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En b1 Complet January 11
En b1 Complet January 11
En b1 Complet January 11
Candidate number:..
LISTENING B1
A. You will hear a conversation about a man called Greg Mortenson. Choose the best answer A, B or C for
each question. You will hear the recording twice.
1)
The speaker has chosen to talk about Greg Mortenson because ...
a) ... he has made an impact on the life of people in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
b) ... he works in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
c) ... she read a book about him.
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Greg Mortenson has helped to build and fund ....................................... in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
a) more than 130 schools
b) more than 30 schools
c) 31 schools
10) Why does Greg think it is especially important to provide education for girls in these
countries?
a) Because they can leave their villages if they have a better education.
b) Because they can make life in their villages better if they are educated.
c) Because they are better students.
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B. You will hear a report on CouchSurfing. Fill in the gaps from 1 10 with one
word. You will hear the recording twice.
What is CouchSurfing?
CouchSurfing is an international non-profit
connects travellers with
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Since
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that
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and
learning experiences. Today this organization has over a million members coming
from over 69,000 cities and speaking 302 different languages. Originally,
CouchSurfing focused on two principal activities: hosting and surfing (staying
with a local as a
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meet people from all over the world without leaving home while surfers or
travellers are able to participate in the local life of the places they visit.
Moreover, the network gives more people the
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to become
travellers as surfing makes exploring the world more affordable. Every day,
people across the world share coffee, camping trips, meetings, language
exchanges, discussions and all
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of other experiences.
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explain the kind of hospitality they can offer, for example, if the guest will have
access to kitchen facilities or if the host is willing to act as a guide during their
stay and surfers look for offers that
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C. You are going to hear a report about how to live on a student budget. Decide whether each statement
is true or false and put a tick in the appropriate box. You will hear the recording twice.
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READING B1
A.
1.
Why were the trousers that Levi Strauss made popular with the miners?
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How did Levi Strauss help Jacob Davis get the patent?
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B.
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. Last
year, however, amazingly two 17-year-old boys and two 16-year-old girls successfully repeated the same
challenge.
Something similar is happening in the mountains. The age record for being the youngest to reach the summit of
Everest is held by a 15 year old Nepalese girl and so many teenagers turned up at Everests base camp last
spring that they were nicknamed the Brat Pack.
Not surprisingly, this trend is causing controversy in the adventure community. The general feeling
(3)
is that although a teenager might have the necessary stamina and physical fitness to
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tell us that the adolescent brain is only about 80% developed. The areas that control spatial, sensory, auditory
and language functions are mature but the frontal lobe, which handles reasoning, planning and judgment isnt
fully grown until a person is in their mid-twenties.
There is also the question of distinguishing
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established the Nepalese government has prohibited climbers below the age of 16 since a Nepalese boy lost
five fingers in his attempt to crown Everest. Fears are that if this trend persists, it wont be long before a child
dies on one of the worlds peaks.
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C.
Read the text and decide whether each statement is true or false and put a tick in the appropriate
box.
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3.
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The best dancers on the camp will be able to dance in one of the big London
theatres.
7.
The camp is important for the children because they want to study ballet at
university.
8.
Andrew has been dancing in the National Youth Ballet since he was seven.
9.
Andrew didnt share the same interests as the other pupils at the state
school.
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Centre number:
Candidate number:
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WRITING B1
A)
Next week its your friend Ians birthday. Youd like to organise a surprise party for him. Write an e-mail to
your friend Jenny telling her about your idea. Ask her which the best day would be for the party and if she
can help you with the arrangements. Write between 50-60 words.
B)
You have received an e-mail from your friend, Matthew. He wants to organise a surprise birthday party for
your friend Ian. Tell him you think its a great idea and which day you prefer and why. Suggest helping him
prepare the food and the music. Write between 50-60 words.
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C.
Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as
the one given.
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Camilo Jos Cela wrote the famous book The Hive. He died in January 2002.
Camilo Jos Cela
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Its not necessary for you to have a driving license for this job.
You
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