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Match each type (1-4) with the appropriate paragraph (A-D).01 Adventure project 02 Environmental project 03 Humanitarian project 04Structured work experience AThis Children's Village is a place of safety for children who have been removed from their families or orphaned. The aim is to reunite the children with their families or extended families. The volunteers assist in the village in numerous ways. BThe project is a part of a large international organisation that specialises in outdoor activities, such as climbing, trekking, etc. It aims to "encourage personal development and generate understanding between people" through placing individuals in adventurous and stimulating situations . CMain activity of the project: conducting field research, collecting information and specimens of wolves and working at the Wolf Management Centre as part of a research and preservation programme . DThe company seeks ambitious, forward-thinking students who are looking for work during their gap year. They will be working with the team of researchers to provide timely and accurate information in response to requests from UK and overseas departments. They will come into contact with people at all levels within the company, so good interpersonal and communication skills are a necessity. The successful applicant will receive training . This is an excellent opportunity to get a good overview of business finance .
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I've been working here for three months so far. To start off with, I was I trained in the systems they use. It was meant to last for a few weeks but z it wasn't that difficult, so they cut it short and put me to work. I work in a0 team of researchers, and something I didn't know is how important teamwork is. Nobody here works by himself. Everyone is part of a team, so you have to depend on others and they have to be able to depend on you. They've all been very helpful, and to start with, they worked closely with me to make sure I did the job properly. But I've been working here for three months now, so I've now got some jobs that I do by myself, like maintaining a large database, for instance. Of course, I have to make sure that I do the job properly, or there'll be trouble for the whole team. This sometimes means that I stay after working hours to get something finished that's needed for the next day. You can't leave things half-done, but you have to keep at it until it's finished no matter what. So I've not just been learning a lot about business systems, but.l've also learned that the way you communicate with people even more important.
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I've been working here for five weeks. Basically, I've been looking after the older children rather than babies, you know, dressing and feeding them, playing with them, helping them with their schoolwork, though I have also spent some time caring for babies. Basically, we work as a team and in the evening we decide on what's to be done the next day and who's going to do it. But you can't just do your task and ignore what's going on around you. You see that something needs to be done , so you do it. Just after I arrived , there was an outbreak of hepatitis1 in the area . It was a fairly scary time hygiene2 was everything. Kids could no longer share a towel after washing their hands, they couldn't share a cup of water. It wasn't easy. I can tell you. Tomorrow I'm taking some kids for an outing. I've got to make sure we all keep together and that nobody gets lost. But I've really enjoyed working with the children so far. If I'm honest, I'm not the biggest kids lover- I have no desire to work with kids long-term, but this changed my attitude completely.
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9 a) Read what Heather and Phil say (see page 50) and find out which of the projects (A-D) they are on.
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