ProjectPlanningagapyearTomis18.HeisBritish.Tomis18.HeisBritish.HehaschosentoHehaschosentotakeatakeaone-yearbreakbetweenone-yearbreakbetweenfinishingschoolandfinishingschoolandstartinguniversitystartinguniversity.He.HejustwantstobroadenhisjustwantstobroadenhishorizonsbyvisitinghorizonsbyvisitingAustralia.Australia.BrannyhasjustleftseniorBrannyhasjustleftseniorschool.Butshedoesn’tschool.Butshedoesn’twanttoenterauniversity.wanttoenterauniversity.ShejustwantstotakeaShejustwantstotakeayearofftodocharityyearofftodocharityworkaroundtheworldworkaroundtheworldbeforegoingtouniversity.beforegoingtouniversity.Sheistakingagapyear.Sheistakingagapyear.Doyouknowwhatisagapyear?ListentotheBBCrealEnglish.“Gapyear”isaBritishEnglishtermthatreferstoaperiodoftime,usuallyayear,whenastudenttakestimeofffromfull-timeeducation.Thisyeargenerallytakenbeforeastudentbeginscollegeoruniversity.skimmingHowmanypeoplehavetakenagapyearinthepassage?Threepeople.Doesthewriterhaveapositiveornegativeattitudetowardstakingagapyear?Thewritertakesapositiveattitude.Scanning:Scanning:Para1Para11.Whatisthetraditionalcourseofastudent1.Whatisthetraditionalcourseofastudentleavingschool?leavingschool?HeorshewouldgostraighttouniversityHeorshewouldgostraighttouniversityandstudyforthreeorfouryearsbeforeandstudyforthreeorfouryearsbeforejoiningtheworldofworkandbeginthejoiningtheworldofworkandbegintheslowclimbupthecareerladder.slowclimbupthecareerladder.2.Howlongisitsincethousandsofyoung2.Howlongisitsincethousandsofyoungpeopletookthegap?peopletookthegap?Threeyears.Threeyears.3.Whichpartoftheworldisnota3.Whichpartoftheworldisnotadestinationofthestudentswhotakedestinationofthestudentswhotakeoneyeargap?oneyeargap?TheAntarcticTheAntarcticPara2-4Para2-41.Whoareinfavourofthegapyear?1.Whoareinfavourofthegapyear?Thegovernment,universitiesandThegovernment,universitiesandemployers.employers.2.Whydomoreandmoreemployersprefer2.Whydomoreandmoreemployersprefertohiregraduateswhohavetakenagaptohiregraduateswhohavetakenagapyear?year?BecauseagapyeargivesyoungpeopleBecauseagapyeargivesyoungpeopleanopportunitytolearnskillsandgainanopportunitytolearnskillsandgainlifeexperience.lifeexperience.Para5Para51.WhatwasCarol’sprojectlastyear?1.WhatwasCarol’sprojectlastyear?TohelpsavingtheAmazonrainforest.TohelpsavingtheAmazonrainforest.2.Whatwasthebenefitsofhergapyear?2.Whatwasthebenefitsofhergapyear?ShebecamemoreindependentandShebecamemoreindependentandHelpedconservetherainforest.Helpedconservetherainforest.Para6.Para6.1.WhatdidDanielJonesdoinhisgapyear?1.WhatdidDanielJonesdoinhisgapyear?TeachinginGhana.TeachinginGhana.2.Howdidhefeellivingamongpoorlocal2.Howdidhefeellivingamongpoorlocalpeople?people?Challengingbutrewarding.Challengingbutrewarding.3.Howbadwasthesituationthere?3.Howbadwasthesituationthere?Nobasicthingslikefridgeandkettles,Nobasicthingslikefridgeandkettles,noelectricity.noelectricity.4.Whatishereadytodointhefuture?4.Whatishereadytodointhefuture?Tofacechallenges.Tofacechallenges.Para7.Para7.1.WhatdidMartindoinhisgapyear?1.WhatdidMartindoinhisgapyear?HehelpedbuildaschoolinapoorpartofHehelpedbuildaschoolinapoorpartofIndia.India.2.Whatdidhewanttolearn?2.Whatdidhewanttolearn?Howtodealwithdifficultsituations.Howtodealwithdifficultsituations.3.Whathadheneverdonebefore?3.Whathadheneverdonebefore?HelpingpeopleharvesttheircropsbeforeHelpingpeopleh...
