IELTS with Mrs.
ThaoThau
IELTS Listening Dictation Practice
Volunteering Abroad
Ok everyone, thanks for coming today and for your interest in volunteering abroad. For those that
don’t know much about our company, Time Abroad, let me start by telling you a bit more.
Time Abroad is one of the largest volunteer abroad organizations in the UK. The
company was founded in 2000. In 2007, the company grew by joining with
___________________, PT Travel, making us even larger. In 2014 we sent 10,000 people abroad
on __________________ service projects and internships overseas, more than any other
company. All participants receive ________________ from our full-time, professional
staff to ensure that the experience is safe, worthwhile and fun.
We have lots of very _________________ working for us. We have around 150 full- time staff
members, many of whom are ____________________ themselves inspired by
their own experience. Some of these people are even part of the __________________of
volunteers back in the early 90s. About 75 of those staff are not located in the UK at all, and spend
their whole time in another country supporting the volunteers. They are experts on the
__________________you are working in, having spent their whole lives there. They have vast
experience in fields such as community development or __________________.
The times that volunteers join the program vary a lot. Some join in ____________because they
have just finished studying at college or _____________ and want to do some volunteering before
they move onto work or further study. The winter months are also popular
because people want to ____________________________ in the UK. But there are no set start
dates and programs run __________________ throughout the year, so the majority of volunteers
start when it is best for them.
Time Abroad is an entirely __________________ which does not receive any
funding from religious bodies, ___________________, development organizations, or other
sources. And of course, we don’t request money from our partner organizations in
___________________. All our work is 100% funded through your ______________as a
volunteer. We do get help from the government, but that is from reduced business taxes, not
_______________________. It is this financial independence that gives us the freedom to set up
projects wherever we think it may be useful and where we think that our volunteers can make a
valuable contribution.
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Now I’m going to tell you about some of the more popular opportunities in a bit
more detail. One of the most popular volunteering choices is _______________. You’ll find a
warm welcome awaits you from our students around the world. The main thing you will do is
__________ with English conversation because although the local teachers
are very capable of teaching the structural aspects of the English language - such as
the grammar – they do not use the correct _________________ or _____________, because they
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lack the confidence of a native speaker. By providing conversational English
teaching, you can greatly ______________the learning experience of thousands of children and
adults with whom we work _______________________.
You can also volunteer in agriculture and farming. Access to safe and healthy food
is a major concern of any society. Volunteers work on a farm with the aim of promoting
______________local food sources and responsible farming. Using ______________
and other destructive agricultural techniques can have a ___________ negative impact
on the environment and threaten the future _______________ of whole regions. Time
Abroad’s agriculture & farming projects focus on _______________- farming practices and
educating local communities on their benefits.
You could also volunteer in the field of veterinary medicine. If you do this you will
be working alongside a vet in a local veterinary practice. You will help the vet when people bring
in sick animals or join the vet on visits to people’s houses or other
places. You will gain _______________ that would not be possible in your own
country. You are likely to see many exciting types of animals like snakes, big cats or
even elephants! And you will develop a better understanding of the problems people are faced with
in both ____________________ areas of the third world.
So, I hope that has helped you to learn a bit more about Time Abroad. Does anybody have any
questions?
