Sick Migrants on the Streets in Ceuta as Hospital Beds Stay Empty
Ceuta is a Spanish city in North Africa. Many migrants live there. Some of them are sick.
Some sick migrants stay in the street. But some hospital beds in Ceuta are empty. People say this is strange.
José Luis Vidal works in Ceuta. He is a local official. He spoke about Spain's health minister. She visited Ceuta.
Vidal said the minister gives too many lessons. He said she does not manage the problem well. He wants less talk and more action.
The Spanish Government says there is no health crisis in Ceuta. It says hospitals are not full.
The Government wants more space in Ceuta. This space is for helping sick migrants.
People do not agree about the real problem. Some say hospitals have room. Some say migrants still need more help.
The story shows two different sides of the same crisis in Ceuta.
Vocabulary7 words
- migrant
- a person who moves to another country
- bed
- a place in a hospital for a sick person
- official
- a person who works for the government
- manage
- to control or organize something
- Government
- the group of people who run a country
- crisis
- a very bad and difficult situation
- space
- an empty place where something can go
Quiz
Answer key
1. Ceuta 2. Some are free 3. False
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Ceuta is a Spanish city in North Africa. Many _____ live there. Some of them are sick.
Some sick migrants stay in the street. But some hospital _____ in Ceuta are empty. People say this is strange.
José Luis Vidal works in Ceuta. He is a local _____. He spoke about Spain's health minister. She visited Ceuta.
Vidal said the minister gives too many lessons. He said she does not _____ the problem well.
The Spanish _____ says there is no health _____ in Ceuta. It says hospitals are not full.
The Government wants more _____ in Ceuta. This space is for helping sick migrants.
People do not agree about the real problem. Some say hospitals have room. Some say migrants still need more help.
The story shows two different sides of the same _____ in Ceuta.