Week 4
Looking at volunteering in different spheres of society.
During the summer of 2012 the Olympic Games were held in London. David Moorcroft is a former athlete. At one point he held the world record for the 5,000 metres. David can be heard discussing the importance of volunteering the Olympic Games.
Zoe Hall is a lady who was one of the volunteers at the Games. She talks about the event and how important it was at the time as well as how much it has inspired her to continue working as a volunteer.
This link is about half way down the page.
Listen again and see if you can work out the answers to these questions about the interview:
1. How old were the Games volunteers? they were at all ages
2. During the Games, the volunteers had a special title. What was this special title? Game makers
3. Complete this quote from David… “… for a moment in time volunteering had a Profile and an Image that they fully deserved but don’t always get.”
4. David mentions that some of the volunteers are semi-retired. What does this mean? PART-TIME job
5. Zoe worked in Events Services. Where was this located?
Olympic stadium
6. How does she describe the experience of volunteering for the Olympics and Paralympics? Best experience in her life
7. What benefits of volunteering, according to Zoe?
a. having fun
b. Confidence
c. Meeting new people
d. getting satisfied
8. Why does David feel that volunteering in the community is so important?
to help organizing the halls, and give tourists the best experience they can get from this event
This page is also from AGE UK.
What volunteer roles do the following people have?
Name
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Job
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1
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John McArthur
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Admin and information
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2
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Samarah Hashmi
|
Survey analyst volunteer
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3
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Oliver Stannard
|
Copy writer volunteer
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4
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Stanley Parker
|
Market Dayton shop volunteer
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5
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Camilla Williamson
|
Volunteer parliamentary assistant
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Look again at these people and their jobs. What can you say about volunteering from the information in your chart?
Volunteering doesn't need to be like a job. you go ahelp with anyway you can it doesn't need to be in the field of study. if you can help in anyway you can you should go for an experience you'll never forget.
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