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Going on a working holiday has many advantages:

? A working holiday visa grants you access to a country for a longer period of time than a standard tourist visa. ? The travel is sustainable in the sense that you can keep refilling your travel funds with employment. ? You can try different types of jobs, even the ones that you normally wouldn¡¯t do when at home. And in this sense, a working holiday could be a life-changing experience. ? You are more likely to meet and make friends with the locals, not just other tourists. They can introduce you to a new culture. ? A working holiday makes a good break. A popular time to sign up for a working holiday is the break between high school and college or the break after college and before entering the real working world.

Transcript:

A working holiday is when you spend a significant amount of time in another country and have the working rights to back it up. You are able to pick up a job or two (or 6) and break that arrangement up by traveling or moving on to a new location in the country.

In general, a working holiday visa grants you access to a country for a longer period of time than a standard tourist visa. In Australia, for example, the typical tourist visa is for 3 months while a working holiday visa is for 12 months.

With a working holiday visa, you can work as you go, meaning you won¡¯t necessarily go into debt while spending time abroad. Your method of travel may vary. Some prefer to travel up-front for several months and then spend the rest of the time working in one or two different locations. Others prefer to work for a month, travel for a month and then work for a month again. Either way, the travel is sustainable in the sense that you can keep refilling your travel funds with employment.

With a working holiday visa, you are basically given the opportunity to test out any type of

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job, and you are probably put in a position to accept ones that you normally wouldn¡¯t when at home. You never know what you might discover. A working holiday, in this sense, could end up being a life-changing experience.

Moreover, by taking up employment in a country abroad, you are more likely to meet and make friends with the locals, not just other tourists, and that can do wonders for really introducing you to a new culture.

A working holiday also makes a good break. A popular time to sign up for a working holiday is that break between high school and college or the break after college and before entering the real working world. Later working holiday experiences are often used by individuals as a way to explore the new and unknown. Taking part in a working holiday is a great idea to consider.

Reading & Interacting I. Understanding the Text 1. Text Organization

Parts Part One Paragraphs Paras. 1-3 Main Ideas Desiring for a change in her life, the author fled Australia for a working holiday in Canada. The author has always been a shy person, but in Vancouver Part Two Paras. 4¨C5 she enjoyed meeting people, making friends and doing new things. Part Three Paras. 6¨C9 The author enjoyed her jobs at Starbucks and on the Aussie Pie Guy food truck. Part Four Paras. 10¨C12 The author traversed Canada and the United States, embracing the unknown. The author would love to live the expat life again Part Five Paras. 13¨C14 somewhere else, although there is also the part of her that would like to settle down for a while. The author wants to thank the working holiday for helping Part Six Para. 15 her become a better version of herself. 2

2. Comprehension Check 2.1 Digging into detail

1. She lost her grandmother, her job and had two car crashes in five months.

2. They met up for dinner, ladies night and sightseeing excursions. The author taught her co-workers an Australian word of the day and they helped her understand the Canadian use of ¡°eh¡± at the end of sentences.

3. They listened to 90s music, drank their daily Starbucks and served their friendly regulars. 4. She loved her job so much that she didn¡¯t feel she was working.

5. She did a massive circle, starting from Vancouver, going all the way to the East Coast, then across Southern USA and finally up the West Coast.

6. She was proud of herself for constantly stepping out of her comfort zone and embracing the unknown.

7. She is obsessed with browsing craft and design blogs and watching the Lifestyle channel. 8. Vancouver has helped her to grow personally, have fun professionally and gain confidence.

2.2 Understanding difficult sentences 1. B 2. A 3. B 4. B 5. A

II. Focusing on Language in Context 1. Key Words & Expressions 1.1

1. Accidentally, the whole incident was captured by a young American photographer. 2. Those who had been kidnapped described how they were scared and in physical and emotional pain. 3. It was not long before help arrived in the form of ten police officers. 4. Despite a great deal of practice, Alice remained an awkward dancer. 5. A few hours ago, there was a head-on crash on Highway 20, involving three cars. 6. I am wondering when Tom is going to settle down and get married. 7. The event features a large indoor display of local crafts and agricultural products. 3

8. There are some birds nesting in the eaves of our house at the moment. 9. A chill ran through me when I heard the terrible news. 10. True, Linda makes almost no typing errors, but then she¡¯s very slow.

11. It seems like everyone writes a blog these days, or sets up a website that¡¯s used as a personal diary for posting photos and stories.

12. I often watch the sports events broadcast on cable networks like ESPN and TNT. 13. Michael was always late for class, but that day he, for once, came much earlier than usual. 14. During my mother¡¯s last days, I spent many hours by her side, holding her hand. 15. They have assigned me the role of a heartless financier, who is obsessed with money, wealth, and luxury. 1.2

1. presently 2. alongside 3. prior to 4. in total 5. embrace 6. zones 7. traded 8. meet up 9. kind of 1.3

1. My family went on an excursion to a pretty island off the coast. 2. Don¡¯t ask your father how to Wechat ¡ª he hasn¡¯t got a clue about smart phones. 3. You can follow these steps to apply for a visa to travel to the United States. 4. These apps have different versions for different types of computers. 5. The first step in snakebite treatment is to have the poison sucked out of the wound. 2. Usage

1. The credit card is in my wallet, which you can find in the kitchen cabinet drawer. 2. Personal computers, which were actually invented in 1964, have come quite a long way. 3. My dearest friend ignored my advice, which totally surprised me. 4. I went to London with Emily White, who lives next door. 5. I lent some money to Jack, whose house was destroyed in the earthquake. 6. In the past six years I lived in six different houses, which actually didn¡¯t bother me much.

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