to our class.
Flood relief in central region
Donate to aid the central region
Teaching poor children
Donate food( Covid pandemic)
What is the purpose of these activities?
FOR A BETTER COMMUNITY
Who needs our help?
The orphan/disadvantaged children
People in flooded areas
Disabled people
The poor
homeless people
What can we do to help these peole?
UNIT 4: FOR A BETTER COMMMUNITY
Period 31: GETTING STARTED
Who needs our help?
1.volunteer (n): tình nguyện viên
(v): tình nguyện
2.community /kəˈmjuːnəti/(n):
3. apply /əˈplai/ (v):
4.disadvantaged (adj): thiệt thòi
5.advertisement /əd’və:tismənt/ (n):
6.hopeless at /həʊpləs/(adj):
7.meaningful /‘mi:niηfəl/(adj) :
Useful suggestion
Not really: refusal/ disagreement(phủ nhận, không đồng ý)
That sounds great:compliment(tuyệt vời, đồng ý,khen ngợi)
Well,… :surprise/ linking word to start a talk( ngạc nhiên)
By chance(np): happens accidentally (tình cờ, ngẫu nhiên)
VOCABULARY
quảng cáo.
cộng đồng
nộp đơn xin tình nguyện
không có hi vọng
có ý nghĩa.
Checking vocabulary: Gap- filling
1. My son likes watching …………………..on TV
2. We need some ……………………to help the poor.
3. He likes helping ……………………........children.
4. Doing volunteer work is ………………………
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Volunteers
disadvantaged
meaningful
Where are they?
What is he doing?
He is teaching the disadvantaged children
Activity 1: Listen and read
Quan: Hi, Hieu. I called you yesterday afternoon, but you didn’t answer.
Hieu: Oh, really? What time?
Quan: At about 2 p.m. What were you doing then?
Hieu: Oh,when you called, I was working. I volunteer every Tuesday afternoon at the Happy Mind Charity Centre. I teach children.
Quan: Really? Why?
Hieu: Because these children are disadvantaged. They have many problems and they need help.
Quan: What subjects do you teach them?
Hieu: Vietnamese and Maths.
Quan: It sounds interesting. How did you get the job?
Hieu: Just by chance. I was interested in doing volunteer work,so when I saw the advertisement for volunteer positions in the newspaper last summer, I applied and was chosen.
Quan: Oh, I see. Was the job easy at first?
Hieu: Not really. When I worked with them for the first time, many of them couldn’t read or write. Some of them were hopeless at Maths!
Quan: What did you do then?
Hieu: I got some useful advice from my teacher. It was really helpful. All of the children can read and write now.
Quan: Your job is very meaningful. I also want to do something useful for our society.
Hieu: Well, if you are interested in this kind of work, I will introduce you to my team leader.
Quan: That sounds great. Thanks for your suggestion! I’m very excited
Thích
Hữu ích
Activity 2:
Read the conversation and answer the questions.
( Work in pairs)
When did Quan call Hieu?
2. What was Hieu doing when Quan called him?
3. Was Hieu successful as a volunteer teacher there?
4.What do you think about Hieu’s volunteer work?
5. Have you ever done anything to help other people? If yes, what did you do to help them?
1.When did Quan call Hieu?
At about 2 p.m yesterday afternoon
Quan: Hi, Hieu. I called you yesterday afternoon, but you didn’t answer.
Hieu: Oh, really? What time?
Quan: At about 2 p.m. What were you doing then?
2. What was Hieu doing when Quan called him?
Hieu/He was teaching children at the Happy Mind Charity Centre.
Hieu: Oh,when you called, I was working.
I volunteer every Tuesday afternoon at the Happy Mind Charity Centre. I teach children.
3..Was Hieu successful as a volunteer teacher there?
-Yes, he was. (At first, many of his students couldn’t read or write. Now, all of them can read and write.)
Hieu: Not really. When I worked with them for the first time, many of them couldn’t read or write. Some of them were hopeless at Maths!
Quan: What did you do then?
Hieu: I got some useful advice from my teacher. It was really helpful. All of the children can read and write now.
4. What do you think about Hieu’s volunteer work?
-Meangingful, useful, helpful, interesting.
Hieu: Just by chance. I was interested in doing volunteer work,
Quan: Your job is very meaningful. I also want to do something useful for our society.
Hieu: I got some useful advice from my teacher. It was really helpful.
5. Have you ever done anything to help other people? If yes, what did you do to help them?
- donated money, clothes, books… for the central region
- gave warm socks and blankets at school
- donated money to the island border areas
- collected the rubbish around my village
- mowed the lawn in the martyr cemetery
- Helped the old, the disabled and disadvantaged children
Yes, I have
1. He called Hieu at about 2 p.m yesterday afternoon
2.Hieu was teaching children at the Happy Mind Charity Centre
3.Yes, he was. (At first, many of his students couldn’t read or write. Now, all of them can read and write.)
4. Meangingful, useful, helpful, interesting.
5. Yes, I have
donated money, clothes, books… for the central region
- gave warm socks and blankets at school
- donated money to the island border areas
Answer
1.That sounds great:
2.Not really:
3…by chance:
4…Well,…
Agreement (đồng ý), compliment( khen ngợi)
Nghe có vẻ tuyệt vời
Refusal( sự phủ nhận)/ disagreement( không đồng ý)
Something happens accidentally, no intention.( sự việc xảy ra tình cờ, không có chủ đích)
Surprise( sự ngạc nhiên)/ linking word to start a talk( từ nối , khi bắt đầu 1 câu nói)
Activity 3: With the partner, make dialogues using the expressions in the box.
1.A: I have just won the game .
B:_____________
Fill in each blank with a suitable expression: by chance / well / that sounds great / not really
4. A: Did you copy Nam’s work?
B: ____________. I did it myself.
2. A: How do you know him?
B: I know him __________
3. A: I want to talk to you, Na.
B: What?
A: __________, I want to lend you some money.
5. A: Why don’t we go out for dinner?
B: Well, ________________
6. A: Why did you meet your idol ?
B: Well, I met him _____________
That sounds great
by chance.
Well,
Not really.
that sounds great
by chance.
CONSOLIDATION: Choose the best answer
1.Quan called Hieu.....................
A. in the morning B. in the afternoon
C. in the evening D. at night
2. Hieu teaches the children who are ......................
Rich B. disadvantaged C. lovely D.kind
3. At first, many children couldn’t........................
Read B. write C.speak English D. read or write
4. ................ of the children can read and write now.
Some B. None C. All D. A,B,C are correct
5. His job is very.........................
meaningless B. meaningful
C. unimportant D. bad
6. A. Are you tired ? B…………, I feel sleepy.
A. Not really B. Well C. That sounds great D. By chance
HOMEWORK
1. Learn by heart all the new words
2.Answer the questions again and
write on your notebooks
3. Prepare period 32 : Language
The past simple and the past continous with when and while
Adjectives: -ed, -ing, -ful, -less
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