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4357/01London ExaminationsIGCSEEnglish as a Second Language

Paper 1 Reading and Writing

Monday 22 May 2006 – Morning

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Read about the hotels below and answer the questions which follow.

Hotel A

All the rooms here boast ocean views, but the stunning lobby is what really makes this hotel

stand out. Although relatively new it feels classically elegant with chandeliers and marblefloors.

Hotel B

This small hotel is housed in a renovated 1890’s merchant’s warehouse across from the town

market; the renovated rooms with exposed brick and hardwood floors are a welcome surprise

for this part of town. Children under the age of 5 go free and cots are available at no extra

charge.

Hotel C

All the rooms in this hotel are high-end one-bedroom suites with French doors separating the

sitting rooms and bedrooms. Every room comes with spectacular city views.

Hotel D

Located in the heart of the harbour district, the rooms in this hotel are spacious and modern,

but the overall atmosphere is quite formal. This hotel regularly offers good value weekend

special deals.

Hotel E

This hotel has splendid rooms, some with fireplaces and balconies, and is located in the

downtown area. The rooms and lobby are festooned with portraits of famous artists and some

great seascapes.

Hotel F

No one can compete with this hotel in the history department; it’s the oldest continuouslyoperating hotel in this province and its architecture is impressive. The rooms are small however

and in need of redecorating.

Hotel G

Uninspiring but convenient for shopping and the theatre district. All rooms include a continental

breakfast.

Hotel H

Comfortable rooms with friendly staff and a great location make this a fine option for families.

One night free with a week’s stay. The hotel also boasts a small gym and the local pools are

just round the corner.

Hotel I

Mid-scale hotel at the foot of the hill, with a cosy lounge and Victorian style rooms featuring

cable TV and air conditioning; single occupancy studios include kitchenettes. This hotel will

accept group bookings with a discount for groups of more than five.


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Hotel J

If you don’t mind having to travel to get into the city, then this is the place for you with bags

of charm. You will need to use the local public transport system to get into the city centre as

it’s definitely too far to walk. Built in a semi-suburban area full of restaurants and shops, the

guest rooms are done in period reproductions with deep green carpeting and lots of nooks and

crannies.

Hotel K

The good-sized family rooms in this renovated brown brick building located in the heart of the

city are available by the night, the week or the month, and come with kitchenettes and cable

TV though no maid service. Ask for the top-floor room.

Hotel L

Small rooms with minimal service in a restored building in the middle of the High Street and

the shopping district. Cheap and cheerful but can be noisy.

Hotel M

This hotel, around the corner from the university, has eight wonderfully appointed suites,

equipped with a sitting area, private bathrooms, TV, DVD and CD players and high-speedinternet connection.

Which hotel would you recommend to the following people? Write the correct letter in each

box.

1. someone who likes to exercise regularly

2. someone who is interested in looking at paintings

3. someone who likes looking at the sea

4. someone who is interested in old buildings

5. someone who wants a holiday with some friends

6. someone who wants to be able to cook meals with their family

7. someone who wants to be able to check their email regularly

8. someone who wants to see a play

9. someone who is looking for a cheap weekend break

10. someone who doesn’t want to be in the city centre

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Part 2

Read this extract from the St Stephen’s College brochure below and answer the questions

which follow.

St Stephen’s College Course Guide 2006-2007

Welcome to another year of Adult Education at the College. We hope you are able to find a

course which appeals to you. This year we have been able to expand our adult provision in

the Business and Community sector, increasing our work-related skills programme. We now

have a wide range of courses available at all times of the day, Monday to Friday, in a variety

of venues, including local secondary schools, libraries and village halls. (Please note that the

provision of access for wheelchair users may vary in different locations.)

If you are unable to find a particular course to fit your needs in our brochure, or for any

other queries regarding our evening courses, please call 01784 337506 ext 255. There may

be other potential learners looking for something similar, in which case we will try to makethe necessary arrangements to be able to offer the course. Our friendly staff and experienced

tutors are always happy to offer advice before you enrol on a course. Once you have joined

us as a learner you will be supported all the way. We can even arrange independent careers

advice through our ‘Next Step’ programme. If you would like more information please call

one of the following numbers:

Adult education reception: 01784 228676

‘Next Step’: 01784 229676 (ext 229)

How to find us: 01784 229678

Enrolment Procedures

When you have chosen your course, you should return the enclosed application form as soon

as possible.

