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ACTIVITY 1:
WARM-UP

Rules

- Watch a video
- Remember activities
- Don't write
- After watching video, the leader - the
board – write the answer
- - The winner : 20 points

clean up the
beach

plant
trees

donate

teach

pick up
rubbish

Unit 4:

FOR A BETTER
COMMUNITY
LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED

ACTIVITY 2:
LISTEN & READ

Kim 1: Hi, Tam. I went to your house at 9 am, but you weren't there.
Tam 1: Oh, when you came, I was working as a volunteer at our local centre for
community development.
Kim 2: Ah, I see. How did you become a volunteer there?
Tam 2: Just by chance. Last summer, while I was visiting the centre, I saw an
advertisement for volunteers. I applied and my application was successful.
Kim 3: I also want to be a volunteer. I find community work very interesting.
Tam 3: I agree. Community service not only benefits the local area, but can also boost our
confidence and help us learn many useful skills
Kim 4: What are the regular activities organised by the centre?
Tam 4: Oh, there are endless opportunities for getting involved. For example, you can join
a local environmental group to clean up the park once a week or volunteer at an orphanage.
Kim 5: Sounds good. How can I apply?
Tam 5: I'll email you the form. You just fill it in and send it in.
Kim 6: Thanks so much. I'm so excited about volunteering at the centre.
Tam 6: No problem. Good luck. Hope your application is successful and you enjoy the
work.

VOCABULAR
Y

vocabulary

volunteer (n)

A person who does a job
without being paid for it

/ˌvɒlənˈtɪə(r)/

tình nguyện viên

vocabulary
advertisement (n)
/ədˈvɜːtɪsmənt/

quảng cáo

a notice, picture, or film telling
people about a product, job

vocabulary

boost (v)
/buːst/

thúc đẩy, làm
tăng lên

to make something
increase, or become better

vocabulary

orphanage (n)
/ˈɔːfənɪdʒ/

trại trẻ mồ côi

a home for children
whose parents are dead

vocabulary
- volunteer (n)
- advertisement

/ˌvɒlənˈtɪə(r)/ tình nguyện viên

/ədˈvɜːtɪsmənt/ quảng cáo

(n)
- orphanage (n)
- boost (v)

/ˈɔːfənɪdʒ/
/buːst/

trại trẻ mồ côi
thúc đẩy, làm tăng lên

CHECK YOUR
VOCABULARY

volunteer
A. thúc đẩy
B. quảng cáo
C. tình nguyện viên

A.
advertisement
B. boost
C. orphanage

a home for children
whose parents are dead
A. volunteer
B. orphanage
C. boost

thúc đẩy, làm tăng lên
A. boost
B. volunteer
C. orphanage

ACTIVITY 3:
Read and choose
the best answer

Task 2: Read and choose the best answer

1. What was Tam doing when Kim came?
A. She was visiting a friend.
B. She was working as a volunteer.
C. She was at school.
D. She was shopping.
2. Kim can clean up the park .............
A. Twice a month
B. Once a week C. Once a month
D. Twice a month
3. How can Kim apply for volunteer work at the centre?
A. She needs to fill in the form and send it in
B. She needs to sign the form and submit it.
C. She needs to read the form and keep it
D. She needs to fill out the form and keep it.
4. How does Kim feel about volunteering at the centre?
A. uninterested
B. bored
C. excited
D. hopeless

Game: Lucky wheel

- Work in groups
- Each group chooses one number
- Raise your hands to answer the
question
- One correct answer: spin the wheel
- Lucky number: 30 points

40
20

Lucky wheel

4

5

6

10
2
0

3

50
30

2

2
0

1

0
1

Spin

BACK

1. What was Tam doing when Kim came?
A. She was visiting a friend.
B. She was working as a volunteer.
C. She was at school.
D. She was shopping.
Kim: Hi, Tam. I went to your house at 9 a.m., but you weren't there.
Tam: Oh, when you came, I was working as a volunteer at our local
centre for community development.
BACK

3. How can Kim apply for volunteer work at the
centre?
A. She needs to fill in the form and send it in.
B. She needs to sign the form and submit it.
C. She needs to read the form and keep it
D. She needs to fill out the form and keep it.
Kim: Sounds good. How can I apply ?
Tam: I'll email you the form. You just fill it in and
send it in.
BACK

4. How does Kim feel about volunteering at the
centre?
A. uninterested
B. bored
C. excited
D. hopeless
Kim : Thanks so much. I'm so excited about
volunteering at the centre?

