Week 4 - Exercise #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.

http://www.ageuk.org.uk/get-involved/volunteer/

Listen again and see if you can work out the answers to these questions about the interview:

1.              How old were the Games volunteers? All ages

2.              During the Games, the volunteers had a special title. What was this special title? Games makers

3.              Complete this quote from David… “… for a moment in time volunteering had a profile     and an       image      that they fully      deserve        but don’t always get.”

4.              David mentions that some of the volunteers are semi-retired. What does this mean? Giving back to the community

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 of her life

7.              What benefits of volunteering, according to Zoe?

a.     Fun
b.     Satisfaction
c.      Meat new people
d.     Confidence

8.              Why does David feel that volunteering in the community is so important?

___Make an important work
___Important for the community
___Take time to volunteer