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Read the following passage very carefully

Maldives Restaurants

A vacation to Maldives is almost incomplete without trying out the food sold in its numerous

restaurants and eating joints. The Maldives restaurants are known to offer some of the most mouth-

watering gourmet delights and delicacies to the visitors.

The restaurants in Maldives serve both local as well as international food. Seafood is particularly

famous and common in these restaurants. One can find all types of food in Maldives like Chinese,

Thai, Indian, Malaysian, Sri Lankan, European as well as Continental dishes.

Most of the food is imported except seafood. Cuisine consists of curries, fries, snacks, rice

preparations, meat dishes and desserts. There are numerous restaurants and cafes that one can find

in the country. Most of the eating joints in Maldives are located in the capital city of Male.

The islands do not have many restaurants except for those found in the hotels and the resorts.

However one can find a number of small cafes in the islands of the country. Some of the most

popular restaurants that one can find over here include The Thai Wok Restaurant, Sea House,

Trends; The Garden Restaurant, 4 Degrees in Taj Exotica, Maayafushi, Salsa Caf, Ocean Pavilion

and many others. One can also find a number of bars in the country like the Sunset bar and others.

The food served in the restaurants in Maldives is extremely delicious and tasty. The restaurants

make sure that the food served is healthy and clean. Alcoholic beverages are not served in any of

the restaurants. The restaurants have a cozy and casual ambience, thereby allowing people to dine in

a relaxed manner.

The cuisine consists of tasty gourmet delights. It consists of rice preparations, papadums, and

different varieties of pickles, sausage, bacon, basil-topped tomatoes, herb focaccia, omelets, tuna

fish preparations, chicken curry and other dishes. Desserts are also served over here. Some of the

popular sweet dishes include Banana hot cakes, berries with cream, exotic fruits, rice pudding,

vanilla bean rice, vanilla milk shakes, smoothies and others. The foods in these restaurants are

reasonably priced and not expensive.

The Maldives restaurants take special care of its visitors and provide them with excellent food and

services. They take special care to make sure that the guests enjoy their food and have a great time.

S E C T I O N I R E A D I N G [35 Marks]

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Find the words from the passage that are synonymous to the following words [5 Marks]

1. Holiday .

2. Foodie

3. Cookery

4. Atmosphere

5. Foreign

State whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F) [5 Marks]

1. Cuisines consist of almost all the tastes from across the world. [.]

2. There are a few restaurants found in the country. [.]

3. We can find a number of small cafes in the islands. [.]

4. Foods served in the restaurants are extremely delicious. [.]

5. One can find no bars in the country. [.]

Choose the most suitable answer [5 Marks]

1. The restaurants in Maldives serve,

a) Maldivian food b) International food c) Both local and international food

2. Most of the food is imported except

a) Fruits b) vegetables c) seafood

3. There are numerous restaurants and cafs found in

a) The islands b) the country c) the resorts

4. Alcoholic beverages are not served in any of the

a) Resorts b) restaurants c) both the above

5. The food in these restaurants are

a) Reasonably priced b) expensive c) very cheap

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Answer these questions [11 Marks]

1. Write down a special quality of Maldivian restaurants! [1Mark]

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2. Name a food one can find in almost all the Maldivian restaurants! [1Mark]

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3. What does the writer mean by the term continental dishes? [2Marks]

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4. Name the kinds of food served in these restaurants! [2Marks]

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5. Give a possible reason why most of the eating joints are found in Male? [1Mark]

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6. Name any two popular restaurants in Maldives? [1Mark]

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7. What factor allows the customers to dine in a relaxed manner? [1Mark]

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8. How do the restaurants take care of their visitors? [2Mark]

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GRAPHIC STIMULUS COMPREHENSION [9 Marks]

1st -30

th MARCH

Cosy Corner

Chinese Buffet

Appetizing and delightful, our savoury fare includes

Dian Xin, Sweet -and Sour Pork, Fried Beef with Oyster

Sauce, Sauted Prawns with Cashew Nuts, Roast Duck,

Doubled Boiled Chicken Soup with Herbs, Lotus Seeds,

Red Beans and many more! Menu changes daily.

