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Should long-term iob-seekers in receipt of government

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invited members of the public to__recommend
your rocal bookshop has people'
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bookshop' In your e-mail
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the event
* saywhat they would contribute to

interestedtoo
* exPlainwhy other peoplewould be

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any addresses'
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Dear...
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Say why
to hobbies nowadays'
Few people devote time efrect this has on the
you think this- is t|e.;Tt:ljltat
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examplesfrom your own
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needsyour advice.
and is having difficulty fitting in and
A good friend has just changedschoors

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Write a letter to your friend' ln your

*makesuggestionsastohowtheycouldmakefriends

*suggestioiningclubs,participatinginschoolactivities

* give an)' extra generaladvice

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parents as much as they did

'Children do not resPect their negative impact
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on societY.' Discuss.

knowledge or
any relevant examplesfrom your own
Give reasonsfor Your answerand include
experience.

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Your friend is about to celebrate a landmark

birthday and would welcome suggestions
it should be celebrated. as to how

Write a letter to your friend. In your letter

'' saywhat type of party shouldbe helde.g.themed,fancy

dress,blacktie event
suggesta suitable venue

make recommendations as to entertainment

e.g. DJ, jazz band etc.

Wite at least 150 words.

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Write about the following topic:

'lt is important for foreigners to know something

about
history and culture of the country they
live in., Discuss.

Give reasonsfor your answerand include any

reievant examplesfrom your own knowledge
experience" or

Writeat least250 words.

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You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
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Your local newspaper would like to have a new regular weekly feature on a subject of interest for Who c
readers. Readers are being encouraged to make suggestions sent in an e-mail to the newspaper. Do yu
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' nominateyour town/city and refer to its location

* explainwhat is specialabout your city/town

* say how winning an award would changeyour cityltown -{.R

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Write at least 150 words.
You do NOT needto write anv addresses.

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Wite aboutthefollowingtopic:

'Provocative adverts have no place in a civilised society.' Discuss.

Give reasonsfor your answerand include any relevant examplesfrom your own knowledgeor
experience.

Write at least250 words.

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Your local TV station is organising the burial of a 'time capsule.' Suggestionsare being welcomed
as to what artefacts should be buried with the capsule to enable future generations to understand
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say why they are relevant

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Your friend has just won a sizeableamount of money in the lottery. Shewould like your advice as Whot
to how to spend it. Why do
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* congratulatehim/heron their win

* give practicaladviceon how to spendthe money PAKT 2

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* advisehim/her on benefits/drawbacks
associatedwith largewins are goingto

Writeat least150 words.

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Wite about thefollowing topic:

'Celebrity status no longer equates with talent/accomplishments.'

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WRITINGTASK 1 - e-mail / Letter
Deor Monico,
howyour life
of leorningto drive' Youcon't beginto imogine
I'm gladyou'vef inollycomeoroundto the ideo
will Zhongeonceyou get your drivinglicence'
possibiIities.You havethe
Speokingfrom my ownexperieHc.e, hovinga Iicenceopensup o who|e new rangeof
to resirict you""ff to the vog-ories of publictronsport or be
freedomto go whereyouwont without having
dependenton.o."on" to drive you to your dZstinotion'
r thoroughly
schoorwith supportiveon! n1]r-entinstructors'
But f irst thingsf irst. you needFofind o gooddriving there' r'm sure
,.itr".rf you sign'upfor.o course.of,lessons
recommendthe AceDrivingschool in ttra town
oreverYprJfassionolonddedicoted'If'howevar'you
youwon,tbediscppointeal-ntttheinstructorsthere instructors.rt hoppensmoreofien thon
one instructo., no-on"*iil mind if you c'honge
don,thit it off with
you might imogine!
courseof 20 ressonsto beginwith, so.youcanget o speciol
r think it wourd6e a goodideato signup for o nowos
eo t"r.ons, though,to blcome prof icient,especiolly
discount.you wiil pro-bobryneedaf"* ^o"l'ti* knowtedge of driving'
youhoveto sit o ."*ffii-O-oria.ro^ l"sts yourtheoreilZat
wntcn
giveup!
irst time, don't worry' Few peopledo' so don't
Finolly,if you don't possyour drivingtest f
howyou ore gerting
beenof use to yourr rookforward to heoring
werf , thot,s ail for now.r hopemy advicehas
on with your drivinglessons'
Love,
Susie

WRITINGTASK2 - MODELANSWER

ffie h o sca pito|ised.on.theomoun t oililcill

f b e n e f ;6P*.y-lt:i:ll
it s d o |e d o u t t o t h e u n e mp lo y e d o n d t h o s e
deemednot ofeovernment-bocked
worthy iuch
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should somethine bockto the communitv'
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Mokingthelong-tarmunemployaddovoluntoryworkwouldcertoinly-helpoP,P":s",Pu,b,licire'However'work
of work'for o substontlolperiodof time, from
qs o vofuntaerwourdorsobe of greatu"n"tit'to ihose out
Ootno psychologicalas well os procticalviewpoint'

ond heri them win bocktheir confidence'

Long-termjobseakersoften|ockse| f-esteemondconfidence,whichhovingojobprovides.Workingoso
iirii" i", suchindividuars
vorunteerwourdherpestobrisho purpose often end up
get out ond meet people'the long-termu.nemployed
Also, without o good incomeor PurPoseto o rasult' rf they hod
distoncedfrom to.i"iy ond dJpress"d,gt
stoyinghomemost in" li^" onith"n fe--el ond to become port of
"i oi. fr.qu.nt intero.iLn *i*, ihe pubric
to do voruntoryworK,this wourdotow them m
societyoncemore.
Fromoproctico|ospect,doingvo|untoryworkcou|do|soimprovetheemp|oymenrP|ospectof|ong-termjob in the job
with rising levelsof unepnioVm"nt, long-term3ot s""t<ursiace stiff competition
seekers.Todoy quit";uit orderthon you?av'erage up-ond-coming
sector whenup agoinstre-antry-quorif ied graluotes.pro"bobry o some-
icient time to moke them
groduote,long-termlo b seekers' touu o""n oui ii tn"job morkat for suff job seekers
woutd
wl,rr<ingos o vorunteer givelons-rerm
whot unattroctive or*;""."r?;ilH";;;6i;y".s-
employobletherefore'
recentjob experienceond mokethem more
levels'rnsteod of
benefir the long-termunemployedon mony
rt con 6e seenthatdoingvolunteerwork con qovernment should
ui"mpfoyuaryit d iorm of'poybockthe
providingf inanciot.uppo'rt for the long-teil, not be initially
i;;; eceipt olaunuiiir.wt itrt the idlo mov
insteoddemondo srinr of voruntarywork in ;;i;;
populor,it will benefit everyonein the long-run'

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WRITING TASK 1 . e.mai| / LettEr . MODEL ANSWER WR]I

Dear SirlModom, DeorE

As o regulorpofronof your bookshopI enjoyoftendingthe tolks ond discussions thot you hold from time to
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time. It wos therefore with great delight thot I heord you ore plonningto host on event with guest speokers
and welcoming suggestionsfrom the publicfor nominotions. Accordingly,Iwouldlike to mokeoneporficulor I
recommendation. f believethot locolcrime writer, T.J. Thompsonwouldbe an excellentchoicefor the reosons I Firstly
thot f will nowoutline. Joinin
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Firstly, he is o localouthor ondso is of immediateinterest to oll those whowill be attending.Home-grown
tqlent I chooq
is o wefcomanovelty in these t.imeswhere the locolauthor is in dongerof beingcrowdedout by internationolly I octingI
bestsellingouthors. boilfd
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Secondly,beinga locolouthor,T.J. Thompson will olreodyhoveo consideroble
reodershipomongstthe fown's
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residentsand is likely to ottroct o goodoudience.This of coursewouldba of mutuolbenefit to both the quthor teres
ondyour bookshop, sinceit is on opportunityto promotethe outhor'smost recenf worksond boostsalesas o I
result. l On e |
Finolly,f think thot the presenceofawell-estoblished locolauthorot oneof the tolks willencourogelocal
lneon
or exp
tofent.Getting into print is not on easybusiness,
so it woulddo well to nurture ond encourogeou?budding I
locolouthors. I wetl.
will provehelpfulond thot we conoll lookforword to o tolk by T.J.
f sinceralyhopethot my recommendqtion lrrien
Thompsonin the neor future. I Love,
Yoursfoithfully, lLucin
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J.Wells
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WRITINGTASK2 - MODETANSWER
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Few woufd dispute the needto pursueon octivity or hobbyoutsida work. The old Englishadage'All work ond
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sucho belief is, in society.However,
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no pfoy mokesJack o dull boy,'is on illustnationof howwell-ingroined
despitethe universolacknowledgement of the volueof outsidework octivities,os o societywe a?efoilingto
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buttoi
dedicotetime to such pursuits.Whether due to pressureof work or a pref erencef or mora possiveoctivities, I
such os wotchingTV, we are neglectinghobbiesto the detriment of both the individuolond society. I childr
-heolth.Hoving I witht{
Of'fen o corollory of foiling to engagein o hobby,is on ossociotednegativeimpoct on physicol
I breo{
on octive hobby like sport or donce,is vostly more beneficiolto heolth thon opting to wotch TV or surf the I lockof{
fnternet. However,hobbiesolsoserve to promotementolheolth. A hobby does not hoveto exercisethe ondfd
bodyto be of benefit to the individuol. I
Beingobleto take the focus off work ond chonnelfrustrations ond stress into o creative or obsorbingoccu-
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potion helps let off steam and results in a muchhappierindividuol.The beneficialeff ect on the individuol I trorcH
ofso hos o knock-oneffect of work, too. Lessstressed employeesmokefor 5etter colleoguesand henceon
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off-round improvedworkingenvironment.In oddition, employeeswho pursueo hobby havebeenshownto be hispa
f ar moreprooctive in the workploce.Employeesoctively engagedin o hobbyare more likely to be better qt I
creativeproblem-solving ond to help out colleogues,occordingto a study by ProfessorEschelmonof Son I No-or
FronciscoStote University. I we one
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Finaffy, pursuingo hobby may have unexpec'fedbenefits, porticularly for the individualconcerned.Manyon I
entrepreneurhos madea careerout of their hobby.The dedicqtionond obsorptionrequired Io engagein a
postimecon often be successfullychonnelledinto o business.There is no better guaran'feefor successthon
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to enjoythe job you do. 5o tokingup o hobbyis q win-winsituotionfor both the individuolond for societyos
o whole. 1
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- MODELANSWER

