Brazilian City Buys Food Baskets After Declaring Emergency
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The city of São Raimundo das Mangabeiras is in Brazil.
The city said there is a calamity. A calamity is a very bad situation.
Because of this, the city signed a contract. A contract is a paper that says people must do something.
The contract is for food baskets. Food baskets have rice, beans, and other food.
The city will pay R$328,000 for the food baskets. This is a lot of money.
In another city, Itapipoca, there is different news.
Itapipoca gives money to an institute. An institute is a group that does work for the city.
This institute runs a place called UPA 24h. UPA 24h helps sick people at any time.
Itapipoca will now give R$363,800 more money to this institute.
This money helps the institute manage the health service better.
Vocabulary15 words
- calamity
- a very bad, difficult event or situation
- contract
- a paper that says people agree to do something
- food baskets
- boxes or bags with basic food like rice and beans
- institute
- a group or organization that does special work
- manage
- to control and organize something
- emergency
- a sudden, serious problem that needs quick help
- health unit
- a place where sick people get help
- funding
- money given for a special purpose
- city hall
- the office where the city government works
- budget
- a plan for how much money to spend
- public money
- money that belongs to everyone in the city
- service
- help or work given to people
- increase
- to make something bigger
- government
- the people who run a city or country
- 24h
- open all day and all night
Quiz
Answer key
1. Because of a calamity 2. Food baskets 3. The UPA 24h health unit
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
The city of São Raimundo das Mangabeiras is in _____.
The city said there is a _____.
Because of this, the city signed a _____.
The contract is for _____.
The city will pay _____ for the food baskets.
In another city, _____, there is different news.
Itapipoca gives money to an _____.
This institute runs a place called _____.
Itapipoca will now give _____ more money to this institute.
This money helps the institute _____ the health service better.