UNIT 4: COMMUNITY SERVICES

LESSON 1
Lesson summary

VOCABULARY – CD1-029

Word/Phrase Meaning Example

car wash (n) an event to raise money for There is a car wash in our
/ˈkɑː wɒʃ/ charity by washing cars neighborhood next Friday.
bake sale (n) an event to raise money by There are many cookies,
/ˈbeɪk seɪl/ making and selling cakes cupcakes and pies at the bake
sale.
craft fair (n) an event where people sell things The local craft fair sells a lot of
/krɑːft ,fɪər/ they make with their hands nice arts and crafts.
talent show (n) an event where participants show Sarah is singing a song by
/ˈtælənt ʃəʊ/ their talents, such as singing, Taylor Swift at the talent show.
acting, etc.
fun run (n) an event where people run to We consider participating in
/ˈfʌn rʌn/ raise money for charity the fun run to raise funds.
volunteer (n) a person who is willing to do Our school needs one more
/ˌvɒlənˈtɪər/ something for other people or a volunteer for the car wash.
 voluntary (adj) community without asking for
/ˈvɒləntrɪ/ payment
charity event (n phr.) an event to raise money for They are holding a charity
/ˈtʃærətɪ ɪ’vent/ helping other people event next week.
right (n) something acceptable to do in a People all over the world have
/raɪt/ moral, legal or formal way the right to education.
GRAMMAR
Making suggestions
We use should, let’s, why don't we and how about to make suggestions and offer ideas or plans.
should/shouldn’t + bare infinitive We should make toy animals to sell at the craft fair.
Let’s (not) + bare infinitive Let’s (not) go to the bake sale.
Why don’t we + bare infinitive? Why don’t we volunteer to help poor children?
• How about + V-ing? • How about organizing a car wash?
• How about + S + V (Present Simple)? • How about we join a fun run?
PRONUNCIATION
Word stress in compound nouns. CD01-30
 A compound noun is made up of two or more words. They can be written in one word (peanut),
with a space (hot dog) or with a hyphen between words (make-up).
 We usually put the stress on the first word in a compound noun.
book fair art show blackboard haircut

PRACTICE
Pronunciation
Circle the word that has a stress pattern different from the others.
1. A. cupcake B. design C. necklace D. X-ray
2. A. talent B. haircut C. birthday D. idea
3. A. donation B. vacation C. reporter D. classmate
4. A. event B. seafood C. clean-up D. pancake
5. A. hospital B. energy C. volunteer D. charity

Vocabulary
a. Match the students with the events.
A. a craft fair
B. a fun run
C. a talent show
D. a car wash
E. a bake sale
 1. ____ Ben – “I enjoy doing sports. I am joining this event to raise money to help poor people."
2. ____ Penny - “I always make things at home, such as cards and toys."
3. ____ Sarah - "I think I'm good at cooking. That's why I join this event."
4. ____ Lily - “I often help my dad clean his car. I'd like to join and show how to do it."
5. ____ Adrian - “I am a good singer, and I dance very well. I'm so excited for this event!"
b. Complete the conversation using the words in the boxes.
fun run Right charity volunteers bake sale
MY SUMMER HOLIDAY
My summer vacations are usually very boring, but this year is different. My school organizes several 6)
____________ events in which students can participate. Not all students have to participate in these
events, but they can be 7) ____________ in whatever they want. I'm holding a 8) ____________ to
raise funds. I'm interested in the 9) ____________ as well, but I'm not very good at baking, so I opt for
another project. In my opinion, all children should have the 10) ____________ to attend school. That
is why I teach homeless children in the evenings. I'm excited to be able to help many people this
summer!

Grammar
a. Circle the correct options.
1. I think many people love reading books. Let’s / How about organize a book fair.
2. How about / Why don’t we buy clothes and food for poor children?
3. Let’s / Let’s not sell handmade soaps at the craft fair because it’s not easy to make.
4. Everybody is tired after the long run. How about us / we prepare some bottled water?
5. We all can play the guitar, so we let’s / should form a band and participate in the talent show.
b. Give the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.
1. How much should we _____________ (charge) people for the art show?
2. We shouldn’t _____________ (choose) this area for the bake sale. There aren’t many people here.
3. Ben is good at drawing. How about _____________ (ask) him to design the poster?
4. How about we _____________ (look) for more volunteers tomorrow?
5. Most people are off from work on the weekend. Let’s _____________ (hold) the car wash this
Saturday.

