KeytoExercisesOpenerGoingonaworkingholidayhasmanyadvantages:•Aworkingholidayvisagrantsyouaccesstoacountryforalongerperiodoftimethanastandardtouristvisa.•Thetravelissustainableinthesensethatyoucankeeprefillingyourtravelfundswithemployment.•Youcantrydifferenttypesofjobs,eventheonesthatyounormallywouldn’tdowhenathome.Andinthissense,aworkingholidaycouldbealife-changingexperience.•Youaremorelikelytomeetandmakefriendswiththelocals,notjustothertourists.Theycanintroduceyoutoanewculture.•Aworkingholidaymakesagoodbreak.Apopulartimetosignupforaworkingholidayisthebreakbetweenhighschoolandcollegeorthebreakaftercollegeandbeforeenteringtherealworkingworld.Transcript:Aworkingholidayiswhenyouspendasignificantamountoftimeinanothercountryandhavetheworkingrightstobackitup.Youareabletopickupajobortwo(or6)andbreakthatarrangementupbytravelingormovingontoanewlocationinthecountry.Ingeneral,aworkingholidayvisagrantsyouaccesstoacountryforalongerperiodoftimethanastandardtouristvisa.InAustralia,forexample,thetypicaltouristvisaisfor3monthswhileaworkingholidayvisaisfor12months.Withaworkingholidayvisa,youcanworkasyougo,meaningyouwon’tnecessarilygointodebtwhilespendingtimeabroad.Yourmethodoftravelmayvary.Someprefertotravelup-frontforseveralmonthsandthenspendtherestofthetimeworkinginoneortwodifferentlocations.Othersprefertoworkforamonth,travelforamonthandthenworkforamonthagain.Eitherway,thetravelissustainableinthesensethatyoucankeeprefillingyourtravelfundswithemployment.Withaworkingholidayvisa,youarebasicallygiventheopportunitytotestoutanytypeof1job,andyouareprobablyputinapositiontoacceptonesthatyounormallywouldn’twhenathome.Youneverknowwhatyoumightdiscover.Aworkingholiday,inthissense,couldendupbeingalife-changingexperience.Moreover,bytakingupemploymentinacountryabroad,youaremorelikelytomeetandmakefriendswiththelocals,notjustothertourists,andthatcandowondersforreallyintroducingyoutoanewculture.Aworkingholidayalsomakesagoodbreak.Apopulartimetosignupforaworkingholidayisthatbreakbetweenhighschoolandcollegeorthebreakaftercollegeandbeforeenteringtherealworkingworld.Laterworkingholidayexperiencesareoftenusedbyindividualsasawaytoexplorethenewandunknown.Takingpartinaworkingholidayisagreatideatoconsider.Reading&InteractingI.UnderstandingtheText1.TextOrganizationPartsParagraphsMainIdeasPartOneParas.1-3Desiringforachangeinherlife,theauthorfledAustraliaforaworkingholidayinCanada.PartTwoParas.4–5Theauthorhasalwaysbeenashyperson,butinVancouversheenjoyedmeetingpeople,makingfriendsanddoingnewthings.PartThreeParas.6–9TheauthorenjoyedherjobsatStarbucksandontheAussiePieGuyfoodtruck.PartFourParas.10–12TheauthortraversedCanadaandtheUnitedStates,embracingtheunknown.PartFiveParas.13–14Theauthorwouldlovetolivetheexpatlifeagainsomewhereelse,althoughthereisalsothepartofherthatwouldliketosettledownforawhile.PartSixPara.15Theauthorwantstothanktheworkingholidayforhelpingherbecomeabetterversionofherself.22.ComprehensionCheck2.1Diggingintodetail1.Shelosthergrandmother,herjobandhadtwocarcrashesinfivemonths.2.Theymetupfordinner,ladiesnightandsightseeingexcursions.Theauthortaughtherco-workersanAustralianwordofthedayandtheyhelpedherunderstandtheCanadianuseof“eh”attheendofsentences.3.Theylistenedto90smusic,dranktheirdailyStarbucksandservedtheirfriendlyregulars.4.Shelovedherjobsomuchthatshedidn’tfeelshewasworking.5.Shedidama...
