12. Écoutez ce journaliste qui parle du tourisme humanitaire et répondez aux questions qui suivent.
a. Select the four questions you should ask yourself before going abroad on a humanitarian trip.
i. Can you afford to take such a trip?
ii. Do you have the qualifications required? iii. Are you strong enough for this kind
of trip?
iv. Will the job you are going to do prevent a local person from doing the job?
v. What are your motivations for doing this trip?
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vi. Do you have all the necessary vaccinations? viii. Would the money you are going to spend
on this trip be better used to contribute further to humanitarian aid?
b. What do people who want to go on a humanitarian trip not realise?
c. What is the paradox the journalist is talking about?
d. What are associations looking for in a volunteer worker?
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13. Maintenant cherchez les mots et expressions suivants dans la transcription de l’exercice 12 page 437.
a. To go on a humanitarian trip b. Can you afford c. Further d. Especially young people
e. Humanitarian trips are not always the best way to help people abroad
f. Loads of CVs g. To become a volunteer
14. À deux, répondez à ces questions à l’oral.
a. Est-ce que vous avez déjà fait partie d’une association caritative ou avez-vous déjà participé à une action humanitaire avec votre école ?
b. Qu’est-ce que vous avez fait ?
c. Pensez-vous que ce soit important d’aider les pays en voie de développement ?
15. You are spending two weeks as a volunteer at the Special Olympics. Write an email to your French penpal Nathalie / Damien, in which you:
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say that you arrived safely and that you are staying in a lovely hotel with sporting facilities say that the atmosphere is fantastic and you are very proud to be part of this event
● explain what you do to help ● say that you will not forget these two weeks and tell him / her that you will call him / her as soon as you get back to Ireland.
