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

PARAGRAPH ONE:

1.	an app for people to give	a.	will be worldwide
2.	Its 'One Today' app shows many	b.	to improve
3.	you see several projects to which	c.	occasional $1 donation
4.	one	d.	community
5.	most people can afford the	e.	$1 to charities
6.	Google hopes it	f.	you can donate $1
7.	we look forward to continuing	g.	charities every day
8.	growing our dynamic	h.	click

PARAGRAPH TWO:

1.	Google has always	a.	help
2.	One Today makes	b.	about non-profits
3.	It also makes giving simple	c.	supported non-profits
4.	People can learn more	d.	charity
5.	share their	e.	be successful
6.	help hundreds of charities	f.	fundraising easy
7.	It is happy the app can	g.	favourite projects
8.	people give to	h.	and fun

LISTEN AND FILL IN THE GAPS

Google has (1) ___________________ for people to give $1 to charities. Its 'One Today' app shows (2) ___________________ day. Its website says: "Open the app, and [you see] several projects (3) ___________________ donate $1 with one click….And most people (4) ___________________ occasional $1 donation." It is only in the USA but Google hopes it will be worldwide. It said, "we (5) ___________________ continuing to improve… (6) ___________________ our dynamic community".

The One Today website said Google (7) ___________________ non-profits and that One Today (8) ___________________ for them. It (9) ___________________ simple and fun. People can learn more about non-profits, and share their favourite projects. Google asked people (10) ___________________ and help hundreds of charities be successful. Google is amazed by the great (11) ___________________ every day to make the world better. It is happy the app (12) ___________________ to charity.

PUT A SLASH ( / )WHERE THE SPACES ARE

Googlehasstartedanappforpeopletogive$1tocharities.Its'OneToday'appsho
wsmanycharitieseveryday.Itswebsitesays:"Opentheapp,and[yousee]sever
alprojectstowhichyoucandonate$1withoneclick….Andmostpeoplecanafford
theoccasional$1donation."ItisonlyintheUSAbutGooglehopesitwillbeworldwi
de.Itsaid,"welookforwardtocontinuingtoimprove…andtogrowingourdynami
ccommunity".TheOneTodaywebsitesaidGooglehasalwayssupportednon-
profitsandthatOneTodaymakesfundraisingeasyforthem.Italsomakesgiving
simpleandfun.Peoplecanlearnmoreaboutnon-profits,andshare
theirfavouriteprojects.Googleaskedpeopleto"dogooddaily"andhelphundred
sofcharitiesbesuccessful.Googleisamazedbythegreatworknon-
profitsdoeverydaytomaketheworldbetter.Itishappytheappcanhelppeoplegi
vetocharity.

WRITE QUESTIONS & ASK YOUR PARTNER(S)

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WRITING

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