- from dreams to success – another role model
The Shinta Mani Foundation is a non-profit organisation in Cambodia. It helps people in many ways. The Foundation gives young people education and training. At the Hospitality Training School, poor students learn English, computers, and hotel skills. After the course, they can find good jobs in hotels and help their families.
The Foundation also gives support for healthcare. Many families in villages cannot see doctors, so the Foundation provides medical help and dental care for children. Another important part of the work is micro-loans. These are small loans with no interest. They help families start small businesses and earn money.
Meet Bunseng, a young man from Bakong. His father died, so he had to take care of his grandmother and younger brother. He trained in motorbike repair and found work in Siem Reap. His dream was to open his own repair shop at home, so he could support his brother in school. Thanks to the Shinta Mani Foundation’s Business Loan Programme, his dream came true. Now, he runs his own shop, earns a good income, and cares for his family.
This story shows the power of opportunity. With education, health, and loans, the Foundation builds better futures.
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Vocabulary:
- a foundation – a group that gives help or money to people.
- success – when you do something well.
- non-profit organisation – a group that helps people, not to make money.
- in many ways – in different things or situations.
- a hospitality school – a school where you learn to work in hotels or restaurants.
- skills – things you can do well.
- to give support – to help someone.
- healthcare – doctors and nurses helping people stay healthy.
- a village – a small town in the countryside.
- to provide medical help – to give health care to people.
- dental care – help from a dentist for your teeth.
- a micro-loan – a very small loan (money someone borrows).
- a loan with no interest – borrowed money where you only pay back what you got.
- to start a business – to begin a small shop or company.
- to earn money – to get money for work.
- to take care of somebody – to help and look after someone.
- motorbike repair – fixing a motorbike.
- a repair shop – a place where broken things are fixed.
- to support – to give help to someone.
- to run a shop – to be the boss of a shop.
- to earn an income – to get money for work.
- to care for somebody – to look after someone.
- the power of opportunity – the good things that can happen when you get a chance.
- education – learning in school.
- health – how well or sick your body is.
- to build a better future – to make tomorrow’s life good.
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Multiple Choice Exercise:
- A village is …
a) a small town in the countryside
b) a very big city
c) a tall building - To earn money means …
a) to spend money in a shop
b) to get money for work
c) to borrow money from the bank - A repair shop is …
a) a place to buy food
b) a school for children
c) a place where people fix things - To care for somebody means …
a) to play with friends
b) to look after someone
c) to eat food - A micro-loan is …
a) a very small loan
b) a very big loan
c) a type of food - Dental care means …
a) help from a dentist for your teeth
b) help from a teacher
c) help from a farmer - To run a shop means …
a) to be the boss of a shop
b) to walk in a shop
c) to close a shop - Healthcare is …
a) teachers helping students
b) doctors and nurses helping people
c) friends playing games - To take care of somebody means …
a) to help someone
b) to buy something
c) to write a letter - A foundation is …
a) a sport you play
b) a group that gives help or money to people
c) a kind of food - Success means …
a) when you sleep a lot
b) when you do something well
c) when you forget something - A hospitality school is …
a) a place to buy clothes
b) a place for playing football
c) a school to learn hotel and restaurant work - Skills are …
a) things you can do well
b) books in a library
c) toys for children - To give support means …
a) to sing a song
b) to help someone
c) to read a story - To provide medical help means …
a) to give food to animals
b) to give health care to people
c) to build a house - A loan with no interest is …
a) borrowed money where you pay only what you got
b) free food in a shop
c) money you never give back - To start a business means …
a) to open your school bag
b) to begin a shop or company
c) to go to sleep early - Motorbike repair means …
a) fixing a motorbike
b) cleaning shoes
c) building a house - To support means …
a) to run very fast
b) to give help to someone
c) to sing in a group
——————end of audio-file————– - To earn an income means …
a) to spend all your money
b) to find coins
c) to get money for work - The power of opportunity means …
a) the good things that can happen when you get a chance
b) the strong wind in a storm
c) the food you eat at night - Education is …
a) learning in school
b) going to sleep
c) eating food in a restaurant - Health is …
a) how well or sick your body is
b) the food you like
c) the game you play - To build a better future means …
a) to paint your house
b) make tomorrow’s life good
c) to buy something new
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Answers:
1a, 2b, 3c, 4b, 5a, 6a,
7a, 8b, 9a, 10b, 11b, 12c, 13a,
14b, 15b, 16a, 17b, 18a,
19b, 20c, 21a, 22a, 23a, 24b
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Answers:
- A village is a small town in the countryside
- To earn money means to get money for work
- A repair shop is a place where people fix things
- To care for somebody means to look after someone
- A micro-loan is a very small loan
- Dental care means help from a dentist for your teeth
- To run a shop means to close a shop
- Healthcare is doctors and nurses helping people
- To take care of somebody means to help someone
- A foundation is a group that gives help or money to people
- Success means when you do something well
- A hospitality school is a school to learn hotel and restaurant work
- Skills are things you can do well
- To give support means to help someone66471
- To provide medical help means to give health care to people
- A loan with no interest is borrowed money where you pay only what you got
- To start a business means to begin a shop or company
- Motorbike repair means fixing a motorbike
- To support means to sing in a group
- To earn an income means to find coins
- The power of opportunity means the good things that can happen when you get a chance
- Education is eating food in a restaurant
- Health is how well or sick your body is
- To build a better future means to buy something new
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Gap-fill exercise:
- A ______ is a small town in the countryside.
