Unit

4

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BETTER LIFE
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COMMUNITY
LESSON 4

SPEAKING

Benefits of volunteering activities

WARM-UP

MATCHING GAME

PRE-SPEAKING

1

Choose the THREE most important benefits of volunteering activities.

• Coming into contact with other teenagers with similar interests
• Improving essential life skills, such as skills that will get you a job, or
time management skills
• Appreciating the good things in life and being positive
• Helping teenagers find a sense of purpose in life
• Gaining life experiences

PRE-SPEAKING

2

Complete the diagram with examples and details that explain the
benefits of volunteering activities.

learning good things from
each other

PRE-SPEAKING

2

Complete the diagram with examples and details that explain the
benefits of volunteering activities.

group working skills

PRE-SPEAKING

2

Complete the diagram with examples and details that explain the
benefits of volunteering activities.
helping different people

gaining life experiences

going to different places

dealing with different
situations

WHILESPEAKING

3

Work in groups. Give a presentation about the benefits of
volunteering activities.
Functions

Useful expressions

Order points and expressions

First of all, …
Second, …
Third, …
Finally, …

Giving examples

For example, …
For instance, …
… such as …

SAMPLE ANSWER
Hello everyone. Now I'm going to talk about the benefits of volunteering
activities. First of all, doing volunteering gives us a chance of coming into
contact with other teenagers with similar interests. In fact, volunteering is
a great way to meet new people who share common interests and values.
Therefore, we can learn good things from each other. Second, improving
essential life skills such as time management skills, communication skills
and teamwork skills is another benefit of volunteering activities. For
example, we learn how to make a plan and manage time effectively or
communicate with others and how to work in a group. Finally, a volunteer
can gain a lot of life experiences. For instance, we learn how to deal with
different situations such as cleaning up the park or raising money for the
poor. Thus, we realize our strengths and weaknesses, which helps us find
our sense of purpose in life and choose our career path.

WHILESPEAKING

3

Work in groups. Give a presentation about the benefits of
volunteering activities.

Presentation about the
benefits of volunteering
activities

CONSOLIDATION

1 Wrap-up
o Talk about the benefits of volunteering activities

CONSOLIDATION

2 Homework

1.Prepare for the next lesson: Unit 4: Listening
2. Do exercises in the workbook

SAMPLE ANSWER

Hello everyone. Now I'm going to talk about the benefits of volunteering
activities. First of all, doing volunteering gives us a chance of coming into
contact with other teenagers with similar interests. In fact, volunteering
is a great way to meet new people who share common interests and
values. Therefore, we can learn good things from each other. Besides,
doing volunteering work can help us become more confident because
you are doing good for others and the community. Second, improving
essential life skills such as time management skills, communication skills
and teamwork skills is another benefit of volunteering activities. For
example, we learn how to make a plan and manage time effectively or
communicate with others and how to work in a group. Finally, a
volunteer can gain a lot of life experiences. For instance, we learn how
to deal with different situations such as cleaning up the park or raising
money for the poor. Thus, we realize our strengths and weaknesses,
which helps us find our sense of purpose in life and choose our career
path.