hospitality training and employment
Shinta Mani Foundation – Hospitality Training and Employment
The Shinta Mani Foundation is in Siem Reap, Cambodia. It helps young people from poor families. The Foundation gives free training in hospitality. This means students learn to work in hotels and restaurants. They learn how to cook, clean rooms, serve food, and talk to guests.
The training is for one year. Students study every day. They learn English and other skills. They also learn about teamwork and how to be polite. The Foundation gives food, uniforms, and school supplies to the students.
After the training, the Foundation helps students find a job. Many students work in hotels or restaurants in Siem Reap. They earn money and help their families. Some students even become managers.
This program changes lives. The students feel happy and proud. They have a better future. The Shinta Mani Foundation gives hope and new opportunities to many young people in Cambodia.
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Vocabulary:
- Hospitality – Working in hotels or restaurants to help people feel welcome and comfortable.
- Employment – Having a job and working to get money.
- A guest – A person who visits a hotel, restaurant, or someone’s home.
- Skills – Things you learn to do well, like cooking or speaking English.
- To be polite – To speak and act in a nice and respectful way.
- School supplies – Things you use for school, like books, pens, and notebooks.
- To earn money – To work and get money for what you do.
- To change lives – To make someone’s life better or different.
- To be proud – To feel happy and good about what you do.
- Hope – A good feeling that something nice will happen.
- Opportunities – Good chances to do something or get something better.
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True or false?
- The Shinta Mani Foundation is in Cambodia.
- Students pay a lot of money for the training.
- The training is for one year.
- Students learn how to drive cars.
- They learn English and how to be polite.
- After the training, students get school supplies.
- Many students find jobs in hotels or restaurants.
- The Foundation gives food and uniforms to students.
- All students become doctors after the training.
- The students can help their families after they get jobs.
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- The Shinta Mani Foundation is in Cambodia. ✅
- Students pay a lot of money for the training. ❌
- The training is for one year. ✅
- Students learn how to drive cars. ❌
- They learn English and how to be polite. ✅
- After the training, students get school supplies. ❌
- Many students find jobs in hotels or restaurants. ✅
- The Foundation gives food and uniforms to students. ✅
- All students become doctors after the training. ❌
- The students can help their families after they get jobs. ✅
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Which is false?
- Is the Shinta Mani Foundation located in Cambodia or Thailand?
- Do students learn to work in hospitals or in hotels?
- Is the training at the Shinta Mani Foundation free or expensive?
- Do students study for one year or two years?
- Do they learn to cook or to build houses?
- Do students get jobs after the training or before the training?
- Do they learn English or French at the Foundation?
- Do the students become singers or hotel workers?
- Does the Foundation give students food and uniforms?
- Do students feel proud or sad after finishing the program?
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1. Where is the Shinta Mani Foundation?
A. Thailand
B. Cambodia
C. Vietnam
D. Siem Reap
2. Who does the Foundation help?
A. Young people
B. Rich people
C. Students from poor families
D. Tourists
3. What do students learn at the Foundation?
A. Cooking
B. Painting
C. Cleaning rooms
D. Talking to guests
4. How long is the training?
A. One month
B. One year
C. Two years
D. One week
5. What do students get from the Foundation?
A. Food
B. Uniforms
C. Cars
D. School supplies
6. What language do students learn?
A. Khmer
B. French
C. English
D. Thai
7. Where do many students work after the training?
A. Hotels
B. Farms
C. Restaurants
D. Factories
8. What do students feel after the training?
A. Proud
B. Sad
C. Happy
D. Bored
9. What do students learn besides job skills?
A. Teamwork
B. How to be polite
C. Math
D. How to swim
10. What does the Foundation give students?
A. Jobs
B. Money
C. Hope
D. New opportunities
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1. Where is the Shinta Mani Foundation?
