make a living |
生計をたてる
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need to do … |
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grow up |
育つ
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harsh |
厳しい
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make ~ into … |
~を…にする
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The children in the town grow up in a harsh environment. Their parents made their children work, so they could not go to school. Favio Chávez, a musician and social worker in Cateura, saw many children in the landfill and felt he needed to do something.
He has always loved music, so he started giving the children music lessons to keep them distracted and out of trouble. However, there was one problem; Chávez only had five instruments, and the children were too poor to buy their own. In Cateura, violins cost more than houses.
Favio sought help from his friend Nicolas, who collects trash and recycles them. Nicolas created musical instruments from trash: he made oilcans into violins, pipes and spoons into flutes, and packing boxes into guitars. “I never imagined making instruments. I was glad that the kids liked them,” said Nicolas.
1. | Where is Cateura located? |
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2. | How do the people in Cateura make a living? |
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3. | What did Favio Chávez do for the children? |
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4. | What musical instruments did Nicolas make from trash? |
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make ~ into ~ |
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Studying English is important. Do you agree with that? |
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I agree. In my opinion, English is not only a school subject but a language that can be used for communication. To have a good future, we need to study English so we can have more opportunities to achieve success. |
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1. | All children, rich and poor, deserve education. Do you agree with that? | |
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1. | Aside from musical instruments, what else should we recycle trash into? |
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2. | How can we help people living in poor cities? |
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