Reading Comprehension Qbout NGO
Reading Comprehension Qbout NGO
Reading Comprehension Qbout NGO
Non-Governmental Organizations
The acronym NGO stands for Non-Governmental Organisation which refers to all private voluntary but legal associations concerned with
sustainable development. For this purpose, these organizations play an important role in empowering youth and women in Economic, social and
environmental fields.
In the economic field, these organizations help women and youth to work not only by providing them with micro-credits, but also by supporting
them take the initiative in setting up their own enterprises and invest their money appropriately through a trainings. In other
Socially, they work on improving the status and situation of women in society so as to achieve social justice and establish a sort of equality
between men and women by trying to increase literacy rates among women through informal education. Additionally, they try to provide other
basic social services such as health care, running water and electrification of rural areas to stop rural exodus. Moreover, they work hard to
eliminate some harmful cultural behaviour like racism, stereotypes and violence against women and children.
As for the environmental side, NGOs do a lot to conserve natural resources for future generations and to reduce pollution by sensitising people
about the toxic danger of litter and trash. They also set up programmes to preserve water, to plant trees and to take care of public gardens as well
NGOs’ role, therefore, is so important that most of the projects connected to sustainable development are based on their success and
perseverance.
Comprehension questions:
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3- What kind of social problems these NGO’s try to put an end to?
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Vocabulary: Find in the text words that mean the same as:
j) Equity ……………………. P3
a) Make stronger ……………………. P1
k) Reduce …………………. P3
b) Stand for ……………………. P1 l) Immigration ……………………. P3
c) Without Sth* in return ……………………. P1 m) Give ……………………. P3
n) For example ……………………. P3
d) Domains ……………………. P1
o) Preserve ……………………. P4
e) Interested in ……………………. P1 p) Poisonous ……………………. P4
q) And ……………………. P4
f) Start up ……………………. P2
r) So ……………………. P5
g) Assisting ……………………. P2
h) Places ……………………. P2
i) Position ……………………. P3
a) Social …………………………
b) Fight …………………………
c) Rural …………………………
d) Health …………………………
e) Natural …………………………
1- She learned to read and write …………………………………. she was 59years old.
3- NOGs play a prominent role in society ……………………………… people are still ignorant and don’t help these organizations.
………………………………….. NGOs collect garbage in one street, some people throw it in the other.
5- The rate if illiteracy is increasing day after day. …………………………. The government and NGOs together should endeavor great
6- ………………………………………. the global warm menaces, developed as well as developing countries are still giving off toxic and
chemical waste.
Focus on vocabulary:
Column A Column B
1- health a- organization
2- water b- society
3- social c- development
4- climate d- energies
5- raw e- care
6- micro f- infrastructure
7- money g- change
8- forest h- pollution
9- ecological i- justice
10- poverty j- elimination
11- energy k- investment
12- recycling l- right
13- transport m- preservation
14- property n- crisis
15- civil o- materials
16- ,on governmental p- waste
17- sustainable q- enterprises
18- renewable r- areas
19- urban s- preservation
Writing: