VII. Match the questions with the answers.
1. What is community service?
2. Have you ever done any volunteer work?
3. What can we do to help people in a flooded area?
4. Why should we donate to UNICEF?
5. How do you think we can help sick children?
6. Would you like to work as a volunteer?
7. What have you learned from volunteering?
8. Why do people enjoy doing volunteer work?
a. Because it will help make a difference to millions of children’s lives.
b. We can provide them with food, clothes and other necessities.
c. I’d love to. But I don’t have much free time.
d. It’s voluntary work that someone does to help their community.
e. I’ve learned a lot of new skills.
f. Because they want to help other people.
g. We can bring fun and enjoyment to them.
h. No, I have never done it.
VIII.Choose the word which best fits each gap.
Doing some form of voluntary work has (1) _________ been more popular with British people. Over 20 million people were engaged (2) _________ voluntary activities in 2013. Volunteering means giving up time to do work of (3) _________ to the community. It can be based in the UK or overseas. Volunteering can take many forms, from working with children with (4)_________ difficulties, in an animal hospital, or planting trees. (5) _________ London won its bid to host the 2012 Olympics, up to 70,000 (6) _________ were needed to help ensure the games were a success.
1. a. ever b. any c. never d. before
2. a. with b. in c. to d. for
3. a. comfort b. benefit c. contribute d. profit
4. a. learn b. learned c. learning d. learnt
5. a. When b. While c. Where d. What
6. a. donors b. visitors c. foreigners d. volunteers
IX. Read the text carefully, then decide whether the following statements are true (T) orfalse (F).
The Soup Kitchen, founded in 1986, is a resource for the homeless, elderly, lonely and poor inCentral London, providing free hot meals, clothes and toiletries, and creating a sense of belonging and community. Serving around 70 people a day from 10 am -12 noon on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, with the Clothes Closet open on alternate Mondays, four to five volunteers are required each morning to carry out this vital work.
The Soup Kitchen is run by a Board of Trustees, a part-time Director and Kitchen Manager, three more staff and a team of volunteers. Support for The Soup Kitchen comes from individuals, corporations and trusts. Volunteers and donations (both financial and in-kind) are vital to support our work and enable us to continue this service to the community.
1. The Soup Kitchen is a non-profit organization.
2. It provides free meals for people in need.
3. It opens five days a week from 10am to 12pm.
4. Clothing is provided every Monday morning.
5. The organization is funded by donations from individuals, corporations and trusts.
6. People can only donate money to the Soup Kitchen.
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