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Letter to Teenage Magazine

I catch a train to school every morning and the station I go to is a busy one. Every day there are a lot of passengers waiting to get off the train as it arrives, and a lot waiting to get on. My parents have always taught me to be polite, so I let adults get off the train before me. However, because I am only small, the people on the platform try to push their way onto the train before I’ve had time to get off.

Only last week, as we came into the station on a particularly cold, wet morning, there was a mad hurry for the train door and a large, middle-aged man stepped on my foot and then knocked me over. I was in a lot of pain, but nobody came to help me. Everyone getting on was too interested in finding a seat and too worried about having to stand. Fortunately, one of the guards saw me and helped me off the train, although he seemed really annoyed that it was difficult for me to get down the steps onto the platform.

Adults always complain about the way children behave, but maybe they should take a look at themselves!

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ATrains are becoming more crowded.

BTrain staff are never around to help you.

CAdults can be thoughtless on trains.

DChildren should be more polite on trains.

22 What will the reader discover from the letter?

ATrains are often late these days.

BTrains are often cold these days.

CThere are too few guards on trains.

DThere are too few seats on trains.

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Complete the postcard.

Write ONE word for each space (41 - 50).

For questions 41 - 50, write your own words on the answer sheet.

Tuesday, 7 December

Dear Tom,

We arrived here (Example: in ) London two days 41 . It was very sunny 42 Sunday, but yesterday and today it has 43 cold. We 44 already visited many places and seen 45 of interesting things. Yesterday we 46 by bus to the British Museum. We couldn’t see everything in the museum in one day because 47 is very big. We are 48 to go back there tomorrow. Tonight we have tickets 49 the theatre.

I will telephone you when I return 50 week.

Lots of love,

Colette

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2. What was he wearing?

3. Who was he travelling with?

4. How much did the ticket cost him?

5. Why did Mr Jones not want to travel on that particular day?

6. Which bus did he intend to catch?

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Read the article about whales.

Choose the best word (A, B or C) for each space (33 – 40)

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What is the name (A – H) of each thing?

For questions 11 – 15, mark the correct letter A – H on the answer sheet.

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The first has been done for you.

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Complete the conversation in a shop.

What does Sue say to the shop assistant?

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Exploring the Arctic

The Arctic is one of the few places in the world which is untouched by pollution and where you can see nature at its wildest and most beautiful. Join our ship, the Northern Star from 2 to 18 July, for a 17 day voyage to the Arctic. During the voyage you are able to relax and get away from it all. There are no parties or film-shows to attend, quizzes to enter or entertainers to watch. However, we do have specialists on board who are willing to answer any of your questions about the Arctic, and who will talk about the animals and birds that you see on the trip. After setting off from Scotland, we go north along the coast of Norway to Bear Island. Along the way you will see thousands of seabirds and wonderful scenery, with rivers of ice and huge cliffs. You will have the chance to see reindeer, polar bears, and other Arctic animals. Although we have a timetable, experience has shown that we may have to change our direction a little, depending on the weather and on which animals appear.

The Northern Star is a very special ship and our past voyages have been very popular. Our cabins all have the same excellent facilities, which include a private bathroom and refrigerator. Our chefs are happy to prepare any food for people on special diets. Choose just what you want to eat from the wide variety available from the dining room buffet. There is a library, shop, clinic ands plenty of space for relaxation. If you need some exercise, why not go jogging every morning around the decks, or do some swimming in the indoor pool.

Prices include economy class air travel and 16 nights on board the Northern Star, all meals and excursions and all lectures.

Day 1

Board the Northern Star.

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We sail slowly north along the coast of Norway, stopping at places of interest.

Day 8Tromsø. You need to get up at sunrise to see the whales as we sail towards Tromsø. Visit this city to see the Arctic Museum, the cathedral and the beautiful, old wooden houses. In the evening we sail away along the west coast to Bird Island, which is excellent for bird-watching.

Days 9 – 10Bear Island. We arrive here in the early evening and stay overnight. Bear Island once had an active fishing industry, but today little of this remains. We will explore the island, looking out for Arctic flowers.

Days 11 – 16Spitsbergen. A place of mountains and rivers of ice, it is home to a large variety of animals.

Day 17Leave the ship in Spitsbergen and fly into London from Tromsø.

· Look at the statements below about a journey to the Arctic on board a ship.

· Read the text on the opposite page to decide if each statement is correct or incorrect.

· If it is correct, mark A on your answer sheet.

· If it is not correct, mark B on your answer sheet.

