Working in a summer camp in the USA

题目与答案

1. Job involves being with children for 24 hours per day

   General counsellors - need experience of working with children as a 1_____

   答案：leader

   原文定位：For the general counselors, they're asking for people who have experience of working with children, but it has to be as a leader of some sort

   同义替换：「need」↔「asking for」

2. can get a 10_____ on travel in America after summer camp

   答案：discount

   原文定位：Well, just that if you register with us to work on the summer camp, you can go on a Discover America tour afterwards. A lot of camp counselors do that, and we can offer you a discount on that

3. Specialist counsellors could use skills in:

   - sports, e.g. 2_____

   - art

   答案：tennis

   原文定位：You might be more interested in being a specialist counselor then. They focus on one particular area. It doesn't have to be a sport, but mostly it is. Would tennis be okay for that? Absolutely

4. Job in summer camp lasts for 3_____ weeks with the chance to travel afterwords

   答案：eight|8

   原文定位：Now, about times, uh, the ad said the job was for twelve weeks? Eight, actually, but most people stay on in the US for another three or four weeks and go traveling

5. Job starts in 4_____

   答案：June

   原文定位：So when would I need to be there?;June. Then you carry on to August and do your traveling after that, so you're back home in September

6. First week of job is used for 5_____

   答案：training

   原文定位：No, you get there a week before the kids arrive, and that time's spent on training, so you'll learn all about the camp and working with American children and dealing with homesickness, all that kind of thing

7. Officially, counsellors must be at least 6_____ years old

   答案：19

   原文定位：And I presume I'd be okay as far as my age goes. I'll be 19 by then. That's the minimum age officially, though they do occasionally accept people of 18 if they have special skills that are in demand

   同义替换：「must be at least」↔「the minimum age」

8. Salary: $ 7_____

   答案：985

   原文定位：And how much would I actually get paid? You get a total of 985 US dollars. You get a couple of hundred dollars more if you're over twenty-one, but that won't apply to you

9. Must pay for:

   - own 8_____ (£ 138)

   答案：insurance

   原文定位：But you do have to pay for your own insurance before you start out. That costs a hundred and thirty-eight pounds sterling

10. - a 9_____ check in UK(£36)

    答案：police

    原文定位：Right. And there was something in the ad about a check of some kind because I'd be working with children?;Yes, that's right. I forgot to mention that, and it's very important. You have to be checked by the police here in the UK, and that costs thirty-six pounds