9th form Miss : Wafa Ben Hassine

1) Classify these words / expressions under the appropriate headings.

share thoughts / racism / donation / peacemaker / comfort / help the elderly / discuss ideas
plant trees / respect others / work with peers / refuse others / stand by immigrants

Voluntary work Cooperation Tolerance Intolerance

2) Fill in the blanks with words from the box. There are 2 extra words.

support / homeless / about / when / disability / for / stand / more

Becoming a volunteer is a great way to help other people to make

a difference in the lives of people around you. And ………………..…………………you
decide to use your volunteer time to help an individual with a ………………………,
you can truly make a difference for someone who relies on your …………….…….,
friendship, and assistance to make it through each day and to feel …………………………………… hopeful about
the future. When you first get started thinking ………………………………… the ways in which you can volunteer
to ………………………………… by disabled individuals, the concept might seem a bit foreign to you but by the
time you’ll get accustomed to it.

3) Circle the appropriate alternative.

Have you ever participated in a group project or on a committee to achieve some

task? If so, you probably ( gave / took / shared ) some knowledge with others in
the group, and you may have ( learning / learned / learn ) something from
others, as well. This is the essence of group learning in a classroom.
( Cooperative / Cooperation / Cooperate ) learning is an organized and
( structuring / structure / structured ) way to use small groups to improve student learning . Students
are given a task and ( they / them / their ) work together to do it. Each individual has responsibilities in
the achievement of the assignment; therefore, success is dependent (of / in / on )the work of everyone
in the group.
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4) Put the bracketed words in the right tense or form.

There are many things we can do to move towards accepting other people’s opinions and respecting
(we) …………………… differences. So , we should (treat ) …………………………… others with the same degree
of respect as we would like to be treated ourselves. Taking the time to know
the person within is a (good) ……………………………….. indicator than pre-judging them
on appearances alone. If people become more
( tolerance) ……………………………….. towards others , it (lead) ………………………... to a far
more peaceful and understanding world . Finally, the acceptance of other people’s differences is a way
of (get) …………………. a more complete acceptance of yourself.

5) Match sentences parts from A with those in B to get a coherent paragraph. Be careful there is one
extra part.

A B Answers
1- People leave their homes and become a- and want to find safety.
2- People flee because they are desperate b- country to ensure their survival.
3-This means individuals c- such as war between countries,
4-Therefore ,they use illegal means of entry d- refugees for many different reasons.
into another e-are often in danger.

6)
On the International Day of Older Persons you visited the Old People’s Home . Write a report in
which you describe what you did and encourage your peers to take part in voluntary works.