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    Exampractice1:ReadirgPaper 1 Part 4: mult iplematching

    Youaregoing o readan art ic len which ixpeoplealkabout hepart hat ravel lays n heirl ives. orquestions -15,chooserom hepeople A-F). hepeoplemaybe chosenmorethanonce.Whichpersoncurrently asvery i t t le ime or holidays?believeshat he destrnationftencomoensatesor atediousourney?disl ikes eing eptwait ing n arrival t a dest inat ion?preferso letsomeone lseorganisehe travelarrangements?finds hat ravell ingrovidesnspirat ionor work?says hat eelings f homesicknessanspoil heenjoymentof travell ing?is reluctanto giveup creature omfortswhen ravelling?is ncl inedo overpack hengoing n a journey?visits o manyplaceshat t 'shard o recallmuchaboutthem ndividually?regardsravelas an educationalxperience?doesnotspendholidaysn hewaysomepeoplemight xpect?welcomeshe culture-changehat ong ourneysmakeoossible?appreciateshe opportunityor reflectionha t ravel an offer?

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    Exampractice1: Readitg

    A Anita Roddick, founder of the Body ShopAs kids, \\,'e spent the sunrurers helping out in mynrum's caG,sneaking offrvhen we could to the rrearbybeachor amusementpark.Since hen, he insights 'v egained from extensive travelling have been ploughedback into nry rn'ork r,vith the l3ody Shop. I think oftravel as a universiry u'ithout n'alls, and for nre thereha sahvavs ot to be a purpose o it. Loungir.rg roundon a beach doesn't grab me at all, but I love soakingup the environment; rvalking, hiking and rafting rvithfamily and friends in remote places. Long trainjournel,s are sublinre because thev eive nte time tclthink, but air travel is abysnral When I do have to doit, I ma ke sure hat I jr-rstake hancl uggage, o I'm nothanging around the baggage eclainrat the end of theJorlrne)'.B Laura Bailey, modelI've clocked up iots of miles through nry rvork since Istartedmodeliing.When I u.assnra1l.'vemainlv rentedcottageson the coast n the holidays,although I dorernenrber going carnping in Europe. These da1's.regard ong-har-rl ravelling as r necessarymeans to :tnend; I tolerate it because he place itself generallymore than makes up fbr the tediurn of getting there.'When I travel for rvork, I have no choice br-rt o let rnyagent organise the trip, btrt I ' l l verv oftcn stav onaftenvards or take a detour to somervhere I want toexplore.Over the years, vhat I 've learned s us r to gowith the florv - sometirnes he wrong turn can turnolrt to be the right turn.C Bear Grylls: explorerPeople assrrme rnust be a nightmare to Eloon holidal,with becar-rse '11 always want to be going up amountain, but actuali,vhat'.she last hing I'nt up for.I get rny adrenaline rush from u'ork, so on holidav Iwant to chill out properly, preferably on a beach. Forme, travelling is all about arriving at a pl:rce. On nrvlecture tours to the USA, I always ry to squeezea lotinto as itt le t ime aspossible o that I c:rn l.v here andback in one day. f you're arvav frour your farrrilli thenthe fun part of travelling is eiirninated.

    My life in travel

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    D Matthew Williamson: fashion designerWhen I go on holiday, I tend to go abroad becausewant to escape rom lny daily routine. Even though +t ithe reason or going is to rechargemy batteries, takenry sketchbooksu'ith nre so that I can dra',vnew ideasfor the next season'.s ollection. F{owever, I don'tenjo,v he procedure of getting from A to B a t all - infact, I r,vould probabiy travel tr,viceas nruch as I do if +sI could just lnagic myself there.When I u'as vounger, I used to rough it a bit oncheappackaee holidays,but there'.s o way I r,'n'ould othat now,.For me, the biggest uxury if I go )way nowis time, and because hke everything to go snt

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    Exampractice1:Useof EnglishPaper3 Part 4: gapped sentences

    Forquestions -5, hinkof one wordonlywhich anbe usedappropriatelyn all hreesentences.ere s anexample0).Example:0 Sarahsa good eacher ndherstudentsindher eally .. . . . . . . to tatk o.carlwasn't fanof hardworkandwasarwaysookingoran .... i fe.I t 's """" ' . . . . . . . . . . .o seewhyso many ouples hoosehat ovelys landor heirnonevmoon.Exampre:Fitr4Elrlllllllltrllllll--

