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Ascentis Anglia ESOL International Examinations
Ascentis Level 3 Certificate in ESOL International (Ofqual Accreditation No. 500/4063/7)
Masters Level (C2)
Paper B 2010
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Section A Section B Section C P1 Section C P2 Section D Section E P1 Section E P2 Section F
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Section A Listening (10 marks)
You are going to listen to an interview with a musician, Jack Johnson.
Answer all the questions below by marking the correct box with a tick ().
1. At the Pipeline Surfing Championship in 1992, Jack
a. won the title.
b. became disillusioned with professional surfing.
c. was disqualified for cheating.
2. How did Jack’s surfing accident affect him in the long term?
a. It changed his personality.
b. He surfed less.
c. He took up playing the guitar.
3. At college Jack’s big break was
a. making a film about G Love.
b. meeting producers on his film studies course.
c. writing a song for someone else.
4. Why did he choose a small record label?
a. He liked the changes they suggested.
b. He didn’t want to compromise his music.
c. He preferred their marketing strategy.
5. In his recurring dream
a. the crowd disappear.
b. the crowd is in the water.
c. there is no crowd.
6. When on tour these days Jack
a. cancels a concert if he has a bad dream.
b. returns home after a month.
c. tries to swim every day.
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7. Jack’s early music was less
a. transparent.
b. personal.
c. political.
8. What is the connection between Jack Johnson, Pearl Jam and Neil Young?
a. They are playing together at the next concert.
b. They are in competition with each other.
c. They share the same principles.
9. Jack hopes the current tour will
a. be informative.
b. encourage people to vote.
c. promote the Climate Council.
10. Ecologically, the surfboard industry is
a. slightly better than it used to be.
b. as bad as it ever was.
c. becoming even worse.
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Section B Listening and Writing (10 marks)
You hear on the radio that Woodland Adventure Park is offering Spring Breaks at special prices.
Write an email to your best friend suggesting that you meet up at Woodland Adventure Park
together with three or four other friends. Tell your friend what you could do during the
weekend, what facilities the park has got, and how much the weekend would cost. Ask him to
help you contact your other friends so that you can make a group booking.
Tell your friend:
what you could do during the weekend
what facilities the park has got
how much the weekend would cost
and ask him to help you contact your other friends so that you can make a group booking
Write your notes here. These notes are for your own use and are not marked by the examiner.
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Section C Use of English Part 1 (10 marks)
Write ONE word only in each gap.
1. Both actors delivered a very polished _______________________ but with no spark.
2. They rejected him _______________________ of hand.
3. Oh, dear. I think they’ve got hold of the wrong end of the _______________________.
4. The cheque _______________________ as their account was so overdrawn.
5. Sometimes I wake up early enough to hear the dawn _______________________.
6. Could you read out the _______________________ of the last meeting, please?
7. He’s very keen but has he got the stamina to stay the _______________________.
8. The front of the house needs a new _______________________ of paint.
9. Sorry I’m late; I lost _______________________ of time.
10. I’ve told you time and _______________________. Please don’t do it!
Section C Use of English Part 2 (sentence transformation) (15 marks)
Write a new sentence which is as close to the meaning of the given sentence as possible, using
the word or phrase given. You may not change the word or phrase in any way.
1. He doesn’t look special when you first see him. (glance)
2. When we looked more closely, we understood the problem. (inspection)
3. If we had another opportunity, I now know what we should do. (Were)
4. People don’t often think about the alternative. (seldom considered)
5. This vase has only just been put into the collection. (recent)
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6. It is invaluable. (overestimated)
7. This new model is completely different to the old one. (bears)
8. He was really not keen on committing himself. (loath)
9. He is certainly not a good judge of character. (no means)
10. He only saw what it was when he opened the box. (Only on)
11. I like the programme but I hate the canned laughter. (Much)
12. She lost the business although she asked her family for help. (turning)
13. They will cancel the match if it rains. (event)
14. Do it by trying different approaches to see what works. (by trial)
15. Do you mind if I sit down? (objection)
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Section D Reading (5 marks)
There are fifteen headlines below and ten short news stories on the next page. In the answer grid
below the headlines, match each story letter with the best headline number. There are five
headlines you do not need.
