UNIT 3.
COMMUNITY SERVICE
A. PHONETICS
I. Put the words in the correct column according io the sounds /t/, /d/. end /id/.
attended

passed

cleared

opened

decided

edited

walked

played

hoped

surprised

ended

confused

worked

wanted

washed

/t/

/d/

/id/

II. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. talked

B. stopped

C. borrowed

D. wished

2. A. loved

B. needed

C. visited

D. excited

3. A. laughed

B. liked

C. washed

D. started

4. A. raised

B. amazed

C. pleased

D. finished

5. A. kissed

B. caused

C. danced

D. based

B. VOCABULARY
I. Match the words or phrases with the correct verbs.
old clothes, the elderly, litter, homeless children, bottles, blood, books, plastic
bags, food, lonely people, vegetables, money, poor children
pick up: __________________________________________________________________________
donate: __________________________________________________________________________
help: _____________________________________________________________________________
II. Fill in each blank with a word or phrase in the box.
solutions

water

monthly

environment

primary

students
street children

tutor

proud

planted

exchange

1. They go to the nursing home ____________ and play board games with the disabled kids.
2. We usually collect used paper and ____________ it for notebooks.
3. The high school students often welcome the opportunity to ____________ younger children.
4. We ____________ trees and bushes in our school garden.
5. They ____________ the plants twice a week in the morning.
6. ____________ are children who work or live on the streets.
7. Rubbish and polluted air are dangerous for our ____________.
8. Most children want their parents to feel ____________ of them.
9. There are a number of ____________ to the problem of poverty.
10. The film Toy Story is part of an educational programme for ____________ and their teachers.
III. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.
1. Community service is the work for the _____________ of the community.
A. benefits

B. donations

C. programmes

D. differences

2. The storm damaged their houses and made them _____________.
A. useless

B. helpless

C. homeless

D. careless

3. Visitors _____________ old books for trees at Ho Chi Minh City green fest in June 2019.
A. bought

B. exchanged

C. volunteered

D. donated

4. Many old people live and receive medical care in nursing _____________.
A. organisation

B. school

C. hospital

D. home

5. Greenpeace is an international organisation that works to _____________ the environment.
A. protect

B. give

C. grow

D. reuse

6. Your programme _____________ like a lot of fun.
A. hears

B. sounds

C. listens

D. speaks

7. This huge bookshop has about 1 million new and _____________ books.
A. use

B. uses

C. used

D. using

8. Environmentalists want all countries to _____________ more waste.
A. recycle

B. store

C. clean

D. produce

9. The volunteers can _____________ English to children and adults.

A. make

B. help

C. study

D. teach

10. There is a _____________ to teach the children while they're in hospital.
A. doctor

B. tutor

C. student

D. worker

C. GRAMMAR
I. Write the correct form of the verbs in the past simple.
1. Last year their company _____________ (make) envelops from recycled paper.
2. Anna _____________ (help) her grandmother out of the car some minutes ago.
3. We _____________ (learn) about the environment in a course last week.
4. It _____________ (take) too long for me to collect my old books.
5. We _____________ (organise) two community projects last summer.
6. Anderson _____________ (borrow) my pen yesterday morning.
7. Mother went shopping; meanwhile, I _____________ (clean) the house.
8. Yesterday we _____________ (provide) free meals for thirty patients.
9. Her letters really _____________ (encourage) him throughout his illness.
10. Robert went to bed early last night because he _____________ (feel) tired.
II. Change the sentences into negative form and question form.
1. Jenny wore a dress to the meeting.
______________________________________________________________________.
______________________________________________________________________?
2. The teacher spoke English in the lesson.
______________________________________________________________________.
______________________________________________________________________?
3. It was so sunny and hot yesterday.
______________________________________________________________________.
______________________________________________________________________?
4. My sister tried to bake a cake last weekend.
______________________________________________________________________.
______________________________________________________________________?
5. They went to Europe on their last summer holiday.
______________________________________________________________________.

