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- Reading for specific information about an unusual hobby - Reading for specific information about the history of Van Mieu — Quoc Tu Giam - Listening for specific information

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HOANG VAN VAN (Téng chu bién) - NGUYEN THI CHI (Chi bién)

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: COMMUNITY SERVICE

Tiếng Anh 7, Tập Một được Nhà xuất bản Giáo dục Việt Nam

tổ chức biên soạn theo Chương trình Giáo dục phổ thông môn

Tiếng Anh thí điểm cấp Trung học cơ sở do Bộ Giáo dục và Đào tạo ban

hành theo Quyết định số 01/QĐ-BGDĐT ngày 03 tháng 01 năm 2012,

tiếp theo Tiếng Anh 6 Sách được biên soạn theo đường hướng giao tiếp, giúp học sinh sứ dụng ngữ liệu (ngữ âm, từ vựng, ngữ pháp) để phát triển năng lực giao tiếp bằng tiếng Anh thông qua bốn kĩ năng nghe, nói, đọc và viết, trong đó, ưu tiên phát triển hai kĩ năng nghe và nói Trong Tiếng Anh 7, Tập Một, việc học là trung tâm, học sinh là

chủ thể của quá trình dạy học, trong đó tâm lí lứa tuổi của học sinh Trung học cơ sở, các đặc điểm văn hoá của Việt Nam và của các nước

trên thế giới, đặc biệt là của các nước nói tiếng Anh, được coi trọng Tiếng Anh 7, Tập một được biên soạn xoay quanh hai chủ điểm (Theme) gần gũi với học sinh: Our Communities và Our Heritage Mỗi chủ điểm được chia thành ba đơn vị bài học (Unit) tương ứng với ba chủ đề (Topic) của chương trình Sau mỗi chủ điểm là một bài ôn (Review) tập trung vào kiến thức ngôn ngữ và kĩ năng

ngôn ngữ học sinh đã được học và rèn luyện

Tiếng Anh 7, Tập một được biên soạn trên cơ sở những kinh nghiệm thực tiễn của việc dạy tiếng Anh Trung học cơ sở ở Việt Nam với

sự hợp tác chặt chẽ về chuyên môn và kĩ thuật của Tập đoàn Xuất bản

Giáo dục Pearson

Các tác giả rất mong nhận được những ý kiến đóng góp của

các nhà giáo, học sinh, phụ huynh học sinh và đồng đảo bạn đọc

quan tâm để sách được hoàn thiện hơn

Các tác giả

- Reading for specific

information about an unusual hobby

- Reading for specific

information about the

history of Van Mieu —

Quoc Tu Giam

- Listening for specific information about one’s hobby

- Listening for specific |

information about health problems and advice

- Listening for specific

information about the volunteer work of a student

—

- Listening for specific

information about the life o

an artist

- Listening for specific information about types of traditional food and drink

- Listening for specific information about the biography of a most famous teacher

- Writing about

health advices

- Writing about community

someone's local

food/drink

- Writing about a historic place

- Present simple and future simple: review

- Verbs of liking + V-ing

- Sounds: /a/ and /3:/

- Comparisons: (not) as as,

the same as, different from

- Express agreement: too/either

- Sounds: /// and /3/

- Nouns (countable/uncountable)

- How much/How many?

- a/an, some, any

- Sounds: /p/ and /2:/

- Passive voice

- Sounds: /t// and /d3/

Listen and read

Nick: Hi Mi, welcome to our house! Mi: Your dolls are all very different

Elena: Come upstairs! I'll show you my room Elena: Yes, they're from all over the world!

Mir: Wow! You have so many dolls Nick: | don’t know why girls collect things It’s <

Elena: Yes My hobby is collecting dolls Do you have a hobby? * piece of cake rece of cak

Mi: — like collecting glass bottles Mi: Do you have a difficult hobby, Nick?

Elena: Really? Thats very unusual Is_ it Nick: Yes, | enjoy mountain climbing

expensive? _ Mi: But Nick, there are no mountains arounc Mi: Not at all, | just keep the bottles after we herel

use them What about doll collecting? Is it Nick: 1 know I'm in a mountain climbing club We expensive? Co

Elena: | guess so, but all of my dolls are presents My travel to mountains around Viet Nam In thị

parents, and my aunt and uncle always give future, Ill climb mountains in other countrie

me dolls on special occasions too

oe Answer the following questions

Are the sentences below true (T) or false (F)?

