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

The One Today website explained that: "Google has a long-standing commitment to supporting non-profits and to doing good. One Today makes fundraising easy for non-profits; it also makes giving simple and fun for users." Google believes the app will mean people can learn more about non-profits. It also hopes people will share their favourite projects on social media sites so that more people donate. It adds: "Do good daily! Engage with hundreds of non-profit projects each year and help contribute to their success." Ms Amoils wrote: "We're amazed by the great work non-profits do on a daily basis to make the world a better place, and we're thrilled to provide a new platform which helps [them]."

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Sources:
http://techcrunch.com/2013/08/09/googles-charitable-donations-android-app-one-today-exits-pilot/
http://venturebeat.com/2013/08/10/google-one-today/
http://www.google.com/onetoday/faq.html

WARM-UPS

1. CHARITIES: Students walk around the class and talk to other students about charities. Change partners often and share your findings.

2. CHAT: In pairs / groups, decide which of these topics or words from the article are most interesting and which are most boring.

search engine / Google / give $1 / charities / afford / service / dynamic / community / commitment / non-profits / fundraising / social media / do good daily / amazed

Have a chat about the topics you liked. Change topics and partners frequently.

3. NON-PROFITS: What do you think of these charities ? Complete this table with your partner(s). Change partners often and share what you wrote.

	How important	How to get more money
Cancer research
World Wildlife Fund
Help a historic sight
Help a child to read
Help sick soldiers
Save opera

4. DONATE: Students A strongly believe everyone should donate to charity regularly; Students B strongly believe once a year is enough. Change partners again and talk about your conversations.

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5. $1: Rank these and share your rankings with your partner. Put who would get your $1 first at the top at the top. Change partners often and share your rankings.

• guide dogs for the blind

• AIDS research

• save the gorillas

• women's rights

• old people's homes

• international peace project

• mental health project

• water conservation project

6. APP: Spend one minute writing down all of the different words you associate with the word "app". Share your words with your partner(s) and talk about them. Together, put the words into different categories.

BEFORE READING / LISTENING

1. TRUE / FALSE: Read the headline. Guess if a-h below are true (T) or false (F).

a.	Google started a charity that cost just $1 to start.	T / F
b.	An app shows users one new charity every day.	T / F
c.	Google says most people have enough to give $1 every now and then.	T / F
d.	The app is not yet available worldwide.	T / F
e.	A website said Google has promised to help charities.	T / F
f.	The article says the app does not have a share button for charities.	T / F
g.	Google wants people to go online to visit hundreds of charities a year.	T / F
h.	The article says Google wants to make the world more amazing.	T / F

2. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article.

1.	lets	a.	excited
2.	donate	b.	odd
3.	occasional	c.	unbelievable
4.	dynamic	d.	promise
5.	incredible	e.	well-established
6.	long-standing	f.	allows
7.	commitment	g.	active
8.	engage	h.	technology
9.	thrilled	i.	give
10.	platform	j.	join in

3. PHRASE MATCH: (Sometimes more than one choice is possible.)

1.	lets people give just	a.	occasional $1 donation
2.	projects to which you can	b.	and fun for users
3.	most people can afford the	c.	non-profit organisations
4.	We look forward to	d.	standing commitment
5.	our dynamic community with incredible	e.	to their success
6.	Google has a long-	f.	donate $1 with one click
7.	it also makes giving simple	g.	platform which helps them
8.	share their favourite projects	h.	$1 to different charities
9.	help contribute	i.	continuing to improve
10.	provide a new	j.	on social media

GAP FILL

The search engine (1) ____________ Google has started a new app that lets people give just $1 to different charities. Its 'One Today' app shows users a (2) ____________ of charities every day. The home page says: "Open the app, and you're presented with (3) ____________ projects to which you can donate $1 with one click. It's (4) ____________ simple. And most people can (5) ____________ the occasional $1 donation." At the moment, it is only (6) ____________ in the USA to people with Android mobile phones. Google hopes to start providing the service around the world soon. Google spokeswoman Maya Amoils blogged: "We look (7) ____________ to continuing to improve the One Today experience and to growing our (8) ____________ community with incredible [non-profit organisations]."

that
forward
variety
available
giant
dynamic
several
afford

The One Today website explained that: "Google has a long-standing (9) ____________ to supporting non-profits and to doing good. One Today makes (10) ____________ easy for non-profits; it also makes giving simple and (11) ____________ for users." Google believes the app will mean people can learn more about non-profits. It also hopes people will share their favourite projects on social (12) ____________ sites so that more people (13) ____________. It adds: "Do good daily! Engage with hundreds of non-profit projects each year and help contribute to their (14) ____________." Ms Amoils wrote: "We're amazed by the great work non-profits do on a (15) ____________ basis to make the world a better place, and we're thrilled to provide a new (16) ____________ which helps [them]."

success
media
platform
fundraising
daily
commitment
donate
fun

LISTENING - Guess the answers. Listen to check.

