4 . Here are the major ways for your teens to gain international experience during a summer abroad:

1. Summer Teen Volunteer Programs

Volunteering abroad offers a unique insight into another culture. Programs can teach much, while strengthening a commitment to the life of volunteering. Amigos International offers immersive programs that include leadership training, along with volunteering. Visions Service International shows ways for your teens to be a teen without borders through service work and cross-cultural living.

2. Summer Study Abroad Programs

Study abroad is my passion — there’s something unique about studying in another country that makes the subject matter come alive, from archaeology to literature. Studying abroad in high school, whether for a summer or on exchange, can get your teens excited about learning again. For those who can’t afford it, there are many ways of financing study abroad, including government programs to fund language learning overseas.

3. Summer Adventures and Cultural Travel Abroad

Maybe your teen is more drawn to adventure. There are many opportunities for adventures abroad — the best programs combine adventures with language learning, cultural activities, and community service, so that adventurous teens get the best of both worlds. Broadreach offers more than 70 summer adventures in more than 40 countries, including marine biology, sailing, language immersion, culture, arts, community service, leadership, and outdoor skills.

4. Summer Language Immersion (沉浸)

Some language learning programs also provide volunteer opportunities. This can be an ideal way to study by helping others. Intercultural Costa Rica also includes cultural activities and tours. The Alpine French School provides both language learning and cultural and outdoor activities. French Summer Classes is a unique opportunity for your teen to have a homestay and the language program in one place. Whatever language program your teen chooses, the chance to learn language through immersion is, as research has shown, the best way to not only learn a language, but gain academic, cultural, and employment benefits.

Start Looking Now and Change Your Teen’s Life!

What are you waiting for? Start researching options with your teens and help them have a summer that will change their lives.

For more information, please visit Why Your Teen High School Student Should Go Abroad: The Parents’ Guide.

1. Whom is the passage written for?

A．The teens.	B．The volunteers.
C．The language learners.	D．The parents.

2. If a teen wants to learn a foreign language by living in a local family, the best choice is ________.

A．French Summer Classes	B．Visions Service International
C．Broadreach	D．Intercultural Costa Rica

3. What is the purpose of the writer in writing the passage?

A．To introduce the ways to experience the foreign culture.

B．To introduce how to spend a summer holiday correctly.

C．To recommend the parents some proper ways to help their teens gain foreign experience.

D．To encourage the teens to learn foreign languages through summer exchange programs.

6 . Summer Teen Volunteer Opportunities

Bloomington Parks and Recreation offers an excellent opportunity for teens to get involved and make a difference in their community by volunteering within a variety of summer youth programs. Summer Teen volunteers assist with activities under the guidance of experienced staff and gain valuable leadership skills. In the summer, teens can apply to volunteer in the following programs:

Summer Adventure Playground Program Volunteer

Program Dates: June 14 — August 12

Location(s): Kelly, Poplar Bridge. Running, Smith. Sunrise and Westwood parks

Information: Help facilitate opportunities to play and lead playground participants (in grades 2—6) in games, sports, arts and crafts, and make new friendships.

Mini View Volunteer

Program Dates: June 14 — August 6

Location: Valley View Kindergarten

Information: Help to assist with the supervision (监管) of children in a social occasion.

The View Volunteer

Program Dates: June 14 — August 6

Location: Valley View Elementary School

Information: Help to assist with supervision of 2nd—5th graders in a social recreational setting.

Camp Kota Junior Counselor

Program Dates: June 14 — August 9

Location: East Bush Lake

Information: Help campers (in grades 4—6) learn basic outdoor skills while meeting new friends, singing crazy songs and having tons of fun.

To apply, fill out a Parks and Recreation 2021 Summer Teen Volunteer Application. Please be sure to answer all questions and indicate all program(s) of interest. Applicants will be contacted via email with next steps after March 31, 2021. Contact us by phone (952-563-8877) or e-mail at parksiec@BloomingtonMN.gov for more information.

1. What benefit can volunteers get from the programs?

A．Making the community different	B．Becoming an experienced staff member.
C．Acquiring useful leadership skills.	D．Getting opportunities for college.

2. Which program suits you if you can deal with preschool kids well?

A．Summer Adventure Playground Program Volunteer	B．Mini View Volunteer.
C．The View Volunteer.	D．Camp Kota Junior Counselor.

