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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Exercise:Read the text and choose the correct answer:

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 religious group, they have worked with old or sick people and with homless or poor people.

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

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

-High school students spend more time fundraising and playing sport with kids.College students give blood.

1."They can ask adults fir charity' means...........

A. They can ask adults a question about charity.

B. They can ask adults to work for charity.

C . They can request adults to give money to charity.

D. They can ask for charity.

2. The word' organise' is closest in meaning to.........

A.held

B.hold

C.give

D.tell

3.'Homeless people' are people.........

A.with no homes

B.with many homes

C.living in homes

D.with homeless children.

4.Which sentence is TRUE?

A.Young people volunteer with adults in sports programmes.

B.Adults volunteer with young people in recreation programmes.

C. Kids volunteer with adults in sports activities.

D. Yong people volunteer with kids in sports programmes.

5. ........... are enviromental cleanups.

A. Cleaning the beach and collecting rubbish

B.Recycling

C.Littering

D.Planting trees and picking up flowers

6.Who spend more hours or days rasing funds?

A.College students

B. Adults

C. High school children

D. Elementary school children.

7. ........... spend less time playing sport with kids.

A. Adults

B. College students

C. High school children

D. Elenentary school children.

Read the passage and do the exercise below

English Volunteer Teachers in Vietnam

There is a serious shortage of English teachers in high schools , colleges and universities . Many students have only had the chance to learn English from a local Vietnamese teacher , who is responsible for around 50 students . Volunteers from English speaking countries are needed to assit Vietnamese teachers to teach the students correct English pronunciation and conversational skills as it is considered a valuable asset . Please note that if you wish to volunteer during the school holidays in July and August you will be teaching English to 6-18 year olds as a part of the Children's Program .

In Vietnam , the English language is considered as a gateway to the students' future and a chance to escape poverty . Effective use of the English language will provide students with confidence and improve their future employment opprtunities .

Volunteers in the Teaching program are not required to be a qualified teacher or have any previous teaching experience All we ask is that you give 100% effort and enthusiasm in your work with the students .

Write " T " before the sentence if it is true . Write " F" if the sentence is not true .

1. Volunteer teachers will help Vietnamese teachers to teach the students pronunciation and conversational skills

2. Each volunteer teacher will have to be responsible for a class of 50 students

3. Volunteers in this teaching program must be qualified and experienced in teaching English

4. Volunteer teachers should be enthusiastic about their work with students .

True or False?

Volunteer work among Vietnamese students

Hue, 17 years old: Being able to make a difference in the lives of people is a wonderful thing to me. That's why I take part in volunteer work. I've been a volunteer for over three years. Once or twice a week, usually on weekends, I teach English and Math to poor children in Long Bien district. My friends and I also encourage other people to donate books to them. We also tutor some young children who can't go to school.

Ngan, 13 years old: My family spends one Saturday morning a month collecting rubbish or planting trees in our neighbourhood. We are not forced or paid to do it, but we enjoy it. In our village, most families volunteer to do this once a month. We cook and give food to patients in some hospitals. My parents also donate their blood once or twice a year to help sick people. At the end of each year, people in my village raise money for poor and homeless people. We love helping others.

Many families in Ngan's village do volunteer work.

A. T

B. F

Exercise: Fill in the blanks the correct tag questions.

1. Tokyo is the largest city in the world,_________?

2. Ha Noi and Ho Chi Minh City are overcrowded cities in Vietnam,________?

3. They have moved to the city to look for jobs,________?

4. It is the new cinema in our village,_______?

5. We haven’t seen the film “The Slumdog Millionaire”,________?

6. We don't know the cause of this disease,_________?

7. The city is working on a project to provide the slums with clean water,____?

8. We can see homeless people in many places,________?

9. Some poor people in slums become criminals,________?

10. Pollution is the most serious problem,________?

Talk about a kind of volunteer work your friends and you have done to help people.

                        - How many students in your class took part in?

                        - When and where did you participate in?

                        - What did you do?

                        - Why do you do volunteer work?

                        - Will you continue to do volunteer work in the future?