chances to do better things
b) To break something
c) To close all doors
6. What does to change life mean?
a) To make life different or better
b) To go to sleep early
c) To forget your name
7. What does a non-profit organization do?
a) Makes money by selling products
b) Helps people without making money for itself
c) Plays sports
8. What does clean and dry mean?
a) Dirty and wet
b) Not dirty and not wet
c) Hot and cold
9. What does to receive mean?
a) To jump
b) To run quickly
c) To get something
10. What is a sense of community?
a) Feeling alone
b) Feeling part of a group
c) Cleaning a building
11. What does to build hope mean?
a) To paint a house
b) To help people believe things will get better
c) To write a story
12. What does in many ways mean?
a) Only one way
b) Using different methods
c) Doing nothing
13. What does to stay healthy mean?
a) To eat well and not get sick
b) To sleep all day
c) To stop working
14. What does to make a difference mean?
a) To take a photo
b) To help in a big or good way
c) To break a rule
15. What does the future mean?
a) The time before now
b) The time that comes after now
c) The time when we sleep
16. What does to live in bad conditions mean?
a) To live in a nice hotel
b) To live in a place that is not safe or clean
c) To live in a car
17. What does important mean?
a) Something you eat
b) Something very small
c) Something that matters a lot
18. What does to create a better tomorrow mean?
a) A good life in the future
b) A holiday last year
c) A fun game
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Answers
1 a, 2 b, 3 c, 4 b, 5 a, 6 a, 7 b, 8 b, 9 c, 10 b, 11 c, 12 c, 13 a, 14 b, 15 b, 16 c, 17 c, 18 a
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Word-definition match exercise:
Words:
- Project
- Feel safe
- Countryside
- Improve
- Create opportunities
- Change life
- Non-profit organization
- Clean and dry
- Receive
- Sense of community
- Build hope
- In many ways
- Stay healthy
- Make a difference
- Future
- Live in bad conditions
- Important
- Create a better tomorrow
Definitions:
a) To feel protected and secure
b) Using different methods or doing different things
c) To live in a place that is not safe or clean
d) To get something
e) To help people believe things will get better
f) Land with farms and nature outside cities
g) To make life different or better
h) To give people chances to do better things
i) To make something better
j) An organization that helps people without making money for itself
k) To eat well and not get sick
l) To help in a big or good way
m) A good life in the future
n) To feel alone
o) To take a photo
p) A plan or activity to do something new
q) Feeling part of a group
r) The time that comes after now
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1 p, 2 a, 3 f, 4 i, 5 h, 6 g, 7 j, 8 b, 9 d, 10 q,
11 e, 12 b, 13 k, 14 l, 15 r, 16 c, 17 n, 18 m
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True, false
- A non-profit organization makes money for itself.
- The countryside is land with farms and villages outside cities.
- To feel safe means to feel worried and scared.
- A project is a plan to do something new or helpful.
- To improve means to make something worse.
- Clean and dry means not dirty and not wet.
- To receive means to give something to someone else.
- Creating opportunities means giving people chances to do better things.
- To stay healthy means to eat well and not get sick.
- Living in bad conditions means living in a safe and clean place.
- Building hope helps people believe things will get better.
- The future is the time before now.
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True: 2,4,6,8,9,11
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Fill in, words below:
- A project can help people live better __________.
- Non-profit groups work to help others, not earn __________
- Some people live in places that are not __________.
- The countryside has __________, trees, and small villages.
- A strong community makes people feel __________ and connected.
- Helping others can __________ a better future.
- Some people need clean and dry homes to stay __________
- A small __________ can make a big difference.
- People feel hope when they see __________ things coming.
- Many people work hard to improve [make better] their __________.
- Children need safe places to grow and __________.
- A better tomorrow starts with helping __________.
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good – lives – today – safe – healthy. – learn – clean – communities – money. – change – create – farms
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- lives
2. money.
3. clean
4. farms
5. safe
6. create
7. healthy.
8. change
9. good
10. communities
11. learn
12. today
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Match the beginnings (1–10) with the correct endings (A–J)
NOT EASY:
Beginnings:
- A non-profit group
- People feel safe
- A project can
- The countryside is
- Clean homes help
- A sense of community
- We can make a difference
- Some people live
- Hope helps people
- The future is
Endings :
A. when they feel protected.
B. a place with farms and small villages.
C. believe things will get better.
D. by helping other people.
E. people stay healthy.
F. helps people feel connected.
G. helps people in need.
H. in dirty and unsafe places.
I. help a community grow.
J. the time after today.
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Answers:
1 G, 2 A, 3 I, 4 B, 5 E, 6 F, 7 D, 8 H, 9 C, 10 J
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Interview with a representative o f the Shinta Mani Foundation, fill in, words below:
Interviewer: Hello! Can you tell us about your foundation?
Representative: Yes, our foundation is a non-profit group. We help people in need.
1. What does your foundation do?
We help people live in better and safer __________.
2. Who do you help?
We help families who live in __________ conditions.
3. How do you help them?
We build projects to give them clean and __________homes.
4. Do you make money from this work?
No, we do not make money. We just want to __________.
5. Where do you work?
We work in the __________ and small towns.
6. Why is clean and dry important?
It helps people stay __________ and feel safe.
7. What is a “sense of community”?
It means people feel they are __________ of a group.
8. Can small projects make a big difference?
Yes! Even small help can __________ someone’s life.
9. What do you mean by “a better tomorrow”?
We want people to have __________ and a good future.
10. How can others help your foundation?
They can join our projects or __________ support to families.
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healthy – hope – help – part – conditions – give – bad – change – countryside – dry
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Answers:
1. conditions
2. bad
3. dry
4. help
5. countryside
6. healthy
7. part
8. change
9. hope
10. give
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I work for a non-profit foundation. Every day, I help people who live in bad conditions. In the morning, I visit families in the countryside. I talk to them and listen to their needs. Then, I plan small projects with my team. We try to build clean and dry homes. Sometimes we bring clothes or school things for children. I write reports and call other people who want to help. My work is not easy, but I like it. I feel happy when people smile. I know I make a difference. I want to help build a better tomorrow.
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Rewrite the story in the 3rd person singular present simple, start with
He works for a non-profit…………
and make all changes necessary.
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Correct version:
He works for a non-profit foundation. Every day, he helps people who live in bad conditions. In the morning, he visits families in the countryside. He talks to them and listens to their needs. Then, he plans small projects with his team. They try to build clean and dry homes. Sometimes they bring clothes or school things for children. He writes reports and calls other people who want to help. His work is not easy, but he likes it. He feels happy when people smile. He knows he makes a difference. He wants to help build a better tomorrow.