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    Aiming high @& Multiple choice on } ©) You are going to read an article about Ellen MacArthur, a young woman who sailed single-handed round the world. With your partner discuss your ideas on the following: + the type of person who would take up such a challenge their reasons for doing so the preparation required their feelings during and after the event the conditions they experience at sea 2 Now read the article. For questions 1-7, choose the correct answer A, B, Cor D. Before you look at the questions, quickly ead through the whole text to get an idea of the content. Give yourself three minutes to read the text on page 8. Look for information on Ellen MacArthur ‘which is relevant to the points in exercise 1. Compare your answers with a partner. During both your quick read and your more detailed read, you will need to use context to help you ‘guess the meaning of unknown vocabulary, as you may not take a dictionary into the exam. ‘Discuss with your partner the possible meanings of the words in bold inthe frst two paragraphs. Read each question carefully and find the parts of the text which relate to each one. In Part 3 of the Reading paper, the questions follow the same order as the information in the text. ‘Don’t choose your answers yet. in the margin, mark the general area of the text which is relevant to each question. For each question, eliminate the options which are clearly wrang and choose the best answer. Underline key phrases or sentences in the text which help you make your choice. Re-read the questions. Do the options you have chosen accurately reflect the information you have underlined in the text? Justify your answers to your partner, explaining why other options are incorrect. EDD aiming high 5 B 8 i" F Olpes AROUND THE WORLD ‘Infebruary 2001, at the age of 24, Ellen MacArthur became the youngest and fastest ever woman to sail round the world, After 94 days alone on board her yacht Kingfisher, she ished second fo Michel Desjoyaux of France in the singleshanded Vendée Globe event. Zo - In sport, like life, the winner is. os forgotten. te the roles were reversed and it was Ellen, weighing just 50 kilos and barely 1m 60 tall, that really captured people's imaginations and emotions. ‘One newspaper in France, where she was and isa real heroine, summed up the rational mood there with the headline ‘Well done, Michel, bravo Ellen’. ‘Aswith many spectacular achievers, the signs were there from an early age, even in the unpromising nautical terrain of landlocked Derbyshire. Her great- grandparents were sailing people and a great-uncle was a merchant seaman, but any real link with the sea is tenuous. There was, however, an Auntie Thea Who lived on the east coast of England and had a 26-foot sailing boat called Cabaret. It took just one trip on the open sea with her aunt to spark Off Blen’s lifelong passion. She was elght years old. After that she began saving her jocket money and spent all r spare time reading sailing books in the library, absorbing information like a sponge. With her savings and the help of her grandmother she bought an 8-foot fibreglass dinghy, and from that moment on there was no keeping her away from the water. Salling round Britain single- 55 handed at the age of 18 was just the start; Ellen had Tong since set her sights on the Vend6é. But finding the ‘money to undertake round- thewworld vayages Is no easy ‘Sestng sponse and an recelved just two replies, one, happily, fram the Kingfisher company who were looking to expand into France. And in terms of race preparation, if thoroughness was the key to success, Ellen could certainly be considered one of the favourites. In the eight months leading up to the start of the race, she sailed no fewer than 60,000 miles at the helm of her 60-foot Kingfisher, far more than the rest of the fleet put together in the same period. During her three months at sea MacArthur negotiated deadly icebergs, gigantic ‘waves and gale-force winds. She endured the freezing cold of the Antarctic and suffered the blistering heat of the windless doldrums. Racing conditions meant sleeping in 10-minute bursts, a survival suit that stayed on. for weeks at atime and hands and wrists covered in sores and cuts. Food was dried or frozen. Water came from a desalinator, which passes sea water through a membrane. “You don't really wash in the icy waters of the southern ‘ocean,’ she laughs. ‘Anyway, there’s no one to tell you that 100 you smell” As Kingfisher crossed the finishing line Ellen was surrounded by hundreds of spectator boats and a 105 cheering crowd of 200,000 lined the shore, Stepping off her yacht she looked’ remarkably composed and } a <> wt ot In 94 DAYS uN 2” seemed to take the change 110 from solitude to public adulation very much in her stride, Her thoughts, she later-confeised; were on the realization that she had fulfilled the ambition that had dominated her life for the jus four or five years. roughout that time my sole focus had been crossing the finishing line, and in , the fastest possible time.’ Now she could savour that moment. . But despite MacArthur’s belief that everyone who finishes the Vendée is a winner, she still feels a sense of disappointment that, having taken the lead from the eventual winner Michel joyaux 10 days from the finish, she did not quite have the energy or good fortune. to tum her advantage into victory. You have to believe you can win from the start,’ she asserts. ‘Deep down you're a competitor, you don’t climb the mast and ‘come back black and blue just fora cruise. You do it because it's arace.’ “5 20 5 30 135 40 ‘The public will now be hoping to see a suitable encore, some new feat of endurance to Justify her celebrity status. For Ellen can no longer claim, as she did in her post-race press conference, to be the simple Derbyshire gi with no mobile, no credit cards, no ‘money, no nothing’; she is a heroine and an inspiration to others of her generation. Asif to reinforce this, and despite her reluctance to take on this role, she later commented: ‘if there's one thing I've leamed in this past year, it's that deep down in your heart, if you have a dream, then you can and must make it happen.’ “8 150 155 Aiming high @ 11 Atthe time of her achievement we leam that Ellen ‘A. enjoyed only short-lived success. B__ was more famous in France than anywhere else. © attracted more attention than Michel Desjoyaux. D__ became popular because af her size, 2 Where did Ellen's intial interest in salling come from? ‘A She came from a family of sailing enthusiasts. B__ She wentto see one of her relatives. © She read widely on the subject. D She lived nearthe sea. 3 Whatdo we lear about Ellen atthe start of the race? ‘A People thought she had a very good chance of winning. B She was.a more experienced sailor than the other racers. She had been waiting for this moment since she was 18. 1D Shehad gone to great lengths to achieve her ambition. 4 The writer suggests that one cause of discomfort for Ellen at sea was. A the shortage of water. B herfailure to sleep. C extremes of temperature. D _alack of cooking faciities, 5 According to the writer, when Ellen finished the race, she was overwhelmed by her new-found fame. ‘surprised by the number of people who came to greet her. able to reflect on her achievement. delighted to be amongst people again. © According to the writer, Ellen A thinks she deserved to win the race. B has mixed feelings about the outcome of the race. © _ knew she would win the race. D thinks Michel Desjoyaux was lucky to beat her. coup 7 Which of the following views does the writer express in the last paragraph?, ‘A She has the power to motivate. B She has no right to fame yet. © Her comments lack depth. D__ Sheneeds to change her ltestyle. © Reacting to the text Talk about one of your own personal achievements. If possible, comment on what motivated you, your preparations and the feelings you experienced. Times change € 3 >) Read the letter again and answer the following questions with your partner, giving examples. Content: Has the writer answered the task fully? Has she expanded on any of the points in the input material? Organization: Is the letter organized into suitable paragraphs? 5: Is there a wide range of language? Has the writer used her own words? Is the letter accurate? Register: Is the register consistently appropriate? 4. In 1-4below, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. sentence, using the noun given in capital letters. In each case, the second sentence is a more formal version of the first. © I'm going to write and complain to the council. COMPLAINT Tintend to make _a written complaint to the council . 1 There was nowhere for people to park. ‘LACK There was 2 Ttwas really successful. ‘SUCCESS twas, 3. You said that not many people tarned up. ATTENDANCE ‘You suggested that 4 Lots of people said they thought the dancing was good. STANDARD Many commented on 5 Now write your own answer to the task in 180-220 words. To help you, refer to the ‘Useful language on page 195 as well as the sentences you wrote in exercise 4. ‘* Expand on one or two of the pointsin the input material ‘Your letter should be consistently formal throughout, with polite but firm language. Multiple matching 1 Which walls are shown in the pictures above? ‘What do you know about any of them? 23 imes change 2 For questions 1-15, choose from the four texts about wallls (A~D). The texts may be chosen