VOCABULARY

• a valley(n) - a low area of land between hills or mountains

• arduous(adj) – involving or requiring extreme effort, difficult and tiring
• a gorge(n) – a narrow valley between hills or mountains
• treacherous(adj) – (of ground, water…)presenting hidden or unpredictable dangers
• highlands(n) - an area of high or mountainous land
• descend(v) – move or fall downwards
• a basin(n) - a circular or oval valley or natural depression on the earth's surface, especially
one containing water
• plunged into the abyss – fall

DISCUSSION TOPICS

a. What is the girl’s goal for future? What do they wish to be?
b. What is the boys’ goal for future? What do they wish to be?
c. Do you think that the girls’ walk to school is a test in the vast jungle?
d. What keeps them going every day?
e. How much do you think teachers are paid to do their work in an unapproachable area like
this one?
f. What do they do with coca leaves on coca farms?
g. Is it legal to grow the plant?
h. What is a Pacha mama ritual?
 MORE DISCUSSION

a. Were you aware of the circumstances people in some countries live in?
b. Is the child labor legal in Bolivia?
c. Do you know any other country where children suffer the exploitation?
d. Do you think that their hard work will pay off in future?
e. What part left the best impression on you?