11 кл. Узагальнення "Make Up Your Mind"

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I’VE GOT A WHOLE NEW WAY OF LOOKING AT THE WORLD

Natasha Anderson, 19, had not planned to take a gap year this year. “I didn’t get the grades I needed for the university. I’ll take my exams again next June. At fi rst, I didn’t know what to do, but after a couple of months of doing nothing and feeling bad about myself, I contacted a gap year agency and now here I am, far from home.” “I’ve been here for fi ve weeks so far. I’ve been helping build a water system, working alongside professionals. We’re based in a permanent tented camp, but for the last two weeks I’ve been staying in a small camp some distance from the main one. It’s all very exciting. Before I came here, I had just been sitting around watching daytime TV and getting bored.” “I’ve learned so much while I’ve been here. For example, I’ve been learning Spanish since I arrived, and that might be very useful for me later. I’ve met so many interesting people. I’ve got to know the locals and to understand their point of view. I realised how much of what I thought was true was just the way my particular culture viewed the world. In fact, I’ve now got a whole new way of looking at the world. Not only that, I now feel much more confi dent about myself.”

Natasha Anderson planned to take a gap year this year.

Read the text. Match True or False

I’VE GOT A WHOLE NEW WAY OF LOOKING AT THE WORLD

Natasha Anderson, 19, had not planned to take a gap year this year. “I didn’t get the grades I needed for the university. I’ll take my exams again next June. At fi rst, I didn’t know what to do, but after a couple of months of doing nothing and feeling bad about myself, I contacted a gap year agency and now here I am, far from home.” “I’ve been here for fi ve weeks so far. I’ve been helping build a water system, working alongside professionals. We’re based in a permanent tented camp, but for the last two weeks I’ve been staying in a small camp some distance from the main one. It’s all very exciting. Before I came here, I had just been sitting around watching daytime TV and getting bored.” “I’ve learned so much while I’ve been here. For example, I’ve been learning Spanish since I arrived, and that might be very useful for me later. I’ve met so many interesting people. I’ve got to know the locals and to understand their point of view. I realised how much of what I thought was true was just the way my particular culture viewed the world. In fact, I’ve now got a whole new way of looking at the world. Not only that, I now feel much more confi dent about myself.”

Natasha didn't get the grades she needed for university.

Read the text. Match True or False

I’VE GOT A WHOLE NEW WAY OF LOOKING AT THE WORLD

Natasha Anderson, 19, had not planned to take a gap year this year. “I didn’t get the grades I needed for the university. I’ll take my exams again next June. At fi rst, I didn’t know what to do, but after a couple of months of doing nothing and feeling bad about myself, I contacted a gap year agency and now here I am, far from home.” “I’ve been here for fi ve weeks so far. I’ve been helping build a water system, working alongside professionals. We’re based in a permanent tented camp, but for the last two weeks I’ve been staying in a small camp some distance from the main one. It’s all very exciting. Before I came here, I had just been sitting around watching daytime TV and getting bored.” “I’ve learned so much while I’ve been here. For example, I’ve been learning Spanish since I arrived, and that might be very useful for me later. I’ve met so many interesting people. I’ve got to know the locals and to understand their point of view. I realised how much of what I thought was true was just the way my particular culture viewed the world. In fact, I’ve now got a whole new way of looking at the world. Not only that, I now feel much more confi dent about myself.”

Natasha has been sitting around watching daytime TV before going on her gap year.