공통영어1 능률 오선영 2과 본문 빈칸 퀴즈

On today’s show, we are going to learn ____ special park benches in Zimbabwe called Friendship Benches.

We have two special guests. First, please welcome the founder ____ the Friendship Bench program, Dr. Dixon Chibanda.

Can you tell us what inspired you to come ____ with the program?

Sure. The idea came from ____ experience I had as a psychiatrist.

One of ____ patients had become severely depressed.

However, she couldn’t ____ help because she was unable to afford the bus ride to the hospital.

This shocked me, as I had ____ considered such a problem before.

In fact, it is difficult for many people in Zimbabwe to pay for transportation and ____ medical treatment.

____ there has been a lack of psychiatrists in the country for many years.

When the Friendship Bench ____ started in 2006,

there were only eleven psychiatrists serving Zimbabwe’s population of ____ twelve million people.

I needed to find ____ way to bring psychiatry into the community.

____ so that was the beginning of it.

____ you explain to us how the Friendship Bench program works?

Certainly. The program was created as a way to provide ____ mental health services.

It offers talk ____ sessions to people dealing with issues such as depression or anxiety.

The sessions are free and ____ provided by respected elderly women from the community.

These women, called “grandmothers,” volunteer to sit with patients at the benches, listen to their stories, and provide them ____ emotional support.

What a wonderful idea! How did these amazing grandmothers become ____ part of your program?

Grandmothers ____ chosen for our program because they are deeply connected to the community.

Moreover, they have all the qualities of a ____ such as excellent listening skills, empathy, and the ability to engage in meaningful discussions.

They are ____ very reliable, which is important for our efforts to support mental health.

At the beginning, we ____ with only fourteen volunteer grandmothers.

But today, there are thousands of ____ who have been trained to provide Friendship Bench therapy in Zimbabwe.

That’s interesting! What ____ after patients complete their sessions with the grandmothers?

When the sessions with the grandmothers are ____

patients are encouraged to join a community support group made up of former patients ____ the program.

The members of these groups can easily ____ to and support one another.

This is because most of them come from the same ____ and have experienced similar struggles.

That sounds like a great way to continue the support and build a ____ of community.

And the ____ has been incredibly successful, right?

That’s correct. In 2022, we provided face-to-face counseling to ____ 90,000 patients in Zimbabwe.

Now, Friendship Benches are ____ in more than twenty different regions around the country.

Our vision is for everyone ____ have a Friendship Bench within walking distance, and we are working hard to make it happen.

____ also started expanding the program, and we now offer online counseling through an app.

This has helped us reach ____ more people.

That’s really amazing! Thank you for your time, Dr. ____

Now let’s hear from one of the grandmothers who volunteers for the ____

Can you introduce yourself and tell us how ____ got involved with the Friendship Bench program?

Hello, my name is Judith Moyo, but ____ call me Grandma Moyo.

I’m 76 years old, and I have been volunteering for the Friendship Bench program for about eight ____

I joined the program because many people in ____ community struggle with mental health problems, and I wanted to do something about it.

I knew that I could help heal their wounded hearts by supporting ____

That’s very kind of you. Can you tell us about your experience ____ a grandmother for the Friendship Bench program?

It’s been wonderful. Seeking ____ for mental health problems is nothing to be ashamed of.

I’ve seen how it ____ make a difference in people’s lives.

One patient of mine, a nineteen-year-old girl, was going ____ a difficult time after her mom passed away.

I counseled her ____ helped her begin her recovery journey.

Now her life is back on track, and she has ____ started her own business!

Cases like this make me so proud to be part of the ____

____ is such a rewarding experience to help people make positive changes in their lives.

Thanks for sharing your experiences ____ us today, Grandma Moyo.

It’s ____ inspiring to see the influence that the Friendship Bench program has had.

And it’s all thanks to the hard work ____ people like you and Dr. Chibanda.