Баранова, Starlight 8. Учебник. Module 5f

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help the environment: help rehabilitate injured animals, help conserve coral reefs in Fiji
help a community: coach football at a school in Zambia, help build an orphanage in China
learn (a) new skill (s): work as a beekeeper, study opera in Italy, drive sled dogs in Siberia, learn to be a cowboy/ cowgirl on a ranch, do a massage course in Thailand
A learn to be a cowboy/cowgirl on a ranch
В coach football at a school in Zambia
C study opera in Italy
I think Chelsea’s experience involved riding a horse.
I think Paul’s experience involved teaching children sports.
I think Olivia’s experience involved singing in a concert hall.
1 В work-based project
2 A after … her degree
3 C since she was a young girl
4 В Most … world
5 C pilotes
6 В not far from the capital
7 A isolated … from its nearest neighbour
8 В beat … mamba snakes
9 A shearers … brilliant
10 C interrupted … degree
11 A back-breaking
12 C private
13 A feeling burnt out … hard work
14 В few resources
15 C make it back
‘When’ in example 3 is not a time word it is a question word.
Example 2 refers to the present/future.
We use the present tense after a time word when the sentence refers to the future.
We use commas to separate the main clause from the time clause when the time clause comes first.
1 She spoke Italian well bv the time/since she left Italy.
2 Until/As soon as he arrived in Zambia, he met the students at the school.
3 Before/When I see you, I’ll show you my photos.
4 Chelsea saddled her horse since/after she (had) groomed it.
5 They didn’t play football by the time/until it (had) stopped raining.
As soon as I finish school, I’ll get a job./ I’ll get a job as soon as I finish school.
By the time I’m 25, I’ll have my own business./ I’ll have my own business by the time I’m 25.
After I finish college, I’ll go travelling./ I’ll go travelling after I finish college.
I won’t stop studying until I pass my degree./ Until I pass my degree, I won’t stop studying.
My gap year experience was amazing. I spent eight months on an isolated sheep station in the outback of Australia. I was a ‘jillaroo’ and I had to groom horses, clean out the stables and help with the sheep shearing. It was really hard work. The shearers were brilliant and really fast. I learnt a lot about looking after horses and sheep, mending fences, lassoing and whip cracking, too. I got to relax in the evenings by toasting marshmallows over a campfire and playing my guitar and singing songs. The sky was the starriest I’d ever seen. I had a fantastic time and I really miss riding in the Australian outback.
I had to do a work-based learning project as a requirement for my degree so I decided to volunteer in a small village in Zambia not far from the capital Lusaka. When I arrived at the school, I was amazed to see the children using rolled-up plastic bags held together with sticky tape to play football. We marked out a football pitch in a clearing in the woods and made our own goalposts and our first practice session was a great success with 75 kids. The kids were so happy to play, it made me step back and think about what’s important in life.
I interrupted my Music degree to take a year off and visit Italy to get a taste of opera. I lived with an Italian family and had language lessons every morning. In the afternoons, I had private voice coaching lessons, rehearsals and pilates classes to develop my muscles for better breathing control. The highlight of my stay was performing opera at an open-air concert in a beautiful piazza. When I finish my degree, I hope to return to Italy and continue studying opera.
I think Chelsea learnt the value of hard work as well as plenty of new skills such as looking after horses and mending fences.
I think Paul learnt to appreciate the simple things in life.
I think Olivia learnt that it is important to understand the meanings of the words when you are singing in a foreign language because it takes her performance to a different level.
I would choose to work on a sheep station in the Australian outback. I think it would be a unique experience as I love animals and the outdoors.
I would choose to coach football to children in Zambia because I enjoy sports and I think it would be worthwhile to volunteer in a needy part of the world. I think it would also help me to appreciate the simple things in life.
I would choose to study opera in the Italian countryside. I think it would be a great cultural experience to stay with an Italian family and learn the language to better understand the music.
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