Unit
4
CARING FOR THOSE IN NEED
READING
1 Look at these symbols. They are used to indicate access for people with disabilities. Write who each symbol is for.
2 Match each of the words with its meaning. Use a dictionary, if necessary.
3 Read a school magazine report on some interviews with class monitors. Choose the appropriate heading for each paragraph.
4 Complete these sentences with no more than three words.
5 Discuss with a partner how you can help children with disabilities in your community
SPEAKING
1 Read the following phrases. Write R if it expresses a reason why people volunteer and A if it expresses a voluntary activity.
2 The principal of a special school is interviewing a potential volunteer. Complete the interview, using the words in the box. Then practise it with a partner.
3 Read the information about two special schools in Viet Nam. Choose one of them. Work in pairs and make a similar interview as in 2. Ask why your partner wants to volunteer, what skills he / she can offer and how he / she can help.
LISTENING
1 Look at the pictures. Can you recognise the people? What disabilities do you think they had?
2 Listen to a radio programme about a famous youngster with a disability and fill in the information.
3 Listen again and complete the sentences with no more than four words or numbers.
4 Work in groups. Ask and answer the question.
WRITING
1 Read a student’s article about a problem facing children with cognitive impairments, and the solutions she proposes. Put the phrases (a-c) in the appropriate spaces (1-3).
2 Read the article in 1 again and complete the following outline.
3 Choose one of the following problems and write an article of 160-180 words, using the outline in 2. You can use the suggestions below.