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.

http://www.ageuk.org.uk/get-involved/volunteer/volunteers-week/

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.

Exercise #2

Human Needs Activity: 

1.    Does every human being have the rights to reach the top of the Maslow pyramid?

Yes, people are equal and they all have the right to reach the top.

2.    Does every human being have the capability of reaching that level?

No, some human beings need to have the basic things such as food and water to reach that level.

3.    What are the opportunities are needed to get to the higher level?

You’ll need to be independent and you’ll have to care about the environment and yourself, also you will have to think more and achieve more.

4.    What are the obstacles could stand in the way of reaching these levels?

Having a bad government, low self esteem, limited thinking, being careless.

5.    What could you do to help others to reach the higher levels?

Giving them what they need, telling them that they need to be in a better situation, helping them to produce more and having passion on what they do.

Exercise #1

Maslow's Human Needs Pyramid

Human Needs Activity 1:

List the levels and specific Maslow’s human needs required by the following cases

Case	Level	Specific needs at each level
A child in a hospital	1/2	Heath, to eat well
A physically disabled person	1/2/3/4	Social interactions, safety, respect by others, health
A lonely poor old lady in Sri Lanka	1/2/3	Food, Water, Health, Family, Social interactions
A shy rich widow who has a loving family and friends but has not achieved much in life	4/5	Self-esteem, confidence, creativity
A family trapped underground because of a bomb shell	1/2	Food, water, creating, safety
An orphaned child who was forced to work to make a living	1/2/3/4	Health, safety, family, repeat by others
Physically and mentally abused person	1/2/4	Sleep, safety, respect by others
A father who lost his job and has a family to support	2/4/5	Self-esteem, passion, creativity, problem solving, employment