CHAPTER ONE Reading Page 2&3

HELPING PEOPLE

STUDENTS GO HUNGRY FOR CHARITY

Students at New Point School enjoyed their breakfast more than usual yesterday for it broke a 240hour sponsored fast.

The students had all volunteered to go without food for one day to raise funds for World Vision projects to help the poor in underdeveloped countries.

Mr James Wood,their English teacher,said that the students had suggested the idea themselves,after seeing shocking pictures of famine in Africa.

They arranged the whole thing.'he said.'I'm very proud of them.'

Jane Austin,a senior High Grade 3 student,said,

It seemed wrong for us to have lots of food,while those innocent people were starving.

Donations of more than $24,000 have been collected.

They came from the students'money for meals and money donated by sponsors

The students were delighted with the total amount.

We were surprised that people were so generous.

said Alan Long,a Senior High Grade 1 student.

FAIR HELPS FLOOD VICTIMS

Colourful signs,loud music and exciting games attracted hundreds of visitors to a charity fun fair at Rainbow School on Sunday.

There were over 30 stalls at the fair,which was held in aid of flood victims in Bangladesh.

Mr Anita Li,the organizer of the fair,said,

We were worried because there are so many charity appeals these days.

It seemed possible that very few people would come.

At first it was difficult for me to think of new ideas for the stalls.

But then I asked my students.

They were able to make lots of suggestions.

I was amazed at all their brilliant ideas.'

All her worries were forgotten as the fair was crowded with excited people enjoying themselves in the warm autumn sunshine.

The portrait sketching stall,karaoke stall,games and food stalls were busy all day

Ms Li,a science teacher,calculated that the event had raised over $65,000.

WALKATHON SUCCESS

Over 200 students,teachers,parents and alumni of Hillside School took part in a 10 km walkathon to raise money recently.

Andy Lever was the first home in just over an hour.

He actually walked the whole distance.'

The purpose of the walk is to raise funds for many school projects,'

We want to purchase more books for the library,equipment for the science labs and to finance more school trips.'

Mike Temple,a Senior High Grade I student,raised $11,900.

My mother agreed to sponsor me,'he said,'and she asked her friends.

Many of them were willing to sponsor me,too.'

The proceeds of the day came to over $150,000.'I was astonished at the total said Stanley Lewis,who organized it.

We would have been satisfied with half of that amount.'

LISTENING SKILLS

pages 6 and 7

Working with numbers

In this exercise,you will hear a question,followed by a statement or short conversation.

Look at the information provided and the four possible answers.

Choose the best answer.

question 1

A:Which stall have these people being working on?

B:Well,we didn't do too badly.

A:No,but I'm a bit disappointed,I thought we'd make more than $500.

The ice0cream stall and the hamburgers made lots more than we did.

B:Never mind,we made more than the Portrait0sketching stall.

And we provide some amusement for a lot of people.

Question 2

Which pad of paper does the woman decide to buy?

A:Hello!Can I interest you in buying any recycled paper?

All the profits go to charity?

B:Well,yes.I do need some.Let me see.I think I'll have one of these A4 pads with 80 sheets.

A:With or without lines?

B:With lines,please.That's $16,isn't it?

A:Yes,but why don't you get this one instead?

It's got twice as many sheets,but it's only a few dollars more,very good value

B:You are right.OK,I'll have that one.

Question 3

Which feature of these charities expenditure does the woman criticize?

A:Look!This shows how the Green Charity spent its money last year.

B:It only spent 4% on Administration.

That's very good in comparison with many other Charities.

The magazine is good value for money,too.

56% on conservation not too bad,14% on recruiting new membersI doubt whether that is worth while fundraising,19%.

That looks high,but I know that it is cost effective.

Because the events attract a lot more than that in donations

Question 4

How much money does the man win?

A:Come on,Sir.Have a dough,just $5.

B:All right.Here you are.

A:Thank you Sir,here are you darts.

B:Right,here we go.There,what's that?

C:A five.

B:Now the second dart.

C::Triple 20.

B:That's 60.So I've got 65 so far.

C:Right,here goes the last dart.Oh,no just one.That's 66 all together.

B:Well done,sir.Here is your prize.

