That's English! - Module 7 - Unit 7: Help the World (B1.2)

This is a very humanitarian topic as it deals with NGO's and organisations focused on helping people or the planet. Let's start with the general questions:

• What are the main charities or NGO's in Spain? Do you support any of them? Why/why not?
• Do you think these charity organisations are necessary? Try to find pros and cons.
• Have you ever worked as a volunteer? What about the experience? If not, why haven't you done it? Would you like to join an NGO? Which one or what about?
• Have you ever taken part into an event to raise money? What was the experience like? How did you feel? Would you do it again?
• What do you think about famous people who give their support or their image to raise money for these organisations? Do you agree? Do you think it's just marketing?

Activity 1
Some people think that charity is not the solution of a problem and it makes the problem last longer. What's your opinion? Discuss this with your partner and try to find different aspects of this topic.

Activity 2
About grammar, we are going to work with the construction I wish + past simple and If only + past simple. They are used to express wishes and desires for the future so choose some of the below suggestions and tell your partner(s) about them:

• to buy a new car    to have a better/bigger house      to live abroad      to go on a luxury trip   
• to speak other languages     to win a lot of money      to get a gap year at work/your studies

Activity 3
The other structure is with past perfect tenses (If only/I wish + past perferct) and it is used for regrests or complaints as it is referrred to the past not to the future as the previous one. Use the same examples but use them as if you were upset because you didn't do those things at the right time.

Exercises:  exercise 1       exercise 2       a list of exercises here 


Activity 4

Here you are a listening comprenhension about charity. Do the exercise and then comment about what you have just heard. Click here

Activity 5

Some charities are more popular and have more supporters than others. Discuss with your mate about raising money for homeless people, children with problms or for unsheltered animals. Try to give reasons for your answer.