Lunch Dinner

Adult $ 12.00 ++ $14.00 ++

Child $ 8.00 ++ $ 9.00 ++

High Tea buffet $8.50++

Sat., Sun. & Holidays 3P.m. to 5p.m.

Feast on local savouries and western delicacies.

Mee Siam, Chicken Curry, Rojak, Dian Xin, Tow Suan, Yong

Tow Foo, Dumplings, Kueh, Pastries, Cakes Puddings,

Tea and Coffee

International buffet $8.50++

Group arrangements for Lunch, Dinner & High Tea

Function rooms available for private parties, dinner and

dance, seminars, etc.

Poolside garden for BBQs and buffet parties Call Banquet

Dept for details

L A K E V I E W H O T E L

Lakeview Close Singapore 1123 Tel: 332211

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Study the food advertisement above and answer the questions that follow.

1) What do you mean by the word buffet? [1 mark]

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2) What is the name of the restaurant? [ mark]

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3) The Chinese buffet is offered from .. to . March [ mark]

4) Name at least four items available in the Chinese buffet! [1 mark]

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5) How much does lunch cost for an adult? [1 mark]

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6) How much does dinner cost for a child? [1 mark]

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7) Name any four items from the High Tea Buffet! [1 mark]

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8) When is the international buffet going to start? [ mark]

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9) What is the address and phone number of the LakeView Hotel? [1 mark]

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10) Does this hotel have a swimming pool? [ mark]

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11) Whom do we have to contact for details? [1 mark]

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S E C T I O N I I G R A M M A R A N D U S A G E [40 Marks]

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Amazing Restaurant in a Paradise

The following is a review about the first underwater restaurant of its kind, Ithaa in Rangali island.

These are the exact words from Daniel, who is from Sao Paulo, Brazil

If you are planning to visit Maldives you should try to have a lunch at Ithaa Reataurant. It is a

unforgettable and unique experience. An incredible marine life,

surrounding the glass, with pristine water over ... wow. The food is

very good, as well as the beverages. Try a champagne and relax.

Just be aware that because the water transparency you will be very

exposed to the sun, thus a sunscreen will be good. We have been

there on June 2008.

Assume that you have read this review and later that day you met your friend Aalim and you

reported that review to Aalim; fill in these blanks to complete the reported passage. [10marks]

Daniel (say) (1) that If we, (be) (2) planning to visit Maldives

we should try to (have) (3) a lunch at Ithaa Reataurant. He told that It (be)

(4) an unforgettable and unique experience for him. He also exclaimed that, that

restaurant (be) (5) an incredible marine life, surrounding the glass, with pristine

water over. The food (be) (6) very good, as well as the beverages. In addition to

this, he suggested us to (try) (7) a champagne and relax. He warned us to be

aware that because the water transparency, we (will) (8) be very much exposed to

the sun. To conclude he advised that, not to (use) (9) a sunscreen lotion and he

said that they (have) (10) been there on June 2008.

CLOZE PASSAGE [10 marks]

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Massively expensive food in once-in-a-lifetime surroundings

Cut besides between fish from set catch spices but good entire

expect as a might in spite absolute try on that like before

Due to its extraordinary location - undersea - Ithaa is certainly Rangali Island's most famous

restaurant.

Here you dine some four meters below sea level in a brightly

lit, arched human aquarium, in which its the

(1) looking in at you. Youll eat from a

predictably expensive (2) menu that

includes the recommended (3) of the day, a lightly (4) and

zingy reef fish, (5) while the food and service are good, eating at Ithaa is really

about the (7) experience. By night you can expect to see small sharks, eels and

manta rays gliding about as you dine.