T F 1 When does Elena receive dolls

1 Elena’s room is on the first floor L]L] from her family members?

2 There are a lot of dolls in Elena’s room [|] L] 2 Are her dolls the same?

3 Mihas the same hobby as Elena L]L] 3 How does Mi collect bottles?

4, Elena’s grandparents usually give her dolls L]L] 4 Does Mi think collecting bottles

5 Nick thinks mountain climbing is more _- costs much money?

challenging than collecting things L]L] 5 Has Nick climbed mountains in

other countries?

:» Listen and repeat &, Work in pairs and complete the tables below

Do you think the hobbies in are cheap or

expensive, easy or difficult?

Cheap hobbies Expensive hobbies

Easy hobbies Difficult hobbies

Choose the words/phrases in @ that match the

pictures below Write them in the spaces

SIE Boe ROE ta

5 Game: FIND SC

ΠInthree- five minutes, ask as many classmates

as you can about which hobbies from sẽ they like Use the question 'Do you like .?"

Example:

mm 1 mm A: Do you like gardening?

B: No,| don't

(2 In the table below, write your classmates

names beside the hobbies they like The

student with the most names wins

g

Find someone who likes

cycling arranging flowers taking photos skating cooking playing the guitar bird-watching

playing board games

7 8 9 gardening

SLE

Do you know what a keyword is? Work in pairs

and write down keywords to describe the

hobbies in the table below You can use the

to help you

Ï Match the correct verbs with the hobbies

Some hobbies may be used with more than

one verb

words in the sentences from «-

ishing " catch 3 Therest ofthe group tries to guess what the hobby

Painting mm is, One point is given for each correct guess swimming paint 4 The student with the most points is the winner ¬

I like There is a pool near my house, so | Example:

go there four times a week and _Itis A: water, grow, flowers, vegetables

fun because you can play in the water and keep

- j B: Is it gardening?

fit at the same time g 9

Pe Yes, itis

2 | always to Ngoc’s songs | love

the sweet melodies At home | have to use my

headphones because my parents don’t like loud

noise is my favourite hobby

3 | love being outdoors with the trees and flowers

There is asmall garden behind my house |

flowers and vegetables there | like a lot

apt My father and | share the same hobby At

weekends, we usually go to a small lake in Ha Tay

It’s exciting when you can some fish

for dinner We love | |

5 My sister's favourite hobby is She is very

creative and she very well | like the

colours in her pictures

i¡—an ©6 *Listen again and put the words in the correct

bird-watching answer

away neighbour

(7 Listen to the sentences and tick /a/ or /3:/

burn _ singer Practise the sentences

1 His hobby is collecting toy cars |

birth common 2 My sister has a lot of photos

3 When | have free time, | usually

go surfing

4.|\ love the colours in their paintings

5 My friend has an unusual hobby: | learning foreign languages

The present simple and the future simple: review

“| Complete the sentences Use the present simple or future simple form of the verbs

Ngoc (love) cartoons, but she says she (not/continue) this hobby in the future

They usually (take) a lot of beautiful photos

What (your brother/do)

| think 10 years from now more people (enjoy)

you (do) morning exercise every day?

you still (play) badminton next year?

# Nick“ repor

Name Boys Girls

Activity Nam Son Binh ly Hue Watching TV every day every day every day every day every day

Swimming x3 perweek | x3 per week Playing badminton every day every day x 4 per week every day

» lasked some classmates about their hobbies and | got some interesting results Everybody (1 like) ' watching TV, and they (2 watch)

swimming, but the two girls, Ly and Hue, (4 go) -

playing badminton Nam, Son and Hue (6 play)

the sport four times a week Only Binh (8 not like)

he never (9 play) it

it every day The three boys, Nam, Son, Binh (3 not love)

swimming three times a week Most of them `

badminton every day, ˆ

badminton; |

Work in groups Think of some activities (such as listening to music, playing basketball, or going

shopping) and make a table like the table in « One student in the group asks the other group

members about the frequency they do these activities while another student in the group records the answers

Now, as a group, write a short report about what you have found out Use Nick's report in «-

| asked some classmates about their hobbies and | got some interesting results

My dad enjoys his bike to work

My mum doesn’t like films on TV She loves to the cinema

I like to my friends in my free time

My younger brother loves monopoly with me every evening

They hate noodles They prefer rice

| think dancing is because

3 | find ice-skating because

hobbies in | Take notes and present

your partner's answers to the class

Example:

You: What do you think about making

pottery?/How do you find making

pottery?

