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Shinta Mani Foundation – helping with homes, water, and more (A1)

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The Shinta Mani Foundation – Building a Better Life

The Shinta Mani Foundation is in Cambodia. It helps poor families who live in the countryside. Many people do not have clean water, toilets, or good houses. Life is hard for them. The Shinta Mani Foundation wants to change this.

The team from the foundation visits many families. They talk to them and listen to their problems. They ask, “What do you need?” Some families say they need water. Some need a toilet. Others need a new house. The foundation gives the right help to each family.

They build wells, so people can get clean water. They build toilets to help with health. They also make gardens, so families can grow vegetables. This gives them healthy food to eat. The foundation also builds strong houses. These houses are safe, clean, and better than the old ones.

Now the families feel happy. Their homes are safe, and their lives are better. Children can go to school. Parents can work. Everyone is more healthy.

The Shinta Mani Foundation helps one family at a time. They don’t just give money. They give real help. They listen, they care, and they change lives. This is how they build a better future for Cambodia.

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Vocabulary:

  • Countryside – a place outside the city, with farms, trees, and small villages.
    Example: I live in the countryside. There are many animals and green fields.
  • To change something – to make something different or new.
    Example: We want to change the old house into a new one.
  • A well – a deep hole in the ground where people get water.
    Example: The family gets water from the well.
  • Clean water – water that is good to drink, not dirty.
    Example: Children need clean water to stay healthy.
  • Health – the way your body feels; not sick.
    Example: Good food and clean water are good for your health.
  • To grow vegetables – to plant vegetables and help them become big.
    Example: My mother grows vegetables in the garden.
  • Healthy food – food that is good for your body.
    Example: Fruits and vegetables are healthy food.
  • To be safe – not in danger; protected.
    Example: The new house is strong. The family is safe.
  • To care – to help or show love for someone.
    Example: The nurse cares for the baby.

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Vocabulary test:

1. What can you find in the countryside?
A. Tall buildings
B. Green fields
C. Farms

2. What does it mean to change something?
A. Make it different
B. Keep it the same
C. Fix or improve it

3. What is a well used for?
A. To get water
B. To wash clothes
C. To find fish

4. What is clean water?
A. Dirty water
B. Safe to drink
C. Not from the sea

5. What is good for your health?
A. Clean water
B. Junk food
C. Exercise

6. What do people grow in a garden?
A. Vegetables
B. Rocks
C. Flowers

7. Which food is healthy?
A. Ice cream
B. Apples
C. Rice

8. What does it mean to be safe?
A. You are in danger
B. You are OK and protected
C. You are in a strong house

9. What does it mean to care for someone?
A. To help them
B. To forget them
C. To love and listen to them

Answers: 1. B, C  2. A, C  3. A  4. B, C  5. A, C  6. A, C  7. B, C  8. B, C  9. A, C


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Fill in, words below:

  1. The Shinta Mani Foundation helps people in the __________.
  2. Many families do not have __________water.
  3. The team builds a well for the __________.
  4. Children __________ clean water every day.
  5. Good __________ is important for health.
  6. Families grow __________ in the garden.
  7. Vegetables are __________ food.
  8. The foundation builds strong __________.
  9. Now the people are __________ and happy.
  10. The team cares for every __________.

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houses – water – countryside – family – village – healthy – clean – safe – vegetables – drink

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Answers:

  1. The Shinta Mani Foundation helps people in the countryside.
  2. Many families do not have clean water.
  3. The team builds a well for the village.
  4. Children drink clean water every day.
  5. Good water is important for health.
  6. Families grow vegetables in the garden.
  7. Vegetables are healthy food.
  8. The foundation builds strong houses.
  9. Now the people are safe and happy.
  10. The team cares for every family.

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True or false, answer in complete sentences:

  1. Do they build houses or garages?
  2. Does clean water come from a well or a bottle?
  3. Do families live in the city or the countryside?
  4. Does the foundation care about people or money?
  5. Do they grow vegetables or flowers in the garden?
  6. Does a strong house help people feel safe or scared?
  7. Do children eat healthy food or sweets?
  8. Does the team talk or only send money?
  9. Do people drink clean or dirty water?
  10. Does the well give water or food?

