Personal development, Teambuilding
Expert and on the go, Media (audio/video/images), Storytelling, Teambuilding and empowerment
30 min.
Large group, Small group
Upto 1 hour
Materials needed
Advanced, Moderate
Speaking, Listening, Reading
Cultural awareness, Digital skills, Creativity
Communication, Self-presentation
Self-knowledge, Learning to learn, Self-presentation, Self-expression, Self-confidence
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Objectives

The learner can consolidate vocabulary about volunteer work.

Material

  • Job offers for volunteers: look on websites for volunteer work, in the supermarket, in the neighbourhood, in newspapers …
  • Blackboard or something similar.

Preparation

  • Collect job offers for volunteers.

Instructions

  • Let the learners make associations with the words. Make a word web on the blackboard.
  • Have a group conversation.
    • Who has ever done volunteer work?
    • What did you like?
    • What did you like less?
    • Where did you find the job?
    • Who does volunteer work?
    • What kind of work?
    • Who would like to? Why?
    • Which work would suit you? Why?
    • Where would you like to work? Why?

Variant

  • Let the learners choose one job offer.
  • Let each learner motivate his/her choice. Why would they make a good candidate?

Links

Volunteer websites
(In the Netherlands: such as Volunteer Centre Amsterdam: 
https://www.vca.nu)