Unit
3
COMMUNITY SERVICE
1 Choose the phrases that match the pictures below. Write them in the spaces provided.
2 In pairs, take turns describing the people above. Your partner guesses which picture you are talking about. Then, discuss how you can help the people in these situations.
3 a Look at the photos. Which problems does each community have to face? Write a, b or c next to the words in the table below.
3 b In pairs, talk about the problems in a and provide the possible solutions.
4 Listen and repeat.
5 Listen and circle the words you hear.
6 Listen and repeat.
7 Game: STAND UP, SIT DOWN
1 b When do we use the past simple? When do we use the present perfect? Can you think of the rule?
1 a Listen again to part of the conversation. Underline the past simple or the present perfect.
2 Past simple or present perfect? Put the verb in brackets into the correct form.
3 Choose the best answer.
4 With a partner, write sentences about yourself in the past simple and the present perfect. Use the words from the box below.
5 In pairs, student A looks at the fact sheet below and student B looks at the fact sheet on page 33. Each student asks and answers questions about the fact sheet to complete the information.
Extra vocabulary
1 Look at the photos and read about the following volunteer activities for teenagers in the United States.
2 Look at the photos about community service in Viet Nam. Match them with the activities.
3 Work in groups. Discuss the benefits each activity may bring to the community. Share your answers with the class.
4 Ask each other: Have you ever done any of these activities? Choose three activities that you want to try. Why do you want to do them?
1 Read the text about volunteer work in the United States.
2 Decide if the following statements are true (T) or false (F).
3 Which of the activities below are traditional volunteer activities in the United States? Tick (✔) the boxes.
4 Idea bank: Fill in the table with your ideas for volunteer activities.
5 Work in groups. Share the ideas in your idea bank with your group members. Then, use the most interesting ideas to create a new group idea bank and share it with the class.
Writing
1 Discuss the following questions.
2 Listen to the recording and answer the questions.
3 Listen again and fill in the blanks.
4 Combine the two sentences using because.
5 Look at your volunteer ideas in Speaking 4. Choose one idea and write a short paragraph about it.
1 Match the verbs in blue with the correct words in the box.
2 Circle the best answer.
3 Put the verbs in the past simple or the present perfect.
4 Finish the sentences below.
5 Role-play. Student A is a reporter and student B is a volunteer. Student A asks the questions and writes down student B’s answers. Then swap your roles. Use the following questions as prompts:
Finished! Now I can...
Your volunteer work