6 Fill in: winners, herders, region, elaborate, circle, effort, judges, contestants. worrie ghly of the site more ncers The Wodaabe are a nomadic tribe of 45,000 people who live in the Saharan 1) \( \qquad \) of Niger in Africa. Most of the time they are cattle 2) \( \qquad \) but once a year they get together to celebrate the rain coming with a contest called a Gerewol. The men are the only 3) \( \qquad \) and they can spend many days preparing 4) \( \qquad \) outfits to wear. At the Gerewol, the men have to dance next to each other in a 5) \( \qquad \) while female 6) \( \qquad \) decide who is the bestlooking and who has the best makeup and clothes. The dancing can be very tiring in the hot sunlight so it takes a lot of 7) \( \qquad \) to compete. At the end of the competition there are only three 8) \( \qquad \) and everyone else has to wait until next year to compete again.

Let's fill in the blanks with the appropriate words from the provided list: 1) **region**: The Wodaabe are a nomadic tribe of 45,000 people who live in the Saharan **region** of Niger in Africa. 2) **herders**: Most of the time they are cattle **herders** but once a year they get together to celebrate the rain coming with a contest called a Gerewol. 3) **contestants**: The men are the only **contestants** and they can spend many days preparing 4) **elaborate**: **elaborate** outfits to wear. 5) **circle**: At the Gerewol, the men have to dance next to each other in a **circle** while female 6) **judges**: **judges** decide who is the best-looking and who has the best makeup and clothes. 7) **effort**: The dancing can be very tiring in the hot sunlight so it takes a lot of **effort** to compete. 8) **winners**: At the end of the competition there are only three **winners** and everyone else has to wait until next year to compete again. So the completed text is: The Wodaabe are a nomadic tribe of 45,000 people who live in the Saharan **region** of Niger in Africa. Most of the time they are cattle **herders** but once a year they get together to celebrate the rain coming with a contest called a Gerewol. The men are the only **contestants** and they can spend many days preparing **elaborate** outfits to wear. At the Gerewol, the men have to dance next to each other in a **circle** while female **judges** decide who is the best-looking and who has the best makeup and clothes. The dancing can be very tiring in the hot sunlight so it takes a lot of **effort** to compete. At the end of the competition there are only three **winners** and everyone else has to wait until next year to compete again.