Mai: | think itis Al tind it You: Why?

Mai: Because : You: Will you take up making pottery in the future?

Mai: Yes, | will./l’'m not sure

1ĩ

Reading

the questions below

Bs What can you see in the pictures?

What do you think the objects are made of?

3 Can you guess what hobby it is?

Now, read about Nick's father's unusual hobby and

check your answers

My father has an unusual hobby; carving

é jgshells As everyone knows, eggshells are very

Fragile Mi dad oan make beautiful, pieces of art

from empl eggshells, It's amazing!

He started the hobby five years ago after a tri

fo the US where vy one a, h shells in

an avt allery, My father did not go ụ class to

learn Fon fo carve, He learned everything from

the Internet

Some peo le say that this hobby is difficult and

boring, but itisn'é Allyou need is time 9ma

take two weeks fo complete one shell 9 find this

hobby interesting because carved eg shells ave

unique iftts jor amily and friends, 9 hope that

in the ture he'll teach me how to do eggshell

How do some people find this hobby?

Does Nick like his father’s hobby?

Read the sentences below and use no more than three words from the text to complete them

Nick’s father enjoys

He took up this hobby when he came bacl home from

He learned to carve from

Nick thinks you can learn to carve if you have

Carved eggshells can be used as

for your family and friends

eaki

Nick says that carved eggshells can be usec

as gifts for your family and friends In pairs

discuss other uses of these pieces of art Shar: your ideas with the class =

Work in groups Take turns talking about you

hobbies Use the questions below, and you own to help

What's the name of your hobby?

When did you start your hobby?

Is your hobby easy or difficult? Why?

Is your hobby useful? Why/Why not?

Do you intend to continue your hobby in th future?

Who do you think has the most exciting hobby?

1) Do you know anything about collecting glass bottles? Do you think it is a good hobby? Why/Why not?

Listen to an interview about hobbies A 4!/Teen reporter, Ngoc asks Mi about her hobby Complete each blank in the word web with no more than three words

3 Person who shares

1 Name of the hobby: | 2 Started: the hobby with Mi:

4 To do this hobby Mi has to:

a) collect bottles after

use + get them from

6 Future: will

b) make ee VASES

5, Feelings about or the hobby: c) use them as

decorations

Work in pairs Ask and answer questions about each other’s hobby Take notes below

2 When he/she 3 Who he/she shares it

1 Name of the hobby: 1 1 wth

4, \f you always buy flowers and put them in a vase

to display in your house, your hobby is

If you spend most of your free time making vases

or bowls from clay, your hobby is

5 If you enjoy moving your body to music, your

hobby is

Put one of the verbs from the box in each

blank Use the correct form of the verb

De

gO Ff

i, My sister to pop music every day

2 They shopping for food on Sundays

3 My mum wants to keep fit, so she tennis

three times a week

4 Do they newspapers in the mornings?

My grandparents exercise in their free time

Easy hobbies

Use the present simple or future simple form

of each verb in brackets to complete the

passage

There are four people in my family We (1 have)

different hobbies My father (2 like) playing

badminton He (3 play) it almost every day

My mother (4 not like) this sport She

(5 enjoy) walking Every morning she (6 walk) for about two kilometres Next year,

| (7 join) her My younger sister (8 love)

reading books There is a big bookshelf in her

room | (9 not like) her books because they

are usually picture books She says she (10 read) other kinds of books when she is older

©) Write true sentences about yourself

I’m a reporter from a magazine Can | ask you some questions about your hobbies?

_Yes, of course

Example:

As Good morning Nice to meet you

3: Good morning Nice to meet you, too

A: Canlask you some questions about your hobbies?

‹use action verbs to talk about many different hobbies

› describe and give opinions about hobbies

» write about someone's hobby

suse the present simple/the future simple and verbs of liking + V-ing to talk about hobbies

Work in groups of three or four

Take turns talking briefly about your hobbies

Work together to cut and glue pictures from magazines or draw pictures of your group members’ hobbies

Show and describe your collage to the class

Imperatives wi Compound sente

(1 ¥ Listen and read

Nick: Hi, Phong Phong: No, | don't feel like it

Meee Oh, hi You rn Nick Nick: You sound down Phong, are you OK?

