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Helping at the garden

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Understand instructions and a plan for volunteering.

Listen to each sentence and write what you hear.

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Words to know

volunteer
Someone who helps without being paid.
gloves
Clothes worn on the hands.
path
A small route for walking.

Answer key

  1. We are meeting at the community garden on Saturday morning.The present continuous can describe an arranged future activity.
  2. Please arrive before nine so we can start together.“So” connects the request with its purpose.
  3. You should bring gloves and a bottle of water.“Should” introduces advice about what to bring.
  4. We will clear the path and plant some flowers.The two planned actions share “will”.
  5. If it rains, we will work inside the greenhouse.This sentence gives a plan for a possible situation.