Reading
a. Read four advertisements for volunteers. Which role is best for each person?
 A – Gardener B - Sports Coach
Do you enjoy gardening? We need volunteers to We are looking for someone to run an after-
visit elderly people in the neighborhood and school sports club. We want to encourage
help them with their gardens. To do the job, you overweight children.to do different sports. If you
must enjoy talking to people and making new are interested in sports and can play at least
friends. You don't have to bring any gardening one sport, join us now!
equipment. Join us right now!
C - Assistant in Art Shops D - Artist for Talent Shows
We are looking for volunteers to help arrange We have talent shows every weekend, on
artwork by a young artist, keep the shop tidy, Sunday mornings. Do you love singing? Can you
and serve customers. If you enjoy talking to dance or play musical instruments? You don’t
people and just love art, scan the code below have to be excellent. We need enthusiastic
and submit your online registration form. artists to bring art to the poor children at Sun
Flower Home.
1. Andy is a caring person and he often helps the elderly. _______
2. Gina likes to meet new people and is interested in drawings and paintings. _______
3. Nancy can play different musical instruments and sing beautifully. _______
4. Joey is a careful person and has some experience selling greeting cards. _______
5. Luke is friendly to everyone and really loves doing sports. _______
b. Read the text about why volunteering. Write Y (yes), N (no) or NG (not given).
WHY VOLUNTEERING
Hi! My name is Tom. One of my favorite things to do in my free time is to volunteer. I am now a
member of different voluntary groups, and I take different roles. These roles are simple, like taking old
people for a walk-in nursing homes and running activities for children at an after-school club. I enjoy
volunteering, and I encourage others to join charity events as soon as possible. Here are some
reasons for volunteering.
 It's a chance to gain experience and skills.
Volunteering allows you to gain valuable experience and skills for the future. Many volunteer
activities, for example, can help you gain experience working as part of a team.
 You can meet new people.
One of the best things about volunteering is meeting the other volunteers. They are very interesting
and you can learn many things from them.
 It's a way to gain confidence.
If you are shy, volunteering can help you feel more comfortable talking to strange people and even in
front of a crowd!
 You can be so happy!
Doing a good thing for someone or helping others can make you happy. And volunteering is just like
that.
6. Tom does the some task in different voluntary groups. _______
7. Volunteering can teach you teamwork skills. _______
8. You can’t see and talk to other volunteers. _______
9. Tom can make friends with many new people. _______
10. Helping people can bring you happiness. _______

Speaking
Complete the conversation using the sentences in the box.
A. We should have as many volunteers as possible.
B. That’s a good idea.
C. Let’s put 30 students.
D. How about planting trees along the beach?
E. How about we plant pine trees?
Martin: Hey, guys. Do you have any ideas for our next volunteering event?
Annie: Well, I think we should help the stray animals.
Martin: 1) ___________________. We can encourage other students to do the activity, too.
Annie: But the 3R team is planning to do so. We should have a different idea.
Martin: 2) ___________________
Annie: I love this idea. What should we do first?
Martin: We should decide what trees to plant. 3) ___________________
Annie: Yeah. I know where to buy good pine trees.
Martin: Okay. How many volunteers are joining us?
Annie: There are a lot of trees to plant. 4) ___________________
Martin: Right! 5) ___________________
Annie: What a good idea!

Writing
a. Underline ONE mistake in each sentence and correct it.
1. Let collect our old clothes.
 ________________________________________________________________________________
2. How about plant more trees?
 ________________________________________________________________________________
3. I think you should joining charity clubs.
 ________________________________________________________________________________
4. How about us buy books for poor children in the country?
 ________________________________________________________________________________
5. Let’s helping the old people.
 ________________________________________________________________________________
b. Rearrange the words to make complete sentences.
6. car / about / we / a / organize / wash? / How
 ________________________________________________________________________________
7. show. / talent / take / in / Let’s / part / a
 ________________________________________________________________________________
8. should / fair. / organize I a / We / craft
 ________________________________________________________________________________
9. donating / children? / How / about / books / old / poor / for
 ________________________________________________________________________________
10. trees. / money / raise / for / I / planting / should / think / we
 ________________________________________________________________________________
 UNIT 4: COMMUNITY SERVICES
LESSON 2
Lesson summary

