Other social and global issues - CCEASpeaking practice – Role-play – Volunteering
Can you understand different points of view about social and global issues in French? Develop your listening skills, read about unemployment and write about voluntary work.
You are talking to your French exchange partner about your volunteering experience and the advantages and disadvantages of doing volunteer work. You address each other as tu.
- Est-ce que tu fais du bénévolat?
- Oui, je fais du bénévolat dans une librairie caritative du centre-ville.
- Tu aimes y travailler?
- Oui, j'aime lire, donc j'aime être entouré de livres. J'aime aussi aider les gens à choisir un bon livre.
- Quels sont les avantages de participer à des activités caritatives?
- Le principal avantage est d'améliorer la vie des défavorisés et de savoir que les fonds récoltés aident les sans-abri et les gens du tiers monde.
- Quels sont les inconvénients?
- Évidemment, je ne peux pas trouver un petit boulot parce que ça prend tout mon temps libre, mais ça en vaut la peine!
- Combien de temps aimerais-tu continuer à y travailler?
- Jusqu'à ce que je parte à la fac. L'été prochain, je fais du bénévolat en Italie. Je travaillerai avec une organisation caritative qui fournit une aide humanitaire aux réfugiés.
Translation:
- Do you do volunteer work?
- Yes, I volunteer at a charity bookshop in the city centre.
- Do you like working there?
- Yes, I love to read, so I like being surrounded by books. I also love helping people choose a good book.
- What are the advantages of participating in charitable activities?
- The main advantage is to improve the lives of the underprivileged and to know that the funds raised help the homeless and people in the third world.
- What are the disadvantages?
- Obviously, I can't find a casual job because it takes up all my free time, but it's worth it!
- How long would you like to continue working there?
- Until I go to college. Next summer I am volunteering in Italy. I will be working with a charity that provides humanitarian aid to refugees.