55 B1 | 5. Klasse | Unit 12: The future of … Read the text about studying abroad. Some words are missing. Change the word in brackets to form the missing word for each gap (1–13). Write your answers in the spaces provided. The first one (0) has been done for you. LANGUAGE IN USE 5 Six reasons why you should study abroad in high school You might have heard that there are lots of great college programs for studying abroad, but there are many study-abroad options (0) (avail) to students in high school, too. Here are six reasons why you should take advantage of this opportunity: 1 You can learn a new language Young people’s minds have greater (1) (flexible), which makes it easier for them to pick up a new language. Polish, Thai, Spanish, Maori… the (2) (choose) are endless! 2 You’ll be looked after well If you go abroad as a high-school student, you’ll have a (3) (safe) net. Programs normally place you with a (4) (care) host family, so you’ll always have somebody to help you if there is an (5) (emerge). 3 You’ll make new friends around the world You will form strong emotional (6) (connect) to other young people when you live abroad. (7) (friend) that you form in your younger years have the (8) (tend) to be deep and strong. So if you study abroad in high school, you are likely to make friends for life. 4 You’ll better appreciate life at home Perhaps you took many things for granted until you studied abroad and missed them. Perhaps you didn’t have a proper (9) (appreciate) for your mother’s home cooking until you lived with a family too busy to cook at home… you get the picture! 5 You’ll experience a different culture You’ll soon realize that, while there are certainly many (10) (culture) differences between your home and your host country, there are also a lot of (11) (similar) that unite people. 6 You’ll add impressive experience to your resume It doesn’t matter whether you go to Japan or Ireland, studying abroad in high school shows that you are (12) (adventure), flexible, open-minded and creative, and these are very (13) (desire) qualities for employers. So, there’s no good reason why you have to wait until college! Apply now! 0 available 7 1 8 2 9 3 10 4 11 5 12 6 13 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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