1. WELCOME  TO  OUR  CLASS
ENGLISH 7
Unit 3:
COMMUNITY SERVICE
By: Le Viet Phu

2. Present your paragraph to the class
WARM-UP:
Present your paragraph to the class
Topic: Tell about a volunteer work you would like to do.

3. NEW LESSON
Unit 3:
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Looking back

4. VOCABULARY

5. donate provide help evening classes food food care the community books
1. Match the verbs in blue with the correct words in the box..
evening classes
food
food
care
the community
books
books
education
homeless people
clothing
clothing
attention
the elderly
blood
the disabled
donate
provide
help

6. GRAMMAR

7. 2. Circle the best answer.
1. Because Minh has (ever, never, ago) worked for a charity shop, he really wants to do it.
2. (Already, Last week, So far) we visited sick children in Viet Due Hospital.
3. Nhung has (already, many times, ever) finished all the homework.
4. Have you read that book (yet, ever, never)?
5. Yes, I finished it (three times, so far, yesterday).

8. 3. Put the verbs in the past simple or the present perfect.
1. He thinks she's the most kind-hearted girl he ______ever (meet) _____.
2. She (visit) _______Hue when she was a child.
3. She (visit) ____________ Hue once.
4. How many plays ______Shakespeare (write) _______?
5. How many plays ________ she (write) _______ so far?
has
met.
visited
has visited
did
write
has
written

9. 4. Finish the sentences below.
1. They've decided to buy that car because…..
2. Put on your warm coat because …..
3. We like her because…..
4. Let's help the street children because…..
5. Because she loves her students,…...
the engine is very good / it’s cheap / energy-saving…
it is cold outside / It’s going to be cold this evening.
she's kind / nice. /…
she's good-hearted. / honest /....
they are not as lucky as we are / they’re in need.
she works very hard to improve her teaching. /
she just reminds and never punishes her students.

10. COMMUNICATION

11. 5. Role-play. Student A is a reporter and student B is a volunteer
5. Role-play. Student A is a reporter and student B is 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 of organisation)?
• Was there anything that made you happy with your work last month?

12. R: Hi ________ . You are from _____________ that helps __________, aren’t you? V: Yes, I am. R: Why did you decide to volunteer? V: Because I wanted to _____________________. R: What have you done so far with __________? V: I have ________________. R: Was there anything that made you happy with your work last month? V: Last month I felt happy when I _____________. R: Thank you very much for joining our interview, ______.

13. Student A
You joined Our Town 6 months ago because you wanted to introduce Vietnamese culture to foreigners, and to practise English. You have given tours in English, and helped visitors to play traditional Vietnamese games. Last month you felt happy when you received a thank-you letter from two Australian visitors who liked the tours very much.
- Joined Our Town 6 months ago.
- Wanted to introduce Vietnamese culture to foreigners, to practise English.
- Have given tours in English, helped visitors to play traditional Vietnamese games.
- Happy when you received a thank-you letter from two Australian visitors.

14. Model the interview with student A
R: Hi Mai. You are from Our Town – A programme that helps tourists, aren’t you?
M: Yes, I am.
R: Why did you decide to volunteer?
M: Because I wanted to introduce Vietnamese culture to foreigners, and to practise English.
R: What have you done so far with Our Town?
M: I have given tours in English, and helped visitors to play traditional Vietnamese games.
R: Was there anything that made you happy with your work last month?
M: Last month I felt happy when I received a thank-you letter from two Australian visitors who liked the tours very much.
R: Thank you very much for joining our interview, Mai

15. Student B
You joined Big Heart 2 years ago because you wanted to help people in hospital. You have donated blood twice, and given presents to sick children. Last month you felt happy when you made a Mid-Autumn Festival lantern yourself and gave it to a little girl in hospital who loved it so much.
- Joined Big Heart 2 years ago
- Wanted to help people in hospital.
- Have donated blood twice, given presents to sick children.
- Happy when you made a Mid-Autumn Festival lantern and gave it to a little girl in hospital.

16. Model the interview with student B
R: Hi Phong. You are from Big Heart – A programme that helps sick people in hospital, aren’t you?
P: Yes, I am.
R: Why did you decide to volunteer?
P: Because I wanted to help people in hospital.
R: What have you done so far with Big Heart?
P: I have donated blood twice, and given presents to sick children.
R: Was there anything that made you happy with your work last month?
P: Last month I felt happy when I made a Mid-Autumn Festival lantern myself and gave it to a little girl in hospital who loved it so much.
R: Thank you very much for joining our interview, Phong

17. PROJECT
Take part in the volunteer activities in your community. Report your experiences. Or
Start your own volunteer project! Work in groups and develop your ideas into a real class or school project.

18. - Think about your local area
- Think about your local area. What needs to be done to make things better? What can you do to help?
- Think about your school. What needs to be done to make it a better place? What can you do to help?
- Think about your classroom. Is there anything that needs to be done? What can you do to help?
- Think about your classmates. Are there friends who need help? What can you do to help your friends?
- Think about the people in your local community. What do they need? What can you do to help?

19. Ideas on your volunteer work: Make your local area a better place
- Things need to be done: 
+ clean up streets / river banks / ponds
+ fix the roofs of the house for the poor
+ collect rubbish in public places such as parks / bus stops / schoolyard.
+ protect the environment: ask people to classify rubbish for recycling.
+ Give help to the street children / the elderly
+ Tutor the poor (street) children / give help with their homework before or after school.
- I can:
+ ask my friends to help me.
+ call for people to donate money / books / blankets clothes…

20. Make your local area a better place
PROJECT MODEL
Make your local area a better place

21. I find that my neighborhood is too polluted, because there is too much rubbish everywhere, especially in the public places. It’s time we need to do a campaign to clean it up.

22. I can ask my friends to collect rubbish and clean up the parks, streets, lakes and ponds in our neighborhood. 

23. I can ask people to put rubbish in the garbage bins
I can ask people to put rubbish in the garbage bins. I can classify rubbish, reuse and recycle things and teach people how to do so.

24. Oh, yeah. We can make a difference
Oh, yeah! We can make a difference. Our neighborhood becomes a better place to live now.

25. HOMEWORK - Review all the new words again.
- Review the Past Simple and the Present Perfect again.
- Choose one of the topics above, then do the project.
- Prepare for : REVIEW 1 +