What about volunteering?

incl. materials

oral

30 min.

Objectives

The learner can consolidate vocabulary about volunteer work.

Materials

• Job offers for volunteer work: look on websites for volunteer work, in the supermarket, in the (neighborhood)
  newspaper…
• Blackboard

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?

Tips for the instructor

Ensure that the learners are not restrained by obstacles such as diplomas, permits and other issues; it is just an exercise for inspiration. Perhaps the learners have never thought of certain options before.

Links

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