3d: Helping out

A. Complete the sentences with the words in the box.

1. Working as an ambulance driver can be extremely difficult work.

2. I’d like to make a donation to your charity.

3. My grandmother is a patient at Memorial Hospital.

4. My school is organising a fundraising event for the homeless.

5. Peter stayed at home to care for his son who was ill.

6. Choosing which car to buy was a tough decision but I think I made the right one.

7. My uncle got injured during the war.

B. Do the crossword.

1. The situation in which a person is not feeling well. illness

2. A person who works without getting paid. volunteer

3. To care for a sick person. treat

4. To teach someone, to inform them of something. educate

5. The action of raising money or the organisation which raises money for those in need. charity

6. A situation in which countries fight each other. war

C. Read the text about a nurse called Fred and write T for True, F for False or NM for Not Mentioned.

1. Fred became a volunteer because he saw a TV programme. T

2. Fred decided to stop being a volunteer and come home. F

3. Fred saw two men putting the stolen money into a car. NM

4. The bank robbers injured a security guard. T

5. Fred called for an ambulance. F

6. The security guard survived because of Fred’s skills. T

7. Fred didn’t know he was in the newspaper until he returned to Africa. T

8. The security guard sent Fred a thank-you letter. NM