Підручник Англійська мова 9 клас (9-й рік навчання) - О. C. Любченко - Основа 2017 рік

UNIT 1 Mamma, it was summer!

Lesson 4 CHEERING VOLUNTEERING

1. Work in groups of 3 or 4. In turns, tell your desk mate any word related to the current topic and they have to reply with another related word that has any letter from the word you have said and so on with the whole group.

2. Listen to the second part of the interview with Dr. Epstein and find if you can spot any of the words from Ex. 3, Lesson 3. In what context are they used by the speaker? Try to restore the sentences with these words.

3. Answer the following questions about the interview.

1) Which of the pictures from p. 17 apply to the second part of the interview?

2) How does Dr. Epstein see the future of youth subcultures?

3) What reasons for that does she provide? Do you agree with them? Why?

4) Why do the subcultures that attracted Dr. Epstein stand out of the common picture?

5) Where nowadays can you see real skinheads? Explain, please.

6) Why does Dr. Epstein not want to speak about football fans?

7) Can you replace Dr. Epstein in describing what football fans and football hooligans are using the pictures from p. 17?

4. Read the following web site information to find out about the alternative way for young people to spend their time and match the activities mentioned with the pictures below.

What pictures are not supported by the text? What are the teenagers in these pictures doing? Describe in 1-2 sentences.

5. Do you know what a «volunteer» is? Can you explain the meaning in your own words?

Look at the Oxford English Dictionary entry for the word. Did you explain the word correctly? What do you think the main feature of volunteering is?

volunteer, n - a person who does something, especially helping other people, willingly and without being forced or paid to do it

6. Do you know anything about youth volunteering in Ukraine? Do you do volunteering yourself or personally know such people, or maybe just heard about them? What kind of volunteering do they do? Exchange your ideas in class.

7. Would you like to do some sort of volunteering? Fill in the chart below putting 1 through 8 in each category with 1 being the lowest priority and 8 — being the highest one.

Did you know?

955,000 young people in the UK were Not in Education Employment or Training in 2014

In class, share the results and find out which of the activities would attract most of the students to take up.

8. Write an essay expressing your opinion about youth volunteering (if you support or disprove the idea; what sort of volunteering you personally view as the most important one; what sort of volunteering you would willingly try and why). Use about 100 words.