Volunteer Vacations and Environmental Projects

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The title of the reading is 'Volunteer Vacation'.

True (A)

Global Volunteers is an organization.

True (A)

Global Aware has a project in Cambodia.

True (A)

Habitat for Humanity is mentioned in the content.

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Global Volunteers organizes trips that last two years.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

People enjoy all types of vacations.

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Earthwatch sends people to help with projects in local areas.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Globe Volunteers trips last for one week.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Globe Volunteers offers many choices for volunteers.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Globe Aware volunteers can travel to Costa Rica to help with sustainability.

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Globe Aware has no projects in Cambodia.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Habitat for Humanity works with wealthy countries.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Habitat for Humanity volunteers traveled to the mountains in Pakistan to help after an earthquake.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Habitat for Humanity only operates in North America.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Volunteer vacations offer a chance to see new places and help others.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Global Aware has a project in Cambodia.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Global Aware Volunteers help Cambodians start their own tourism businesses.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Habitat for Humanity is not the organization that builds houses for poor people.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Habitat for Humanity sends volunteers to help people worldwide.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Habitat for Humanity helps people who lost their houses in natural disasters.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

There are four organizations mentioned in the reading.

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Global Aware specializes in tours that combine teaching English and sightseeing.

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Study Notes

Volunteer Vacations

  • One type of vacation many people enjoy today is the adventure vacation, which involves learning about or helping with environmental projects in exciting, faraway places through organizations like Earthwatch.

Globe Volunteers

  • Globe Volunteers sends volunteers around the world to work with people in poor countries, offering exciting vacations while learning about new cultures and helping people.
  • Trips are two to three weeks long and many volunteers are students.
  • Volunteers have many choices, such as teaching English in Mexico and going sightseeing in historic cities, or enjoying the beautiful landscapes of Australia and helping indigenous people build houses.

Globe Aware

  • Globe Aware has many sustainability projects that save the environment and preserve cultures.
  • Volunteers can travel to Costa Rica and go hiking, fishing, and surfing while helping a village improve its environment.
  • They can visit Peru and help villagers build special stoves that do not cause pollution.
  • Globe Aware also has projects in Cambodia, where volunteers help Cambodians staff their own tourism businesses, which can help local people.

Habitat for Humanity

  • Habitat for Humanity builds houses for poor people and sends volunteers to help people worldwide.
  • Volunteers visit many parts of the world and help people who lost their houses in natural disasters such as earthquakes and hurricanes.
  • For example, some volunteers traveled to the mountains in Pakistan to help people build houses after an earthquake, while others traveled to the Gulf Coast, in the United States, to help people who lost their houses after a hurricane.

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