and supports . charities working in the fields of education child protection and the environment.

serviaqn novank djokovic is one of the world stop tennis players.novak began playing tennis went he was 4 years old and turner proffesional at the age of 16.in 2007,he created the novak djokovic foundation.this fund provides scholarships for servian children as well as sport facilities for young people. novat travels extensively to internationaltournaments ,but found time to participate in a fundraising soccer game to raise money for reconstruccion in japan afterv the 20111 earthquake and tsunami. GAEL GARCIA BERNAL is a mexican actor and film director.he studied acting in london and has made a numbresof succesful movies incljuding the motorcycle diaries ,babel and the king.starting his charity work at the early age of 14 ,he taughy literacy to indigenous people in mexico.he supports oxfam,which works to overcome poverty and suffering ,and witness, which uses video to combat human-rights violations. a large number of professional sports teams are involved whith community and charity projects.for example, the chicago bulls baskeball team has an organization called charitabulls.founded in 1987,the charity aims to improve the lives of chicago youth by creating and supporting educational, recreational and social programs. in 1994, charitabulls donated $4,5 million to construct a club for young peopleand their families.the club has a computer center,and art studio, a science lab,a gym,a dance and game room and classrooms. since openingin 1996,the club has served aproximately 1500 local children and their families.in 2008,charitabulls gave an additional $600 000 to the club for operational expenses and new educational and social programs.other projects include support for the chicago public library and other nonprofitorganizations that work to improve the lives of children.

READ THE DEFINITIONS.IDENTIFY THE WORDS IN THE ARTICLE.CHECK YOUR ANSWER IN THE DICTIONARY ON PAGE 136. well-known or famous people non-profit organizations a person who represents a country or organizations

money collected for a special purpose a sum of money given to support a students education areas or buildings used for different activities to give money to an organization;especiallya charity,school or hospital READ THE ARTICLE AGAIN.ANSWER THE QUESTIONS IN YOUR NOTEBOOK. why do charities like to have the support of celebrities? how does the name of shakira s foundation relate to the way it helps people? what is surprising about the way novak djokovic raised money for japan? how does the charity witness try to protect human rights? what is charitabulls most important project? IN THE ARTICLE FIND SIX VERBS IN PRESENT TENSE AND FIVE IRREGULAR VERBS IN THE PAST TENSE. in your notebook write a paragraph about another celebrity who supports a charity use at least six of the verbs you found.