Volunteering （志愿服務(wù)） means spending some of your free time helping others.You may volunteer to help other people，but you can also volunteer to do something good for animals，the environment，or any other thing that you care about.Volunteering helps others，but it can also help yourself.If you are worried about something that happened，doing something can be a great way to deal with your feelings.Volunteering can let you see your own life in new ways.
   Here are some ideas about how you can do the work with your family：
   ●Clean up a park or a road along a river.
   ●Do some housework for old people or the sick.
   ●Plant trees or flowers in your neighborhood.
   ●Clean up a school or other public buildings.
   Now some schools ask kids to spend some time helping others because volunteering gives them a sense of duty（責(zé)任）.A volunteer job can even help some kids find what they want to do when they grow up.So what are you waiting for？Make a plan to start volunteering today.
（1）What does volunteering mean？

It means spending some of your free time helping others.

It means spending some of your free time helping others.

（2）Is volunteering only good for others？

No，it isn't.

No，it isn't.

（3）How many ideas are there about how you can do the work with your family？

There are four/4 ideas.

There are four/4 ideas.

（4）How can you do some housework for as a volunteer？

We can do some housework for the old person or the sick.

We can do some housework for the old person or the sick.

（5）Why do some schools ask kids to spend some time helping others？

Because volunteering gives them a sense of duty.

Because volunteering gives them a sense of duty.