18 There are some examples of traditional buildings in Tromsø.

19 The ship stays overnight in Tromsø.

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Could you write a best seller?

How many times have you finished a good book and thought, ‘I could have written that!’? But would you know where to begin? Mandy Bruce asked four experts for their tips on how to create a best seller . . .

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Which person states the following?

If people have heard of a writer, they are more likely to buy that writer’s first book. 0 D

It is obvious if a writer was not very enthusiastic when writing a book. 22

When trying to get a book published, it is unwise to send it all off. 23

It is difficult to make a living from writing. 24

Some people try to write without sufficient experience of life. 25

Inspiration for good stories can come from real-life events. 26

Being good at writing is not enough to make someone a successful writer. 27

Successful stories always contain an element of suspense. 28

Anyone who wants to try to write a book should do so. 29

Readers judge books by the quality of the stories in them. 30

Writers have to keep trying if they are having difficulty when writing. 31

It is unwise to plan the events in a story first when starting to write a book. 32

New writers should avoid contacting publishers personally. 33

Writing may not appear to be very demanding. 34

Readers have to care about what happens to the people in a story. 35

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2 Plans and aims for your future (4-4,5)

3 and 4 Possibilities for getting better jobs (9,9)

5 Written reports about you and your work from past employers (10)

6 Jobs that you’ve done in the past (10)

7 Things that you are good at (9)

8 Things that you are not good at (10)

9 A situation when people ask you questions to find out if you should get the job (9)

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You are going to read a newspaper article about collecting playing cards. Seven

sentences have been removed from the article. Choose from the sentences A-H

the one which fits each gap (16-21). There is one extra sentence which you do

not need to use. There is an example at the beginning (0).

Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet.

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You are going to read a newspaper article about collecting playing cards. Seven

sentences have been removed from the article. Choose from the sentences A-H

above the one which fits each gap (16-21). There is one extra sentence which

you do not need to use. There is an example at the beginning (0).

Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet.

When Major Donald Welsh found 263 packs of playing cards in a suitcase,

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1 I recall vividly one season when the children could no longer play as they used to, and the strong bond uniting

us all together as one community was badly strained. That season the rains had failed, and after a difficult

season the drought gave ways to floods, bringing the community to its knees

One of the first people to feel the effect of the drought was Mother. She had to carry the burden of holding

5 her family together. She could not sit back and just hope that things would improve. When we saw her eyes

fixed upon the parched fields we felt with her the disappointment she was going through. We knew Mother’s

silent petition. We would imitate her posture almost involuntarily until the sound of her simple hoe breaking

up the hard clay soil brought us back to earth in a literal sense. It was difficult to make an impression on those stubborn clay fields. Mother was making extremely slow progress and her two weeks of relentless effort

10 produced little.

People waited in hope and despair, and nothing happened. Some women went in mourning to their rice-fields,

but a trickle of visitors turned up at the house expecting to be lavishly hosted. The clay became tougher and tougher, the children fell ill and became worse and still the skies above refused to open and send the precious rain.

15 Thanks to Mother, the family never succumbed to a silent defeatist attitude. Mother was frantically going

from place to place, giving the impression of ceaseless activity and keeping alive a remnant of hope for a break in the weather. She also exchanged greetings with other people, passed comments designed to encourage them and shared what flickering hopes remained to help another’s burden. ‘Extend my very warmest greetings to cousin So-and-so,’ she would say, knowing perfectly well that when things were normal cousin So-and-so

20 never figured much in her thoughts. She was not being insincere. No, it was merely one more bid to capture

someone’s attention, thoughts of whom were associated with happier times.

One night, well after supper-time, there was a strange smell of business in the air. Mother had told us what she was going to do and had gone, along with other women, to a meeting in order to work out some sort of answer to the problem of the drought. All the children sat with her, eager-eyed.

25 Suddenly the whole town was astir with urgent life. Footsteps increased in the street. Soon women were

running in all directions, which created much confusion. It was believed that the race home symbolised the

speed with which the rain requests were being attended to. Anyone who stood in the way ran the risk of being

trampled under foot.

Two days went by. Polite and formal greetings were still exchanged between people, but hope was being

30 sapped by the erosive force of a growing food scarcity. A tense atmosphere developed and clamped itself on

the community and, as people began to give in to a widespread loss of nerve, the clouds darkened over the

horizon.

