Exercise: Read the text and answer the questions:

HOW YOUNG PEOPLE VOLUNTEER

-Generally, fundraising is the number one way young people volunteer. Nearly half of young people in the US have fundraised for charity . They can ask adults for charity by texting them.

- Religious youth groups organise volunteering activities for young people. When they have volunteered with a religous group, they have worked with old or sick people as with homeless or poor people.

-As members of a sports team, young people volunteer with kids in sports or recreation programmes.

-Boys usually take part in environmental cleanups. Girls mainly volunteer to fundraise for charities. A higher percentage of girls volunteer than boys

-Higher school students send more time fundraising and playing sport with kids . College students give blood.

1.What is the number one way young people volunteer?

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2.How many young people hve fundraised?

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3.In the sentence"They can ask adults for charity...", what does the word 'they' refer to?

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4.What group organizes volunteering activities for young people?

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5.Who have young people helped?

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6.Do girls take part in environmental cleanups?-

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7 . What is the girls' main volunteering activity?

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8.What do college students volunteer to do?

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Read the text about volunteer work and circle the correct answer A, B, C or D

In the United States, almost everyone, at one time or another, has been a volunteer. According to U.S. government statistics, about one- fifth of the American population does volunteer work each year. Americans have had the tradition of volunteering and helping one another since the early days of the country.

Americans volunteer not because they are forced or paid to do it. They enjoy it! Traditional volunteer activities include raising money for people in need, cooking and and giving food, doing general labour (such as clean-up projects and home repair), providing transportation (such as giving rides to the elderly), and tutoring / mentoring young people.

Question: How many people in the USA do volunteer work each year?

A. Almost

B. one- fifth

C. two- fifth

D. a half

Read the text about volunteer work and circle the correct answer A, B, C or D

In the United States, almost everyone, at one time or another, has been a volunteer. According to U.S. government statistics, about one- fifth of the American population does volunteer work each year. Americans have had the tradition of volunteering and helping one another since the early days of the country.

Americans volunteer not because they are forced or paid to do it. They enjoy it! Traditional volunteer activities include raising money for people in need, cooking and and giving food, doing general labour (such as clean-up projects and home repair), providing transportation (such as giving rides to the elderly), and tutoring / mentoring young people.

Question: Americans have been volunteering……………

A. since the early days of the country

B. for less than 50 years

C. since 1950

D. for 15 years

Read the text about volunteer work and circle the correct answer A, B, C or D

In the United States, almost everyone, at one time or another, has been a volunteer. According to U.S. government statistics, about one- fifth of the American population does volunteer work each year. Americans have had the tradition of volunteering and helping one another since the early days of the country.

Americans volunteer not because they are forced or paid to do it. They enjoy it! Traditional volunteer activities include raising money for people in need, cooking and and giving food, doing general labour (such as clean-up projects and home repair), providing transportation (such as giving rides to the elderly), and tutoring / mentoring young people.

Question: Traditional volunteer activities don’t include:

A. raising money

B. buying things

C. cooking

D. tutoring

Read the text about volunteer work and circle the correct answer A, B, C or D

In the United States, almost everyone, at one time or another, has been a volunteer. According to U.S. government statistics, about one- fifth of the American population does volunteer work each year. Americans have had the tradition of volunteering and helping one another since the early days of the country.

Americans volunteer not because they are forced or paid to do it. They enjoy it! Traditional volunteer activities include raising money for people in need, cooking and and giving food, doing general labour (such as clean-up projects and home repair), providing transportation (such as giving rides to the elderly), and tutoring / mentoring young people.

Question: Americans volunteer because

A. they are forced

B. they are paid

C. they enjoy

D. they don’t have jobs

in the United States, almost everyone, at one time or another, has been a .............. . According to the US government statistics, about one fifth of the American ............... . does voluteer work each year. Americans have had the tradition of volunteering and ............. . one another since the early days of the country . Americans volunteer not because they are forced of paid to ............ it. They ........... it ! tradition volunteer activities include ........... money for people in need, cooking and ............. food, doing general labour ( such as clean - up ............ and home repair ), and tutoring / .............. young people

V. Read the text and answer the questions. (2 ms)

         The first reason why many families do volunteer work is that they feel satisfied and proud. The feeling of fulfillment comes from helping others. In addition, volunteering is a great way for families to have fun.

         However, many people say they don’t have time to volunteer because they have to work and take care of their families. Indeed, you can select just one or two projects a year and make them a family tradition. For instance, your family can make and donate blankets for homeless people, or your family can spend only one Saturday morning a month collecting rubbish in your neighborhood.

21. How do people often feel when they volunteer?

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22. Why don’t some people have time to volunteer?

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23. Is donating blankets for homeless people a volunteer activity? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………

24. Is collecting rubbish in the neighborhood an example of volunteer work?

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Read the text and answer the questions. (1,25)

The first reason why many families do volunteer work is that they feel satisfied and proud. The feeling of fulfillment comes from helping the community and other people. In addition, volunteering is a great way for families to have fun and closer. But many people say they don’t have time to volunteer because they have to work and take care of their families. If that’s the case, try rethinking some of your free time as a family. You could select just one or two projects a year and make them a family tradition. For instance, your family can make and donate gift blankets for the old homeless people on holidays. Your family can also spend only one Saturday morning a  month collecting rubbish in your neighborhood.

31. How do people often feel when they volunteer?

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32. How can your family benefit from doing volunteer?

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33. Why don’t some people have time to volunteer?

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34. How can your family help the old homeless people?

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35. Is collecting rubbish in the neighborhood an example of volunteer work?

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Read the conversation again and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).