Lesson 2 Review English Communication II

Shanti Volunteer Association is a Japanese NGO which tries to give children opportunities to learn.

• True

• False

Both Hak and Phea live in Cambodia.

• True

• False

SVA works in several Asian countries.

• True

• False

Nool's dream is to visit an SVA library and read books there.

• True

• False

When Orathai was four, SVA built a library near her house.

• True

• False

The Giant Turnip taught Orathai how important it was to grow vegetables.

• True

• False

Reading gives children the chance to learn thinking skills.

• True

• False

Volunteer staff members of SVA paste the stickers on Japanese books.

• True

• False

Why did Phea quit school?

• Because her family could no longer pay the daily 30-yen fee.

• Because her family could no longer afford the 350-yen fee.

• Because her family could no longer pay the 3000-yen fee.

Based on what you read in Lesson 2, why do you think there are so many children who cannot go to school?

• Because they do not like to study.

• Because they are too poor to go to school.

• Because they live too far away from school.