Question 5

Which charity are the speakers talking about?

A:Well,this Charity has certainly benefited from all the fundraising you've been doing at school.

$5,000 is a very generous donation.

B:Yes,it's one of our favourite charities.

We let the students suggest which charity they want to support.

A:But why are you giving them $3,000 more than last year?It's a big increase

B:Well,it's located close our school so students can actually see the people they're helping

That's why students like to support it.

Question 6

At what time can you see the second demonstration by the police dogs?

Ladies and gentlemen:welcome to our Annual Charity Fair.

We are delighted to see so many people here today,despite the cloudy weather.

Now I'm afraid we had to make one or two changes to the program because of the weather.

The Opening Ceremony will take place in a couple minutes,at 1:15.

And School Band will give a short,first performance after that.

The Self defence Display will start at 1:40.

Then we had to cancel the Radio controlled Model Aeroplanes.

Because they can't fly in this sort of weather.

And so,the Police Dogs will come on again in their place,half an hour earlier than advertised.

Then at 4:30,we've a new item a karaoke competition.

Speaking

pages 13 and 14

A Pronouncing final consonant clusters

When you are reading aloud,pronounce the sounds at the ends of words clearly

Exercise A1

After t or d,ed is pronounced /id/.

After other letters,it is pronounced /t/ or /d/,but the letter e is not pronounced.

/id/ wanted visited

lifted ended

recorded flooded

/t/ liked helped

laughed crossed

washed jumped

switched

/d/ rubbed lived

raised judgedrowed starved

Exercise A2

nk tank blank thank

/f/ fifth twelfth

/ks/ sixth

/kts/ acts facts

/kst/ next text

taxed boxed

faxed

/sts/ tests lists

vests nests

mists costs

coasts

/sks/ asks desks

/mps/ lamps limps

glimpse

Exercise A3

1 He crossed the flooded stream and visited his sixth son.

2 She faxed the tests and lists to the next centre.

3 The thick mists covered the boats and coasts

4 The actress rested between acts and then jumped up and attacked the text

MORE LANGUAGE INPUT(1)

pages 17 and 18

A Reading

Help Can't Wait

When most people travel,they pick up all sorts of things souvenirs,T0shirts,postcards,etc.

However,Harry Loomer is different.When he travels,he leaves something behind

Something of lasting value his blood.

Harry's donation began at a college blood drive some four decades ago.

Since then,he has donated his blood regularly.

Not once or twice a year,but every 56 days as often as the law allows.

Even though he is now retired and travels extensively with his wife Barbara

For people who need blood,Harry is not a movie legend.He is a real hero.

Since up to four people can benefit from a single pint of blood,

Harry Loomer,with a generous donation of 60 gallons (480 pints) of blood,has played a big role in helping save hundreds of lives.

Connie Sessoms,Jr operates a trucking business in North Carolina,USA.

As a young student,he recognized that donating blood required very little work and virtually no pain while helping to save a life.

'People need to know how critical it is to have blood on hand,'

Connie advocates'There is absolutely no substitute for it!'

Connie is participating in a new Red Cross programme designed to pair closely matched donors with people who need blood regularly due to an ongoing illness.

He is now paired with a young African American child who needs a pint of blood every two weeks because the child is suffering from a disease called'sickle0cell anaemia'.

To ensure an adequate supply for this young patient,

Connie and another closely matched donor donate their blood every 56 days

It's not always convenient,'Connie admits,but it's more than worth it to know that I'm helping this precious child

I'm sure if other people know how critical their blood donations are,they would be willing to sacrifice,too.

B Listening

The amount of ICRC expenditure in 1999 was 149.3 million Swiss francs for activities at their headquarters and 713.1 million for activities in the field.

The ICRC received more than 337,000 Red Cross messages and sent over 304,000 thus enabling members of separated families to be reunited or to exchange news

The ICRC distributed over 140,000 tons of food,clothing,blankets tents,ectworth US$105,000,000 in 50 countries,including US$23,000,000 of medical assistance

The ICRC was the major supplier of medicines and other medical supplies

and equipment to 14 hospitals in Asia and Africa.

During the year these hospitals admitted 41,600 native patients performed 50,000 operations and treated 155,000 outpatients.