Unit 04. For a Better Community. Lesson 1. Getting started

Volunteer work
Teaching poor children
Planting trees
Reparing house
Directing the traffic
Helping the old
Helping new students
1. Do you think these are nice activities?
3.Do you like taking part in these activities, and why?
4.What exactly activities have you taken part in?
2.Have you ever helped disadvantaged people?
Unit 4: FOR A BETTER COMMUNITY
I. Activity 1: LISTEN AND READ
* New words
- volunteer (v.n,adj)
- disadvantaged (a)
- by chance
- advise (v)
advice (n)
- society (n)


Checking vocabulary: Gap- filling
1.Last month, the company…………to donate one billion dong to help the flooded areas.
2. He met his old friend ……………..
3. Our teachers always …………us to study hard.
4. We need some………………… to help the poor.
5. He likes helping …………….children.
Checking vocabulary: Gap- filling
1.Last month, the company volunteered
to donate one billion dong to help the flooded areas.
2. He met his old friend by chance
3. Our teachers always advise us to study hard.
4. We need some volunteers to help the poor.
5. He likes helping disadvantaged children.
II. Activity 2 : Read the conversation
Quan: Hi Hieu, I called you yesterday afternoon, but you didn`t answer.
Hieu: Oh, really? What time?
Quan: At about 2 p.m. What were you doing then?
Hieu: Oh, when you called, I was working. I volunteer every Tuesday afternoon at the Happy Mind Charity Centre. I teach children.
Quan: Really? Why?
Hieu: Because these children are disadvantaged. They have many problems and they need our help.
Quan: What subjects do you teach them?
Hieu: Vietnamese and Maths.
Quan: It sounds interesting. How did you get the job?
Hieu: Just by chance. I was interested in doing volunteer work, so when I saw the advertisement for volunteer positions in the newspaper last summer, I applied and was chosen.
Quan: Oh, I see. Was the job easy at first?
Hieu: Not really. When I worked with them for the first time, many of them couldn`t read or write. Some of them were hopeless at Maths!
Quan: What did you do then?
Hieu: I got some useful advice from my teacher. It was really helpful. All of the children can read and write now.
Quan: Your job is very meaningful. I also want to do something useful for our society.
Hieu: Well, if you are interested in this kind of work, I will introduce you to my team leader.
Quan: That sounds great! Thanks for your suggestion! I`m very excited!
II. Activity 2 : Read the conversation and answer the questions.

1.When did Quan call Hieu?
2. What was Hieu doing when Quan called?
3. Was Hieu successful as a volunteer teacher there?
4. What do you think about Hieu’s volunteer work?
5. Have you ever done anything to help other people? If yes, what did you do to help them?


ANSWER
1.He called Hieu at about 2 p.m yesterday afternoon.
2. Hieu was teaching children at the Happy Mind Charity Centre
3.Yes, he was. At first, many of his students couldn’t read or write. Now all of them can read and write.
III. Activity 3: Making dialogue, using the expressions.
1.That sounds great!
2. Not really
3. …by chance
4. Well
Eg.
Trang: Mum, I have two days off this week.
Mum: That sounds great! We can go out together then!
Trang: That’s a great idea, Mum!

Homework
Practise the conversation.
Answer the questions again.
Make sentences with new words.
Prepare Language.