Microfinance & Entrepreneurship
Sure! Here’s an A1-level text (max 150 words) based on the topic „Microfinance & Entrepreneurship“ from the Shinta Mani Foundation:
Small Business Help
The Shinta Mani Foundation helps people start small businesses. Some people open shops. Some people make things by hand, like crafts. The Foundation gives small loans. These loans have no interest. People do not pay extra money back.
The Foundation also gives training. People learn how to run a business. They learn how to sell things. They learn how to save money. This is very important for families.
With a small business, people can make money. They can buy food. They can send children to school. They can take care of their home.
This help gives people a better life. They do not need to ask others for help. They can work and grow. The village also gets better.
The Shinta Mani Foundation helps many people live strong and happy lives.
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Vocabulary:
- A business – A place or work where people make or sell things to get money.
- Crafts – Things people make with their hands, like bags or jewelry.
- A loan – Money someone gives you to use, but you must give it back.
- Interest (rate) – Extra money you pay when you give a loan back (The Foundation’s loans have no interest).
- Money – What people use to buy things like food, clothes, or a bike.
- Run a business – To work in and take care of a shop or small job.
- To sell – To give something to someone and get money.
- To save money – To keep money and not spend it.
- Important – Something you really need or must do.
- To make money – To work and get money.
- To take care of something – To help and watch something so it is good and safe.
- To grow (people) – To get stronger, smarter, or better in life.
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Complete/fill in – words below:
- The Foundation helps __________ start businesses.
- People open small __________ or make crafts.
- The Foundation gives small, free __________.
- People do not pay __________ money.
- People learn to __________a business.
- They __________ how to save money.
- Business is __________ for the village.
- People can make __________ and grow.
- The Foundation helps many __________ grow.
- People can __________ care of themselves.
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a) important b) shops c) take d) loans e) extra f) run
g) people h) money i) learn j) families
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True/false?
- People open small shops.
- The Foundation gives people free food.
- Crafts are made by hand.
- People get training for business.
- The loans have no interest.
- People buy houses from the Foundation.
- People learn to save money.
- Children learn how to sell things.
- The Foundation helps families grow.
- People drive cars for the Foundation.
False: 2,6,8,10
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10 multiple choice questions, each question has 4 answer choices, and more than one may be correct.
1. What does the Foundation give people?
A. Water
B. Loans
C. Crafts
D. Training
2. What can people start?
A. A small business
B. A school
C. A shops
D. A zoo
3. What are crafts?
A. Things you eat
B. Things you make
C. Things you wear
D. Things from hands
4. Why is training important?
A. People learn to cook
B. People learn to run a business
C. People learn to sell
D. People sleep
5. What do people do with a loan?
A. Buy food
B. Open a shop
C. Make crafts
D. Play games
6. What does “no interest” mean?
A. People pay more money
B. People pay no extra money
C. The loan is free
D. People forget the money
7. What can people do with money?
A. Buy things
B. Save it
C. Eat it
D. Grow with it
8. What does the Foundation help?
A. People
B. Villages
C. Animals
D. Shops
9. What do people learn?
A. To run a business
B. To build a house
C. To save money
D. To drive a car
10. What changes with a business?
A. People make money
B. People get sick
C. Families grow
D. Villages grow
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Correct:
1 bd, 2 ac, 3 bd, 4 bc, 5 bc, 6 bc, 7 abd, 8 abd, 9 ac, 10 acd
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Ooooops, words missing, fill in
- The Foundation gives small __________.
- People open small __________. or crafts.
- The Foundation provides business __________..
- Loans have no __________. to pay.
- People learn how to save __________..
- People can __________. money and grow.
- Small businesses help __________. stay strong.
- The Foundation helps people grow __________..
- __________.are things made by hand.
- The Foundation helps __________.get better.
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- The Foundation gives small loans.
- People open small shops or crafts.
- The Foundation provides business training.
- Loans have no interest to pay.
- People learn how to save money.
- People can make money and grow.
- Small businesses help families stay strong.
- The Foundation helps people grow businesses.
- Crafts are things made by hand.
- The Foundation helps villages get better.
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10 sentences, scramble exercise – what is the correct sentence?
- small / loans / the / Foundation / gives
- people / open / can / shop / a
- business / run / to / people / learn
- make / people / money / can
- no / loans / extra / interest / have
- training / people / receive / business
- small / people / help / businesses / grow
- Foundation / businesses / helps / people / the / start
- sell / people / things / can
- to / loans / use / people / business / start
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Solutions for the sentence scramble exercises:
- The Foundation gives small loans.
- People can open a shop.
- People learn to run a business.
- People can make money.
- Loans have no extra interest.
- People receive business training.
- Small businesses help people grow.
- The Foundation helps people start businesses.
- People can sell things.
- People use loans to start business.
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A journalist interviewing a representative of the Foundation:
Journalist: Hello! Can you tell us about the work of the Foundation?
Representative: Of course! The Foundation gives small loans and provides business training to help people start their own businesses.
Journalist: How do these loans help the people?
Representative: The loans help people start businesses like small shops or craft businesses.
Journalist: What kinds of businesses do people start with these loans?
Representative: People can open small shops or make handmade crafts.
Journalist: Do people have to pay extra money for the loans?
Representative: No, the loans are interest-free, so there’s no extra cost.
Journalist: How do people learn to run a business?
Representative: We provide business training to teach people how to manage and grow their businesses.
Journalist: Once people start their businesses, what do they do with the money they earn?
Representative: They can save money and invest it to help their businesses grow further.
Journalist: How does this work help families in the community?
Representative: This support helps families become more self-sufficient and improves their overall well-being.
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Now use the information above, and, without looking at the text, write about 100 words on the topic.
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