A. Thailand
B. Cambodia ✅
C. Vietnam
D. Siem Reap ✅
2. Who does the Foundation help?
A. Young people ✅
B. Rich people
C. Students from poor families ✅
D. Tourists
3. What do students learn at the Foundation?
A. Cooking ✅
B. Painting
C. Cleaning rooms ✅
D. Talking to guests ✅
4. How long is the training?
A. One month
B. One year ✅
C. Two years
D. One week
5. What do students get from the Foundation?
A. Food ✅
B. Uniforms ✅
C. Cars
D. School supplies ✅
6. What language do students learn?
A. Khmer
B. French
C. English ✅
D. Thai
7. Where do many students work after the training?
A. Hotels ✅
B. Farms
C. Restaurants ✅
D. Factories
8. What do students feel after the training?
A. Proud ✅
B. Sad
C. Happy ✅
D. Bored
9. What do students learn besides job skills?
A. Teamwork ✅
B. How to be polite ✅
C. Math
D. How to swim
10. What does the Foundation give students?
A. Jobs
B. Money
C. Hope ✅
D. New opportunities ✅
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Match the words in Column A with their meanings in Column B.
| Column A (Words) | Column B (Meanings) |
|---|---|
| 1. Hospitality | A. To feel good about something you did |
| 2. Employment | B. A person who visits a hotel or restaurant |
| 3. A guest | C. Free things for school like pens and books |
| 4. Skills | D. Good chances to do something in life |
| 5. To be polite | E. Learning how to do something well |
| 6. School supplies | F. Having a job and working |
| 7. To earn money | G. Helping people feel welcome in hotels or restaurants |
| 8. To change lives | H. To speak and act in a nice and kind way |
| 9. To be proud | I. To make someone’s life better |
| 10. Opportunities | J. To get money for your work |
✅ Answer Key:
1 → G
2 → F
3 → B
4 → E
5 → H
6 → C
7 → J
8 → I
9 → A
10 → D
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🗣️ Interview with Sophea – A Student at Shinta Mani Foundation
Interviewer: Hello, what is your name?
Sophea: My name is Sophea.
Interviewer: How old are you?
Sophea: I am 19 years old.
Interviewer: Where are you from?
Sophea: I am from a small village near Siem Reap.
Interviewer: What do you study at Shinta Mani Foundation?
Sophea: I study cooking and English.
Interviewer: Do you like your class?
Sophea: Yes, I like it very much. The teachers are kind.
Interviewer: How long is the training?
Sophea: It is for one year.
Interviewer: What do you get from the Foundation?
Sophea: I get food, a uniform, and school supplies.
Interviewer: What do you want to do after the training?
Sophea: I want to work in a hotel kitchen.
Interviewer: Do you help your family?
Sophea: Yes, I want to earn money and help my family.
Interviewer: How do you feel about your future?
Sophea: I feel happy and proud. I have hope.
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🗣️ Interview with Salas – A Student at Shinta Mani Foundation – complete
Interviewer: Hello, Salas! __________ is your name?
Salas: My name is Salas Chan.
Interviewer: How old are you?
Salas: I am 22 __________ old.
Interviewer: __________ do you live?
Salas: I live in Siem Reap.
Interviewer: __________ do you join the Shinta Mani Foundation?
Salas: I join because I want to work in a __________.
Interviewer: __________do you study?
Salas: I study hotel management and __________customer service.
Interviewer: __________ is your training?
Salas: My training is one year.
Interviewer: Do you like your __________?
Salas: Yes, I like my classes. The __________ are good.
Interviewer: __________do you want to do after the training?
Salas: I want to __________ in a hotel.
Interviewer: Does the Foundation help you?
Salas: Yes, they give me __________ and books.
Interviewer: How do you __________about your future?
Salas: I feel happy. I think I will have a __________ job.
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🗣️ Interview with Salas – A Student at Shinta Mani Foundation
Interviewer: Hello, Salas! What is your name?
Salas: My name is Salas Chan.
Interviewer: How old are you?
Salas: I am 22 years old.
Interviewer: Where do you live?
Salas: I live in Siem Reap.
Interviewer: Why do you join the Shinta Mani Foundation?
Salas: I join because I want to work in a hotel.
Interviewer: What do you study?
Salas: I study hotel management and customer service.
Interviewer: How long is your training?
Salas: My training is one year.
Interviewer: Do you like your classes?
Salas: Yes, I like my classes. The teachers are good.
Interviewer: What do you want to do after the training?
Salas: I want to work in a hotel.
Interviewer: Does the Foundation help you?
Salas: Yes, they give me food and books.
Interviewer: How do you feel about your future?
Salas: I feel happy. I think I will have a good job.
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