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PROFILE: VOLUNTEER AFRICA

Eighteen-year-old Peter H anson is w orking for V olunteer Africa
for a m onth. He's building a n ew sch o o l in a village in Tanzania
with four other volu n teers. 'At th e m om ent, w e're talking to
him about the project.
W hat do you th in k o f T anzania? 5Are you w orking on

It's a n in terestin g place! 2I like it h e re b e c a u se p e o p le are th e school today?
friendly, b u t it’s very different from hom e. The village W ell, I'm n o t w o rk in g right
d o e s n ’t have electricity o r ru n n in g w ater, so w e cook n o w b e c a u s e it’s o n e o’clock.
over a fire a n d carry w a te r fro m a river. Life is h ard . This a fte rn o o n I’m lea rn in g
Swahili!
3W hat do you do every day?
I get up at 7.00 a.m . b e c au se l alw ays start w ork early. It’s W hat a re you d o in g th is w eek?
a difficult job, especially w h e n it’s hot, a n d 4it’s very hot 6W e’re p a in tin g a c la ssro o m on T hursday, b u t we
in th e sum m er. W e often finish at 12.30 p.m . a n d w e d o n ’t a r e n ’t w orking this F riday b e c a u s e th e sch o o l is
usually w ork in th e afternoons. However, l som etim es o p e n in g . W e’re o rg an izin g a p a rty a n d w e ’re very
teach English to th e children in th e village, o r w e play a excited a b o u t it!
gam e of football in th e evening. I'm never bored.
1 SPEAKING Look at the photos and the map. Where is Tanzania? What are the people doing?
2 Read the profile from a magazine. How does Peter describe these things?
life in the village the work the weather the people
Present sim ple an d present continuous
3 Read the profile again. Match sentences 1-6 in the profile to rules a-f.
We use the present simple:
a to talk about routines or habits, especially with adverbs of frequency such as always, often, etc.
and time expressions such as everyday.
b to talk about facts and general truths.
c with verbs that describe states: believe, hate, know, like, love, need, prefer, understand, want.
We use the present continuous:

d to talk about actions that are happening now.
e to talk about actions that are happening around now.
f to talk about planned future arrangements.
Reference and practice 1.1 Workbook page 104
6 O u r w orld
Make questions. Then work in pairs and answer the
questions.
Peter / build / a school on his own?
2 he /always /w o rk /in the mornings?
Every year thousands of young people 3 w h a t/ h e / d o / a t the moment?

4 the children / sometimes / learn English /
1 [take] time out from their
in the afternoons?
work or studies and travel abroad. Some of them
5 Peter / paint classrooms / every day?
2 (not stay] in hotels and they
6 w h a t/ P e te r/ d o / th is Friday?
3 (not lie) on the beach and
sunbathe. Instead, they 4 [help)
5 Complete the text about voluntourism with the
people in developing countries with local projects.
correct form of the verbs in brackets.
This new way of travel is called ‘voluntourism’.
According to a recent travel survey, 2 5 % of 6 1.01 SPEAKING Work in pairs. Look at photos
young people are interested in voluntourism. 1 and 2. What are the people doing? What type of
Organizations like BUNAC and Raleigh International
projects are they working on? Listen to the podcasts
and check your answers.
5 [match] people to
projects around the world. These organizations
7 1.01 Listen again and complete the information
6 (make) a big difference in
about Josep and Rosie in the table.
countries where children 7 (not go)
to school, or people 8 (not have) Josep Rosie My project
access to medical facilities. Volunteers often Name of Sea Turtle
9 (build) new schools and project
medical centres in Africa and Asia. Location dosta R-ica
South America is a very popular destination, too, Number of seven
and right now hundreds of volunteers people
10...................................(work] there. Eighteen-year- Duration one month
old Maria Black is a volunteer from the UK. At the to.oo p.m. -
Working
moment, she 11 (teach) hours i.oo a.m.
English in Chile. ‘At the end of this week I
Difficulties no clean water
12...................................[fly] home, but more
Benefits learning a new
volunteers 13 (arrive) tomorrow.
language
It’s a great experience, so I
(want) Current collecting
activity rubbish
to volunteer again next
summer. You see the
8 SPEAKING Work in pairs. Look at the advert. Then
world, learn about
read the instructions.
different cultures and
help people, too.’ Student A
Imagine you are a volunteer on one of the projects
below. Complete the table in exercise 7 for your project,
then phone your friend. Ask them to join you.
Student B
Your friend is on a volunteer project and wants you to join
them. You need to know more about the project before
you decide. Use the ideas in exercise 7 to help you.
/
Volunteers wanted!
• Health First: Build a medical centre in India.
• Monkey Business: Protect orang-utans in Borneo.
• One World: Teach children English in Tibet.
Want to help? Call: 01614960735
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1 B ■ G ram m ar and listening Around th e w orld

PROFILE: VOLUNTEER AFRICA

W hat do you th in k o f T anzania? 5Are you w orking on

Present sim ple an d present continuous

We use the present continuous:

Reference and practice 1.1 Workbook page 104

Every year thousands of young people 3 w h a t/ h e / d o / a t the moment?

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