SWITCH - School of English -
Intermediate Level - Reading Comprehension Activity
A love of travelling
For Nigel Portman, a love of travelling began with what’s called a ‘gap year’. In
common with many other British teenagers, he chose to take a year out before
settling down
getting up
taking over
holding back
to study for his degree.
After doing various jobs to
achieve
raise
advance
win
some money, he left home to gain
some experience of life in different cultures, visiting America and Asia. The more
adventurous the young person, the
stronger
wider
greater
deeper
the challenge they are likely
to
put
set
aim
place
themselves for the gap year, and for some, like Nigel, it can
result
lead
cause
create
in a thirst for adventure.
Now that his university course has
come
turned
reached
brought
to an end, Nigel is just about
to leave on a three-year trip that will take him
just
complete
whole
right
around the world.
What’s more, he plans to make the whole journey using only means of transport
which are
pulled
charged
forced
powered
by natural energy. In other words, he’ll be
relying
using
attempting
trying
mostly on bicycles and his own legs; and when there’s an ocean
to cross, he won’t be taking a
quick
short
brief
swift
cut by climbing aboard a plane,
he’ll be joining the crew of a sailing ship
anyway
alike
instead
otherwise
As well as doing some
mountain climbing and other outdoor pursuits along the way, Nigel hopes to
leave
keep
pass
give
on to the people he meets the environmental message that lies
behind the whole idea.
