Paris Shelters 250 People Who Were Camping Outside Town Hall
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The City of Paris says it has helped 250 people. Most of them are migrants. They were living outside the Paris Centre town hall. The people were sleeping there in a camp. Now the city has moved them to a shelter.
A city leader named Emmanuel Grégoire said this. He talked about the "mise à l'abri." This means "putting people in shelter." He said 253 people got help.
Before this, many migrants lived on the street in Paris. Life was very hard for them. Some people used a mobile clinic. This is a small doctor's office that can move to different places. Doctors there talked to migrants about their health. Many migrants felt very tired and sad.
The city wanted to help people leave the street. A shelter is a safe, warm place to sleep. It is better than sleeping outside. This story shows one part of a bigger problem. Many cities in Europe have migrants without homes.
Vocabulary15 words
- migrant
- a person who moves to another country
- camp
- a place where people live outside, often in tents
- shelter
- a safe place to sleep and stay
- mobile clinic
- a small doctor's place that can move around
- town hall
- a building where city leaders work
- help
- to do something good for someone
- leader
- an important person who makes decisions
- safe
- not in danger
- street
- the road, outside, where people can sleep if they have no home
- city
- a big town, like Paris
- health
- how well your body feels
- problem
- something bad that needs a solution
- Europe
- a large area with many countries, like France
- doctor
- a person who helps sick people
- home
- a place where a person lives
Quiz
Answer key
1. About 250 2. Outside the Paris Centre town hall 3. Emmanuel Grégoire
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
The City of Paris says it has helped _____ people. Most of them are _____. They were living outside the Paris Centre _____.
A city _____ named Emmanuel Grégoire said this. He talked about the "mise à l'abri." This means "putting people in _____."
Before this, many migrants lived on the _____ in Paris. Some people used a mobile _____.
The city wanted to help people leave the street. A shelter is a _____ place to sleep.