CHARITY

VOCABULARY

 Charity – благотворительность
 An association – ассоциация, объединение
 Care – помощь, уход
 Cooperation – сотрудничество, взаимодействие
 A donation – пожертвование, вклад
 A fund – фонд
 Fund-raising – сбор средств, привлечение средств
 Generosity – щедрость, великодушие
 Important – важно
 Need – нуждаться
 Help – помощь
 Homeless – бездомный
 An organization – организация
 A hospice – хоспис
 Support – поддержка
 Sponsorship – спонсорство
 Social work – социальная работа, общественная работа
 To rescue – спасти
 To donate – пожертвовать
 To raise money – собрать деньги, собрать средства
 A volunteer – волонтер, желающий
 Volunteer/ do volunteering work - помогать, быть волонтером
 Conservation – сохранение
 An orphan – сирота
 An orphanage – детский дом
 A shelter – приют
 Stray animals – бездомные/бродячие животные
DISCUSSION

 Is charity important nowadays?

 What ways of charity activities do you know?
 How can charities raise money?
 What problems are charities usually devoted to?
 What Russian charity organizations do know?
 What foreign charity organizations do you know?
 What are charity shops? What do they sell?
 What events do charity organizations hold?
 Have you ever helped charity organizations? How?
 Have you ever raised money for charity?
 Have you ever visited charity concerts or other charity events?
 What is your attitude to charity?
 Do people help each other more now than in the past?
 Have you ever seen charity boxes in the supermarkets?
LISTENING

TASK 1. Tick sentences T (True) or F (False) АУДИО

1. Ben needs someone to help with the cooking.

2. The show is going to take place in the park.

3. Kathy likes Graham's jokes.

4. Somebody from Kathy's family has already volunteered to help.

5. Ben doesn't think Kathy's card tricks will work.

6. Kathy can't dance very well.

7. Kathy can't participate because she is helping Susan.

TASK 2. Listen to the AUDIO and order the statements A-F in the right way. Listen to
the description of five British charities and choose the heading A-G that best fits each.
There are two headings you do not need to use.

A - This charity helps members integrate in society

B - This charity helps people have equal opportunities

C - This charity was founded almost 300 years ago

D - This charity was founded by the Queen

E - This charity was unusual when it started working

F - This charity works closely with local administrations

G - This charity works through autonomous projects

1 2 3 4
READING

TASK 1. Подберите правильный заголовок 1-5 к абзацам A – D. Один

заголовок лишний.

1. You can meet new people.

2. It’s a way to gain confidence.
3. You can have lots of fun
4. It’s eco-friendly.
5. It’s an opportunity to gain experience and skills.

A. By volunteering, you are carrying out a job – even though you’re not being paid – so
you can gain valuable experience and skills which are likely to be useful in the future.
For example, many volunteering roles will help you to gain experience in working as a
team.

B. One of the best things about volunteering is meeting the other volunteers! They are
likely to be very interesting and inspiring people and might just turn out to be great
friends too.

C. Many people who do voluntary work say that it has helped them to feel more
confident in all sorts of ways. For example, I have always been quite a shy person, but
my volunteering experience has helped me to gain confidence in talking to strangers and
even in front of a crowd!

D. Doing an activity that you wouldn’t normally do, with like-minded people, should
mean that you have a really fun time. You will also feel good knowing that you are doing
something for a good cause.

These are just a few of the many reasons why I suggest that you look for volunteering
opportunities in your local town or city. There are many different things that you can get
involved with, and remember that any type of volunteering is good volunteering. If you
like, you can start with something small and who knows what it will lead to! The most
important thing to remember is that as well as helping others, you can get a great deal out
of it too!

A B C D

TASK 2. Подберите правильный заголовок 1-6 к абзацам A – E. Один

заголовок лишний.

1. Range of goods.
2. Cheap and cheerful
3. Be original
 4. It’s funny
5. Buying and helping
6. More than a shop

Charity shops

A. One of the main reasons that these retail establishments are so popular is that they
are great value for money. You are able to buy clothing of all types for a relatively decent
price that accordingly goes to a good cause, making you feel cheerful for spending
money and not guilty for blowing your money. And let's face it, affordable prices never
go a miss!

B. Also known as eco-fashion, where one is part of the growing trend of sustainability
and fashion in order to support our environment and those around us, giving us a sense of
social responsibility. When one simply buys something from a charity shop, you are
strengthening the growing projects and making the world a fairer place in the long run.
Be the difference you want to see; simply by buying an item or two every now and then
you could be changing somebody's life in need.