DeorEvelyn,
!t o
r wosconcerned to heorthot You'?e not reallysettlingin to yournewschoolandfeelo
kers bit likeo fish out of
far
water'r thoughtrd write bockwith a f ew sutggestion-s
os to whotyoucoulddo to improvethe situotion.
tsons Firstly'yousoyyouhoven't ony reallyfriends
99t there.rt doestoketimeto buildfriandships, so don,tdespoir.
Joiningan after schooloctivityciuomijnl r',"rpsp""Jup ti" p-r"."ssof making
friends,though.
fent chooseonoctivitylikeo taqmsport,t'n."
mlty actingwith themat the sometime.youwillllllyi]lguoronl;,e yo,umeetingowholelotof newpeopleond inrer-
soonseeyouwill make f riendsot yourclub,thenthingswillsnow_
balffrom there andyouwill endup
friJndsi"o,'ti"."u y wideningyour sociol circle.
ln's ^"itingtheir
rn oddition'gettrngout ondoboutwill boost.your
llror mood.Tqkeupo form of exerciseorpursueo hobby
terestsyou'Youwill beginto f eelo lot hcppier thot in-
lso ondwhent";J" upbeatit,s eosierfo mokefriends.

peopte, thenoskthem
?::,Ii|::#; it:it*,:*y-" j::] l1ik,,,rh:locrive.ry.pursue
friendships,
yourserf.
Findsome
rike_minded
tojoininorunoctivity.rt doesn'i
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J o?expense'
A cinemotrip or meetingf or coifeeore simpte fin],"';',.[ilffifl;;:iiilill,i["n,Hi["r'
oni.ii.;;i;;#r;';;'.;:'orise
I ondmokefriends.
or some
help'6oodluckondr lookforword
to hearinsyour
Hflhl?:li:i:t*Tjeen newsabour
ol thenew
r-J.
Love,
Lucindo

WRITINGTASK2 - Essay - MODETANSWER

rn the victorion era' it wosbelievedthot 'children

shouldbe seenondnot haord., Accordingly,children
were
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wcv'withchildren evenbeins ::*i?r:"p'*' Jr1J"grodov, thependurum hosswuns theother
entiiled
tosuetlrairownp"r"ni.jnn
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doubt, ""iii;].'r.'!ffiTfff"t^-.HJffitJ;;
toirreJetriment
noi ihechird.s
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childrenusedto learnrespectfrom their eldersond
thosein outhorityos port o.f andinterocting
with their parents'Nowthis is not the case-Grea.te. .growingup
breokdown d;L;;;1" ing grantedtochiliren rodoy, olongwith rhe
of the troditionalfomilyunit,ore both to blomJ.
lockof respecttowords.outhority wlot.r""the couse, the outcome is o resultant
in ony'form.choosreignsinmonyinnercity r.hoot,
os teochers
ondfoil to mointoindiscipline, whllstin iownsondcitiesiolice iry to control under-ogecrime. struggle
Thesituotiondoesnot omeliorote oschildrenreochodulthood,eifher.suchovert disregard
tronsfotesinto moreseriousoffenceswithregord for outhority merely
to *ime,os tne chr'IJil;;. ftirYl.u.r, o tockof respect
expressed throughcontemptfor outhority,ilon . rr o J,irJr,is-not
whct hopehovethev got for Ueatingmutlol rouing leornedto respecttheir porents,then
r"loti;;d;. qs adultsprhe chllawhodoesnot respect
his porents,moreriierythonnot wirrio;ito respect
his porfner,too.
No-onecondisputethe foct that societyis.disintegroting
weareto stopthe rot' wehavetooddressthe pro6lem dueto on undermining of oll formsof authority.rf
in childrenso that they areheldin checkby ouihority "i;h; root. n respectfor porentshosto be instilled
ondreorn-torespectsociety,s mores.

