access to healthcare
The Shinta Mani Foundation helps people in Cambodia. Many people in villages are poor. They do not have money for doctors or medicine. The Foundation gives free healthcare to these people.
A doctor from the Foundation visits the villages. He checks the people and gives medicine. Some people are very sick. The doctor helps them go to a hospital.
The Foundation also teaches people how to stay healthy. They learn to drink clean water and wash their hands. This helps stop sickness.
The doctor and his team are kind. They help old people, children, and families. People are happy and say thank you.
Shinta Mani Foundation helps many people live a better life. The people in the village have hope because they get help when they are sick.
Vocabulary
- A village – A small place where people live, smaller than a town.
- Poor – A person who does not have much money.
- Free healthcare – Help from a doctor or nurse that you do not pay for.
- To visit – To go and see someone or someplace.
- To check – To look at something carefully, like a doctor looks at your body.
- Sick – Not feeling well; your body hurts or you have a fever.
- Hospital – A place where sick people go to see a doctor.
- To teach people – To help people learn something new.
- To stay healthy – To keep your body well and strong.
- Clean water – Water that is safe to drink, with no dirt or germs.
- A sickness – A problem with your body or health.
- To be kind – To be nice and helpful to other people.
- To have hope – To feel good about the future and believe things can be better.
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Match the words (1–10) with the correct meanings (A–J).
Words:
- doctor ________
- village ________
- hospital ________
- help ________
- medicine ________
- sick ________
- clean ________
- wash ________
- family ________
- water ________
Definitions:
A. a place where sick people go
B. a person who makes you feel better
C. to give support or do something good for someone
D. pills or liquid that make you feel better
E. not dirty
F. people who live in one home (like mother, father, children)
G. liquid you drink every day
H. not feeling well
I. to make something clean with water
J. a small place where people live
1b,2j,3a,4c,5d,6h,7e,8i,9f,10g
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True or false?
- The Shinta Mani Foundation helps people in Cambodia.
- The people in the city get free healthcare.
- The doctor gives food to the people.
- People in the village pay money to see the doctor.
- The doctor visits the village and checks the people.
- Sick people go to the hospital.
- The Foundation teaches people to stay healthy.
- People learn to wash their hands and drink clean water.
- The Foundation helps only children.
- The people are happy and say thank you.
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- The Shinta Mani Foundation helps people in Cambodia. ✅
- The people in the city get free healthcare. ❌
- The doctor gives food to the people. ❌
- People in the village pay money to see the doctor. ❌
- The doctor visits the village and checks the people. ✅
- Sick people go to the hospital. ✅
- The Foundation teaches people to stay healthy. ✅
- People learn to wash their hands and drink clean water. ✅
- The Foundation helps only children. ❌
- The people are happy and say thank you. ✅
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Multiple choice questions – more than one answer may be correct.
- What is a village?
A. A small place where people live
B. A big city
C. A place with many shops
D. A small town with houses - What does a doctor do?
A. Helps sick people
B. Teaches English
C. Checks the body
D. Cooks food - What does it mean to be sick?
A. You feel strong
B. You do not feel well
C. You go to the doctor
D. You play outside - What is a hospital?
A. A place for shopping
B. A school for children
C. A place for sick people
D. A place with doctors - What is free healthcare?
A. You pay for medicine
B. You see a doctor for no money
C. The doctor gives free help
D. You buy food - What does the Foundation do?
A. Gives medicine
B. Builds houses
C. Teaches about health
D. Helps poor people - What is clean water?
A. Water with dirt
B. Water from a safe place
C. Water with no germs
D. Water from a bottle - What does it mean to wash hands?
A. To clean with water
B. To make your hands dirty
C. To use soap and water
D. To dry hands with a towel - Who gets help from the Foundation?
A. Sick people
B. Teachers
C. Old people
D. Children - What does it mean to be kind?
A. To help people
B. To shout at people
C. To smile
D. To give help
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- What is a village?