C. Don't you find it lame when you catch somebody with the same shirt or top on as you?
Well, now is your chance to be different. You can find clothing that will not be available
in conventional stores, allowing your originality to flourish and not be copied.
Furthermore, when somebody asks where you've got something from, you can grin in
delight that you have got it from a charity shop (then they can't copy you too!).

D. Most retail units have a parent charity, for example Oxfam being one of the biggest
global aids. This means that when you buy from the specific chain of charity shop, you
know that you are supporting their activities and furthering their charitable work.

E. The amount of merchandise that charity shops have to offer is endless. Dependent on
where you go of course, as some shops only sell clothing, yet other bigger and renowned
chains offer literally everything you can imagine, such as books, shoes, bags and socks.
Not to mention that some shops sell new stock from department stores that have donated
them, and vintage items like vinyl, CDs and clothing that are no longer available
anywhere else.

A B C D E

TASK 3. Прочитайте текст. Определите, какие из приведённых утверждений 1– 7

соответствуют содержанию текста (1 – True), какие не соответствуют (2 – False) и
о чём в тексте не сказано, то есть на основании текста нельзя дать ни
положительного, ни отрицательного ответа (3 – Not stated).
 Hershey’s chocolate

People from all over the world like the taste of chocolate. It’s the most popular dessert and snack. You
may like dark or light chocolate, you may prefer it plain or with nuts, but whatever your tastes are, you
will certainly enjoy the chocolate produced by the Hershey Company.
Hershey chocolate became famous all over the world thanks to a quiet but very hard-working and
generous person – Milton Hershey, the founder of the company.
Milton Hershey grew up in Pennsylvania, USA. His mother wanted him to learn practical skills. She
believed practice is more important than college education. So when Milton finished the fourth grade,
she arranged for him to become a printer’s assistant. But Milton didn’t like the job and left it soon after.
In a while he became an assistant in a candy factory. He helped to make candy and became very
successful at it.
After a few years of training, Milton understood that he wanted to start his own business. He borrowed
some money from his aunt and set up a small candy shop. For five long years Milton Hershey worked
extremely hard but had no success. He invested in the business more money than he made from it.
Finally, he closed the shop and found work with a candy maker again. It was there that he discovered
caramel and how fresh milk could be used to make it.
In 1883 Milton Hershey got back to the idea of his own business. He bought the equipment and started
the Lancaster Caramel Company. Success soon followed. Within a few years, Milton Hershey had a
growing business and was selling his caramels all over the country. At that time he became focused on
milk chocolate, which in those days was an expensive dessert imported from Switzerland. Milton
Hershey was determined to find a new formula for the product that could allow him to manufacture milk
chocolate in large amounts and sell it countrywide.
So, in 1900 Milton Hershey sold his caramel company for $1,000,000 dollars and started up a chocolate
factory. In fact it was more than a factory. Milton Hershey built a whole town around the factory – with
houses, schools, churches, and stores. He wanted the people who worked in his factory to live nearby
and feel comfortable. The factory was focused on producing the Nickel Bar, a relatively cheap chocolate
bar that everyone could afford. Later, Hershey Kisses were added. These delicious, bite-sized pieces of
chocolate were named after Milton Hershey himself.
As success and profits rose, Milton Hershey invested more money in the infrastructure of his town and
added a sports arena, a stadium, and a school for orphaned children.
Milton Hershey died in Hershey, Pennsylvania, in 1945, one year after his retirement as chairman of the
board. He was 88 years old. By the end of his life Hershey had donated most of his money to his town
and the school for orphans. His chocolate factory remains the largest in the world. The town of Hershey
is still home to about 12,000 people and draws more than 30 million visitors each year. They come to
see the famous Hershey Park, which boasts a roller coaster, Ferris wheel and other rides. The factory
tours draw more visitors annually than the White House. Guests can take a tour through a mock
chocolate factory that includes a ride through a simulated roasting oven, and eating samples of Hershey
chocolate.

1. The Hershey company was named after the man who had started it.
2. Milton Hershey tried some other jobs before he started making chocolate.
3. Milton Hershey’s mother ran a small business of her own.
4. Milton Hershey produced his chocolate in strict accordance with the Swiss recipe.
5. The Nickel Bar was expensive chocolate for elite customers.
6. Milton Hershey gave lots of money to charity.
7. It was Milton Hershey’s idea to create Hershey Park.