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 WRITINGTASKI - e-mail / Letter - MODELANSWER wRn

Hi Jon, t;
I
r con,t believeyouore obout to celebrateyourthirtiath birthdoyl rt seemsjust yesterdoy thot we groduoted
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together from college.How time flies! I
I oreo1
Well,we reolly hoveto do somethingspeciolto celebratesuchan auspicious eveni.I think you'dagreethof I Seei
we oughtto oil pullout the stopsto-mokeyour doy reollyspeciol.r hovebeen givingsomethoughtas to whot I
we coulddo ond this is whot I comeup with. lt**
f knowyou lovecruisesond big porties;so why not combinethe fwo? We couldhire o river cruiseboot for In n a
theeveningandparty on boarJ until the eorly hours.r knowthereis o locolboot for hirefor specioloccosions I woul
os wellos o live bond.5o you don't needto worry oboutprovidingfood ondentertoinment-
ondthey piovide'cotering I I baf
it's oll donefon youl tokeI
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To mokeit evenmorespeciolwe could hoveo themed porty. Moybe everyonecould dress uPos o Hollywood I neoa
f ilm stor, post or presant.Therecouldbe aprize,too, for the best-dressedguest Woitingstaff could
olso cons
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dress up andenter into the spirit of the occosionl
lrhor
Tha goodthing obout hiringo river cruiseboot is thot we don't needfo worry undulyobout noiselevels'We feotu
conjust porty on into the eorly hourswithout worryingoboutthe neighbours. I
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Well, thot's my ideo.I hopeyou like it. rf you give me the'oK,' r will go aheodwith the booking.Let me know lmo"
what you think.
Love,
L
Tomsin

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WRITINGTASK2 - Essay - MODELANSWER |
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If vou chooseto live in o foreign country,it is usuallyfor oneor moreof three reosons:.you I sovtII
in in" country or you have deci'dedto settld down ond moryY there.,For oll of these reosonso
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moy not b?,n"::._11_ry I ollow
k;"i;g; if," ru.id"nt tountry is o reguisite.Whilst on in-deptilknowledg.e ll ll_ vout
suchsitiotions,"i o possingknowledge, at the very.leost,is,required.This is not purelyfor the benettt of the
individuot,on but-olsofor lhe notiveswiih whomthe individuolinterocts' I
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Workinqin o foreign culture is the situotionthot demondsthe greo'fest. knowledge .of the reside-ntcountry's I sood
f,iJ"r"i^aiufiur,i. uolnq businessdeolswith o non-existentor-low-levelof cultuiol oworenessof the country I ondsl
uouorl."iiainq i"iJfro-uqht with pitfolls. Misunderstondings conorise over negotiatingtechniques,body Rois
f,rnquoqu ondev-enthe simflleoct of'givingcorporotegifts. If is eosyto mistokenlycouseof f encewith business I
itiiiifitLi.7i"i. is o locli of cultur6l un-dersiondinglwithregard io history, an ignoronceof the resident I Oldu
iountru,. historicolUo.kqrolnJcouldbe seenas ofiensiveatihe very leosi.rn.fields of work,suchos the
iiiil t'"riirior law,such-onomissionin knowledge wouldbe moreserious,os suchknowledge is intrinsicto I worri
I witho
these professions.
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fn situotions wherea f oreignerhos cometo study or live with a sPousein onother.country,knowledge.ofbgsic I
cufture is importontto perriit belter integrotioninto society.fgnoronceof unwrittenculturalcodesof conduct I Also
oilfl"n u'ondolienotenewc6mers in the f oreignc-ountry.Althougho.knowledge of th.ecountry's
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is leost recommended to showwillingness to tnteg?are I their
history is not o requisile,a rudimentory knowledge ot
ond be accepted. I nerm
Itisobvious thereforethotto agreaterorlesserextenfthotforeignersneedtobeoworeoftheirresident
so,
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or a
token the hugestep of decidingto resi.dein o f or.eign.country,f
.ount.v'. tiirtory ond culture.Ho-ving
ot
siqnifilont peri6d,it mokes senset6 mokethe extra eff ort to leorn obout the country'sculture ond hastory, I
tol. tt is fdolhordvto do otherwise.

