The subject of this lesson is 'Charity begins at home'.
You’re going to look at charities.
Do you know what happens to your euros when you give to charity?
Do you give to charity?
Why do you think that some charities receive more money than others?
Let’s find out.
This lesson contains 6 steps and an evaluation. Work them through step by step.
Step
Activity
Introduction
Find out what you already know.
Step 1
Reading
Read about 3 teenagers and answer questions.
Step 2
Speaking
Answer and discuss questions about charity with a classmate.
Step 3
Reading
Read the first part of a text about charity. Answer questions with true or false.
Step 4
Reading
Read the second part of a text about charity. Answer questions.
Find out in small groups information about charity funds.
Step 5
Grammar
Relative clauses. Study Grammar Desk. Complete the rules and do exercises about who/which/that/where or whose and sentences halves. Exercise about non-defining and defining. Exercise: add commas in sentences.
Step 6
Task
Unjumble words exercise.
Evaluation
Write in 150 words to which charity you will donate money.
Reading (and speaking) Read about these 3 teenagers: Shaun, Alex and Tim.
SHAUN:
I was walking along the street in my town the other week and I heard this guy
playing some music.
It was really good.
As I got closer, I could see he had a sign next to his guitar case.
I think it said ‘All money goes to cancer research’.
I thought that was pretty cool and so I dropped a €10 note in the case.
He played really well!
ALEX:
I’m not sure when I last gave money to a charity.
I think there was a box in a shop once, it was in the shape of a dog – that’s right!
It was for Guide Dogs. That’s a really good charity.
It’s for people who are blind but they can get a dog that will see for them.
I don’t remember how much I gave – but not much. Maybe €1.
But I want to do more for charity.
TIM:
I actually do quite a lot for charity. I really like doing charity runs.
I did one in my home town last week and then I’m going to do one next week in another town.
It’s a great way to raise money and to do something.
I think it’s easy for people to just give money, but if you actually do something then it means more.
I usually raise money for older people. It’s because my grandma is in a home and she couldn’t afford it.
I think it makes sense to raise money for a charity that is helping someone in your family or friend circle.
Do the exercise.
Step 2 - Speaking
Speaking
Read these questions about charity.
Choose a classmate and answer the questions together.
Name five charities and what they do.
When was the last time you gave money to a charity?
How much did you give? (approx.)
Have you ever raised money for a charity by doing something?
If not, what could you do? If yes, what did you do?
Look at these rubrics. How did it go?
How do you assess your speaking skills? What about your classmate?
Good
Sufficient
Insufficient
Speaker style
Speaks clearly and at an understandable pace.
Mostly speaks clearly and a good pace.
Mostly unintelligible.
Language
The vocabulary use is very good and the sentence structure is good.
The vocabulary use is fairly good and the sentence structure is good.
The vocabulary use is not very good, neither is the sentence structure.
Step 3a - Reading part 1
Introduction
You’re going to read a report about charity money.
First read the text quickly. Which of the following topics is mentioned?
Vocabulary
You are going to read a challenging text.
To help you, first learn this vocabulary list in StudioWozzol: (Click in StudioWozzol on the red arrow for the options (e.g. read the words aloud, copy the whole list, learn by writing...)
Now you’re going to read the text and do the exercise: decide if the statements are true or false.
Read the text.
One in five of Britain’s biggest charities spend less than 50 per cent of total income on good works, new report claims. By Christopher Hope
Some of the UK’s biggest and best known charities are spending less than half of their total income every year on good works, a new research has found. The report from the True and Fair Foundation found that one in five of the country’s biggest charities spend less than 50 per cent of their total income on charitable activities. Some of the charities are some of Britain’s best known voluntary organisations such as Cancer Research UK, the Guide Dogs for the Blind and the British Heart Foundation.
Rob Wilson, the charities minister, said charities had to “reassure people and make very clear that the money donated to them will be spent on frontline charitable activities”. 'It's important for charities to be as transparent and accountable as possible - so people can make an informed decision about where their money goes.' He told The Telegraph that they had a duty to “eke out every last penny for good causes”. He said: "Giving to charity is one of the greatest expressions of generosity a person can make and it must not be taken for granted.
