Unit 17
“I have seen one on television,” said Jason. “Lots of people run and they ask other people to sponsor them. The sponsors give them money for running.” “Why do they do that?”
“Because they are pleased the runners are keeping fit and they want to give money to a good cause .” “It sounds great,” said Jason. “Let’s suggest it to Mr. Charles.” Mr. Charles was thrilled. “It sounds great,” he said, “but we’ll need lots of people to take part.” “We can make posters to advertise it,” said Don.
“And we can make flyers for everyone to give to their family and friends,” said Jason. “It sounds like a great project and a very good way of raising money,” said Mr. Charles.
“Let’s discuss it with the rest of the team.”
1 The team needs football shirts. Why is this bad news ? 2 What did Jason show Don? 3 Look at the advertisement for the Fish Fry. a) What time will it start? b) Where will it be? c) How much will an adult pay? 4 Why are the words ‘FISH FRY’ so big and bold? 5 How did Jason know what a fun run was? 6 The purpose of a fun run is to a) train young footballers b) have fun and raise money by running c) win money by coming first in a race 7 Explain the meaning of these phrases. a) raise funds b) a good cause 8 What else can a school team do to raise money?
DA Answer questions 4–7 orally with a group of students according to ability, then ask them to answer selected questions in writing. • Discuss question 8 with the whole class. Ask if anyone has been involved in a fund-raising event. In preparation for ‘Speaking and listening’, ask what sort of causes they would like to raise money for.
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