a Прочитайте статью и отметьте предложение, которое лучше всего выражает ее
основную мысль
1 Lucy went to Ghana to learn how to play football.
2 Lucy went to Ghana to help children and get to know the country.
3 Lucy went to Ghana because she wants to be a professional football coach.
b Отметьте верные T (True) и неверные F (False) утверждения
1 Lucy was worried about being a female football coach __T
2 She had problems with discipline.
3 The football club she worked with was well equipped
4 She had plenty of free time during the day
5 The heat was always a problem for her
6 She was completely happy with her job.
с Сопоставьте выделенные слова в тексте с их английскими определениями
2 курс
1 satisfying rewarding
2 to have a short sleep
3 without shoes or socks
4 a person who does something
without being paid
5 investigating
6 incredible, very good
7 from the country, not the town
8 the noun from poor

MY AFRICAN EXPERIENCE
Lucy Miles writes
There are so many life-changing experiences available that I had great fun researching options
for my gap year*. Having always played sports, and especially football, I thought teaching
children to play football in Ghana (organized by Gap Sports Abroad) sounded different and
amazing.
Initially I thought that a girl football coach might not be respected, but as soon as I got to Ghana
I realized that I was wrong. I worked with the Young Schweppes Football Club in Nungua, a
poor area in the city of Accra. I coached under-12, under-14 and under-17 boys from poor rural
families. The training pitch was a dusty patch of land, and taxis and goats used to cross the pitch
during matches! Many of the boys played in bare feet and without T-shirts, but their passion for
the game was amazing. For thousands of Ghanian children football is their life, a possible escape
from poverty.
The weather was boiling so I coached early in the morning and in the evening to avoid the
midday sun, but after a while I didn’t mind the heat any more. During the day I went home to
snooze, sunbathe, or read on the balcony, or I looked round markets or went to the beach.
I loved Ghana because of its hidden beauty, and the warmth and friendliness of the people. Being
a volunteer is sometimes really hard because you get the feeling that what you are doing is not
enough, but it is very rewarding both for yourself and for the children you meet.
* Many students in the UK take a year’s break between
finishing university and starting work. They often travel
abroad during this “gap year”.
Выделенные слова: rewarding, researching, amazing, rural, in bare feet, poverty, snooze, volunteer, rewarding