ou m_ Essentials 6 PAPER 2 Writing PAPER 3 Use of English PAPER 4 Listening PAPER'S Speaking » a ___ Ee) according to the text You are going to read an article about a wrestler who become an author. For questions 1-8, choose the answer (A, B, C or D} which you think fits best "Mark your answers on the separate answer sheot. The wrestler who became an author eve Watson looks like the biggest, sweetest teddy ‘bear you ever sav. It is only when he opens his ‘mouth that you notice the missing front teeth ‘Watson isa three-time world champion wrestler tured author. He was adored by fans because he was different: while other wrestlers were supreme athletes, he was justa hulk who knew how to take hit. You could throw as many chairs as you liked at Pece Watson, you could ‘smack him repeatedly but he wouldn't go down. ‘After two autobiographies and 2 series of children's stories he has just written a brillant first novel:2 work ‘of immense power and subtlety, likely to gain a wide readership, At ics simplest, itis about a boy and his dad _etting together after lifetime apart, though there is far more to it than that. Was he inspired by anyone he knew! The father he says s based on guys he met on the road, wrestlers, friends of his, who appeared to be leading exciting lives, but deep down were pretty miserable. ‘Watson does not come from tradtional wresting stock. He grew up in Long Island, New York. His father wae an athletics director with a PhD, His mother a. physical ‘education teacher with two masters degrees — one in literature, the other in Russian history He was a big boy, bullied for his size. One day his reighbour had a go at him, and for the frst time Watson realised he could use his weight and so instead of feeling awleward about it owas a turning point ‘At college, he did a degree in communication studies. Meanwhile, he was learning the ropes of professional FCE Test 1 >> PAPER 1 Reading >> Part 1 ‘wrestling. Did his parents try to dissuade him? No. They ‘were just really insistent that | fished college. | am pretty sure they thought Ii get hurt and quit wrestling? But he didnt. He looks in remarkably good condition for someone who spent 20 years in the ring. His skin is smooth and firm; there are few visible scars. es amazing what retirement can do for you. | looked really rough five years ago, and now | think | look a good deal younger” he says. People are surprised by the softness of his handshake. ‘Yeah, chats the wrestlers handshake’ he sy, Do you have to bea good actor to be a good wrestler? “V used 0 realy resent the acting label, but i is acting. When its really good, when youte feeling it and leting ‘that real emotion fy it comes closer to being real’ What did his children think when they saw him geting hurt? "Well they used to think I never got hurt because that's hat | told them. When they got old enough to realise | did, they stopped enjoying it. That was,in part, what led to my decision eo get out! "Nowadays, his time is dedicated to family and books ~ his noxt novel s about boy wrestlers living on the same block, and he is also writing more children’s stories, He does not think this Iife isso different from wrestling, "Wrestng is all about characters} he sas.'So when my fans hear Ive written a novel, don't get the sense that they fel Ive abandoned them!Gensaticl tips > Read the text first to get the general meaning. Don't worry about individual words that you don't know. > The questions follow the same order as the relevant information in the toxt. Underline the key words in each question and in the four options, > Lookin the text for information that supports one Of these options, but don't ‘expect to find exactly the same words. ‘Question 1: Look at option A. It ‘consists of two parts: he frequently lost and he was not aggressive. f an option consists of two parts, itis correct only if both parts are correct. If, for example, Pete frequently lost, ‘but he wasn't aggressive, option Ais not the correct answer. Question 3: This is a question about vocabulary. If you don't know the meaning of the words {in this case ‘stock’, you can answer the question by looking at the context. The sentences after ‘traditional wrestling stock’ ‘are about his parents’ professions. What is the correct option? Question 4: An option is correct, ‘only if you can find clear support for it in the text. For instance, option C claims that Pete's parents wanted him to stop ‘wrestling. Can you find support for that in the text? For which of the four options can you find ‘Support in the text? What impression do we get of Pete Watson's skills as a wrestler? A He frequently lost because he was not very aggressive. B He was too gentle and friendly to be a good wrestler. He was injured a lot because he didn’t fight back. D_ His speciality was letting his opponent hit him. It is suggested that Watson's first novel A is based on his own autobiography. B will be popular with those who liked his autobiographies. © will not only appeal to his fans. Dis not much more than a simple story. What does ‘traditional wrestling stock’ in line 20 refer to? A Watson's childhood B_ Watson's family background © Watson's educational background 1D Watson’s background in athletics What did Watson's parents feel about his interest in wrestling? A. They were afraid he would get hurt. B They insisted that he should have proper training at college. © They wanted him to give up wrestling. D_ They thought he would abandon the sport quite soon. Watson seems to be in good condition now A although