TA10 u4 For a better community reading

UNIT 04: For a better community
Period 32: Reading

Why do people volunteer?


1. Task 1: Choose the reasons you think you may find in
the text.
a. They want to do something good for others.
b. Volunteers have a chance to interact with new cultures,
try new food, meet new people, and speak new languages.
c. Volunteers become more concerned and aware of the
problems facing the world.
d. Volunteers feel the pride that comes from completing
something.
e. Volunteer work is a great way to gain experience in a
broad range of fields.
f. Volunteer work can often lead to a paid job.


2. Task 2: Read the text and check if your predictions in
1 are correct.
a. They want to do something good for others.


2. Task 2: Read the text and check if your predictions in
1 are correct.
c. Volunteers become more concerned and aware of the
problems facing the world.

2. Task 2: Read the text and check if your predictions in
1 are correct.
e. Volunteer work is a great way to gain experience in a
broad range of fields.


2. Task 2: Read the text and check if your predictions in
1 are correct.
f. Volunteer work can often lead to a paid job.


Vocabulary
- aware (a) + of
- (to) face
- ignorant (a)
- experience (n)
- valuable (a)
- professional (a)
- practical (a)

biết, nhận thức
đương đầu, … đối mặt
ngu dốt
kinh nghiệm
quý giá
chuyên nghiệp
thiết thực, có ích, thực tiễn


3. Task 3: Complete the text by using sentences a-e.

a. Indeed, a volunteer often says that the experience has
made him or her a better person.
b. You can gain experience in education, social work,
health care, marketing, and web design… The
opportunities are endless.
c. English teaching is a great example of a volunteer job
that often turns into a career.
d. People who volunteer in their community have a
personal attachment to the area and want to make it a
better place for themselves and for others.
e. One of the greatest benefits of volunteering abroad is
being able to spend an extended period of time in a new
country.


3. Task 3: Complete the text by using sentences a-e.
a. Indeed, a volunteer often says that the experience has
made him or her a better person.


3. Task 3: Complete the text by using sentences a-e.
b. You can gain experience in education, social work,
health care, marketing, and web design… The
opportunities are endless.


3. Task 3: Complete the text by using sentences a-e.
c. English teaching is a great example of a volunteer job
that often turns into a career.

3. Task 3: Complete the text by using sentences a-e.
d. People who volunteer in their community have a
personal attachment to the area and want to make it a
better place for themselves and for others.


4. Task 4: Choose the correct meaning.
1. obvious
A. clear B. unclear C. important
2. fortunate
A. unlucky B. lucky C. wealthy
3. concerned
A. tired B. bored C. worried
4. narrow-minded
A. open to different people
B. not open to different opinions
C. open to different opinions
5. dedicated
A. devoted B. excited C. interested


5. Task 5: Discuss the following statements.
1. There’s no need to volunteers as very few people can
benefit from volunteer work.
2. The best way to volunteer is to give people money when
they need it.


“If you give me a fish,

I will eat today.
If you teach me to fish,
I will eat my whole life long.

A fish: a temporary solution
The way to fish: a permanent solution


- Learn by heart the words / phrases
- Prepare for the next lesson