TASK 4. Прочитайте текст. Определите, какие из приведённых утверждений

1–7 соответствуют содержанию текста (1 – True), какие не соответствуют (2 –
False) и о чём в тексте не сказано, то есть на основании текста нельзя дать ни
положительного, ни отрицательного ответа (3 – Not stated).

The will

One day young William was called to a lawyer’s office. The lawyer announced that
William’s uncle had left him a thousand dollars. He also added that William was required
to give the lawyer a report of how he used the money as soon as he spent it. That was his
uncle’s last wish.
William promised to follow his uncle’s wish and went straight to his club. He looked for
Bryson, a calm wise man of about forty, who was sitting in a corner reading a book.
When William told him about the contents of the will, Bryson did not seem at all
surprised. He only remarked that the uncle was worth about half a million.
William told Bryson that his uncle had left a lot of money to charity while his servants
had received only ten dollars each. There was one more person mentioned in the will,
Miss Hayden, a distant relative who lived in the uncle’s house. She was a quiet, musical
girl and the dearest woman in the world to William. William had been in love with her
for two years but he had never told her about his feelings.
William had no idea how to spend a thousand dollars and he hated making the report. He
had a feeling that his uncle was making fun of him.
In the street William saw a blind man selling pencils. William went up to him and asked
him what he would do with the money. The blind man shrugged his shoulders and said
that he had never seen such a huge amount of money and therefore had never had the
problem of spending such a sum. William bought all his pencils and gave him ten dollars
above the price.
William was walking down the empty street when he had an idea.
He got into a cab and went to his uncle’s house where Miss Hayden lived. He found her,
sad and beautiful, writing letters in the library. William knew that like the servants she
had received nothing from his uncle but ten dollars. So he said that there was an addition
to his uncle’s will that allowed her to have a thousand dollars and he gave her the money
there and then. Miss Hayden turned white, took the banknotes and put them in the drawer
of the writing desk. Then she quietly thanked William and gave him a shy smile.
In excitement William went back to the lawyer’s office, ready to hand over the report.
Suddenly the lawyer took out another document which had been given to him by
William’s uncle and started reading. It said that in the case that William spent the money
wisely, he was to receive another fifty thousand dollars. On the contrary, if he had spent
it in a foolish way, the fifty thousand would go to Miss Hayden.
Smiling brightly, William destroyed the report and said he had lost a thousand dollars on
the races. William realised that he was going to lose much more than that, but he felt
happy about it.
1. Bryson was a friend of William’s uncle.
2. William’s uncle left all his money to his servants.
3. Miss Hayden arrived at the uncle’s house two years ago.
4. William asked the blind man for advice.
5. William told Miss Hayden a lie about his uncle’s will.
6. Miss Hayden refused to take a thousand dollars offered by William.
7. William made Miss Hayden a rich woman.

TASK 5. Прочитайте текст. Определите, какие из приведённых утверждений

1– 8 соответствуют содержанию текста (1 – True), какие не соответствуют (2 –
False) и о чём в тексте не сказано, то есть на основании текста нельзя дать ни
положительного, ни отрицательного ответа (3 – Not stated).

Red Nose Day

There's one special day in Britain when you can see lots of people all over the country
wearing clown red noses. This is known as Red Nose Day. It's arranged by a charity
organisation “Comic Relief” whose aim is to collect money for people who are in need.
“Comic Relief” was started in 1985 by the writer Richard Curtis and the comedian Lenny
Henry. At that time, people in Ethiopia were suffering from an awful hunger and
something had to be done. The idea was simple. Richard and Lenny decided to gather a
group of much-loved British comedians to give public performances. And in this way
they would collect money to help people in desperate need. They also hoped to let people
know about poverty in Africa. Richard and Lenny strongly believe that laughter is the
best weapon to fight tragedy, poverty and injustice. That was how “Comic Relief” was
born.
One of the main events organised by “Comic Relief” is Red Nose Day. It takes place
every two years in the spring, though many people think that this day should be held
annually. The first Red Nose Day was held on 5 February 1988 and since then they have
been held on the second or third Friday in March.
The event is widely celebrated in the UK and many people consider it to be a type of
unofficial national holiday. The symbol of the day is the red nose which you can find in
various supermarkets and charity shops. The thing is that red noses are not sold and you
cannot buy them, but you can leave a small sum of money (a donation) and just take one.
The exact sum of the donation is not fixed. You can leave as much as you want — it's an
act of charity.
Since 1985 there have been all kinds of noses: plastic, soft, boring common ones, there
were noses that looked like faces, noses that made noises, noses that changed colour
when they got hot… This year it's a dinosaur theme, which means noses are shaped like
small creatures from pre-history.
On Red Nose Day money-raising events take place all over the country and many schools
participate.
In the evening of Red Nose Day a ‘telethon' takes place on the BBC channels. This is like
a televised marathon that shows a selection of the events of the day, and lots of short
comic performances and reports of how the money will
be spent. It starts in the evening and goes through into the early hours of the morning.
There’s a Red Nose Day page on Facebook and you can follow it on Twitter. People also
upload videos of local charity events on YouTube and Facebook.
So, if you are ever in the UK on Red Nose Day, now you know why you will find normal
people wearing red noses and doing silly things! It's all for a good reason!

