Student’s Book: Teaching notes, keys and audioscripts Unit 2 • Volume A

go out volunteering together.

Narrator Volunteering lets Josh and Jade help people, and also meet people, and make friends. Today, Josh and Jade are going to go to East London, to see what they can do to help in the community.

It’s good to talk

Narrator A big part of Josh and Jade’s work is speaking to people in the community and learning about their lives. Even conversations can make a positive difference to someone’s day.

Josh Just stop and talk to someone, right? Just stop and just see how someone’s doing, try and build some community, some friendship, I think that’s really really important, isn’t it, mate?

Narrator Even if you don’t have money, speaking to people, asking them about their day, will make people smile.

Josh You know, you don’t have to solve every one of their problems. You can just say hello and smile and recognise that they’re, whatever situation they’re in, they are a person.

There we go, mate. Cheeky look at that. It’s nice, huh? Faded up the sides into the top.

Man Yeah, that’s how… that’s how I like it… That looks fine.

Josh Cool. Nice one mate.

Man Yeah, that’s great. Nice one. Thank you.

Josh You’re welcome.

Help others, help yourself

Josh It’s really about connecting with people, it’s about what you get in return, like, I’m the happiest I’ve been doing this and it’s OK to recognise that.

Narrator Helping people has made Josh happy. Do you think there is something you could give to your community? Answers

1 He is a hairdresser who gives free haircuts to the homeless.

2 ‘Do something for nothing’, which he started in 2015.

3 He uploads ‘before’ and ‘after’ photos for people to like and share.

4 She is a vet and she helps people look after their dogs.

5 Speaking to people in the community and learning about their lives.

6 You don’t have to solve every one of their problems. You can just say hello and smile and recognize that they are a person.

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Personal answers

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Language Skills pp. 28-29

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First-born children: Angela Merkel, Bill Clinton, Jeff Bezos

Last-born children: Andy Murray, Eddie Murphy, Serena Williams

Only children: Ada Lovelace, Daniel Radcliffe, John Lennon

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TEACHING NOTE

This activity prepares students for the B1 Preliminary for Schools exam of the Cambridge English Qualifications, Reading Paper, Part 4, and for the B2 First for Schools exam of the Cambridge English Qualifications, Reading and Use of English Paper, Part 6. It also prepares to the B2 Communicator exam of the LanguageCERT International ESOL, Written exam, Reading Part 2.