VOCABULARY – CD1-31

Word/Phrase Meaning Example

recycle (v) to collect, sort things and create new They’re going to recycle plastic bags
/ˌriːˈsaɪkl/ ones that can be used again next week.
raise (v) to collect money to help other people They hope to raise enough money to
/reɪz/ build a new school in the village.
plant (v) to grow flowers or other plants in the They are going to plant more trees in
/plænt/ soil the schoolyard.
donate (v) to give something, such as money or Students can donate their used
/ˈdəʊneɪt/ food to help other people books at the end of the school year.
clean up (v) to make something clean and tidy We need to clean up the garden on
/'kli:n ʌp/ weekends.

GRAMMAR
Past Simple with regular verbs
We use the Past Simple to talk about completed past actions.
Affirmative They raised money for charity yesterday.
Negative The mayor didn't agree to recycle plastic bottles.
Questions Casey: "Did you go to the charity event last weekend?"
Jim: "Yes, I donated my old bike."
Common time expressions
• yesterday
• last week/summer/year
• in May/2006
• an hour/week/year ago
Spelling rules for -ed endings of regular verbs in the Past simple
• For most of the verbs, we add -ed to the verbs
clean  cleaned; volunteer  volunteered
• For verbs ending with -e, we add -d.
dance  danced, recycle  recycled
• For verbs ending with a consonant + y, we change y to / and add -ed.
study  studied, carry  carried
BUT for verbs ending with a vowel + y, we add -ed.
enjoy  enjoyed
• For one-syllable verbs ending with a consonant + vowel + consonant, we double the last consonant
and add -ed.
stop  stopped, plan  planned

PRONUNCIATION
Pronouncing -ed endings of regular verbs. CD01-32
/ɪd/ /t/ /d/
• /t/: planted /'plæntɪd/ • /p/ helped /helpt/ Other sounds
• /d/: needed/’ni:dɪd/ • /f/ laughed /læft/ • volunteered /ˌvɑːlənˈtɪrd/
• /s/ missed /mist/ • raised /reɪzd/
• /ʃ/ washed /wɒʃt/ • recycled /ri:'saɪkld/
• /tʃ/ watched /wɒtʃt/ • cleaned/kli:nd/
• /k/ liked /laɪkt/ • played /pleɪd/

PRACTICE
Pronunciation
Circle the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. enjoyed B. stayed C. collected D. organized
2. A. missed B. cleaned C. recycled D. showed
3. A. donated B. danced C. laughed D. baked
4. A. called B. charged C. asked D. studied
 5. A. joined B. waited C. planned D. enjoyed

Vocabulary
a. Put the words from the box into the correct columns.
books money bottles parks toys funds cans streets trees flowers

b. Complete the text using the phrases in the box. There is one extra phrase.
A. raise money Last August, the council started a voluntary event. People of all ages
B. plant more trees attended the event. Some old people helped to pick and 6)
C. clean the river up ______________. They volunteered to 7) ______________ and flowers
D. run a marathon by the river. At the same time, some others helped to 8)
E. recycle plastic bags ______________, so the children could go for a swim. Some teen boys
F. donate comic books and girls also showed up at the event to 9) ______________. There was
also a craft fair where everybody could sell arts and crafts to 10)
______________ for charity.

Grammar
a. Give the -ed form of the verbs.
1. bake ____________ 6. walk ____________
2. donate ____________ 7. cry ____________
3. drop ____________ 8. play ____________
4. chat ____________ 9. enjoy ____________
5. start ____________ 10. share ____________
b. Circle ONE mistake in each sentence.
11. We enjoy the fun run yesterday, and we didn’t feel tired.
A. enjoy B. fun run C. and D. feel
12. Sarah and her friends volunteered at the bake sale summer ago.
A. her friends B. volunteered C. bake sale D. summer ago
13. Did you cleaned up the park and plant the trees last week?
A. Did B. cleaned up C. plant D. last week
14. The car wash started two weeks ago, but many people didn’t knew about it.
A. car wash B. started C. ago D. didn’t knew
15. What does Hoa donate to the poor children yesterday?
A. does B. donate C. to D. children

