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Teenagers are the future of this country, 
Function: ________
many people ignore th e ir needs.
This ta lk has looked at many of the positive and negative aspects of vocational
courses fo r te e n s__________ although there are some drawbacks to these courses,
overw helm ingly they are a good thing. 
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Listen to the lecture and complete the gaps 1-6 in the notes using no more than three
words in each space.
Youth initiatives in the UK
(1 ] ______________ schemes
1
cheap and (2)
Sports clubs
num erous but (3)
3 
(4)
clubs
lack of num bers 
expense
accom m odation problem s 
In sum m ary, (6]_________
= (5) Not.
need to be found
Below is the audio script for the second part of the lecture. Decide on appropriate linking
words to complete the spaces. There may be more than one possibility for each gap. Then
listen to Track 14 on the CD and check your answers.
So, w hat oth e r initiatives could the governm ent focus on? Well, (1 )---------
of the sports clubs, new 'open spaces’ initiatives are being discussed, (2)
the success
Youth 
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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.