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Some people in their college are organizing charity events this term. Kate, Janet and Mark have decided to get involved. Look at the following words and guess what kind of activity it is they are planning to do. Cherwell Boathouse punt sponsored punting charity sponsorship form 第1页/共24页 punt A punt is a long flat boat with square ends that you move by pushing a long pole against the bottom of the river. Punts were originally used to carry cargo but today they are used only for pleasure trips on the rivers in the university towns of Oxford and Cambridge. Punting is a popular leisure activity on several rivers in England. Language and culture 第2页/共24页 Sponsored punting In a sponsored punting event, people raise money for charity by asking other people to sponsor them to go punting, in other words, to give them money to go punting. Language and culture 第3页/共24页 charity Here charity means charitable organization, a type of non-profit organization formed for charitable purposes. Language and culture 第4页/共24页 Charitable Fundraising Language and culture Many universities in the west have the tradition to raise money for charities. For example, in Oxford University, an association named RAG (stands for Raise And Give) organizes a variety of activities yearly to raise money to support local community charities as well as national or international groups. 第5页/共24页 Sponsorship form Language and culture When students organize events which need sponsors, they will design a sponsorship form. Two samples of the sponsorship form are given in the following pages. 第6页/共24页 第7页/共24页 Sponsorship form Language and culture When students organize events which need sponsorship, they need to design a sponsorship form. A sample of the sponsorship form was given in the next page. 第8页/共24页 2 Watch Conversation 1 and check (✓) what  Kate, Janet and Mark have decided on. ☐ 1 the charity they will raise money for ☐ 2 the way they are going to raise the money ☐ 3 the date