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Teaching children abroad can be a wonderful part of your volunteering holiday.You’ll help the children and also get valuable work experience and skills yourself.Now,we prepare four teaching programs for you.
ProgramA:CAMBODIA
Teach Children in a School in Samraong
You will teach at a school with over 300 children in Samraong.The children come from 6 different villages in the area.The school provides free education for those whose family couldn’t afford it.It also provides free meals for students and volunteering teachers.You should teach the children English in a fun way.But you should prepare your teaching materials on your own.
ProgramB:ECUADOR
Teach English to School Children in the Galapagos Islands
You will teach in one of the most fantastic places on the planet—the Galapagos Islands!This project is based on the beautiful island of San Cristobal.Volunteers will help teach English to children aged 4-12 and teenagers aged 13-18.You can also help teach IT,Sports,Art and Music.
ProgramC:GHANA
Teach Disadvantaged Children in Schools in Accra
You’ll teach English and other subjects,such as Sports and IT,which are very popular with the children.You can teach for any length(长度) of time from two weeks to three months or longer—the choice is yours.You will generally be asked to help out with any age groups.We will try to keep you to your preferred age group.
ProgramD:COSTARICA
Teach English to Children in Schools in Esparza
You can help the local children by teaching in many rural schools.In your English classes,you should create real-life situations,games and other activities.There is a lot of freedom for your own creativity to bring new forms of teaching and ideas to the classroom!
1.To get working experience by teaching English and enjoy a holiday on an island,you can choose .
A.Program A B.Program B
C.Program C D.Program D
答案: B
解析: 细节理解题。根据第一段的“You’llhelpthechildrenandalsogetvaluableworkexperienceandskillsyourself.”可知,参与这些志愿者项目既能帮助到孩子们又可以使你自己获得宝贵的工作经验;再根据ProgramB中“Youwillteachinoneofthemostfantasticplacesontheplanet—theGalapagosIslands!ThisprojectisbasedonthebeautifulislandofSanCristobal.”可知,这个志愿者项目地处加拉巴哥群岛。由此可知,选择该项目的志愿者既可以通过教英语获得工作经验,又可以在岛上享受假期。
2.According to the passage,in Accra,volunteers .
A.should prepare teaching materials by themselves
B.should provide free education for poor students
C.can choose the length of teaching on their own
D.can decide the numbers of their students freely
答案: C
解析: 细节理解题。根据ProgramC中的介绍“Youcanteachforanylengthoftimefromtwoweekstothreemonthsorlonger—thechoiceisyours.”可知,你可以自由选择你的授课时长,从两星期到三个月或者更长时间不等。由此可知,在阿克拉,志愿者有不同的授课时长可以选择。
3.What do Program B and Program C have in common?
A.They are based on fantastic islands.
B.They provide free meals for volunteers.
C.Volunteers can teach other subjects besides English.
D.Volunteers should teach children,teenagers and adults.
答案: C
解析: 推理判断题。根据ProgramB中“VolunteerswillhelpteachEnglishtochildrenaged4-12andteenagersaged13-18.YoucanalsohelpteachIT,Sports,ArtandMusic.”可知,志愿者可以向4至12岁的儿童以及13至18岁的青少年教授英语,也可以教授信息技术、体育、美术和音乐;再根据项目C中的“You’llteachEnglishandothersubjects,suchasSportsandIT,whichareverypopularwiththechildren.”可知,志愿者可以教授英语和其他学科,比如体育和信息技术。由此可推知,这两个项目的共同之处在于志愿者都可以教授除英语之外的其他学科。
