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Google starts one-dollar charity app (16th August, 2013)

PARAGRAPH ONE:

1.	The search	a.	around the world
2.	Its 'One Today' app shows a variety	b.	with several projects
3.	you're presented	c.	community
4.	donate $1 with	d.	of charities
5.	most people can afford the	e.	to improve
6.	start the service	f.	giant Google
7.	We look forward to continuing	g.	one click
8.	growing our dynamic	h.	occasional $1 donation

PARAGRAPH TWO:

1.	Google has always	a.	giving simple and fun
2.	One Today makes fundraising	b.	a better place
3.	it also makes	c.	on social media sites
4.	people can learn more	d.	supported non-profits
5.	share their favourite projects	e.	work non-profits do
6.	It asked people to	f.	easy
7.	amazed by the great	g.	about non-profits
8.	make the world	h.	"do good daily"

LISTEN AND FILL IN THE GAPS

The search giant Google (1) ___________________ for people to give just $1 to different charities. Its 'One Today' app shows a variety (2) ___________________ day. Its website says: "Open the app, and you're presented (3) ___________________ to which you can donate $1 with one click….And most people can afford the (4) ___________________." It is only in the USA on Android mobile phones. Google hopes to start the service around the world. A Google spokeswoman blogged: " (5) ___________________ continuing to improve…and to growing (6) ___________________ with incredible [non-profit organisations]."

The One Today website said Google (7) ___________________ non-profits. It said: "One Today makes fundraising easy for non-profits; it also (8) ___________________ and fun for users." The app will mean people (9) ___________________ non-profits, and share their favourite projects on (10) ___________________ so more people donate. It asked people to "do good daily" and help hundreds of non-profit (11) ___________________. Google said: "We're amazed by the great work non-profits do [every day] to make the world a better place, and we're [happy to make] (12) ___________________ helps [them]."

PUT A SLASH ( / )WHERE THE SPACES ARE

ThesearchgiantGooglehasstartedanappforpeopletogivejust$1todifferentch
arities.Its'OneToday'appshowsavarietyofcharitieseveryday.Itswebsitesays
:"Opentheapp,andyou'representedwithseveralprojectstowhichyoucandona
te$1withoneclick….Andmostpeoplecanaffordtheoccasional$1donation."Itis
onlyintheUSAonAndroidmobilephones.Googlehopestostarttheservicearoun
dtheworld.AGooglespokeswomanblogged:"Welookforwardtocontinuingtoi
mprove…andtogrowingourdynamiccommunitywithincredible[non-profito
rganisations]."TheOneTodaywebsitesaidGooglehasalwayssupportednon-
profits.Itsaid:"OneTodaymakesfundraisingeasyfornon-profits;italsom
akesgivingsimpleandfunforusers."Theappwillmeanpeoplecanlearnmoreabo
utnon-profits,andsharetheirfavouriteprojectsonsocialmediasitessom
orepeopledonate.Itaskedpeopleto"dogooddaily"andhelphundredsofnon-
profitprojectsbesuccessful.Googlesaid:"We'reamazedbythegreatworknon-
profitsdo[everyday]tomaketheworldabetterplace,andwe're[happytomake]
anewplatformwhichhelps[them]."

WRITE QUESTIONS & ASK YOUR PARTNER(S)

Student A: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s).

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WRITING

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