3. What should you do to apply for the opportunity?

A．Fill in an application form.	B．Answer questions via an interview.
C．Clarify your program(s) of interest by phone.	D．Contact the organizers on March 31.

8 . Every year, young, talented, and ambitious nature conservationists from all over the world participate in the presentation of the Future For Nature (FFN) Award, an honorable international award.

The Future For Nature aims to:

• Reward and fund individuals for their outstanding efforts in the protection of species of wildlife.

• Encourage winners to sustain their dedicated work.

·• Help winners to raise their profiles, extend their professional network and strengthen their funding basis.

Benefits

• The winners each receive 50,000 euros and may make their own decision to spend the money in the service of nature conservation.

• FFN offers the winners a platform and brings their stories to the attention of conservationists, financiers and a wide audience, allowing them to increase their impact and gain more access to funds.

• FFN is building a growing family of winners, dedicated people who form a community of people with the same interest. FFN offers them the opportunity to meet each other and continue to learn with each other in order to continue their fight for nature as efficiently and effectively as possible.

Qualifications

The candidate (候选人):

• Must be born on or after the 31st May 1988 and before the 28th of August 2005.

• Is able to explain his/her conservation work in fluent English (written and spoken)

• Has achieved substantial and long-term benefits to the conservation status of one or more animal or plant species.

• Must be determined to continue his/her conservation work, as the Award aims to stimulate the winner’s future work. It is not an “end of career” prize.

Additional Remarks

For the 2024 Future For Future Awards, we are again searching for natural leaders, who have proven that they can make a difference in species’ survival.

From all applications, 6 to 10 nominees (被提名者) will be selected. These applicants will be asked to provide additional information, which will be used to select the final Awardees. Ultimately, three inspiring wildlife heroes are selected as the winners.

Application Process: Apply online through the Apply Now link.

Application Deadline: 28^th August, 2023

1. Which is one of the aims of the Future For Nature?

A．To aid more green groups	B．To fund academic education.
C．To inspire conservation efforts.	D．To raise environmental awareness.

2. The winners will get the chance to _______.

A．consult top specialists	B．meet those who are of the same ambition
C．benefit the local community	D．promote self-created platforms

3. To apply for the 2024 Future For Nature Awards, candidates must ________.

A．meet the age requirement	B．apply via mail by the deadline
C．turn in the application in English	D．provide additional personal information

10 . When you study abroad in France, you can expect to be treated the same as your native classmates, whether in a lecture or a discussion class.

While you can study abroad in France and concentrate on nearly any subject, it’s the students with a passion for the arts, architecture and history that rush to the country in the largest numbers. And that’s no shock, considering that France has been the center of the arts for centuries. As students of the arts, you will have to make careful use of your time, given all that France has to offer:

● Visit the Louvre to view the works of French artists such as Monet, Matisse and Renoir;

● Read the works of such French literary geniuses as Baudelaire, Proust and Voltaire;

● Listen to the music of Debussy, or more contemporary (当代的) artists like Air and Daft Punk.France is also a main destination for architecture students, as you will see architecture in nearly every style:

● The Gothic Chateau de Chambord, built in the 1500s;

● Place Dauphine built in 1607 in Baroque style;

● The post-modern housing development, Marne-la- Vallee.

History students will find that France has been where the action is for quite some time. Over the course of the centuries, it has been the stage for the most important developments in the history of mankind, including the French Revolution, the rise of Napoleon and the rise of the Fifth Republic under President Charles de Gaulle. It was also the site of the D-Day invasion (诺曼底登陆) of World War II.

As a possible study abroad location, France has a lot to offer, because the combination of educational institutions , arts and culture, and national history are second to none.

1. What can we learn about studying abroad in France from the text?

A．Students from China are usually treated badly.

B．There are many lectures and discussion classes.

C．Few students choose to study in France.

D．France is the best place for students who love the arts.

2. According to the text, you can see many kinds of architecture in France, such as ________ .
① post-modern housing developments ② Baroque style buildings ③ the Big Ben ④ Gothic architecture

A．①②③

B．①③④

C．①②④

D．②③④

3. The text is most likely taken from________.

A．a history book	B．a study abroad website
C．an architecture advertisement	D．a fashion magazine