Charity begins at home v456

Charity begins at home v456

Charity begins at home

Introduction

Introduction - Charity begins at home
In this section we’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 first section contains 6 steps. Work them through step by step.

Step Activity
1. Reading Read about 3 teenagers and answer questions.
2. Speaking Answer and discuss questions about charity with a classmate.
3. Reading part 1 Read a text about charity (Part 1). Answer questions with true or false. Write in 150 words why you think people get high salaries for charity.
4. Reading part 2 Read a text about charity (Part 2). Answer questions. Find out in small groups information about charity funds.
5. Grammar Relative clauses. Study Grammar Desk. Complete the rules and do two exercises. Exercise about non-defining and defining and one about commas in sentences.
6. Task Write in 200 words to which charity you will donate money.

 

Difficult words? Search these on Cambridge Dictionaries

 

Step 1 - Reading

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.
  • Answer the questions by writing down the correct name of the teenager.
  1. Who gave money while they were shopping?
  2. Who has a family member that needs charity?
  3. Who gave money to a charity that is looking for a cure?
  4. Who gave money to an animal charity?
  5. Who doesn’t actually give any money him/her self?
  6. Who gave money when they were younger?
  • Discuss and compare your answers with a classmate.

Step 2 - Speaking

Speaking
Read these questions about charity.
Choose a classmate and answer the questions together.

  1. Name five charities and what they do.
  2. When was the last time you gave money to a charity?
  3. How much did you give? (approx.)
  4. Have you ever raised money for a charity by doing something?
    If not, what could you do? If yes, what did you do?

Step 3 - 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?

  • More money is needed for charities.
  • Some charity money is not spent on charity.
  • People are giving too much money to charities.

Now read the text and decide if the following statements are True (T) or False (F).

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.
Source: Telegraph.co.uk

 

  1. ​The report states that charities are spending all their money on charitable works.
  2. The charities minister said is important for charities to show everyone their accounts.
  3. He said that charities must make their money last for as long as possible.
  4. Rob Wilson thinks that people who give to charity are kind.
  5. The report suggests that the charities are not spending their money just on charitable works.
  6. Many charities also receive money from the government.
 

What exactly are ‘charitable activities’ according to the text?
Some people think that people who work for charities receive very high salaries.

  • 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.”
Source: Telegraph.co.uk

Toets:Charities

In small groups, find out about one of the following charities. Share your information with the class.

  1. What do they do?
  2. Where are their main offices?
  3. When is their next big charity event?
  4. Do they comment on The Hornet’s Nest report? What do they say?
    (Briefly summarize).
  5. Share three interesting facts about the charity with your class.

Step 5 - Grammar

Grammar
Let's look at relative clauses.

KB: Relative clauses

Complete the grammar rule. Underline the correct option.
Sometimes you can choose more than one.

  1. We use who when we are talking about places/people/things.
  2. We use which or that when we are talking about places/people/things.
  3. We use whose when we are giving more information about people/places/things.
  4. We use where when we are talking about people/places/ things.

Complete the sentences with who/which/that/where or whose.
Sometimes more than one is possible.

Exercise:Who/which/that/where or whose

In this exercise you match the sentences halves.

I know a restaurant that you catch every day?
Is this the bus ended quite early.
The party that we went to where we can eat really cheaply.
What’s the name of the girl has great information about cheap hotels.
A pacifist is a person whose pen you borrowed?
This guide book, which has a map, who doesn’t believe in war.
After our argument, Joan sent me a text,

which I thought was kind.


Commas!
Look at the Grammar Desk about non-defining and defining clauses.

KB: Relative clauses

In the next exercise you tick the rules in the correct column.

Exercise: Non-defining or Defining

In the next sentences tick in commas if necessary.

Sentences Add commas if necessary
The actor is now playing a man whose wife died in childbirth.  
My eldest daughter whose boyfriend works for a clothing company is on holiday in Japan at the moment.  
The shirt which is a beautiful colour only cost me €15.  
They’re the new students who are joining our class next week.  
The book which was written by M. Santos was first published in 1821.  
She gave me my essay which had been corrected.  
My grandmother who is 91 walks her dog every day.  
You can borrow the pen that has my name on it.  

 

Step 6 - Task

Task: Writing
“Giving to charity is one of the greatest expressions of charity a person can make and it must not be taken for granted.”

Imagine that you have just received €500.
You decide to donate it to a charity. Which charity would you choose, and why?

  • Write about 200 words stating your reasons.

Answers

B1 Charity begins at home

Step 1 Reading

  1. Alex
  2. Tim
  3. Shaun
  4. Alex
  5. Tim
  6. Alex

Step 3 Reading part 1

Answer: Topic 2: Some charity money is not spent on charity.

  1. = False
  2. = False
  3. = True
  4. = True
  5. = True
  6. = True

Answer: Charitable activities are All the cost that a charity has in order to carry out its charitable aims for it’s beneficiaries.

Step 5 Grammar

Grammar rule:

  1. We use who when we are talking about places/people/things.
  2. We use which or that when we are talking about places/people/things.
  3. We use whose when we are giving more information about people/places/things.
  4. We use where when we are talking about people/places/things.

Match the sentences halves:

I know a restaurant

 

where we can eat really cheaply.

 

Is this the bus

that you catch every day?

 

The party that we went to

 

ended quite early.

 

What’s the name of the girl

 

whose pen you borrowed?

 

A pacifist is a person

 

who doesn’t believe in war.

 

This guide book, which has a map,

 

has great information about cheap hotels.

 

After our argument, Joan sent me a text,

 

which I thought was kind.

 


Rules of using commas in relative clauses:

Non-defining Defining
Adds extra information. If you remove the non-defining clause, the sentence still has the same meaning. The sentence doesn’t make sense without the clause.
The extra information is usually between commas. You don’t use commas.
You can use most relative pronouns but you can’t use ‘that’. You can use all the relative pronouns.
You cannot leave the pronoun out.


Adding commas

  1. The actor is now playing a man whose wife died in childbirth.
  2. My eldest daughter, whose boyfriend works for a clothing company, is on holiday in Japan at the moment.
  3. The shirt, which is a beautiful colour, only cost me €15.
  4. They’re the new students who are joining our class next week.
  5. The book, which was written by M. Santos, was first published in 1821.
  6. She gave me my essay, which had been corrected.
  7. My grandmother, who is 91, walks her dog every day.
  8. You can borrow the pen that has my name on it.

 

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