French Retirees Choose Morocco for an Active Retirement
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Alain and Christelle are retired. They live in Morocco. They have 2,500 euros a month for both of them. They say they do not want to just sit and do crossword puzzles and wait to get old. They want to stay active.
Another retired man, René, also lives in Morocco. He travels around the country in a camper van. In France, he took pills for his rheumatism. Now, with the sun in Morocco, he says he does not need medicine anymore.
Some French retirees spend a lot of money to live in Morocco. One couple paid 45,000 euros for a mobile home near the city of Agadir. They spend part of the year there.
Many French retirees choose Morocco because life costs less money there. The weather is also warm and sunny most of the year. Some people say the climate is good for their health. Others like to travel and see new places during retirement.
Vocabulary10 words
- retired
- not working anymore because you are old
- camper van
- a car you can also sleep in
- rheumatism
- pain in the body, often in cold weather
- mobile home
- a small house that can move
- active
- doing many things; not sitting still
- budget
- the money you have to spend
- climate
- the usual weather in a place
- crossword puzzle
- a word game with a grid
- pills
- small medicine you take with water
- couple
- two people together, like a husband and wife
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1. Morocco 2. In a camper van 3. True
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Alain and Christelle are _____. They live in Morocco.
They have 2,500 _____ a month for both of them.
They do not want to just sit and do _____ puzzles.
René travels around the country in a _____.
In France, he took _____ for his rheumatism.
Now, with the sun in Morocco, he does not need _____ anymore.
One couple paid 45,000 euros for a _____ near Agadir.
Many French retirees choose Morocco because life costs less _____ there.
The weather is warm and sunny most of the _____.
Some people say the _____ is good for their health.
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