unit 4 -volunteer work - listening

Flood in Quang Binh


1. How often do you support charities
(to help people in flooded areas)?
2. What is the best way of raising
money to support charities?
3. Which of these kinds of volunteer
work do you prefer?


Helping the elderly


Helping the poor


Helping the sick

Helping handicapped
children


Unit
4:

Lesson 3:
Listening

LISTEN AND REPEAT
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Organization for Educational Development
Spring School
Co-operate
Disadvantaged children
Fund-raising
Co-ordinate


WHILE YOU LISTEN
TASK 1: Listen and fill
in the missing
information.


1.Spring school is an informal
…….

school in Ho Chi

Minh city.

street children live and study at the

2. Around 30…………….
school.
3. About

250 children with special difficulties from
………….

District 1 regularly attend classes.
4. Organization for Educational Development cooperated with Spring School to set up English classes
1998
in……….

volunteers
5. The school requires
..…..… .. to help organize
June
their fund-raising dinner held annually in ………….


TASK 2:

Listen again and choose the
best answer for each
question.


TASK 2:
Listen again and choose the best answer for
each question.
1.What classes were set up in 1999?

A. Dance classes
B. Theatre classes
C. Singing and folk music classes
D. All A, B and C


TASK 2:
Listen again and choose the best answer for
each question.
2. Why do children participate in fundraising performances?
A. to have more money to help the poor.
B. to raise money to continue their English
and performances Art classes.
C. to contact sponsors and help to
expand the school activities
D. all A, B and C


TASK 2:
Listen again and choose the best answer for
each question.
3. Where do children dance, sing and play
music?
A. at one of the largest hotels in Ho Chi Minh
city.
B. at the largest hotel in Ho Chi Minh city.
C. at a hostel in Ho Chi Minh city.


TASK 2:

Listen again and choose the best answer for
each question.
4. Why are foreign volunteers needed?
A. to organize their fundraising dinner.
B. to raise money to continue their
English performances Art classes.
C. to contact sponsors and help to expand
school activities


AFTER YOU LISTEN
Work in groups:
Summarize the story about Spring School,
using the given suggestions.
1. What is the aim of Spring School?
2. How many students live and study at the
school?
3. Which activities do the children at the school
take part in?
4. What kinds of volunteers does Spring
School require?


SUMMARY

The aim of Spring School is to provide
classes to disadvantaged children in Ho
Chi Minh city. Around 30 street children
live and study at the school and about
250 children with special difficulties from

District 1 attend classes. They take part
in fundraising performances. Spring
School requires foreign volunteers to
contact sponsors and help to expand the
school activities.


The aim of Spring School is to
…………………… in Ho Chi Minh city.
Around ………………. live and study at
the school and about ……………. with
special difficulties from District 1 attend
classes. They take part in ………………….
Spring School requires ……………… to
contact …………….. and help to expand
the school activities.