Applied English for Tuesday, May 22, 2001: Review of Volunteerism on Monday, May 21, 2001

In groups of three, fill in the blanks on this handout. AFTER you finish, check your answers against the handout I gave you this morning. Discuss the answers in English.


Pronunciation and grammar:

(verb: the action) to volunteer
  • Simple present: I _____________ each summer, and she volunteers each summer, too.
  • Present progressive: I _____________ this term.
  • Present perfect: I _____________ many times in Japan.
  • Present perfect progressive: I _____________ with the elderly for four years. He has . . .
  • Simple past: I _____________ last year.
  • Past progressive: I _____________ last Saturday when I received a call from my roommate.
  • Past perfect: I _____________ at the elementary school before I began to learn Spanish.
  • Past perfect progressive: I _____________ for three days when I was asked to increase my hours.
  • Simple future: I _____________ tomorrow at the hospital.
  • Future progressive: I _____________ tomorrow while the other students are playing tennis.
  • Future perfect: I _____________ 100 hours before I return to Japan.
  • Future perfect progressive: I _____________ for four hours by the time I have a lunch break.

(adjective) _____________ (example: volunteer activities = adjective + noun)

(noun: the concept, the idea) _____________

(noun: being a volunteer; the act of volunteering) _____________

(noun: a person) a/the _____________ / _____________ (more than one)

Vocabulary:

non-profit organization =

 

worthy cause =

 

without payment = without receiving money

volunteerism and volunteering

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soup kitchens =

 

food banks =

 

domestic violence =

 

shelters for women =

 

youth centers =

 

litter =

 

vandalism =

 

SOLV =

 

the elderly =

 

caregiving =

 

respite care =

 

natural disasters =