NGUYEN TRUNG TRUC HIGH SCHOOL They are making

NGUYEN TRUNG TRUC HIGH SCHOOL

They are making houses for poor people They are making roads for villagers They are cleaning up the paves They are growing trees They are playing with children They are teaching children

MATCH THE PICTURES WITH THE WORDS 1 2 5 flooded 6 7 3 4 8 9 drought street children volunteer Natural disaster Handicapped children craft lawn mountainous areas

1. volunteer (n) Øvoluntary (a) Øvolunteer (v) – sth for s/o 2. orphanage (n) 3. to mow (the lawn ) 4. comfort (n) 5. handicapped (a) 6. take part in (v) 7. overcome (v) 8. suffer (v) 9. organize (v) = hold (a party) 10. donate (v)

VOLUNTARY 1. When she retired, she did a lot of………………. service for the Red Cross. (adj) service (n) VOLUNTARILY 2. She was not fired. She left the company…………. . (adv) S V O VOLUNTEERS 3. She needs some…………………. . to clean up the kitchen. some (n) VOLUNTEERED 4. Last month the company………………. to donate fifty S (v) 5. 6. trucks to help flooded areas.

1. Volunteers usually help these who are sick or old in their home by : A. Mowing the lawns, doing shopping and cleaning up their houses. B. Coking, sewing or washing their clothes. C. Telling them stories, and signing and dancing for them. D. Taking them to baseball games.

2. Big Brothers is : A. the name of a club. B. a home for children. C. the name of a film. D. An organization for boys who no longer have fathers.

3. Most of the boys’ and girls’ clubs use many high schools 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 do the work. D. Are good at playing games.

4. Volunteers believe that : A. in order to make others happy, they have to be happy. B. the happiest people are those who make themselves happy. C. the happiest people are those who are young and healthy. D. bringing happiness to others make them the happiest people.

5. The best title for the passage is : A. Taking care of others. B. Voluntary work in the United Stated. C. Volunteers : The Happiest People in the World. D. Helping Old and Sick people in the United States.

1. What do high school and college students usually do as volunteers in hospitals, orphanages or home for the aged ? 2. How do volunteers help disadvantaged and handicapped children to overcome their difficulties ? 3. Where do students volunteer to work during summer vacations ?

1. What do high school and college students usually do as volunteers in hospitals, orphanages or home for the aged ? They read book to the aged in these places, sometimes just visit them, play games with them or listen to their problems.

2. How do volunteers help disadvantaged and handicapped children to overcome their difficulties? They give care and comfort to them.

3. Where do students volunteer to work during summer vacations ? They volunteer to remote or mountainous areas.

3. Why do people do volunteer work ?

Imagine you are a college/ university student. What do you do in your summer vacation ? Do you want to be a volunteer ? Where would you like to go ? Who and what would you like to help with ? Write a short passage.