Poverty is on the increase in my country. We should all help the poor. I think more people should donate to charities. We can donate unwanted clothes and other items instead of throwing them away.
I imagine he had a really rewarding experience in Rio de Janeiro, helping young people learn something worthwhile.
1 C (lines 12-15)
2 A (line 20)
3 D (lines 36-37)
4 В (lines 44-46)
2 A (line 20)
3 D (lines 36-37)
4 В (lines 44-46)
1 privileged
2 poverty
3 basic
4 makeshift
5 broken
6 shine
7 eager
8 make
9 host
10 truly
11 eye
12 experience
1 Mitch admitted that he had a privileged childhood.
2 Mitch wanted to help people who live in poverty.
3 The basic skills that Mitch taught included English.
4 Mitch was working in a makeshift school, not a modern one.
5 Many of the children he taught came from broken homes whose parents had got divorced.
6 A lot of his students had previously been shining shoes.
7 Mitch was pleasantly surprised that his pupils were eager to learn.
8 Mitch’s pupils made a lot of progress with their lessons.
9 His host family made him feel completely at home.
10 Mitch describes his time in Brazil as truly special because he learned a lot of things.
11 He refers to his experience as eye-opening.
12 Mitch is glad he did not miss out on an experience of a lifetime.
2 poverty
3 basic
4 makeshift
5 broken
6 shine
7 eager
8 make
9 host
10 truly
11 eye
12 experience
1 Mitch admitted that he had a privileged childhood.
2 Mitch wanted to help people who live in poverty.
3 The basic skills that Mitch taught included English.
4 Mitch was working in a makeshift school, not a modern one.
5 Many of the children he taught came from broken homes whose parents had got divorced.
6 A lot of his students had previously been shining shoes.
7 Mitch was pleasantly surprised that his pupils were eager to learn.
8 Mitch’s pupils made a lot of progress with their lessons.
9 His host family made him feel completely at home.
10 Mitch describes his time in Brazil as truly special because he learned a lot of things.
11 He refers to his experience as eye-opening.
12 Mitch is glad he did not miss out on an experience of a lifetime.
Conditional sentences are divided into two clauses, the if-clause and the main clause, and are formed as follows:
Type 0: When/lf+ verb in present simple + verb in present simple
Type 1: If + verb in present simple + verb in future simple
Type 2: If + verb in past simple + would + infinitive without to
ТуреЗ: If + verb in past perfect + would have + past participle
Examples in text: What would you do if you had three months to do whatever you wanted? (Type 2) if they experience violence at home or their families can’t look after them anymore, children end up on the streets. (Type 1) If I hadn’t gone, I would have missed out on the experience of a lifetime. (Type 3) If I could do it all again, I’d jump on a plane right now! (Type 2)
Type 0: When/lf+ verb in present simple + verb in present simple
Type 1: If + verb in present simple + verb in future simple
Type 2: If + verb in past simple + would + infinitive without to
ТуреЗ: If + verb in past perfect + would have + past participle
Examples in text: What would you do if you had three months to do whatever you wanted? (Type 2) if they experience violence at home or their families can’t look after them anymore, children end up on the streets. (Type 1) If I hadn’t gone, I would have missed out on the experience of a lifetime. (Type 3) If I could do it all again, I’d jump on a plane right now! (Type 2)
1 won (type 2)
2 had learned (type 3)
3 don’t have (type 0)
4 won’t play (type 1)
5 were (type 2)
2 had learned (type 3)
3 don’t have (type 0)
4 won’t play (type 1)
5 were (type 2)
I wish I was/were in Rio refers to the present, (unreal in the present)
I wish I had gone to Rio refers to the past, (unreal in the past)
I wish I had gone to Rio refers to the past, (unreal in the past)
2 I wish I had studied more.
3 I wish I had some friends.
4 I wish I hadn’t been ill.
5 I wish I could speak Spanish.
3 I wish I had some friends.
4 I wish I hadn’t been ill.
5 I wish I could speak Spanish.
1 I would try to persuade more people to volunteer for those in need
2 he would have missed the experience of a lifetime
3 the world will become a better place
4 able to go to Rio
5 volunteer work during my summer holiday
2 he would have missed the experience of a lifetime
3 the world will become a better place
4 able to go to Rio
5 volunteer work during my summer holiday
Mitch: Hi, Mum. How are you?
Mum: Good. It’s great to hear your voice. How is Rio?
Mitch: Oh, it’s amazing! I’m so glad I came.
Mum: I’m glad to hear that everything is going so well for you.
Mitch: Well, it started out a bit rough.
Mum: Oh?
Mitch: The area where I teach is a favela, one of the poorest neighbourhoods of the city. Even though many of the students are poor and come from broken homes, they’re always eager to learn something new.
Mum: That’s good to hear. What do you teach them?
Mitch: English, literacy and business skills. I even give them some hygiene tips. In return, they are teaching me that anyone can succeed if they work hard.
Mum: That’s a good lesson to learn. How is your host family? Do they treat you OK?
Mitch: They treat me better than OK. It’s like I’m one of the family. Well I’d better go now, tell Dad “hello” from me. I’ll see you next month!
Mum: All right. Thanks for calling!
Mum: Good. It’s great to hear your voice. How is Rio?
Mitch: Oh, it’s amazing! I’m so glad I came.
Mum: I’m glad to hear that everything is going so well for you.
Mitch: Well, it started out a bit rough.
Mum: Oh?
Mitch: The area where I teach is a favela, one of the poorest neighbourhoods of the city. Even though many of the students are poor and come from broken homes, they’re always eager to learn something new.
Mum: That’s good to hear. What do you teach them?
Mitch: English, literacy and business skills. I even give them some hygiene tips. In return, they are teaching me that anyone can succeed if they work hard.
Mum: That’s a good lesson to learn. How is your host family? Do they treat you OK?
Mitch: They treat me better than OK. It’s like I’m one of the family. Well I’d better go now, tell Dad “hello” from me. I’ll see you next month!
Mum: All right. Thanks for calling!
Dear Mum and Dad,
Hope you are both well. I’m having an amazing experience here in Rio. It’s a big city with wealthy areas, but I am getting to know the poorer neighbourhoods.
I work in a makeshift school. Although many kids are poor and come from broken homes, they are friendly and want to learn. I teach them English, literacy, hygiene and business skills. The facilities are very basic – we don’t even have any textbooks! – but the kids like me and are making progress. I really feel like I’m developing a relationship with them and we often cook and eat meals together.
As for the host family I stay with, they are very kind. They have made me feel really at home and they treat me like family.
It’s great to be here doing something worthwhile, but I do miss you both. See you next month!
All my love,
Mitch
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Hope you are both well. I’m having an amazing experience here in Rio. It’s a big city with wealthy areas, but I am getting to know the poorer neighbourhoods.
I work in a makeshift school. Although many kids are poor and come from broken homes, they are friendly and want to learn. I teach them English, literacy, hygiene and business skills. The facilities are very basic – we don’t even have any textbooks! – but the kids like me and are making progress. I really feel like I’m developing a relationship with them and we often cook and eat meals together.
As for the host family I stay with, they are very kind. They have made me feel really at home and they treat me like family.
It’s great to be here doing something worthwhile, but I do miss you both. See you next month!
All my love,
Mitch