Nick: Butit’st ‘ Let’ t

re 8055060669668 reat y ẽ » goo" Phong: | do feel kind of sad | eat junk food ail th Phong: No, count me out | think I'll stay at home time, so I’m putting on weight too

and play Zooniverse on my computer

Nick: What? It's such a beautiful day Come on!

You already got enough sleep Let’s do Phong: No, Nick Plus, | think | have flu - | feel weak

something outdoors — it’s healthier and tired And, | might get sunburnt outside

Phong: What like, Nick? Ti ;

Nick: How about going swimming? Or cycling? Nick: | won't take no for an answer I’m coming t

They are both really healthy

Nick: Allthe more reason to go out

your house now!

Can you find a word or expression that means: These people have the wrong advice Can

you match the correct advice (1-5) with the

{ the name of a computer game

people (a-e)?

5 Idon't accept it Wear a hat

Read the conversation again Who wants to do

5, avoid getting sunburnt

Match the health problems in the box with Be careful with "hat you eat

the pictures Then listen and repeat what you eat and drink

and drink

a spots © sunburn

c (put on) weight

e, (an) allergy £ sickness

Wash your face _tegularly

Wash your face

regularly Wear a hat

Pe cc aS

Game

Take a card with a health problem or a piece of advice

Walk around and try to find the person with the card

ly Which problems do you think are most — that matches yours

common with your classmates? Rank the

problems from the most common (1) to the

least common (6) Then share with a partner

havea have feel

cough flu sick

headache stomachache tired

sore throat toothache weak

temperature earache

Lookat the pictures Write the problem below

the picture of each patient

2 Now, read the doctor’s notes about his

patients and fill in the missing words

: She looks very red She was outdoors

all day yesterday | think she has

2: He keeps sneezing and coughing

think he has

He looks so He can’t keep

his eyes open! He's very hot too - he has a

Role-play the meeting with the doctor

Use the cues in or your own health

problems

i Doctor Thao

Choose a health problem Work in groups

Tell your group about the last time you had

that problem

wa, sree mple: ie Lee

| had flu two weeks ago

Me too! | felt so weak

Oh | had a sore throat yesterday

| had toothache | think | ate too many sweets

Can you extend your conversation?

Fast food isn’t healthy

| have felt sick all day

Obesity is a problem — people are getting fatter

4 Having a healthy lifestyle is important

5 Too many sweets give you toothache

2- TA7/1(SHS

mperative for direct AN

FG, SUA gee wea: gee 6a g8 bi iy Say ee

or suggestions as

Look at the pictures Which health tips

from the box above would you give to

each of these people?

Top health tips for teens

Look at the health tips in the yellow box Which '

six do you think are most important to you and

your classmates? Explain why

Look at the article on the Teen Health website Fill in the blanks to complete their top six health tips

We asked doctors and health experts around the world for their top health tips Do you want to know how you can stay healthy? Then read on!

Thiệu

Staying in shape is our most important

tip You can play football, or even go

for long walks It’s

OK, but make sure it’s three times a week or more!

in the mornings!

You are what you

eat! So make sure

it’s healthy food like fruits and vegetables, not junk food It can help you

to avoid obesity too

It's so easy to get flu We should all

try to keep clean

more Then flu will find it harder to spread!

There are some

great things to watch But too much isn’t good for you or your eyes

Many of us love

computer games, but we should spend less time

playing them Limit

your time to just one hour, two or three days a week, or less

conjunction She should try She does

_ to relax more exercise too

The Japanese they eat a lot

eat a lot of rice, of fish too 1 Nick washes his hands a lot, so

You should eat you can put on 2, David eats lots of junk food, and

less fast food, weight 3 The doctor told Elena she should sleep

more, Or

The Americans they do not do 4, Mysister plays computer games, but eat a lot, enough exercise Ee Children do more exercise they are more active

than adults,

Make compound sentences by joining the

two simple sentences Use the conjunction Now, complete the second part of the compounc given Remember to add a comma sentences

You can go and see the doctor You can go to bed

now and rest (or)

20

Work in pairs Discuss and write F (fact) or

M (myth) for each statement

HEALTH FA

People who smile more are happier,

and they live longer

Sleeping in at the weekend helps

you recover from a busy week

Eat more fresh fish, like sushi,

and you will be healthier

Sitting too close to the TV hurts your eyes

Pick up food you drop quickly,

and it's safe to eat

Vegetarians don’t get enough vitamins

Discuss the following in groups

Which sentence are you most surprised by? Why?

o you know any health facts or myths in

Viet Nam?