1. A BRIGHT SPARK
2. SURPRISE FIND FOR BEACHCOMBER
3. WILDFIRES FINALLY EXTINGUISHED
4. VISITORS’ SUCCESSFUL DROP IN
5. ROCK MEMORABILIA ON SALE
6. SMART BID TO SAVE ENERGY
7. TUMBLING RESOURCES SCARE
8. PRIVATE FIRMS TO FUND SPACE PROGRAMME
9. TOOL BAG GOES ADRIFT
10. GAS PRICES SET TO PLUNGE
11. STOLEN PHOTOGRAPHS RECOVERED AFTER 50 YEARS
12. SURPRISE UNDERWATER DISCOVERY
13. STONES UNEARTHED
14. MONSTER SPARKS PANIC ON BRITISH BEACHES
15. SPARK OF HOPE AFTER FLAMES ARE TAMED
WRITE YOUR ANSWERS HERE.
Match the number of the headline to the letter of the article:
A B C D E F G H I J
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A The National Grid is on the verge of
issuing an emergency alert because
gas reserves have fallen to the
equivalent of less than a week’s
supply. Domestic consumers are
thought to be safe for now.
B Fire-fighters were heading for victory in their
battle against a California wildfire on Sunday as a
cool weather front allowed crews to tighten their
grip on the blaze. However, officials said they
were anxious to make as much progress as possible
before forecast winds returned to fan the flames.
C British scientists’ exploration of the
ocean depths has revealed an amazing
array of new life forms, at depths
where once was thought impossible.
D A two-year-old girl has become the youngest
member of Mensa. Tests put the IQ of Elise Tan-
Roberts at 156. She started speaking at five
months, walking at eight and running at ten. By
fourteen months she could count to ten and can
now recite the names of the world’s capital cities.
E Every house in the country will have a smart
energy meter installed over the next decade in a
bid to save consumers at least £100 million a
year, the Government has promised. “Smart
meters will empower all consumers to monitor
their own energy use and make reductions in
energy consumption and carbon emissions.”
F Lead spacewalker Heidemarie
Stefanyshyn-Piper was
working on restoring full
power to the orbital outpost
when her vital kit floated away
– into infinity. Additional
equipment must now be
provided in order to complete
the work.
G Photographs depicting members of the
Rolling Stones behind the scenes on tour
were shown for the first time at an
exhibition in New York last week. The 50
images were taken in the mid-sixties when
the Stones were in America during the so-
called “British invasion.”
H The International Space Station's three-man crew
welcomed their fellow astronauts from the space
shuttle today, after the Endeavour arrived at the
orbital outpost.
J Nasa is turning to commercial companies to
help guarantee America can keep a human
presence in space after the shuttle is retired
in 2010. It comes as the Obama
administration launches an independent
panel to take a fresh look at Nasa’s human
spaceflight programme.
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An enormous jellyfish measuring more
than 1.2 metres washed up on a popular
beauty spot on the coast of North Devon.
The Rootmouth jellyfish, nicknamed the
Sea Mushroom, was caught on camera by
photographer Peter Stapleton as he walked
along the beach near his home. He is
keeping the exact location secret to avoid
panic among the local community.
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Section E Reading
Read this article about the reality of politics and answer all the questions in your own words.
Climate of Unreality
“I refute it thus!" was Samuel Johnson's famous, beefy riposte one morning after church in 1763.
As he spoke, according to his friend James Boswell, he kicked "with mighty force" a large stone
"till he rebounded from it". Johnson was, in fact, contesting Bishop Berkeley's philosophical
idealism, the view that the external, physical world does not exist and is just a product of the
mind. Johnson’s comment was never much of a disproof, but we can sympathise with its sturdy
common sense and physical display of pragmatism.
Still, in an age of electronic media, we may have proved Berkeley partially correct. So much of
what we hear about or, indeed, see, is now virtual. Seeing is no longer believing. But also in the
world of politics, for example, where politicians must sing to compete for our love, public
affairs have the quality of a waking dream. They are so remote from reality that the precise
connection to the world of real, kickable stones is obscure, though we are certain that it exists.
