Unit 03. Community Service. Lesson 1. Getting started

WELCOME  TO  OUR  CLASS
ENGLISH 7
COMMUNITY SERVICE
By: Le Viet Phu
Unit 3:
Who do you think they are?
reporter
Mai
Phúc
What are they talking about?
community service (n)
benefit (n)
volunteer (v )
volunteer (n ) 
non-profit organization (n) 
donate (v) 
to make a difference (v)
: C.việc phục vụ cộng đồng
: đi tình nguyện
: lợi ích
: tổ chức phi lợi nhuận
: tình nguyện viên
: hiến tặng , đóng góp
: Làm thay đổi (cho tốt đẹp)
I. New words: 
community service (n)
benefit (n)
volunteer (v )
volunteer (n ) 
non-profit organization (n) 
donate (v) 
to make a difference (v)
: C.việc phục vụ cộng đồng
: đi tình nguyện
: lợi ích
: tổ chức phi lợi nhuận
: tình nguyện viên
: hiến tặng , đóng góp
: Làm thay đổi (cho tốt đẹp)
* Checking new words: 
R: Today on Global Citizen we interview Mai and Phuc from Hai Ba Trung School. Hi Mai, Could you tell us about community service?
M: It’s the work you do for the benefits of the community.
R: Have you ever done volunteer work?
M: Yes. I’m a member of Be a Buddy - a programme that helps street children. Last year we provided evening classes for fifty children.
R: Wonderful! What else have you done?
M: We’ve asked people to donate books and clothes to the children.
R: Wow, that certainly makes a difference. And you Phuc, you’re from Go Green?
P: Yes it’s a non-profit organisation that protects the environment. We’ve encouraged people to recycle glass, cans, and paper. We’ve cleaned streets and lakes.
R: Did you start a community garden project last month?
P: Oh, yes, so far we’ve planted…
II Listen and read
* Match the phrase with its definition
1. Global citizen
The name of the radio program
2. Be a Buddy
The organization that Mai is from
3. Go Green
The organization that Phuc is from
4. Hai Ba Trung school
The school where Mai and Phuc go to
a. Read the conversation again and tick () true (T) or false (F).



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b. Read the conversation again. Answer the questions.
What do you think the phrase `make a difference` means?


2. Can you guess what Go Green does in their community garden project?



3. How do you think the community garden project `makes a difference`?
It means doing something good, especially to improve a situation.
It protects the environment by encouraging people to recycle glass, cans, paper, by cleaning streets and lakes, and planting trees…
I think it helps improve the environmental situation in an area. And life is better there.
2. Look at the words in the box. Can you put them in the right groups?
2. Look at the words in the box. Can you put them in the right groups?
(Hint: some words may belong in more than one column)



donate
help
benefit
volunteer
recycle
plant
provide
clean
encourage
environmental
help
benefit
volunteer
plant
clean
You are a _______________ if you help other people willingly and without payment.
_______________ are those who do not have a home and really need help.
She often _________ money to charitable organisations.
The activities that individuals or organisations do to benefit a community are called _________________.
If you are trying to ________________, you are trying to have a good effect on a person or situation. 
3. Fill the gaps with the words in the box.
donates
make a difference
homeless people
community service
volunteer
4. Describe the pictures with the verbs in 2.
1. …………books 2. …………trees
4. ……………streets 5. …………..rubbish
3. …..…… children do homework
donate
plant
help
clean
recycle
5. Create word webs.
books
blood
money
clothes
toys
food
gifts
…
street children
orphan
homeless people
elderly people
the poor
the blind
the handicapped
…
streets
walls
lakes
rivers
beaches
school yards
ponds
…
food
clothes
attention
life skills
education
houses
help
…
6 Game: Vocabulary ping pong
In pairs, stand face-to-face with your partner. Think about the topic of this unit, Community Service, and the new words you learned above. To start the game, partner A says a new word and partner B says the first related word that comes to mind. Keep the words going back and forth as quickly as possible until the teacher says stop.
Example:
Partner A: provide
Partner B: food
Partner A: homeless people
Partner B: help
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Homework
- Learn new words by heart.
- Practice the dialogue again.
- Do exercises B1, B2 (page 18/ workbook).
- Prepare for Unit 3: Closer look 1.
Goodbye!
See you again!
THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION!