Warm-up
Look at these pictures and answer the questions.
Who are they?
What are they doing?
What is the purpose of these activities?
FOR A BETTER COMMUNITY
Unit 4: For a better community
L.1: Getting Started
Who needs our help?
Vocabulary
01.
orphan (n / adj)
disable people (np)
1. Vocabulary
the poor (np)
homeless people (np)
volunteer (n / v)
- disadvantaged (adj)
1. Vocabulary



- meaningful (adj)
- society (n)
- hopeless at … (adj)

- successful in … (adj)
- donate (v)
- orphan (n/adj) trẻ mồ côi
- disable people (np) người khuyết tật
- the poor (np) người nghèo
- homeless people (np) người vô gia cư
- volunteer (n/v) tình nguyện viên
- disadvantaged (adj) thiếu thốn, k.khăn
- meaningful (adj) đầy ý nghĩa
- society (n) xã hội
- hopeless at … (adj) vô vọng
- successful in … (adj) thành công
- donate (v) quyên góp
1. Vocabulary



Listen and read.
02.
positions in the newspaper last summer, I applied and was chosen.
Quan: Oh, I see. Was the job easy at first?
Hieu: Not really. When I worked with them for the first time, many of them couldn’t read or write. Some of them were hopeless at Maths!
Quan: What did you do then?
Hieu: I got some useful advice from my teacher. It was really helpful. All of the children can read and write now.
Quan: Your job is very meaningful. I also want to do something useful for our society.
Hieu: Well, if you are interested in this kind of work, I will introduce you to my team leader.
Quan: That sounds great. Thanks for your suggestion! I’m very excited.
Quan: Hi, Hieu. I called you yesterday afternoon, but you didn’t answer.
Hieu: Oh, really? What time?
Quan: At about 2 p.m. What were you doing then?
Hieu: Oh, when you called, I was working. I volunteer every Tuesday afternoon at the Happy Mind Charity Centre. I teach children.
Quan: Really? Why?
Hieu: Because these children are disadvantaged. They have many problems and they need help.
Quan: What subjects do you teach them?
Hieu: Vietnamese and Maths.
Quan: It sounds interesting. How did you get the job?
Hieu: Just by chance. I was interested in doing volunteer work, so when I saw the advertisement for volunteer
Task 2: Answer the following questions.
1. When did Quan call Hieu?
2. What was Hieu doing when Quan called him?
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?
1. When did Quan call Hieu?


2. What was Hieu doing when Quan called him?


3. Was Hieu successful as a volunteer teacher there?
=> He called Hieu at about 2 p.m yesterday afternoon.
=> He was teaching children at the Happy Mind Charity Centre.
=> Yes, he was. At first, many of his students couldn’t read or write. Now all of them can read and write.
Task 2: Answer the following questions.
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?
=> Meaningful, useful, helpful, interesting.
=> donated money, clothes, food;
taught children;
cleaned the environment; ……….
Task 2: Answer the following questions.
Make dialogues
03.
Use these expressions to make dialouges
2. Not really.
(- refusal,
- disagreement)
1. That sounds great!
(- agreement,
-compliment)
A: I have just won
the game.
B: That sounds great!
A: Did you do it yourself?
B: Not really. Peter helped me with the survey.
Use these expressions to make dialouges
4. Well,…
(- surprise
- linking word to start a talk)
3. …by chance.
(Something happens accidentally, no intention.)
A: How do you know it?
B: I know it by chance.
A: I want to talk to you, Na.
B: What?
A: Well, I want to borrow you some money.
HOMEWORK
Learn by heart new words.
Prepare for the next lesson.
Thank you
& Goodbye!