A. Listening (Audio not provided)

Listen to the audio and fill in the gaps in the text.

(Note: Please refer to the audio provided with your original lesson materials)

To prepare herself to work with the ______, Mother Teresa took an intensive medical ______ with the American Medical Missionary Sisters in ______, India. Her first course of action in Kolkata was to ______ children from the slums and begin to teach them. Financial support and volunteers came ______ to help Mother Teresa in her work for ______. In 1950, her group, now called the Missionaries of Charity, received ______ status as a religious community. Members took the traditional vows of poverty, chastity (purity), and ______, but they added a fourth vow—to give free ______ to the poorest of the poor.

The Missionaries of Charity received a great deal of ______, and Mother Teresa used it to ______ her work. In 1957, they began to work with lepers (people suffering from leprosy, a terrible infectious disease). Gradually, from one school, they ______ to nine elementary schools in Kolkata. They also opened a home for ______ and abandoned children. Soon, they were in more than ______ Indian cities. Mother Teresa also visited other ______, such as Sri Lanka, Australia, Tanzania, Venezuela, and Italy, to begin new foundations.

Mother Teresa’s group continued to ______ throughout the 1970s. They opened new ______ in places such as Amman, Jordan; London, ______; and New York. By 1979, Mother Teresa’s groups had more than ______ different operations in over 25 countries around the world, with dozens more ventures to follow.

B. True/False

Read the completed text from Section A and indicate whether the following statements are true or false. If false, give the correct information.

1. Mother Teresa received thorough medical training in the USA.
2. At first, she collected children from the streets and gave them food and clothing.
3. She and her group started to care for lepers.
4. It took them a long time to expand their work to other cities in India.
5. Mother Teresa traveled to several countries.

C. Chart Completion

Read the text in Section A again and complete the chart below:

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D. Comprehension

Read the text in Section A again and answer the following questions:

1. What did Mother Teresa do before starting her work for humanity?
2. How many vows did the Missionaries of Charity take? What were they?
3. What did Mother Teresa and her group accomplish?