It is important that students realise that places can fill very quickly in certain subjects. If a

place is available it will be reserved for you, but payment is required to secure that place.

Should the course become over-subscribed we will endeavour to provide an alternative,

mutually convenient time and/or date. If this proves impossible, we will naturally refund

your fee. This will also apply if there are insufficient numbers for the course to run.

Once you have returned your application form you should assume that unless you hear

differently your course will go ahead as planned and you should turn up on the appropriate

day and time. You will not normally receive confirmation of booking, although please ring

if you wish to reassure yourself.

The information evening, held on Friday 1 September, 6.00 to 8.30pm, will be an excellent

opportunity to meet some of the tutors and discuss your course in more detail, but as classes

can fill very quickly, please try to book your course before then. There will also be staff

available to discuss daytime course provision.

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FEES

Fees are given with course details throughout this booklet and should be paid by 1 September.

The fee is not normally refundable once the student has started the course. Please see details

below.

Please note we do not have the facilities for credit or debit cards – we accept cheques made payable to St Stephen’s College or cash payments in person.

COURSE CANCELLATION

Courses are subject to enrolment of an appropriate number of students. If classes have to be

cancelled students will be refunded in full.

If a student cancels his or her place prior to a course starting, all fees will be refunded. All

courses can be attended for two weeks for a student to make up her or his mind as to whether

the subject and/or the level is suitable. If a student withdraws from a course which he or she

has attended for three or more weeks, it is not normal practice to refund fees. The college

reserves the right to alter fees, or reschedule or cancel courses if necessary. Please note,

Community Learning and Outreach Centre fees and concessions differ slightly from thoseheld at the college.

REDUCED FEES

Due to changes in government funding, which have meant funding being withdrawn from all

but a few priority areas, we will be unable to offer reduced fees for the foreseeable future.

ADDITIONAL EXPENSES

• Books etc. for some courses

• Exam fees (where applicable)

• Some tutors organise trips and outings to restaurants etc.


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Look at the statements below.

Write True if the statement is correct according to the text, or write False if it is wrong. If the

information is not given in the text, then write Not given.

11. The college runs both daytime and evening courses. ............................

12. The college uses different locations for their courses. ............................

13. There are special lifts for people with disabilities at ............................ all the venues.

14. Your money will be returned if the course does not run. ............................

15. You will be sent a letter confirming your place on a course. ............................

16. You can meet the other people on your course before ............................ you start.

17. You can pay by cash, cheque or credit card. ............................

18. The college can offer lower fees for some people. ............................

19. You may have to pay for your own books. ............................

20. The college also offers distance learning courses for people ............................

who cannot come to the college.

Read the following questions and write a short answer for each. Write no more than three

words and/or a number, taken from the text.

21. What number should you ring for information about a particular evening course?

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22. What is the name of the service for people who want information about their future jobs?

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23. What should you send when you have selected your course?

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24. Where can you find information about how much each course costs?

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25. For how long can a student attend a course before making a final decision?

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Read the article below about Vikings and answer the questions which follow.

How do we know about the Vikings?

The Vikings were seafaring warrior peoples from Scandinavia who attacked and raided the British

Isles and other parts of Europe from the 8th to the 11th centuries. They weren’t just warriors, but

farmers, traders and settlers – and they took their families with them when they moved from

Scandinavia (Denmark, Norway and Sweden) to conquer the West.

To understand the Vikings as ‘people’, 19 th Century historians turned to written documents from that

era. However the documents don’t tell the whole story. The Vikings have left many traces of their

settlements which are still visible today. Archaeology provides physical evidence of their conquests

and settlement. The study of place-names and language shows the lasting effect which the Viking

settlements had in the British Isles, and DNA analysis provides some insights into the effect the

Vikings had on the genetic stock of the countries where they settled. All of this provides valuable

information, but the only reason that we have an idea of the Vikings as a people is their appearance

in written documents.

Sources and contemporary accounts

Written documents left by the Vikings themselves are hard to find and much of what we have is

unreliable. Many popular ideas about Vikings are 19 th Century inventions. Others are the result

of early historians accepting sources which modern scholars now regard as completely unreliable.

