So, you want to plan a gap year between school and university? - PAU 2014 inglés Galicia

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So, you want to plan a gap year between school and university? Here at Real Gap, we're bringing you a once-in-a-lifetime experience, so you can see and do whatever you want during your gap year. If you don't have a whole year off, don't worry, because our trips start from a one-week duration, so you can go on your own mini-adventure, whenever you want!

How much will it cost? Gap year adventures are as expensive as you want them to be. We also have the option to work abroad on your travels, so you can earn cash while you're exploring. For example, you could work in Australia and then move on to South East Asia afterwards, where the cost of living is considerably cheaper!

Planning your adventure is easy! There are many options available: volunteering, working, learning, travelling, and so on. If you want advice about where to go, give our travel advisors a call.

Will you be safe? If you're sensible, you almost certainly will be. Gap year adventures aren't 100 per cent safe, but neither is a trip to your local cinema. Sometimes things don't go to plan, but one of the things that gap year adventures teach people is how to deal with unfamiliar situations. If you're a first time traveller, our 'Experience' trips will probably suit you; they involve group tours around the country (with a guide), and this can definitely make people feel more comfortable.

Real Gap has programmes in over 30 countries - so there really is something for everyone! You could make a list of all the places that really interest you. Are you sporty, cultural, artistic, a party-goer? All of these elements of your personality will help us prepare the trip that will most suit you.

READING COMPREHENSION

Read the text and the instructions to the questions very carefully. Answer all the questions in English.

1. Write a summary of the text in English, including the most important points, using your own words whenever possible (Approximately 50 words; 1 point).

2. Find words or phrases in the text that correspond in meaning to the words and definitions given here (1 point; 0.25 each).

• a) period 
• b) in a foreign country 
• c) ready money 
• d) serve / be convenient for

3. Complete the second sentence of each pair so that it has the same meaning as the first one (2 points; 0.5 each).

• a) Our trips start from a one-week duration, so you can go on your own mini adventure.
• You can go…
• b) You could work in Australia and move on to South East Asia afterwards.
• Before ...
• c) Planning your adventure is easy!
• It's ...
• d) "If you are sensible you will be safe"
• She told them that ...

4. Answer the following questions in your own words, as far as possible. Your answer must be based on the information given in the text (2 points; 1 point each)

• a) What kind of company is Real Gap?
• b) What different options do they offer for a complete gap year?

WRITING

5. Do you think taking a year off between school and university is a good idea? Why/ why not? What would you like to do if you could do this?

ANSWERS

1. Real Gap is a company that arranges journeys for young people who want to travel in between school and university. These journeys are made-to-measure; they are as cheap, long and adventurous as young people want and cover more than 30 countries and all sorts of possible activities and occupations.

2. a) duration; b) abroad; c) cash; d) suit

3. a) You can go on your own mini-adventure because/since/as our trips start from a one-week duration.

b) Before moving / you move on to South East Asia, you could work in Australia.

c) It's easy to plan your adventure.

d) She told them that if they were sensible they would be safe / they would be safe if they were sensible

4. Real Gap is a company that organises trips in over 30 countries during the gap year between school and university for all sorts of people, whether they are interested in sports, culture, art or parties.

b) They offer the possibility to work, volunteer, learn and travel while you are abroad in many different countries. They offer all sorts of trips around countries with a guide, working and travelling, trips including sports, culture, art or parties.

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