he has retired. B_ in spite of being a wrestler for so long. C because he stopped wrestling five years ago. D and he finds this fact amazing, How does Watson regard the idea that wrestling is like acting? A. He resents the suggestion. B He thinks wrestlers aren't good actors. © He has come to accept it. D_ He doesn’t think wrestling can compare to acting, What does ‘That’ in line 0 refer to? A the fact that Watson’s children got older B the fact that Watson often got hurt C the fact that Watson’s children no longer enjoyed watching him perform D the fact that Watson could not tell his children the truth Watson's present life is not so different from his past profession because A his work is still connected with characters. B he is writing about wrestling, his previous profession. © his family are still more important than anything else. D_ his fans still follow his career with interest.and . . videogames In just afew decades the videogame industry has become a lot bigger than the film business. Interms of turnover, what is rather grandly called “interactive entertainment’ makes twice as much money as Hollywood cinema, Which ofcourse leaves people in the film business wondering if they can harvest any of this new income. is there any way of making films more appealing to people who play videogames? Making a film out of a best-selling videogame can certainly guarantee a large audience. [9 New videogames bhave stunning action sequences that rely on fantasy effects, and now films are being released with similar scenes. Gravity is discarded as heroes leap across huge gaps, while slow- ‘motion techniques show bullets moving through the rippling air. ‘A major segment of the videogame market comprises science-fiction games, and film-makers have started to realise that they could set films in similar sci-fi future worlds, 10] ‘Any attempt to borrow more than the setting froma Videogame is probably doomed There are many examples of successful flm-videogame combinations. Rather than making a film using characters and stories from a videogame, the trick seems to be to make a film that has a fast-moving action sequence an¢ then bring ‘out @ videogame based on that sequence. People who enjoyed the film will probably want to buy the videogame. [t) i ee ee You are going to read an article about videogames. Seven sentences have been removed from the article, Choose from the sentences A-H the one which fits each gap (9-15). There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use. Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet. ‘Why do game players feel disappointed by films based on their favourite games? [12] | Videogames can show the action from a number of petspectives easily, because everything is computer generated. But filming a sequence from twenty different cameras would cost a fortune, so it ‘simply isn’t done in the film version leaving the game players feeling that the film didn't look as real as the Videogame. ‘Cameras matte in another sense, t00. na fim the director shows you the action from certain perspectives but makes sure he doesn't show you some things to keep you in suspense. Think of your favourite thriller. [13] “I in films you are not supposed to have access to all the information. Suspense and mystery are essential elements of film-making. [14] J When you playa game, you have to do certain tasks to proceed to the next level. Therefore, you must be able to See everytning In order to make your chokes, 10 decide what to do next which door to open, and so on, Yeu must have access to al the information, You, asthe player, are always in control. In the cinema you never contol the action. You just sit and watch. There can be some interaction between films ard videogames on a number of different levels, but inthe end. they fulfil different needs. [15] ] For all the imilarties between technologies and special effects. we shouldn't forget that a story and a game are fundamentally differentA This clearly creates a new market opportunity for the videogame industry. We go to the cinema to let someone else tell us a story, knowing we can't influence what happens at all. You wouldn't be interested in watching the film if you knew the identity of the murderer, for instance. This is not true for videogames. Its success lies in the use of special effects This usually means that the film has a good chance of being as commercially successful as the videogame on which it is based. One reason is technical. However, the difficulty for the producers of Hollywood appears to be knowing where and when to stop. Kasontial tips Look at the text to see what it is about. Even without the missing sentences, you can understand the general meaning. + Read the text before and after each gap. Try to guess what the missing information is. > Go through the gapped sentences, Try to find a link between the text and the gapped sentences. > The text and the gappad sentence will be on the same topic. > Re-read the whole tent to make sure il iiches at1ise, ‘Question film has a The sentence before the gap talks about guaranteeing ‘a large audience’. Ifa ge audience, what is it? Find an option that defines what itis. Question 13: What kind of film is a thriller? Which sentence option refers to one? ‘Question 14: The last sentence of the paragraph before the gap talks about ‘essential elements of film-making’. The next paragraph talks about videogames. Which sentence ‘option makes a suitable topic sentence for this paragraph?Rien > Skim through the whole toxt t0.get a general