Volunteer Work
VOLUNTEER WORK – LE BÉNÉVOLAT
Volunteer work is one of the most rewarding things that you can do. As part of their transition year program, most schools in Ireland take part in some sort of voluntary activity. If the subject of transition year comes up in your oral exam, these sentences will come in useful. We have also listed some of the grammatical constructions used, which are meant to help you with your own writing.
- I did some volunteer work with a local charity when I was in transition year.
J’ai fait du travail bénévole avec une organisation caritative locale quand j’étais en année de transition.
- In Ireland we have a strong culture of giving freely of our time or volunteering for worthy causes.
En Irlande nous avons une culture bien ancrée de consacrer gratuitement de notre temps pour des causes valables.
To clarify, the full version of these sentences, are available to subscribed members of French Notes
KEY GRAMMATICAL CONSTRUCTIONS…VOLUNTEER WORK – LE BÉNÉVOLAT
Finally, test yourself by writing your own sentences using these key grammatical constructions. If you would like to send them to us at [email protected] we would be delighted to correct them for you!
- J’ai fait du travail bénévole – I did some volunteer work
- Une culture bien ancrée – A strong or deep-rooted culture
- Des causes valables – Worthy causes
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