Welcome to
our lesson

Unit 4: VOLUNTEER WORK
A: READING

I.Before you read

This saying means that if you help
somebody by giving them some money,
it's just a temporary solution. It's better
to instruct them how to make money
legally by teaching them necessary
working skills

“ If you give me a fish,
I will eat today.
If you teach me to fish,
I will eat my whole life long.”

What does the picture tell you?

What does the picture tell you?

Suggest:
The picture tells me that
everybody, no matter what
they are young or old, can do
volunteer work

II. While you read

1.New words

Volunteer(n)(v) /,vɒlənˈtɪə/

Voluntary(adj) /ˈvɒləntri/
Voluntarily(adv) /ˈvɒləntrəli/
To volunteer to do
sth/volunteer for sth

Orphanage(n) /ˈɔ:fənɪdʒ/

Home for the aged

Lawn (n) /lɔːn/

The handicapped(n)/ˈhændikæpt/

To overcome(v) /ˌəʊvəˈkʌm/

To participate=to take part
in
Remote =far away
Mow(v) /məʊ/= cut
To suffer sth(v)= undergo

•Volunteer(n)(v) • To overcome(v)
•Voluntary(adj) • To participate=to
•Voluntarily(adv) take part in
•Orphanage(n)
• Home for the
•Mow(v)=cut
aged
•Lawn (n)
• The
•To suffer sth(v)
handicapped(n)
= undergo
•Remote
=far away

II. While you read
1. Vocabulary
volunteer /vɔlən'tiə / (n): người tình nguyện
+ to volunteer to do something (v): tình nguyện …..
+ to volunteer for something (v): tự nguyện…..
+ voluntary ['vɔləntæri] / ['vɔləntəri] (adj): tình nguyện
+ voluntarily ['vɔləntærəli]/ ['vɔləntrəli ](adv): tình nguyện
+ home for the aged : viện dưỡng lão
+ orphanage ['ɔ:fəniʒ](n): mồ côi, trại mồ côi
+ to mow [mou] (v):= to cut grass: cắt (cỏ)
+ lawn [lɔ:n] (n): bãi cỏ
+ disadvantaged [,disəd'væntidʒd] (adj): thiệt thòi
+ handicapped ['hændikæpt] (adj): tàn tật
+ remote [ rimout] (adj) = far away
+ suffer from [sʌfə frɔm](v): chịu đựng

While you read
2.Task 1: The word volunteer appears in the passage in
different
Use an appropriate form of
Volunteer() parts of speech.
Volunteer(n
volunteer to complete each of the following sentences
VOLUNTEER(n)

VOLUNTEER(v)
VOLUNTEER

VOLUNTARY(a)

VOLUNTARILY(adv)

2. Task 1: Use an appropriate form of volunteer to complete each of
the following sentences

volunteer(n) voluntary (a) volunteer(v) voluntarily (adv)

1. When she retired, she did a lot of
voluntary
…………………………….
………service for the Red Cross.
2. She was not fired. She left the company
voluntarily
…………………….
volunteers
3. She needs some………………………………….to clean up
the kitchen.
volunteered
4. Last month the company …………………………………..
to donate fifty trucks to help the flooded areas.

3.Task 2: Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D for each of the following
sentences

1. 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
1, 2- p.2
C. telling them stories, and singing and dancing forLine
them
D. taking them to baseball games
2. Big Brothers is………………………..
A. the name of a club
B. a home for children
Line 3,4- p.2
C. the name of a film
D. an organization for boys who no longer have fathers
3. Most of the boys' and girls' clubs use many high school and
college students as volunteers because they …………
A. have a lot of time
B. can understand the problems of younger boys and girls
C. know how to do the work
Line 4, 5- p.4
D. are good at playing games

3. Task 2: Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D for each of the following
sentences

4. Volunteers believe that……………………………………………..
A. in order to make others happy, they have to be happy
B. the happiest people are those make themselves happy
C. the happiest people are those who are young and healthy
D. bringing happiness to others makes them the happiest people

p.5
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

4. Task 3: Answer the questions
1)What do high school and college students usually do as
volunteers in hospitals, orphanages or homes for the aged?
They read books to the people in these places, visit them
and play games with them or listen to their problems.
(line7-10, p.1)
2.How do volunteers help disadvantages and handicapped
children to overcome their difficulties?
They gave care and comfort to them and help them
overcome their difficulties.(line 2-3, p.3)
3.Where do students volunteer to work during summer
vacations?
During summer vacations, they volunteer to work in
remote or mountainous areas to provide education for
children.(line 5-6. p.3)

After you read
Discussion:
Why do people do volunteer
work?

Homework:
-Review the lesson at home
-Learn the new words by hearts
-Prepare Part B- speaking