READING
1. Read the text about volunteer work in the United States.
In the United States, almost everyone, at one time or another, has been a volunteer. According to U.S government statistics, about one-fifth of the American population does volunteer work each year. Americans have had the tradition of volunteering and helping one another since the early days of the country.
Americans volunteer not because they are forced or paid to do it. They enjoy it! Traditional volunteer activities include raising money for people in need, cooking and giving food, doing general labour ( such as clean-up projects and home repair), providing transportation( such as giving rides to the elderly), and tutoring/ mentoring young people.
2. Decide if the following statements are true(T) or false (F).
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In the United States, almost everyone, at one time or another, has been a volunteer. According to U.S government statistics, about one-fifth of the American population does volunteer work each year. Americans have had the tradition of volunteering and helping one another since the early days of the country.
Americans volunteer not because they are forced or paid to do it. They enjoy it! Traditional volunteer activities include raising money for people in need, cooking and giving food, doing general labour ( such as clean-up projects and home repair), providing transportation( such as giving rides to the elderly), and tutoring/ mentoring young people.
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In the United States, almost everyone, at one time or another, has been a volunteer. According to U.S government statistics, about one-fifth of the American population does volunteer work each year. Americans have had the tradition of volunteering and helping one another since the early days of the country.
Americans volunteer not because they are forced or paid to do it. They enjoy it! Traditional volunteer activities include raising money for people in need, cooking and giving food, doing general labour ( such as clean-up projects and home repair), providing transportation( such as giving rides to the elderly), and tutoring/ mentoring young people.
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In the United States, almost everyone, at one time or another, has been a volunteer. According to U.S government statistics, about one-fifth of the American population does volunteer work each year. Americans have had the tradition of volunteering and helping one another since the early days of the country.
Americans volunteer not because they are forced or paid to do it. They enjoy it! Traditional volunteer activities include raising money for people in need, cooking and giving food, doing general labour ( such as clean-up projects and home repair), providing transportation( such as giving rides to the elderly), and tutoring/ mentoring young people.
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In the United States, almost everyone, at one time or another, has been a volunteer. According to U.S government statistics, about one-fifth of the American population does volunteer work each year. Americans have had the tradition of volunteering and helping one another since the early days of the country.
Americans volunteer not because they are forced or paid to do it. They enjoy it! Traditional volunteer activities include raising money for people in need, cooking and giving food, doing general labour ( such as clean-up projects and home repair), providing transportation( such as giving rides to the elderly), and tutoring/ mentoring young people.
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2. Decide if the following statements are True or False?
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T
F
F
 since the early days of the country
 … not because they are forced to do it.
Task 2. Which of the activities below are traditional volunteer activities in the United States? Tick (√) the boxes.
In the United States, almost everyone, at one time or another, has been a volunteer. According to U.S government statistics, about one-fifth of the American population does volunteer work each year. Americans have had the tradition of volunteering and helping one another since the early days of the country.
Americans volunteer not because they are forced or paid to do it. They enjoy it! Traditional volunteer activities include raising money for people in need, cooking and giving food, doing general labour ( such as clean-up projects and home repair), providing transportation( such as giving rides to the elderly), and tutoring/ mentoring young people.
Task 2. Which of the activities below are traditional volunteer activities in the United States? Tick (√) the boxes.
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SPEAKING
What should we do to have food and clothes?
We will ask our friends to donate clothes...
We can cook food and bring it to them.
How do you think we can help street children?
We can provide them food and clothes.
What should we do to have food and clothes?
We will ask our friends to donate clothes...
We can cook food and bring it to them.
How do you think we can help street children?
We can provide them food and clothes.
How do you think we can help .................?
What should we do to ................?
We can ...............
We will ................
We can............
4. Idea bank: Fill in the table with your ideas for volunteer activities.

repair the roofs of their houses and other
household appliances
give rides to the elderly
offer free bus tickets to disabled people/the poor
provide homework help before/ after school
offer evening classes for street children
+ help the old rebuild their houses, fix the roofs…
+ help them repair the household appliances,…
Suggestions for discussion
G1: To raise money, we could
+ collect waste paper / used glass / bottles and sell them
+ Save from the money for breakfast
+ make post cards and sell them ,….
G2: To provide food, we could 
+ Cook food and bring it to street children 
+ plant vegetables at school ground and take them to the elderly people 
+ Offer coupons for breakfast / lunch / dinner for the poor people ,…
G3: To help repair things, we could
+ Provide homework help before or after school
+ Offer evening classes for street children
+ Donate books, notebooks and other school things 
G4: To help people with transportation, we could
+ Give rides to the elderly; Give people a lift…
+ Take old people across the road
+ Offer free bus tickets to disabled people / the poor ,…
+ Direct the traffic; Clean and make streets clear…
G5: To tutor young children, we could 
Lucky number
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
What volunteer activity is it?
Giving evening classes for street children.
What volunteer activity is it?
Visiting the elderly people
We could make postcards and sell them.
What could we do to raise money?
We could donate clothes...
What could we do to help the street children?
How many people do volunteer work in the USA each year?
About one- fifth
Volunteer work
Raising money
HOMEWORK
- Learn by heart all the new words
-Do exercises- D1, 2, 3 (WB)
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Unit 3. SKILLS 2

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