Joy English · Level B2 · Traveljoy-english.com
Volunteering abroad
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Follow advice and warnings in a talk.
Listen to each sentence and write what you hear.
Audio and answer checking: https://joy-english.com/listening-lessons/volunteering-abroad
Words to know
- rewarding
- Making you feel satisfied and useful.
- scheme
- An organised plan or programme.
- supervise
- To watch over people while they work.
Answer key
- Volunteering abroad can be a rewarding experience.“Rewarding” means it makes you feel good.
- However, it is important to research any project carefully.As a verb, “research” can be stressed on either syllable.
- Some schemes charge high fees but offer little real help to local people.The stress falls on “high fees” and “little real help”.
- Ask how your work will be supervised and who benefits from it.The stress in “supervised” is on “su”.
- Teaching projects usually require at least a few months.“At least” means not less than.