3.Complete the text with sentences A-G. There is one sentence that you do not need. A Other people buy products from their online shops. B She can hear her schoolmates cheering and she knows she has to finish. C They don't make donations because they haven't got much money. D lt's cool and elear and Mohammed has not been ill for weeks. E By the end ofthisyear, people will have completed morę than 350 events. F They give up their free time and volunteer. G Over the next few years, this money will be helping people like Mohammed. 6. Complete the text with verbs in exercise 5. Be humankind Since the 1960s, charities have put siogans on T-shirts to 1............awareness of social problems and encourage people to take action. In the past, these siogans were often about world peace, but today siogans 2............many different issues, such as environmental problems, poverty and social injustice. T-shirts with siogans show that we 3.................a charity or a campaign. Sport Relief siogans like ‘Rise to the Challenge’ and ‘Go the Extra Mile’ encourage people to 4...............events. Other siogans such as Oxfam’s ‘Change, not Charity’ encourage us to 5..............our time and not just 6..................money. And although siogans don’t 7.................people’s lives on their own, they are an important part of the process. In the words of another Oxfam slogan, they persuade us to ‘Be humankind’. TEKST: London, UK: lt’s two o’clock in the afternoon and Sophie Hanson is running a marathon. She’s wearing aT-shirt that says ‘Go the Extra Mile’, but she’s feeling tired......................... She grabs a bottle of water; takes a long drink and carries on. By the time she finishes, she will have raised £200. Halfway around the world, in Sierra Leone, Africa, Mohammed Koroma is thirsty. Its 30 degrees outside, so he picks up a cup of water and takes a long drink. The water is from a new well in his village, so it isn’t io contaminated....................... He will be going to school again at 8 a.m. tomorrow. Sophie and Mohammed are two teenagers with very different lives, but their lives are connected through charity. Sophie is taking part in a huge national event is that raises money for people in the UK and abroad - a sponsored run for Sport Relief. Mohammed’s village has a new well that was paid for with money from the same event. Every year, Sport Relief and its sister charity, Comic Relief, raise money for good causes......................... These events include marathons and football matches, talent shows and baking competitions, and when they are all completed, they will have raised over £50 million.Thats enough money to transform the lives of thousands of people........................ According to recent research, the UK is the fifth most generous nation in the world. Charities are an important part of British society, and some of the worlds biggest and most famous organizations, such as Oxfam and Save the Children, started in the UK.Today, there are over 160,000 charities, and morę than three quarters (79%) of people donate money or volunteertime every month. Many people make regular donations to big charities that aid poor people in different countries.......................Smaller charities, such as sports projects or hospices, address morę local issues and rely on smaller events, like car boot sales and fun runs.They also rely on volunteers forthe day-to-day running ofthese projects. Teenagers play a big role in this culture of giving. A recent World Vision study showed that 69% of teens are aware of the needs of others thanks to the internet and globalization. And although teens may not have much money to give, they often help in other ways...............in the UK, more than a third of teenagers have given time to charities in the last year In fact, supporting a charity is part of everyday life, and young people are the new champions of this culture. ill feel good when I do something,’ explains Sophie after the race. i read about so many problems in the news - at home and abroad. Often, I feel helpless. I don't have a lot of money but then I can volunteer; I can get sponsors and I can make a difference. Back in Sierra Leone, Mohammed is smiling.
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