Work in groups Think of some ideas about

health that are true Then think of some that are false

Test another group to see how many of your

health myths they can spot

Quickly read the text Match the correct

headings with the paragraphs

3 Find the following words/phrases in the text

Discuss the meaning of each word/phrase

with a partner Then check the meaning

Now answer the following questions

What is a calorie?

What happens when we have too many calories?

What is a healthy number of calories per day?

Which activity uses a lot of calories?

Why do people listen to Dr Law’s advice?

Why do you think some activities use more

calories than others?

Which activity uses more calories: gardening oi walking?

How many calories do you use doing aerobic: for 2 hours?

What do you think happens when we have toc few calories, but use too many calories?

sleeping 60

watching TV 75

walking 230 gardening ị 275 aerobics 330

© Present your table to the class Try to includ

the following information:

what activities you do;

how long you do them every day;

how many calories you use

doing these

activities

Look at Dr Law's advice page Can you match

the problems with the answers?

Look at the picture below Discuss the

following questions with a partner —

Dear Dr Law, play computer games : and watch TV alot My

sauŠ What sports do people do in the Olympics?

The Olympic sport below is sometimes called

“the lronman event: Why?

Listen to the interview with an ironman

Tick (Vv) the problems he had as a child

headache ¿ stomachache

toothache allergy sick

Listen to the interview again What advice

does he give about preparing for the event?

Are the following sentences true (T) or false (F)?

He wanted to do sports because of his friends LJ

Taking up sports was easy L]

He takes part in this event only in Viet Nam LÌ

- Quang

eyes feel really dry

What should | do?

Thanks in advance,

_ Regards,

_ Barry

~ Dear Dr Law, 2

By the weekend I'm

- $0 tired Do you think —

| should sleep in, or

wake up at the usual ˆ time on Saturday and - _ Sunday?

4, In this event, you swim, run, and climb LÌ Underline the word/phrase that Dr Law uses to

5, This event uses more than 6000 calories LÌ give advice

Discuss in groups Work in pairs Choose one of the problems

Why is the triathlon a difficult event?

Can you think of other Olympic sports that are

Ngoc: feels weak/feels tired/sleeps in

Khang: eats too much/has stomachache/feels sick

“» Draw a line to link the sentences and a

coordinator to form meaningful sentences

junk food,

these people has?

| don’t want to be but | should go to

tired tomorrow, ~~" | bed early

wm _ Inever remember to wash my face by , | have atemperature, | or _ | Lam putting

a on weight

| can exercise every

‘!eat too much junk food, and I'm too weak to exercise’ aine | | feel tired

‘I feel itchy and my nose is running Choose one of the following health problems

Role-play a discussion Student A is the patient

Student B is the doctor

Look at the pictures below Write the health

problem below each person

putting on Weight aveanalleragy ˆ

Hi doctor | feel weak and sick

Did you have enough calories? You shoul

eat more, and | think you should get mor

exercise too

OK Thank you doctor

© Discuss the following sentences abou

health with a partner Do you think they ar

facts or myths?

When you have a headache, you should rub ai

Complete the health tips below with 'more' or egg on your head

less" A: [don’t think this is true It’s a myth

Yes, | agree /No, | disagree | heard it’s true Eat junk food It makes you fat! - 3 / 9

7 Going outside with wet hair gives you a cold or flu Wash your hands You will have less

chance of catching flu Eating more fresh fish makes you smarter

= Eating more carrots helps you see at night

Sleep , but try to wake up at the usual 3 psy 3

time Even at weekends!

w|vw|vvv

Go outside If you do need to go

outside, wear a sun hat

» talk about health problems Watch television Looking at the « give health advice with

screen for too long hurts your eyes imperatives with more and less

Do — exercise, and you will feel fitter s form compound sentences

and healthier

24

In groups, write questions fora survey about people's

health problems in your school or community

QUESTIONS

Write the questions

Collect the answers from the survey

Find out what health problems are most popular

Present your findings to the class

Reporter: Today on Global Citizen we interview Mai: We've asked people to donate books a

Mai and Phuc from Hai Ba Trung clothes to the children

School Hi Mai, could you tell us about — Reporter: Wow, that certainly makes a difference community service? And you Phuc, you're from Go Green?

