Answers Task 1:
Name: RSPCA (Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals)
Responsibility: the well-being of animals anywhere in the world
Name: RNIB (Royal National Institute of the Blind)
Responsibility: help people suffering from either partial or total blindness to lead as normal a life as possible
Name: TBG (Tidy Britain Group)
Responsibility: fighting to improve the quality of the local environment
Name: Mencap
Responsibility: fighting against discrimination towards those people who suffer from any kind of learning disability
Task 2 Write T for TRUE statement or F for FALSE statement.
The RSPCA was the second organization which is interested in creating good conditions for animals’ well-being anywhere in the world._________
The RSPCA was given royal approval by Queen Victoria. ________
RNIB wants to keep its country clean. _______
Over a million of people suffer from either partial or total blindness in the UK._____
TBG (Tidy Britain Group) is a dependent governmental charity. ________
Going for Green organization focuses on problems connected with pollution. ______
Mencap invests money in looking for ways to prevent learning disability. _____
Answers:
F (the first organization)
T
F ( Blind people)
T
F ( an independent national organization)
T
T
Transcript
These days there are thousands of charities round the world and it is possible to donate money to help people, animals and places. The RSPCA (Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) was the first organisation dedicated to the well-being of animals anywhere in the world. In England and Wales alone, the RSPCA employ more than three hundred inspectors whose job it is to investigate reported cruelty to animals. The SPCA was set up in London in 1824. At this time it was considered strange that people should care about cruelty to animals. They were regarded as either food, transport or sport. In 1840 Queen Victoria gave the organisation permission to be called a royal society: The RSPCA. These days there are almost two hundred branches in the UK. The RNIB (Royal National Institute of the Blind) is the UK’s leading charity for the blind. Sight loss is one of the most common disabilities in the UK with over a million people suffering from either partial or total blindness. The RNIB challenges the disabling effects of sight loss by providing information and offering practical services to help people lead as normal a life as possible. The organisation also works on the underlying causes of blindness working towards its prevention, cure or alleviation. The RNIB have centres all over the UK. TBG (Tidy Britain Group) is an independent national charity fighting to improve the quality of the local environment. They aim to make people more aware of the negative effects of litter, dog fouling, graffiti and vandalism and to get everyone involved in doing their bit to keep Britain clean. The work of the TBG is done mainly through campaigning. Volunteers work closely with councils and businesses to organise educational programmes designed to raise awareness of the problems. The TBG’s sister organisation, Going for Green, concentrates on pollution issues. The two groups share premises and have the same Chief Executive. Mencap is a charity which is dedicated to fighting against discrimination towards those people who suffer from any kind of learning disability. Most of Mencap’s work is campaigning. People with learning disabilities are disadvantaged because of discrimination and lack of funding of community care. Mencap raises awareness by working at local, national and European levels to raise the profile of those issues that affect people with learning disabilities. It also provides services of education, housing and employment as well as support and advice for families and carers of sufferers.