In pairs, read the second interview with Paul and complete the text. If you have several
variants for one gap, write them all down with a slash (/). What helps you to guess the
missing words?
Rachel: What are you doing now, Paul?
Paul: I live in Halifax. I work in a hospital. I love what
I do, because I ___ helping people.
Rachel: Have you ever been back to Sudan?
Paul: Last year, I was able to travel safely back to
Southern Sudan where I am from.
Rachel: What did you ___ when you in Sudan?
Paul: People in my village need food and education.
Because I grew up there, I understand that only
education can help the new generation of
children in my country.
Rachel: Why has education become your ___ ?
Paul: I believe in education because I benefi ted from it,
education saved my life. I’m afraid that without
education children have no ___.
Rachel: What are you going to do about it?
Paul: When I come back to Halifax, I’m going to start
a project to raise ___ to build a new school in my
village. When I write an article about my trip to
Sudan, I will ask people of goodwill in Canada to help me. It will be a very
different village when the new school is built.
Rachel: Thank you for the interview. I wish you ___ in your project.