Listen to Carlos again and complete these sentences about his work. Write one word in each gap. 1 He works with a football team in his local . 2 The team’s called the Colts. 3 His job is work and what he does is a . 4 He feels he is as a person as a result of his work. Listen to Liu again and answer the questions. 1 When and where did she start drawing? 2 Did her parents get angry? What did they do? 3 What did she study in Nottingham? 4 What did she do in Liverpool? 5 Where does she live now? 6 What did her students learn to write on Sunday? How do you think Carlos and Liu feel about their work? If you decided to teach something as part of a voluntary job, what would you teach? Would you prefer to work with adults or children? Why? What are your plans for your time after school? For about two minutes talk about your: ■■ ambitions ■■ relationships ■■ possessions ■■ … ■■ interests ■■ appearance ■■ status In your talk, the following expressions might be useful. 25 a s7u8z2 56 b 26 a b Speaking 27 I think I’ll be/have … I should be/have … I hope to be/have … I might be/have … I expect to be/have … Ideally, I’d like to be/have … Have you heard of a gap year? What do you think it is? Do you know anyone who has taken a gap year? What did they do? Read the information below to find out: 1 when people take a gap year. 2 what they do during that time. 3 what all gap years have in common. Reading 28 a b “A year between leaving school and starting university that you usually spend travelling or working” Traditionally some time out before going to university, gap years nowadays come in many different forms: career breaks – apparently the fastest growing gap-year market – a period of independent travel before getting married, constructive time out pre- or post-retirement etc. With more and more people heading for portfolio careers, the ‘serial gapper’ will become an increasingly common phenomenon. The transition time between life stages is predominantly used for travelling – backpacking or not – to broaden one’s horizons and gain life experience. It can also mean doing volunteer work – everything from teaching English in Africa to building orphanages in Romania – or gaining job experience abroad. Viewed favourably by HR managers, meaningful gap years make job applications stand out. Language skills Extras Explore 12 Me and the world 159 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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