1)	a new app that lets people give just $1 to ______
	a. different charity b. different charitable c. different charities d. different charismas
2)	you're presented with several projects to which you can donate $1 ______
	a. with one flick b. with one click c. with one lick d. with one slick
3)	Google hopes to start providing the service around ______
	a. the world soonish b. the world sooner c. the world soon d. the world soonest
4)	We look forward to continuing to improve the ______
	a. One Today experiences b. One Today experience c. One Today experiential d. One Today experienced
5)	growing our dynamic community with incredible ______
	a. not-profit organisations b. no-profit organisations c. noon-profit organisations d. non-profit organisations
6)	Google has a long-standing commitment to ______
	a. supporting non-profit b. supporting non-profitable c. supporting non-profiting d. supporting non-profits
7)	it also makes giving simple and ______
	a. fun for usages b. fun for users c. fun for user d. fun for using
8)	It also hopes people will share their favourite projects on ______
	a. social media sites b. socially media sites c. social medium sites d. socially medium sites
9)	Engage with hundreds of non-profit projects each year and help contribute ______
	a. to their successes b. to their success c. to their successful d. to their successfully
10)	we're thrilled to provide a new ______
	a. platform which helps b. platform witch helps c. platform that helps d. platform this helps

LISTENING – Listen and fill in the gaps

The search engine giant Google (1) ___________________ app that lets people give just $1 to different charities. Its 'One Today' app shows users a (2) ___________________ every day. The home page says: "Open the app, and you're presented with several projects (3) ___________________ donate $1 with one click. It's that simple. And most people (4) ___________________ occasional $1 donation." At the moment, it is only available in the USA to people with Android mobile phones. Google hopes to start providing the service around the world soon. Google spokeswoman Maya Amoils blogged: "We look forward (5) ___________________ improve the One Today experience and to growing (6) ___________________ with incredible [non-profit organisations]."

The One Today website explained that: "Google (7) ___________________ commitment to supporting non-profits and to doing good. One Today makes fundraising easy for non-profits; it also (8) ___________________ and fun for users." Google believes the app will mean people can learn more about non-profits. (9) ___________________ will share their favourite projects on social media sites so that (10) ___________________. It adds: "Do good daily! Engage with hundreds of non-profit projects each year and help contribute (11) ___________________." Ms Amoils wrote: "We're amazed by the great work non-profits do on a daily basis to make the world a better place, and we're thrilled to provide (12) ___________________ which helps [them]."

COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS

1.	How often can One Today users see different charities?
2.	How many clicks does it take to donate?
3.	Where is One Today available?
4.	Who is Maya Amoils?
5.	What is Google looking forward to making better?
6.	What is Google committed to supporting?
7.	What can people learn more about with the app?
8.	Where can users share their favourite projects?
9.	What is Google amazed by?
10.	What is Google happy to provide?

MULTIPLE CHOICE - QUIZ

1.	How often can One Today users see different charities?	6.	What is Google committed to supporting?
	a) daily b) hourly c) monthly d) weekly		a) its search engine b) social media c) the global economy d) non-profits
2.	How many clicks does it take to donate?	7.	What can people learn more about with the app?
	a) four b) two c) one d) three		a) themselves b) non-profits c) Google d) other apps
3.	Where is One Today available?	8.	Where can users share their favourite projects?
	a) the USA and Europe b) only in the USA c) the USA and Canada d) the USA and Mexico		a) at school and work b) via Google +1 c) via word of mouth d) on social media sites
4.	Who is Maya Amoils?	9.	What is Google amazed by?
	a) the head of a charity b) the app's designer c) the first person to donate on One Today d) a Google spokeswoman		a) how many people have donated b) a project on One Today c) the work non-profits do d) the quality of its new app
5.	What is Google looking forward to making better?	10.	What is Google happy to provide?
	a) the One Today experience b) the lives of people in poor countries c) social media d) the world		a) a better world b) a new technology c) free searches d) $1

ROLE PLAY

Role A – Save the Panda

You think Save the Panda is the most important charity. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them things that are wrong with their charity. Also, tell the others which is the least important of these (and why): Clean Water For All, Protect The Pyramids or The World Peace Project.

