Презентация на тему Presentation about a Gap Year, grade 8

GAP YEAR?
Why do students take a gap year?
What

do they do?
 

taken by a student to travel or work
Between their

high school graduation and college
OR between college graduation and starting a full time job
 

up to a year - pursuing interests, trying out

new things, and following their heart and passions.
A gap year is constructive time out - it can be anywhere, anytime, doing anything.

the main points in extended talk on a wide

range of general and curricular topics
8.R9 begin to recognise inconsistencies in argument in short texts on a limited range of general and curricular subjects
8.S3 give an opinion at discourse level on a range of general and curricular topics
8.UE17 use if / unless/ if only in second conditional clauses and wish [that] clauses [present reference];
use a growing variety of relative clauses including why clauses on a range of familiar general and curricular topics

able to
understand what the gap year is;
understand what people

do on a gap year;
express your own opinions at discourse level;
speak about advantages and disadvantages of taking a gap year

is’ for two times.
While watching choose the right

variant to the given questions.

an Adventure
Get a one year Internship
Get a one year

job
Help/Educate Yourself
Help Others/ Volunteer Abroad
Learn new things

Think-aloud

Think-aloud

What do I know about this topic?
What do I think I will learn about this topic?
Do I understand what I just read?
Do I have a clear picture in my head about this information?
What more can I do to understand this?
What were the most important points in this reading?
What new information did I learn?
How does it fit in with what I already know

years don’t have to involve foreign travel, most gap

year students seize the opportunity to travel abroad.

out who they are and what inspires them. During

the gap year, they begin to emerge as self-actualized adults

bursting with travel, adventure, exploration and self-discovery can be

a life-changing memorable experience.

isn’t time to take a vacation.

Gap year students usually

work, volunteer or undertake self-directed service projects.

For many students the gap year is a time to learn how to get along in the real world. This process isn’t always easy, but it is an essential part of growing up.

years are only for wealthy students.
However, taking a gap

year can actually save you money in the long run. Gap year students often work part-time as they travel, or volunteer for organizations that cover their expenses.

language is an invaluable skill for young people in

today’s interconnected world.
Living, working and traveling overseas is the best way to learn a foreign language, which means that gap year students who supplement their high-school Spanish with travel in Bolivia have a serious advantage over their peers.

on and you will be a year behind
You might

end up not going to university/college
Your study skills may be very rusty and you may find it hard to adjust
It could be an expensive let down

would…
If only we had a gap year, I would

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