Make Your Way 5, Schulbuch mit Audio-CD und CD-ROM

Language in use You are going to read a text about taking a gap year (= taking a year off) before starting a job or going to univer- sity. Some words are missing from the text. Use the words in brackets to form a word that fits in the gap (1–9). Write your answers in the spaces provided at the end of the text. The first one (0) has been done for you. 24 Write your answers here: Many British students take a ‘gap year’ from full-time (0) ..... ( educate ) between leaving school and going to university. Some take casual jobs in shops, hotels or restaurants for a few months, in order to earn enough for an (1) ..... ( extend ) holiday. Backpacking is a very popular and (2) ..... ( adventure ) but also cheap option because many students can only afford to travel on local buses and trains and stay in hostels. Australia and New Zealand are the most (3) ..... ( favour ) destinations, with stops in India and Thailand on the way. Voluntary, (i.e. unpaid) work on educational or conservation projects is another option. Oppor- tunities range from helping out in school classrooms or local leisure centres, to working in aids or leprosy clinics far away from home. There are numerous organisations that will arrange (4) ..... ( suit ) placements for applicants, both at home and overseas. However, some universities view a gap year as an (5) ..... ( necessary ) break from study, although others feel that it provides students with valuable (6) … ( competent ). To potential (7) ..... ( employ ) a gap year can look good on the CV. They can see that you have spent time broadening your horizon and that your experiences have increased your (8) ..... ( confident ) in working with people and that you are ready to take on (9) ..... ( responsible ). The possibility of taking some time off has, however, also become popular with people between 25 and 35, who decide that they need a break from their career, travel the world or do further studies in another professional field. The gap year 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 education TIP Find tips for this task type in the “Becoming familiar with …”-section of Compact unit 4 . 106 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv