Protest in Ceuta Blocks Red Cross Food Delivery for Migrants
People in Ceuta had a protest this week. Ceuta is a Spanish city in North Africa. The people did a sit-in. A sit-in is when people sit down to stop something. They wanted to stop the Red Cross from giving food to migrants.
The Red Cross is a group that helps people. They bring food to migrants in Ceuta. Migrants are people who move to a new country. Some people in Ceuta are angry about this. One protester shouted, "The Red Cross is a mafia!" A mafia is a bad group that does illegal things.
The protest was peaceful at first. Peaceful means no fighting or violence. People blocked the road so the Red Cross could not pass.
Later, the protest became more serious. Some protesters burned migrant camps on the beach. A camp is a place where people live in tents. The protest became very tense. Tense means people feel worried or angry.
Many migrants in Ceuta live in these beach camps. They wait for food and help from groups like the Red Cross. This event shows there are problems between local people and migrants in the city.
Vocabulary15 words
- sit-in
- when people sit down together to stop something
- migrants
- people who move to live in a new country
- mafia
- a bad group that breaks the law
- peaceful
- calm; without fighting
- camps
- places with tents where people live
- tense
- feeling worried or angry
- protest
- when people show they are angry about something
- Red Cross
- a group that helps people in need
- block
- to stop something from moving
- resident
- a person who lives in a place
- beach
- land next to the sea
- deliver
- to bring something to a place
- local
- from the same area
- burn
- to destroy with fire
- shout
- to say something loudly
Quiz
Answer key
1. The Red Cross giving food to migrants 2. A mafia 3. They were burned
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
People in Ceuta had a _____ this week.
Ceuta is a Spanish city in North _____.
The people did a _____.
They wanted to stop the Red Cross from giving _____ to migrants.
The Red Cross is a group that helps _____.
One protester shouted, "The Red Cross is a _____!"
The protest was _____ at first.
People _____ the road so the Red Cross could not pass.
Some protesters burned migrant _____ on the beach.
The protest became very _____.