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The Hungriest Place on Earth

מאמר באנגלית לתרגול קריאה. כולל 5 מילים חדשות עם תרגום לעברית, 3 שאלות הבנת הנקרא, 5 שאלות לשיחה. מתאים לרמה בינונית.

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Recent studies suggest the African nation of Burundi has the highest levels of hunger and undernourished people worldwide. More than 10 years of war, along with poverty and overpopulation, have strongly affected the nation’s economic and nutritional conditions.

Along many of the hillsides in Burundi’s northern Ngozi province, workers are digging and planting. They hope to stop fertile soils from sliding away in what is considered the hungriest place on earth.

The United Nations World Food Program is currently paying more than 5,700 local farmers to work other people’s lands. The WFP program, Food-for-Assets, comes after years of local farmers trying and failing to beat hunger by working their land.

Fifty-year-old Matthias Bukuru is one of the farmers. He says that the $1.25 wage he earns is a fortune compared to his past.

Each year the International Food Policy Research Institute releases a Global Hunger Index report. The 2014 report showed the highest areas of hunger are in Africa south of the Sahara.

In East Asia and Southeast Asia, hunger is common. However, in Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam, the hunger situation has improved.

The World Food Program says that recent studies show that feeding and agricultural programs have reduced malnutrition rates nationwide from 58 to 49 percent. The WFP says Burundi’s government is eager to eradicate hunger.

מילים חדשות מהטקסט

  • Undernourished /ˌʌndərˈnɜːrɪʃ/ adjective תת תזונה

    not getting enough food for good health

    The dog was undernourished; it needed medical help from a vet.

  • Poverty /ˈpɑːvərtiː/ noun עוני

    the state or cognition of being poor

    Many people living in poverty lack clean water.

  • Fertile /ˈfərtl/ adjective פורה

    about land and soil that plants grow well in

    Good crops require fertile land to grow on.

  • Malnutrition /ˌmælnuːˈtrɪʃn/ noun תת תזונה

    a health problem; people who don't eat enough

    Children die of malnutrition every year.

  • Eradicate /ɪˈrædəˌkeɪt/ verb לְבַעֵר

    to remove something completely

    His job is to eradicate pests.

שאלות לשיחה

אין כאן תשובה נכונה — אלה שאלות לתרגול דיבור, לבד או מול מורה.

  1. If you can do something, What can you do to help these people?
  2. Are there parts of your country still suffering from poverty?
  3. What does the government do to the farmers of your country? Do you think they get some help as well?
  4. Is farming a well-developed industry in your country or not?
  5. Have you been to a place where poverty is the main problem?

בדקו את עצמכם

3 שאלות. בחרו תשובה וקבלו בדיקה מיד.

  1. Why does Burundi have the highest levels of hunger?

  2. What is the United Nations World Food Program currently paying local farmers to do?

  3. Who is Matthias Bukuru?

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