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rEadiNgb 1 F 2 ? 3 T 4 F 5 T 6 F 7 T 8 ?

c 1 8 2 80 3 9.00 4 550 5 in a hotel

2 li stENiNg

1 Dabrowska 2 Polish 3 36 4 a.dabrowska@onet.pl 5 71 339 7890

3 rEadiNg & spEakiNg

1 45 2 10% 3 6 4 527 million 5 328

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vocabularyb

teacherpupils, classroom, school

journalistinterview, writing, newspaper

taxi driverpassenger, traffic, driving

pilotairport, flight, plane

hotel receptionist bill, guest, room

travel agentbooking, beach, holiday

2 li stENiNga

LondonLos AngelesplaneflySingaporeflightschoolchildrenpassengers

b 1 The speaker is a pilot. 2 schoolchildren is the odd-one-out

(it is not related to flying)

c Speaker 1 DSpeaker 2 ASpeaker 3 CSpeaker 4 E

3 rEadiNg & spEakiNga 1 F 2 ? 3 F 4 T 5 T 6 F 7 ? 8 T 9 ? 10 F

b 1 c 2 a 3 c 4 b 5 c

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rEadiNg & spEakiNga 1 Irish. 2 Carols by Candlelight. 3 plum pudding. 4 Yes. 5 New Years Eve and the celebrations

that happen on this day in Scotland. 6 A plant with red leaves, used as

a Christmas decoration in some countries.

c1 clay, 2 lantern, 3 shelter, 4 wren, 5 holly, 6 coal

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rEadiNga

1b, 2a, 3c, 4b, 5b, 6b, 7c, 8a

2 li stENiNg & spEakiNga

1f, 2a, 3h, 4c, 5g, 6b, 7e, 8d

b 1 1981 2 1935 3 2002 4 1957 5 1994 6 1945 7 1970 8 1960

c1d, 2h, 3b, 4e, 5j, 6a, 7i, 8g, 9f, 10c

d 1 soundtrack 2 credits 3 plots 4 set 5 producer 6 director 7 extra 8 cast 9 screenplay 10 editor

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rEadiNga

1b, 2c, 3b, 4b

b 1 An International Student Identity

Card. It gives you discounts on transport and accommodation in Europe.

2 An InterRail pass is a train ticket that allows unlimited second class travel in about 30 countries in Europe and North Africa for a specific period of time.

3 You can stay in youth hostels, or travel by train overnight and sleep on the train.

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4 The benefits of travelling by InterRail are that you can create your own itinerary; decide how long you want to stay in a particular place, change your plans as you go, decide whether you want to travel by a fast or slow train.

5 You should take a guidebook, a rucksack, local currency (if the country doesnt use the Euro), and suitable clothes depending on the countrys climate.

2 li stENiNg

She says:3, 4, and 5She doesn't say:1 (She lives in Rome not Milan); 2 (She speaks French not Spanish.); or 6 (Shes leaving in September not June).

3 rEadiNg & spEakiNga 1 c 2 c 3 b 4 c 5 a 6 a 7 b

b 1 F 2 F 3 T 4 F 5 T 6 F 7 F 8 T

cStudents own answers. See assessment criteria.

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li stENiNg & spEakiNga

1c, 2b, 3c, 4c, 5c, 6b, 7a, 8c, 9b, 10b

2 rEadiNg & spEakiNga

The article is about Britain and the attempt to re-brand its image from being traditional to being cool.

b 1 warm beer, cricket, tea and

sandwiches, and the Royal Family 2 trendy, hip, and happening 3 Hes an artist famous for preserving

animals in formaldehyde. 4 images of the Royal Family, red

buses, black taxis, and cooked English breakfasts

5 Its a mixture of both.

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li stENiNg

Emma

Watches TV.Goes to the gym. Meets friends in the local pub.Goes to the cinema. Rents DVDs.

James

Goes to the pub. Plays pool.Plays football at weekends.Goes to watch football matches.

Rajiv

Plays guitar in a band.Play in local pubs and clubs.Goes swimming in summer.

They all go to the pub.

