BEN CHAMBERLAIN Ben has had a successful year and has got good marks in most of his exams. He always does best in science subjects, but this year he has really improved in languages, and he has got much higher marks in French in particular. He still needs to work hard at history and geography. He should revise a bit more before the exams. Although he is quite reserved and is often quiet in class, Ben has made a lot of friends this year. He has also been very kind to other students. An older boy was bullying Ben’s friend and Ben confronted the bully and told the teacher. The bullying has now stopped and the school has written a polite letter to the bully’s parents. Ben has got a very good attitude. He helped another student who was cheating. The student wanted to copy Ben’s chemistry homework. Ben refused to give him his homework, but he spent two evenings with the boy and they revised the subject together. I think Ben should think about becoming a teacher! He’s very tolerant and sensitive to other people. Ben should visit a few universities next term to decide which he likes best.

 

To   Debbie, Niamh, Aaron From Jack There is a lot of support for the sponsored run. 240 students have signed up and the organization is going well. Niamh has publicized the event on message boards and you can sponsor the runners online on a special website. Les from the Big Buy supermarket has already agreed to give us 50p for every runner who finishes! Debbie has designed a route which is exactly 10 km. Supporters will be happy with the route because it’s easy to see the runners. The event is in June, but it might rain because this is England! If it rains, Niamh will provide special rain gear for the participants. Action points 1)   Debbie is going to email the route to runners. 2)   Niamh is going to set up tables of water every 2.5 kilometres. If it’s sunny, the runners will get thirsty and it’s important to stay hydrated. I’ve got a medical qualification so I’ll offer assistance to anyone who needs it. 3)   Aaron is going to find out if we need to inform the town council about the event. 4) Aaron is also going to ask the teachers to join        in. If students see that their teachers are     participating, they’ll train harder.

 11 Write Jack, Aaron, Les, Debbie or Niamh. You can use some names more than once. (8 marks)

1_ ______________ is going to sponsor the runners.

2_ ______________ is going to ask if local authorities need to know about the event.

3_ ______________ has created a route.

4_ ______________ is going to contact people who work at the school.

5_ ______________ is going to organize some drinks.

6_ ______________ will help the runners if they
feel ill.

7_ ______________ has posted adverts online.

8_ ______________ is going to send information to the runners.

 Reading

  8   Read the text on the right. What type of text is it? (2 marks)

a   a review                 c   an advert

b_ a biography           d   a description

   9  Match sentences a–i with gaps 1–8. There is one sentence that you don’t need. (8 marks)

a_ However, some of the people in the film are real historical people. ¨

b_ She’s going to America to marry Cal Hockley. ¨

c_ The film did not make quite as much money. ¨

d_ One of the world’s best-selling films is Titanic. ¨

e_ It ends with Rose as an old lady. ¨

  f__ These were used to create the dramatic moments when the ship crashes. ¨

g_ This lady tried to save other passengers. ¨

h_ This later film, about alien life, made over $2.7 billion! ¨

i__ They fall in love. ¨

Titanic (1) ____ It was a big international hit. It made $1.8 billion and it won eleven Academy Awards, including Best Picture. The film was expensive to make, and it included many computer-generated images. (2) ____ Other scenes show the ship underwater. It tells the story of two passengers from different social classes. Rose is a seventeen-year-old rich girl. (3) ____ But she doesn’t love him. On the ship she meets Jack Dawson, a third-class passenger. (4) ____ But tragically, the ship sinks and Jack dies. The film doesn’t end on the boat. (5) ____ In her life, she has done everything she said she would do with Jack. The love story between the main characters is fictional. (6) ____ Some people, like Molly Brown, were famous in real-life. (7) ____ This made her a heroine. In 2010, the director, James Cameron, made another best-selling film, Avatar. (8) ____ That’s why Cameron is such a famous Hollywood name!

 Reading

8   Read the text. Then write true or false. Correct the false sentences. (10 marks)

Sharbat Gula Sharbat is famous because she appeared on the cover of National Geographic magazine, and the world was amazed by her beautiful green eyes. She was photographed in 1985 at the age of thirteen by journalist Steve McCurry. She lived in Afghanistan and was forced to leave her home in Afghanistan during the war with Russia. For seventeen years nobody knew her name and she was known simply as ‘the Afghan Girl’. For many people she symbolized the war. The journalist tried to find her during the 90s, but he couldn’t. In 2002 a team from National Geographic looked for her. A few women said they were Sharbat and a few men said they were her husband! They finally found her. Her identity was confirmed using modern technology which matched her eyes to the photo. Sharbat didn’t know that she was famous. She was photographed again and her story was written and published in the April 2002 magazine. Modern pictures of her were printed and a television documentary was made. Today her life is quite normal. She gets up before sunrise and collects water from the stream. She cooks, cleans, does the washing and looks after her three children.

1_ Sharbat looks very ordinary.

__ _______________________________________

2_ A man took her photo when she was a teenager.

__ ___________________________________________

 

3_ Sharbat has lived in Afghanistan all her life.

__ ___________________________________________

4_ Sharbat’s name was famous.

__ ___________________________________________

5_ People found Sharbat twenty-seven years later.

__ ___________________________________________

6_ Some people pretended to be Sharbat.

__ ___________________________________________

7_ Sharbat was in the magazine more than once.

__ ___________________________________________

8_ The magazine helps children in Sharbat’s home country. ___________________________________

9_ Sharbat’s day begins late.

__ ___________________________________________

10 Sharbat hasn’t got a family.

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