Whether it was in answer to the rain dance or not, we had a huge downpour of torrential rain. The higher forces were not dead after all. The heavy rains, though for long awaited, had come at the wrong time. The

35 rice-fields were flooded. In a few days we were faced with a possible disaster. The river level continued to

rise. The market, perched on top of a small mound near the boat crossing, was flooded. The number of

homeless people increased. Houses were sliced from their foundations as the floors shifted and their props

collapsed. Roofs, made of flimsy palm-leaves and reeds, leaked and caved in.

Then, thankfully, the rain stopped and we set about repairing the damage and returning to our normal lives.

(Adapted from Come Hell and High Water by Lamin Sennah)

1. What was the reason for the ‘bond’ (line 31) being strained?

2. What is the meaning of the word ‘parched’ (line 6)?

3. Choose FIVE of the following words. For each give one word or short phrase (not more than 7 words) which can be used in its place without changing the original meaning:

(i) community (line 3)

(ii) insincere (line 20) (iii) astir (line 25)

(iv) petition (line 7)

(v) formal (line 29) (vi) petition (line 7)

4. Write a summary to show the effect the drought had on Mother’s feelings and state what she then did.

5. Either: Write a story in which you highlight the problems of the drought.

Or: Write a letter to an aid agency begging for help for your drought-stricken village.

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VISA WAIVER Immigration

Type or print legibly with pen in ALL CAPITAL LETTERS.

USE ENGLISH.

1. Family name

2. First (given) name

3. Birth Date (day/month/year)

4. Country of Citizenship

5. Sex (male or female)

6. Passport Number

7. Airline and Flight Number

8. Country where you live

9. Country where you boarded

CERTIFICATION: I certify that I have read and understand all

the questions and statements on this form. The answers I have

furnished are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and

belief.

Signature ……………………………… Date …………………

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Look at the Spring United team for the game against Glad City. Read the passage and then:

1) Complete the team to play against Mill Rovers.

2) Complete the table listing players who have lost their places for the game against Mill Rovers.

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WHALES

The whale swims and lives in the sea, but 0 is

not a fish. The whale needs air and has babies

which drink 33 mother’s milk.

Whales do many interesting things. Humpback whales 34 to each other; grey whales swim thousands of kilometres each year 35 Canada to Mexico to have their babies; and scientists in the United States have taught pilot whales 36 find things on the floor of the sea.

The 37 whale is the blue whale. It can 38 metres long and is very heavy, sometimes more than 135 tonnes. It needs to eat thousands of little fish 39 day. The sperm whale can go without air under water for 40 hour when it is looking for food.

B The Publisher

Patrick is an executive with one of Britain’s biggest publishers. His job is deciding who and what gets into print.

‘Writing is not as easy as it looks,’ he says. ‘You can’t just have a jumble of words with no heart or soul. The authors who become best sellers can tell a story – that’s their talent. But even the most successful ones will tell you that they don’t find it easy. Today, readers are into individually crafted stories which show off the real art of storytelling, something a bit deeper, less formulaic.’

His company receives as many as 8,000 unsolicited manuscripts every year, so new authors must be prepared for rejection. ‘We look at every manuscript we get but, out of all of them, probably only one will be published. Budding authors shouldn’t expect to succeed first time around. You can’t go into writing thinking it’s an easy way to make money. It isn’t.’

D The Bookseller

To have a best seller, you need to get your book onto the shelves of the country’s main bookshops. Established authors do well because readers know what they are getting. For a new author it’s much harder.

‘New writers sell for two reasons,’ says Will Drake. ‘Either their name is familiar or the book has had a big launch promotion. Our “Fresh Talent” scheme promotes a new author’s book in the shop windows for a month at a time, but competition is fierce. You need talent, a good publisher and lots of luck.’

‘You also need a fresh, individual voice, characters that are endearing to the readers and gripping stories. Readers should be emotionally interested in the characters from the first page and there should be some kind of tension so that they keep reading. The biggest mistake new writers make is to think of a plot first, then try to create the characters. Most successful authors begin with a character and form the plot afterwards.’

C The Agent

Carol is a literary agent. Publishers, she says, prefer work to come via an agent rather than directly.

‘We’re a small company, but we still receive something like 50 submissions a week from new writers. Some people submit their entire manuscript, which isn’t a good idea. I like to receive a preliminary letter introducing the author and the first three chapters of the story plus a full synopsis.’

Carol has written two best-selling thrillers of her own. ‘I now feel I’m old enough to write,’ she says. A lot of people write before they’re ready, before they have anything to say. Structuring the book is important. When I’m working on a new book I have a kind of geometrical plan which I put on the kitchen wall. I work out the story and the mechanics. You can’t just let it happen. You, the writer, always have to know what’s going to happen next.’