BACK

2. Kim can clean up the park .............
A. Twice a month
B. Once a week
C. Once a month D. Twice a month
Tam: Oh, there are endless opportunities for getting
involved. For example, you can join a local
environmental group to clean up the park once a week
or volunteer at an orphanage.
BACK

BACK

Task 2: Read and choose the best answer
1. What was Tam doing when Kim came?
A. She was visiting a friend.
B. She was working as a volunteer.
C. She was at school.
D. She was shopping.
2. How can Kim apply for volunteer work at the centre?
A. She needs to fill in the form and send it in
B. She needs to sign the form and submit it.
C. She needs to read the form and keep it
D. She needs to fill out the form and keep it.
3. How does Kim feel about volunteering at the centre?
A. uninterested
B. bored
C. excited
D. hopeless
4. Kim can clean up the park .............
A. Twice a month
B. Once a week C. Once a month
D. Twice a month

ACTIVITY 4: Find
adjectives with the
suffixes

Task 3: Find the adjectives with the following suffixes in the
conversation and write them below.

-ed
-ing
-ful
-less

Kim: Hi, Tam. I went to your house at 9 a.m., but you weren't there.
Tam: Oh, when you came, I was working as a volunteer at our local centre for
community development.
Kim: Ah, I see. How did you become a volunteer there?
Tam: Just by chance. Last summer, while I was visiting the centre, I saw an
advertisement for volunteers. I applied and my application was successful.
Kim: I also want to be a volunteer. I find community work very interesting.
Tam: I agree. Community service not only benefits the local area, but can also
boost our confidence and help us learn many useful skills.
Kim: What are the regular activities organised by the centre?
Tam: Oh, there are endless opportunities for getting involved. For example,
you can join a local environmental group to clean up the park once a week or
volunteer at an orphanage.
Kim: Sounds good. How can I apply?
Tam: I'll email you the form. You just fill it in and send it in.
Kim: Thanks so much. I'm so excited about volunteering at the centre.
Tam: No problem. Good luck. Hope your application is successful and you
enjoy the work.

Task 3: Find the adjectives with the following
suffixes in the conversation and write them below.

suffixes

adjectives

-ed

excited

-ing

interesting

-ful
-less

useful,
successful
endless

suffixes

meaning

-ed

Lacking or without

-ing

Full of or having the
qualities of

-ful

Describing how people
feel

-less

Describing things or people
causes the feeling

ACTIVITY 5: Find a
verb or phrase in
the conversation

Task 4: Find a verb phrase in the conversation
to complete each sentence.
working as a
1. Oh, when you came,was
I____________
volunteer at our local centre for community
Past
development.

continuous

2. Last summer, while I was visiting the
centre, I _______
saw an advertisement for
volunteers.

Past simple

Activity 6:
Production

Plant
trees

Help
homeless
people
Volunteering
Donate
blood

activities

Pick up
rubbis
h

Teach
childre
n
Clean up
the
beach

- Work in pairs
- Ask and answer about the
volunteering activities in 2
minutes

I like + to V/ Ving……
What volunteering
activity do you like?

Talk about
the
volunteerin
g activities
you like to
do

I want + to V……
I love + to V/ Ving……

Because it's meaningful/ exciting....

Why do
you like it ?

Because it makes me excited.........
Because ....................

Summary
VOCABULARY
1. Volunteer (n)/(v)
2. Advertisement (n)
3. Boost (v)
4. Orphanage (n)

Adjective suffixes
“ed, ing, ful, less”

Volunteering in
the community

Past Simple and Past
Continuous with When and
While

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HOMEWORK

- Learn by heart newwords
- Prepare for the next lesson: Language

THANK YOU!