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IV. SPEAKING
Benefits of volunteering activities
1. Look at the following benefits of volunteering activities. Choose the THREE most important benefits.
• Coming into contact with other teenagers with similar interests
• Improving essential life skills, such as skills that will get you a job, or time management skills.
• Appreciating the good things in life and being positive
• Helping teenagers find a sense of purpose in life
• Gaining life experiences
2. Complete the following diagram with examples and details that explain the benefits of volunteering activities.
- coming into contact with other teenagers with similar interests
• sharing common interests and values
• helping you become
• _________________________
- improving essential life skills
• time management
• communication skills
• _________________________
- ___________________________________
• _________________________
• _________________________
• _________________________
3. Work in groups. Give a presentation about the benefits of volunteering activities. Use the information in 2 and the expressions below to help you.
| Useful expressions |
| First of all, ... Second,... Third, ... Finally, ... | For example, ... For instance, ... ... such as ... |