‘Writing is very hard work. You have to be prepared to give up a lot of your social life. But the only way to succeed is to persevere, even when it’s not going well. You have to be strict and set yourself deadlines. But the positive side is that when it’s working well, writing is the most wonderful experience.’

A The Author

Penny is the author of six best sellers. ‘I always wanted to write,’ she says. ‘So when I discovered a certain publisher was looking for new writers, I began trying to write a few stories. When my first book was accepted I was over the moon.’

Penny continued working in her job and writing in her spare time. ‘I’d write in my lunch hour, in the evenings, sometimes I’d stay up all night. I loved writing. Now, of course, I treat it more like a job. I aim to write 20 pages a day. Of course, it doesn’t always work out like that and I do feel guilty if I haven’t done those 20 pages. It’s hard work and a solitary job.’

‘Would-be writers should read as much as possible. You have to form your own style, but reading helps develop ideas. I get a lot from newspapers and magazines. You read about something interesting that has happened, then play with it and expand it in your head. Writing is like anything else – you get out of it what you put in. If you do it half-heartedly, you get a half-hearted result, and the readers spot that.’

‘It is demanding but it gives me a lot of joy. I still get really excited when I start a new book. If you want to have a go, it’s worth a try and worth the effort – you’ve got absolutely nothing to lose.’

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Major Donald Welsh’s search for an antique leather suitcase proved to be the start of a life-long hobby.

It was a perfect start for the major’s collection. ‘I have always played a lot of card games, but in the 1950s, when I bought the suitcase, I was one of the few who actually collected playing cards.’

Now Major Welsh has company. Two years ago, the English Playing Card Society (which Major English founded) celebrated its tenth birthday. In a decade its membership has multiplied from a mere two to several hundred, and the Major’s own collection now extends to more than 6,500 packs spanning three centuries of design.

It is possible to start a collection with a lot less than the £18 it costs to join the Society.

The history of playing cards can be traced to China many centuries ago, but the English form is said to have come from France.

Examples from this period are rare. ‘Very few English cards made before the 1600s survive,’ says the Major.

It dates from 1688 and carries the symbol of England’s noble families. Like most playing cards it was made in London.

A The idea of court cards (king, queen and E In the depths of the Major’s

prince – now called ‘jack’) was probably drawers, however, are several

brought over by foreign soldiers in the packs that have never seen the

16th century. light of day since they were made

a century ago.

B If that seems rather complex, then the F A quarterly newsletter offers

Major’s advice is to search for rarer up-to-date research and details

issues by leading makers. of current exhibitions and sales.

C So his earliest set, which he came G Although the recent surge of

across in an antique shop, is something interest has greatly increased the

of a find. value of rare early sets, there is

still plenty of scope for the beginner.

D Among an ever-growing band of collectors H Not only did he find one for just

old playing cards have found a new life. £15, he also went home with its

contents – ‘precisely 263 packs of playing cards.’

A tax was introduced on card packs in 1711, so card playing was traditionally an expensive hobby. English kings had, in any case, restricted the lower classes to playing only at Christmas. Until 1960 (when the ancient tax was removed), all card packets were sealed with a special wrapper to show the tax had been paid. Most wrappers were hastily torn to extract the cards inside.

‘It would devalue them if I tore the wrappers,’ he says.

‘Certain things are worth looking for,’ he explains. If a card has square corners, then it was probably made before 1880, when round corners came in. Early cards tend to have no numbers on them, full-figure kings and queens (rather than a double-ended portrait) and the symbols tend to face the same way.’

Not content with just collecting, the Major has plans to produce his own cards. ‘I’m working on a special set for the Society’s next anniversary,’ he says.

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The Spring United football team (shown below), who lost 5-2 to Glad City last week, has been changed for this week’s game against Mill Rovers. Because he has been playing poorly Summer loses his position to Trill. Love takes over Mull’s position in defence, with Mull moving to the injured McGuire’s position. Because of his bad behaviour in his last game, Keys has been banned so Taylor takes over his position. The new defender is eighteen year old Bright. The important central attacking position is this week occupied by Dale. He replaces Muckrum who was transferred during the week. Both sides of last week’s attack exchange positions. Miller’s recent operation means young Henry gets a rare start in this important game. The remaining players retain their positions from last week’s game.

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On the following pages you will find examples of ESOL exercises. These will be useful for lesson planning and materials production.

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