The contest for the US presidency, like all elections, had the self-enclosed quality of a squash
game or a chess match – and this one was far better than most. While the candidates appeared to
address an external reality, they were bound by strictly ethereal requirements: to cast spells on
large crowds while seeming ordinary, to trample their opponent into oblivion while seeming
pleasant, to be inspirational yet sensible, to avoid offending a score of sensitive constituencies,
and, an old wizard's touch, to promise the electorate various gifts without further borrowing or
raising taxes. That the entire show cost five billion dollars, an unimaginable sum to anybody,
also does not help to bring it within the more worldly confines of most people’s reality.
And so to success. As Barack Obama steps forward, the smoke machines and mirrors are packed
away – or perhaps we can never, or should never, let them go. To those who believe that climate
change in the context of global poverty is our most pressing problem, underpinning all others,
requiring degrees of cooperation and rationality we might not even be capable of, the elevation
of this slender, handsome man becomes the object of unreal expectation. Inevitably, after a long
campaign of crowd pleasing, the question hangs in the air: is he merely the expert coiner of a
stirring speech, or does he have the steel to turn intentions into results? At the very least,
America finally has a president who, whatever his profession of faith, has a high regard for
science and has surrounded himself with scientific advisers of impeccable quality, and
committed himself to the dreamy target of an 80% reduction below 1990 levels of CO2 emissions
by 2050.
The issue of climate change is itself another near-virtual reality. Ever since 1979, when James
Hansen reported to President Carter on the alarming and increasing levels of CO2 in the
atmosphere, there have been symposia, denials, summits, documentaries, marches, legislation,
and, above all, resounding speeches high on rhetoric but low on results of any substance.
However, on the all-too-kickable stone we call the Earth, where results from thousands of
measurements are mapped against satellite data, the real mean temperature has continued to rise.
The shrinking of the summer ice in the Arctic exceeds the gloomiest predictions and data for the
past year show CO2 levels rising as fast as ever. Yet it is doubtful whether there is yet a single
recorded instance of a carbon-producing power station taken out of commission to make way for
a clean energy installation.
So, after years of living in fear of climate change, although the evidence for its existence is
irrefutable, and although we have the weapons to defeat it, uniting the world’s disparate interests
sufficiently to use them is the preserve of a politics which may have become too remote from
reality to have any genuine, kickable effect on it. Does the new breed of politician, President
Obama among them, have the sturdy pragmatism of a Samuel Johnson to effect the changes
necessary as well as the theatrical mastery of illusion needed to acquire sufficient power to
exercise it?
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Section E Part One (10 marks)
Replace these phrases or words with other phrases or words of your own so that the article still
reads correctly, both grammatically and in the sense of what is said. The words or phrases are all
underlined in the article so that you can find their context easily. One of them has been done for
you as an example. There may be more than one way of answering; answer the way you think
best.
a. riposte reply
b. sturdy
c. sing to compete for our love
d. bound
e. trample
f. pressing
g. coiner
h. resounding
i. gloomiest
j. taken out of commission
k. irrefutable
Section E Part Two (10 marks)
Précis in no more than 150 words in what ways the climate and modern politics are linked in the
article. You may use the space below to make notes. These notes are for your own use and are
not marked by the examiner. Write your finished Précis on the next page.
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Section F Writing (30 marks)
Use your own ideas and, if you wish, the notes below and ideas from the article in Section E, to
write a structured composition of between 300 and 350 words on the following topic:
Are people losing interest in party politics because it has lost touch with the real world?
difference between issues (poverty, ecology, etc.) and local politics versus national /
international politics
local politics – understandable issues, real people, genuine motives
national & international politics: theatrical, huge sums, remote issues
national politicians: a breed apart, skilled performers, career motives
media: TV, celebrities, glitz, separation from ‘real’ people
loss of confidence, trust, involvement – poor voting numbers
‘party’ politics replaced by issues (ecology, poverty, etc.) & local politics
can party politics reconnect with voters? How?
You may use this space for rough notes. These are for your own use and are not marked by the
examiner.
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