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Bs PAPER 4 Reading and Uso of English >> PART 1 1D 2A 3B 4C 5C 6B 7D 8c >> PART 2 longer 15 One >> PART2 17 eloquently (noun to adverb) 18 concatvable (verb to adjective) 49 disrespect (noun to negative noun} 20 influential (noun to adjective) 21 discredited (verb to negative verb) 22 incorporated (adjective to verb) 23 unmodified (verb to negative adjective) 24 disprove (noun to negative verb) 10 which 16 with ‘Whaving 12There 13|ike 14 to >> PART 4 25 would benefit (1) from (taking/having) (1) 20 no tine (1) were we (ever) aware (1) 27 had novhadn’t been (1) for that accident (1) 28 are on (very) good terms (1) with (1) 29 can't hava hoon (1) put (1) ‘80 had her bag (1) snatched (1) >> PARTS 31 C: ‘all that remains to tell us that it was once lush and. verdant ~ and inhahitad ~ ie tho accasional etone, tool, herpoon or mammoth tusk brought up from the seebed by fishing buats! ‘bathymetry can now deploy computers, satellite positioning equipment and special software to create accurate and remarkably detailed maps’ “She is however, scathing about the scale of financial support’ and ‘it’s an abeolute scandal that we know so little about the area just off the country’s shores’ “The idea shared by many people in Britain of their country as @ natural island kinadom will be challenged ... It remains to be seen how far this new awareness is takon on board, howover! “tn addition, commercial applications are a real possibility. ‘mapping the seabed will also identify places where rare plants and shellfish have their homes. Government legislatinn may nravant digging at euch sites’ 22¢: a3 A 346: 35D: 36 A: >> PART 6 37 A: Heviewer A says Griffiths uses ‘excessively poetic, at times. absurd language’. Reviawar R eays h argument is ‘passionately and eloquently expressed” Reviewor C says her theory is ‘fluently and vividly delivered’. Reviewer D describes a ‘rare vitality and admirable energy in Grittiths’ writing’. So, B, C and Dall say positive things about the style of writing, but A's comments are critical. Reviewer A says: ‘Jay Griffithe draws the familiar ‘but erroneous conclusion that traditional societie 38 B 39D. 40 Cc: and tribes treat nature and children better than ‘modern ones... the claims she makes about children’s development are too often illoaical and unsupportable.’ Reviewer B says that Griffiths pursues it thor ides) in waye that eimply don't hold up.” Reviewer A says that Griffiths fails to provide fan enalysis of te date In the UNICEF report on. children’s well-being. Reviewer 8 says that Griffiths is ‘guilty of selective deployment of the data’ Raviewer C alen fincle fault with Griffiths! use of tho data: ‘She refers to a UNESCO report on children’s wellbeing ... thet report, however, this that well- being depends on many factors... Reviewer D ‘mentions the use Griffiths’ makes of the UNICEF data but is uncritical. The result, as the UNICEF surveys of well-being that Griffiths quotes reveal, is 2 gonoration of childron who are unhappy and unfulfilled.” So, D is the only reviewer who is uncritical of the way Griffiths uses the UNICEF report, Reviewer B says that Griffiths ‘regards children a8 nriginslly innocent and good, and thet thooc characteristics are suppressed by the resttictions imposed vn their. As parents have known tor millennia, however, children are far more complex than that.” Reviewer C says that Griffiths believes in ‘the innate purity of childran and 9 neod for them to be close to nature, mystery and risk and be gloriously free’, but that she “igwres all te science that shows that children are, in fact, far from being the simple innocents of romantic tradition’ Reviewers A and B discuss what Griffiths says about the way children are brought up but neither refer to Griffithe’ dopiction of childron’a baaie nature >> PART 7 ME 420. 43 F: 44 A: Link between ‘But what does it mean to be a field scientist?” in the provious peragraph and ‘By and large, they wark outdoors, and are intarosted in pretty much everything from discovering new species to the effect of obscure parasites on ecosystems.’ Link between ‘The air is hot and thick, the trees are dansely packed, and avarywhara is teeming with lite’ in the previous paragraph and ‘This morning, for example, a square hell wietie uf utusinvumnis sprouted on the ditt floor of my kitchen, My favourite ‘ume here is in the early evenings. It's finally cool ‘enough to be comfortable.” Link between ‘Each family has a finca in the forest, 2 wooden home on atilte’ in tho previous poragiaph and 'They have their own traditions, too.’ Also, the contrastive link Detween treating the woman with a snake bite and ‘But my normal fe here as a work experience student revolves mainly around my personal research’ in the following paragraph, Link between ‘I am trying to establish exactly which species are here, where and when | can find them, ‘and what condition they are in’ in the previous paragraph and ‘To do this, | walk slowly along several paths in the forest, accampanied by a local guide, and at night equipped with a torch.” Cambricige Englich: Advancccl Tests Answer key 244 45 G: Link between ‘Research is like this - laborious and menetenous but it ean be rewarding too" in tho previous paragraph and ‘And the thing is to imagine being the person that nas made a discovery: tne person who first questions something, investigates and then contributes to the vast catalogue of information that ie science! 46 D: Link between ‘very few matching my desire to explore and Investigate witulife" In ue previous paragraph and ‘The reality is, however, that to make ‘your way you need to build up a range of contacts, and a portiolia af week >> PARTS 47 D: ‘Preparation is of extreme importance; things like finding out what form the interview will have... wll you be talking to one person of a panel?” 48 A: ‘But | got carried away and went off at a tangent, which made a bad impression’ 49 C: ‘They believed in being casual first names with each other: 80 C: ‘Iwas so relieved it was over that I just smiled and blurted out: "No thanks!" 61 D: ‘Another question intorviowere eomotimee ack wie ‘about mistakes you have made. ... admit that you ‘were at raul Firstly, a candidate should not learn a speech off by heart; you will come across as insincere: 52.0: ‘A candidate chau docida in adivanca an at lant ten things to ask the interviewer’ 94 D. ‘Actually, i> Ul su MuCll what peuple Say... a9 the way they sit, how they hold their heads, whether they meet the interviewer's eye’ 55 B: ‘I wondarad if perhaps I had heen too direct. but later discovered ... they were impressed by my enthusiasm and ambition’ 56 A: ‘The other lesson | learnt was that if you are asked to talk about things you aren't good at, you shouldn't be evasive. You could mention something that can also be a strength’ people all used 52 B: PAPER 2 Writing >» PART 1 (suggested answers) ‘Question 1 Style: Semi-formal or formal Content: 1 Introduce your essay, and explain what you are going to be writing about. 2 Describe the different methods for encouraging students 3 Discuss which two methods you think are more usetul, Give reasons, and it appropriate, explain why other methods are less useful. 4 Conclusion: end with a summary of your >» PART 2 (cuggested answers) Question 2: Style: Informal Content: 1 Introduction: greet your friend and say how nice it was to meet again, 1242 cambridae nai i: Advanced Tests Answer kev 2 Describe the party and the feelings you had about it. 3 Give details about the things you enjoyed. 44 Suggest ways of meeting In the fuwure, 5 Finish your letter with an appropriate goodbye. Question 3: Style: Farmat Content: 1 Introduction: describe the situation you are uing W visvuss, 2 Describe the current dress code in the workplace you are writing about, 3 Outline the advantages of a casual-dress dav. 4 Outline any disadvantages. 5 Conclusion: end with a eummary of the pros and cons, and offer some recommendations for future action. Question 4 Style: Neutral or semi-formal Content: 1 Introduction: explain which film you are talking about and which series itis @ part of. 2 Describe what is good about the film. 3 Describe what is not good about the film. 4 Describe how well it fits with other films in the 5 Conclusion: summarise your views about the Fi PAPER 5 Lister >> pants 1C 28 3A 4B 5B 6A >> PART2 7 subject Bon Earth/earth 9 extraterrestrial life AW organisms 11 (yuolvyical) period 12 five millions 5,000,000 13 (very) different from 14 (tho) dinosaurs >> PART 3 1A 16D 17C 188 19A 20C >> PART 4 Task One 21B 22 23G 248A 2D Task Iwo 26E 274 28F 29G 30H Mic PAPER 1 Reading and Use of English br PARTY 1A 2C 3B 4D 5C 6D 7A 8C b> PART 2 92s 10which 11 how 1Beachevery 16 far W2such order 14among

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