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Community Work: “Learning to help can help us to learn”
1 Read and insert the missing questions in the corresponding blanks.

Do you like books? Do you like sports? Do you like animals?

In many countries, students in high school do community work – that is, they do voluntary work to
help people or organisations in many different ways. Students usually love doing community work
because they can choose and do the activities they like. They usually do community work in their
free time. Most students have service hours once or twice a week, but some students even work
to help others at the weekends!
How can YOU get started into community work? It is easy. The only thing
you must do is to decide on an area of work where you can relax and
enjoy yourself, and get your hands on it!
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Well, you can volunteer in an animal
shelter! Learn to take care of different animals and work with them.
Usually, you must do some training first – but that is fun, too!

2
You can volunteer in your local library!
Learn how to organise books and find out interesting
facts or curiosities about authors that you don’t know.
Many libraries also do other activities, for example,
reading to very young children or to old people, or
organising socio-cultural events to raise money for charity.

3
Volunteer for special
sports events in your town or city and
give assistance to competitors! Look for
and get into contact with important local
sportspeople, maybe you are lucky enough,
and you can meet your sports idol.

Community work is an experience we must all have.

Learning to help can help us to learn. Do not miss it! Learning
goes beyond the school! Through community service you acquire
skills you don’t develop at school.

2 Find what these adjectives refer to:

1. voluntary 4. interesting
2. free 5. young
3. fun 6. old

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3 Number the pictures according to the order in which these activities are
mentioned.

a. b.

c. d.

4 Answer the following questions according to the text.

1. What is “community work”?

2. Why do students usually love doing it?

3. When do they do it?

4. What must you do to get started in community work?

5. Can it have positive results for you?

5 Choose a community work project and create a slogan. Use it to prepare a

poster inviting other students to join you.

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