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Question 6

You will hear six people talking about homework. For each of speakers 1 to 6, choose from the list,
A to G, which opinion each speaker expresses. Write the letter in the appropriate box. Use each letter
only once. There is one extra letter which you do not need to use.

You will hear the recordings twice.

Speaker 1 A In my opinion, homework wouldn’t be necessary if school was


more effective.

Speaker 2
B I prefer doing research on my own for homework.

Speaker 3
C The school day is long enough already without having to do
extra work at home.
Speaker 4

D I don’t mind doing homework at weekends, but not during the


Speaker 5 week.

Speaker 6 E Doing homework enables me to check my understanding.

F I can’t concentrate on work at home – I’d rather do more work


at school.

G Some of my friends get their parents to help with homework –


that’s not fair.

[Total: 6]

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Question 7

You will hear an interview with a man called Ben Drummond, who set up a coffee-roasting business.
Listen to the interview and look at the questions. For each question, choose the correct answer,
A, B or C, and put a tick (3) in the appropriate box.

You will hear the interview twice.

(a) Why did Ben change his university course?

A He wanted to have more flexibility.

B He felt he needed more of a challenge.

C He thought he could get a better-paid job. [1]

(b) What did Ben originally plan to do after finishing university?

A start his own business

B join his father’s business

C work for an international business [1]

(c) Who made Ben decide to go to Colombia for his year abroad?

A a friend

B a relative

C a teacher [1]

(d) Ben helped the coffee farmer in Colombia to

A get better equipment.

B become more efficient.

C pay more attention to finance. [1]

(e) To produce excellent coffee, Ben believes the most important factor is

A when the beans are picked.

B where the beans are grown.

C how the beans are processed. [1]

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(f) In comparison with ‘robusta’ coffee beans, Ben says that ‘arabica’ beans are

A always better quality.

B more oval in shape.

C easier to grow. [1]

(g) Ben believes that the main skill in roasting coffee beans is

A being able to control the rise in temperature.

B knowing how long to let the beans roast.

C getting the colour of the beans right. [1]

(h) What does Ben hope to do next with the business?

A move to a larger site

B employ more staff

C open a café [1]

[Total: 8]

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Question 8

Part A

You will hear a man giving a talk about a book he has reviewed. Listen to the talk and complete the
sentences in Part A. Write one or two words only in each gap.

You will hear the talk twice.

‘Seashells and their secrets’ – a book about shells

The author connects the science of molluscs with ................................... [1]


throughout the book.

She mentions an ancient Greek god who used a shell as if it was a

................................... to calm or raise the waves. [1]

She refers to a French philosopher who said shells made him think of human

................................... . [1]

She writes about shells being used as a ................................... in the 14th [1]
century.

She describes why ................................... in particular are interested in a [1]


poisonous shellfish called the geographic cone snail.

[Total: 5]

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Part B

Now listen to a conversation between two students about a presentation they are going to give on
seashells, and complete the sentences in Part B. Write one or two words only in each gap.

You will hear the conversation twice.

Presentation on seashells
Information to include:

Children are most attracted to shells that have a ................................... shape. [1]

A shell collector may only be interested in the ................................... of shells. [1]

One collector, a Japanese ................................... , put together one of the biggest [1]
private collections of seashells.

In The Gambia, women collect shellfish and sell them by the roadside.

A businesswoman helped them set up their own organisation – they learned

.................................. and fundraising skills, as well as how to protect the shellfish. [1]

Wall display:

This can show pictures of ................................... which have shells on them. [1]

[Total: 5]

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Exercise 4

Read the article about the future of bookshops, and then complete the notes on the following page.

The tale of the vanishing bookshops

The number of bookshops in most towns and cities around the world is in decline – few people
would disagree with this. It isn’t just small, local or independent bookshops that are suffering –
large chains are closing their stores too.

What is behind this trend? One of the major causes is, without a doubt, the competition from online
sellers and supermarkets. These outlets can offer popular titles at a reduced price, by buying and
selling books in large quantities. It suits many people with their busy lifestyles to be able to make a
purchase quickly online, or to be able to put a book in their supermarket trolley while doing the food
shopping. Another explanation is the fact that fewer people seem to want to read books these days.
Many of those that do so think it is much easier and more convenient to carry a tablet or e-book
reader with them than it is to fit a heavy novel in their bag. And of course it means they can have
more than one book to read at the same time. There are, however, some reports that sales of digital
books are now reaching a peak in some countries, following a rapid growth in sales, but this news
may be too late for some bookshop owners. Other important causes include the high cost of rent for
many bookshops, and the fact that in times of economic difficulty, people have less money to spend
on ‘extras’ such as a good book to read.