Role B – Clean Water For All

You think Clean Water For All is the most important charity. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them things that are wrong with their charity. Also, tell the others which is the least important of these (and why): Save the Panda, Protect The Pyramids or The World Peace Project.

Role C – Protect The Pyramids

You think Protect The Pyramids is the most important charity. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them things that are wrong with their charity. Also, tell the others which is the least important of these (and why): Clean Water For All, Save the Panda or The World Peace Project.

Role D – The World Peace Project

You think The World Peace Project is the most important charity. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them things that are wrong with their charity. Also, tell the others which is the least important of these (and why): Clean Water For All, Protect The Pyramids or Save the Panda.

AFTER READING / LISTENING

1. WORD SEARCH: Look in your dictionary / computer to find collocates, other meanings, information, synonyms … for the words 'charity' and 'app'.

charity

app

Share your findings with your partners.

Make questions using the words you found.
Ask your partner / group your questions.

2. ARTICLE QUESTIONS: Look back at the article and write down some questions you would like to ask the class about the text.

Share your questions with other classmates / groups.
Ask your partner / group your questions.

3. GAP FILL: In pairs / groups, compare your answers to this exercise. Check your answers. Talk about the words from the activity. Were they new, interesting, worth learning…?

4. VOCABULARY: Circle any words you do not understand. In groups, pool unknown words and use dictionaries to find their meanings.

5. TEST EACH OTHER: Look at the words below. With your partner, try to recall how they were used in the text:

started
variety
click
moment
blogged
growing

long
fun
learn
good
amazed
new

CHARITIES SURVEY

Write five GOOD questions about charities in the table. Do this in pairs. Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper.

When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.

	STUDENT 1 _____________	STUDENT 2 _____________	STUDENT 3 _____________
Q.1.
Q.2.
Q.3.
Q.4.
Q.5.

Now return to your original partner and share and talk about what you found out. Change partners often.

Make mini-presentations to other groups on your findings.

CHARITIES DISCUSSION

STUDENT A's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)

a)	What did you think when you read the headline?
b)	What springs to mind when you hear the word 'charity'?
c)	Is there a difference between a charity and a non-profit?
d)	What are your favourite charities and why?
e)	What do you think of Google's One Today app?
f)	Is $1 too little?
g)	Can most people afford the occasional $1 donation?
h)	Will you be downloading the app and helping non-profits?
i)	Are you happy with the work charities do?
j)	How often do you donate to charity?

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STUDENT B's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)

a)	Did you like reading this article? Why/not?
b)	Should other companies follow Google and highlight different charities?
c)	Is giving money to charity sometimes difficult?
d)	Will a one-click way of donating mean more people will donate?
e)	Would you like to learn more about non-profits?
f)	Do you already "do good daily"?
g)	What does "charity begins at home" mean? Do you agree?
h)	How charitable are you?
i)	What more could Google do for charities?
j)	What questions would you like to ask the boss of Google's One Today?

DISCUSSION (Write your own questions)

STUDENT A's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
1.	________________________________________________________
2.	________________________________________________________
3.	________________________________________________________
4.	________________________________________________________
5.	________________________________________________________
6.	________________________________________________________

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STUDENT B's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)
1.	________________________________________________________
2.	________________________________________________________
3.	________________________________________________________
4.	________________________________________________________
5.	________________________________________________________
6.	________________________________________________________

LANGUAGE - CLOZE

The search engine (1) ____ Google has started a new app that lets people give just $1 to different charities. Its 'One Today' app shows users a (2) ____ of charities every day. The home page says: "Open the app, and you're presented with several projects to (3) ____ you can donate $1 with one click. It's that simple. And most people can (4) ____ the occasional $1 donation." At the moment, it is only available in the USA to people with Android mobile phones. Google hopes to start (5) ____ the service around the world soon. Google spokeswoman Maya Amoils blogged: "We look forward to continuing to improve the One Today experience and to growing our dynamic community with (6) ____ [non-profit organisations]."

The One Today website explained that: "Google has a long-(7) ____ commitment to supporting non-profits and to doing good. One Today makes fundraising easy for non-profits; it also makes (8) ____ simple and fun for users." Google believes the app will mean people can learn more about non-profits. It also hopes people will share their favourite projects on (9) ____ media sites so that more people donate. It adds: "Do good (10) ____! Engage with hundreds of non-profit projects each year and help contribute to their success." Ms Amoils wrote: "We're amazed (11) ____ the great work non-profits do on a daily basis to make the world a better place, and we're (12) ____ to provide a new platform which helps [them]."