ides > Reed the questions and the key words. ure you understand the exact meaning of each ‘question. > Look quicky through the text for information about the key ‘words in each question. Remember thet the koy words ‘ight not be inthe text at al, but there will be other words cor expressions with thet meaning. > Ifyou find a text where the key words are mentioned, Took through the other texts as well to make sure you have got the correct answer. ‘Question 2: This person didn't follow hishhor parent's profession {or financial reasons’. What i a financial reason? ‘Question 23: if someone comes ‘rom ‘along line’ of people in 2 certain profession, who else was in that profession? ‘Questions 25, 26: There are different ways to say that ‘someone encouraged you to do something. In which two texts can you find eference to ‘encouragement? You are going to read a magazine article in which four young people talk about how their parents’ careers have influenced them. For questions 16-30 choose from the ‘people (A-D). The people may be chosen more than once. ‘Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet. Which of the people thinks his oF her parent's job is boring? was discouraged from following the same profession? changed his or her mind about a future career? ‘experienced pressure to follow the same profession? dislikes othor people in hie or hor paront’e profosvion? would not follow the same profession for financial reasons? {eels he or she has not been influenced in choosing a career? ‘comes from a long line of people in this profession? thinks the profession in question offers few opportunities? ‘was encouraged to follow the same profession? thinks the profession in question is too stressful? is concerned his or her choice will cause an argument? thinks that success in his or her parent's profession is difficult? thinks his or her parent's profession is rewarding? [24] [25] | (26) 27, 25) (30,A Chip off the Old Block How much are children influenced in their choice of profession by their parents’ jobs? We asked four young people about their experience. A Graham Button | suppose most people are irfhuenced in one way ot another by the jobs their parents do. My dad isa freelance builder, like his father and his grandfather, and that ‘means be was often out working in the evenings or at ‘weekends when I was a child | grew up thinking bard physical work was what fathers usually di. think he was proud of doing a ‘ea! job, something with his hands, ‘which is pethaps why he always tried to push me into taking up the same professien. And of course he had his own business, which he wanted to continue after he retired. When I was in high school, I decided that I really ida’t want to go into the Family business, so atthe ‘moment I'm studying History at university. My father probably thinks I'm going to become a partner in his firm after I graduate, so Ido wory that we might have a big fight about this some time inthe future B Sue Smith ‘My mother's a nuclear physicist, which sounds very exciting, The truth is it's a pretty tough profession. For years my mother wasn’t getting paid very well a the institute where she worked. That's one of the things ‘hat discouraged me from gsing into the same sort of ‘work, And 1 just don't think it's very interesting jo. Of course it sounds very important, but as far as I can see, you spend most ofthe diy at a desk doing Ihundkreds of calculations, and then checking and rechecking them. My mother did try to motivate me to take an interest in science subjects when T was about 14 0F15, and I think she'd be secretly pleased iT ‘wanted to bea scientist, but she's never put any sor of pressure on me. But I know she also thinks ~ as 1 do — ‘at there arent so many jobs available in pure research, which is what she does. C Barry Porter ‘When people find out my mother’s an actress, they always ask what Hollywood films she’s been in, and Thave to explain that she’s only ever worked in provincial theatres She's hardly ever been on television, which is ‘why not many people know her. That's one of the ‘problems withthe theatre: very few people get to the top ‘ofthe profession, and you have to be extremely lucky ust to make a living from it. Actors are nervous, highly- strung people, worrying about where the next job's coming from. Even if Thad any talent for acing, Ube put off by that side of it. Most of the other actors I've ‘met, people working with my mother, strike me as very arrogant people; I don't realy think I get on with them. ‘As you can gather, I really don't think my future is in the theatre, and in any case my mother has always tied to steer me away from taking up the profession. D Ruth Lawrence ‘My father teaches Maths at high schoo), which definitely used to come in handy when we had a Maths test the next day! I suppose there were dasdvantages, too, I think in the back of his mind he expected me to be good at Maths Ucause Ie was always there to explain it. The truth I've stovays boon tsi at Ue jus eal ue yell wie about the satisfaction you can get from teaching, and I do think he’s right about that, He'd tak about the long holidays and the short working day, trying to get me interested in taking a teaching qualification, I sed to think [wanted to be a teacher, but then I began to think of the disadvantages. The profession's changed and these days teachers have to work alot in the holidays and prepare a lot at home. In the end I decided to go into accounting, and I don't really think my dad's job afected ry decision at al,