LESSON NOTES

British English Listening

Comprehension for Advanced
Learners #14
Giving Back to the Community in
The U.K

CONTENTS
2 British English
2 Vocabulary
3 Sample Sentences

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1. A male student and a female student are talking about volunteer activities.

2. Which activities are they planning to join?

3. I heard that we're going to do a volunteer activity and write a report about it for this
class.

4. We can choose any activity that we're interested in, can't we? What are you going to
do?

5. I haven't decided yet. I'm interested in welfare and I want to interact with others. Have
you picked one yet?

6. Not yet. I'm interested in environmental issues though, so I'm looking for an activity
with a nature conservation group.

7. Like picking up rubbish?

8. Well, that's OK, but I'd prefer group activities to solo ones. Maybe an activity where I can
get some leadership experience.

9. All right. I know someone who's working with a group that is planting trees with kids.
Would that interest you?

10. Yeah! That sounds perfect! It would also be a great opportunity to interact with kids.
Do you want to do it with me?

11. Maybe... but I'd prefer to try something related to welfare if at all possible. I'd like to help
eldery or disabled people.

12. Oh, my mother helps elderly neighbours with their personal care. Would you like to help
with that?

13. Yes, I would!

VOCABULARY

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done freely, without

volunteer (British) compensation adjective

rubbish (British) waste material noun

to protect animals, plants or

conservation (British) natural resources noun

environmental (British) relating to the natural world adjective

to choose from several

to pick (British) options verb

the health, happiness and

welfare (British) fortune of a group noun

to make a choice after

to decide (British) considering the options verb

to be interested in (British) to like, to be curious about verb

a thing that a person or

activity (British) group does noun

leadership (British) the ability or action to lead adjective

SAMPLE SENTENCES

If we don't change something, soon we The anthropologist's team is working on

will have more rubbish than we can the conservation of the new prehistoric
handle. pieces found in the excavation.

Many are the environmental issues that we We are going to pick our new flat from this
have caused, and that other species have catalogue.
to endure.

The candidate's famous saying is "the They have decided to move to Europe in
population's welfare always comes first". the coming months.

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I couldn't be more interested in this new The teacher explained the next activity to
project I can finally test my theory. the children in the classroom.

I acquried my leadership skills during my university work experience placement.

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