more than once. ‘© Dothe same for the other three texts. «there are any questions you have not answered, scan the texts again, looking for the specific information you need. ‘* Tohelp you, parts of text A have been underlined. Match these parts to the appropriate questions. ‘As you answer the other questions, undertin the relevant parts of texts BD in the sarne way, ‘Skim through all four texts quickly to get an idea of their content. Read all the questions to see the kind of information you are looking for. ‘© Read text A, then look again at the questions, answering any that you can. According to the information given in the texts, which wall... can be seen from a great distance? is susceptible to damage? had additional fortifications running alongside it? ‘was considered a threat to health? quickly fell into disrepair? is no longer very much in evidence? is a series of different walls which were connected? required certain people to pay money when passing through? was built with the help of prisoners? is compared favourably with other ancient monuments? ‘became unnecessary as a result of events elsewhere? was partly demolished by the authorities? proved to be an ideal site for commercial a did not always achieve its purpose? offers visitors an insight into the lives of the original guards? A GUIDE TO GREAT WALLS Corausene PEPTEEE TEEPE ty? ‘Whether for keeping people in or keeping people out, all great walls have a story to tell, THsh Walsh investigates. @ | Erected in 1961 to prevent East German citizens crossing to ‘the West, the Berlin Wall initially consisted mainly of barbed Wire and armed guards. Within months a concrete wall ‘began to appear, to be replaced on three’ separate occasions bby ever more sophisticated versions, increasingly resistant to breakthroughs. further deterrent to would-be escapees. “Although over 170 people tost their lives in Bedin trying to. : flee to the West, human will and ingenuity often prevailed, with, and, on one occasion, ina home-made hot airballoon. — - ‘The 107-kilometre-long structure lost its relevance in 1989, thel ir ‘county on thelr way to Austria and West Germany, and after ‘travel restrictions were lifted, people began to demolish’ | ‘whole sections of the wall. the land has been used for housing and other property + development. 24 as protection against attack, and as a via tunnels ins and "Stretching for several thousand kilometres from * + safe haven «are familiar rom photographs was nat added until the east coast of the country to the Gobi Desert, the Great Wall of China is said to be the only man- ‘ ‘made structure visible from outer space, The oldest ‘section was begun in 221 BC, using soldiers and ‘arth used to construct the wallscon been te ‘rumble, and it was left tothe later and twas lft theater Han dynasty to By now the wall had evolved from a mere defen system for keeping out marauding tribes into 'where trade could flourish, and bustling ‘market towns sprang up at the many busy gates. But the omate and imposing structure with which we. the fourteenth century by Ming, using advanced bbrick-building technology. nies joined the Free separate walls to create this truly impressive q ‘Situated in the north of England at one of the narrowest (© Pat oft country, Hackian’s Walls arguably the most Cpeerank monument bul by the Romans in tal, ne wall began In 120 AD on the orders Emperor Hadiian, who wanted to mark the northemerace boundary of his Empire. The 117-4ilometre wall was manned by thousands of troops, who kept watch from cereus turrats and milecasties, and who lve in.a series _ offorts situated at strategic locations. > In the centuries following ftsabandonment around 400. AD, its stones were used by local houses, valnand en cues Newitce eee -stretches ofthe wall remain and a number of forts and ‘museums along its length can be visited, providing a fascinating glimpse into the lives of the Roman soldiers. who patrolled i. Although built of stone, the wall selfs ‘Vulnerable to erosion and visitors are discouraged from walking on it. Designated a Unesco World Heritage Site in 1987, Hadrian's Wall ranks alongside some of the more famous architectural treasures in the world. OO | @O Reacting to the text Times change @ © own as Ebon York served as amitary Crt omens, wo were att buldaseof defences on the site. However, most of the 3.5 klometres ‘of wall - the longest town walls in England — date from the Middle Ages. Throughout their length one can sit see {numberof medieval gateways, or ‘bars which acted &s control points. Non-residents and those who werenot —( members ofa guild were charged a toll on items brought Into the ity, a ; status as 'ssecond city dwindled in the . Ate reeny tert corporaon began dating