Bookshop owners, authors and publishers are not giving up easily. They have realised that if they
don’t take action now, the future of the industry is at risk. The challenges have led to some creative
solutions, which many hope will bring people back to bookshops and prevent some from closing
down. One obvious solution is to make a bookshop more individual in style so that people want to
come in. A shop should also be designed to encourage customers to spend time browsing. Many
booksellers say that the best customers are those who do just this – they may have intended to buy
only one book, but having looked at two or three others, decide to buy them too.

Some bookshops have introduced more innovative ideas recently. One is to hold what is known
as a ‘reading spa’. This is an individual consultation with a customer, where they are introduced
to several new books that have been selected to meet their taste in literature. Another idea is
getting people to sign up to a ‘reading year’ service – for an annual fee, a customer is sent a book
each month which has been picked to suit their particular interests. These exciting ideas show that
bookshops can develop into something which goes beyond just selling books.

Other methods designed to bring in customers include opening a cafe in the shop, and putting on
events. These might include inviting an author to come in and read a section from their book, or talk
about it, and sign copies that customers have bought.

Despite these new ideas and approaches, many booksellers recognise the fact that they are
unlikely to get rich by selling books. They do it quite simply because they love it.

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You are going to give a talk to your class about the challenges bookshops face. Prepare some notes to
use as the basis for your talk.

Make short notes under each heading.

Reasons why bookshops are going out of business:

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What bookshops are doing to attract business:

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Exercise 5

Read the following article about citizen scientists. Write a summary explaining the benefits of being
a citizen scientist, and how the work of citizen scientists has helped scientific research.

Your summary should be about 100 words long (and no more than 120 words long). You should
use your own words as far as possible.

You will receive up to 6 marks for the content of your summary and up to 5 marks for the style and
accuracy of your language.

Could you be a citizen scientist?

From deep space to the sea shore, there’s still so much for us to discover…

Imagine discovering a new planet. You probably think that you would need to be a scientist with a
sophisticated telescope, but actually that is not true. Recently, a UK television series on astronomy
invited viewers to look through a huge collection of images from NASA that was available online.
Two amateur astronomers, Chris Holmes and Lee Threapleton, decided to take up the offer. The
result was unexpected – they found a new planet, by spotting the shadow it made while passing in
front of a distant star. The planet was named after them: Threapleton Holmes B.

These days we have the ability to collect data on everything. What we don’t have, however, are
enough scientists to study it. And that is where citizen scientists come in.

Citizen science is scientific research that is carried out by amateurs, people like Chris Holmes
and Lee Threapleton, often under the direction of professional scientists. This isn’t a new thing –
science has relied on self-taught researchers for a long time – but now, thanks to new technology
and the internet, the variety and scope of projects can be much larger. These large projects often
rely on citizen scientists in order to collect and analyse enough data. One such project, known
as the Big Bumblebee Discovery, was set up in urban areas of the UK. Around 30 000 people
took part, and this enabled scientists to learn more about the preferred habitats of bees. This
information will also hopefully encourage town planners to include more bee-friendly plants in the
urban developments of the future. Another project on a similar scale aimed to monitor the spread
of wireweed. This is a non-native species of seaweed that is appearing on beaches throughout the
UK, and is causing concern to scientists as it is threatening the survival of many native seaweed
species. The researchers turned to citizen scientists for help, and the Big Seaweed Search was the
result. This required people to identify the species of seaweed that they found on various beaches,
and pass on the information to the research team. The citizen scientists who took part reported
feeling that they had made a contribution towards scientific research.

Another attraction of citizen science is the joy of discovery. For example, a man in New Zealand
decided to keep a record of everything he saw in his garden. By making careful and detailed
observations over a period of time, he found a new species of beetle. Science is all about attention
to detail – that is how we spot something new. Once you realise that, you begin to understand how
we know anything at all, from the age of the universe to how many stars there are. You get a greater
appreciation of the world we live in. And it is important to remember that there is still so much to
find out. Consider the fact that just 25 years ago, we hadn’t discovered any planets around other
stars, and now we have found thousands. If you become a citizen scientist, you will become a part
of finding that out, and you might even make history.

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Exercise 6

During your last school holiday, you did four weeks of paid work experience.

Write an email to your friend about your work experience.

In your email, you should:

• tell your friend about where you worked

• explain how your work experience helped you to improve your English

• say what you enjoyed about the job you did.

The pictures above may give you some ideas, and you should try to use some ideas of your own.

Your email should be between 150 and 200 words long.

You will receive up to 10 marks for the content of your email, and up to 9 marks for the style and
accuracy of your language.

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Exercise 7

In your English class, you have had a discussion about whether governments should spend money on
exploring space.

Here are two comments from students in your class:

We might need to live


on another planet in
the future!

Think how much money


it costs!

Write an article for your teacher, giving your views.

The comments above may give you some ideas, and you should try to use some ideas of your own.

Your article should be between 150 and 200 words long.

You will receive up to 10 marks for the content of your article, and up to 9 marks for the style and
accuracy of your language.

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