Welcome to our class!

WARMUP
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a. volunteer
d. read books for
children

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Game: Matching
b. mountainous areas
e. give away free food

c. orphanage
f. old people

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3

5

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Unit
4

FOR A BETTER
COMMUNITY
Lesson 1: Getting
started
Volunteering
in the
community

OBJECTIVES

By the end of this lesson, students will be able
to gain:
 an overview about the topic For a better
community
 vocabulary to talk about voluntary work

Lesson 1: Getting started
01

PRESENTATION
Vocabulary

03

DISCUSSIO
N

Answer the questions

PRACTICE

02

• Task 1: Listen and read.
• Task 2: Read the
conversation and answer
the questions.

CONSOLIDATION
Wrap-up
Homework

04

01

PRESENTATION
Vocabulary

VOCABULARY

volunteer (n)
/ˌvɒlənˈtɪə(r)/
a person who does a job
without being paid for it

VOCABULARY

community (n)
/kəˈmjuːnəti/
all the people who live in a
particular area, country, etc. when
talked about as a group

VOCABULARY

boost (v)
/buːst/
to make something increase, or
become better or more successful

VOCABULARY

advertisement (n)
/ədˈvɜːtɪsmənt/
a notice, picture or film telling people
about a product, job or service

VOCABULARY

orphanage (n)
/ˈɔːfənɪdʒ/
a home for children
whose parents are dead

VOCABULARY
New words

Pronunciation

volunteer (n)

/ˌvɒlənˈtɪə(r)/

Meaning
Tình nguyện viên, làm tình nguyện

advertisement
/ədˈvɜːtɪsmənt/ Quảng cáo
(n)
Mercury
community (n) /kəˈmjuːnəti/

Venus
Cộng đồng

Mercury is the closest
Venus has a beautiful
planet
but it's
hot
boost
(v) to the Sun/buːst/ nameLàm
tăng
lên,

orphanage (n)

/ˈɔːfənɪdʒ/

Mars
Despite being red,
Mars
thúc
đẩyis actually really
cold

Trại trẻ mồ côi

VOCABULARY QUICK-CHECK

community
(n)
all the people who live in a
particular area, country, etc.
when talked about as a group

VOCABULARY QUICK-CHECK

orphanage
(n)

a home for children whose
parents are dead

VOCABULARY QUICK-CHECK

advertisement
(n)

a notice, picture or film telling
people about a product, job
or service

VOCABULARY QUICK-CHECK

volunteer
(n, v)

a person who does a job
without being paid for it

VOCABULARY QUICK-CHECK

boost
(v)
to make something
increase, or become better
or more successful

02

PRACTICE

PRACTICE

1

Listen and read.

Volunteering in the community

1 Listen and read.

Volunteering in the community

Kim: Hi, Tam. I went to your house at 9 a.m., but you weren't there.
Tam: Oh, when you came, I was working as a volunteer at our local centre for
community development.
Kim: Ah, I see. How did you become a volunteer there?
Tam: Just by chance. Last summer, while I was visiting the centre, I saw an
advertisement for volunteers. I applied and my application was successful.
Kim: I also want to be a volunteer. I find community work very interesting.
Tam: I agree. Community service not only benefits the local area, but can also
boost our confidence and help us learn many useful skills.

1

Listen and read.
Volunteering in the community

Kim: What are the regular activities organised by the centre?
Tam: Oh, there are endless opportunities for getting involved. For example, you
can join a local environmental group to clean up the park once a week or
volunteer at an orphanage.
Kim: Sounds good. How can I apply?
Tam: I'll email you the form. You just fill it in and send it in.
Kim: Thanks so much. I'm so excited about volunteering at the centre.
Tam: No problem. Good luck. Hope your application is successful and you
enjoy the work.

PRACTICE

2 Read the conversation again and answer the questions.
1. What was Tam doing when Kim went to her house?
2. What are some regular activities at the centre for
community development?
3. How can Kim apply for volunteer work at the centre?

PRACTICE

2

Read the conversation again and answer the questions.

Rules:

Game: Give or Take?

-

Students stay in 6 teams.

-

Raise hand to answer the questions.

-

If the team gives the correct answer, they can choose give or take.

+ Give: they can choose a team to give the point.
+ Take: they keep the point.
- The team having the most points wins.

PRACTICE

2 Read the conversation again and answer the questions.
1. What was Tam doing when Kim went to her house?
She was working as a volunteer at the local centre for
community development.
(Tam, Line 2+3)

GIVE
OR
TAKE

+3

PRACTICE

2 Read the conversation again and answer the questions.
2. What are some regular activities at the centre for
community development?
Cleaning up the park or volunteering at the orphanage.
(Kim, Line 14-16)

GIVE
OR
TAKE

+2

PRACTICE

2 Read the conversation again and answer the questions.
3. How can Kim apply for volunteer work at the centre?
She needs to fill in the form, then send it in.
(Tam, Line 19)

GIVE
OR
TAKE

+4

PRACTICE
the adjectives with the following suffixes in the conversation
3 Find
and write them below.

suffixes

adjectives

-ed

excited

-ing

interesting

-ful

useful, successful

-less

endless

PRACTICE

4

Find a verb phrase in the conversation to complete
each sentence.

was working as a volunteer at our
1. Oh, when you came, I____________
local centre for community development.
saw an
2. Last summer, while I was visiting the centre, I_____
advertisement for volunteers.

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DISCUSSION
ANSWER THE
QUESTIONS

DISCUSSION
4. Why does Kim want to be a volunteer?
She finds community work very interesting.
5. According to Tam, what are some benefits of community
service?
It does not only local area, but can also our confidence and help us
learn many useful skills.
6. Do you want to do volunteering work? Why or why not?
Yes/ No. I find volunteering work exciting / tiring/ etc.

04
CONSOLIDATIO
N

1. Wrap-up
o Gain an overview about the topic For a better
community
o Gain vocabulary to talk about voluntary work

2. Homework
 Do exercises in the workbook
 Prepare for the next lesson Language

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