Listen and read 6 - Thấm Tâm Vy

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1. Listen to Jim and Sue discussing what to put in a time capsule. LISTEN AND READ 6 Jim Right. Our main objective is to give people in the future some idea about what life was Listen to a school committee deciding which charity to raise money for. like for us, isn’t it? So what should we include? Teacher So, the next thing is to decide which charity we are going to choose to raise Sue Well, we could have something like today’s newspaper, couldn’t we? money for this year. I know we have a few suggestions to choose from. Jill, could you Jim Maybe, although a lot of people don’t read newspapers any more, do they? give us your opinion first, please? Sue My parents do. And even if a lot of people read the news online now, how would we Jill Well, my view is that we should choose a smaller charity because then more of the get the internet into a small metal box? money will go to the people who need it. Jim OK, I get your point, we can have a newspaper. It’ll be good to show what was Teacher Er, could you explain what you mean? happening in the world. Jill Well, the really big charities, like International Aid, spend so much money on Sue How about having some typical food? Wouldn’t it be interesting for people to see the advertising and so on that a lot less of the money actually goes to the people who need kinds of things we ate? it. Jim Mmm. I don’t think that’s the best choice. Won’t it just go bad? Steve If I can just say something? Jill, I do understand that point of view, but I think Sue I think it depends what we choose. Obviously not a sandwich, but a tin of food? because bigger charities have more people who give to them regularly, they actually Jim I’m not convinced. Even tinned food doesn’t last more than a few years. usually spend a smaller proportion of their money on advertising, not more. Sue I guess you’re right. Maybe we could include a shopping receipt instead? That would Jill But charities like International Aid and Disaster Relief have huge advertising tell people what we typically ate and how much it cost. campaigns. How can they spend less? I don’t understand. Can you explain that again? Jim That’s a better idea. We’ll have to put it in a plastic bag, as we want it to last a long Steve They don’t spend less money than a smaller charity, like the Youth Sports time. Foundation, but they spend a smaller proportion of their money. A smaller charity Sue Actually, I think that’s an excellent point. How long are we planning to leave the time might spend, say a third of the money they get on advertising, a bigger one might only capsule buried? spend a tenth. Jim I think around fifty years. What do you think? Sue Oh, at least fifty. I think 100 would be better. Perhaps we could put a sign near where Jill Ah, that makes sense to me now. But, for me, I still think a smaller charity might be the box is buried, telling people it’s there and when they can dig it up? better. Something which relates directly to our lives. The Youth Sports Foundation is a Jim Yes, that sounds like a really good idea. We don’t want people to forget it’s there. good example. They do a lot of good work getting young people to be healthier and Sue So, going back to the box, I think we should definitely have some modern technology. more active. It will help to illustrate that our society was quite technologically advanced. Steve I see where you’re coming from, but do we have to limit it to young people? If Jim But it shouldn’t be anything too expensive. I’m not putting in my tablet! you want to focus on health, what about the Heart Health Foundation? They really Sue Me neither! How about a DVD? Or maybe a memory stick with a load of stuff on it? helped my dad when he had a heart problem, and it would be great to give them That might be the solution. something back. Jim But that’ll be really old technology by then. How will they even read what’s on it? Teacher I think we need to consider what will be a popular charity to raise money for. Sue That’s not the point, is it? Even if they can’t read what’s on the memory stick, it will We all have our personal favourites, but which one will appeal to the most people? show what we could. Steve What about Animal Rescue? People usually want to help animals. Jim Oh, OK, fair enough. Now, we shouldn’t forget that one of our main goals involves Jill Are you saying that people care more about animals than people, Steve? That’s choosing objects that represent the whole community. So what about a kind of toy, to silly. represent children? Steve No, of course not, but it is a popular charity Sue My brother loves those little plastic LEGO figures. And they should keep quite well. Jill OK, well if we’re going to go for a bigger charity, I think we should stick with Jim Yes, fine. What about an item of clothing? Maybe something older people would wear? Disaster Relief or International Aid. Both those charities help people all over the world, Sue Great idea! What about a suit and tie? in lots of different situations, so everyone can relate to that. Jim Or some shoes? Steve OK, I’d be happy with one of those. Mr Connor, what do you think? Sue Ah, oh, but thinking about it, wouldn’t clothes take up a lot of space? Perhaps we Teacher Well, how about if we raise money ? should think again. Jim OK, let’s look at another way of showing what people wore. How about some photographs? Sue Yes, great idea. Now, what about Thẩm Tâm Vy,August 28th, 2019 LISTEN AND READ 06