Chicken Sandwich
Senior Member
- Joined
- Jun 20, 2010
- Member Type
- Interested in Language
- Native Language
- Russian
- Home Country
- Russian Federation
- Current Location
- Netherlands
I knew I’d be short of money if I didn’t work before going to university, so I decided not to jet around the globe, and found a job in the nearest town instead. I had to live in because of early shifts, and only realised on about day two it meant I couldn’t keep up my tennis – that was a blow, because I was a very keen player. But I got over it in the end, which just goes to show nothing’s that important. Anyway, I was having too much fun with the rest of the staff to fret about it – I wonder if they’re all still there? The worst part of the job was when guests complained, which they frequently did!
This is a transcript of a CPE listening excersise, which can be found here.
The idea of this excersise is to choose from a list which benefit of having a gap year each speaker mentions. According the answer key it's "dealing with disappointments", but I chose "overcoming financial problems." I see where the examiners are coming from. The speaker mentions that she had to give up playing tennis which was a disappointment, but in the beginning she also mentions that she knew that she'd be short of money which is why she decided to work before going off to school.
Do you agree that both answers are possible?
Thank you in advance.
P.S. For speakers of AmE, in case you are unfamiliar with a "gap year", it is a year between leaving school and going to university, which some young people use as an opportunity to travel, earn money, or get experience of working. Definition courtesy of Longman.
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