Speech activities. Fill in the blanks with the right word or phrase from the functional vocabulary

Fill in the blanks with the right word or phrase from the functional vocabulary.

Both options make sense. Underline the one which forms a common collocation. Consult a dictionary.

Explain the meaning of the following words and phrases. Translate them into Russian.

Language focus

Functional Vocabulary

abandon sth v	оставлять что-л., покидать что-л.
advise sb on sth	консультировать
alienation n	отчуждение
asset n	зд.: достояние, благо
asylum seeker n	беженец

battle with sth	бороться с чем-л.
befriend sb	зд. помогать кому-л.
deport v	депортировать
carer n	человек, ухаживающий за больными, пожилыми и т.д.
charity n	благотворительность
charitable adj	благотворительный
deterrent adj, n	сдерживающий; средство устрашения
disconnection n	разобщенность
enthuse about sth v	приходить в восторг
like-minded people	соратники
night-shift n	ночная смена
part-time adj	частичный, неполный
racial harassment	расовое преследование
raise money	собирать деньги (на благотворительные нужды)
volunteer v	зд.: заниматься благотворительностью
volunteer n	доброволец
worthwhile cause	стоящее дело

charity work, part-time/full-time employment, to enthuse about sth, housebound people, to give the main carer a break, to open one’s eyes to the need, a commuter train, to do bereavement counselling, like-minded people.

1. Sometimes a grave/bad need in national and global affairs calls for unusual steps.

2. Religious bodies through the ages have been upheld/supported by risk-taking people.

3. Volunteers often drop/abandon paid work to make new perspectives possible.

4. Programmes of Moral re-armament are sustained by a partnership between people in a wide variety of jobs/from all walks of life.

1. Chris Baddock visited housebound people to give … a break.

2. Voluntary work is a … to any country because we put our heart into it without asking for reward.

3. Most people enjoy working with … people and find it amazingly easy and interesting.

4. Nowadays a lot of … are held in detention while the government decides whether or not to admit them to the UK as refugees.

1. Answer the following questions. Make use of the supplementary text “Nurse Nicky Nears her Peak of Fitness”.

1. What is voluntary work in your opinion?

2. What makes people volunteer?

3. What is the range of voluntary activities of the crew members of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution?

4. What are the rewards the volunteers get for their work?

5. What does Iakarea Islam do to make his desire come true?

6. What inspired Chris Baddock to visit housebound people in West London?

7. What does Chris get out of volunteering?

8. How did Joan Gaden happen to get involved into voluntary work? What had she been doing before?

9. What was one of Felicity Dick’s motives behind her involvement with charity work? What does she do?

10. Have you ever done voluntary work? Tell us about your experience.

2. What do the following phrases tell you about? Develop the idea, comparing it with your experience.

· At the grassroots there is some disquiet about the changing culture of voluntary work.

· Working for local authorities along the lines they prescribe could make the voluntary organizations lose what made them special in the first place.

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