Lesson 5: Volunteers at the Children’s Hospital

C. Complete the text with linking words from the box.

1 Once he leaves university, Mike is going to have more time for voluntary work. The work is quite time-consuming.

2 However, Mike things it gives him a lot of skills that will be useful later in life.

He likes the variety of hospital work, 3 for instance, working with patients and supervising other staff.

4 Unlike most of his friends, Mike can’t use a computer. That will soon change.

He is going on a course next week, 5 so in six months he should be good at using spreadsheets and even web design.

D. Underline the correct form of the verb.

1. She decided she is becoming / was going to become a volunteer after watching a programme on television.
2. Layla thought she would like / likes nursing, but now she’s not true.
3. Ibrahim can’t stay out late because he was starting / is starting his new job tomorrow.
4. Ibrahim had to leave early because he was having / had to meet his friends.
5. I know he will be sleeping / would be sleeping when I get home, as he always goes to bed early.
6. In my old job, my shift started / starts at 6.00 every Wednesday, and I worked until 9.00
7. The volunteer promised the children he was / would be back the following week.