C1 That´s English! Unit 5 Helping people

        

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• Which of these volunteer jobs looks most interesting to you? Why?

1 working at a children’s home in Belize

2 coaching sports to schoolchildren in Ghana

3 rescuing and caring for endangered bears in Cambodia

4 conserving coral reefs in the Caribbean

• Have you ever done any of the activities above? 

Where? When? Why? Would you be prepared to use your holiday time to help? Why / Why not?

👉LISTENING

a Imagine you and your friends wanted to start a volunteer project to build a school in a developing country. What problems could there be? 

 Listen to Daniela Papi talking about her experience in Cambodia. Does she mention any of your ideas?

 Listen again. Summarise what Daniela says about these topics.

1 her initial plans for volunteer work in Cambodia

2 problems with this plan

3 her six years in Cambodia

4 her beliefs after ten years’ volunteer work

5 the problems with good intentions and praise

d What specific criticisms do you think Daniela will go on to make in her speech? What questions would you like to ask her about this kind of work?

👉SPEAKING

 December: International Volunteer Day

Gap year volunteering - Who gains more? 

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