Tuesday, 8 March 2011

A GAP YEAR



Every year thousands of students in Britain and many other countries take a gap year before going to university. Some choose to do some volunteer work, others try to get some working experience, others just spend the year travelling.

Now you are going to plan an imaginary gap year. Decide what country or countries you want to visit and what job or activities you'd like to do.
Check out the following links for ideas.

Great Gap Year Ideas


More Gap Year ideas

How about a bit of grammar first?

Before you tell us about your gap year, you may find the following exercises helpful.


Future tenses1


Future tenses2

Sunday, 6 March 2011

UNICEF

We have all heard of UNICEF. We have probably sent or received Unicef cards at Christmas. But what do you really know about UNICEF? Watch this video and answer the questions.



1. What does UNICEF stand for?
2. When was it started?
3. What are UNICEF's four priorities?
4. How many countries are they present in?
5. Where do they get funding from?
6. How many Aids orphan children are there?
7. What is the first cause of death for children under five in Africa?