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- MODELAruSWER
Deor 5ir/Madom.
r regulcrlyread youl newspcpercnci
enjoycll the articfes.Although
r believeyoucovermonyvariedond
povurl'ia
i not i"'u";ig,ateyour'efrortr,
[:"ffi:i:#ffi'#::#"15t'v 'ouia 'i.r. r befieve
thereisone
resard
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weektv
feature,mis
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An article on topics f rom keepingexoticpets fo hobbies,rike
':l?in:g
woufd be a ref reshtng mokingscurptures out of found objecrs
'magazinesond
chaigef ,on the h-obituclorticles
l"na. to find i,isomJ newspapers.
or;";;;;;'^oy
"n"
i"??i7il[fli?:i"#J#'i,?:,:::,';:-tjjil,'5tritl'i,2,',2")rsuch
u,unbe
inspired
]o
Reoderscouldolsobe encouragec' to write in obouttheir ownhobbiesond interests.
constont flow of new materiar-andgenerete This wouldencourageo
pensonorinterest in the newspoper.
eedtakeupmvideafor c new-st reature.r
rookforword
II?ffi#:J""lIjJ,j?l vte roseeinshow
the ne.w
Yoursfoithfuliy.
Mortho Green

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'overthehi||,,'postit,,.wrinkly,orejust"1*ol1:I!::o?o,?,,expressionsopp|ied'ffi
;:'i1fi''",:::lillffiJh:x'l#]',:ffii:"["# with
z::"::::i:i.*::*:,,::iii?i.^ond adec,ine
' r"/r'sqr rrsqrr'.,no rne stote of your,bolk balance,os your reriremeniy"ort
sovings'However'odvancingyeors ait into sometim., i"ogr"
moyolso bring increasedLoituntm.nt ond
happiness.Moturity moyolso
;fl^::iJ;"i:T1"il::',*;;X;,T"ff"""'.Ji;';{il:;'ilro.torine
wi'iiiol bener*s'os
^o.y
when you are very tt-'l?:^?Lt-tlbly.just,graduoted
goodiob andstorting o fomily ore viewed-as f r:m.college, they say,theworld is your oyster;
exciting challengei.duttheydrrourinj ,itt,-tt Gettinga
ondstress' Findinqo job in today'seconomic-cli^oi" greot uncertointy
ir o.i;;;g;i.,os is keepingyourjob"^ onceyou hoveone.
Roisingo fomily too' with its concomitonl
r"rpon.ibility onJ yZZr, is nof olwoyson enviobletask.
"tchildcore,
older membersof society,however,oround.retin
em.enrage andbeyond,do not hovethose
worries' Thev havealreodyroisedfheir responsibilitiesond
fomilie: gd ;;;;Jior/"nioyin g the benefirsof havinggrondchirdren
without the responsibilityof
Neither i, in.omu'somuchof a concernfor
They havea state pensionond?":-ng.opot"nt
if ihey a,re lucky,a lif erime'ssovings somepensioners.
ot their disposalto enjoy ot leisure.
A.lso,f reed of fomilycnd workcommitment
pe.ople hove.plentyof leisuretime.For the
con
pursue
interesrs
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their lives.thev cnnnrrr<,,?inionac*a^-,,lllf1?r first time in
I2i;,i'::i:::v
5o whilsf there ore doivrs;oesta getting
older,they ere morethoncompensoted
of old age' Beingolder is neallyo,i oppoitrnity for by themonyodvontages
to toke on o i"i'l.os" of life andbrooden
your horizons.

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WRITINGTASK1 - e-mail / Letter - MODELANSWER

