2: VOCASBULARY AND LISTENING | Tiếng Anh 9 (Friends Plus) | UNIT 2: LIFESTYLES - Lớp 9 - Giáo Dục Việt Nam

1 Read the leaflet below and match the phrases in blue with definitions 1-8.

benefit from   get a lot out of

1 become accustomed to ................

2 contact ................

3 be part of ................

4 prepare ................

5 become interested in ................

6 have the opportunity ................

7 learn more about someone ................

8 meet in order to do something ................

2 Complete the sentences with the phrases in the box.

1 I listen to music when I'm ................ for school in the morning.

2 Last year, I ................ do work experience in my dad's company. It was great!

3 I ................my friends really well when we went camping together.

4 I'm ................ walking to school, instead of taking the bus.

5 How did you ................ karate?

3 🔊1.12 Listen to four students talking to their Transition Year coordinator. Who has had positive experiences so far?

1 Joey

2 Rita

3 Martin and Laura

4 🔊1.12 Study sentences 1-8. Then listen again and write true or false.

1 Joey hasn't really enjoyed Transition Year yet ................

2 Joey got a lot out of the outdoor activities ................

3 Rita has already done two weeks of work experience ................

4 She benefited from her time with the dentist ................

5 She has just decided her fifth year subjects ................

6 Martin and Laura still haven't been to India ................

7 They've already raised enough money to fly to India ................

8 Both Martin and Laura have decided their fifth year subjects ................

5 USE IT! Imagine that you are proposing a Transition Year for your school. Read the aims in the TY leaflet. Choose three things that you think are most interesting and important. Explain your choices to a partner.

Transition Year aims Personal and social skills

• Get into something new, or a hobby. like a
• Get to know people better in te building activities.

Community action

• Get involved with projects and charities. Become an active and responsible citizen.
• Get together with people from the local community.

Work and career

• Get used to the world of work-students do work experience with two different companies or organisations.
• Get ready to choose options for fifth year students try out different school subjects.

I think team-building activities are important to get to know each other.

Secondary school students in Ireland have the option in fourth year to do a Transition Year (TY). This one-year programme helps prepare students for their Leaving Certificate in fifth and sixth years, and for life beyond.

In TY, students get the chance to do more varied cultural and social activities while deciding what to study for the next two years. TY coordinators give careers advice and get in touch with local businesses to organise work experience for students. Most students say that they get a lot out of the year.