Sunday, March 16, 2014

Exercise #5

Looking at volunteering in different spheres of society.
Week #4

Listen again and see if you can work out the answers to these questions about the interview:



1.                  How old were the Games volunteers? 
- All ages
2.                  During the Games, the volunteers had a special title. What was this special title? 
- Games Makers
3.                  Complete this quote from David… “… for a moment in time volunteering had a 
Profile and an image that they fully deserved but don’t always get.”
4.                  David mentions that some of the volunteers are semi-retired. What does this mean? 
- they want to do something to the community,
5.                  Zoe worked in Events Services. Where was this located?
- Olympic Stadium 
6.                  How does she describe the experience of volunteering for the Olympics and Paralympics? its fantastic/ best experience in her life
7.                  What benefits of volunteering, according to Zoe?
a.       Increasing confidence 
b.    Fun
c.       Meeting new people
d.      Satisfaction
8.                  Why does David feel that volunteering in the community is so important?
Because it is a recognition and some people rely on volunteers.


 This page is also from AGE UK.

What volunteer roles do the following people have?


Name
Job
1
John McArthur
Admin and information volunteer
2
Samarah Hashmi
Survey analyst volunteer
3
Oliver Stannard
Copywriter
4
Stanley Parker
Market Drayton
5
Camilla Williamson
Parliamentary Assistant

Look again at these people and their jobs. What can you say about volunteering from the information in your chart?
- It is well organized and all ages could take part of it.

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