Read the four texts again and answer the
following questions by choosing the correct option.
Text A- INDIA
Magical
India is a land of many contrasts. It is impossible to generalize about this
subcontinent and everyone has different experience and different opinions. To
live in India is to be part of a way of life totally unlike anything else.
People
who volunteer to work in India spend up six months at a time in the south of
India. It’s an area with a special feel to it – the villages and farms feed
local people well, while the temples, sometimes built on great rocks
overlooking the plain, satisfy people’s spiritual needs.
South
Indian community life is very close; if you work there you will be treated as
an addition to any school or family that you join. The food is famous for its
variety of spices, vegetables, and fruit and many people are vegetarians.
You
will find yourself helping with both primary and secondary schoolchildren. Some
schools also have children as young as nursery age, and you may well have the
chance to work with them as well.
Travelling
in India offers great opportunities. The rainy seasons in June and July and
October keep the climate cooler, and do not interfere with daily
life.
Text B – GHANA
Ghana
is a colourful country of thick tropical forests, wild savannah or bush and
great beaches. It is home to one of Africa’s friendliest and most welcoming
people. The Ashanti built their kingdom on Ghana’s gold – their country used to
be called the Gold coast. Modern Ghanaian culture is open and varied.
In
recent years Ghana has attracted new money, and many Ghanaians have returned
home from working or studying abroad bringing new investments and ideas with
them.
In
Ghana people attach great importance to social and community events and many
people are deeply religious. The official language is English but the main
spoken languages are Ewe, Twi and Ga.
Children
and their parents see education as a way to better jobs and good lives and
children work hard at school. If you are working with young children in a
primary school, you will find that teaching lively songs and
rhymes is very popular.
Travelling
around is cheap. Local minibuses, buses and trains operate throughout most of
the country and wherever you go you will be given a warm welcome.
Text C – NEPAL
If
you choose to work in Nepal, you will find a well-established programme for
volunteers, particularly in the capital Kathmandu.
You
will be offered opportunities in schools both in and around the city, ranging
from well-equipped independent and state schools to much smaller ones
set up to help children who, without an education, would have no future.
Volunteers
spend up to six months at a time working with children from the ages of five to
seventeen. You have a choice of working in busy Kathmandu, one of the villages
in Kathmandu Valley or in the peaceful town of Pokara at the base of the great
Annapurna mountain range by the shores of the beautiful Phewa Lake.
Accommodation
is either with host families or local hostels.
The
surroundings countryside is excellent from walking and climbing, boating on the
lake, and white-water rafting in the mountain rivers.
Text D – TOGO
Togo
in West Africa is situated between Ghana and Benin. The capital city, Lome, is
on the coast close to the Ghanaian border.
Togo’s
official language is French and although Togo has been independent since 1960
the French influence is still evident, from the architecture to the food.
Lome
is said to have the best market in West Africa and the Togolese are warm and hospitable
people.
Accommodation
is cheap; you can choose to stay with a host family or you may prefer to find
your own room or apartment.
The
south of the country is flat with lagoons along the length of the coast, but as
you travel north the land becomes hilly and rich with coffee plantations.
We
can offer you work opportunities in secondary schools where the classes range
in age from 11-20.
In text India, the underlined word ‘spiritual’ means the same as: