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Changing Times
ABOUT THE VIDEO
National Geographic Explorer Hannah Reyes explores some remote areas of the Philippines, where life is slowly starting to change.
BEFORE YOU WATCH
Guess. What do you know about the Philippines? Circle the correct answers.
1. The Philippines is a country in (Southeast / North) Asia.
2. There are around (700 / 7,000) islands in the Philippines.
3. The population of the Philippines is around (10 / 100) million.
4. The capital of the Philippines is (Manila / Hà Nội).
WHILE YOU WATCH
A. Check your answers to the Before You Watch questions.
B. Watch the video again. Complete these sentences using words from the video.
1. People used to wear very simple clothes, but now they can buy _________________,
2. There never used to be any _________________, but now people come here to get traditional tattoos.
3. Life used to be simple, but now people have more _________________.
4. People used to _________________ , but now some work in factories.
AFTER YOU WATCH
Talk with a partner. What other places do you know that have changed a lot? Describe the changes to your partner.
Teenage girls sing at a public school, Luzon, the Philippines.
