Longman 6A Ch.6 How Can We Help?

Betty's suggestion: sell ​ (a)   , but ​ (b)   didn't like this idea

​ (c)   's suggestion: either ​ (d)   or ​ (e)   but they are not good at these

• raffle tickets
• Helen
• make crafts
• bake cakes
• Dan
• Betty
• Charlie
• ride a bike

​ (a)   showed them a story about a boy called ​ (b)   . He raised over​ 200,000 for people in ​ (c)   by doing a sponsored ​​ (d)  

• Charlie Simpson
• Tom
• Betty
• Dan
• Haiti
• bike ride
• craft making
• fair

Who said these sentences? Write the letters in the boxes.

• Dan

• I suggest running a stall at the charity fair.

• Helen

• I'm just a child. What can I do?

• Betty

• I got my hand stuck the last time I tried crafts.

• Tom

• I have a pen friend in England.

Read line 2: The Charity Club decided to participate ...

What does 'participate' mean?

• do charity work

• join in

• hold a charity fair

• donate money

Read line 9: I see your point. What does the word 'point' mean here?

• (v) show something with your finger, e.g. She pointed at me.

• (n) place, e.g. You can't drive beyond this point.

• (n) mark in a game or sport, e.g. The tigers scored six points and won the game.

• (n) idea e.g. That's a good point.

Why didn't Helen like the idea of selling raffle tickets?

Answer explanation

Helen didn't like the idea of selling raffle tickets because they always sell raffle tickets and it doesn’t raise much money.

Which of the following about Charlie is true?

• Charlie did the sponsored bike ride alone.

• Charlie learnt about the Haitian earthquake on the Internet.

• Charlie wanted to raise 200,000 pounds.

• Charlie cried when he learnt about the Haitian earthquake.

Find a word in the story that means 'not sure'.

The phrase ‘Charlie burst into tears’ tells me that he was ...

Which of the following about the story is true?

• The Charity Club is holding a fair for people in Haiti.

• Betty is very good at baking cakes.

• Tom learnt about Charlie's story from a friend in England.

• Charlie wants to help hungry children in Haiti.