Listening
a. Listen to Emily talking about her voluntary experience. Answer each question with ONE WORD
OR A NUMBER. CD1-33
1. Where did Emily volunteer?
 on a farm in _____________________________________________________________________
2. What was her reaction to the farm ad?
 _______________________________________________________________________________
3. How many horses did she look after?
 _______________________________________________________________________________
4. What does she enjoy every morning?
 the ___________________________________________________________________ of animals
5. How did her friends react when they listened to her stories at the farm?
 ___________________________________________________________________________ a lot
b. Listen again. Write T (true) or F (false). CD1-33
6. Emily learned about the volunteer program on the Internet. ______
7. Emily traveled to the farm after a month. ______
8. Emily was good at farming. ______
9. Emily talked to local people in French. ______
10. Other volunteers were from the same country. ______

Speaking
Circle the best responses.
1. Did you volunteer at a craft fair?
A. I loved it. B. Yes, I did.
C. I'm not sure. D. Yes. It wasn't a bake sale.
2. Who did you volunteer with?
A. My sister. She was great. B. There were some people.
C. I helped at a car wash. D. It was great.
3. What did you do at the beach?
A. They planted trees. B. I was with my classmate.
C. We picked up trash. D. I liked the crafts.
4. When did you donate your old clothes to charity?
A. I went there last week. B. It was two weeks ago.
C. I did that with my cousin. D. What a good idea!
5. Why don't we recycle these books?
A. It looks great. C. Let us buy some more.
B. I raised funds last week. D. We should send them to the poor children.

Writing
a. Make sentences using the prompts.
1. We / clean up / beach / last weekend.
___________________________________________________________________________________
2. You / volunteer / last summer?
___________________________________________________________________________________
3. How many / voluntary activities / you / join / 2020?
___________________________________________________________________________________
4. I / join / fun run / raise funds / a few days / ago.
___________________________________________________________________________________
5. My friends / invite / their parents / volunteer / at school.
___________________________________________________________________________________
b. Write questions for the underlined words.
6. Last Saturday, my friends volunteered at the health center.
___________________________________________________________________________________
7. My uncle raised money to help children with cancer.
___________________________________________________________________________________
8. The students planted trees along the streets to make the town greener.
___________________________________________________________________________________
9. I recycled cans and bottles to help the environment.
___________________________________________________________________________________
10. They organized three beach clean-ups last year.
___________________________________________________________________________________
 UNIT 4: COMMUNITY SERVICES
LESSON 3
Lesson summary

VOCABULARY – CD1-34

Word/Phrase Meaning Example

cleaner (n) the last part of something, such as I worked as a cleaner at a local bake
/ˈkliːnər/ an essay or a movie sale last year.
reporter (n) a person who does a cleaning job Her mother was a TV reporter ten
/rɪˈpɔːrtər/ years ago.
take part in (v phr.) a person who finds information and The kids were happy to take part in
/teɪk ‘pɑːrt ɪn/ writes about it for a newspaper, the fair craft.
magazine, TV show or radio program
dirty (adj) to participate in an activity, event, or The beach looked very dirty after the
/ˈdɜːrtɪ/ competition event.
smell (n) not clean The smell of flowers was all over the
/smel/ room.
organize (v) something that a person or animal They wanted to organize a beach
/ˈɔːrɡənaɪz/ can notice with their nose clean-up.

WRITING
An email about past experiences
1) Email addres 1) To: [email protected]
2) Email subject 2) Subject: My voluntary experiences
3) Greeting 3) Hi Alex,
4) Introduce the main topic 4) I want to tell you about my voluntary experiences last
(your experience) week. I took part in a park clean-up and it was fantastic!
 5) Include the most important 5) I arrived at Riverside Park on Sunday afternoon. Over 20
information, answering what?, volunteers took part in.
when?, where?, and who? 6) There was so much trash that you could smell it clearly
6) Describe what you could see/ from miles away, so we had to pick it up. After a few hours,
smell/hear/taste we finally removed all the trash from the park.
7) Give your opinion about the I 7) I am very proud of myself because I could do something
experience and ask what your friend good not only for the community but also for the
thinks environment. There will be another park clean-up next
8) Sign off week, and I will definitely participate in. Would you like to
9) Your name
join me? Let me know.
8) Cheers,
9) Bob
PRACTICE
Vocabulary
a. Unscramble the words and write them under the pictures.
hasrt lcaen-pu oprterret renlcae anoitdon

