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1 Choose the right programme category for each expression.

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1. help elderly people ( volunteering | exchange )
2. marine life protection ( exchange | volunteering )
3. study abroad ( exchange | volunteering )
4. summer school ( exchange | volunteering )
5. work at a wildlife sanctuary ( exchange |
volunteering )
6. develop language skills ( volunteering | exchange )

2 Complete the sentences with the words below.

. take / raise / feel / improve / help / feed

1. It’s urgent to ________________ action to protect the environment.

2. If I go on an exchange programme, I will ________________ homesick.
3. Studying abroad is useful to________________ important skills.
4. At the weekend, I usually ________________ out at an animal shelter; I always
________________ the animals there.
5. The school organised a sale to________________ money for students in need.

3 Listen to a teenager talking about his volunteering experience. Mark the sentences below
. as True or False.

True False

Matt works with animals as a volunteer.

 He feels very satisfied with his work.

He never interacts with people.

He got involved in this programme because of his grandfather.

He usually volunteers twice a week.

4 Choose the correct linking word.

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1. I would like to do volunteer work; ( however | therefore ), I don’t have time for it.
2. ( Although | In spite of ) being very young, Sophie has travelled the world with her
family.
3. We fight for women’s rights and ( too | also )for children’s rights.
4. I’ve never travelled by plane, ( so | but ) I’ve already been abroad.

5. Write the past simple of the following

verbs.

1. take ________________
2. is ________________
3. help ________________
4. go ________________
5. study ________________
6. plan ________________
7. meet ________________
8. write ________________

6 Complete the sentences with the present simple or present continuous.

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1. She never ________________ (pay) attention to what I say.
2. Paul ________________ (feed) his fish at the moment.
3. ________________ (you / believe) that we can make the world a better place?
4. They ________________ (not go) to school tomorrow. They are sick.
5. We ________________ (not / go) to school by car. We often ________________ (walk).
7 Complete the sentences with the past simple or past continuous.
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I ________________ (have) a great time last weekend! My cousin and I________________
(sign) up for a beach-cleaning programme.
Each person had to do a different task. While I ________________ (collect) litter, others
________________ (separate) garbage. The weather ________________ (be) really nice; the
sun________________ (shine), so we ________________ (sweat) after a while.
At the end of the day, when my parents ________________ (arrive) to pick us up, we
________________ (eat) ice creams. As the sun________________ (set), everyone
________________ (admire) the clean sand on the beach.

8 Complete this personal account by choosing the correct options.

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I had my first volunteering ( programme | experience ) last month. My friend Emily
asked me if I wanted to help ( out | off ) at a dog ( bank | shelter ). I wanted to
take ( in | on ) a new challenge, so I said yes!
We had to ( feed | clean ) cages, walk the dogs and play with them. ( Although |
Despite ) it was hard work, I had lots of ( fun | excited ) and felt good for ( making |
doing ) a difference. A lot of animals are vulnerable and need to be cared ( for |
with ).
I enjoyed it very much. ( Therefore | However ), I have decided to volunteer there every
weekend.