VOCABULARY
1 Match the words with their meanings.
Answer:
1. c 2. e 3. a 4. b 5. d
2. Complete the following sentences using the correct forms of the words in 1.
Answer:
1. generous 2. remote 3. donate 4. benefit 5. volunteers
3. Choose the correct word to complete each of the following sentences.
1. We need to be careful / careless when we record the donations.
2. I am interested / interesting in community development activities.
3. There are excited / exciting volunteering opportunities in our community.
4. Last year, I was hopeful / hopeless at maths. I couldn't even do simple addition in my head.
Answer:
1. careful 2. interested 3. exciting 4. hopeless
GRAMMAR
1. Choose the correct verb form in each of the following sentences.
1. While Lan was working / worked as a volunteer in the countryside, she met an old friend.
2. I was revising for my civics class when my dad was telling / told me about the volunteer job.
3. We saw many unhappy children while we were helping / helped people in remote areas.
4. He was sorting the donations when he was realising / realised how generous people were.
Answer:
1. was working 2. told 3. were helping 4. realised
2. Combine the two sentences using when or while where appropriate.
1. They were cleaning the streets. It started to rain.
2. I was watching TV. I saw the floods and landslides in the area.
3. Tim was searching for employment opportunities. He found a job advert from a non-governmental organisation.
4. They decided to help build a community centre for young people. They were visiting some poor villages.
Answer:
1. While they were cleaning the streets, it started to rain.
2. When I was watching TV, I saw the floods and landslides in the are.
3. While Tim was searching for employment opportunities, he found a job advert from a non-governmental organisation.
4. They decided to help build a community centre for young people when they were visitng some poor villages.