1、Planning a gap yearPlanning a gap yearProjectProject“Gap year”is a British English term that refers to a period of time,usually a year,when a student takes time off from full-time education.This year generally taken before a student begins college or university.While the concept of taking a year off
2、 to prepare for college is a relatively new on in the US and other countries,in the UK,an estimated 50,000 young people take a gap year prior to attending university.List the advantages of taking a gap year.1.Gives young people an opportunity to learn skills and gain life experience.2.Helps young pe
3、ople develop and grow.3.Teaches students how to work with a group of strangers and how to look after themselves without the help of family or friends.4.Makes students better able to work without needing direction,and they tend to work better with colleagues from different backgrounds.Scan the text a
4、nd answer the following questions:How many people have taken a gap year in the passage?Does the writer have a positive ornegative attitude towards taking a gap year?Three people.The writer takes a positive attitude.Para 11.What is the traditional course of a student leaving school?He or she would go
5、 straight to universityand study for three or four years before joining the world of work and beginning the slow climb up the career ladder.Reading:2.How long is it since thousands of young people took the gap?Three years.3.Which part of the world is not a destination of the students who take one ye
6、ar gap?The Antarctic.Para 2-41.Who are in favour of the gap year?The government,universities and companies.2.Why do more and more companies prefer to hire graduates who have taken a gap year?Because a gap year gives young people an opportunity to learn skills and gain life experience.Para 51.What wa
7、s Carols project last year?To help save the Amazon rainforest.2.What was the benefits of her gap year?She became more independent and helped protect the rainforest.Para 61.What did Daniel Jones do in his gap year?Teaching in Ghana.2.How did he feel living among poor local people?Challenging but wort
8、hwhile.3.How bad was the situation there?No basic things like refrigerators or cookers,no electricity.4.What is he ready to do in the future?To face challenges.Para 71.What did Martin do in his gap year?He helped build a school in a poor part of India.2.What did he want to learn?How to deal with dif
9、ficult situations.3.What had he never done before?Helping people harvest their crops.4.How did he feel like being a part of another culture?Special.Para 8-91.What are exactly the sort of skills companies are looking for?The skills of how to work with a group of strangers and how to look after themse
10、lves without the help of family or friends.2.How do you understand the sentence “taking a gap year may give students an edge in the job market”?It is more likely to get a job.Read the text again and take notes of the three examples of taking a gap year.Complete the table using information from the article.WhoWhereActivities Results Carol SmithBrazil Daniel JonesGhanaMartin JohnsonIndia B.Find out the benefits of taking a gap year with the help of the 8 questions on page 31.Then write an essay to express your views about taking a gap year.Go over what you have learnt in this part.
