Unit 3: COMMUNITY SERVICE
Lesson 1: GETTING STARTED
Vĩnh Thạnh Trung Lower Secondary School, An Giang

Unit 3:
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Getting started
Tuesday,october 19th, 2021
I. VOCABULARY
- community service (n)
/kəˈmjuː.nə.ti ˈsɜː.vɪs/
: dịch vụ cộng đồng
- benefit /ˈben.ɪ.fɪt/ (n)
: đi tình nguyện
- volunteer (v ) /ˌvɒl.ənˈtɪər/
: lợi ích
- non-profit organization (n)
/ˌɔː.ɡən.aɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/
: tổ chức phi lợi nhuận
- volunteer (n )
: tình nguyện viên
- donate /dəʊˈneɪt/ (v)
: hiến tặng , đóng góp
- to make a difference
/ˈdɪf.ər.əns/
: làm thay đổi (cho tốt đẹp)
Unit 3: Getting started (p.26,27)
* introduction
1. Who do you think they are ?
reporter
mai
phuc
2. What are they talking about?
matching :
The Words or phrases with their meanings
3. community service
d. dịch vụ cộng đồng
5. benefit
b. là bạn đồng hành
2. Be a Buddy
a. lợi ích
1. non-profit organization
c. tổ chức phi lợi nhuận
4. community garden project
e.dự án khu vườn cộng đồng
6. to make a difference
f. làm thay đổi (cho tốt đẹp)
A helping hand
Reporter : Today on Global Citizen we interview Mai and Phuc from Hai Ba Trung School .Hi Mai , Could you tell us about community service ?
Mai : It`s the work you do for the benefits of the community
Reporter : Exactly .Have you ever done volunteer work ?
Mai : Yes. I`m a member of Be a buddy - a programme that helps street children . Last year we provided evening classes for fifty children.
Reporter : Wonderful ! What else have you done ?
Mai : We`ve asked people to donate books and clothes to the children .
Reporter : Wow , that certainly makes a difference .And you Phuc , you `re from Go Green?
Phuc : Yes it`s a non - profit organization that protects the environment .We`ve encouraged people to recycle glass ,cans, and paper .We`ve cleaned streets and lakes .
Reporter : Did you start a community garden project last month ?
Phuc: Oh , yes , so far we`ve planted.
II. Listen and read
1. Global citizen
The name of the radio program.
2. Be a Buddy
The organization that Mai is from
3. Go Green
The organization that Phuc is from
4. Hai Ba Trung school
The school where Mai and Phuc are from
II) Activity 1. a. Read the conversation again and tick
T (true) or F (False).
T
T
T
F
T
a non-profit organisation
Activity 1b. Read the conversation again. Answer the questions.(Ex1b/p27)
1. What do you think the phrase `make a difference` means?


2. Can you guess what Go Green does in their community garden project?


3. How do you think the community garden project `makes a difference`?
“Make a difference” means doing something good, especially to improve a situation.
-They plant the trees to make a garden for the community.
-They plant the trees and make a public garden. They make a good environment for people to relax and the atmosphere become fresher.
donate
help
volunteer
benefit
recycle
plant
provide
clean
environmental
encourage
help
benefit
plant
clean
III. PRACTICE
Activity 2. Look at the words in the box. Can you put them in the right groups?
adjectives
verbs
nouns
Activity 3. Fill the gaps with the words in the box.
1. You are a _________ if you help other people willingly and without payment.
2. _______________ are those who do not have a home and really need help.
3. She often _____________ money to charitable organisations.
4. The activities that individuals or organisations do to benefit a community are called ____________.
5. If you are trying to _________________, you are trying to have a good
effect on a person or situation.
donates
volunteer
community service
make a difference
homeless people
Activity 4: . Describe the pictures with the verbs in 2.
1. ___________ books.
2. __________ trees
3. __________ children do homework.
5. ________________ rubbish
4. ____________ street.
Donate
Plant
Help
Recycle
Clean

Donate
help
clean
provide
Activity 5. Create word webs.
Activity 5. Create word webs.
DONATE
books
blood
clothes
money
5. Create word webs. (Ex. 5 / p.27)
HELP
children
elderly people
homeless people
the poor
5. Create word webs. (Ex. 5 / p.27)
CLEAN
street
walls
School yard
beaches
5. Create word webs. (Ex. 5 / p.27)
PROVIDE
food
attention
Life skills
houses
Act5. Create word webs.
books
blood
money
clothes
toys
food
gifts
…
street children
orphan
homeless people
elderly people
the poor
the blind
the handicapped
…
streets
walls
lakes
rivers
beaches
school yards
ponds
…
food
clothes
attention
life skills
education
houses
help
…
III. At home
Learn new words by heart.
Do exercises B1, B2 (page 18/ workbook).
Prepare U3: A CLOSER LOOK 1 (page 28).