a) shop
b) hospital
c) village - People go to school to get ______.
a) skills
b) education
c) success - If you work hard, you can have ______.
a) loan
b) income
c) success - A ______ helps people with money, health, or education.
a) shop
b) foundation
c) village - A micro-loan is a small ______.
a) income
b) loan
c) business - Doctors and nurses give ______ to sick people.
a) healthcare
b) skills
c) support - You can ______ someone by helping and supporting them.
a) take care of
b) earn
c) repair - People can ______ money by working or running a business.
a) repair
b) earn
c) provide - A hospitality school teaches ______ for hotels and restaurants.
a) skills
b) health
c) loans - A repair shop fixes things like a ______.
a) village
b) shop
c) motorbike - To run a shop means to ______ it.
a) repair
b) manage
c) support - The power of opportunity helps people build a ______.
a) loan
b) better future
c) skills - Nurses and doctors ______ sick people.
a) take care of
b) give support
c) start a business - A foundation can ______ medical help, education, and loans.
a) repair
b) earn
c) provide
Answers: 1c, 2b, 3c, 4b, 5b,
6a, 7a, 8b, 9a, 10c,
11b, 12b, 13a, 14c
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Full answers:
- A village is a small town in the countryside
- People go to school to get education
- If you work hard, you can have success
- A foundation helps people with money, health, or education
- A micro-loan is a small loan
- Doctors and nurses give healthcare to sick people
- You can take care of someone by helping and supporting them
- People can earn money by working or running a business
- A hospitality school teaches skills for hotels and restaurants
- A repair shop fixes things like a motorbike
- To run a shop means to manage it
- The power of opportunity helps people build a better future
- Nurses and doctors give support to sick people
- A foundation can provide medical help, education, and loans
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Word-definition match exercise:
Words:
- village
- success
- foundation
- micro-loan
- healthcare
- take care of
- earn money
- skills
- repair shop
- run a shop
- support
- hospitality school
- better future
- provide
Definitions:
a) a school to learn hotel and restaurant work
b) to give help to someone
c) a group that gives help or money to people
d) a small town in the countryside
e) a place where people fix things
f) to get money for work
g) to look after someone
h) the good things that can happen in the future
i) doctors and nurses helping people
j) things you can do well
k) to give medical help or services
l) a very small loan
m) to be the boss of a shop
n) when you do something well
Answers : 1d, 2n, 3c, 4l, 5i, 6g, 7f,
8j, 9e, 10m, 11b, 12a, 13h, 14k
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Full answers:
- village that means a small town in the countryside
- success that means when you do something well
- foundation that means a group that gives help or money to people
- micro-loan that means a very small loan
- healthcare that means doctors and nurses helping people
- take care of that means to look after someone
- earn money that means to get money for work
- skills that means things you can do well
- repair shop that means a place where people fix things
- run a shop that means to be the boss of a shop
- support that means to give help to someone
- hospitality school that means a school to learn hotel and restaurant work
- better future that means the good things that can happen in the future
- provide that means to give medical help or services
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True or false:
- A village is a small town in the countryside.
- Success means when you do something well.
- A foundation is a place to buy food.
- A micro-loan is a very big loan.
- Healthcare is about doctors and nurses helping people.
- To take care of someone means to look after them.
- To earn money means to get money for work.
- Skills are things you cannot do well.
- A repair shop is a place where people fix things.
- To run a shop means to cook food.
- To support someone means to give help to them.
- A hospitality school teaches hotel and restaurant work.
- Better future means the good things that can happen in the future.
- To provide means to give medical help or services.
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Correct version:
- A village is a small town in the countryside.
- Success means when you do something well.
- A foundation is a place to buy food. TRUE is a foundation is a group that gives help or money to people.
- A micro-loan is a very big loan. TRUE is a micro-loan is a very small loan.
- Healthcare is about doctors and nurses helping people.
- To take care of someone means to look after them.
- To earn money means to get money for work.
- Skills are things you cannot do well. TRUE is skills are things you can do well.
- A repair shop is a place where people fix things.
- To run a shop means to cook food. TRUE is to run a shop means to be the boss of a shop.
- To support someone means to give help to them.
- A hospitality school teaches only cooking. TRUE is a hospitality school teaches hotel and restaurant work.
- Better future means a bad life. TRUE is better future means the good things that can happen in the future.
- To provide means to give food only. TRUE is to provide means to give medical help or services.
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True: 1,2,4,5,6,7,9
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Fill in, words below:
fix – success – foundation – support –
loan – changes – village – dental –
doctors – start – future
Bunseng is a young man. He lives in a small __________.
Life is not easy, but a __________ helps him.
The foundation gives him a small __________ called a micro-loan.
He uses the loan to __________ a business.
He also learns to __________ motorbikes at a repair shop.
Nurses and __________ in his village give him medical help and __________ care.
Bunseng can take care of himself and get __________ from others.
These chances help him work hard, have __________, and build a better __________.
The loan from the foundation __________ his life.
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Full version:
Bunseng is a young man. He lives in a small village. Life is not easy, but a foundation helps him. The foundation gives him a small loan called a micro-loan. He uses the loan to start a business. He also learns to fix motorbikes at a repair shop. Nurses and doctors in his village give him medical help and dental care. Bunseng can take care of himself and get support from others. These chances help him work hard, have success, and build a better future. The loan from the foundation changes his life
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