The Advantages of a Gap Year

A. Introduction :

• type of document: □ interview    □ speech    □ report     □ debate
  
• number of speakers: ________
• the video takes place: □ in a primary school    □ in a secondary school    □ in a university
  
• type of accent: □ American    □ British
  
  

B. Speaker 1 :

• 360 corresponds to the number of _____ _____ _____________ in the country.
• Pick out 3 types of “projects”:

1. _______________ projects
2. _________ _____________
3. ____________ projects
• Name of the city where the video takes place : ______________
  
• Percent of students who take a gap year : ________ %
  
• They may take a gap year □ proud of □ prior to (= before) joining university.
  

C. Speaker 2 :

• Right or Wrong ? Circle the correct answer and justify with keywords :
  1. Julia likes gap years.
     R/W : _______________________________

2. She has never taken a gap year.
   R/W : _______________________________

• Complete :
  “I think that if you've _____ __________ you _______ to ______ in the year _________ you _______ to university, you _________ _____ it. And a lot of ________ who want to _______ a ___________ degree (= licence) actually want to _____ off and __________ and perhaps _________ on a _____________ __________.”

• Right or Wrong ? Circle the correct answer and justify with keywords :
  1. For Julia, a gap year enables you to get prepared for university.
     R/W : _______________________________

2. Julia thinks you should go on a gap year if you are motivated.
   R/W : _______________________________

D. Speaker 3 :

• For Austen, a gap year enables you to be more __________ and to ________ better with the programme.
• For Austen, there □ is   □ isn't      a difference between normal students and gap-year students.
• At this university, a gap year is □ a necessity    □ an option     during admissions.

E. Speaker 4 :

• Right or Wrong ? Circle the correct answer and justify with keywords :

1. Alice encourages you to take a gap year.

R/W : _______________________________

2. She knew what she wanted to do in her future.

R/W : _______________________________

3. She went to Nigeria.

R/W : _______________________________

4. She had a salary.

R/W : _______________________________

5. She was a teacher.

R/W : _______________________________

6. It lasted (= a duré) 16 months.

R/W : _______________________________

7. Alice thinks this experience was very special.

R/W : _______________________________

• Complete :
  “It's _________ obviously _________ improve my ____. I _____ an __________ experience while I ______ out ______, and I _______ it really ________ me.”

• Name one skill (= compétence) that Alice learnt: _____________________

• Complete :
  “My gap year has ______ me ______ of __________, you can _______ the first _______ at university who has ________ a gap year and who __________.” 

• After a gap year, students are more _________ active and more ___________ (= spontanés).