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St B Volunteering Your family can make a difference! This is the story of an ordinary family. With two adults, four busy teenagers, and six completely separate points of view, it's a major accomplishment for the Kordenbrock-Riders to get along. All four of their kids play extracurricular sports and have jobs. More importantly, they each have different perspectives based on their age and interests. And those don't always align. So as mom Jennifer Kordenbrock describes it, their twice monthly volunteer commitments are a time to get on the same page as a family and to make a difference while experiencing shared realizations about the world they live in. She recalls one episode at the Welcome House of Northern Kentucky, a shelter for homeless women and children near the family's home in Covington, Ky. Welcome House collaborates with the community to provide a continuum of quality services for individuals and families who are either homeless or at risk of becoming homeless, in order to eradicate homelessness, foster stability, and promote a just society. Each month the family makes a trip to the shelter, bringing cookies and other desserts, playing board games, and making jewelry and other crafts with residents. One day they found out that one of the teenagers at Welcome House went to the same high school as the Kordenbrock-Rider teens. The moment of awareness was profound. "It makes you realize homelessness can happen pretty quickly," says Jennifer. "And it can happen to anyone." In addition to their Welcome House visits, the Kordenbrock-Riders also pay once-a-month visits to the St. Charles Nursing Home for its Family Nights. St. Charles Care Center offers residential care for geriatric patients, for those convalescing from injuries or acute illnesses, and for those who suffer from a terminal illness. The Care Center is licensed as a Skilled Nursing Facility by the Commonwealth of Kentucky and dually certified for Medicare and Medicaid. There they engage elderly residents in activities to get them down from their rooms, serve them food, and visit with them. The work may seem mundane, but helping out at these local nonprofits brings the family much closer. "It gets us together, six of us who have different lives and schedules," says Jennifer proudly. "It's almost like a holiday. It's rare that we have dinners all together but twice a month, we are all together for this." For the Kordenbrock-Riders, volunteering began one Christmas with the realization by Jennifer and her husband Andy just how lucky the family was. Naturally, they wanted to show their kids what they were feeling, and the two made it a goal to have the family demonstrate generosity through community service. They wondered, "Can we commit six people to do this?" After a month of consideration they decided to push ahead, and today they feel that they really have made it work. Twice a month through volunteering, their big "family" gets bigger and as families do, they share their jokes, their stories, their humor, and their love. The good news is the kids now get it, too. When asked how volunteering has impacted them, daughter Natalie says, "It makes me thankful for what I have." Daughter Chelsea adds, "I feel good about myself when I help others." As daughter Caitlynne says, "It brings us closer together." Son Drew declares, "It strengthens our bond as a loving, caring family." Most importantly, the whole family agrees that being of service together and keeping this commitment has huge rewards. Or, as Chelsea sums it up: "It makes me proud of us."
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I A. Read the text and explain its title. Write about 50 words. B. Find evidence for the following statements. Quote from the text. 1. Although they are a big family made up of many different people, the Kordenbrock-Riders manage to have a good relationship. 2. Voluntary work enables them not only to strengthen family ties but also to take action together. 3. At the shelter, Jennifers children were strongly impressed when they realized that one of the residents attended their school. C. Complete the following sentences according to the text. Use your own words as far as possible. 1. At St.Charles Care Center, the Kordenbrock-Riders are very helpful because ____________________ 2. Jennifer and her husband decided to engage in this type of activities as __________________________ 3. All the kids admit __________________________________________________________________ D. 1. Reread paragraph 2/3 and find synonyms for the following words. 1. refuge 3. understand 2. get rid of 4. getting better 5. wounds 6. unexciting