In Scandinavia the Viking Age is regarded as part of prehistory because there are practically no

contemporary written documents.

The most informative sources of written documents about the Vikings were generally written by the

people in the countries the Vikings invaded and furthermore surviving accounts of Viking activity

were almost exclusively written by churchmen. These include monastic chronicles, such as the

Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, which outline broadly what happened at what date. These chronicles reflect

the fact that the Vikings often attacked monasteries for their wealth, which created an obvious bias

against them, and the hostile tone of these contemporary accounts has done much to create the

popular image of Viking atrocities.

Runes

One of the reasons that we have so few records from the Viking Age is that the Vikings did not

become familiar with the Roman alphabet (the alphabet we use today) until much later in their period

of occupation. However, they did have another form of lettering, knows as runes.

The word ‘alphabet’ comes from the Greek letters ‘alpha’ and ‘beta’. Similarly, the runic alphabet is

known as the ‘futhark’ from the first six runes. The futhark had only sixteen runes. This meant that

some runes were used for several different letters, and sometimes there was more than one rune for

the same letter: for example, there were two runes for the letter ‘a’, two for ‘r’ and one for the English

‘th’. There were also several different versions of some of the runes. As the Vikings became more

familiar with the Roman alphabet they gradually added more runes to their own alphabet. Examples

of Viking writing which still survive today are often texts which have been carved on wooden or

stone tablets.


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Most of the surviving runes are found on large memorial stones called ‘runestones’. Very often they

only have the name of the person in whose memory the stone was made, and the name of those

responsible for having it made. Occasionally the inscriptions describe the achievements of the person

commemorated and refer to historical events in which they were involved. For this reason, runic

inscriptions are a valuable source for Viking history. However, because they are so brief they never

give a very full picture and often raise as many questions as they answer.

Coins

The inscriptions on coins are normally even shorter than those on runestones, and contain even

less factual information. Some coins have no inscription at all. Even so, coin inscriptions are

contemporary texts from the Viking Age, and the inscriptions on coins can provide a surprising

amount of information. Sometimes coins can provide information which is not known from any

other source.

Images on coins can also be significant. The small-scale Viking coinage of the 8/10th Century has no

proper inscriptions, although some of the designs were originally copied from other coin inscriptions.

However, from the mid-10th Century the Viking coins begin to show clear Christian symbols. Coins

can also give a very different impression from other sources. Since they are contemporary and the

chronicles were written some years later, the coins may be a more reliable source.

Sagas (heroic tales of adventure)

The most detailed accounts which we possess of the Viking Age are the Icelandic sagas. Some of

these deal with the deeds of powerful rulers, such as the kings of Norway. Others deal with the

ordinary people of Iceland, although the central characters even then tend to come from the ruling

class. Often the sagas describe events in great detail, including what was said by those involved.

This may sound ideal for the historian but the picture is far more complicated. The earliest sagas

weren’t written down until the 12th Century and many of the most famous ones are even later. This

means that the sagas were often written down two or three hundred years after the events which they

describe, and it is not always clear where the compilers of the sagas used earlier material and wherethey simply made things up.

Today most historians would accept that some saga material is clearly not factual or reflects a much

later society rather than the Viking Age. However, this does not mean that the sagas have no value at

all. Sometimes the broad outline of events in the sagas is supported by other sources. In other words,

we can use sagas to study history, but we have to be very careful when we do.


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Complete the following notes, using no more than three words and/or a number, taken

from the text.

NOTES

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Information about Vikings is available from [26] .............................................. which we.............................................. which wewhich wefind through archaeology.

l The most useful information about the Vikings is found in

[27] .............................................. ............................................... ..

l Unfortunately, much of the written information about Vikings is

[28] .............................................. ............................................... ..

l Most original written sources, which exist today, were produced by

[29] .............................................. and show that Vikings attacked buildings such as.............................................. and show that Vikings attacked buildings such asand show that Vikings attacked buildings such as

[30] ............................................... on a regular basis................................................ on a regular basis.on a regular basis.

l The Viking alphabet was made up of [31] .............................................. runes in total,.............................................. runes in total,runes in total,

some of which were used for different letters.

l Viking runes were often [32] .............................................. on wood or stone............................................... on wood or stone.on wood or stone.

l The writing on runestones can be very [33] .............................................. and so they are.............................................. and so they areand so they are

not always a good source of information.

