eng8-L3· UNIT 6. CHANGE-MAKERS· ~18 min

Unit 6 Listening: Richard's change-making story

Follow Richard's account from a television programme to a new house for people in need.

The pre-listening page defines raise money as collecting money for a special purpose. In Track 18, an interviewer asks Richard Williams how his story began. Richard says that a television programme led him to visit a place where homeless people lived. He then describes what he saw, his immediate response, the online appeal, and the later result. On a first listen, identify this overall development. On a second listen, track the sequence and keep each number or action with the event it describes. Present the biographical details as Richard's account in the interview.

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Key terms

raise money — collect money for a special purpose
main idea — the central point that connects the most important parts of a talk
sequence — the order in which events happen
reported detail — specific information presented by a speaker in an account
Sequence in Richard's account
StageWhat Richard reports
Starting pointHe saw a television programme about homeless people.
First visitHis father took him a week after his ninth birthday.
Immediate responseHe went home and bought blankets, then returned on the following nights.
FundraisingHe made a video, posted it on Facebook, and asked people to send money.
ResultHe says the money funded a big house and that people moved there a year later.
✎Choose a main idea from the whole account
  1. 1Beginning: A television programme prompted Richard to learn more.
  2. 2Development: He describes direct help followed by an online fundraising appeal.
  3. 3Result: He reports that the appeal led to a new house.
  4. 4Main idea: The interview is mainly about how Richard says he helped homeless people.
💡Keep the account attributed

Use phrases such as Richard says or according to Richard when retelling the story's details.

🚫Do not switch the numbers

Nine belongs to his birthday, $500,000 to the money he says he raised, and one year to the reported move into the house.

Rules

  1. 1Use the page definition: raise money means collect money for a special purpose.
  2. 2For the main idea, connect the beginning, Richard's actions, and the result instead of choosing one minor detail.
  3. 3Follow time signals such as one night, a week after, immediately, the next night, and a year later.
  4. 4Keep the father's first refusal separate from his later decision to take Richard to the place.
  5. 5Distinguish Richard's immediate help with blankets from his later fundraising plan for a house.
  6. 6Attribute the birthday, visit, fundraising, amount, and housing result to Richard's account in Track 18.

Practice

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