1

2

To Help the disabled

To Donate blood

To Help the poor

5

To eliminate
illiteracy

To Donate to the
flood region

FOR A BETTER
COMMUNITY

What is the purpose of these activities?

4

3

6

To construct a road

Who needs our help ?

The orphan/disadvantaged
children

Disabled people

People in flooded areas
homeless people

The poor

The elderly

What can we do to help these peole?

GETTING STARTED

LESSON 1

Warm up

WARM-UP

Vocabulary + Act. 1
(Check)

PRESENTATION

PRACTICE

PRODUCTION

• Act. 2: Listen and read.
• Act. 3: Choose the best answer to the questions.
• Act. 4: Find adjectives with the suffixes.
• Act. 5: Find a verb phrase to complete each
sentence.

Discussion
CONSOLIDATION

• Wrap-up
• Homework

Lesson 1: Getting started
Volunteering in a community

Activity 1: VOCABULARY
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 (n),
useful
volunteer
(v),skills.
(a)
Kim: 

What are the regular activities organised by the centre?

Kim: 

Sounds good. How can I apply?

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example, you can join a
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week or volunteer at an
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orphanage.
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.

Activity 1: VOCABULARY
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.
Kim: 

What are the regular activities organised by the centre?

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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.

Activity 2: Listen and read
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.
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.

Activity 3 Read the conversation and choose the
best answer to each of the questions (p.43)
1.What was Tam doing when Kim went to her house ?
2. What is NOT a regular activity at the centre for community
development?
3. Which of the following is NOT a benefit of community
service?
4 How can Kim apply for volunteer work at the centre?.

1.What was Tam doing when Kim went to her house ?

A. working as a volunteer at their local centre
for community development
B. seeing an advertisement
C. visiting the centre

Kim: 

A

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.

2 What is NOT a regular activity at the centre for
community development?

A. getting involved
B. volunteering at an orphanage
C. cleaning up the park
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.

A

3. Which of the following is NOT a
benefit of community service?
A. It boots volunteers' confidence.
B. It represents the local area.
C. It helps volunteers learn many useful
skills
Tam: I agree. Community service not only benefits the
local area, but can also boost our confidence and help us
learn many useful skills.

B

4 How can Kim apply for
volunteer work at the centre?.
A. email Tam the form
B. fill the form in and send it in
C. Both A and B
D. None
Kim:  Sounds good. How can I apply?
Tam: I'll email you the form. You just fill it in and send it in.
 

c

Act. 4: (3/ p.43): Find adjectives with the following suffixes in the conversation
and write them below. 

excited

-ed: _________

interesting

-ing: _________

successful, useful

-ful: _________

endless

-less: _________

TIPS: 

Miêu tả cảm xúc hoặc phản ứng của ng hay
vật bị tác động
(PASSIVE MEANING)
Chỉ tính chất của một sự việc gây ra cảm xúc
đó
(ACTIVE MEANING)

Full of or having the qualities of
Without or lacking

Exercise: Act. 7 (V3/p.44):
Choose the correct word to complete each of the following sentences.

1. We need to be careful / careless when we record the donations.
2. I am interested / interesting in community development
activities.
3. There are excited / exciting volunteering opportunities in our
community.
4. Last year, I was hopeful/ hopeless at maths. I couldn't even do
simple addition in my head.

Act. 5 (4/ p.43): Find a verb phrase in the conversation to
complete each sentence. 
was working as a volunteer at our local
1. Oh, when you came, I ____________
centre for community development.
2. Last summer, while I was visiting the centre, I ____________
an
saw
advertisement for volunteers.

past continuous
past simple

REMEMBER:  Match each TENSE with the correct USE.

past simple

a. for a past action
IN PROGRESS
(longer action).

past continuous

b. for an action which
INTERRUPTED it
(shorter action).