Put the correct words from the table below in the above article.

1.	(a)	enormous	(b)	huge	(c)	monster	(d)	giant
2.	(a)	varied	(b)	various	(c)	varies	(d)	variety
3.	(a)	how	(b)	which	(c)	those	(d)	for
4.	(a)	affords	(b)	afforded	(c)	afford	(d)	affording
5.	(a)	provision	(b)	provides	(c)	providing	(d)	provided
6.	(a)	incredible	(b)	indelible	(c)	inedible	(d)	indented
7.	(a)	crouching	(b)	standing	(c)	kneeling	(d)	sitting
8.	(a)	giving	(b)	given	(c)	gave	(d)	gives
9.	(a)	news	(b)	social	(c)	mass	(d)	advertising
10.	(a)	daytime	(b)	days	(c)	daily	(d)	daylight
11.	(a)	of	(b)	as	(c)	by	(d)	for
12.	(a)	thriller	(b)	thrills	(c)	thrilling	(d)	thrilled

SPELLING

Paragraph 1
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4.	continuing to rompvie
5.	growing our aycidnm community
6.	ncidieebrl non-profit organisations
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PUT THE TEXT BACK TOGETHER

Number these lines in the correct order.

( )	in the USA to people with Android mobile phones. Google hopes to start providing the service around the world
( )	supporting non-profits and to doing good. One Today makes fundraising easy for non-profits; it also makes giving simple
( )	share their favourite projects on social media sites so that more people donate. It adds: "Do good
( )	The One Today website explained that: "Google has a long-standing commitment to
( )	improve the One Today experience and to growing our dynamic community with incredible [non-profit organisations]."
( 1 )	The search engine giant Google has started a new app that lets people give just $1 to different
( )	their success." Ms Amoils wrote: "We're amazed by the great work non-profits do on a daily
( )	app, and you're presented with several projects to which you can donate $1 with one
( )	daily! Engage with hundreds of non-profit projects each year and help contribute to
( )	charities. Its 'One Today' app shows users a variety of charities every day. The home page says: "Open the
( )	soon. Google spokeswoman Maya Amoils blogged: "We look forward to continuing to
( )	basis to make the world a better place, and we're thrilled to provide a new platform which helps [them]."
( )	and fun for users." Google believes the app will mean people can learn more about non-profits. It also hopes people will
( )	click. It's that simple. And most people can afford the occasional $1 donation." At the moment, it is only available

PUT THE WORDS IN THE RIGHT ORDER

1.	a new app The search engine giant Google has started.
2.	projects you $1 Several which donate to can.
3.	, moment the At USA the in available only is it.
4.	the providing world the soon service around Start.
5.	experience Today One the improve to Continuing.
6.	commitment to supporting non - profits A long - standing.
7.	fun makes and users also simple for It giving.
8.	the app will mean people can learn more Google believes.
9.	share projects media will favourite social People their on.
10.	great The basis daily a on do profits - non work.

CIRCLE THE CORRECT WORD (20 PAIRS)

The search engine giant Google has started a new app that lets people give just $1 to different / difference charities. Its 'One Today' app shows uses / users a variety of charities every day / days. The home page says: "Open the app, and you're / you've presented with several projects to which you can donate $1 with one click. It's that simply / simple. And most people can afford the occasion / occasional $1 donation." At the moment, it is only available / availability in the USA to people with Android mobile phones. Google hopes to start providing / provision the service around the world soon. Google spokeswoman Maya Amoils blogged: "We look forward to continuing / continued to improve the One Today experience and to growing our dynamic community with incredibly / incredible [non-profit organisations]."

The One Today website explained that: "Google has a long-sitting / long-standing commitment to supporting non-profits and to doing / done good. One Today makes fundraising easily / easy for non-profits; it also makes giving simple and fun for users." Google believes the app will meaning / mean people can learn more to / about non-profits. It also hopes people will share their favourite projects on social medium / media sites so that more people donate. It adds: "Do good daily / days. Engage with hundreds of non-profit projects each year and help contribution / contribute to their success." Ms Amoils wrote: "We're amazed by / for the great work non-profits do on a daily basis to make the world a better place, and we're thrilling / thrilled to provide a new platform which helps [them]."

