week 7

Great Philanthropists

Reading in class

 

Learning new vocabulary

 

• Volunteer: offer to work (usually for no money)
• Lave power of attorney: the power to make legal decisions regarding finances
• Never saw a penny: didn´t receive any of the money
• Spiraled downward: got worse and worse
• Sued: take someone to court to get money from them
• Ventures: new business activities
• Bankruptcy: declare that you are unable to pay your debts

 

 

Activities in class

We represent different foundations to receive the donation of a couple who had a lot of money, we had to explain why they deserved or needed the money.

 

"I represent the local orphanage which has been helping children for over 80 years, in this momento the goverment doesn´t get us money to continue helping children and the situation is extremely bad because we don´t have many resources and we belive in your help and you can help me".