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One by one, young musicians walk into a food court. But they aren't there to eat. One student holds a saxophone. He starts playing a song by Beethoven. Flutes and violins join in. Diners smile in surprise. Some take videos.
Who are these young people? They're members of the Recycled Orchestra of Cateura. Their community sits near a giant landfill in the South American country of Paraguay. From the mountains of garbage there come the parts and pieces used to make the orchestra's instruments. The group has won fans around the world. They listen to the orchestra turn trash into beautiful music.
Pride of Cateura
Cateura is part of Asunción, the capital city of Paraguay. Every day, trucks deliver loads of garbage to the Cateura landfill. Many of the families there work as gancheros—recyclers. They comb through the trash and pick out worthwhile stuff to sell.
In 2006, Favio Chávez came to Cateura for work. He is also a musician. So, he started teaching music lessons to some of the local kids. Soon, they formed a small orchestra. But there weren't enough instruments for all who wanted to learn. Buying new ones was out of the question. A new violin? It cost as much as a house in Cateura, Chávez explained.
Then Chávez met a local ganchero, Nicolás "Cola" Gómez. Together they came up with a wild idea: to make instruments out of stuff salvaged from the landfill. Gómez experimented with materials and designs. He built instruments that sounded like the real things. The Recycled Orchestra was born.
The instruments show great creativity. Guitars are crafted from large dessert tins. Cellos come from oil drums. Metal cans are turned into violins. Pipes plus coins and bottle caps? They become saxophones and flutes.
The young musicians practiced and practiced. They kept getting better. Their orchestra became the pride of Cateura.
Taking It on the Road
The Recycled Orchestra gained worldwide attention. Before long, the group was going overseas. It has since performed in more than 50 countries. The musicians play all kinds of music. They have performed with top rock bands like Metallica. The young musicians tell about how music changed their lives.
The Recycled Orchestra has a motto: "The World Sends Us Garbage, We Send Back Music."
Think about and discuss these questions:
What details show the orchestra's importance to people in Cateura?
What details show that the people in Cateura are good at figuring out problems?
The article talks mainly about __________.
the work of searching the trash for things to resell
a man from Cateura who teaches music lessons
the giant landfill near the community of Cateura
an orchestra that uses instruments made from trash
Who are these young people? They're members of the Recycled Orchestra of Cateura. Their community sits near a giant landfill in the South American country of Paraguay. From the mountains of garbage there come the parts and pieces used to make the orchestra's instruments. The group has won fans around the world. They listen to the orchestra turn trash into beautiful music.
Pride of Cateura
Cateura is part of Asunción, the capital city of Paraguay. Every day, trucks deliver loads of garbage to the Cateura landfill. Many of the families there work as gancheros—recyclers. They comb through the trash and pick out worthwhile stuff to sell.
In 2006, Favio Chávez came to Cateura for work. He is also a musician. So, he started teaching music lessons to some of the local kids. Soon, they formed a small orchestra. But there weren't enough instruments for all who wanted to learn. Buying new ones was out of the question. A new violin? It cost as much as a house in Cateura, Chávez explained.
Then Chávez met a local ganchero, Nicolás "Cola" Gómez. Together they came up with a wild idea: to make instruments out of stuff salvaged from the landfill. Gómez experimented with materials and designs. He built instruments that sounded like the real things. The Recycled Orchestra was born.
The instruments show great creativity. Guitars are crafted from large dessert tins. Cellos come from oil drums. Metal cans are turned into violins. Pipes plus coins and bottle caps? They become saxophones and flutes.
The young musicians practiced and practiced. They kept getting better. Their orchestra became the pride of Cateura.
Taking It on the Road
The Recycled Orchestra gained worldwide attention. Before long, the group was going overseas. It has since performed in more than 50 countries. The musicians play all kinds of music. They have performed with top rock bands like Metallica. The young musicians tell about how music changed their lives.
The Recycled Orchestra has a motto: "The World Sends Us Garbage, We Send Back Music."
Think about and discuss these questions:
What details show the orchestra's importance to people in Cateura?
What details show that the people in Cateura are good at figuring out problems?
The article talks mainly about __________.
the work of searching the trash for things to resell
a man from Cateura who teaches music lessons
the giant landfill near the community of Cateura
an orchestra that uses instruments made from trash
Answers
Answer
According to the article, why did Favio Chávez and Nicolás Gómez make instruments from trash?
They wanted to help more kids play music.
They wanted to make the landfill smaller.
They wanted to make more money.
They wanted to play with rock bands.
They wanted to help more kids play music.
They wanted to make the landfill smaller.
They wanted to make more money.
They wanted to play with rock bands.
Answer
Which sentence from the article best shows why there is a lot of trash to use in Cateura?
Every day, trucks deliver loads of garbage to the Cateura landfill.
The young musicians tell about how music changed their lives.
Cateura is part of Asunción, the capital city of Paraguay.
One by one, young musicians walk into a food court.
Every day, trucks deliver loads of garbage to the Cateura landfill.
The young musicians tell about how music changed their lives.
Cateura is part of Asunción, the capital city of Paraguay.
One by one, young musicians walk into a food court.
Answer
The article states:
Guitars are crafted from large dessert tins. Cellos come from oil drums. Metal cans are turned into violins. Pipes plus coins and bottle caps? They become saxophones and flutes.
This passage helps the reader to understand __________.
what to buy in order to build a musical instrument
that people throw away things that still can be used
how to collect things that can help the orchestra
how trash can be used to make musical instruments
Guitars are crafted from large dessert tins. Cellos come from oil drums. Metal cans are turned into violins. Pipes plus coins and bottle caps? They become saxophones and flutes.
This passage helps the reader to understand __________.
what to buy in order to build a musical instrument
that people throw away things that still can be used
how to collect things that can help the orchestra
how trash can be used to make musical instruments
Answer
Which means almost the same as salvage, as it is used in the article?
scatter
sweep
steal
save
scatter
sweep
steal
save
Answer
Based on the article, the reader can tell that __________.
musical instruments do not have to cost a lot to make good sound
garbage can be used to make only a few kinds of musical instruments
musicians using recycled instruments can only play simple music
creating musical instruments takes special training and education
musical instruments do not have to cost a lot to make good sound
garbage can be used to make only a few kinds of musical instruments
musicians using recycled instruments can only play simple music
creating musical instruments takes special training and education
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The article talks mainly about **an orchestra that uses instruments made from trash**.
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According to the article, Favio Chávez and Nicolás Gómez made instruments from trash because **they wanted to help more kids play music**.
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The sentence from the article that best shows why there is a lot of trash to use in Cateura is: **"Every day, trucks deliver loads of garbage to the Cateura landfill."**
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This passage helps the reader to understand **how trash can be used to make musical instruments**.
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The word that means almost the same as "salvage," as it is used in the article, is **save**.
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Based on the article, the reader can tell that **musical instruments do not have to cost a lot to make good sound**.
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