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Chapter 4
Before You Read
Choose the word or phrase that best expresses the topic of the reading.
International Service Learning
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After You Read 2
Based on what you read, write A for Andrew, M for Marya, or B for Both according to their experience :
1- worked in Guatemala ( m )
2- worked in the Czech Republic ( a )
3- learned a lot from the volunteer experience ( m )
4- worked in a field ( a )
5- spent time with the locals ( m )
6- is committed to public service ( b )
7- felt that the community gained something from the experience ( m )
8- worked as a management consultant before doing the volunteer service ( m )
9- worked outdoors ( b )
10- lived in a dorm ( a )
11- lived with a host family ( m )
12- had difficult working conditions ( a )
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After You Read 3
Which of the following statements from the reading do you think are facts and which ones are opinions? Why? Write F in front of the facts and O in front of the opinions
1- These new types of tourism have their own problems and can negatively affect destination communities. ( O )
2- The Peace Corps was started in 1961 by President Kennedy and has sent 165,000American volunteers overseas to over 135 countries since then. ( F )
3- Like ecotourism and cultural tourism, which are criticized for not always benefiting the destination communities, service learning has its own problems. ( O )
4- Since graduating from college I have been working in the field of affordable housing and founded a grassroots nonprofit organization devoted to fair housing in urban areas. ( F )
5- We worked on our own-not with any Czech farmers or field hands. ( F )
6- I left feeling that not only had I contributed very little to the community in Slavic?n, but that I had gained very little myself. ( O )
7- Each one of us was matched with a participant in the community, so we worked side by side, directed by community leaders. ( F )
8- From the community's point of view, there was a tradeoff. ( O )
9- In that village in Guatemala, life has a different pace_you experience the moment_ you're not hurrying from one thing to the next. ( O )
10- Marya has volunteered her business skills to local nonprofits, and Andrew has continued to work in urban community development. ( F )
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