Charities

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A TRIBUTE TO RESPECT, AND CARE FOR OTHERS

Where the flowers grow...

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B2 and above

Topic: Charities

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• To develop learners’ speaking skills for fluency
• To encourage learners to think about the role of charities
• To cultivate empathy
• To develop cultural awareness through speaking, reading, listening, and writing
• To revise persuasive language
• To improve their collaboration skills

Aim/Objectives

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2. Ask them: a. How are these words linked?b. Search the meaning of these words. (click on the info to get the links for the definitions)

Warm UP

1. Write on the board the following words:a. charityb. philanthropyc. altruismd. aide. assistance

Task 1

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Click and find a word list related to charities.

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3. Why do people give money to charities? (Discuss)4. Which charities are the most popular in your country? (Discuss)

Task 1

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1. Use the words from task 1 and write a sentence using each word.2. Share with the class.

Task 2

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Task 3

1. Click on 2. Watch the video3. Write down the main idea behind effective altruism and charities4. Share with the rest of the class (you can use padlet, jamboard to gather your ideas)5 Do you agree or disagree? Why? (click on the (+) icon to look at useful language)

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Vídeo

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How far do you agree or disagree with this statement?

"If an outsider looked at our world, they'd wonder what on Earth we're doing."

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The other point of view

1. Read the above articles.2. Gather the main criticism against altruism and donating to charities.3. Gather all the arguments on Jamboard, Padlet .

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Let's Debate!

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In groups let them 10-15 minutes to create their argumentation.Use this table ( )which contains useful language to persuade each other.

Let the fun part begins! Let them debate! Note: If possible, have another class vote for the most convincing team!

Task 5

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Divide your students into two groups.'Imagine that your class has 1000€ to donate to a charity. However, some students (the other group) do not share the same opinion and think that it is a waste of time and they prefer spending it on an trip".

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E. Quotes by Mother Teresa:Discuss, create a poster, a poem a story

F. Mother Teresa: search, find info. If you met her what would you ask her, what would you say to her

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C. Create your own charity. / Work for a charity

D. Tips on fundraising (then create an infographic or poster)

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A. Task 5: Create fact files with famous charity organisation and let them debate on which they should spend their money

B. Open ended qs: How important do you think it is to give money to charity? Do you think the rich have a duty to help the poor? Why/not? They say that ‘Charity begins at home’. Do you agree?

I. Should we donate from our brain or from our heart? Discuss.

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H. Charity Scam : What to avoid

G.Read this article Discuss the main idea. Benefits of volunteering.

F. Write: Would you like to work for a charity? Why/ why not?Do you think that one day there will be no need for charities? How much suffering would disappear if more people donated money to charity?

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Any suggestions or comments?

Thank you!