Tomis18.HeisBritish.Tomis18.HeisBritish.HehaschosentoHehaschosentotakeatakeaone-yearbreakbetweenone-yearbreakbetweenfinishingschoolandfinishingschoolandstartinguniversitystartinguniversity.He.HejustwantstobroadenhisjustwantstobroadenhishorizonsbyvisitinghorizonsbyvisitingAustralia.Australia.BrannyhasjustleftseniorBrannyhasjustleftseniorschool.Butshedoesn’tschool.Butshedoesn’twanttoenterauniversity.wanttoenterauniversity.ShejustwantstotakeaShejustwantstotakeayearofftodocharityyearofftodocharityworkaroundtheworldworkaroundtheworldbeforegoingtouniversity.beforegoingtouniversity.Sheistakingagapyear.Sheistakingagapyear."Gapyear"isaBritishEnglishtermthat"Gapyear"isaBritishEnglishtermthatreferstoaperiodoftime,usuallyayear,referstoaperiodoftime,usuallyayear,whenastudenttakestimeofffromfull-timewhenastudenttakestimeofffromfull-timeeducation.Thisyeargenerallytakenbeforeeducation.Thisyeargenerallytakenbeforeastudentbegingscollegeoruniversity.Whileastudentbegingscollegeoruniversity.WhiletheconceptoftakingayearofftopreparetheconceptoftakingayearofftoprepareforcollegeisarelativelynewoneintheUSforcollegeisarelativelynewoneintheUSandothercountries,intheUK,anestimatedandothercountries,intheUK,anestimated50,000youngpeopletakeagapyearpriorto50,000youngpeopletakeagapyearpriortoattendinguniversity.attendinguniversity.1.Ifyouhaveachancetotakeayearoff1.Ifyouhaveachancetotakeayearoffbetweenleavingschoolandgoingtobetweenleavingschoolandgoingtouniversity,wouldyoudoit?university,wouldyoudoit?2.Doyouthinkthiswouldhelpyougeta2.Doyouthinkthiswouldhelpyougetabetterjobonceyoufinishedyourstudies?betterjobonceyoufinishedyourstudies?Questionsforyou:Questionsforyou:Reading:Reading:Skimming.ReadthetextquicklyandanswerSkimming.Readthetextquicklyandanswerthefollowingquestions.thefollowingquestions.1.What’stheattitudeoftheBritish1.What’stheattitudeoftheBritishgovernmenttowardsthegapyear?governmenttowardsthegapyear?2.Whyisagapyearmorethanjustayear2.Whyisagapyearmorethanjustayearawayfromstudying?awayfromstudying?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.Whatwasthebenefitsofhergapyea...
