Warm up:
Memory game
Watch the video and remember the activities

What activities can
you remember?

Collecting rubbish
Teaching poor
children

Planting trees

volunteering
Cooking and helping
the poor children

Collecting old books
Helping the elderly

Unit
4

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

01

Vocabulary

VOCABULARY

volunteer (n)
/ˌvɒlənˈtɪə(r)/
a person who does a job without
being paid for it
I was working as a volunteer at our local centre.

VOCABULARY

community (n)
/kəˈmjuːnəti/

all the people who live in a particular
area, country, etc. when talked about as
a group
I find the community work very interesting

VOCABULARY

boost (v)
/buːst/

What is the synonym of
the verb “increase”?

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
I saw an advertisement for volunteer.

VOCABULARY

orphanage (n)
/ˈɔːfənɪdʒ/
a home for children whose
parents are dead
We take care of children at an orphanage.

VOCABULARY
New words

Pronunciation

volunteer (n)

/ˌvɒlənˈtɪə(r)/

advertisement
(n)

/ədˈvɜːtɪsmənt/

Mercury
community
(n)
/kəˈmjuːnəti/

Definition
a person who does a job without being paid for it
a notice, picture or film telling people about a
product, job or service
all the people who live in a particular area,
Venus
Mars
country, etc. when talked about as a group

Mercury is the closest
Venus to
has
a beautiful
Despiteorbeing
red,
make
something increase,
become
better or
boost
(v) to the Sun /buːst/ name but it's hot
planet
Mars
is
actually
really
more successful
cold
orphanage (n)
/ˈɔːfənɪdʒ/
a home for children whose parents are dead

VOCABULARY QUICK-CHECK
New words

Definition

1.volunteer (n)

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

2.advertisement (n)

b. to make something increase, or become better
or more successful

3.community (n)

c. a person who does a job without being paid for
it

4.boost (v)

d. a home for children whose parents are dead

5.orphanage (n)

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

02

PRACTICE

PRACTICE

1

Listen and read.

Volunteering in the community
1.Where are they?
They are in a playground.
2. What are they doing?
They are cleaning up the
playground.

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.

Timeup
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PRACTICE

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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?

• spin the wheel. Choose one number.
• You have to give the correct answer to each
question to have the points for your team.
• If it is a lucky number you get the marks
• The team with more points is the winner.

20

50

4

40

2

80
70

3

10

60

K

1

30

MAGIC WHEEL
& LUCKY NUMBERS

SPIN

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)
BACK

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)  

BACK

3. How can Kim apply for
volunteer work at the centre?
She needs to fill in the form,
then send it in.  
BACK

BACK

Activity 2: ANSWERS to the following 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
.
2. What are some regular activities at the centre for community
development?
Cleaning up the park or volunteering at the orphanage.
3. How can Kim apply for volunteer work at the centre?
She needs to fill in the form, then send it in.

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
Meaning of adjective suffixes
adj_suffixes

adj-full
adj-less

Meaning
full of or having the qualities of
without or lacking

adj-ed

describing how people are made to feel

adj-ing

describing things or people causing the feeling

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. (Past continuous)
saw an
2. Last summer, while I was visiting the centre, I_____
advertisement for volunteers. (Past simple)

03

DISCUSSION
ANSWER THE
QUESTIONS

DISCUSSION
Have you ever done volunteer
work?
What activities are you going to
do to make your community a
better one?

START
TIMER
TIME'S
UP!

DISCUSSION
donate money, clothes, food.
exchange the
batteries for the trees
donate books for
the school library

plant trees, flowers

Making your
community better

read books to
the elderly

join clean-up
activities

help street
children

04
CONSOLIDATIO
N

CONSOLIDATION

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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