3. Visit old people
5. Help children who
don’t have fathers or mothers
4. Take care of people
in hospitals
2. Teach poor children
1. Protect the environment
B
D
C
6. Help disabled children
VOLUNTEER WORK
A
F
E
* Warm - up

UNIT 4: FOR A BETTER COMMUNITY
Lesson 1: GETTING STARTED
I. Before you read



“If you give me a fish
I will eat today
If you teach me to fish
I will eat my whole life long.”

Read the following saying:
What does this saying mean? (Choose the right option)
A. If you just give someone to eat, they will not feel hungry any more but this will not last long. If someone gives you an opportunity to work or teaches you how to work, you will earn your own living for a long time.
B. People should eat fish.
C. Providing knowledge is the best charity.
D. Learning a lesson is a better reward than winning a prize.

I. Before you read

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* NEW WORDS:
1. Volunteer [vɔlən`tiə] ( (n): A person who does social activities

- Volunteer [vɔlən`tiə] (v)
- Voluntary [`vɔləntri] (adj):
- Voluntarily [`vɔlənterəli] (adv):
2. Advantage ≠ Disadvantage (n):
Advantaged ≠ Disadvantaged (adj):
3. By chance = By accident
4. Hopeful ≠ Hopeless (adj):
5. Helpful ≠ Helpless (adj):
6. Meaningful ≠ Meaningless (adj):

7. Useful ≠ Useless (adj):








Tình nguyện, tự nguyện
Tự nguyện, tự giác.
Một cách tình nguyện.
Sự thuận lợi ≠ sự bất lợi
Thuận lợi ≠ Bất lợi
Tình cờ, ngẫu nhiên
Hi vọng ≠ Vô vọng, tuyệt vọng
Có ích, hay giúp đỡ ≠ Vô ích
Có nghĩa, đầy ý nghĩa ≠ Vô nghĩa
Hữu ích, có ích ≠ Vô ích
Tình nguyện viên
When she retired, she did a lot of……………….…….service (n) for the Red Cross.

2. She was not fired. She left the company……………………..

3. She needs some………………….……..to clean up the kitchen.

4. Last month the company……………….…….to donate fifty

trucks to help flooded areas.
(adj)
VOLUNTARY
(adv)
S V O
VOLUNTARILY
(n)
VOLUNTEERS
S (v)
VOLUNTEERED
Volunteer (v)& (n)
Voluntary (adj)
Voluntarily (adv)
TASK 1:
LISTEN TO THE PASSAGE
2. Read the conversation again and answer the questions.

1. When did Quan call Hieu?
.
2.  What was Hieu doing when Quan called?


3. Was Hieu successful as a volunteer teacher there?


4. What do you think about Hieu`s volunteer work?


5. Have you ever done anything to help other people? if yes, what did you do to help them? 
=>
He called Hieu at 2 p.m. yesterday afternoon. (Paragraph 3)
Hieu was teaching chirdren at the Happy Mind Charity Centre.
(Paragraph 4 – Line 3)
Yes, he was. At first, many of his students couldn`t read or write. Now all of them can read and write. (Paragraphs 12+14)
I think Hieu`s volunteer work is meaningful and really helpful for our society. (Paragraph 15)
I have participated in a volunteer organization that helps provide the meals to the poor in a slum. They all are old and have poor living conditions. I find my work a little bit helpful and I am going to continue this kind of work, surely. 
* Fill in each blank with a suitable expression:
1. That sounds great / 2. Not really / 3. By chance / 4. Well
Huy: Daddy, I’ve got a surprise for you.
Daddy: Really? What’s that?
Huy: , I was chosen to be a volunteer this summer in Ninh Thuan province.
Daddy: ! Did your teacher offer you the job?
Huy: . I got it . I saw an advertisement online, I applied and they accepted me
Daddy: What will you do to help people there?
Huy: I think I can help them to harvest crops and help children to learn.
Daddy: Good! I’m sure you will have a meaningful summer!
Huy: Thanks, Dad!
well
That sound great
Not really
By chance
Goodbye Class!
Thank you for your attention.
See you next lesson.
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The End