Unit 3 grade 7: Community Service – Looking Back
1. Vocabulary
Match the verbs in blue with the correct words in the box (Match the blue verbs with the correct words in the box.)
Guide to answer
– donate: food, books, clothing, blood
(donation: food, books, clothes, blood)
– provide: evening classes, food, care, books, education, clothing, attention
(provided: evening classes, food, care, books, education, clothing, attention)
– help: the community, homeless people, the elderly, the disabled
(help: community, homeless, elderly, disabled)
2. Grammar
2.1. Task 2 Unit 3 Grade 7
Circle the best answer. (Circle the best answer)
Guide to answer
first. Because Minh has (ever/never/ago) worked for a charity shop, he really wants to do it.
(Because Minh had never worked for a charity shop, he really wanted to.)
2. (Already/Last week/So far) we visited sick children in Viet Duc Hospital.
(Last week we visited sick children at Viet Duc Hospital.)
3. But has (already/many times/ever) finished all the homework.
Nhung has just finished all her homework.)
4. Have you read that book (yet/ever/never)?
(Have you read that book?)
5. Yes, I finished it (three times/so far/yesterday)
(Yes, I finished it yesterday.)
2.2. Task 3 Unit 3 Grade 7
Put the verbs in the past simple or the present perfect. (Put the verb in the past simple or present simple.)
Guide to answer
first. He thinks she’s the most kind-hearted girl he has ever met. (meet)
(He thinks she’s the nicest girl he’s ever met.)
2. She visited Hue when she was a child. (visit)
(She visited Hue when she was young.)
3. She has visited Hue once. (visit)
(She visited Hue once.)
4. How many plays did Shakespeare write? (write)
(How many plays has Shakespeare written?)
5. How many plays has she written so far? (write)
(How many plays has she written so far?)
2.3. Task 4 Unit 3 Grade 7
Finish the sentences below. (Complete the sentences below.)
Guide to answer
first. They’ve decided to buy that car because it looks modern.
(They decided to buy that car because it looks modern.)
2. Put on your warm coat because it is cold outside.
(Put on a warm coat because it’s outside the weather is cold.)
3. We like her because she’s beautiful.
(He likes her because she is beautiful.)
4. Let’s help the street children because they are not as lucky as we are.
(Let’s help street children because they are as unfortunate as we are.)
5. Because she loves her students, she works very hard to improve her teaching.
(Because she loves her students, she works very hard to improve her teaching.)
3. Communication
Role-piay. Student A is a reporter and student B is a volunteer. Student A asks the questions and writes down student B’s answers. Then swap your roles. Use the following questions as prompts: (Play the role. Student A is a reporter and Student B is a volunteer. Student A asks the questions and writes down Student B’s answers. Then switch roles. Use the questions. following as suggestion 🙂
• When did you start working for your organization?
• Why did you decide to volunteer?
• What have you done so far with (name of organization)?
• Was there anything that made you happy with your work last month?
Student A
You joined Our Town 6 months ago because you wanted to introduce Vietnamese culture to foreigners, and to practise English. You have given tours in English, and helped visitors to play traditional Vietnamese games. Last month you felt happy when you received a thank-you letter from two Australian visitors who liked the tours very much. (You joined “Our Neighborhood” 6 months ago because you wanted to introduce Vietnamese culture to international visitors and to practice English. You have conducted tours in English, helping tourists play Vietnamese traditional games. Last month you felt very happy when you received a thank you letter from 2 australian tourists who enjoyed your tours very much.)
Student OVER
You joined Big Heart 2 years ago because you wanted to help people in hospital. You have donated blood twice, and given presents to sick children. Last month you felt happy when you made a Mid-Autumn Festival lantern yourself and gave it to a little girl in hospital who loved it so much. (You joined Big Heart 2 2 years ago because you wanted to help people in the hospital. You have donated blood twice, and given gifts to sick children. Last month you felt happy when you made your own Mid-Autumn Festival lantern and gave it to a little girl at the hotel who loved it.)
Guide to answer
Student A
A: When did you start working for your organization, Our Town?
B: I joined 6 months ago.
A: Why did you decide to volunteer?
B: Because I wanted to introduce Vietnamese culture to foreigners, and to practice English.
A: What have you done so far with Our Town?
B: We’ve given tours in English, and helped visitors play traditional Vietnamese games.
A: Was there anything that made you happy with your work last month?
B: Last month we felt happy when we received a thank you letter from two Australian visitors who liked the tours very much.
Translated:
Student A
A: When did you start working for your organization, Our Street?
B: I joined 6 months ago.
A: Why did you decide to volunteer?
B: Because I want to introduce Vietnamese culture to foreigners, and practice English.
A: What have you done with our Street so far?
B: We offer tours in English, and help visitors play Vietnamese traditional games.
A: Was there anything that made you happy with your job last month?
B: Last month, we felt happy when we received a thank you letter from two Australian visitors who enjoyed the tour very much.
Student OVER
A: When did you start working for your organization, Big Heart 2?
B: 2 years ago.
A: Why did you decide to volunteer?
B: Because I want to help people in hospital.
A: What have you done so far with Big Heart 2?
B: We donated blood twice, and given presents to sick children.
A: Was there anything that made you happy with your work last month?
B: Last month we felt happy when we made a Mid-Autumn Festival lantern ourself and gave it to a little girl in hospital who loved it so much.
Translated:
Student
A: When did you start working for your organization, Big Heart 2?
B: 2 years ago.
A: Why did you decide to volunteer?
B: Because I want to help people in the hospital.
A: What did you do with Big Heart 2?
B: We have donated blood twice and given gifts to sick children.
A: Was there anything that made you happy with your job last month?
B: Last month we felt happy when we made a Mid-Autumn Festival lantern and gave it to a little girl in the hospital who really liked it.
4. Practice Task 1
Rewrite the sentences with the same meaning. (Rewrite the sentence with the same meaning)
Question 1: I have never seen such a beautiful girl before. → She is
A. the most beautiful girl I have seen. B. the most beautiful girl I have seen.
C. the most beautiful girl I saw. D. most beautiful girl I have seen.
Question 2: We have never had such a cold winter. → It is
A. the coldest winter we had B. the coldest winter they have ever had
C. the coldest winter we have D. the coldest winter they have ever
Question 3: I have never met such a nice person → It’s the
A. nicest person I have ever met B. nicest person I have ever met
C. nicest person I met D. nicest person I have meet
Question 4: It is a long time since we last met. → We haven’t
A. meet for a long time B. meet each other for a long time
C. meet each other for a long time D. meet since a long time
Question 5: When did you have it? → How long
A. have you had it B. have you have it
C. did you had it D. did you have it
5. Practice Task 2
Choose the words with the underlined part pronounced differently (Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.)
Question 1: A. aritect B. urch C. ildhood D. ange
Question 2: A. collage B. cave C. cycle D. cancel
Question 3: A. chld B. provde C. mnd D. thnk
Question 4: A. mnd B. fnding C. beautful D. providng
Question 5: A. nique B. niversity C. volnteer D. ttor
6. Conclusion
At the end of this lesson, students need to remember two important grammar points in the lesson: simple past tense and past continuous tense, know how to create a dialogue based on available information; At the same time improve your vocabulary by memorizing the words below:
- donate /dəʊˈneɪt/ donate, donate
- provide /prəˈvaɪd/ provide
- volunteer /ˌvɒlənˈtɪə(r)/ volunteer, volunteer
- introduce /ˌɪntrəˈdjuːs/ intro
- improve /ɪmˈpruːv/ improve, enhance
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