EDUCATION FOR ALL

VOLUNTEERING TO HELP
MALAYSIAS NEEDIEST
SCHOOL CHILDREN

PEAKING PRACTICE B1/B

EDUCATION FOR ALL

Project Committee

You have just been allocated RM 10,000,000 to

spend on projects for the 2015 academic year
Work with other committee members to decide
which projects are most urgent or deserving.
Repairing infrastructure buildings, school gyms,
painting classrooms, electricity for rural schools etc.
Setting up computer labs or providing students with
laptops
Buying teaching aids and materials
Placing volunteer teachers in
schools
Other worthy projects

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School Committee
Your school is in a poor urban/rural area and faces
significant difficulties. Your students would really
benefit if the school gets into the EDUCATION FOR
ALL program.
Put together a proposal for the project
committee
Convince them your project deserves
funding. Tell them:

What kind of project is it

What impact will it have
How will it help the students
How quickly will you see results

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School Committee
Your school is in a poor urban/ rural area with
poorly equipped classrooms and large class
sizes.
Put together a proposal for support from the
Volunteer Teachers Programme.
Explain what help and support you need.
How will it help the teachers and students.
How you will support the volunteers.

Useful Language
Putting forward your proposal
It goes without saying that ..
It is generally accepted that .
No matter how you look at it .
It is highly likely that ..
I cant stress this strongly enough..

Giving reasons
.. so, as a result
so, as a consequence..
in order to ..

Summarising your proposal

To recap..
In conclusion.

PRESS CONFERENCE

Press Conference
Managing Director
You have been invited to a conference to talk
about the projects your charity sponsors.
Prepare a short presentation
Tell the media about:
The aims of the charity
The type of projects you provide funding for
How many projects you have funded
How many volunteers work for you
Anything else you think they should know

Press Conference
Reporter
You have been invited to a conference by
the Managing Director of Education for
All. You are going to write a blog about
the conference. Ask questions about:
What exactly the charity does
How long it has been operating
What type of schools it has
helped
Where the volunteers come
from
How you can become a

RECRUITMENT
OF
VOLUNTEERS

WE NEED YOU!

Volunteer Co-ordinator

You need more volunteers in your district and

are interviewing some likely candidates. Its
hard to work in high-needs schools so you have
to be sure you pick the right people. Ask about:
What skills this person has
How long they have been
teaching
What approach they take to
teaching
Why they want to volunteer for
Education for All
Anything else you think is

Volunteer

WE NEED YOU!

You are thinking about volunteering for a group

called Education for All. Its hard to work in
high-needs schools so you want to know more
about the organisation.
Askof
about:
What kind
people they need
What kind of skills volunteers
should have
What kind of projects have
been funded for this year
How many hours a week you
would be working
Anything else you think is
important

FUNDRAISING
DINNER
SPEECHES

DIRECTORS SPEECH
After some problems the annual fund-raising dinner will
go ahead.
You are preparing a speech for the dinner. Make sure you:
Talk about the groups mission
Talk about what successful projects you have already
carried out
Talk about what type of projects you are funding for
2015
Thank your sponsors
Thank your volunteers
Say anything else you thing is important

VOLUNTEERS SPEECH
You have been invited to speak at the annual
fundraising dinner.
You are preparing a speech for the dinner. Make sure
you:

Talk about the volunteer work you did

Say how it effected the students you worked with
Say how the experience effected you
Talk about any broader impact from your work as a
volunteer
Say anything else you thing is important

WRITING PRACTICE

OOPS!
Your forgot to provide your
membership details when you
joined Education for All.
Please complete the table
and answer the question
below.
What do you think is the
most important quality a
volunteer should have?
( 20 -30 words)

MEMBERSHIP FORM
NAME
ADDRESS
DATE OF BIRTH
(month in
words)
DISTRICT
PROFESSION
AREAS OF
EXPERTISE
PREFERRED
ACTIVITIES FOR
VOLUNTEERING

Oh No!
You paid RM1000 to go to
the Education for All
dinner, but
The food was terrible
There were no drinks
The waiters were rude
The room was too hot
Write an email to a friend.
Tell him about your
feelings and what you
intend to do.

Oh No!
You paid RM1000 to go to the
Education for All dinner, but
The food was terrible
There were no drinks
The waiters were rude
The room was too hot
Write an email to the event
organiser. Tell him about your
feelings and suggest what
they could do differently next
time.

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VOLUNTEERING TO MAKE A REAL DIFFERENCE TO
MALAYSIAS NEEDIEST SCHOOL CHILDREN