Intro
1. Learn Vocabulary - Learn some new vocabulary before you start the lesson.
2. Read and Prepare - Read the introduction and prepare to hear the audio.
Have you ever volunteered to help your neighborhood? Some people believe that it is very important to give back to their communities. It can make you feel good and also help change your community for the better.
There are many different things that people can do that they enjoy for community service. It can be anything from helping to serve lunch at a homeless shelter to picking up trash in local parks. There will always be a need for people who are willing to give their time to help.
Marni tells Gary about her recent community service. Find out more in today’s English lesson about volunteering one’s time.
Dialog
1. Listen and Read - Listen to the audio and read the dialog at the same time.
2. Study - Read the dialog again to see how the vocab words are used.
Marni: Gary, you know what I did over the weekend?
Gary: What did you do?
Marni: I volunteered with a local organization that goes around and plants trees in neighborhoods and parks.
Gary: That’s really, really interesting because this past weekend I went back to a place where I planted a tree. And it was a year later, so…
Marni: You got to see the benefit.
Gary: Yes.
Marni: That’s great.
Gary: It was so wonderful just taking part in this larger involvement.
Marni: I really love community service and I feel like it’s your responsibility every once in a while to give back.
Gary: And it’s so beneficial to not just you, but to everyone and the community.
Marni: Absolutely.
Gary: It’s so great to do. Personally speaking, I think it’s everyone’s responsibility to do some small thing.
Marni: It’s whatever you’re interested in. It doesn’t have to be planting trees. It could be volunteering at a homeless shelter or an animal shelter. Or just even taking meals to seniors. But there are so many ways you can volunteer in your community. I think it’s your duty to look into it.
Gary: I’m so happy that you did that this weekend.
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Discussion
Marni just spent a weekend volunteering. She helped to plant trees in her neighborhood. She really enjoyed it and thinks that it’s important that everyone do some type of community service. There are many different ways that someone can volunteer and Marni gives some examples.
Gary agrees that it’s important to give back. He tells Marni that he’s also helped plant trees and talks about returning to a place to see how much a tree has grown. He feels that it’s everyone’s responsibility to do something beneficial for their neighborhoods.
Do you do community service? Why or why not?
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