English Test 7 Obligations
English Test 7 Obligations
English Test 7 Obligations
Reading Comprehension
Ever year thousands of young people in Britain finish school and then take a
year off before they start work or go to University. Some young people go to
another countries and work as volunteers. Volunteers give their time to help
people for example, they work in schools or hospitals, or they help with
conservation.
Pauline Jones, 18, lives in Cardiff, Wales. Next year she wants to go to
University to study Spanish, but now she is living in Belize. Pauline says, Im
working with other people here to protect the coral reefs in the sea near Belize.
The reefs here are beautiful, but if the sea water is very polluted, the coral
dies. Im helping to do research on the coral and the fish that live around the
reefs. All over the world, coral reefs are dying. We need to do something about
the problem before its too late.
Im staying with a family here and I help with the cooking and the cleaning.
I dont get any money, but thats OK. I love my work here, and Im learning a lot
about the people of Belize and myself!. When I finish my work, I want to stay
here for another three months. I want to travel around Belize and Central
America.
Extracted from English in Mind Students book 1
Would you like to work as a volunteer in another part of the world? Why? Why not?