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Answers:

  1. They build houses, not garages.
  2. Clean water comes from a well.
  3. Families live in the countryside, not the city.
  4. The foundation cares about people, not money.
  5. They grow vegetables in the garden, not flowers.
  6. A strong house helps people feel safe, not scared.
  7. Children eat healthy food, not sweets.
  8. The team talks to people, not only sends money.
  9. People drink clean water, not dirty water.
  10. The well gives water, not food.

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Fill in:

  1. People in the ______ live on farms.
  2. A ______ gives clean water to families.
  3. We need ______ water to drink every day.
  4. It is good for your ______ to eat healthy food.
  5. Farmers ______ vegetables in the garden.
  6. The foundation helps to ______ lives in the village.
  7. A strong house keeps people ______.
  8. The team ______ for the families and listens to them.
  9. The children drink ______ water from the well.
  10. Families want to ______ their homes and lives.

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Answers: 1 countryside 2 well 3 clean 4 health 5 grow 6 change 7 safe 8 care 9 clean 10 change

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Order the sentences:

  1. The countryside helps foundation in families.
  2. They clean wells for clean water build .
  3. for Families healthy grow vegetables food.
  4. water good for Clean is health.
  5. people houses safe Strong keep
  6. The families cares team for.
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Answers:

  1. The foundation helps families in countryside.
  2. They build wells for clean water.
  3. Families grow vegetables for healthy food.
  4. Clean water is good for health.
  5. Strong houses keep people safe.
  6. The team cares for families.

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An interview with a foundation representative.

Interviewer: What is the Shinta Mani Foundation?
Representative: We help families in the countryside.

Interviewer: Where do you work?
Representative: We work in rural villages.

Interviewer: Who do you help?
Representative: We help poor families and children.

Interviewer: Why do you build wells?
Representative: To give clean water to people.

Interviewer: When do you visit families?
Representative: We visit them every week.

Interviewer: How do you help the families?
Representative: We build wells and strong houses.

Interviewer: What do families grow?
Representative: They grow vegetables in gardens.

Interviewer: How do you know what they need?
Representative: We listen to their stories and problems.

Interviewer: Who works in the team?
Representative: Our team has doctors and builders.

Interviewer: Why is clean water important?
Representative: Clean water keeps people healthy.

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Complete, fill in:

Interviewer: What does your __________do?
Representative: We help families with water and __________.

Interviewer: Where do you _________wells?
Representative: We build wells in small __________.

Interviewer: Who lives in the __________?
Representative: Many families and children live there.

Interviewer: Why do people need __________ water?
Representative: Clean water is good for __________.

Interviewer: When do you start a new project?
Representative: We start when __________ ask for help.

Interviewer: How do you build __________ houses?
Representative: We use good materials and help people.

Interviewer: What do families eat?
Representative: They eat vegetables and __________ food.

Interviewer: How many families do you __________?
Representative: We visit forty families every month.

Interviewer: __________ is in your team?
Representative: We have builders, doctors, and teachers.

Interviewer: Where do you get __________?
Representative: People and companies give us money.

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Complete interview:

Interviewer: What does your foundation do?
Representative: We help families with water and houses.

Interviewer: Where do you build wells?
Representative: We build wells in small villages.

Interviewer: Who lives in the countryside?
Representative: Many families and children live there.

Interviewer: Why do people need clean water?
Representative: Clean water is good for health.

Interviewer: When do you start a new project?
Representative: We start when families ask for help.

Interviewer: How do you build strong houses?
Representative: We use good materials and help people.

Interviewer: What do families eat?
Representative: They eat vegetables and healthy food.

Interviewer: How many families do you visit?
Representative: We visit forty families every month.

Interviewer: Who is in your team?
Representative: We have builders, doctors, and teachers.

Interviewer: Where do you get money?
Representative: People and companies give us money.

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