Mai: lt’s the work you do for the benefits of the Phuc: Yes, it’s a non-profit organisati

community that protects the environment We Reporter: Have you ever done volunteer work? encouraged people to recycle glass, ca

Mai: Yes I'm a member of Be a Buddy - a and paper We've cleaned streets 2

programme that helps street children lakes

Lastyear we provided evening classes for Reporter: Did you start a community garden

fAfty children project last month?

Reporter: Wonderful! What else have you done? Phuc: Oh yes, so far we've planted

@ Read the conversation again and tick (Vv) true The activities that individuals or organisations do

(T) or false (F) T CE to benefit a community are called

1 Mai and Phục work for the 5 If you are trying to , you are trying

benefits of the community to have a good effect on a person or situation

“ Be a Buddy nas co llected b ooks and 4 Describe the pictures with the verbs in “

3 Be a Buddy has provided

education for street children

2 Can you guess what Go Green does in their

community garden project?

3 How do you think the community garden 4 streets |

project ‘makes a difference’? J

Look at the words in the box Cam you put ows

them in the right groups? © Create word webs

(Hint: some words may belong in more than one column) books blood children

_ donate help beneft f > ` ⁄

Vvolunteer 7 recyocle plant _ 7

_ provide clean encourage donate

— provide

walls 0 ae life skills

Game: VOCABULARY PI

In pairs, 2 s0 ba to face saith § your r partner

) Think about the topic of this unit, Community - ) Service, and the new words you learned above |

“donate og ake 2 difference ' < To start the game, partner A says a new word and

Sones a : meles oe (partner B says the first related word that comes com munity service 7 8 } to mind Keep the words going back and forth as

You area if you help other people quickly as possible until the teacher says stop willingly and without payment Example: Partner A: provide l

are those who do not have a ( Partner B: food ) home and really need help $ ( 5 Partner A: homeless people

3 She often ¬ money to charitable ( ( Partner B: help

organisations Co mm 2m my my xxx my

+7

Choose the phrases that match the pictures

below Write them in the spaces provided

In pairs, take turns describing the people

above Your partner guesses which picture

you are talking about Then, discuss how you

can help the people in these situations

‘Example:

Student A: ‘They're not feeling well They can’t

TT 090andplay ourside They have to *“ayin the hospitalall day ˆ

Student B: ˆ Are they sick children? -

_Student A: - Yes! How do you think we « an

help them? ˆ Lo

Student B: We can donate some toys,

a and we can go to visit them!

Look at the photos Which problems doe:

each community have to face? Write a, b or «

next to the words in the table below

» In pairs, talk about the problems in @ and Gra

provide the possible solutions

Past simple and present perfect

Example: ce | | ei¥ Listen again to part of the conversation

“Student A: Traffic jams are a big problem

for our community

What can we do to reduce trafic

\VListen and repeat

community gõ colour green

garden clean glass give clothes

SV Listen and repeat

GoGreen protects the environment

The girl with the curls is so cute!

Last year we started a community garden project

He's collected clothes for street kids for two years

She likes the colour gold

’ Game: St/ ‘DOWN

Choose an action for each sound (e.g oa

/g/ is ‘stand up, sound /k/ is ‘sit down’) |

groups of five, one student calls out ae

word from @ and the group performs re

_ action according to the sound they hear The

student who is the slowest to do mm

correctly will call out the next word

Mai: Yes ’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

'® When do we use the past simple? When do

we use the present perfect? Can you think

of the rule?

Past simple

We use the past simple for an action that started

and finished in the past

Last year we provided evening classes for fifty children

Present perfect

We use the present perfect for an action that happened some time before now The exact time is not important

We've asked people to donate books and clothes

to the children

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With a partner, write sentences about yourself in the past simple and the present perfect Use the words from the box below

ite do

Past simple or present perfect? Put the verb

in lborackets into the correct form

They (collect) hundreds of books so far

| (collect) stamps when | was a child = In pairs, student A looks at the fact sheet

below and student B looks at the fact sheet

on page 33 Each student asks and answers

questions about the fact sheet to complete

You ever (see) a real lion? No, but | (see) a real the information

elephant when we went to the zoo last month

She (fly) to Da Nang many times but last year she

(go) there by train

: Example: a

Choose the best answer : - Student A: What happened i in 201 7

your homework yet? _ Student B: Bea a Buddy was established in -

2011 What did Bea Buddy do

_ writes 1 Collecting books and

_ wrote clothes for street children

| think Í him before 2 Cleaning up

meet streets and lakes

Planting flowers

met and trees

c have met ene

Oh, yes! Now | remember

him when | was in Hoi An He was our guide!

