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Unit
3 Make a difference Te s t A

Name: Class: No.:

Date: Mark:
Enc. Educação: Teacher:

LISTENING 15 Minutes
A. You will hear three short conversations. For each conversation, put a tick ( ) in the
box below the correct picture.
1. What did the girl do last weekend?

A B C

2. What will they donate?

A B C

3. What will the weather be like at the weekend?

A B C

B. You will hear a radio interview about volunteerism. Choose the best option.
TODAY’S SHOW: SHARING EXPERIENCES
1. Her name is . (a) Carol Pener (b) Katherine Pener (c) Katherine Peterson

2. She is years old. (a) 84 (b) 74 (c) 34

3. As a volunteer she to breast cancer patients after surgery.

(a) donates food (b) serves meals (c) gives advice

4. She volunteers for this cause because she is .

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(a) a doctor (b) a breast cancer survivor (c) responsible for the Reach to Recovery programme

5. She had her surgery in . (a) 1952 (b) 1969 (c) 1979
(Adapted from: www.networkforgood.org)

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 READING COMPREHENSION 20 Minutes

Read the text carefully.

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DO CELEBS LIKE JOLIE INSPIRE VOLUNTOURISM?
By Eva Vasquez, Special to CNN

Voluntourism is volunteering on vacation and it’s something which is without

any doubt increasing. “When I started back in 2000, Google didn’t have a search term
for ‘voluntourism’. They would ask you ‘did you mean volunteerism’,” said David
Clemmons, the founder of VolunTourism.org. Now when you type in ‘voluntourism’,
5 you get more than 300,000 hits. “For something that is still very much in its infancy, the
fact that there is so much interest in it is a very telling thing,” he said.

It’s hard to think about humanitarian travel without picturing Angelina

Jolie and other high-profile volunteers. But how much do celebrities contribute
to the growing appetite for volunteering away from home, and is it all positive?

10 One thing is for sure, in our celebrity-obsessed culture many organisations see a
benefit to having celebrities represent their causes. Jolie is a good will ambassador for
UNHCR, also known as the United Nations Refugee Agency, and UNICEF has a number
of celebrity ambassadors, including Liv Tyler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Clay Aiken.
“UNICEF’s celebrities have a broad range of talents and achievements, but they all
15 share a commitment to improving the lives of children worldwide,” said Marissa
Buckanoff, a spokeswoman for UNICEF. “And in each case a celebrity’s association with
UNICEF comes about because he or she has already demonstrated that commitment.”
But the most valuable thing that a celebrity can probably offer is the public attention
that they are able to draw to the cause. “When a celebrity goes to another country, the
20 media accompanies them there,” said Erin Rank, the president and CEO of Habitat for
Humanity of Greater Los Angeles, California. This was the case of Habitat for Humanity
when they convinced superstar Ricky Martin to travel to Thailand after the terrible
tsunami in 2004. He went to the area and raised enough awareness to the issue to raise
funds for 225 family homes for families in the region,” Rank said.

25 While celebrities have a huge marketing appeal and can bring an incredible amount
of awareness to a cause, they’re probably not the prime driver for most people to
participate in humanitarian travel. “Natural disasters are probably the biggest push,”
said David Clemmons.

Nancy McGehee, an expert on voluntourism, agreed that celebrity involvement is

30 not the most influential reason for volunteer travel. “Research has shown that people
are more likely to participate in a volunteer tourism experience if they have the support
of their families’ friends and co-workers,” she said. “My guess would be that the
approval of those close to you is more important than what any celebrity does.” Still,
the public’s interest in celebrities is a powerful force, which is not to be wasted.
(Adapted from: http://edition.cnn.com)

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A. Say whether these statements are right (R) or wrong (W) according to the text.
1. The term “voluntourism” is still very new.
2. Organisations think that people are too obsessed with celebrities which is
a disadvantage for their causes.
3. Celebrities representing UNICEF all share the same commitment to help
improve children’s lives around the world.
4. Ricky Martin made a big impact and due to his presence a lot of money
was raised to rebuild family houses.
5. According to Nancy McGehee, the main reason for people adhering to volunteer
travel is celebrity involvement.

B. Find words in the text that correspond to the following meanings.

1. an undeveloped state (paragraph 1):

2. responsibility, obligation (paragraph 3):

3. attention, consciousness (paragraph 3):
4. attraction (paragraph 4):
5. support, blessing (paragraph 5):

C. What do these words refer to in the text?

1. “I” in line 2:
2. “it” in line 6:
3. “their” in line 11:
4. “he” in line 23:
5. “they” in line 26:

D. Answer these questions about the text.

1. In your own words explain what the expression “voluntourism is increasing” (lines 1-2)
means.
2. Why do you think that: “It’s hard to think about humanitarian travel without picturing
Angelina Jolie”?
3. Why are celebrities so important for organisations like UNICEF and Habitat for
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Humanity?
4. According to David Clemmons, why do people actually like to participate in
humanitarian travel?
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 GRAMMAR 10 Minutes

A. Complete the sentences with a to-infinitive or -ing form.

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1. I’ve decided (become) a volunteer.
2. I love (be) a volunteer at the hospital.
3. Please, avoid (speak) so loud. We’re in a library.
4. Our teacher offered (take) us to the food bank.
5. Everybody really enjoyed (spend) time with the elderly.
6. Someday I want (go) abroad and be a volunteer.
7. I managed (persuade) him to come and now he is a volunteer.
8. Unfortunately, many people refuse (help) others when they can.
9. Angelina doesn’t mind (help) people in need.
10. Oh no, I forgot (phone) Carol to tell her about the charity sale!

B. Choose the correct option.

noun verb adjective preposition

e.g. The doctor told me to rest. X

1. It’s not fair! So many people dying of hunger!

2. I met my best friend at the charity fair.

3. What kind of organisation is this?

4. Angelina Jolie is a very kind person.

5. Please excuse her bad behaviour.

6. You’re always late. You have no valid excuse
anymore.

C. Complete the sentences with a relative pronoun. Put it in brackets when it can be
omitted.
1. I didn’t understand the email you sent to me.
2. Volunteers usually take the bus goes to the city centre.
3. Peter, works here as a volunteer, is my best friend.
4. I usually hand out meals I help cook in the local soup kitchen.
5. I donated some clothes to a charity I greatly admire.
6. The boy I was talking to lives near your house.
7. Enkosini Eco, is a voluntourism organisation, offers volunteers
a unique experience to work abroad at leading wildlife institutions.

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W RIT ING 35 Minutes

A. There will be a blood drive at your school and your Science teacher asked you to
create an ad urging people to donate blood. Use your imagination to complete the
following ad.

Don’t forget to: • invent a title/headline • write a slogan/catchphrase

• write a short and meaningful text

B. Read part of a letter you received from an English friend of yours.

Answer in approximately 100 words.

Have you heard about “voluntourism”? Isn’t it cool?

We could meet somewhere in Europe and then travel to a country where they need
volunteers. How about we go during the summer holiday? What do you think?
Where would you like to meet? Where should we volunteer? And what should we do?
Have you got any good ideas?
Can’t wait to hear back from you…
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