II. Read the text carefully then answer the questions.

Community service is work done by a person or group of people that benefits others. It is often done near the area where you live, so your own community gets the benefits of your work. You do not get paid to perform community service, but get to learn a lot. Community service can help many different groups of people, even animals and the environment. Community service is often organized through a local group, such as a place of worship, school, or non-profit organization, or you can start your own community service projects. Community service can even involve raising funds by donating used goods or selling used goods like clothing.

Many people participate in community service because they enjoy helping others and improving their community.

1. What is community service?

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2. Where is community service often done?

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3. Is community service a paying job?

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4. What groups of people can community service help?

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5. Is donation of used goods a community service example?

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6. Why do many people take part in community service?

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USE IT! Follow the steps in the Writing Guide.

WRITING GUIDE

A. TASK

Write a discussion essay on this topic:

All young people should do two weeks of compulsory work for the community every year (such as street cleaning, planting trees or helping old people). Discuss.

B. THINK AND PLAN

1. What will be the consequences of this rule if it is introduced?

2. How would young people feel about this rule?

3. Do you think that doing compulsory work would make students more responsible? Why?

4. Is there a better way to encourage young people to help their community?

C. WRITE

Paragraph 1: Introduction

Paragraph 2: Ideas for one side of the argument

Paragraph 3: Ideas for the other side of the argument

Paragraph 4: Conclusion and your opinion

D. CHECK

- phrases to present / contrast arguments

- references and pronouns

community service is work done by a person or group of people that benefits others.it is often done near the area where you live ,so your own community gets the benefits of your work .you do not get paid to perform community service , but get to learn alot. community service can help many different groups of people,even animals and the environment . community service is often organized through a local group ,such as a place of worship , school,or non-profit organization ,or you can start your owncommunity service projects.community service can event involve raising funds by doneting used goods or selling used goods like clothing

many pepople participate in community service because they enjoy help others and improving their community.

1.what is community service?

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2,where is community service often done ?

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3.Is community service a playing job ?

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4.what groups of people can community service help?

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5. Is donation of used goods a community service example?

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6. why do many people take part in community service?

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V. Choose the correct option A, B, C or D to fill in the gaps to make the passage meaningful.

People are living longer, so there are more (1)…. people. Many young people are doing community service. They help elderly people. They do their shopping. They do their housework. They clean their yards. They (2)…. paint their houses. Some young people work (3)…. hospital volunteers. In America, they are called “candy stripers” (4)…. of the striped pink and white uniform they wear. Others are concerned about the environment and work on neighborhood clean-up campaigns.

1. A. elderly     B. long-lived    C. older     D. A&B are correct

2. A. mainly    B. even    C. mostly    D. partially

3. A. for    B. at    C. as    D. in

4. A. because     B. when    C. though    D. because of

Choose the correct option A, B, C or D to fill in the gaps to make the passage meaningful.

People are living longer, so there are more (1)…. people. Many young people are doing community service. They help elderly people. They do their shopping. They do their housework. They clean their yards. They (2)…. paint their houses. Some young people work (3)…. hospital volunteers. In America, they are called “candy stripers” (4)…. of the striped pink and white uniform they wear. Others are concerned about the environment and work on neighborhood clean-up campaigns.

1.

A. elderly

B. long-lived

C. older

D. A&B are correct

Choose the correct option A, B, C or D to fill in the gaps to make the passage meaningful.

People are living longer, so there are more (1)…. people. Many young people are doing community service. They help elderly people. They do their shopping. They do their housework. They clean their yards. They (2)…. paint their houses. Some young people work (3)…. hospital volunteers. In America, they are called “candy stripers” (4)…. of the striped pink and white uniform they wear. Others are concerned about the environment and work on neighborhood clean-up campaigns.

2.

A. mainly

B. even

C. mostly

D. partially

Choose the correct option A, B, C or D to fill in the gaps to make the passage meaningful.

People are living longer, so there are more (1)…. people. Many young people are doing community service. They help elderly people. They do their shopping. They do their housework. They clean their yards. They (2)…. paint their houses. Some young people work (3)…. hospital volunteers. In America, they are called “candy stripers” (4)…. of the striped pink and white uniform they wear. Others are concerned about the environment and work on neighborhood clean-up campaigns.

(4)

A. because

B. when

C. though

D. because of

Choose the correct option A, B, C or D to fill in the gaps to make the passage meaningful.

People are living longer, so there are more (1)…. people. Many young people are doing community service. They help elderly people. They do their shopping. They do their housework. They clean their yards. They (2)…. paint their houses. Some young people work (3)…. hospital volunteers. In America, they are called “candy stripers” (4)…. of the striped pink and white uniform they wear. Others are concerned about the environment and work on neighborhood clean-up campaigns.

3.

A. for

B. at

C. as

D. in

People are living longer, so there are more (1)…. people. Many young people are doing community service. They help elderly people. They do their shopping. They do their housework. They clean their yards. They (2)…. paint their houses. Some young people work (3)…. hospital volunteers. In America, they are called “candy stripers” (4)…. of the striped pink and white uniform they wear. Others are concerned about the environment and work on neighborhood clean-up campaigns.

1. A. elderly     B. long-lived    C. older     D. A&B are correct

2. A. mainly    B. even    C. mostly    D. partially

3. A. for    B. at    C. as    D. in

4. A. because     B. when    C. though    D. because of