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Level A1 – BeginnerCEFR A1
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80 words
- Arauca is a department in Colombia.
- Fighting has returned to parts of Arauca since 2022.
- People cannot move freely in many places.
- Many families have to leave their homes and towns.
- Healthcare is hard to reach for many people.
- Migrants often find it difficult to get work.
- Mobile clinics bring some healthcare to rural areas.
- Humanitarian groups try to help displaced people nearby.
- Pregnant women sometimes get help from a foundation.
- Life is difficult for both hosts and migrants there.
Difficult words
- department — a region for government in a country
- fight — to use force or weapons to attackFighting
- migrant — a person who moves to live in another placeMigrants
- healthcare — services and staff who treat sick people
- mobile clinic — a vehicle or small unit that brings medical helpMobile clinics
- humanitarian — connected to help people in danger or need
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Discussion questions
- Have you ever moved to a new home?
- Would you go to a mobile clinic for healthcare?
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