A. A small place where people live ✅
B. A big city ❌
C. A place with many shops ❌
D. A small town with houses ✅ - What does a doctor do?
A. Helps sick people ✅
B. Teaches English ❌
C. Checks the body ✅
D. Cooks food ❌ - What does it mean to be sick?
A. You feel strong ❌
B. You do not feel well ✅
C. You go to the doctor ✅
D. You play outside ❌ - What is a hospital?
A. A place for shopping ❌
B. A school for children ❌
C. A place for sick people ✅
D. A place with doctors ✅ - What is free healthcare?
A. You pay for medicine ❌
B. You see a doctor for no money ✅
C. The doctor gives free help ✅
D. You buy food ❌ - What does the Foundation do?
A. Gives medicine ✅
B. Builds houses ❌
C. Teaches about health ✅
D. Helps poor people ✅ - What is clean water?
A. Water with dirt ❌
B. Water from a safe place ✅
C. Water with no germs ✅
D. Water from a bottle ✅ - What does it mean to wash hands?
A. To clean with water ✅
B. To make your hands dirty ❌
C. To use soap and water ✅
D. To dry hands with a towel ❌ - Who gets help from the Foundation?
A. Sick people ✅
B. Teachers ❌
C. Old people ✅
D. Children ✅ - What does it mean to be kind?
A. To help people ✅
B. To shout at people ❌
C. To smile ✅
D. To give help ✅
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- The Foundation helps people in Cambodia.
- The doctor checks the people.
- People get free healthcare from doctors.
- The doctor visits the village.
- Sick people go to the hospital.
- The Foundation teaches people to stay healthy.
- People learn to drink clean water.
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Fill in:
- The Foundation helps __________ who need healthcare.
- The __________ checks people in the village.
- Sick people go to the __________ for help.
- The doctor gives medicine to __________ people.
- The Foundation teaches people how to stay __________.
- People learn to wash __________ and __________water.
- The doctor v__________ villages to __________people.
- The Foundation helps people without asking for __________
- People feel happy when they get __________.
- The Foundation gives free __________ to many people.
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- The Foundation helps people who need healthcare.
- The doctor checks people in the village.
- Sick people go to the hospital for help.
- The doctor gives medicine to sick people.
- The Foundation teaches people how to stay healthy.
- People learn to wash hands and drink water.
- The doctor visits villages to check people.
- The Foundation helps people without asking for money.
- People feel happy when they get help.
- The Foundation gives free healthcare to many people.
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Interview with Dr. Sovan
- What is your role at the Shinta Mani Foundation?
- I am a doctor. I help __________ people.
- How do you help people in the villages?
- I check their __________ and give medicine.
- Do people need to pay for your services?
- No, my services are __________.
- What do you do if someone is sick?
- I __________ their health and give medicine.
- How do you teach people to stay healthy?
- I teach them to __________ hands and __________ clean water.
- __________ do you visit the villages?
- I visit the villages every week.
- What kinds of problems do __________ usually have?
- Many people have headaches, colds, or stomach __________.
- How do you travel to reach the __________?
- I travel by car or motorbike.
- What do people __________ when you help them?
- They say thank you and feel __________.
- How does the __________ support your work?
- The Foundation __________me the medicine and tools I need.
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Interview with Dr. Sovan
- What is your role at the Shinta Mani Foundation?
- I am a doctor. I help sick people.
- How do you help people in the villages?
- I check their health and give medicine.
- Do people need to pay for your services?
- No, my services are free.
- What do you do if someone is sick?
- I check their health and give medicine.
- How do you teach people to stay healthy?
- I teach them to wash hands and drink clean water.
- How often do you visit the villages?
- I visit the villages every week.
- What kinds of problems do people usually have?
- Many people have headaches, colds, or stomach problems.
- How do you travel to reach the villages?
- I travel by car or motorbike.
- What do people say when you help them?
- They say thank you and feel happy.
- How does the Foundation support your work?
- The Foundation gives me the medicine and tools I need.