Road works threaten Rastafari village in St. JamesCEFR A1
16 Aug 2025
Adapted from Emma Lewis, Global Voices • CC BY 3.0
Photo by Kemoi Brown, Unsplash
- There is a village in St. James.
- Local people run a community project there.
- New road works are near the village.
- Big machines and workers are present.
- The road makes access hard.
- Dust and noise harm local life.
- People say they lose their culture.
- Some talk about moving the village.
- The river near the village is affected.
- They have gardens and simple buildings there.
Difficult words
- community — a group of people who live in one place
- project — work done by people to reach a goal
- access — the ability to go to a place
- culture — the ideas, customs, and life of people
- affect — to change or harm something in a placeaffected
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Discussion questions
- Do you like living in a village?
- Would you move if road works made life hard?
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