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Deor SirlModom, l D *'
llbe{
f understondthot you wouldlike membersof the public-tonominoteg.?.g.sfcityltown for on oword.Accordingly, bet
f wouldlike to rec6mmend my hometown of Brighton,Eost Sussex(UK). I
Thereissomethingin-mycityfor I Bytll
Briqhtonisovibront,cosmopolitoncitythotoppeclstoollogegrouPs I well
the young, or young ot heort, a weolth of bars ond clubs in the city cent.reoff er a dttterent
For
"viryone. to suit uu"ry'ios,t. ond-occosion. Thoseof o slightly older generstionion.enjoy o.leisurelystroll ,
I bvtli
ombience Itous
alonqthe seafront pr6menode or o wanderthroughthe foscinotingold port of Brighton,The Lones.For oll I thed
ii.i, is on top virtuolly oll doy, evlry day whether in the form of colourful street entertoiners I Artel
oi ort"iniirtoinm"ni
ond culturolexhibifionsto visit aroundtown. I
sculp
Briohtonolsohosproboblythe most voriotionin architecturolstyles of ony cityltown in the UK.Fromthe In r cr
n"li-ti1. iiiaiiig'stre&iof the medievolLanesto rheglegant 1'8thcen-turyfe.ggncyhousesond the modern I tostc
fffid. erilnion-is on orlnitecturol treosure, thejewel in ihe crownbeingl]righton'seccentricrndion-style I shotq
palace,the RoyolPovilion. I into €
Thereore olsoothar perksto livingin Brighton.Unlikeother seosideresorts,due to its monytourist ottroctiols, I unde
it receivesvisitors oil yeor round]Ther{is nevero 'deod'period whenyou ore ot o lo-oseend, wonderingwhere I rnet
tt qo ona wf,ot to do. t't i! olsowithin easyreachof Londdn.A short troin journeyof underan hour will get I ona!
yotito the copitolshouldYouzver tire of Brighton. I from
I secrl
T 1elievefor oll the abovereosonsthot my town shouldbe eligiblef or on oword.Conferring an oword qn o,ur I levelr
town wouldba o sourceof qreat pride to its residents.ft wouldolsooct os on encouragement to those who hove indio
Uusin"ssZsin the city to niointointheir high stondordsso thoi visitors ond residents confinue to potronise I
the city shops,entertoinment venues ond eoting places. I Fi*q
revec
I
Whilst I moybe somewhot.biosed, I hopethot the merits of Brightonare evidentto oll and thst the city will
I levels
receivethe recognitionit deservesond'winbest city/town oword. I monft
Yoursfaithfully, Item6
M. Turnar IIto g
Tocr
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WRITINGTASK2 - Essay - MODETANSWER *{
Adverts often rasort to provocotionto ochievemoximumimpoct.G.rophic, violent or.sexuolimogesare virtuolly WRfi
.vnonvmors*itf, th" infimous Benetton campoigns; suggesiive adverts with scontily-clodmodelspromote
ZLrt iiii"tume, whilst the wordingof some'otherwisd-tnnocuous odverts con often in itself.be provocotive rne
I mogq
i;;;; I"tigious-,'.ocial or sexuolpo"lntof view.Howeverthis mgYbe, o mov-e to..imposa restrictionson the I
mo.lorityof such odverts would bL wrong ond octuolly oPpose the tenets of civilised society. I cotio
Neve
Civifisedsocietyimpliesthe co-existenceofpeople,fro.m oll wolksof life in a toleront environment.Tolerance I
ond co-exist enLee\tends to f reedomof spd,ech. Membersof o civilisedsociety should,defelf th.e right.to
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exDresstheir opinion, evenif it does off eid. Similorly,adverts havethe right to. be provocotivein o society I covef.
ir.,'[iiorr. ii.elf'civil;ied. obviously if ideos expressedore too extreme ond-breok o universoltoboo, then I this.r
are censolredin this r^,oy,so extreme odverts could be liobleto similor
i"nso..nip rnoltJ Ue
"ntorced.Fihis I extal
cansorship. coun
Another reosonwhy provocotiveodverts hqvgo plocein civiljsed.socigly,ls becouse.f he very def initionof I
the term'orovocotivi' is hiqhlysub.iective.Whoi is deemed highly offensive to one individuolis omusingto I rf on
more
onother.fh civilisedsocietr'es'wherethere is o melting-potof diff erent foiths ond bockgrounds, individuols I I
*itt i.-qu"ntly be zxposedto odverts that.wjll provokZ,o.ronge of reoctions f rom indiff erence to exlreme I insul
qrievonl.e.Hohever,lt wouldbe nonsensicol for'ony individuolto object to 'of fensive' imagesor odverfs since intell
Thisis the price onePoysfor livingin civilisedsocietyandocceptingits mores.
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Finofly,someodverts which dehberatelyset out to shockdo so for reosonsother thon pure sensotionalism beou
I nece
ond t6 attroct ottention ond promotesoles.Adverts promotinghealth andsofety are primeexomples.Whether I
Jljolovinqodvoncedlunqdisiose in o bid to reducelmokingor victimsof o cor crosh in order to promote
s"i.W-A-at weorinq,thdse advertshaveo valid reosonto sh-ock. It is for the goodof societythot suchodverts I voluet
axisthnd the rem6volof such'provocativa'odverts wouldbe folly. I rt.rr
provocotiveodverts, therefore,will olwoyshoveo placeinsociety so longos it is indeedo civilisedone.Curbing I choru
inl i"nt"n1 oi su.( provocotiveadverti, ossuming.th ere were ioncurrZnceon whot is actuollyclossedos I winf{
'orovocotive' woulds6undthe deoth knelIf or freidom of speechond civilisotion,in odditionto rendering I for t{
ihockingheolthwarningsinsipidond therefore ineffeclive. I beou
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WRITINGTASK1 - e-mail / Letter - MODELANSWER
Deor SirlMadam,
T.believethat ortefacts suitoblefor inclusionin the copsuleshouldnot only reflect the modernero but olso
be time-proof .
By the latter term, I meonthat ob.iects,especiallvqodqetsshouldhoveo function that is easilvDerceivedos
welfos be fikely to be compotiblewiih futurd techrioloqids. The necessityof the f ormer requisild,i3 evidenced
by the foct thot manyan <incientortefoct is unintelliqiSle
to us noweven'withthe wealthof informotionovoiloble
to us todoy. As reqoids theneedf or the lotter rec-uisite.this is evident os monvqadoetsor devicessuchos
the video iecordeFandcossetteore nowobsoletetechnologiesthot con nolonger'deuied or indeed,operoted.
Artef acts thot meet both of these necessoryreguisites,i-nmy opinion,are o-newspaper, o,contempoicry
sculptureond a cookbook.
A newspapercoverso wide ronqeof topics os well os corrying odverts thot oll reflect moderninterests ond
tostes.Iri oddition,the conteni in porficularwill most effuciivelv provideon intriguinqond informotivesnop-
shot of the modernero. Politicolfdotures will ollowfor o historiiol, politicoland evenleoqraphicol '
insiqht
into contempororysociety whilst 'gossip'and entertoinmentf eaturei will provide egrdatdr piychologic-ol
understonding 'people
of fodoy fro-moll'culturesond levelsof society.
The incfusionof o contemporarysculpture,whilst seeminglya rother singulorchoice,is, T believe.a very valid
one.fn modernmuseums, exhibits thoi rongefrom bold,stbne Neolithicstotuestoexquisitely-wroughtjewellery
from loter eras,revealmore to us obout fhe societiesthot producedthem than ony book niiqnt. fhe ieliqious,
seculoror politicolviewpointsof the orfist a?e zxoressedih the subiect motter of the sculotureos is t-heir
levelof crriftsmanshipihrouqh the work'sexacutibn.To o lqrqe extdnt the ortist's voluesond tolent will be
indicotiveof the sociity thof produced the ortist and their w"ork.
Finoffy, T believethot o cookbookwouldbe worthy of inclusionin the time copsule.Not onlywouldthe recipes
revealwlrot
reveal whot foodstuffs were commonly
foodstuffswere commonly consumed'inin the modern era, but olso:
modernera. olsowhat our tosies
tosies were ond
cnd our
levelsof fitness ond heolth too. The dreponderance of recipesfor suqor-ladendesserts ond'comfort food' in
monycooKoooKs
mqny cookbooksToooy,
todoy. occuroTery
todoy, occurotelyreTtecf
ref,leit
refleit Doo
bod eoTrnq
eotinq noorTs
eoting hobiti TnoT
hobitS thot resutT
resu'lt In
resu-lt in neotTn
health ond welonT problems
oroblemsIn
weioht DroDlems
weight in con-
temiorcry society.LooKoooKs,
rsrilPUrqry secrsry. C6okbooks, therefore, revealqo rqT
rnereTofs,revzo,t l5t more
more Tnqn
thon we
we teoilse
realiseooouT
obout ilTesTyte
lifestvfe cnotces
cl\oicesono
ond nootTs,
hobits.
I hopethot you will ffind
ind my
mv suggestions
suooestionsuseful
useful ond I lookforword
forword to heoring
heorinowhof
whot the flinal seleclionof orte-
inolselection ortz-
factbwill be.
Yourssincerely,
MarionneKemp

