Helping those in needReadingUnit1Do you know who are they?VolunteersWhat do they always do?They always do voluntary work in their free time.voluntary workVoluntary work is something you do without being paid to help people in need.raise moneyAs volunteers we can raise money to help people in need.As a volunteer,what can you do to help others?As a volunteer,what can you do to help others?As volunteers we can go to the Old Peoples Home and offer to help them and make them not feel lonely.the Old Peoples Home,offer helpNursing Home,not lonely As volunteers we can go to the health recovery center to help disabled people and raise their spiritsAs a volunteer,what can you do to help others?health recovery centerdisabled people,raise their spiritsAs a volunteer,what can you do to help others?As volunteers we can go to Children Home and teach them to tell stories to help them express their feelings.Childrens Home tell stories to help them express their feelings clean the park make our city more beautifulAs a volunteer,what can you do to help others?As volunteers we can clean the park and make our city more beautiful.sing songs for them,bring them joy and peace.As volunteers we can visit patients and sing songs for them and bring them joy and peace.As a volunteer,what can you do to help others?There are many kinds of voluntary work.Can you match the activities with the pictures below?Write the correct letters in the boxes.A What do you know about?a helping disabled people b helping raise money c visiting an old peoples home d visiting sick children in a hospital1234b bc cd da aB Before you readLook at the pictures,the writers names and the first sentence of each report on page3.Write the correct names in the blanks.Annie Betty Mark1.I talked to children without parents._2.I helped sick children._3.I taught disabled children to sing._MarkAnnieBetty I did some voluntary work in a childrens hospital.The children there all suffer from serious illnesses.We organized a painting competition for them.I met a girl called Cindy.She wanted to paint a picture of the park near her home.I went there and took some photos of it.Cindy used them for her painting.BettyThree teenagers offered to do some voluntary work during the school holidays.They wrote the following reports.Voluntary Work1.Read the first paragraph of Bettys report and answer the following questions.Where did Betty do voluntary work?What is wrong with the children there?What did Betty and other volunteers do for the children?In a childrens hospital.They all suffer from serious illnesses.They organized a painting competition for the children.There are many children without parents.I met some of these children with my mother.We taught them to tell stories.This helps themexpress their feelings.One child said,“Myfriends dont understand my pain.”We spent time with a girl called Vivien.Herparents died in a car accident,and she is unhappy and very lonely.She needs friendship.My mother and I will continue to visit Vivien.MarkRead Marks report and finish writing Marks diary entry.Saturday,9 March Sunny Dear Diary,Today I went to a local orphanage to visit _ with my mother.I taught them _.I think it is a good way for them to _ and for others to _.I made friends with a girl called _ because she was _.She said she _.I promised I would _.children without parentsto tell storiesexpress their feelingsunderstand their painVivienunhappy and lonelyneeded friendshipcontinue to visit herI wanted to help disabled children.They have difficulty walking or moving.I taught them to sing because musiccan bring them joy and peace.I met a boy called Tim.He hurt his legs in an accident,but he has lots of courage.We need to help children like Tim and raise their spirits.I will continue to do voluntary work in the future.AnnieRead Annies report and answer the following questions.1.Who did Annie meet?2.What happened to the boy?3.Does the boy lost hope?4.If you were Annie,what kind of songs would you teach Tim?A boy called Tim.He hurt his legs in an accident.No,he didnt.He has lots of courage.I would teach him some songs would encourage him to get over his hurt and give him strength.Volunteers nameProblem with the childrenHis/Her way of helping themReason for doing soBettyMarkAnnieThey suffer from serious illnesses.They have lost their parents.He taught them to tell stories.This can help the children express their feelings.They are disabled children.She taught them to sing.This can bring the children joy and peace.Read the three reports and complete the table below.She and other volunteers organized a painting competition.First reportBetty talks about how she and other volunteers helped _ in a childrens hospital by _.Second report Mark tells how he and his mother helped _ by _.Third reportAnnie tells how she helped _ by _.children with serious illnessesorganizing a painting competition teaching them to tell storieschildren without parentsdisabled childrenteaching them to singThe words in italics are f