Exercise 1. Listen to two volunteers, Karen and Martin. Where do they do their voluntary work?
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1. Karen: ___________________________ |
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2. Martin: ___________________________ |
Exercise 2: Listen to Karen and Martin again and answer the questions. Write K (Karen) or M (Martin).
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Who …
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K or M?
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1. helps homeless people in the local area?
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2. works with farm animals?
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3. volunteers a few hours a week?
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4. does voluntary work every weekend?
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5. thinks that volunteers are more active than other people?
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6. enjoys working with other people?
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7. thinks that voluntary work makes you more sure of yourself?
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8. thinks that doing voluntary work makes a good impression?
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ANSWER KEY
Exercise 1.
1. Karen: soup kitchen
2. Martin: on a farm
Exercise 2.
1. Karen 2. Martin 3. Karen 4. Martin
5. Karen 6. Martin 7. Martin 8. Karen
AUDIO SCRIPT (Recording 1.9)
I = Interviewer K = Karen M = Martin
I: Welcome to The World of Work. Today we have two young people in the studio. They are going to talk to us about voluntary work. Welcome to the show, Martin and Karen.
M&K: Thank you.
I: Karen, let’s start with you. What kind of voluntary work do you do?
K: I work in a soup kitchen for homeless people. My local church runs a homeless charity, and every evening, homeless people can come to the church and have a simple meal. It’s usually soup and bread.
I: That’s great, Karen. And what about you, Martin? What does your voluntary work involve?
M: I work on an organic farm.
I: What exactly do you do on the farm?
M: I do lots of different jobs. I plant trees and vegetables. I feed the chickens. I collect the eggs from the chickens and I sometimes cook lunch for all the other volunteers. It’s a big farm, and there are fifteen volunteers.
I: How many hours do you work, Karen?
K: I’m a student and I have a lot of work at the moment. I don’t have much free time, so I do two or three hours a week.
M: I do quite a lot. I go every Saturday and Sunday. We start very early in the morning and finish at about 7 o’clock in the evening. It’s very hard work, and I feel tired at the end of the day. But I don’t mind because I love being on the farm.
I: What sort of people volunteer?
K: Fantastic people! No. Um, volunteers are caring people. Of course, a lot of people are caring, but volunteers are more likely to do something about it.
I: So why do you do this voluntary work?
M: I am passionate about the environment, and I’m interested in responsible farming. I believe that organic farming is very important for the future. I also like working in a team. I learn important life skills and I’m more confident than before. Also, I want to study farming and agriculture so this is good experience.
I: What about you, Karen?
K: Well, there are problems in my community and I want to help. There’s also a selfish reason for doing it – it impresses people and I like that.
I: Thank you, Karen. Thank you, Martin. Now, unemployment …