Unit 5: Helping out

Page 79 - Photo

Make Trade Fair!   Wikipedia: Fair trade • A complete article on fair trade.   Make Trade Fair (UK) • The campaign to help small producers.   What is the WTO? • The World Trade Organisation, which is often criticised for helping rich countries, tries to explain its role and defend itself.

Pages 80-81 - Outline

Quick links...   Spending power... Wikipedia: Billionaires • Many lists of wealthy people around the world. Microsoft: Bill Gates (USA) • The most famous billionaire... This is the official Bill Gates page.   ... the power to help? Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation • The Gates are busy giving away some of their money... and they want you to know how.   Audio: Tilly Smith: tsunami hero Wikipedia: Tsunami 2004 • A very informative page about the causes and consequences of the tsunami. BBC: Tsunami 2004 (UK) • Get the latest news about tsunami relief efforts.

Pages 82-83 - Text 1: A cold welcome

Charles Dickens's Christmas Carol   Victorianweb: Charles Dickens • A biography of Dickens, and much more about his life and times.   Charles Dickens Page • A complete site on Charles Dickens. Don't miss the part about "Dickens and Christmas".   A Christmas Carol • Read the complete story on the Project Gutenberg site. If it's too long, or too difficult, try this shorter version, with questions to check your understanding.

Pages 84-85 - Text 2: A friend in need

Helping the homeless   54 ways you can help the homeless (USA) • A site with many facts about homeless people in the US.   Crisis (UK) • A charity that helps the homeless.   Centrepoint (UK) • A British charity for young homeless people.   Soupmobile (USA) • A mobile soup kitchen feeding the homeless in the Dallas area.

Page 87 -  Views

Peace Corps PeaceCorps • The organsiation's official site.     Charity work + I gave away £16,000! [Insight document] • For more on charity work, look at the links for Text 3.

Pages 88-89 - Text 3: I gave away £16,000!

Charity work   AidCamps • Short-term voluntary work in the Third World.   Volunteer Abroad (USA) • A site that helps you to find a job as a volunteer. Pick a continent or a country to see what kind of job is offered.

Page 91 -  Work out

Jobs for young people   Gapyear (UK) • For young people who want to find paid or unpaid work.   Charity work + I gave away £16,000! [Insight document] • For more on charity work, look at the links for Text 3.

Pages 92-93 - Issue: Charitable causes

UK Charities   WWF-UK • (Page 92).   British Red Cross • (Page 92).   RSPCA • (Page 92).   Cancer Research • (Page 92).   BBC - Children in Need • (Page 92).   Shelter • (Page 92).   The Samaritans • (Audio document).   G-Nation • (See page 93).   Charity work + I gave away £16,000! [Insight document] • For more on charity work, look at the links for Text 3.