The benefits of doing voluteer work During the one-year study in Nottingham, I took part in some volunteer work in my spare time. To be honest, as I was tied up with my coursework in most of the time, I did not have sufficient opportunities to engage in the local life. Therefore, it was a good means of communicating with native speakers as a volunteer. Besides, doing voluntary work can provide assistance to the people in need, like the homeless, the young and the elderly, which was really rewarding.