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Community
service
Help handicapped people
Collect rubbish
Plant trees
Clean the river
Clean streets
Collect old books
Help children do homework
Period 16: Unit 3
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Lesson 1: GETTING STARTED
A HELPING HAND
1. Who are they?
reporter
mai
phuc
2. What are they talking about?
I. Listen and read
Reporter: Today on Global Citizen we interview Mai and Phuc from Hai Ba Trung School. Hi Mai, could you tell us about community service?
Mai: It`s the work you do for the benefits of the community.
Reporter: Have you ever done volunteer work?
Mai: Yes. I`m a member of Be a Buddy - a programme that helps street children. Last year we provided evening classes for fifty children.
Reporter: Wonderful! What else have you done?
Mai: We`ve asked people to donate books and clothes to the children.
Reporter: Wow, that certainly makes a difference … And you Phuc, you`re from Go Green?
Phuc: Yes, it`s a non-profit organisation that protects the environment. We`ve  encouraged people to recycle glass, cans and paper. We`ve cleaned streets and lakes…
Reporter: Did you start a community garden project last month?
Phuc: Oh yes, so far we`ve planted…
Vocabulary
1. community service (n)
: dịch vụ cộng đồng
2. benefit (n)
: đi tình nguyện
3.volunteer (v )
: lợi ích
4.non-profit organisation (n)
: tổ chức phi lợi nhuận
(n )
: tình nguyện viên
5. donate (v)
6. to make a difference
: làm thay đổi (cho tốt đẹp)
: hiến tặng, đóng góp
II.Practice
Act1a. Read the conversation again and tick T (true) or F (False).(Ex1a/p27)
T
T
T
F
T
non-profit organisation
Act1b. Read the conversation again. Answer the questions.(Ex1b/p27)
1. What do you think the phrase `make a difference` means?


2. Can you guess what Go Green does in their community garden project?


3. How do you think the community garden project `makes a difference`?
It means to have a good effect (on people`s life) and to make the world a better place.
They plant trees to make a garden for the community.
It will create a clean environment for all people. There will be a lot of trees in the gardens. People can walk, do exercises and enjoy fresh air there. Children can play in the gardens and it`s a really good space for the community.


donate
help
volunteer
benefit
recycle
plant
provide
clean
environmental
encourage
help
benefit
plant
clean
adjectives
verbs
nouns
Act2. Look at the words in the box. Can you put them in the right groups?(Ex2/p27)
Act3. Fill the gaps with the words in the box.(Ex3/p27)
1. You are a _______________ if you help other people willingly and without payment.
2. _______________ are those who do not have a home and really need help.
3. She often ________________ money to charitable organisations.
4. The activities that individuals or organisations do to benefit a community are called ______________.
5. If you are trying to _____________________, you are trying to have a good effect on a person or situation.
donates
volunteer
community service
make a difference
homeless people
volunteer
homeless people
donates
community service
make a difference
Act4. Describe the pictures with the verbs in 2.(Ex4/p27)
1. …………books 2. …………trees
4. ……………streets 5. …………..rubbish
3. …..…… children do homework
donate
plant
help
clean
recycle
Act5. Create word webs.(Ex5/p27)
books
blood
money
clothes
toys
food
gifts
…
street children
orphan
homeless people
elderly people
the poor
the blind
the handicapped
…
streets
walls
lakes
rivers
beaches
school yards
ponds
…
food
clothes
attention
life skills
education
houses
help
…
IV. Homework
Learn new words by heart.
Prepare A CLOSER LOOK 1.
1. Global citizen
The name of the radio program.
2. Be a Buddy
The organization that Mai is from
3. Go Green
The organization that Phuc is from
4. Hai Ba Trung school
The school where Mai and Phuc go to
1. It means to have a good effect (on people`s life) and to make the world a better place.
2. They plant trees to make a garden for the community.
3. It will create a clean environment for all the people. IF s free and there will be a lot of trees in the garden. People can walk and enjoy fresh air here. Children can play in the garden and it’s a really good environment for the community.