football tournam ents in local playing fields or athletics days in local parks. This could
regenerate local areas and renew interest in activities fo r young people. Staffing would
s till be necessary, (3 )__________ young people could take an active
role in organizing and
managing com petitions. This could cut down staff costs significantly.
(4 )__________ the open spaces scheme, there has been discussion of reinvigorating the
'taste of w o rk' scheme, which gives young people a chance to
get w ork experience in a
variety of jobs in th e ir school holidays. (5 )__________ , this scheme has met w ith harsh
c riticism from some politicians who th in k that it is a way of providing
a free w orkforce by
stealth. In fact, I th in k it is fa ir to say that this scheme w ill not see any renewed interest
(6 ) _________these criticism s.
(7 ) _________, the scheme that there has been a lot of ta lk
about is the outward bound
activities courses, or OBAC fo r short. This has been successful in many other countries,
(8 ) __________ Canada, Mexico and Brazil. The activity courses
give young people a chance
to get out into the countryside and enjoy nature. (9) __________ this, they also give teens a
chance to learn life s k ills and experience adventure on a broader scale.
Read the following text and put the events 1-7 in the correct order.