______________________________________________________________________?
6. John had lunch at the cafeteria last Monday.
______________________________________________________________________.
______________________________________________________________________?
7. Jimmy and Jane got up early yesterday morning to jog.
______________________________________________________________________.
______________________________________________________________________?
8. She was old enough to take the responsibility.
______________________________________________________________________.
______________________________________________________________________?
9. He bought the milk at the shop over there.
______________________________________________________________________.
______________________________________________________________________?
10. They planted trees in the spaces between the houses.
______________________________________________________________________.
______________________________________________________________________?
III. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.
1. Kathy _____________ because her cat _____________ away.
A. cries – run

B. cried – runs

C. cry – ran

D. cried – ran

2. We _____________ along by the road as we _____________ to the station.
A. passed - went B.

pass - went

C. passed - go

D. pass - goes

3. _____________ you _____________ with nice friends when you _____________ at school?
A. Did... study - are

B. Did... study - were

C. Did... studied - are

D. Do... study – was

4. Joey and Mike _____________ friends a long time ago.
A. were

B. are

C. was

D. will be

5. Brian _____________ many community services when he _____________ a student.
A. do - is

B. did - were

C. does - was

D. did – was

6. The volunteer doctors _____________ in an hour ago from their long journey.
A. come

B. came

C. are coming

D. will come

7. _____________ it _____________ a lot last night? - Yes, it _____________.
A. Do... rained - do

B. Does... rain – does

C. Did... rain - did

D. Did... rain – rained

8. The last time he _____________ money _____________ two months ago.
A. donate - was

B. donated - is

C. donated - was

D. donates – was

9. _____________ you _____________ any salary when you _____________ volunteer work?
A. Are... get - did

B. Do... get - do

C. Did... get - do

D. Did... get – did

10. I _____________ a strange sound outside the door some minutes ago.
A. heard

B. hears

C. hear

D. am hearing

IV. Choose the underlined part that needs correction.
1. They start (A) to raise (B) funds for (C) street children (D) last month.
2. Yesterday, they stayed (A) at (B) a childcare and help (C) the disabled (D) kids.
3. My neighbour felt (A) better much (B) after the (C) last medical treatment (D).
4. The (A) charity organise (B) launched (C) a (D) new programme last Wednesday.
5. I phoned (A) my cousin in (B) the (C) contryside ago two hours (D).
6. She doesn't know (A) about (B) community activities when (C) she was a (D) girl.
7. Did (A) you give (B) warm clothes for (C) homeless people (D) yesterday?
8. When (A) Mr. Dawson was in (B) high school, he do (C) his homework (D) every day.
9. Last weekend (A), we talked (B) and sing (C) for kids at (D) a childcare.
10. My parents and I watched (A) a documentary (B) about slums (C) at (D) Brazil last night.

D. SPEAKING
I. Write questions for the underlined parts.
1. We asked people to donate wheelchairs.
______________________________________________________________________.
2. I went to visit an old classmate in the hospital.
______________________________________________________________________.
3. They provided free healthcare services in remote villages.
______________________________________________________________________.
4. They organised two volunteer programmes last year.
______________________________________________________________________.

5. Yes, it's a non-profit organisation.
______________________________________________________________________.
6. I collect used bottles and cans because they are harmful to the environment.
______________________________________________________________________.
7. We started this project last Monday.
______________________________________________________________________.
8. People should follow traffic laws to reduce traffic jams.
______________________________________________________________________.
II. Put the sentences into the correct order to make a conversation.
_____ Sounds like great work. What did you donate exactly?
_____ Thanks. My parents also encouraged me to do that. I hope my books and clothes could help the
needy.


Do you know much about volunteer work, Lydia?

