WARMLY WELCOME TO CLASS 10B4
CHE LAN VIEN UPPER- SECONDARY SCHOOL
cleaning the beach
Helping the old
teaching children in mountainous areas
Tidying up the neighborhood
 For a better community
Unit 4 FOR A BETTER COMMUNITY

Skills: READING
The following words or phrases highlighted in the text. Match them in A with their meaning in B.
Vocabulary:
fortunate (adj) may mắn

2. dedicated (adj) tận tụy/ tận tâm
3. narrow-minded (adj) nông cạn/ hẹp hòi

4. obvious ≈ clear (adj) rõ ràng/ hiển nhiên
5. volunteer (n) người tình nguyện
(adj) tự nguyện, tình nguyện
6. concerned (adj) lo lắng
/tʃə/
/ə/
/aɪ/
Activity2 : Tick() the reasons you think you may find in the text
They want to do something good for others.
b. Volunteers have a chance to interact with new cultures, try new good, meet new people, and speak new languages.
c. Volunteers become more concerned and aware of the problems facing the world.
d. Volunteers feel the pride that comes from completing something.
e. Volunteer work is a great way to gain experience in a broad range of fields.
f. Volunteer work can often lead to a paid job.
Activity3: Read the text and check if your predictions in activity 2 are correct.
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They want to do something good for others.

b. Volunteers have a chance to interact with new cultures, try new good, meet new people, and speak new languages.
c. Volunteers become more concerned and aware of the problems facing the world.
d. Volunteers feel the pride that comes from completing something.
e. Volunteer work is a great way to gain experience in a broad range of fields.
f. Volunteer work can often lead to a paid job.


the text and c
n 1 are correct. vv
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TIPS:
- Read the text quickly to get general ideas of what it is about.
- Read the removed sentences to understand their meaning and make sure they match the meaning of the text before and after the gaps.
Activity 4 : Gapped text/ Missing sentences
Complete the text by matching sentences a-e with gaps 1-4.
Activity 4 : Gapped text
Complete the text by matching sentences a-e with gaps 1-4.

_____ a. Indeed, a volunteer often says that the experience has made him or her a better person.
_____ b. you can gain experience in education, social work, heath care, marketing, and web design...The opportunities are endless.
_____ c. English teaching is a great example of a volunteer job that often turns into a career.
_____ d. People who volunteer in their community have a personal attachment to the area and want to make it a better place for themselves and for others.
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Discussion:
Which volunteer work do you want to take part in? Why?
Work in groups:
Helping the old
Cleaning the beach
Tidying up the neighborhood
teaching children in mountainous areas
Useful languages:
We’d like/ want/ wish/ love to join …………..(name of volunteer work) because ……………………
The volunteer work we’d like to take part in is (name of volunteer work) because ….………………..
HOMEWORK
Learn by heart vocabulary
Prepare the lesson: Speaking
Reasons to volunteer:
- Gain and develop skills
- Help others
- Change someone`s life
- Gain experience
- ……….
People volunteer for a number of different reasons. One of the more obvious reasons why volunteer is because they find something they are passionate about and want to do something good for others.
In most cases, volunteers also become more concerned and aware of the problems facing the world and many feel that they were ignorant or narrow-minded before.
Volunteer work is a great way to gain experience in a broad range of job.
Volunteering is a great way to put in a little of your time and gain some valuable skills, whether professional practical. Volunteer work can be often lead to a paying job. Volunteers can try a field to see if it suits them and also show that they are dedicated enough to work for free in the hope that it may lead to a paid job.
Volunteering is a great way to put in a little of your time and gain some valuable skills, whether professional practical. Volunteer work can be often lead to a paying job. Volunteers can try a field to see if it suits them and also show that they are dedicated enough to work for free in the hope that it may lead to a paid job.