_____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________

b. Complete the sentences using the words in Exercise a.
6. My friends and I took part in the beach _____________ last summer. It was great!
7. My parents took part in the _____________ to raise money for the local children's hospital last
month.
8. We picked up over four tons of _____________ on the beach two days ago.
9. I often help my parents with the housework. That’s why I volunteered as a _____________ in the
park.
10. Lily loves watching the news on TV, and she would like to be a _____________ in the future.

Reading
a. Read the texts about voluntary experiences of three students. Match the information with the
students.
I spent the last two weeks volunteering at a beach clean-up. It was an amazing
experience. My roles included keeping the beach clean and reminding people not
to litter. I met a lot of interesting people in my team, and we had a great time
together. We worked in the mornings and afternoons. At night, we had parties
and gathered around fires.

Volunteering at the New Nepal Society was such a pleasure, and the
experience was incredible. In just a few days, I met so many kind and generous
people, and I am forever thankful for this. I am also proud of myself because I
helped a lot of poor children and homeless people. This work also allowed me to
explore beautiful Nepal.
Teaching in Ghat was a nice experience. The same goes for the host family. One
problem was that we had to walk 5 kilometers to get to the school. I taught poor
children to read the alphabet and sing popular English songs. They really enjoyed I
learning English, and most of them were quick at learning. I feel so great because I
could do a good thing for the community.
1. He/She didn’t like walking to his/her volunteering place. 
2. He/She helped to protect the environment. 
3. He/She did fun things at night. 
4. He/She had a chance to see nature. 
5. He/She enjoyed teaching the children in his/her voluntary work. 
b. Read the text again. Fill in each gap with NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the text.
Josh volunteered at a 6) _____________, and he helped with the cleaning tasks. He also enjoyed
seeing 7) _____________ and had a fun time there.
Mary thinks her time working at the New Nepal Society was 8) _____________. She felt 9)
_____________ because she met good friends and helped many poor children as well as homeless
people.
Brians volunteering work was teaching poor children 10) _____________. He is so happy now for the
thing he did for the children in Ghat.
Listening
a. Listen to Max talking to Kyle about his volunteering. Fill in each gap with ONE WORD AND/OR A
NUMBER. CD1-35
When ♦ last summer
Where ♦ in a mountainous 1) _____________ in Mexico
Activities ♦ planted and 2) _____________ trees
♦ taught English to children and read books to them
♦ helped prepare 3) _____________ for poor families
How to return ♦ by 4) _____________
and when ♦ next month on 5) _____________
b. Listen again. Write T (true) or F (false). CD1-35
6. Max joined the voluntary program with his relative. ________
7. Max only did voluntary work in the mornings. ________
8. The children in the village enjoyed learning English. ________
9. Most of the people in the village were poor. ________
10. Max is raising funds to help build a new school for the children. ________

Speaking
Match the answers to the questions to make a complete conversation.

A. Because it is just a five-minute walk from my home.

B. There were three groups of ten volunteers.
C. It sure is. I love helping people as much as I can.
D. I talked to them because some of them had no relatives.
E. I went to the local hospital to help sick elderly people last month.
1. When and where did you volunteer? 
2. What did you do to help? 
3. Why did you choose that hospital? 
4. Was there anybody else to do the same as you? 
5. Are you willing to do that voluntary work again? 

Writing
a. Read the email from Jack to Kate. Complete the email using the
phrases from the box.
A. any voluntary activities last summer
B. because I could help people
C. to take care of the elderly
D. from Monday to Friday
E. my volunteering at the City Health Center last summer

Dear Kate,
How are you doing?
I am writing this email to tell you about 1) _____________________. I worked
2) _____________________. My tasks were 3) _____________________ and
talk to them. I really enjoyed working there 4) _____________________. How
about you? Did you join 5) _____________________?
Write back soon,
Jack

b. Write an e-mail to your pen pal about your experience of voluntary work you did. Write 60-80
words or more.
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
In my writing, I use correct …
 vocabulary 
 grammar 
 spelling 
 punctuation 
 linking words 