Unit 3 COMMUNITY SERVICE excercise 2020

Unit 3: COMMUNITY SERVICE
Match one verb in column A with words in column B to make meaningful expressions
Answer
A
B
_________________
1. fix
a. a bike
_________________
2. tidy
b. in a form
_________________
3. care
c. meals
_________________
4. fill
d. funds
_________________
5. raise
e. a room
_________________
6. plant
f. part in sports
_________________
7. cook
g. for old people
_________________
8. Take
h. flowers
Fill in the blanks with the correct words or phrases matching with the verbs. Maybe some verbs can be
used more than once.

elderly people
books
fresh water
school yard
old clothes
blood
homeless people
English lessons
neighbourhood
food
notebooks
opportunities
money
street children
local people
Internet
streets
evening classes
dirty tables
poor children
1. clean:________________________________________________________________________
2. donate: ________________________________________________________________________
3. help:

________________________________________________________________________

4. provide: ________________________________________________________________________
Put the verbs in brackets in the correct verb tense: the Present Perfect or Past Simple.
1. They (not see) ___________________the film Titanic yet.
2. Tom (call) _____________________ his boss yesterday.

3. John (read) _____________________the letter from Mary already.
4. We (not begin) _____________________to learn for the test yet.
5. I (meet) ________________________Robert at the supermarket this morning.
6. Nancy (be) _______________________to Viet Nam several times.
7. I (not see) ______________________your brother yet.
8. When (your father/ give up) ________________________ smoking?
9. My pen isn’t here any more. Someone (take) ____________________ it already.
10. The motorbike looks clean, (you/ wash)_______________________it?
Put the verbs in brackets in the correct verb tense: the Present Perfect or Past Simple,
1. My uncle (move) ____________________to Da Lat in 2005.
2. The Greens (be) ____________________ to many countries in the world so far.
3. We (go) ___________________________to that village to do volunteer work several times.
4. We (spend) ________________________our summer vacation in Ha Long Bay last July.
5. Our teacher (explain) _____________________to US how to use the printer already.
6. The postman (deliver) _____________________the letter half an hour ago.
7. Mai (not finish) _____________________her homework yet.
8. I (visit) _____________________our form teacher in the hospital already.
9. I (hear) ______________________the good news from Mary a few minutes ago.
10. They (not start) ______________________the project yet.
Use the cues to make sentences in the present perfect.
1. I/ buy/ a laptop/ but I/ not use/ it. _______________________________________________
2. I/ write/ a blog/ but I/ not upload/ any photos to it.
________________________________________________________
3. We/ start/ the game/ half an hour ago/ but we/ not finish/ it.
________________________________________________________
4. My dad/ be/ to London/ but he/ not see/ Big Ben.
__________________________________________________________
5. I/ read/ my English book/ but I/ not do/ my English homework.
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__________________________________________________________
6. They/ have/ lunch/ but they/ not have/ dinner.
___________________________________________________________
7. I/ download/ some songs/ but I/ not listen/ to them.
____________________________________________________________
Complete the sentences with the verbs in the box in the correct form.
send
buy
pass
finish
spend
lose
start

win

1. She_________________a lot of money and is going to spend it on a holiday.
2. He_________________his homework and he can relax now.
3. He_________________his mobile phone and he doesn’t know where it is.
4. They_________________ a lot of clothes and don’t have any money left.
5. He_________________all his exams and his parents are very pleased with him.
6. They _________________all their money on computer games.
7. She _________________an e-mail to her friend and is waiting for her friend to write back.
8. My uncle _________________a new job. It’s hard work but he likes it.
Find one odd word A, B, C or D.
1. A. donate
B. blood
C. money
D. waste

2. A. homeless
B. disabled
C. elderly
D. people
3. A. homework
B. blood
C. student
D. tutor
4. A. graffiti
B. draw
C. painting
D. collage
Circle A, B, C or D for each picture.
3.
4.
1.

A. donate books
B. donate money
C. donate blood
D. donate food

2.
A. help homeless people
B. help poor children
C. help elderly people
D. help sick people

A. clean the house
A. provide money

B. clean the class
B. provide food
C. clean the street
C. provide houses
D. clean the wall
D. provide clothes
Put the verb in brackets in the correct tense form.
1.___________ you (wash)___________ the dishes yet?
2. I (wash)_____________ the dishes yesterday, but I (have)____________ no time to do it today.
3. This is the first time I (ever /eat) ____________________this kind of food.
4. __________Susan (go)______________ to England by plane?
5. The children (be/ not)__________________ at home last weekend.
6.____________ you (do)______________ your homework yet?
- Yes, I (finish)______________ it an hour ago.
7. The police (arrest) ___________________two people early this morning.
8.__________________ you (visit) the CN Tower when you stayed in Toronto?
9. They (clean)____________ the car. It looks new again.
10. Columbus (arrive) ___________ in the New World in 1492.
11. Last winter Robin (stay) ___________with his father in the Alps for three days.
12. I (lose) ___________ my keys, so I can't open that door.
13. Nina (break) ___________ her leg. She is still in hospital.
14. I (not/ see) ___________ Paul today, but I (see) ___________ him last Sunday.
15. ___________ anyone (phone) ___________ yet?
16. Three people (visit) ___________him in hospital last Friday.
17. How many games your team (win) so far this season?
18. She (go) ___________ to Japan but now she (not/ come) ___________ back.
19. They (visit) ___________ a farm two weeks ago.
Make sentences using the words and phrases given.
1. Our / volunteer / in / communities / make / difference.
______________________________________________________________

