unit 4
volunteer work and literacy programs
LESSON 1 READING
Designed by Nguyen Thi Mai Hong- Viet Duc high school
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+ What does it mean by `volunteer`?
+ Have you ever done volunteer work?
+ What kind of volunteer work have you done?
+ Why do you want to be a volunteer?

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Voluntary activities
during summer
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Playing games with the children in the countryside
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Teaching street children
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Helping old people
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Rebuilding damaged roads
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Giving food for the homeless



volunteer (n) / volən`tiə(r)/
= person who offers to do sth without being forced to
volunteer (v)
voluntary (a)
voluntarily(adv) = willingly, without being force

first - hand (adj)
= obtained or experience yourself (trùc tiÕp, m¾t thÊy tai nghe).

remedial / ri`mi:diəl / (a)
= connected with school students who are slower at learning than others.(dµnh cho häc sinh yÕu kÐm)
remedial classes/ courses
VOCABULARY
conduct /k?n`d?kt/ (v)
= organize and/ or do a particular activity (thực hiện).

hardship / ha:dsip/ (n)
= a situation that is difficult and unpleasant because you do not have enought money, food, clothes, etc

interpersonal / int?`p?:s?nl / (a) = connected with relationships between people.
literacy /`lit?r?si/ (n) = the ability to read and write
>< illiteracy
Illiteracy
VOCABULARY CHECKING
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READING
TASK A: Check the boxes
Preparing food for the homeless.
Conducting remedial classes for weak students.
Rebuilding damaged roads.
Playing games with local children.
Conducting literacy classes for teenagers and adults.
Building houses for poor people.
TASK b (p47)
BENEFITS OF VOLUNTEER WORK
Gain experience in life
Develop interpersonal skills
Attain mutual understanding and promote friendship
Discover our own talents
Task c: Choose the best answers
1. The volunteer work at Hiep Phuoc village......
A. was done by just Vietnamese volunteers
B. covered various kinds of activities
C. didn`t involve rebuilding damaged roads
D. concentrated on adult literacy only

2. According to the passage, it was not easy to teach the adults because ....
A. they didn`t come to evening classes
B. they couldn`t learn at all
C. they were very busy
D. they had to look after their children at home.
3. It can be interred from the passage that .......
A. weak schoolboys and schoolgirls were not taken care of
B. many people from Hiep Phuoc village suffered from illiteracy.
C. Only adults are illiteracy.
D. Only children were unable to read and write.

4. What does the last paragraph mainly deal with?
A. the benefits gained by the student volunteers
B. the activities done by the volunteers
C. literacy classes that the volunteers taught
D. the hardships that the volunteers encounter
Discuss the CAUSES and find out SOLUTIONS to illiteracy problem