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2 When Luke left university, he travelled the world before setting down. His first stop was the Amazon rainforest living and working in a tribal village. Everyday I would get up at the crack f dawn and help the tribe. What struck me was their attitude to the environment respect the land and for every tree they cut down they plant another. They understand the balance of nature. That free is not only for their use, but it is also a home to any number of species.
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6 When Natasha went to England to study English, she was determined to take advantage of any opportunity to practise speaking the language. One of her teachers suggested that she should volunteer to work in a local Red Cross charity shop that sells second hand goods to raise funds. Working here allows me to practise everything I am learning in my classes and more. My English has improved so much, she says. In addition, it is wonderful to know that I am helping people locally and internationally, too.
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1 My grandmother lives in a remote village near the forest.
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2 In a military camp, we were taught how to build thatched hut.
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3 Villagers get up at the crack of dawn to do housework.
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4 This volunteer project helps animals that are at risk of extinction.
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5 My eye doctor said that my eyesight has deteriorated significantly over the past year.
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1 They live in a remote village in the rainforest far away from civilization.
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2 There are hundreds of doctors and nurses that have volunteered for the health project in Asia.
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6 I am going away on a volunteer project to aid the survivors of the earthquake.
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7 My cousin has just accepted a teaching post in a very needy area of Africa.
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8 Many remote areas need eye doctors to help treat and inform villagers.
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9 There are some people who like living a simple life in the countryside
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10 On rare occasions volunteers in remote areas decide to stay there and live.
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Reading & Vocabulary
Reading
1 a) RNE Match the headings (A-H) to extracts 1 -7. Use each heading only once. There is one extra heading you do not need to use.
A Appreciating a balanced approach
В Providing an education
C Undecided about the future
D Helping other professionals
E Preserving the past
F Learning on the job
G Training for the future
H A fun way to raise money
b) Translate texts 2 and 6 into Russian.
1 Alan was working as a nurse when he saw a report on TV about a health project in India. “It really came out of the blue. I realised that this was something I wanted to do.” Alan was soon on his way to a remote village in India. “I was working with local eye doctors who were getting treatment and information out to the villagers. Did you know that 80% of blindness can be prevented with the right care?” Alan says the look on people’s faces when they see clearly for the first time in their lives is literally indescribable.
2 When Luke left university, he travelled the world before setting down. His first stop was the Amazon rainforest living and working in a tribal village. “Everyday I would get up at the crack оf dawn and help the tribe. What struck me was their attitude to the environment respect the land and for every tree they cut down they plant another. They understand the balance of nature. That free is not only for their use, but it is also a home to any number of species.”
3 Jane and Harry were looking forward to a quiet retirement when Harry read about an unpaid teaching post in a tiny village in Africa. After a lot of thought they decided to apply. “We live a very simple life now. Home is a thatched hut, water is from the river and we grow our own food.” But Jane and Harry have no intention of leaving the village. The children are eager to attend the lessons and Jane and Harry say their real reward is a child’s smile at the end of the day.
4 Dan is an engineer who specialises in water systems. “My company was asking for volunteers to help with irrigation in Africa and this seemed like the experience of a lifetime.” They put him up in a hotel in the capital and he started showing the locals how to build and repair their own systems. He only went to the villages on rare occasions, but was pleasantly surprised by the local people there. “They all work together and there’s none of the time-wasting that you get back at home.”
5 Alan and Margaret Peters are a retired couple from Devon in South West England. When they heard that the National Trust were restoring Agatha Christie’s beautiful old holiday home, Greenways, they volunteered to help with the work. Alan restores antique pottery and this allowed him to become part of the ceramic conservation team on the project. His wife helped with cleaning antique picture frames and tiled fireplaces. Now the house is open to the public and Alan and Margaret say they are proud to have had the opportunity to play a part in the transformation of the property.
6 When Natasha went to England to study English, she was determined to take advantage of any opportunity to practise speaking the language. One of her teachers suggested that she should volunteer to work in a local Red Cross charity shop that sells second hand goods to raise funds. “Working here allows me to practise everything I am learning in my classes and more. My English has improved so much,” she says. “In addition, it is wonderful to know that I am helping people locally and internationally, too.”
7 At first I thought I had misread the heading, but it really did say cycling from ‘palace to palace’ and not ‘place to place’. I’m a keen cyclist and it’s a great way for me to volunteer to help a charity. The Prince’s Trust does so much to help under-privileged young people in the UK. I must admit I enjoyed it very much; the 45 mile route from Buckingham Palace took us over Putney Bridge through Richmond Park and on to Windsor Palace, it was a beautiful day and everyone was so friendly. I have every intention of doing it again next year.
Vocabulary
2 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in the list.
Prevent
put sb up
repair
attend
look forward to
apply for
respect
settle down
1 Dan has applied for a job as a mechanic – I hope he gets it.
2 Please respect the wildlife during your visit to the forest.
3 It is possible to prevent a lot of diseases through good hygiene and sanitation.
4 She travelled the world before settling down and having a family.
5 The car broke down yesterday, so now Harry is repairing it.
6 I am really looking forward to going on holiday next week; I can’t wait!
7 Most of the children in the village attend the local school.
8 The airline put me up in a hotel for the night when my flight was cancelled.
3 Choose the correct word. Then translate the sentences into Russian.
1 Due to financial reasons, Sam didn’t have the opportunity to go to university.
A opportunity
В occasion
C moment
D experience
2 Tim took advantage of his trip to India to buy some beautiful textiles.
A favour
В profit
C benefit
D advantage
3 You should have seen the look on Joanna’s face when she opened her birthday present!
A gaze
В look
C view
D sight
4 Having a car allowed him to get out of the city at weekends.
A let
В granted
C made
D allowed
5 Charlotte specialised in paediatrics while she was doing her medical training.
A focused
В dedicated
C specialised
D concentrated
6 Jamie had no intention of becoming an accountant like his father.
A intention
В plan
C idea
D aim
7 The bank robbers admitted in court that they had committed the crime.
A offered
В admitted
C accepted
D proposed
8 What first struck me about the village was the simplicity of the houses.
A smacked
В beat
C knocked
D struck
4 Fill in the correct word.
treatment
blindness
time-wasting
lifetime
irrigation
reward
retirement
species
1 Water is pumped from the huge reservoir for irrigation of the farmers’ land.
2 Sandras mum took her on a shopping trip as a reward for passing her exams.
3 There are several hundred different species of trees in the forest.
4 Since his retirement at age 65, Robert has mostly spent his days gardening, reading and generally taking it easy.
5 Joining the volunteer programme in Africa was the chance of a lifetime for David.
6 Visiting chat rooms and social networking sites on the Internet leads to a lot of time-wasting!
7 Many in the developing world are not getting the medical treatment they need.
8 Hilary’s blindness was caused by a serious infection in her eye when she was a baby.
5 Fill in: doctors, crack, life, rare, remote, blue, volunteer, health, thatched, post. Then make your own sentences using the phrases based on the text.
1 remote village
2 health project
3 thatched hut
4 crack of dawn
5 out of the blue
6 volunteer project
7 teaching post
8 eye doctors
9 simple life
10 rare occasions
