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Reading

Random acts of kindness
In 1982, some friends were in a restaurant in California, USA.

They wanted to make the world hotter. One of the friends, Anne
Herbert, wrote down her idea: Practise random acts of kindness.
A random act of kindness is a kind thing that you do for someone,

for no reason. You can do random acts of kindness for people you
know: for example, buy flowers for your mother. You can also be
kind to strangers: for example, give your seat to someone on a bus.

Now, February 17th is Random Acts of Kindness Day. All over the
world, people do kind things for the day: not because they have to,
but because they want to see a smile on a person’s face.

Isn't that a fantastic idea?
Listening
Listen to two people talking about the photos. Do they have the

same ideas as you?

Adel : The girl looks sad to be alone. I think she’s new in the school
and doesn’t have any friends yet. The other students shouldn’t forget
how it feels when you start school. They should try to make friends
with her.

Samir : A man forgot his bag. Someone should look inside the bag to
find his name and address. Or they should run after him and

give the bag back to him.
Adel : The woman looks really tired ! I think someone in her family
should make her a cup of tea and she should have a rest. They should
take the children outside and play with them.

Samir : She shouldn’t carry all those things. Someone should carry
some of the things for her.

Exercises on Vocabulary
- 1 C hoose the correct answer from a,b,c or d:
1- People who are .……………………………….. help their communities .
a) lazy b) rude c) polite d) volunteers
2- My son is shy in front of …………………………… .
a) friends b) brothers c) sisters d) strangers
3- Be kind ………………………………. strangers .
a) at b) to c) for d) with

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