课件13张PPT。Tom is 18 .He is British.
He has chosen to take a
one-year break between
finishing school and
starting university .He
just wants to broaden his
horizons by visiting
Australia.
Branny has just left senior
school. But she doesn’t
want to enter a university.
She just wants to take a
year off to do charity
work around the world
before going to university.
She is taking a gap year."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 begings college or university. While
the concept of taking a year off to prepare
for college is a relatively new one in the US
and other countries, in the UK, an estimated
50,000 young people take a gap year prior to
attending university. 1.If you have a chance to take a year off
between leaving school and going to
university,would you do it?
2.Do you think this would help you get a
better job once you finished your studies?Questions for you: Reading:Skimming. Read the text quickly and answer
the following questions.1.What’s the attitude of the British
government towards the gap year?2.Why is a gap year more than just a year
away from studying?Scanning: Para 11.What is the traditional course of a student
leaving school? He or she would go straight to university
and study for three or four years before
joining the world of work and begin the
slow climb up the career ladder.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 year gap?The Antarctic Para 2-41.Who are in favour of the gap year?The government, universities and
employers.2.Why do more and more employers 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 was Carol’s project last year?To help saving the Amazon rainforest.2.What was the benefits of her gap year?She became more independent and
Helped conserve the rainforest.Para 6.1.What did Daniel Jones do in his gap year? Teaching in Ghana.2.How did he feel living among poor local
people?Challenging but rewarding.3.How bad was the situation there?No basic things like fridge and kettles,
no electricity.4.What is he ready to do in the future?To face challenges.Para 7.1.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 difficult situations.3.What had he never done before?Helping people harvest their crops before
they rotted.4.How did he feel like being a part of
another culture?specialPara 8-9.What are exactly the sort of skills
employers are looking for? The skills of how to work with a group of
Strangers and how to look after themselves
Without the help of family and friends.2.How do you understand the sentence
“doing a gap year may give students an
edge in the job market”?It is more likely to get a job.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.