1. The organisation “Comic Relief” was established to help poor people in Africa.
2. Nowadays “Comic Relief” has become an international organisation.
3. Red Nose Day is held every year in spring.
4. Red Nose Day is а very popular day in Great Britain.
5. Red noses are sold at the same price in all shops and supermarkets.
6. An essential part of Red Nose Day is the contest for the best nose.
7. There is a special TV programme about Red Nose Day.
8. Information about Red Nose Day events is posted on the Internet.
GRAMMAR

Прочитайте приведённые ниже тексты. Преобразуйте слова, напечатанные

заглавными буквами, так, чтобы они грамматически соответствовали
содержанию текста. Заполните пропуски полученными словами. Каждый
пропуск соответствует отдельному заданию 20–28 в ОГЭ.

TASK 1.

I 1) BE a volunteer since April 2013. I was looking to do something that I 2) CAN be

proud of 3) I for, something that would help me as well as help other people. I decided
that I 4) GET into contact with some local charity shops and I currently volunteer in a
local Sue Ryder Charity shop. Although at the time I 5) NOT/MIND didn’t mind where I
volunteered, I am glad that it was the Sue Ryder shops which 6) CONTACT me
because Sue Ryder is a charity very close to my heart for many reasons, one of which
being that my Dad 7) CARE for in a hospice supported by Sue Ryder.

TASK 2.

The technology we carry about everywhere can have a great power to do good for the
world and to help 1) OTHER and recently I 2) DISCOVER just how much online
volunteering there 3) BE to do in the world. From using your language skills to do
translations, to developing and managing projects and helping with IT work, there is so
much that so many people can do to help people in their own 4) COUNTRY and across
the world. The United Nations, in fact, has a huge page on 5) IT website designed for
recruiting volunteers. This work can support the poor and help 6) CHARITY who
otherwise would not have the funding to pay for staff. Many organisations only require
you to work an hour a week – some even 7) LITTLE. And the support provided by
online volunteers can really help make a difference to 8) THAT in need.

TASK 3.

Have you heard of Band Aid 30? Probably not. Then let me explain what ‘Band Aid’ is.
In 1984, Bob Geldof and Midge Ure 1) BRING together a group of British and Irish
singers and musicians and produced a song, called ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas?’ The
song was a charity single. The musicians said that the money from the sales 2) GO to
help poor people in Ethiopia, who were suffering from a famine. The group 3) CALL
Band Aid. Over forty singers were involved in the project, including Paul McCartney,
Bono, David Bowie and Sting. In 2014, the group changed its name to ‘Band Aid 30’
because it was the 4) THIRTY time the song was recorded. That year, the song aimed
to help those who were suffering from the Ebola virus.
Since the time of its birth, the song 5) MAKE a lot of money. The money is still used
only for charity. Although the song has sometimes been criticised, over 312,000 6)
COPY of the song have been sold. Usually, I 7) NOT/LISTEN to music a lot, I have
other hobbies. But one of my friends, who is a 8) GREAT music expert than I am,
says that, if the song helps people in need – it can never be a bad thing! I agree with 9)
HE.
WORD WORMATION

TASK 1. Прочитайте приведённый ниже текст. Преобразуйте слова, напечатанные

заглавными буквами в конце строк, так, чтобы они грамматически и лексически
соответствовали содержанию текста. Заполните пропуски полученными словами.
Каждый пропуск соответствует отдельному заданию 29–34 в ОГЭ.

The Grand National is a horse race which is held every year in Liverpool. This 1)
COMPETE involves a four-mile race, during which the horses have to go over 30
fences. The most 2) FAME horse in the Grand National was called ‘Red Rum’. He was
the 3) WIN of the race three times during the 1970s. The race is not only a sporting
event but a 4) FASHION social event too. Men and women wear beautiful clothes, and
the tickets to the race are very 5) EXPENSE. The Grand National is broadcast all over
the world and around 500 to 600 million people watch it. However, though there are lots
of horse racing fans, many people think it’s 6) FAIR and cruel to make the animals race
and jump for people’s entertainment.
WRITING AN EMAIL

TASK 1. Напишите электронное письмо другу по переписке.

