them, read to them, and even sing with them. In this way, I can help them get enough courage for their future life. I will go there every Sunday, and if possible, I will persuade my friends to go there with me. Then more and more people will offer help, and more and more disabled people will get help. I just want to be a volunteer, which does not need any special skills. I will learn how take care of the elder and the sick.

T: I appreciate your ideas. We need love, and those who are sick and poor need love even badly. We are living a happy life, why can't we share the happiness with others? I hope your ideas will be realized one day.

Step Ⅲ Speaking task

T: I'm really very happy that you are all willing to help others. And I am sure you will become volunteers in the future. In order to be good volunteers, what should we do now?

Ss: Study hard to learn more skills.

T: Very good. But do you know that in our country there are still a lot of children who can't go to school? And there is a project which aims to help them. What is it?

Ss: Project Hope.

T: Yes, you are right. I think you all know about this great project. Who in our class has ever sponsored a child or is sponsoring a child from a poor area? Have your parents, relatives or friends sponsored a child through Project Hope?

Perhaps some students did. If so, encourage them to talk more about how they did it and their reasons of doing so.

T: Most of you didn't do that. I know that's because you are not able to do that for the moment. So when you grow up and get a job, would you like to participate in Project Hope by sponsoring a child from a poor area? Work in pairs and discuss it. You need to give reasons for your answer. If you decided to sponsor a child, how would you do it? The expressions below may be useful in your discussion.

Show the following expressions on the screen.

Why would you...?

Because I want to share with others ...

The reason is that ... Then ... Next ... Finally...

How could you do that?

First, find some information through...

A sample discussion:

Sb: I would like to sponsor a child from a poor area through Project Hope.

Sa: Why would you like to do that?

Sb: Because I think school education is very important for a person, especially those in poor areas. If they fail to receive education, they will get poorer and poorer. Don't you know the saying that "knowledge changes fate"?

Sa: Sure I know that. But how could you do that?

Sb: First, find some information through newspapers and Internet, and get in touch with some children. After knowing their conditions, we can do something to help. For example, if they can't afford the money to go to school or don't have books and schoolbags, we can use our pocket money to help them.

Sc: But how could you know that you are sponsoring the right child who really needs