Unit 4 - leson 1

Match the pictures with the activities below.
A. Helping the examinees during University entrance exam period
B. Taking care of the old
C. Helping the soldiers to build houses and widen roads
D. Teaching the poor children
E. Playing with children
F. Helping people in the mountainous areas
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Period 20 Unit 4:
VOLUNTEER WORK
Lesson 1 Reading
Look at the picture and then answer questions:


What is the old woman doing?
What does “Little Moments Big Magic’ mean?
What does the picture tell you?
Read the following saying and explain what it means:
“If you give me a fish
I will eat it today
If you teach me to fish
I will eat my whole life long!”
Vocabulary:
Volunteer to do sth (v)
Volunteer (n)
Voluntary (adj) – voluntarily (adv)
The aged = the old (n)
Orphanage (n)
Mow (the lawn) (v)
Overcome (v)
Suffer (v)
Remote (adj) = far away
Disadvantaged (adj)
Handicapped (adj)


Task 1. The word volunteer appears in the passage in different parts of speech. Use an appropriate form of the word volunteer to complete each of the following sentences.
1, When she retired, she did a lot of ……………….…….service for the Red Cross.
2, She was not fired. She left the company ……………………..
3, She needs some………………….……..to clean up the kitchen.
4, Last month the company……………….…….to donate fifty trucks to help flooded areas.
voluntary
voluntarily
volunteers
volunteered
Task 2: choose the best answer
A
D
B
D
B
Task 3. Answer the questions:
What do high school and college students usually do as volunteers in hospitals, orphanages or home for the aged ?
They usually visit these places .They read books to the people there, play games with them or listen to their problems.
How do volunteers help disadvantaged and handicapped children to overcome their difficulties ?
They give care and comfort to them (and help them to overcome their difficulties).
Where do students volunteer to work during summer vacations ?
During summer vacation, they volunteer to work in remote or mountainous areas (to provide education for children or medical services for local people).
Flowers drawing
Playing with children
Volunteer
work
After you read:
Why do people do volunteer work?
Suggested ideas:
- to help others
- to feel useful and needed
- to cheer others up
- to have a reference for when they apply for their first job
- to contribute to society