You have received an email message from your English-speaking pen friend, Kate.

From: Kate@[Link]

To: Russian_friend@[Link]

Subject: Charity
... At school we have a tradition of helping sick people. Twice a week after classes we
visit elderly people, who live in the neighbourhood. We help them with shopping and
cooking. Mother says it helps us to be kinder and more responsible...

Are there any charity activities at your school? What do you think of organizing
charity concerts to collect money? How would you spend this money?

Write her an email and answer her 3 questions.

Write 100–120 words. Remember the rules of email writing.
SPEAKING

TASK 1. Imagine that you are preparing a project with your friend. You have
found some interesting material for the presentation and you want to read this text
to your friend. You have 1.5 minutes to read the text silently, then be ready to read
it out aloud. You will not have more than 2 minutes to read it.

There's one special day in Britain when you can see lots of people all over the country
wearing clown red noses. This is known as Red Nose Day. It's arranged by a charity
organisation “Comic Relief” whose aim is to collect money for people who are in need.
“Comic Relief” was started in 1985 by the writer Richard Curtis and the comedian
Lenny Henry. At that time, people in Ethiopia were suffering from an awful hunger and
something had to be done. The idea was simple. Richard and Lenny decided to gather a
group of much-loved British comedians to give public performances. And in this way they
would collect money to help people in desperate need. They also hoped to let people
know about poverty in Africa. Richard and Lenny strongly believe that laughter is the
best weapon to fight tragedy, poverty and injustice. That was how “Comic Relief” was
born.

TASK 2. You are going to take part in a telephone survey. You have to answer six
questions. Give full answers to the questions. Remember that you have 40 seconds to
answer each question.

1) How old are you?

2) Do you have any charity projects at you school?
3) Have you ever done volunteering?
4) What charity organizations are there in your countries?
5) How do charity organizations usually help?
6) Why is charity important?

TASK 3. You are going to give a talk about relations in a family. You will have to
start in 1.5 minutes and speak for not more than 2 minutes.

Remember to say:

 who are volunteers

 what volunteers usually do
 if you have ever helped as a volunteer
 what is your attitude to volunteering

You have to talk continuously.

 CHARITY KEYS

LISTENING

TASK 1. 2 1 2 1 1 1 2

TASK 2. E A F B G

READING

TASK 1. 5 1 2 3 4

TASK 2. 2 5 3 6 1

TASK 3. 1 1 3 2 2 1 3

TASK 4. 3 2 3 1 1 2 1

TASK 5. 1 3 2 1 2 3 1 1

GRAMMAR

TASK 1. 1) HAVE BEEN 2) COULD 3) MYSELF 4) WOULD GET 5) DID NOT

MIND 6) CONTACTED 7) WAS CARED

TASK 2. 1) OTHERS 2) DOSCOVERED/HAVE DISCOVERED 3) IS 4) COUNTRIES

5) ITS 6) CHARITIES 7) LESS 8) THOSE

TASK 3. 1) BROUGHT 2) WAS GONE 3) WAS CALLED 4) THIRTIETH 5) HAS

MADE 6) COPIES 7) DO NOT LISTEN 8) GREATER 9) HIM

WORD FORMATION

TASK 1. 1) COMPETITION 2) FAMOUS 3) WINNER 4) FASHIONABLE 5)

EXPENSIVE 6) UNFAIR
 Полезные ссылки и материалы 

 [Link]
charity-shop (статья девушки-волонтера)
 [Link]
help-yourself (задания на аудирования С1)
 [Link]
story-english (видео-задание play modes)
 [Link] (видео - задание play
modes)
 [Link] (задание на знание лексики)
 [Link] (аудирование онлайн)
 [Link] (интерактивные задания по теме
wordwall)
 [Link] (видео-урок)
 [Link]
51980 (презентация по теме)
 [Link]
online-volunteering (статья про онлайн волонтерство)
 [Link]
something-funny-money (статья «Red nose day in the UK»)
 [Link]
English_as_a_Second_Language_(ESL)/
Present_Perfect_Simple_and_Continuous/Charity_-
_Listening_Activity_hb773761zc (задание на аудирование)
 [Link] (подкаст Money and
charity)
 [Link]
(аудирование Task 2 - British charity organizations)
 [Link]
po-oge-anglijskij-yazyk (задание Электронное письмо и примерный ответ)