A. ReadingTurning Garbage into Gold, and Gold into Love

　　 Tzu Chi Foundation （慈濟基金會） , which has offices in over twenty countries, is one

of the biggest foundations （基金會） in the world. The foundation has thousands of

volunteers （義工） who not only help poor people, but also try to save our earth from being

polluted.

　　 Master Cheng Yen （證嚴法師） , the leader （領導者） of Tzu Chi Foundation, once

said that people can “turn garbage into gold, and gold into love.” In 1990, she came up with

the idea of recycling things and started to recycle used paper herself. Then she sold the used

paper and gave the money to Tzu Chi Foundation. Later, the foundation started building

many recycling stations which collect used things around the island.

　　 The money Tzu Chi Foundation collects by selling recycled things helps a lot of people.

This makes many Tzu Chi volunteers believe that they can do simple things to save the world

and bring love to others. Because of this, more and more volunteers join Tzu Chi Foundation

every year. In 2003, more than 40,000 volunteers joined Tzu Chi Foundation to try to “turn

garbage into gold, and turn gold into love”!

B. Reading Comprehension

Which of the following is NOT true about Tzu Chi Foundation?

(A) It helps poor people. (B) It recycles things.

(C) It builds recycling stations. (D) It pollutes the rivers.

How did Master Cheng Yen collect money when she first started

recycling things?

(A) She sold her gold. (B) She sold the used paper.

(C) She sold the foundation. (D) She sold her house.

How many people joined Tzu Chi Foundation in 2003 as

volunteers?

(A) Fewer than 40,000. (B) More than 50,000.

(C) Around 60,000. (D) More than 40,000.

1. What do you know about Tzu Chi Foundation?

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　2. Would you like to be a Tzu Chi Foundation volunteer?

Why or why not?

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　

3. What can you do to stop our world from being polluted?

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　

I know they build many schools and houses for homeless people.

C. Discuss and Write

Yes, I’d like to. Because I can do something for people who are

in need.

I can recycle used things and use less plastic bags.

Get on the Internet and find out other foundations that care about the earth and help save the world. Share the information you find with your classmates.

D. Surf the Internet

其他關心環保議題的組織：綠色和平組織： http://www.greenpeace.org/international/中華環保基金會： www.cepf.org.cnWorld Environment Foundation: http://www.wef.org.uk/Clean Ocean Foundation: http://cleanocean.org/Australian Conservation Foundation: http://www.acfonline.org.au/