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The belief thot oppearsnceisn't the be oll ond end oll in society is often touted in advicecolumnsof women's
mogozines. However,to whot extenf do we reolly believethis ond oct uponit as if it were true? All the indi-
cotionsore, thqt we don't,ond this is reflected in society'sottitudes ond behoviourond in turn by the medio.
Never before has society beenso imoge-obsessed and such volueplocedon outer ottroctiveness.
fronicoffy, sociatyacknowledgeshowsuperficiolit is to judge by oppearoncealone.'Don'tjudge o bookby its
cover,'ond 'Appeoroncescon be deceptive,'are two well-knownsoyingsthof support this belief. In spite of
this, we pfoceenormousemphosison physicolbeouty,oftengivinglittle thought to the personbehindthe
externaloppeoronce. Similordoublestondordsare seenin women'smagazrnes thot odvisewomenthot choracter
counfsfor more than beouty whilst simultoneouslyfeoturing modelsthot embodyphysicolperfection.
If onyoneis in ony doubt thot oppearonce is relotivelyunimportcnt,then lookto stofistics.Thosejudged
more physicollyottroctive are typicolly higher wage earnersthon their less attroctive counterports.To odd
insuft to injury, attroctive peopleore also invorioblydeemedmore intelligent ircespectiveof their actuol
int elligenceguotient.occording to psychologists.
The currant striving for physicolperfection is olso indicativeof society'semphasison beouty.A weolth of
beoutyclinicsoffering plosticsurgerytestify to this. Whilst this obsession with bodilyperfectiondoesnot
necessarifyindicotea greater emphasisplocadon beouty over personclity,it neverthelessindicotasthe
volueof baouty in contampororysociety.
ft con be seen,theref ore,thot oppeoranceis regardedtodoy as beingos importont, if not more so, thon
choracter, personolityqnd ochievements.Lndeed,modelsond mony celebrities rely on this beingthe coseto
win fome ond fortune today. Superficiol as contempororyattitudes moy be, we hoveto occept responsibility
for the perpetuotionof such attitudes. After all, if we didn't buy into a 5elief systemthot rewards physiccl
beouty with moneycnd high regard, such superficiol ottitudes would soonceaseto prevoil.
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Deor Anito,
'windfall'!Imreollyglod for you ond
I
r couldn,tbelieveitwhenI got your letter tellingme aboutyour lucky I
wouldbe pleasedto giveyou odvice. 1
too sensibleto do i
Obviously,os temptingos it is, don't go blowingthe moneyoll ot oncelI'm sure you'refor I

