UNIT 4: VOLUNTEER WORK READING I Before you read Warmer Vocabulary pre-teach II While you read Activity Activity III After you read IV Homework I BEFORE YOU READ Warmer Match the pictures with suitable activities a Teach poor children to read and write b Help people in the flood area c Give care for the old d Raise money for the poor e Clean the street f Give blood to the patient I BEFORE YOU READ Vocabulary pre-teach These people are doing volunteer work They are volunteers I BEFORE YOU READ Vocabulary pre-teach - Volunteer (n) - Volunteer (v) - Voluntary (adj) Eg1: Mary volunteered to clean the house Eg 2: In her spare time, she does the work without being paid for it She does voluntary work mow This machine is used to the lawn I BEFORE YOU READ Vocabulary pre-teach - Volunteer (n) - Volunteer (v) - Voluntary (adj) Eg1: Mary volunteered to clean the house Eg 2: In her spare time, she does the work without being paid for it She does voluntary work - Mow the lawn (v) - Orphanage (n) The home for children whose parents are dead These people are handicapped I BEFORE YOU READ Vocabulary pre-teach - Volunteer (n) - Volunteer (v) - Voluntary (adj) Eg1: Mary volunteered to clean the house Eg 2: In her spare time, she does the work without being paid for it She does voluntary work - Mow the lawn (v) - Orphanage (n) The home for children whose parents are dead - Handicapped (adj) - remote (adj) = far away Checking: Fill in blanks with suitable words from the orphanage mow box below volunteers voluntary handicapped volunteered remote voluntary service for When she retired, she did a lot of the Red Cross orphanage She was sent to an when her mother died mow He continued to the lawn and did routine chores volunteers She needs some to clean up the kitchen volunteered to donate fifty trucks to help the The company flooded areas remote We have visited many villages in areas handicapped I'm going to work two days a week teaching kids to fish II WHILE YOU READ Activity 1: Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D for each of the following sentences Volunteers usually help those who are sick or old in their house by A Mowing the lawns, doing shopping and cleaning up their houses B Cooking, sewing or washing their clothes C Telling them stories, and singing and dancing for them D Taking them to baseball games II WHILE YOU READ Activity 1: Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D for each of the following sentences Big Brothers is A The name of a club B A home for children C The name of the film D An organization for boys who no longer have fathers II WHILE YOU READ Activity 1: Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D for each of the following sentences Most of the boys’ and girls’ clubs use many high school and college students as volunteers because they A Have a lot of free time B Can understand the problems of younger boys and girls C Know how to the work D Are good at playing games II WHILE YOU READ Activity 1: Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D for each of the following sentences Volunteers believe that A In order to make others happy, they have to be unhappy B The happiest people are those who make themselves happy C The happiest people are those who are young and healthy D Bringing happinest to others makes them the happiest peope II WHILE YOU READ Activity 1: Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D for each of the following sentences The best title for the passage is A Taking Care of Others B Voluntary Work in the United States C Volunteers: The Happiest People in the World D Helping Old and Sick People in the United States II WHILE YOU READ Activity 2: Answer the questions What high school and college students usually as volunteers in hospitals, orphanages or homes for the aged?  They read books to the people there, play games with them and listen to their problems How volunteers help disadvantaged and handicapped children to overcome their difficulties?  They give care and comfort to them and help them overcome their difficulties Where students volunteer to work during summer vacations?  They volunteer to work in remote or mountainous areas to provide education for children III AFTER YOU READ Discussion: What kind of volunteer work you usually at school? What you usually in each kind of volunteer work? HOMEWORK write a short paragraph (50-60 words) answering the question: “Why people volunteer work? ... Taking Care of Others B Voluntary Work in the United States C Volunteers: The Happiest People in the World D Helping Old and Sick People in the United States II WHILE YOU READ Activity 2: Answer