1 Look at the pictures, read the title and the first sentence in each text. What do you think the texts are about? Listen / Watch and read to find out.

(Nhìn vào những bức tranh, đọc tiêu đề và câu đầu tiên của từng đoạn. Bạn nghĩ đoạn văn sẽ nói về gì? Nghe/Xem để tìm hiểu.)

Making a difference

Changing the world is a difficult task, isn't it? Thankfully, there are amazing non-profit organisations that aim to help people in need around the world. Here are two of them.

Action Against Hunger

Action Against Hunger is a non-profit organisation that focuses on dealing with the issue of world hunger. This charity began its efforts in 1979 and has worked nonstop to help hungry people since then. Action Against Hunger gives life-saving care to people who have experienced hunger due to war, natural disasters and other major crises. In addition, they run educational programmes in which the poor are taught how to recognise the symptoms of poor nutrition. Action Against Hunger also conducts research to understand how we can predict and prevent hunger on a global scale. The organisation works in more than 50 countries and currently has more than 8,000 workers supporting approximately 26 million people worldwide.

The Global Fund

The Global Fund is a community that aims to build a better future for everyone by fighting disease around the world. In particular, the organisation focuses on ending AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria that affect people in most poor regions of the world. By uniting leaders from around the world for donations, the Global Fund is able to raise money for their goal. On average, they raise approximately $4 billion every year to fight life-threatening diseases, and they invest that money in improving medical facilities in over 100 different countries. Since its 2002 establishment, the Global Fund has helped save more than 50 million lives through the programmes it supports.

Multiple matching

• Read through the two texts to get general ideas.

• Read the questions and underline the key words.

• Read each text in detail and underline the parts related to the questions.

• Pay attention to the words related to the key words because some may give similar information.

Tạm dịch

(Nối nhiều câu)

• Đọc qua hai văn bản để có được những ý tưởng chung.

• Đọc câu hỏi và gạch chân những từ khóa.

• Đọc chi tiết từng văn bản và gạch chân những phần liên quan đến câu hỏi.

• Hãy chú ý đến những từ liên quan đến từ khóa vì một số có thể cung cấp thông tin tương tự.)

2. Read the texts. Write A for (Action Against Hunger) and G for (the Global Fund). Which organisation ...

(Đọc văn bản. Viết A cho (Hành động Chống lại Nạn đói) và G cho (Quỹ Toàn cầu). Tổ chức nào...)

1 is more than forty years old?

2 helps people who have suffered from the conflict?

3 aims to stop specific illnesses?

4 helps people to realise the signs of a poor diet?

5 tries to make medical services better?

3. Read the texts again and answer the questions.

(Đọc các văn bản một lần nữa và trả lời các câu hỏi.)

1 Why does Action Against Hunger conduct research?

2 How many people rely on Action Against Hunger?

3 What does the Global Fund do to raise money?

4 How many people has the Global Fund helped?

Vocabulary

Community social issues

4. Fill in each gap with depression, obesity, bullying, poverty, crime, healthcare, pollution or gender inequality. Then listen and check.

(Điền vào mỗi khoảng trống với các từ depression, obesity, bullying, poverty, crime, healthcare, pollution or gender inequality. Sau đó nghe và kiểm tra.)

5. Read the statements (1-8). Which of the issues (A-H) in Exercise 4 does each statement match?

(Đọc các câu phát biểu (1-8). Mỗi vấn đề (A-H) trong Bài tập 4 phù hợp với vấn đề nào?)

1. "My symptoms include trouble sleeping and feelings of sadness."

2. "The quality of air getting worse is the main cause of many diseases."

3. "She was picked on at school because of her accent."

4. "The poor can't afford medical services to get treatment when they are ill, so they mainly rely on medical charities."

5. "We saw a man stealing money at local shop."

6. "Even though Ann was a better candidate than Tom, they didn't give her the job."

7. "People have to struggle to pay their bills and afford food and clothing."

8. "Due to poor diets, young people worldwide are gaining a lot of weight."

6. Think Which of the social issues in Exercise 4 are the most serious in your country. Tell your partner.

(Vấn đề xã hội nào trong Bài tập 4 là nghiêm trọng nhất ở nước bạn. Nói với bạn của bạn.)

7. Collect information about an organisation either in Vietnam or in another country that deals with one of the issues in Exercise 4. Make notes under the headings name, goal of help and type of help. Prepare a poster for it.

(Thu thập thông tin về một tổ chức ở Việt Nam hoặc ở nước khác giải quyết một trong các vấn đề ở Bài tập 4. Ghi chú dưới tiêu đề tên, mục tiêu trợ giúp và loại trợ giúp. Chuẩn bị một tấm áp phích cho nó.)

VALUE HELPING OTHERS

Do you agree with the following statements? Why / Why not?

(Bạn có đồng ý với các tuyên bố sau đây? Tại sao có / Tại sao không?)

1 Helping others makes us feel good about ourselves.

2 Helping others with social problems is waste of time.

3 Helping others strengthens our communities.

CULTURE SPOT

The Fund for the Poor, which is a movement in Vietnam, focuses on helping those in poverty. Since the year 2000, it has received donations and gathered money to provide financial aid, housing and education to poor people all over Vietnam.

(Quỹ Vì Người Nghèo, một phong trào ở Việt Nam, tập trung vào việc giúp đỡ những người nghèo khổ. Kể từ năm 2000, nó đã nhận quyên góp và quyên góp tiền để cung cấp hỗ trợ tài chính, nhà ở và giáo dục cho người nghèo trên khắp Việt Nam.)

Do you know any similar funds in other countries?

(Bạn có biết bất kỳ quỹ tương tự nào ở các quốc gia khác không?)