The foundation analysed the latest official annual report and accounts of the 5,543 charities. Its report - "A Hornets' Nest" published today - found that 1,020 charities were spending less than 50 per cent of their total income on charitable activities. Spending on “charitable activities” is defined in accounting rules as “all costs incurred by a charity in undertaking activities that further its charitable aims for the benefit of its beneficiaries”. The British Heart Foundation spent an average of just 46 per cent of its income on charitable activities over the past three years. Sue Ryder, which runs a network of second hand shops, spent 46 per cent of its annual income on charitable works over the three years. The Royal Horticultural Society spent 60 per cent of its income on charitable activities over the same period. Many of the charities also receive millions of pounds of public money on top of the cash they raise from individual donors.
Writing
In the previous step (step 3a) you have read the first part of a report about charity money with the title: "One in five of Britain’s biggest charities spend less than 50 per cent of total income on good works, new report claims".
Some people think that people who work for charities receive very high salaries.
People frequently cite high salaries as one of the main reasons for not giving to charities.
What do you think?
Why do you think that people think this?
Write no more than 150 words giving your reasons.
Step 4 - Reading part 2
You’re going to read the second part of a report about charity money.
Read part 2 and choose the correct answers to the questions.
by Christopher Hope
Many of the charities disputed the figures. Cancer Research said it had spent 80 per cent of its income on charity if the cost of running its shops was excluded. A spokesman for Sue Ryder said the research was “misleading in light of the size of our retail chain and the costs at Sue Ryder compare favourably to many other organisations”. She added: “These calculations do not take into consideration the additional benefits that our shops bring to the local community.” Martin Miles, Chief Financial Officer at the British Heart Foundation, said the report did not allow “for the very different financial profile of running the UK’s largest network of charity shops”, adding that 78 per cent of its income was spent on life saving research and improving the lives of heart patients. He said: “We are committed to spending every penny that is donated in a way that will offer the greatest benefit to heart patients and over the last 50 years people’s donations have funded research that has helped to halve death rates for cardiovascular disease in the UK.”
Sir Stephen Bubb, chief executive of the Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations, said: "This is a flawed and simplistic analysis which arbitrarily defines ‘charitable activity’ to exclude campaigning.
"Yet campaigning is the lifeblood of the great British charitable tradition. We work to alleviate the symptoms of disease and poverty and to tackle the causes of such. Donors give money for both.”
A Charity Commission spokesman said: “Donors need to see how charities spend their money.
That’s why charity accounts are public documents. "This report has not, however, considered basic information in the charities’ accounts, which has led to this flawed analysis. "The Commission has looked at the accounts of the charities named and we would recommend anyone interested in charity finances does the same.”
De onderstaande antwoorden moet je zelf nakijken; vergelijk jouw antwoorden met de goede
antwoorden, en geef aan in welke mate jouw antwoorden correct zijn.
De onderstaande antwoorden moet je zelf nakijken; vergelijk jouw antwoorden met de goede
antwoorden, en geef aan in welke mate jouw antwoorden correct zijn.
De onderstaande antwoorden moet je zelf nakijken; vergelijk jouw antwoorden met de goede
antwoorden, en geef aan in welke mate jouw antwoorden correct zijn.
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Toelichting
Deze les valt onder de arrangeerbare leerlijn van de Stercollectie voor Engels voor vwo, leerjaar 4, 5 en 6. Dit is thema 'Money'. Het onderwerp van deze les is: Charity begins at home. Deze les gaat over geld geven aan goede doelen. De grammaticaopdracht gaat over Relative clauses.
Deze les valt onder de arrangeerbare leerlijn van de Stercollectie voor Engels voor vwo, leerjaar 4, 5 en 6. Dit is thema 'Money'. Het onderwerp van deze les is: Charity begins at home. Deze les gaat over geld geven aan goede doelen. De grammaticaopdracht gaat over Relative clauses.
The subject of this lesson is 'Charity begins at home'.
SHAUN:
ALEX:
TIM:
Speaking
One in five of Britain’s biggest charities spend less than 50 per cent of total income on good works, new report claims.
Writing
Let's look at relative clauses.
Task: Writing
What have you learned in this lesson?
