The rich are helping people – level 1

04-12-2015 07:00

Mark Zuckerberg and his wife have a daughter. She is one week old. She is with her parents. Her parents are on maternity and paternity leave.

Mark Zuckerberg and his wife are rich, and they want to help the world. They can use their money to help. They will give a lot of money to charity.

Warren Buffett is a billionaire. He helps the world, too. Bill Gates and his wife are helping, also.

Difficult words: maternity and paternity leave (the time when a mother or father do not work and are with their child), charity (an organization which helps people).

You can read the original story and watch the video in the Level 3 section.

What do you think about the rich giving money to help people?

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