Friday, March 7th 2008
Nguyen Thi Minh Hieu English teacher
* Vocabulary
the aged = the old(n)
Orphanage (n): a place where children without parents live
Remote = far away (adj)

* Task 2: Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D for each of the following sentences
Volunteers usually help those who are sick or old in their homes by...................
A. mowing the lawns, doing shopping and cleaning up their houses
B. cooking, sewing or washing their clothes
C. telling them stories, and singing and dancing for them
D. taking them to baseball games
2. Big Brothers is....................................
A. the name of a club
B. a home for children
C. the name of a film
D. an organisation for boys who no longer have fathers

3. Most of the boys’ and girls’ clubs use many high school and college student as volunteers because they.........................................
A. have a lot of free time
B. can understand the problems of younger boys and girls
C. know how to do the work
D. are good at playing games
4. Volunteers beleive that...............................
A. in order to make others happy, they have to be unhappy
B. the happiest people are those who make themselves happy
C. the happiest people are those who are young and healthy
D. bringing happiness to others makes them the happiest people
5. The best title for the passage is..................................
A. Taking Care of Others
B. Voluntary Work in the United States
C. Volunteers: The Happiest People in the World
D. Helping Old and Sick People in the United States
Answers
A
D
B
D
B
Task 3: Answer the questions
What do high school and college students usually do asvolunteers in hospitals, orphanages or homes for the aged? ................................................................................................................................................................................
2. How do volunteers help disadvantaged and handicapped children to overcome their difficulties?
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3. Where do students volunteer to work during summer vacations?
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Answers
They read books to the people there, play games with them or listen to their problems.
They give care and comfort to them and help them to overcome their difficulties.
They volunteer to work in remote or mountainous areas.
Discussion
Work in groups. Discuss the question:
+ Do you often do volunteer work?
+ Which volunteer work do you often do?
+ Why do you do volunteer work?