_____ My old books and clothes. I didn't use them any more, so I asked my parents to give them to
someone else. They agreed.
_____ You are very kind, and you did the right things. Your parents must be very proud of you.
_____ Oh, yes, I can. Doing volunteer work means you do for the benefits of others, and you may not
get paid. For example, you join a programme or an organisation, and you go to help the poor, the
elderly, the disabled...
_____ No, I don't. I don't know much about volunteer work. Can you explain it?
_____ Yes, I do.
_____ I see. I didn't join any programme, but I donated items some months ago.
_____ Absolutely, they could. There are always people who need our help out there. Do you think so?

E. READING
I. Read the passage and decide whether the statements are TRUE or FALSE.
Community service is work that a person or a group of people does to give benefits to others.
You do not get paid to perform community service, but volunteer your time. Community service can
help many different groups of people: street children, disabled people, even animals and the
environment. Community service is often organised by local groups, schools, universities, or nonprofit organisations. You can start your own community service projects. Many people participate in

community service because they enjoy helping others and improving their community.
There are numerous benefits to participating in community service, both for yourself and others.
Community service gives you a way to help others, helps improve your community, and helps you to
be sociable and to meet new friends. Moreover, it gives you a way to gain work experience and learn
more about certain jobs. There are hundreds of ways to participate in community service, depending
on your skills, your interests, and your free time.
1. The purpose of community service is to help others.

_________________

2. You are well-paid to take part in community service.

_________________

3. Community service does nothing for the environment.

_________________

4. Non-profit organisations also take part in community service.

_________________

5. Community service is only organised by individuals.

_________________

6. For many people, helping others is enjoyable.

_________________

7. You can gain work experience by doing community service.

_________________

8. You can't choose suitable work of community service.

_________________

II. Fill in each blank with a word from the box.
personal

moreove
r

better

with

so

nurse

skills

have

There are many benefits of participating in community service. The most important benefit is
that we (1) ___________ opportunities to help other people who are in need. We improve someone's
life, we make our community (2) ___________, and we get to see the direct effect of our work.
When we work for community service, we can gain hands-on experience. We can learn a lot of (3)
___________ while performing the services such as customer service skills, teaching skills and medical
skills. (4) ___________, we can learn about different careers. For example, if we spend time helping
sick people in hospitals, we can learn about the work of a (5) ___________ or a doctor.
Doing community service has (6) ___________ benefits as well. It often makes US more organised,
responsible, and skillful. Besides, it also helps us to make friends. Community service is often done in
groups, (7) ___________ it is easy to make friends with the people we are working with. We may
become friends (8) ___________ the people we are helping.

F. WRITING
I. Write complete sentences in the Past Simple, using the prompts given.
1. We/ attend/ a course in communication skills/ a week ago

__________________________________________________________________________.
2. They/ find/ some solutions to the housing problem of the poor.
__________________________________________________________________________.
3. We/ interview/ each individual member of the community.
__________________________________________________________________________.
4. What time/ the volunteers/ come/ the flooded town/ last night?
__________________________________________________________________________.
5. They/ take/ her into hospital/ because/ she/ suddenly feel/ very tired.
__________________________________________________________________________.
6. Money from local businesses/ help/ to save the nursing home from closure.
__________________________________________________________________________.
7. The farmers and the volunteers/ shake/ hands and/ exchange/ greetings.
__________________________________________________________________________.
8. A local businessman/ save/ the day/ by/ donating USD 20,000/ to the school.
__________________________________________________________________________.
II. Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first one.
1. Mr. Robert was a very good maths teacher.
 Mr. Robert taught
2. Tutoring younger children sounds very exciting.
 It's
3. Although Jack is not rich, he gives the beggar some money.
 Jack is not
4. Paula knew how to cook well when she was eleven.
 Paula could
5. It's not good to think of only yourself.
 You shouldn't
6. Why don't we join a programme that helps the elderly?
 Let's
7. The wall has too many advertisements and graffiti.
 There are
8. Shall we donate all our old books to the library?

 How about