| IELTS listening Study Abroad Opportunities listening practice test has 10 questions belongs to the Education & Study Abroad subject.. |
You will hear a lecturer talking to three students about their options for a study year abroad. Well, hello, everybody. As you know, I’ve been arranging short small group tutorials for everyone studying French who’s due to go on their study year abroad.
I want to outline the options available and get some idea of what your preferences may be. As usual, we have lots of opportunities in France, mainly in education, including our usual link up with Paris University, which a lot of students have enjoyed over the years.
But we also have placements in non-European locations. That sounds interesting. Where are these places? Well, we have some opportunities in Canada. Quebec is very interested in promoting the use of French in the country, and there are a number of opportunities as assistants in primary schools, as well as the chance of working for the local newspaper in Bas-Saint-Laurent, one of the strongest francophone areas of the country.
That’s interesting. I never thought of Canada for our study year. Me neither. Well, there are also some opportunities in the developing world. In Haiti, for example. That’s in the Caribbean, isn’t it?
That’s right. It’s still suffering the effects of the 2010 earthquake. There’s been a lot of disruption to everyday life ever since. There are a lot of voluntary organizations and NGOs working there, and they are always looking for volunteers.
There’s no pay, but you would get a small stipend to help with living expenses. Then there’s work helping monitor elephant populations in Senegal, in the Nyokolo Kobo National Park. Again, it won’t make you rich, but it’s very worthy work.
That sounds great. I’ve been to France lots of time, so the chance to go to different places like Haiti and Senegal is really exciting. So, what I would like from you are your three choices, first, second and third, and hopefully we can get you to a place you like.
Let’s start with you, Shireen. I like the idea of visiting Canada. So my first choice would be the newspaper you mentioned, as I am interested in journalism. And your second and third choices? Well, if there are any more journalism opportunities, either in France or elsewhere, that would be good.
So my second choice would be working for a newspaper in France or Switzerland for a third choice. Thanks, Shireen. What about you, Ben? Well, I do want to work for a charity, so that job in Haiti working for a charity would be my first choice.
After that, I like the idea of Senegal, and if that’s not possible, a place in France would be fine. We’ll see what we can do. And lastly, Rina. What would you like to do in your year? I really like working in nature.
So the idea of doing the elephant survey in Senegal really appeals to me. If not, Haiti would be my second choice, and France would be my third. Well, thanks everybody. I’ll see what I can do so everybody gets their first choice.
But it all depends on the number of places available. Once I’ve spoken to everyone in the year group and when everything has been finally settled, I’ll send a list of options out and you can choose the one you’d like.
Hopefully, you’ll get your first choice. Thanks.
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