Talk about the connection between each pair of words in italics, and why the correct word is correct.

INSERT THE VOWELS (a, e, i, o, u)

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PUNCTUATE THE TEXT AND ADD CAPITALS

the search engine giant google has started a new app that lets people give just $1 to different charities its 'one today' app shows users a variety of charities every day the home page says "open the app and you're presented with several projects to which you can donate $1 with one click it's that simple and most people can afford the occasional $1 donation" at the moment it is only available in the usa to people with android mobile phones google hopes to start providing the service around the world soon google spokeswoman maya amoils blogged "we look forward to continuing to improve the one today experience and to growing our dynamic community with incredible [non-profit organisations]"

the one today website explained that "google has a long-standing commitment to supporting non-profits and to doing good one today makes fundraising easy for non-profits it also makes giving simple and fun for users" google believes the app will mean people can learn more about non-profits it also hopes people will share their favourite projects on social media sites so that more people donate it adds "do good daily engage with hundreds of non-profit projects each year and help contribute to their success" ms amoils wrote "we're amazed by the great work non-profits do on a daily basis to make the world a better place and we're thrilled to provide a new platform which helps [them]"

PUT A SLASH ( / ) WHERE THE SPACES ARE

ThesearchenginegiantGooglehasstartedanewappthatletspeoplegivejust$1t
odifferentcharities.Its'OneToday'appshowsusersavarietyofcharitieseveryd
ay.Thehomepagesays:"Opentheapp,andyou'representedwithseveralprojec
tstowhichyoucandonate$1withoneclick.It'sthatsimple.Andmostpeoplecana
ffordtheoccasional$1donation."Atthemoment,itisonlyavailableintheUSAtop
eoplewithAndroidmobilephones.Googlehopestostartprovidingtheservicear
oundtheworldsoon.GooglespokeswomanMayaAmoilsblogged:"Welookforw
ardtocontinuingtoimprovetheOneTodayexperienceandtogrowingourdynam
iccommunitywithincredible[non-profitorganisations]."TheOneTo
daywebsiteexplainedthat:"Googlehasalong-standingcommitment
tosupportingnon-profitsandtodoinggood.OneTodaymakesfundr
aisingeasyfornon-profits;italsomakesgivingsimpleandfunforusers."Go
oglebelievestheappwillmeanpeoplecanlearnmoreaboutnon-profits.Ital
sohopespeoplewillsharetheirfavouriteprojectsonsocialmediasitessothatmo
repeopledonate.Itadds:"Dogooddaily!Engagewithhundredsofnon-profitp
rojectseachyearandhelpcontributetotheirsuccess."MsAmoilswrote:"We'rea
mazedbythegreatworknon-profitsdoonadailybasistomakethewor
ldabetterplace,andwe'rethrilledtoprovideanewplatformwhichhelps[them]."

FREE WRITING

Write about charities for 10 minutes. Comment on your partner's paper.

_____________________________________________________________________________

ACADEMIC WRITING

We should all give a dollar a day to different charities. Discuss.

_____________________________________________________________________________

HOMEWORK

1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google's search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word.

2. INTERNET: Search the Internet and find out more about charities. Share what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.

3. CHARITIES: Make a poster about charities. Show your work to your classmates in the next lesson. Did you all have similar things?

4. ONE TODAY: Write a magazine article about the One Today app. Include imaginary interviews with people who think it's a great idea and people who think it isn't such a good idea.

Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Write down any new words and expressions you hear from your partner(s).

5. WHAT HAPPENED NEXT? Write a newspaper article about the next stage in this news story. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.

6. LETTER: Write a letter to the maker of the One Today app. Ask him/her three questions about it. Give him/her three of your opinions on it. Read your letter to your partner(s) in your next lesson. Your partner(s) will answer your questions.

ANSWERS

TRUE / FALSE (p.4)

SYNONYM MATCH (p.4)

1.	lets	a.	allows
2.	donate	b.	give
3.	occasional	c.	odd
4.	dynamic	d.	active
5.	incredible	e.	unbelievable
6.	long-standing	f.	well-established
7.	commitment	g.	promise
8.	engage	h.	join in
9.	thrilled	i.	excited
10.	platform	j.	technology

COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS (p.8)

1.	Every day
2.	One
3.	Only in the USA
4.	A Google spokeswoman
5.	The One Today experience
6.	Non-profits
7.	Non-profits
8.	On social media
9.	The great work non-profits do
10.	A new platform

MULTIPLE CHOICE - QUIZ (p.9)

10.

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