Welcome to the English lesson KAZAN Associations «They

Welcome to the English lesson

KAZAN

Associations

"They are just everywhere to help, so it's great," says Mel Lewis. "They make the atmosphere fantastic," says Laura Wise. "I've said I'm going to get buried in my uniform, when the time comes," says Kirsten “…one of the things you should do, go to the Olympic Games. I wanted to be part of it," she smiles.

volunteer Verb: to volunteer to do smth/for smth Noun: a volunteer Adjective: - ry (a voluntary organisation) Adverb: - ly (to do smth voluntarily)

Volunteering. Why not? Watch the video and give the definition of the word ‘volunteering’. Listen and find out why those young people volunteer. What is volunteering for them?

meet new people, make friends, and strike up friendship have a better sense of what is going on in the world learn or try something new redifine yourself have fun feel emotions that you can’t get anywhere else change the world view the life see a new perspective on life a little thing you do for somebody can change the bigger picture do something meaningful make impact on the life What does volunteering give to volunteers?

Would you like to volunteer? Why? I’d like to volunteer because …

Brainstorming There are many ways YOU can get involved and make an impact on the lives of those who need it the most. What are those ways?

Donate blood/money

What can volunteers do? Donate blood/money Raise money for charity Help elderly or disabled people Help orphan children Clean the environment Plant trees Participate in a charity performance/concert Help the community at the local events

Mingle game (move around the class and talk to people) Talk to your classmates and find someone who has…

Reading for specific information “London – Kazan” Are you ready to volunteer? In what way can you be useful?

Activities do venue assistance, transport and medical support welcoming visitors, transporting athletes, helping out behind the scenes in the Technology team, checking tickets and helping with questions during the sports events, to accompany tourists doing sightseeing around the city, to inform tourists about the customs and traditions of the country, to help make choice in shops, cafes and restaurants.

Who can volunteer? What personal characteristics should people have to volunteer? be motivated to participate; have a cheerful and positive personality; be responsible, enthusiastic, energetic; be in good health; have a 'can do' attitude; have communicative and team-work skills; have good knowledge of foreign languages; have ability to work with foreigners; have a willingness to learn.

Tell your partner why you can be useful Ex: I’m energetic, so I can accompany tourists doing sightseeing…

Personal statement. Speaking. Give a small talk on the following. Say if you have already volunteered and what you volunteered for. Choose the event you want to be involved. Explain why you can be useful, mentioning your personal characteristics and what activities you are ready to do.

Hometask To write a personal statement (100-150 words) according to the plan given and the PowerPoint presentation for the lesson on my page VK.com Elena Smit Send your personal statement on my email [email protected]

Self-assessment list

RUDIYA NORKINA, the English teacher from Kazan has created this song especially for the Universiade-2013 in Kazan

Thank you for your attention, support, and being active.