2 rEadiNga

1 popular, 2 tired, 3 demand, 4 pictures, 5 temperature, 6 table, 7 games, 8 organize

c1 landlord, 2 illiterate, 3 soft, 4 cider, 5 pickle, 6 gourmet

d 1 Pub is short for public house. 2 In Roman times. 3 In 1393, King Richard said all

landlords had to put signs outside their pubs. The signs contained pictures as most people couldnt read or write.

4 You can eat snacks, traditional food like ploughmans lunch, scampi, chicken and chips and also gourmet food.

5 British beer is called bitter and is served at room temperature. Lager is lighter in colour and served cold.

6 You can play pub games like darts, billiards, pool, cards, dominoes, and skittles. You can take part in a quiz or sing karaoke. You can watch big sporting events on TV. You can listen to live music and concerts.

3 rEadiNg & spEakiNga 1 b 2 b 3 c 4 b 5 c 6 b

b 1 T 2 F 3 T 4 F 5 F 6 T 7 T 8 F

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vocabulary

1 hotter 2 more beautiful 3 worst 4 happiest 5 most dangerous

2 rEadiNga

Sample answersExamples of diversity in American life are: race, nationalities, language, politics, food and cuisine, leisure activities, geography, weather conditions

c 1 2000 2 The melting pot means immigrants

mix into US culture and throw away their own customs, while the salad bowl means they integrate without losing their own cultural identity.

3 A combination of two different types of cuisine

4 Hawaii 5 Around 700,000

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Where is he/she from? Why did he/she move there?What does he/she love most about the USA?

What does he/she miss the most?

Joseph UgandaTo give his children opportunities he didnt have

The friendliness of the people

Open space and sunsets

Maya IndiaTo earn more money as a doctor

The fact there is no real class system

Vibrant colours

Hans Germany To finish his studies The live jazz musicFamily, friends and German beer!

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rEadiNga1a, 2a, 3b, 4d, 5b, 6d

b 1 Onthesouthbankoftheriver

ThamesinLondon. 2 Flagswereusedasadvertising.

Colourcodingwasalsoused-ablackflagmeantatragedy,whiteacomedy,andredahistory.

3 Totus mundus agit histrionem -thewholeworldisaplayhouse.Re-wordedbyShakespeareinAs you like it toAlltheworldsastage.

4 AQuartotextwasastolenversionofaplay.Theseversionswereobtainedbysomeoneattendingaplayandcopyingthelinestheactorsspoke.Theplaywouldthenbeperformedinanothertheatre.CopyrightdidnotexistinElizabethantimes.

5 Totakeadvantageofdaylightastherewasnoartificiallighting.

2 li stENiNg

1 1564 2 Anne 3 actors 4 River Thames 5 Hamlet

3 rEadiNg & spEakiNg 1 Ran 2 O 3 O, Shes the Man

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FilmLead actor / actress

Did the critic enjoy it?

OMehki Phifer and Josh Hartnett

Yes

Shes the Man

Amanda Bynes No

Ran Tatsuya Nakadai Yes

Romeo + Juliet

Leonardo DiCaprio

Yes

Test

li stENiNga 1 c 2 b 3 b 4 c 5 b

b 6 29 7 separated 8 video editor 9 travelling 10 attractive

2 rEadiNga 1 T 2 T 3 F 4 F 5 ? 6 T 7 F 8 F 9 F 10 ?

b 1 c 2 b 3 a 4 a 5 c

WritiNg guidEliNEs Task completionThe task is fully completed and the answer easy to understand.4 marks

GrammarThe student uses appropriate structures to achieve the task. Minor errors do not obscure the meaning.3 marks

VocabularyThe student uses a sufficient range of words and phrases to communicate the message clearly.3 marks

spEakiNg guidEliNEs InteractivecommunicationThestudentcommunicateseffectivelywithhis/herpartner,askingandansweringsimplequestions,andwherenecessaryinitiatingconversation,andresponding.Thestudentusesappropriatestrategiestocompletethetasksuccessfully.

GrammarandVocabularyThestudentusesasufficientrangeofvocabularyandstructuretocommunicateclearly.Minoroccasionalerrorsdonotimpedecommunication.

PronunciationThestudentsintonation,stress,andarticulationofsoundsmakethemessageclearandcomprehensible.