I. TÓM TẮT LÝ THUYẾT
1. Nội dung
Function: Talk about the work of charities; Talk about how charities have helped
Grammar: The Present Simple and the Present Continuous; The Present Perfect for completed and unfinished events
Pronunciation: Word Stress – Two-syllable verbs; Sound changes- “… have …” and
“… has …”
Skills:
- Conversation Skill: Signaling the end of a conversation
- Writing Skill: Using synonyms to avoid repetition
II. BÀI TẬP ÁP DỤNG
Lesson 1
New words
Unscramble the words.
| 1. retvnuloe | volunteer |
| 2. areis | |
| 3. tadnoe | |
| 4. pprotus | |
| 5. yihcrat | |
| 6. voipred |
b. Find the words from Task a. in the word search.
Listening
a. Listen to Alice and Stu talking about a charity.
They are talking …
1. on a radio show.
2. on a TV show.
3. at a charity event.
b. Now, listen and circle the correct answers.
1. Where is Alex working?
a. Indonesia
b. Brazil
c. Peru
2. What does Tree Friends do?
a. builds houses
b. provides medicines
c. plants trees
3. How many students are there in Alice’s class?
a. 11
b. 10
c. 12
4. How can listeners donate?
a. by email
b. by going online
c. by phone
Grammar
a. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs in the brackets. Practice saying the sentences.
Present Simple
1. What does the charity (do) ______________?
2. The charity (provide) ______________ education in local schools.
3. She (work) ______________ in the Amazon rainforest.
Present Continuous
4. What is the charity (do) ______________ now?
5. At the moment, the charity (work) ______________ with doctors in West Africa.
6. They (help) ______________ poor children go to school.
b. Rewrite the Present Simple sentences in Present Continuous.
1. We build homes for people living in the mountains.
2. The charity works with volunteers to clean up beaches.
3. They donate clothes to Africa.
4. I teach children in poor countries.
5. He raises money for tigers and rhinos.
Writing
Look at the information and write Ben’s volunteer profile.
Volunteer Profile
Name: Ben Roberts
Charity: Schools4All
Work: builds houses + provides education in poor countries
Locations: Asia, Africa
Volunteer location: working in Bangladesh
Volunteer’s job: building schools
Lesson 2
New words
a. Find the words in the word search.
b. Fill in the blanks with the words from Task a.
1. Our main __________ is to help children receive good education.
2. The charity works to raise __________ of the importance of a healthy diet.
3. According to our research, __________ efforts have helped increase the number of turtles by 20% since 2009.
4. We helped Ms. Jones to __________ her business back in 2004.
5. We’re going to __________ an event to raise money for the charity.
Reading
a. Read the article and circle all the things HHMI works on.
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) is one of the biggest charities in the world. It was set up by Howard Hughes in 1963. He was a famous and successful businessman, pilot, engineer, and film director.
HHMI is a health charity. Its aim is to promote human knowledge of science, especially biology and medicine. Their main research program, called Investigators, chooses scientists they believe can make a difference and support them. Every year, they organize a competition, and the winners will receive money for their research for seven years. Through their research, HHMI scientists have increased our understanding of our body. HHMI has also provided money for other scientists’ research at universities and hospitals. It has spent 653 million dollars on supporting research and since 1978, more than 30 scientists whom HHMI supported have won the Nobel Prize.
The institute also works to bring science knowledge to everyone. It provides free resources for teachers and students on its website and gives scholarships to both students and professors. It has spent more than 66 million dollars to support science education. To make science more interesting to the public, the institute has worked with filmmakers to create science films that bring science to life. One of its movies won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Science and Technology Documentary in 2018.
The Howard Hughes Medical institute (HHMI) …
1. helps scientists make discoveries in biology and medicine
2. researches new medicines for diseases
3. make science more accessible to everyone
4. builds a network of the best scientists
b. Now read and answer the questions.
1. When did Howard Hughes start HHMI?
2. What is the name of their research program?
3. How much money has it spent on research?
4. How many HHMI supported scientists have won the Nobel Prize?
5. What can students get from HHMI’s website?
6. What did HHMI win in 2018?
Grammar
a. Fill in the blanks using the Present Perfect.
1. Their scientists (discover) _________ new things about how the brain works.
2. The charity (raise) _________ lots of money for sick children.
3. We (organize) _________ many similar events to raise people’s awareness of dangers of plastic pollution.
4. They (support) _________ women in setting up businesses since 1995.
5. It (give) _________ job training to disabled people for 55 years.
6. The company _________ (donate) money to these charities since 2002.
b. Underline the mistakes in the sentences, then write the correct sentences on the lines.
1. It has helped people in developing countries since 50 years.
2. It has helped people get jobs for 2001.
3. Their volunteers has helped run the homeless shelter since 1989.
4. Their scientists have discover many important medicines.
5. It have hired scientists from all over the world to work at its research center.
Writing
Write a charity profile using the information in the box. Write in full sentences.
