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Reading Part 5

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PART 5
Questions 1–5

• The young people below are all students who would like to take a break from full-time study by doing a Gap Year
Challenge.
• On the opposite page there are descriptions of eight Gap Year Challenges.
• Decide which challenge (letters A–H) would be the most suitable for each of the following people (numbers 1–5).

If you are a student between 18 and 25 and you would like to take a break from full-time study, why not try a Gap Year Challenge? You could
be a volunteer on a project to help people in a poor country; you could work and earn money to travel; you could even take another course of
study in a different country. Whatever you choose, it’s bound to be exciting, challenging and different! And you’ll come back to your studies
afterwards with new skills, new knowledge and greater self-confidence.
NOTE: It’s called a Gap Year, but you can find jobs or projects which last for six months or less.

1 Jez is planning to train as a secondary school teacher. Now he wants to do voluntary work overseas, preferably with
young people. He would like to learn another language, too. He has saved some money and can pay at least some of
the costs of his gap year challenge.

2 Diane hopes to train as a nurse next year. She has experience of running a playgroup for pre-school children. She is
keen to learn about other cultures and she would like to do voluntary work with children.

3 Anita is very good at sport and wants to spend her gap year working outdoors, perhaps on a farm or as a group
leader of adventure activities for young people. She would prefer to be in an English-speaking country, and she would
like to earn a little bit of money, too, if possible.

4 Rohan is studying History of Art in London. He wants to get away from England for six months and work to earn a little
money. After that he would like to go travelling, somewhere warm and sunny. He has had some work experience helping
in his uncle’s café.
Reading Part 5

Gap Year Challenges


A Location: Mumbai (Bombay), India F Location: Pacific Ocean
Young people wanted to help in a home for children and If you are interested in sea life and have
babies without parents. Volunteers will play with the had at least a little experience of sailing,
children, help them with schoolwork, including English, then you could be one of the volunteer
and take them on visits outside the school. This work crew of the Starfish Enterprise — a
would suit someone who is thinking of taking up a caring research ship on an exciting voyage
profession later on. along the Great Barrier Reef. You will
have to pay your own travel and
B Location: Queensland, Australia living expenses, but you will get
Opportunities for males and females to work on free training in scuba diving.
environmental projects in the fascinating landscape of Some serious science, but lots of
north-east Australia. If you love nature and being outdoors, fun too!
and you are willing to work hard as part of an international
team, then this could be the gap year challenge for you! G Location: Greece
Flights and living expenses paid. Do you want to earn some
money in order to finance
C Location: Canada the trip of a lifetime around
Camp Caribou is in a beautiful part of British Columbia the beautiful islands of
near the Rocky Mountains. We need enthusiastic and Greece? We have
energetic young people to work at our summer camp, vacancies for waiters
leading a group of children aged 11–16 in outdoor activities and kitchen staff in
like camping, rock climbing and canoeing. You need to be hotels and
fit and sporty, but friendly and patient too. All travel and restaurants on
other expenses paid, plus generous pocket money (and you many different
won’t spend much at camp!). islands between
May and
D Location: Brazil
October.
Is English your first language? We need Language Good rates of
Assistants to work in small community schools in north-
pay, plus free accommodation.
east Brazil. You would help Brazilian teachers to prepare
Useful work experience in a friendly international holiday
their English lessons, hold discussions in English, and setting — with lovely weather! A knowledge of Greek
answer questions about the English language. We cannot
helpful but not essential.
pay your flights, but in return you would receive free
accommodation and meals, plus free lessons in Portuguese. H Location: Italy
Interested in art? Why not spend your gap year in the
E Location: East Africa
beautiful historic city of Perugia? Here at the International
We need volunteers to teach English and sport to
University we offer a nine-month course in Italian Art
secondary school students. Our village schools are simple,
and Culture. And you can join in the lively social life of
with few resources, but the local people are friendly and
students and local people in this busy, fashionable town.
the pupils are very keen to learn. All living expenses paid.
There are also opportunities to study the Italian language
Plenty of time off to travel and see the wonderful big game (at an extra cost).
parks of Kenya and Tanzania.

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