Each year thousands of people travel to Britain in order to improve their standard of English. For many, however, this can be a painful experience due to the fact that it involves (34)________a strange school, staying in sometimes unpleasant accommodation and living in an unfamiliar culture. One (35)________ these problems is the Homestay method. With this, students are each assigned a teacher (36)________ suited to their language requirements and interests. As well as giving individual tuition, the teacher provides the student with information about what activities are available locally and takes them on trips. Students get “Between ten and twenty hours of tuition a week and are also expected to join in the family’s daily activities. The students always speak English and therefore learn how to use the language in (37) _________ situations. Homestay programs usually last for up to four weeks. (38)________ costs are higher than of regular language schools, students can feel confident that they will be receiving top class language teaching in a safe and pleasant environment.

Ecotourism is a unique way for travellers to engage in sustainable tourism while vacationing. This specific type of tourism is now increasingly becoming one of the more popular, with growth rates increasing every year. The United Nations, aware of the fact that tourism could be one of the most detrimental activities if not planned in accordance with the threshold imposed by nature, has declared the celebration of the International Day of Ecotourism, to promote sustainable practices in this growing industry.
Recently, The Division for Sustainable Development, Small Island Developing States Unit, decided that in preparation for the International Day of Ecotourism, it would be beneficial to identify successful practices of ecotourism on small islands. In order for ecotourism to be categorized as successful, it must meet the following criteria: it must combine natural and cultural tourism; it must involve local populations in the program, including providing educational resources to the local community, it must identity, manage and conserve the natural and cultural environment as well as the resources on the island; it must generate practices that will lead to the future sustainability of the island. If these criteria are followed by an "eco" organization, it deserves to be recognized as successful.

The number of people accessing the State's and community's priority policies and programmes is increasing, said Minister of Labour. Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung. Vietnam has around 6.2 million people over the age of two with disabilities, making up 7.06 per cent of the country's population. Of those, 28 per cent are severely disabled, 58 per cent female, 28 per cent children and 10 per cent living in poverty. Most live in rural areas and many are victims of Agent Orange.
Minister Dung said in the past, the State, the Party and Vietnamese people had paid much care to people with disabilities. Vietnam ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities in 2014. In March this year, the country ratified the International Labour Organisation's Convention 159 about jobs for people with disabilities. It strongly confirmed Vietnam's commitment to ensuring the disabled would not be discriminated against at work.
Last month, the Secretariat Committee issued Instruction 39 about the Party's leading work on affairs related to people with disabilities. The National Assembly later ratified the amended Law on Labour with many adjustments relating to disabled people. Dung said that every year, millions of disabled people receive an allowance from the State and all provinces and cities had rehabilitation centres. Attending the event, Truong Thi Mai, head of the Party Central Committee's for Mass Mibilasation, said besides the achievements, Vietnam still sees many obstacles. Infrastructure is still limited in demand for people with disabilities and many life below the poverty line pending heavily on their families.
Mai asked organisations to improve education to raise people's awareness supportive work to people with disabilities. This year, more than VNÐ17 trill the State budget was allocated to provinces and cities to implement policies according to the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.
The Ministry of Planning and Investment on Thursday launched Vietnamese visual impaired people". Its aim is to present one million across the country. Training to use the device will also be pro Nguyen Chi Dung said the ministry will listen to disables policies. Deputy chairwoman of the National Assembly Tong Thi Phong said Vietnam has committed to developing socio-economy, talking care of social equality and improving social management ability.