Задание

Read the text about volunteering and choose the pictures to illustrate it. More than one answer is possible.

After reading about volunteering abroad, you've probably asked yourself: "What can I do right now to contribute to the well-being of society?" Here are some tips for those who aren't in touch with any volunteer organisations but are eager to do something big and helpful.

There's no doubt that you have some belongings at home that nobody has used for a while. They can be child's clothes or toys, old books, or CDs (we all listen to Spotify now, aren't we)? So, instead of collecting stuff that can be just another piece of rubbish for you, try to donate them to charity organisations. You might also try to ask your neighbours for such things and deliver them to your local NGO helping the homeless or other people in need.

If you live in a block of flats, you certainly have got a lot of neighbours and maybe there is a couple of senior citizens among them. It would be a good idea to visit your elderly neighbours and find out about what their life is like. If they are lonely, you can start coming to them on a weekly basis to help them with cleaning, cooking, and shopping. It's not very difficult, but it can definitely make a change in someone's life.

It's not a secret that the same things and tasks may be much more difficult to perform for someone while for you they're a piece of cake. Thus, you may try making your knowledge and skills serve for the better. For example, if you are really brilliant at English, find your classmate or a younger student who struggles to understand the irregular verbs and suggest studying together. This may be profitable for both of you.

Tick the correct answers.

Donating old clothes or other things

Helping an elderly person

Helping younger students with homework

Taking part in a forest cleanup