Table tennis players plant trees to help SafashahrCEFR A1
1 Jan 2026
Adapted from Guest Contributor, Global Voices • CC BY 3.0
Photo by Igor Rodrigues, Unsplash
- Safashahr is a small city in Fars mountains.
- The region now faces a hard water shortage.
- A local table tennis group helps the community.
- Players and families join volunteer environmental work.
- They plant trees on dry nearby land.
- The group also removes plastic from training halls.
- Many children planted trees with their own hands.
- People want more nature projects in the future.
- They hope to protect land for coming generations.
Difficult words
- shortage — Not enough of something people need.
- volunteer — A person who helps without pay.
- environmental — Related to nature and the world around us.
- protect — To keep someone or something safe.
- generation — People born about the same time.generations
- plant — To put a seed or tree in soil.planted
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Discussion questions
- Would you plant a tree in your town?
- Have you helped clean plastic before?
- Do you want more nature projects near you?
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