Unit 3: Community Service
Unit 3: Community Service
Unit 3: Community Service
A. PHONETICS
I. Look at the pictures and complete the words. Then put them in the correct column.
II. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently.
1. a. collect b. cough c. think d. certain
2. a. girl b. game c. gym d. give
3. a. colour b. face c. city d. recycle
4. a. global b. geography c. green d. big
5. a. charitable b. character c. headache d. school
1. Sally often spends her free time helping ________________ at the hospital.
2. They provide housing and other services to ________________.
3. Street Child works to help ________________ off the streets and into school.
4. Most blood ________________ are unpaid volunteers who donate blood for a community
supply.
5. Schools need ________________ to help children to read.
6. They help ________________ with housework and gardening.
7. The local authority built a new home for severely ________________.
II. Match the pictures with the volunteer activities.
1. _________________________________
2. _________________________________
3. _________________________________
4. _________________________________
6. _________________________________
III. Complete the sentences with the correct verbs in the box.
It‟s not uncommon in America for a person to belong to some kind of volunteer group.
(1)____________ one‟s time and services is very much a part of the American way of life. Most
(2)____________ activities are organized by churches and groups around the nation and even
encouraged by the government. The (3) ____________ hand is extended to the poor, the homeless
and the (4) ____________.
Some people work to teach youngsters (5) ____________ to read, others open up soup
kitchens to (6) ____________ the homeless. Volunteers also take (7) ____________ of the
disabled by making reading tapes for the blind and working in orphanages to help children without
(8) ____________.
X. Read the text carefully then choose the correct answers.
Maintaining a healthy body is not that easy and not so difficult also. Most important tip for a
healthy body is to have healthy food and eat them at proper time. Avoid eating junk food. Your diet
should contain food which has more nutrients. Try to include vegetables, fruits, milk, and fish in
your daily diet. Make sure you are having your breakfast regularly. Skipping your breakfast
regularly will definitely affect your health. Make sure you drink more amount of water daily.
Regular exercise will also keep your body in good health. You can go for running, do cycling,
walking faster etc. Apart from these always try to manage your stress. By controlling your stress
you can maintain a healthy body. Your body should get enough time to take rest. Make sure you
get a sleep of 8 hours daily. Sleep is very important for healthy body and also for mental and
emotional happiness.
1. To have a healthy body, you should _________.
a.eat junk food b. put on weight
c. have a healthy diet d. not consume nutrients
2. Skipping breakfast is _________ for your health.
a.good b. bad c. necessary d. important
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3. Which of the followings is not keep your body in good health?
a.smoking b. cycling c. running d. jogging
4. Managing stress can help people _________.
a.have a good body b. live longer c. sleep enough time d. stay healthy
5. Which of the followings is NOT true?
a.It‟s difficult to maintain a healthy body.
b.Water is important for your health.
c.Getting enough sleep can make you happier.
d.Eating healthy and exercising are tips to stay healthy.
XI. Write the second sentence so that it has the same meaning to the first one.
1. My father finds playing board games interesting.
→ My father is ________________________________________________________________
2. He hasn‟t smoked cigarettes for a month.
→ The last time _______________________________________________________________
3. That apartment is more modern than any apartments.
→ That apartment _____________________________________________________________
4. There are over two hundred stamps in Nam‟s collection.
→ Nam‟s collection ____________________________________________________________
5. I spend twenty minutes walking to school every morning.
→ It takes ___________________________________________________________________
6. I find losing weight very difficult.
→ It‟s ______________________________________________________________________