Its a great experience, but not as delicious as you (8) imagine. If you want the

(9) best at Rangali, try the Kojo Grill - dining al fresco on a perfect Maldivian

beach by night. Bear in mind (10) it's equally expensive, and like Ithaa, you'll

probably need to book at least three weeks before you travel.

Give a verb phrase with an appropriate form of the given verbs. Use passive voice [10 marks]

We (1) (supply) with the menu a day in advance, which they

happily (2) (amend) to reflect my husband's less eclectic palate,

and the meal (3) beautifully (3)(present). I'm

afraid it's a little too long ago for me to go into detail, but I remember

(4)(impress)with each of the courses, and enjoying each bite! The dining area

(5)(use)by us for the rest of our stay there, and I have (6)(say)the food was

AMAZING there in comparison, but I don't think you eat at Ithaa for the food. The service was

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extremely good, as everywhere else on Rangali. Very swift - although down a flight of stairs the

courses (7)(serve)at perfect temperature every time - very courteous attentive staff.

Our sunglasses (8) even (8)(clean) and (9)(provide)

some shades for people who (10)(not/bring) their own.

Use simple past form of the given verbs in the brackets to complete the passage [5 marks]

Example: I talked (talk) to my brother this morning.

The country (1) (be) governed as an independent Islamic Sultanate from 1153 to

1968. The importance of Arabs as traders in the 12th century can be

considered as one of the primary reason, which (2) (lead) to

the adoption of Islam as the main religion of the country. The Buddhist king

(3) (convert) to Islam and (4)(adopt) the Sultan title. Since then the

country has had 84 sultans and six Islamic dynasties until 1932 when the sultanate

(5)(become) elective.

Though mainly (6)(govern) as an independent Islamic sultanate the country was

however under colonial rule for a brief period. The country was a colony of the Portuguese in 1558,

the Dutch in 1654 and the British from 1887 to 1965. In 1953 the country (7)(try) to

form a republic, but without much result. The country however

(8)(gain)independence from the British on the 26th of July, 1965. Thereafter, the sultanate

(9)(continue) to operate for three years until

in 1968, November 11th it was abolished and the country

became a republic. The country from then onwards

(10)(come)to be known as the Republic of

Maldives.

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Punctuation use capital letters where ever necessary [5 marks]

fathimath dhiyana saeed, secretary-general of saarc, left

kathmandu today to attend the fifth informal meeting of the saarc

finance ministers to be held in hanoi on 4 may 2011. The meeting

is being convened on the sidelines of the 44th

annual meeting of the

asian development bank

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Letter writing [10 Marks]

You went to a restaurant in Addu City with your family members to have a dinner. After having the

dinner you were not happy with the food and also the service given there.

Write a letter to the manager of the restaurant complaining about this.

In your letter you may include the following points

The food you were served was not your order

The waiter was too rude

Time taken to prepare the food was too lengthy

Write 80 100 words in the content. You will receive up to 5 marks for the content and 5 marks

for the language.

Note: write the letter in the blank page provided.

S E C T I O N I I I W r i t i n g [25 Marks]

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Marking criteria Marks allocated Marks

received

Format 2

Content(presenting ideas

relevant information, flow)

5

Grammar(spelling,

punctuation,

paragraphing, Sentence

structure)

3

total 10

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Essay /story writing [15 Marks]

Write an essay about 120-180 words on one of the following topics

Write an essay about the advantages and disadvantages of taking tuition

OR

An unexpected holiday

OR

Write a story beginning with I screamed on top of my voice with joy, when my teacher

announced .

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G O B A C K A N D C H E C K Y O U R A N S W E R S -

B E S T O F L U C K

Marking criteria Marks

allocated

Marks

received

vocabulary 3

Content(presenting

ideas relevant

information, flow)

6

Grammar(spelling,

punctuation,

Sentence

structure)

6

total 15