Many of them travel to foreign countries during their summer holidays to help preserve wildlife, teach languages or get involved in local communities in different ways. Some students even take a year off their studies, that is, a gap year, to do volunteer work.
These experiences are highly valued when participants are back in their countries - some of the most prestigious universities and companies offering jobs prefer candidates who have volunteered in the past because they believe volunteering teaches people skills that are important for life.
Although volunteering opportunities are often expensive (because of flight tickets, meals, insurances, etc.) and not all households can afford them, there are some companies and websites that help teenagers and their families to find the right project. One of them is https://www.goeco.org.
Your task
Browse GoEco's website and pick a project that you would like to participate in if you had the opportunity. Take short notes and write a short text (100-120 words) about it. You must:
- Present your favourite project briefly.
- Explain why you would like to participate and why you think the project is good for you.
- Explain the things you would like to do and learn during your volunteering experience.
- Discuss any worries, concerns or doubts you have about the project.
- Take a look at the section Travel Highlights, which includes interesting things to do in your free time during your stay abroad. Explain which of them you find most exciting and why.
Remember
Before you start writing, plan your text:
- Decide what information in your notes you are going to use and how you are going to organise the information into paragraphs (introduction, body and conclusion).
- Use conditionals to talk about hypothetical or imaginary situations.
- Use appropriate vocabulary related to volunteer work and some phrasal verbs. Please recycle vocabulary from units 1 and 4 in your student's book.
Hand in your first draft to me. After you have improved the text following my feedback and using the correction code, post your edited version here as a comment. Please include your name and first surname.