Look at the photos and read about the

following volunteer activities for teenagers

in the United! States

Tutor a younger child or provide homework help

before or after school

Recycle things, and teach others how to do so

Plant trees in public areas where the whole

neighbourhood can enjoy them

Donate blood

Talk to and sing for the elderly at a nursing home

Make blankets for children who are very ill

Cook a meal at a shelter for homeless youths and

Look at the photos about community service

in Viet Nam Match them with the activities

Volunteering to give information in bus stations and railway stations

Offering coupons for free chicken noodle

soup for the poor in Ha Noi

Giving away warm clothes to homeless

people in Ha Noi

a Offering meals at 5,000 VND for the poor

in Quang Nam Province

: Tutoring children from poor families in

Ho Chi Minh City

Work in groups Discuss the benefits each activity may bring to the community Share your answers with the class

Ask each other: Have you ever done any of

these activities? Choose three activities that

you want to try Why do you want to do them?

Read the text about volunteer work in the : According to the text, nearly every

United States American has done volunteer work

in his or her life

ae Every year almost one in five

Americans works as a volunteer

4, Americans volunteer because they

are forced to do it

idea bank: Fill in the table with your ideas for volunteer activities

To raise money, To provide food, To help eee things, we could Te Help people with transportation, children, ee we

we could we could wes we could could _

* cook food and

« make postcards :

bring it to street and sell them 9 :

What types of postcards?

©: Where should we sell them?

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ee

e Whodo you think benefits from volunteer work?

e How do people benefit from volunteer work?

v.» Listen to the recording and answer the

questions

1 Why does Phuc do volunteer work?

2 Why does Phuc feel more self-confident?

3 Why does the reporter think Phuc is confident?

4, Why does Mai think volunteering is special?

Độ

i Listen again and fill in the blanks

1 | because I can make a

difference in our community

2 I’ve made many new friends, and |

much more self-confident

3 Volunteering is special to me

| can help others

| can see how happy are when they learn

4 It's special

the

Study skills - Giving reasons

Giving reasons for your ideas and opinions makes

your speaking and writing more interesting and

convincing

/ volunteer because it makes

a difference in our community

Combine the two sentences using because

He didn’t wear enough warm clothes He's had a

cold for two days

It rained | stayed home

The lake is full of rubbish They’ve decided to

Look at your volunteer ideas in Speaking “

Choose one idea and write a short paragraph about it

What do you want to do?

Why do you want to do it? (Why is it necessary? Why is it interesting?)

How are you going to do it?

1 Helping people to recycle rubbish

Care

the community

books education

2 Circle the best answer

Because Minh has (ever, never, ago) worked for a

charity shop, he really wants to do it

(Already, Last week, So far) we visited sick

children in Viet Duc Hospital

3, Nhung has (already, many times, ever) finished

all the homework

Have you read that book (yet, ever, never)?

Yes, | finished it (three times, so far, yesterday)

Put the verbs in the past simple or the present

perfect >

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He thinks she’s the most kind-hearted girl he

ever (meet) She (visit) Hue when she was a child

Sne (visit) Hue once

How many plays Shakespeare (write)

é

How many plays she (write)

so far?

& Finish the sentences below

They've decided to buy that car because _

Put on your warm coat because

We like her because

Let’s help the street children because

Because she loves her students,

a volunteer Student A asks the questions and writes down student B’s answers Then swap your roles Use the following questions as prompts:

@ When did you start working for your organisation?

@ Why did you decide to volunteer?

@ What have you done so far with (name ol organisation)?

e Was there anything that made you happy with your work last month?

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Think about your school What needs

to be done to make it a better place?

What can you do to help?

Think about your local area What

needs to be done to make things

better? What can you do to help?

Think about your classroom Is there

anything that needs to be done? What

can you do to help?