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Coins are not always informative as there may be no [34] ............................................................................................

on them.

l Christian symbols began to appear on coins after the [35] .............................................. ............................................... .

l Sagas are not always [36] .............................................. accounts of what happened............................................... accounts of what happened.accounts of what happened.


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For questions 37 – 40, choose the best answer, A, B or C.

37. It is difficult to study Vikings because

A there are so few written documents left by the Vikings.

B Vikings destroyed many of the written records.

C 19th Century historians rewrote the evidence.

38. Futhark was complicated because

A there were regional variations.

B the runes were used in different ways.

C it was adapted from the Roman alphabet.

39. Coins produced at the time of the Vikings

A provide unique historical data.

B include illustrations of Vikings.

C are more informative than runestones.

40. Some historians believe that sagas are not a reliable source because

A they were written at a later date.

B they are based on fairy tales.

C they only tell stories about kings.


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Your school has decided to spend some money on buying new equipment. You have been

asked to write a short report for your school head teacher to say how you think the school

should spend the money.

The choices are: l a school minibus

l more sports equipment

l new computers for the classrooms.

Write a short report to say which of these choices you think is the best. In your report say what

you think the advantages of your choice would be for the students and for the school.

You must write between 100 and 150 words.

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You would like to invite a friend to visit you for the weekend during the holidays. Write an

email to your friend. In your email,

l explain why you are writing

l give details of when you would like your friend to visit l say what you could do during the weekend.

You must write between 100 and 150 words.

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Look at the article below about woodpeckers – small birds which make holes in trees. Your

teacher has asked you to write a summary in your own words of no more than 150 words

about:

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their habitat

l why they are so important to other birds.

Woodpeckers

The woodpeckers are a large family of similarly designed birds found in forested areas around the

globe. They have especially evolved to deal with chiselling wood, including ‘shock-absorbing’ head

musculature, extremely long tongues and stiff tail feathers helping them perch upright on trees.

Woodpeckers are often the core species of woodland areas (except in two major regions of the world

that don’t have any woodpeckers: Australasia and Madagascar).

Woodpeckers come in a great variety of shapes and colours. One group are the flickers which

specialise in feeding on the ground, often focusing on ants. The Campo Flicker of southern South

America is such a species. It has the stiffly pointed specialised tail feathers that help woodpeckers

perch on trees.

Another specialised group are the sapsuckers of Northern America. They drill small holes into the

top layer of living trees causing sap to ooze forth slowly. They do this on a set of favoured (usually

young) trees and then follow their ‘trap line’ from tree to tree, drinking the sap and sometimes

consuming insects attracted to it. Birch, aspen, willow and orchard fruit trees are often favourites.

Woodpeckers are ‘core species’ because their presence is a fundamental requirement to the existence

of a wide range of other birds. Woodpeckers drill new holes each year and thus many old nest cavities

are available for an entire suite of hole-nesting species. Birds such as swallows, small owls, bluebirds

and a huge array of small birds (wrens and chickadees) use them advantageously.

Most European species of woodpecker are, on the whole, rather retiring birds and often the best views

are had of birds in flight. Such observations are generally brief and so it is important that observers

familiarise themselves with key aspects of plumage and behaviour to make positive identification.

Examples of European Woodpeckers

Grey-headed woodpecker (small bird with green tail feathers)

Status: Resident, locally common; Voice: repeated fluty whistles slowing and descending in pitch;

Length: 25-26 cm; Habitat: open deciduous woods; specifically larch woods in central Europe;

Behaviour: excavates nest holes in mature trees.

Green woodpecker (large bulky bird)

Status: Resident, common; Voice: ringing laugh known as a ‘yaffle’; Length: 31-33 cm;

Habitat: open, broad-leaved lowland forest with clearings, parks, gardens and heaths;

Behaviour: feeds almost exclusively on ants.


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TOTAL FOR WRITING: 60 MARKS

TOTAL FOR PAPER: 100 MARKS

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