Script six to test three, listen to two people talking and do the task in your book.0:02
It's been a long time.0:14
I haven't seen you since spring.0:15
I spent three months in Kolkata, India, working as a volunteer.0:19
What kind of work did you do?0:24
I helped homeless children in a small drop in centre.0:27
That's a place where children can sit and talk about their problems and get some food too.0:30
It sounds like homeless kids is a serious problem in India.0:35
In Calcutta alone, there are thousands of them.0:39
We helped the kids living in one of the big railway stations.0:42
Railway children in the 21st century.0:46
Some of them try to earn a little money by helping porters.0:52
Others may gather rubbish to sell.0:55
But most just steal money from the passengers.0:57
If they didn't beg or steal, they would probably starve to death.1:00
But what about their families?1:05
How does it happen that children find themselves in this horrible situation?1:07
In many cases, the children have run away from home or have been thrown out.1:11
Most were beaten by their parents and decided to try to find a better life.1:16
There are also stories of kids who simply lost their family at the station.1:21
Street children usually have all sorts of illnesses.1:25
It's true many of the children are very ill or injured and need medical help urgently.1:29
If no one takes care of them, there is no chance for these kids to go to school or to get any kind of education.1:34
I'm afraid it's very much so.1:43
Though in some cases, charity organizations help the kids to join learning projects.1:45
It may give them a chance one day to become like all those passengers they see at the station and envy.1:50
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