Name: Barnardo’s
Set up: 1866
Aim: give shelter, food, and education to children in poverty
Current projects: send homeless children to live with families for over 100 years
support families in poverty since 1945
Things it has done: built many children’s home
supported children with rare diseases
Lesson 3
Listening
a. Listen to a woman talking about two charity events. What is the purpose of her talk?
1. To talk about ways to raise money for charities.
2. To ask people to take part in the events.
b. Now, listen and fill in the blanks.
Great Gorilla Run
Began in 1) __________________.
How much: raised 2) £ __________________ (in 2018).
Sleep out
Fundraising idea: sleep in 3) __________________ for one night.
how much: raised 4) £ __________________ (in 2018).
Help: homeless 5) __________________.
Reading
a. Read the article and choose the best headline.
1. Join a Charitable Event
2. A Race to Help
Tony Wilson, November 5
The Race of Life is UK Cancer Research’s biggest series of fundraising events. The events take place every year across the UK and thousand of people take part to raise money for a good cause. The Race for Life aims to raise money for cancer research in all 200 kinds of cancer. People can join these fun and meaningful events alone or with their family, friends, teachers, and anyone who wants to fight against cancer.
In 1994, the Race for Life started as a women-only event, where 750 participants raised 48 thousand pounds. In 2016, thousands of people took part in the events and raised more than 48 million pounds. In 2019, for the first time, the Race for Life opened its doors to men to participate too, giving people the chance to join the movement to beat cancer. Over the past 20 years, more than 8 million people have taken part in the Race for Life, raising over 547 million pounds. This money has done a lot to help cancer patients and pay for important research.
With thousands of people taking part in each year, the Race for Life continues to be one of the largest series of fundraising events in the UK.
b. Now, read and circle the correct answer.
1. The Race for Life events happen __________.
a. all over the world
b. in the UK
c. all over Europe
2. The 1994 Race for Life was attended by __________.
a. hundreds of people
b. thousands of people.
c. millions of people.
3. The 2016 Race for Life raised more than __________.
a. 48 thousand pounds
b. 48 million pounds
c. 547 million pounds
4. The money raised by the Race for Life has been used for __________.
a. homeless people
b charities across the UK
c. cancer research
Writing Skill
Replace the underlined words with their synonyms from the box.
1. The high school student raised two thousand dollars in just a week for her local charity.
2. They donate clothes and books to help poor children.
3. The charity aims to help poor local children.
4. Twenty thousand people joined the Color Run and helped raise two hundred thousand dollars.
5. The marathon happens every September.
Planning
Write the correct label for each piece of information.
EVENT HOW MUCH WHERE FUNDRAISING IDEA
ORGANIZATION WHAT PEOPLE THINK
1. _____________________ Muddy Dog Challenge
2._____________________ many competitions in many places across the UK each year
3. _____________________ Battersea Dogs and Cats Home – a charity that has cared for dogs and cats since 1860
4. _____________________ 2.5 km or 5 km run with your dog or alone up to 20 fun and muddy challenges
5. _____________________ over £1,000,000 in 2019
6. _____________________ exciting and meaningful lots of fun for dogs and their owners
Writing
Now, use the information in Planning to write an article about Muddy Dog Challenge. Write 120 to 150 words.
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Review Unit 4
Listening
You will hear an interview with a man talking about a charity. For each question, choose the correct answer (A, B, or C). You will hear the conversation twice.
1. What does the charity do?
A. helps children go to school
B. builds new houses
C. trains school teachers
2. How many children did the charity help in 2015?
A. more than forty thousand
B. more than four hundred
C. fewer than four hundred
3. Who does Kinder Steps support?
A. children older than six
B. children between two and six
C. children under two
4. How did the charity raise money in the USA?
A. charity walks and school fairs
B. charity walks and donations
C. school fairs and donations
5. How did they use the money?
A. built two hundred kindergartens
B. built two new kindergartens
C. built one new kindergarten
Reading
For each question, write the correct answer. Write one word for each gap.
Save the Children: Save the Future of the World
Save the Children is 1) _____________ charity that helps children all over the world. Its aim is to improve children’s lives by supporting their education, health, and human rights. It also helps children affected by natural disasters or war.
Over the last ten years, 2) _____________ charity has helped bout 273 million children have a better education. In 2019, it helped over 144 million children in around 117 countries. Save the Children spent around seven hundred million dollars 3) _____________ charity services in that year alone. This money was raised from donations and fundraising events. Save the Children runs many projects in Africa. For example, right now, the charity 4) _____________ helping children and families in Somalia who live in poor and dangerous conditions. It provides them with food and water, and tries to improve their health and education.
In short, Save the Children 5) _____________ done a lot to make children safe and healthy, and it will continue to do so in the future.
*Source: savethechildren.org