Sections of the wals, blaming their decision on the hig cost of maintenance. They also argued that the walls Tee i a ont alpen e the free circu alr. PY Rested vehemently and the York Footpath Assocation Set about restoring parts ofthe wall, confident that thelr ‘work would help to attract tourists. The city and Its wa ‘now receive a milion vistors every year. el ‘Tell your partner about a walled city you have visited. Give your impressions of the place, as well as any historical information you know. Language focus 2: Nouns in formal English 1 > Lookat the following pairs of sentences. in each case the frst sentence s an altemative way of expressing the second sentence, which appeared in the reading text above. What differences do you notice between each pair of sentences? Comment on the use of nouns and verbs. 1a The Emperor Hadkian ordered his men to begin foiling the wall in 20D, Construction of the wall began in 120 AD on the orders of the Emperor Hadrian... 2 a They built tank traps and ditches in order to stop anyone from attacking the wall, b..tank traps and ditches were built as protection against attack... 3a. ...explaining that they had decided to do so because the walls were very expensive to maintain. ’b...blaming their decision on the high cost of maintenance, 2. Nouns help to convey information clearly and concisely, and are far more frequent informal written English than in conversation. For questions 1-4 belaw use the information ina, whichis more conversational, to complete the gaps inb, which is more formal. Example: 2 [thought the painting was very simple and different to anything else I'd seen before. | was very impressed. ‘b was most impressed by the simplicity and originality of the painting, 1. a He applied for the job and he wes dearly abit cisappointed when he heard they'd tumed him down. b_ Hewas unable to hide his attheir rejection of his. 2 a Theemployees said they thought it would be a good idea ifthe company reduced the working day by ust a litle, but management said they didn’t approve ofthe idea ata. b Management voice their strong, ofthe employees’ fora sight inthe working day. 3. a Thavetotellyou that 'm not satisfied with the service ‘you offer. often have to wait along time fr things to gethere, even though you say that you send them sooner than 24 hours ater you receive an order. b_ Imust express my withthe standard of your service. Delivery of goods is often subject to despite your ‘that ‘orders are dispatched within 24 hours. 4. People ailto understand how importantitis to recycle waste, and | think i's because they don't know anything about the environment ad they don't get taught enough aboutit at school. b People's to understand the. ofrecycling wasteis the of alackof environmental ‘and insufficient on the subject. In 1-4 above, there are more verbs ina than in b, and more ‘nouns in b than in a. What other differences do you notice between the language used in informal and formal registers? 25 Gathering information @& Multiple choice pea are going gio read three extracts which are all concerned with ways of gathering rmation. For questions 1-6, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which you think best according to the text. Okie es ae Cina aah ae ‘+ InPart 1 of the Reading Paper, there are three short texts, all on the same theme. The texts are taken from a variety of sources including newspapers, magazines, journals, books and leaflets. ‘© For each text there are two multiple-choice questions, each with four options to choose from. The ‘questions test a number of features including detall (question 2 below), comparison (question 3), reference (question 4), opinion and tone (question 6). re answering the questions on an individual text, read the whole oft firs. ‘+ Eliminate the options which are dearly wrong and choose the best answer. Smart Shoes decide on television time ‘Sports shoes that work out whether thelr owner has done enough exercise to warranttime in + front of the television have been devised in the UK. The shoes, dubbed Square Eyes, contain ‘an electronic pressure sensor and a tiny computer chip to record how many steps the wearer has taken in a day. A wireless transmitter passes the information to a receiver connected to a television, and this decides how much evening viewing time the wearer deserves, based on the day's exertions. The design was inspired by a desire to combat the rapidly ballooning waistlines ‘among British teenagers, says Gillian Swan, who developed Square Eyes as a finalyear design project at Brune! University in London, UK. ‘We looked at current Issues and childhood obesity really stood out, she says. ‘And | wanted to tackle that with my design.’ Once a child has used up thelr dally allowance gained through exercise, the television automatically switches off. And further time in front of the TV can only be eamed through more steps. Existing pedometers normally clip ortto a belt or slip into a pocket and keep count of steps by measuring sudden movement. Swan says these can easily be tricked into recording steps through shaking. But her shoe has been + built to be harder for lazy teenagers to deceive, ‘tt is possible, but it would be a lot of effort,’ she says. That ‘was one of my main design considerations.’ 1. Gillian Swan's purpose in creating the special shoe was to A provea link between passive entertainment and obesity. B help teenagers to lose weight and become fitter. € reveal how teenagers prefer to spend their time. D find a way of staying in good condition while watching TV. 2 What doos Swan say was of particular importance during the development ofthe shoe? A. creating a product that would always be in demand B designing a shoe that teenagers were willing to wear © making sure the technology could not be damaged D ensuring that the information the shoe provided was reliable 31 EW Gathering information EXTRACT FROM A NEWSPAPER COLUMN 3. The writer mentions a small desert creature in line 21 in order to e i above ground, emphasize eS ee aeeoe Gielaneapater A the idea of him becoming a vietim : = fies by chance. Reales Dee ota ar B the vast number of people who have ‘same time, I would like to consider mnswers that accurately reflected caraccidents. rmyselfa man that does not gooutof ray opinion, These were to be on 8 the distance that existed between ‘nis way to make theives of others cate of 1(which I was informed. him and the researcher. difficolt, even if they interrupt the ‘meant extremely dissatisfied) t07 D the lack of control that people have sports eventofthe season Stis for thane aomething approaching over their own lives. this reason that did not hang p81 Cyerioyer). This, bowever, became 31 . feard the mazket researcher annonce ea ees soon 4 This in line 31 refers to she was conducting a survey 00 ther question number tea. By BOW A the scale used to reply to the tbohalfof my insurance company. a jonger had the will to distinguish questions. Having recently reoelved asetilement — Posseen ‘And how satisfied were B the type of questions in the survey. for aminor motor vehicle accident, ou, wigh the time it took to process. - C the writer’s answering of the supposed was simply somewhere = our claim’ and ‘And how satisfied questions. onalis of edphone were you with the way your claim D the attitude of the researcher as she calls—and justhappened to pick oP yas processed’ and then “And how asked the questions. the receive? before hundreds of other 1s, were you wih the entie fngurance claimants, tikes small, Proeess of processing yourclsim?! 21 deeert cretureteing the it ofits 32 5 Inthe first paragraph we learn that Cl A. gave no thought to global issues. C rarely considered the consequences of her actions. D was not interested in the information she had been sent. 6 The writer's tone throughout the extract suggests that he is A. critical of Chrissy for her insensitivity. B opposed to the production of junk mail € concerned about the workers he mentions. D full of admiration for human resourcefulness. ©) Reacting to the texts Do you think Square Eyes would be successful in tackling obesity? In what ways can market research invade your privacy? How effective do you think junk ma EDD Gathering information ‘Think of three smells which are in some way important to you, and tell your partner about them. Do you like the smells? Do they bring back any memories? ‘What precautions would you need to take if you had no sense of smell? ‘You are going to read an extract from a newspaper article. Six paragraphs have been removed from the extract, Choose from the paragraphs A-G the one which fits each gap (1-6). There is one extra paragraph that you do not need to use. Incr ce lert ‘+ Before you start to make any choices, read through the base text (the main text with the gaps) and answer the following question: How can people's lives be affected by having no sense of smell? ‘+ Read all the missing paragraphs and then try to decide where each one should go. (Remember, there is one extra paragraph.) Some parts ofthe article have been underlined to help you. When making your choices, be sure fo look atthe information both before and after the gap. ‘Underline those parts of the missing paragraphs which help you reach your decision. ‘Finally, check your answers by reading the whole article again to ensure that it makes sense. Check that the extra paragraph does not fit into any of the gaps. 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