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UNIT 4 LESSON 1

   Unidad 4: Volunteer work and entrepreneurs

Objetivo: Revisar e introducir vocabulario sobre trabajo voluntario y emprendimientos a través de actividades de comprensión lectora, escritura, organización de información, inferencia, selección y aplicación para el fomento de vocabulario temático de voluntariado y emprendimientos.

Nota: Este objetivo está basado en los Objetivos de Aprendizaje priorizados del Programa de Estudio de 3° medio.        

   

UNIDAD 4LESSON 1

ÚTILES

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Texto del estudiante de 3° medio. Diccionario de inglés. Lápices. Cuaderno de asignatura.

SECTION 1: SETTING THE CONTEXT:

Hello everyone! Welcome to unit number 4. In this unit we will learn about volunteer work overseas through different activities and games.

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1. Look at the pictures and answer the following questions.

a. What do you think these people are doing?

b. Do you think they get paid for what they do?

c. Have you seen people like this in your country?

d. What were they doing in the bottom photos?

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e. How important is to have groups of people helping other people everywhere?

2. Read the following vocabulary words and match them with the corresponding definition. Use the letters for organization.

a. Community b. Helpful c. Volunteer d. Improve e. Volunteering f. Overseas

A group of people living in the same place or having a characteristic in common.A person who freely offers to take part in an enterprise or undertake a task.To make or become better. The action of freely offering to do something.Giving or ready to give help.In or to a foreign country, especially one across the sea.

3. Look at the following word search and find 7 volunteer-related words. Do not forget that to volunteer is about “helping others” without expecting money in return.

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SECTION 2: LET´S PRACTICE

4. There are different kinds of volunteer work. Read the following definitions and march them with the titles.

Types of volunteering opportunities

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Environmental / Refugees-migrants / Animal rescue and animal care volunteering /

Children and Young People / Short term volunteering / Elderly and disabled

Below are just a few different areas you can volunteer in. A) Volunteer work: ____________________________________

Whether it be climate change campaigning, water way cleaning or plants you are interested in there is a range of environmental opportunities. B) Volunteer work: ____________________________________

There are lots of opportunities to volunteer with young people, whether within a primary or secondary school or with youth groups around the capital. Opportunities can include mentoring, training and workshops on different areas and fun activities with disabled children.C) Volunteer work: ____________________________________This volunteer projects involves working with a range of wild and domestic animals. Make a difference to the lives of elephants, monkeys, bears, leopards, jaguars, horses, dogs, cats, turtles and a variety of tropical birds and reptiles.D) Volunteer work: ____________________________________

Opportunities volunteering with refugee and migrant workers can vary from lunch and dinner time support, language skills and pro bono legal support, amongst other things.E) Volunteer work: ____________________________________We specialise in ethical 1 - 3-week short term volunteering projects that make a holiday with a difference. Volunteer work: ____________________________________

Volunteer with elderly people and disabled, be it helping them with their shopping, chatting to them about days gone by and playing chess.

Adapted from https://www.podvolunteer.org/types-of-volunteering

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5. Complete the chart with the types of volunteering opportunities:

Description Type of volunteering opportunityYou may fight against pollution.You could work with kids. You could work with foreigners. You could protect endangered animals. You might do advisory roles.

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SECTION 3: LET´S CONSTRUCT AND APPLY OUR KNOWLEDGE

6. So far, we have learnt about different kinds of volunteer work overseas with a focus on education, poverty, animal care and social change among others. So, for this week project you need to do the following:

Think for a couple of minutes about the volunteer work you would like to do. Add your answer in the following box

Answers may vary The kind of volunteer work I would like to do is…

7. Look at the following images about volunteer work overseas and answer the following question.

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Answers may vary Would you go for volunteer work overseas? If yes, in which country and why? If not, could you explain your reason(s)?

SECTION 4: EXTRA ACTIVITY

8. Make meaningful sentences using these vocabulary words: Answers may vary

a. Retribution

b. Satisfaction:

c. Abroad:

d. Community:

e. Overseas:

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