Sunday, March 16, 2014

Volunteering in different spheres of society - Exercise #6

Listen again and see if you can work out the answers to these questions about the interview:

1.              How old were the Games volunteers?  All ages
2.              During the Games, the volunteers had a special title. What was this special title? Games makers
3.              Complete this quote from David… “… for a moment in time volunteering had a profile  and an Image that they fully deserve but don’t always get.”
4.              David mentions that some of the volunteers are semi-retired. What does this mean?  They work half the average hours per week
5.              Zoe worked in Events Services. Where was this located? Lake
6.              How does she describe the experience of volunteering for the Olympics and Paralympics? Best experience in my life
7.              What benefits of volunteering, according to Zoe?
a.     Fun
b.     Satisfaction
c.      Meet new people
d.     Confidence
8.              Why does David feel that volunteering in the community is so important?
Organization that support volunteers of all ages support the community with all the free time they have.



 This page is also from AGE UK.

What volunteer roles do the following people have?


Name
Job
1
John McArthur
Age UK Harpenden shop Volunteer
2
Samarah Hashmi
Survey Analyst Volunteer
3
Oliver Stannard
Copywriter Volunteer
4
Stanley Parker
Market Drayton shop Volunteer
5
Camilla Williamson
Volunteer Parliamentary Assistant

Look again at these people and their jobs. What can you say about volunteering from the information in your chart?

There is something for everyone it doesn’t matter what your age, gender, or skills are you can help any many ways.



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