Open World p 31. Daniela Papi. Listening

In Sri Lanka Daniela did (1)________________________.
In Cambodia  they spent months (2)_____________________.
The trip they organized was called (3)_____________________.
The money raised for small projects got (4)___________ or (5)____________________.
Daniela decided to stay in Cambodia longer in order to put the school and the funds to (6)__________________.
Not only does the practice of sending volunteers abroad fail the community they serve but it also sets the volunteers and our society (7)__________________ in the future.
In the west it is widely believed that because our countries are richer we should (8)_____________________ people.
The praise and support volunteers get is (9)______________________ the details, the process, or the research for how they plan to help.
The fact that we are not critical enough about how volunteers should prepare to help is creating  (10)______________________

KEY
1. post-tsunami work



2. fundraising



3. "The PEPY Ride"



4. wasted



5. landed in corrupt hands.



6. better use



7. up for failure



8. bestow our benevolence on



9. almost blind to



10. a double standard


a double standard: a rule or moral principle that is unfair because it is used in one situation, but not in another, or because it treats one group of people in a way that is different from the treatment of another. Sp. doble moral, doble rasero. E.g. The governor is being accused of (having) double standards in being tough on law and order yet allowing his own cabinet members to escape prosecution for fraud.

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