Listen to these words and repeat to practice your pronunciation.
empathetic
an inspiration to others
colonialism
a role model
the United Nations
refugees
Listen and read along to these sentences.
I have seen pictures of Martin Luther King giving his famous 'I have a Dream' speech in 1963 during the March on Washington. It's incredible to see how many people gathered in Washington to march together for civil rights.
Terry Fox was a hero who also inspired a lot of people. Terry Fox had only one leg. His other leg was amputated because he had a type of cancer.
Terry Fox never let his disabilities stop him. He embarked on a cross-Canada run in 1980 to raise money for cancer research.
Although he sadly died and did not make it all the way across, he inspired many people and every year, runners in over 60 countries run to raise money just like Terry Fox. Over $50 million has been raised so far!
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Exercise
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