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WILD AND WONDERFUL UNIT 9

LIFE COMPETENCIES

We all belong to communities - our family, our school, our town, our country -
and there is always something everybody thinks should be better for that
community. It’s easy to do nothing and wait for other people to help. Helping
our community isn’t always easy, but it feels good.

4 Work in pairs. Choose a community. Write all the
difficulties you can think of for people in that
community. Use the examples to help you.
Your country - homeless people ...
The world - places with no clean w ater...
Your town/local area - rubbish on the streets ...
Your school - books in your classroom need organising...
Your family - the car is dirty ...

5 Exchange and share your ideas with another pair
who wrote about a different community. Then
write ideas on ways your class can help with these
problems.

Me and vny world
► 27 Watch the video. How many neighbours
does she talk about? How does she help her
6 SPEAKING Tick ( / ) the sentences that are true for
community?
you. Compare with a partner.
I | I know most of the people where I live.
2 ► 27 Watch again and answer the questions.
I | I talk to my neighbours almost every day.
□ There is a good community spirit where I live.
7 [Mko givee her tke project?
I | I sometimes help with local projects.
2 How does eke -feel lAjker ke ^ete tke project?
I | Id like to be more involved in my local community.
3 IM kat ie tke project?
□ A happy community is good for everyone.
7 tf/ka.t doee eke leo^rr. odzout:
a M r kod^ere? TIPS FOR HELPING IN THE
k M re Tkoj^ae? COMMUNITY
c M r S ^r-dere?
5 How doee eke feel odoout tke • Identify what you are not happy about in your
community and think of ways of improving it.
project r.ow?
• Always put the objectives of the community
above your personal goals.
• Don't be afraid to offer your own suggestions,
3 Read about the Under the Tree Foundation. but listen and consider the opinions of others.
What does it do?

When he was 12, Jonathan Woods went Christmas organisation working with older children and teenagers
shopping and had a great idea. He was buying toys to in his local area for advice on what to buy.
give to an organisation in his town. They gave the toys
In 2007, Jonathan sent letters to all his friends
to young children whose parents didn’t have enough
and family asking them to help Under the Tree. The
money to buy Christmas presents. While he was looking
response to these letters was fantastic. Twenty-five
for presents to buy, he had a thought. The organisation
older children received the presents they’d wanted for
helped young children, but many older children his
Christmas, and over 80 teenagers were invited to a
age were probably in the same situation as the young
pizza and movie night.
children. Who was buying presents for them?
The next year, Under the Tree bought presents for over
Jonathan decided to start an organisation to buy
Christmas presents for older children. He called it 50 children. The organisation still continues to help
older children have a better Christmas.
the Under the Tree Foundation. He also asked an