2. I / like / take / part / volunteer / work / because / I / think / it / useful / meaningful / society.
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___________________________________________________________________________
3. We / should / help / homeless / elderly / abandoned / children.
______________________________________________________________
4. I / be/ volunteer / for / five / years.
______________________________________________________________
5. Last week / my class / volunteer / clean / streets.
______________________________________________________________
6. My brother / ever / donate / blood / three times / before.
______________________________________________________________
8. Every year / we / collect / old / books / clothes / help / poor / children / mountainous areas.
______________________________________________________________
Rewrite the sentences with the same meaning.
1. This is the first time I have seen him.
→ I have never ______________________________________________________________
2. I started studying English 3 years ago.
→ I have______________________________________________________________
3. I haven't seen him since I left school.
→ I last______________________________________________________________
4. It started raining two days ago.
→ It has ______________________________________________________________
5. I have never seen such a beautiful girl before.
→ She is______________________________________________________________
6. We have never had such a cold winter.
→ It is______________________________________________________________
7. The last time she kissed me was 5 months ago.
→ She hasn't ______________________________________________________________

8. It is a long time since we last met.
→ We haven't______________________________________________________________
9. When did you have it?
→ How long ______________________________________________________________?
10. She started driving 1 month ago.
→ She has______________________________________________________________
Make sentences using the words and phrases given.
1. ever/ you/ work/ volunteer/ done/ have/ ?
 ______________________________________________________________
2. you/ volunteer/ do/ to/ become/ a/ want/ ?
 ______________________________________________________________
3. for/ raise/ Ha Noi/ fund/ we/ poor children/ in/ homeless/.
 ______________________________________________________________
4. children/ education/ we/ provide/ for/ disabled/.
 ______________________________________________________________
5. the/ better/ world/ responsibility/ take/ volunteers/ of/ a/ making/.
 ______________________________________________________________
6. do/ can/ you/ how/ we/ children/ elderly/ help/ think/ ?
 ______________________________________________________________
Choose the correct answer.
1. We can make postcards and sell them to_____________money to help the homeless.
A.rise
B.raise
C.get
D.own
2. Model making is a wonderful way of_____________time alone or even with other people.
A.spend
B.spending
C.take
D.taking

8.I enjoy reading_____________it develops my imagination.
A.and
B.but
C.so
D.because
9.We can get many _____________from volunteer work.
A.benefit
B.benefits
C.advantage
D.good luck
10.I feel very happy because I can_____________a difference in our community.
A.do
B.make
C.bring
D.take
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11.We _____________many toys for street children so far.
A.do
B.have done
C.make
D.has been
12.In the United States, almost everyone, at one time or another, _____________a volunteer.
A.be
B.are
C.have been
D.has been
13.Wear a hat _____________you’ll get sunburnt.
A.and

B.or
C.but
D.so
14.Working hard and doing a lot of exercise helps you bum the calories_____________easily.
A.more
B.less
C.most
D.the most
15.About one-fifth of the American population_____________volunteer work each year.
A.do
B.does
C.make
D.makes
16.To help people with transportation, we can_____________rides to the elderly.
A. ask
B.give
C.donate
D.help
17.Doing volunteer work can_____________you feel more confident.
A. do
B.make
C.bring
D.force
18.Stay outdoors_____________and do
physical exercises.
A.more - less
B.less - less
C.more - more
D.less - more
19.There are many reasons_____________it is important to have a hobby.

A. for
B.why
C.so
D.because
20.I don’t think it is difficult to_____________my hobby because I love it very much.
A. take
B.go
C.have
D.follow
21.Don’t read or study when there is not enough light because it is_____________to your eyes.
A.harm
B.harmful
C.harmless
D.unharmed
22.He had a cold_____________he didn’t wear warm clothes in the cold weather.
A.and
B.or
C.because
D.although
23.We should help people_____________, especially the homeless, the elderly and street children .
A.needed
B.need
C.at need
D.in need
24.I think you should _____________jogging because it is very useful for your health.
A.take
B.to take
C.take up
D.take in
25.My aunt often_____________money to charitable organizations to help street children and the homeless.

A.makes
B.does
C.donates
D.send
Fill in the blanks with “yet” or “already”.
1. Have you done volunteer work _____________?
2. Most of the students have gone home _____________.
3. Have you seen the newest movie at ThangLong Cinema _____________?
4. The students have learned the new words in Unit 3 _____________.
5. I have_____________done all my homework.
6. Have you looked up the meaning of this new word_____________?
7. The Browns have _____________lived here for two years.
8. We haven’t written the letter to thank the volunteers _____________?
9. Is it right that you have_____________spoken to the bank manager?
10. My pen pal hasn’t come to Viet Nam_____________.
Read the passage, and then decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).
Volunteering is one of the things that are very useful to you. To your futures, volunteer work shows that
you are interested in both the world and your future.
Although volunteer work does not bring you money, it gives you a time to learn social skills and make a
difference in our community.
Volunteers have the chance to teach English, arts, and sports for homeless children. They also help
children with health problems, especially children who cannot see, hear and speak.
True False
1. Doing volunteer work is very useful to you.
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2. Volunteering is good for your future job.
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3. You can earn a lot of money from volunteering.

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4. Volunteers can help homeless children to learn English, arts, and learn how to play sports.
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5. Volunteers only help healthy children.
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