unstuck that woy.Some evenend up

somethinglike thot Oit so monyp."rtous lottery winnershove come i
bonkruptif you con believeit!
beenoblefo of ford,
I think you shouldspendsomeof the moneythoughon,streat you normollywouldn'thave
or exotic holidoy in the Of
Coribbeon. courseif you wont to invitesomeone
somethinglike a world cruise
olongto lieepyou comPany, you know who to invite!
I wouldseek
Also,you woulddo well to invest alargeproportionof the mone/.If you investthe moneywisely,
profeisionol odvice if Twertyou,you con live off the interest from your investments.
to share someof
Don't forget to support ony of your fovourite onimalor. peoplechorities. ft wouldbe nice
your.gooifortune'with those less fortunote. You will alsoget o good feel boost ot the same time!
chorities
On the subject of charities,mokesure you don't foll victim to the mony'begginglet'fers'from
piles of unsolicitedmoil thot tugs ot the heort-strings con be overwhelming ot
whether re'cognisador not.
them oll, either f inoncially or
iirst, then.1ujtptoinonnoyingot the end,whenyou f ind you connotkeepup with
winner is preserved, if ot oll pos-
by investini emotionoltime ii them. Moke sure your anonymityas o lottery
sible.you hovethe right to withholdyour identity.
Finally,enjoy your winningslI hopethot my odvicewill be of someuse.
I look forword to seeingor heoringfrom you ogain,very soon'
Love,
Rachel

WRITINGTASK 2 . . MODE L A NS WE R
'celebrity',today.,The
One hos but to look to f he gossipmagozinesto see.what type of Pe,llonquolifies os a t
oi so-colled celebrifies derivefrom tV reolity show's or guolify f or'celeb'stotus os they hoveochieved I

..Jooniiion in s tolent show.Fewstond the test of time. Lookat

^oio.itu ony gossip magaztne..t?om over a decodeo9o
t" .7J ii"i^i f"r '."f"us;ore still enjoying the limelight todoy. chanci.sare, you will foil to racognise most
The reoson is simple: guolity stonds the test of time and most modern celebrfites ore locKln9.
celebrities.
;;i"Ui; thot ottribute. Their iucceis si"ms more from luck and society'sreodinessto bestow celebrity
itotus oiner"n mediocretolent rother thon ony real tolent.
individuals
rn post eras, cele1ritystotus wosottribut ed to great politicionsor benefactors of society.Such
eornedtheir oositionir, ro.L1v itrrouqn iheer hdrd woi.kond perseve?ance. Thosein the f ield of entertain-
;;;i;.'ffi;i;;;i ;; 6; t*iy'outitln?in9, and exhibit reol genius.tobe.recognised as o celebritv.Virtuoso
pogonini,ondlioniJi ona composZr,Fronz Liszt, weFesuch musicslcelebritiesof bygoneeros.
"ioiiniit,
not
Todovfhe moiority of celebritiesthat hoveq disproportionolrepresentotionin the musicindustry could
io thLse two qeniuses . Celebritystctus is olso thrust
indiscriminotely uPon those who ore fomous
nola 6 .ondl"
from reolity TV
ior roor.ialone,suchos iod-moaas ond rv fresenters, or.those who emeigedwinners
if,o*;. Tolent cnd occomplishmants are not'evenport of the celebrily eguotion.

The uoshotof suchoccessibleinstontfome is thot reolity TVand talent showsore becomingincreosingly.

pi'prfL. i.ai"iJu"ts wlihout substontioltolent ore enjoying celebrity stotus, thereby encouragingothers to
followsuit.
developo tolent
In o culture thot rewordsmediocritywith fome, there is fittle motivotionfor the individuolto
or ochieveonythinq;;h*hil;. bniy when lociLty begins to volue.genuinelytolented will the tide
individuols
6"9,;i" tt.n ond d" will see celebritiesthot hovi truly merited their stotus'