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外研版英语必修三Module 1 Europe.同步练习
HouseSitting
Inmany countries of the world people do what is called housesitting. It meansthat if owners of the house are going away, they want someone to come intotheir house and look after the house and maybe pets while they are away.
InAustralia, many people travel. After people retire, they might buy a van andtravel all over the country.
Soif someone wants to travel or go away for some reason, they might want someonein their house to care for it and keep the gardens tidy. Housesitters mighthave to care for pets. Also,quitea few people have swimming pools in their back yard and they need cleaning. I feel it is a great way of seeing thecountry, because you go and stay in a new city, get to meet new people, andhave time to go sightseeing in a new area.
There are websites where you find theadvertisements by people who want to travel, and by replying to theadvertisements, you can make arrangements to go and look after their houses.
Thereare some requirements to be a housesitter. Yon must be a trusted person, sothat the house owner knows you will not steal anything. You must be able to gowhen the house owner wants you to go, so you need lots of free time. You need to be good with pets, able to carefor cats and dogs,orother pets they may have.
Somehousesitting jobs are just for a few days or a couple of weeks while the houseowner have a short holiday. Sometimes it is for much longer. We have had ahousesitting job for six months, while the house owner travelled to Europe.
Then you can travel to many differentcountries and stay there. One of the important things to get are referencesfrom the house owners for whom you have done housesitting. A reference is awritten letter to say that you are trustworthy and have looked after theirhouse well. You can show these letters to prospective house owners and theyknow you will do a good job.
A.I have done housesitting many times.
B.Thousands of people do this all thetime.
C.It is also possible to dohousesitting in other countries.
D.Generally you have many opportunitiesto get a housesitting job.
E.You must take a little care over whatyour description says about you.
F.This is an international housesittingservice for all city and country areas.
G.You must have a good car, so you cantravel to different parts of the country.
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