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Text 1 Volunteer work

Reading

1. You are going to read a text about volunteer work for young people. Choose form the list (A-G) the heading which fits each paragraph (1-6). there is one extra heading which you don't need to use.

It is a sweltering summer's day in a suburb of Africa, Ghana. Despite the heat, small teams of workers are labouring diligently over back-breaking tasks like shovelling sand, sawing wood and painting steel frames. All the workers are young people and their common goal is to create a children's playground here. But that's where the similarities end. Every one of the team comes from a different background and a different country. They are here as volunteer workers and they are enjoying the opportunity of a lifetime.

The Accra playground is just one of the hundreds of similar projects run by unity, a UK based charity that operates volunteer schemes for young people from all over the world. Unity was the brainchild of Eric Grisham. Fifteen years ago Grisham was a Maths teacher at a Birmingham college. He realised that many of his young students were looking for work experience, the chance to travel and an opportunity to help others. He also realised that around the world there were communities who desperately needed workers, but didn't have the funds to pay them. Eric's idea was simple:bring the young people and the disadvantaged communities together so that they can help each other. That's exactly what Unity does.

With projects of over forty countries across the globe, Unity volunteers can be posted in Armenia or Zambia or almost anywhere in between. Within the country, projects can be based in remote mountain villages or in deprived inner-city neighbourhood. And the work is just varied as the locations. It might be helping out at an orphanage in Bulgaria, working on an organic farm in Korea, building footbridges in Indonesia or rebuilding a school in Namibia.

To be eligible to volunteer you have to be aged between 16 and 30, be enthusiastic and have a genuine desire to make a difference. Until five years ago, Unity volunteers were mostly British youngsters, but Grisham has since opened the scheme globally and volunteers now come from all over the world. They come from all walks of life, too: rich and poor, university students and the unemployed, all are welcome on the scheme.

As they are volunteers, of course, there's no payment. Food and basic accommodation are provided, but that's all. Participants even have to pay their own airfares. So, why bother? In fact, the rewards are enormous. For many young participants it's the first time they have travelled abroad. They get to make friendships with people from cultures and social backgrounds other than their own. They learn new skills and discover talents they never knew they had. They gain valuable work experience and in doing so make themselves more attractive to future employers. Most of all, though, they do their bit to making a world a better place.

So, if you're wondering what on earth you're going to do with yourself now you've left school, why not do yourself a favour by doing others a favour? Find out more about Unity from their website at www.unityvolunteering.co.uk or call them on 2067345. you can also pick up an application form from your school career advisor or local job centre.

	A The history of Unity
	B The benefits
	C where and what
	D The training
	E Hard work
	F How to apply
	G Who are volunteers?

1. What are the workers doing in paragraph 1?

A Building a school

B Working on a farm

C Building a playground

D Working in a factory

2. Where do the workers from paragraph 1 come from?

A The UK

B All over the world

C Ghana

D Indonesia

3. What is Unity?

A An international company

B An international charity

C A UK company

D A UK charity

4. What problems for disadvantaged communities are mentioned in the text?

A They don't have skilled workers.

B They don't have materials locally for building with.

C They aren't well-organised.

D They don't have money to pay for development.

5. What kind of volunteer work is not mentioned in the article?

A agricultural work

B construction work

C teaching

D caring for children

6. According to the text which of the following statements is correct?

A Unity had always taken on volunteers from around the world.

B Ten years ago Unity started to take on volunteers from around the world.

C For ten years all Unity projects were based in the UK.

D For ten years all Unity volunteers came from Britain.

7. What do Unity volunteers have to pay for?

A Their travelling expences.

B Their road.

C Their accommodation.

D The materials they use.

8. Which of these benefits for volunteers are not mentioned in the text?

A Travelling

B Meeting people

C Having fun

D Gaining new skills

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