2. Reread paragraph 1 and find antonyms for the following words. 1. minor 2. never 3. different 4. private

II A. Fill in the gaps with the right form of the verbs in brackets. 1. After a few days in Romania, I ____ (start) work in the orphanage in a town called Sacele. 2. There ____ (be) about eight kids ranging from six to fifteen, all very loud and energetic. 3. I ____ (work) with kids before in the States but I had no idea what to expect. 4. I ____ (bond) with the smaller girls instantly. 5. By the end of my three months in Romania, I felt like I ____ (leave) home rather than returning to it. 6. Overall, my summer in Romania ____ (be) one of the best experiences of my life and I ____ (recommend) volunteering in Brasov to anyone. 7. I ____ (can) pretty much guarantee that you would want to come back. 8. However, Ill never forget my stay in Bucharest as one of the most rewarding jobs I ____ (ever/ do) with children. 9. Right now, I ____ (leave) for Nicaragua for another period working as a volunteer. B. Complete with the correct form of the word in brackets. 1. Daphne tells us that she was .1 (old) than her colleagues but that wasnt a problem as she was .2 (adventurous) of all. 2. Her friends were .3 (experienced/inferiority), which made them ask for her help .4 (frequently) than shed expected. 3. She felt much .5 (good) working in Jamaica despite not receiving a pay check at the end of the month. C. Rephrase the following sentences without altering their meaning. 1. She became a volunteer. She wanted to feel useful to society. She became a volunteer so as ____________________________________________________________ 2. She works a lot. She feels gratified. If ___________________________________________________________________________________ 3. Although parents are aware that they should teach their children more practical life skills, they tend to postpone it. In spite of_____________________________________________________________________________ 4. You didnt take part in the school trip. You didnt visit an amazing museum. If ___________________________________________________________________________________ 5. Todays teens make the world a better place. The world ___________________________________________________________________________ III WRITING - Write an Opinion Text (150 words) on one of the following: A. Comment on the following: Volunteers don't get paid, not because they're worthless, but because they're priceless. B. Recall the movie you watched in class Blind Side and explain how it relates to the subjects weve been studying. Refer to specific situations in the film to justify your statements.

Test specification Group I A. B. C. D. 1 2 Group II A. B. C. Group III TOTAL

3x5 p 3x7 p 6x3 p 4x3p 10x2 p 5x3 p 5x7 p

14 15 21 18 12 20 15 35 50 200

KEY I. A. Personal answer B.1. With two adults, four busy teenagers, and six completely separate points of view, it's a major accomplishment for the Kordenbrock-Riders to get along. 2. their twice monthly volunteer commitments are a time to get on the same page as a family and to make a difference while experiencing shared realizations about the world they live in. 3. One day they found out that one of the teenagers at Welcome House went to the same high school as the Kordenbrock-Rider teens. The moment of awareness was profound. C. Complete the following sentences according to the text. Use your own words as far as possible. 1. they make the residents leave their rooms, feed and entertain them. 2. they felt they were a happy and fortunate family and wanted to join efforts to help the others through volunteering. 3. that volunteering has had a great influence on their family and personal life and it has been a rewarding experience. D. 1. 1. shelter 2. eradicate 3. realize 4. convalescing 5. injuries 6. mundane 2. 1. major 2. always 3. same 4. shared

II. A.
1. After a few days as a volunteer, I _____ (start) work in the orphanage about fifteen minutes away from my home in a town called Sacele. 2. There were about eight kids ranging from six to fifteen, all very loud and energetic. 3. I had worked with kids before in the States but I had no idea what to expect 4. I bonded with the smaller girls instantly. 5. By the end of my three months in Romania, I felt like I was leaving home rather than returning to it. 6. Overall, my summer in Romania was one of the best experiences of my life and I would recommend volunteering in Brasov to anyone 7. I can pretty much guarantee that youd want to come back. 8. However, Ill never forget my stay in Bucharest as one of the most rewarding jobs I have ever done with children 9. Right now, I am leaving for Nicaragua for another period working as a volunteer.

B.
1. older/ the most adventurous 2. less experienced/more frequently 3. better

C.
1. She became a volunteer so as to feel useful to society. 2. If she didnt work a lot, she wouldnt fee gratified. 3. In spite of being aware that they should teach their children more practical life skills, parents tend to postpone it. 4. If you had taken part in the school trip, you would have visited an amazing museum. 5. The world is made a better place by todays teens.