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Mentoring for Young Adults

1. Many adults in America and other countries participate in mentoring schemes where an adult provides support and friendship to a young person. There are numerous different approaches to mentoring such as passing on skills, sharing experiences, and offering guidance. Sometimes the most helpful thing is to just listen. Mentoring is open to anyone without requiring particular experience, just a desire to help a young person in need. 2. The support of a mentor can play an important role in a child's development and can often make up for a lack of guidance in their life. It can improve young people's attitude towards society and build up their confidence in dealing with life's challenges. For the

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Mentoring for Young Adults

1. Many adults in America and other countries participate in mentoring schemes where an adult provides support and friendship to a young person. There are numerous different approaches to mentoring such as passing on skills, sharing experiences, and offering guidance. Sometimes the most helpful thing is to just listen. Mentoring is open to anyone without requiring particular experience, just a desire to help a young person in need. 2. The support of a mentor can play an important role in a child's development and can often make up for a lack of guidance in their life. It can improve young people's attitude towards society and build up their confidence in dealing with life's challenges. For the

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Unit Test 8

1 Read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space.
Mentoring
Many adults in America and increasing numbers elsewhere (1) ...... part in mentoring
schemes. A mentor is an adult who provides support and friendship to a young person.
There are (2) ...... different (3) ...... of mentoring: passing on skills, sharing experiences,
offering guidance. Sometimes the most (4) ...... thing to do is just listen. Mentoring is
open to anybody – no particular (5) ...... experience is required, just a desire to make a
(6) ...... to the life of a young person who needs help. This may seem a difficult thing at
first, but many people find they have a real (7) ...... for it.
The support of a mentor can play an important (8) ...... in a child’s development and can
often make up (9) ...... a lack of guidance in a young person’s life. It can also improve
young people’s (10) ...... towards society and build up their (11) ...... in dealing with life’s
challenges. For the mentor, it can be incredibly rewarding to know that they have had a
significant (12) ...... on a child and helped to give them the best possible (13) ...... in life.
Indeed, it is not only adults who are (14) ...... of taking on this role. There is now an
increasing (15) ...... for teenagers to mentor younger children, for example by helping
them with reading or other school work.
1 Ahold B give C take D form
2 Anumber B numerous C multiple D masses
3 Aapproaches B means C manners D ways
4 Ahelpful B willing C kind D recommended
5 Atrained B expert C professional D skilled
6 Amove B switch C difference D distance
7 Aability B skill C strength D talent
8 Apiece B part C role D section
9 Ato B for C with D over
10 A attitude B impression C approach D conduct
11 A knowledge B belief C confidence D hope
12 A change B result C factor D influence
13 A availability B risk C chance D ability
14 A able B capable C good D efficient
15 A want B wish C demand D lack

2 Correct the mistakes in these sentences.

1 That cut looks bad – I think you must go to the hospital.


……………………………………………………………
2 It is not allowed for you to wear jewellery at this school.
……………………………………………………………
3 I mustn’t remember to post this letter – it’s really important.
……………………………………………………………
4 The teachers make us to go outside even when it’s raining.
……………………………………………………………
5 You mustn’t bring your own paints to the art class, but it’s a good idea.
……………………………………………………………
6 Carl needn’t to hurry, because he had plenty of time.
……………………………………………………………
7 My little sister can already read when she was four.
……………………………………………………………
8 Why don’t you get Jim help you move the furniture?
……………………………………………………………
9 There’s no need paying the bus driver if you’ve already got a ticket.
……………………………………………………………

3 Underline the correct word in 1–9.

1 We’ve been driving for three hours – I’m sure it mustn’ t/can’ t be much further.
2 This could not/may not be the right thing to do, but I’m going to do it anyway.
3 Should/Ought we bring some warm clothes in case the weather changes?
4 I must/should have gone to work this morning, but I was too tired.
5 The teacher suggested/advised that we finish the discussion after school.
6 We always suggest/recommend people to read our brochure before booking a course.
7 You ’re better/’d better ask your brother if you want to borrow his bike.
8 They should/may well decide to move if he gets a new job.
9 I’m sure/likely Ruby has dyed her hair – it used to be much darker.

4 Complete each sentence with a suitable particle.

1 Jackie turned …………… the offer of a lift because she wanted to walk.
2 The concert was so popular they had to turn a lot of people …………… .
3 Most of the story is true, but they made …………… some of the details.
4 Can you speak up? I can’t make …………… what you’re saying.
5 I lost touch …………… my cousins after they moved to India.
6 Sally lost interest …………… her course when she was offered a modelling contract.
7 Roy had always suffered from a fear …………… the dark.
8 I have no recollection …………… staying in this house before.

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