    Estel leuf fered . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .n ncome hen hemoved o a less esponsibleoost.There asbeen . . . . . . . ' . . . . . . . . . . . . .n henumber f people pply ingorseasonalwork n the retail ector hi syear.Af ter he onghotspel l ,herewashardly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . f water ef t n hereservoir.on the preparatoryourse, ll subjects recovered, ut none noreatTheactormanagedo convey great .. .of feelingn he inal ceneof the ilm.Thewater n heswimming ool sof a constant ... so there s noshal low nd.Fiona'sutor ". '. . . . her o believehatshewaswellpreparedorher irstworkplacement.After he ilmon recruitmentrocedures,arahBrown ....a shoftdiscussionn the ssueshat t had aiseo.It wasSimon's oor imekeepinghat .. . o hisdismissalrom hecompany.Thenewspapers .. .a series f art ic les n emptoymentpportunit iesin the hoteland catering ector.Theworksmanager as ust .. . . hroughhe irm,s afety olicy orthebenefit f thenew ecruits hen he irealarm ounded.lf youwant o apply ora teachingob, ime s ...short, sapplicat ionsave o be n by heendof theweek.At theendof theheated egotiat ions,hestaff . . . . . . . . . fora 3 percentpay ncrease.Grahamounda spare eat n hecorner f the ibrary ndsoondown o work.There adbeen fal lof snowovernight ,ut t hadonly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .higher ground. I vr Jr r trvv uvcr l l lg l l . ' uu . l [ r laq only "" on the

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    Exampractice1:WritingPaper 2 Par1-2

    Writean answer o one of thequestions -3 in this par.t.Writeyouranswern 220-260wordsin an appropriatetyle.

    An internat ional lyenowned rt gal lery s looking or people o work thereas temporaryassistants ver he summer.The ob involves ct ingas an English-speakinguide orgroupsof tour ists rom manydif ferent ountr ies. ouare nterestedn applying or the ob.Writea formal et ter o the directorof the gallery, sking or fur therdetai lsand givrnginformat ion bout:. any relevant revious xper ience. your suitabi l i tyor the ob. your evelof English.Writeyour letter.A groupof young people 18-21) rom var iouscountr ies s coming o your areaas par l ofa cultural xchange cheme.Theywil l havean organised rogramme f dayt imeact iv i t ies, ut wi l l be f ree n the evenings. he local our istof f icehas askedyou toproducean informat ion heet n Englishwhich wil l give membersof the group nformat ionabout:. socialact iv i t ies vai lablen the area n the evenino. how to take part in themr an indicat ion f the cost .Writeyour information sheet.A website or English anguage tudents n your countryhas decided o includea pageofbook reviewswritten by students hemselves.You have been asked to providea reviewofa book in Englishwhichyou have ead or pleasure ecent ly.t shouldbe a book whichyou would recommend o other eaders.In your review nclude:. brief nformationabout the plot and characrers. an indicat ion f the levelof English eeded o read t. the type of personwho you thinkwould enjoy eading t .Writeyour review.

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    Exampractice1:ListenitgPaper 4 Parl2: sentence comPletion

    Youwil l heara university tudent alkingabout some research he has been nvolvedwith onthe subjectof superst i t ionsn the UnitedKingdom.Forquest ions1-8, complete he sentences.

    SUPERSTITIONSN THE UKTheresearchersntendto usea

    Theexactnumber f people akingpaftin he nitial esearch as

    The researchersound ha tvariousypesof

    Thecommonest ayingusedby respondentsobringgood uckwas

    as a way of collecting uture data.

    wereusedby 28% of peoPle.

    Theobjectsmostwide|yregardedasun|uckybyrespondentswere I c I

    Theresearcherseresurprisedto f ind hatpeoplenvolvedn werequite uperst i t ious.

    Themostsuperst i t iousgegroup urned ut o be

    When alkingabout he uture,he speaker ays he act hat superstitionsrealwaysano I

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    Exampractice :Useof EnglishPaper 3 Part 5: key word transformations

    Forquestions -8,completehesecond entenceo hat t hasa similarmeaningo the irstsentence, sing he wordgiven.Do not change he word given.Youmustuse betweenhreeandsix words ncludinghewordgiven.Here san example0).Example:0 Doyou hink couldborrow ourpen,please?

    WONDERING| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I couldborrow ourpen,please?Exampre:tr 4, I,ELI

    1 lt was he mostexoensiveestaurant've everbeen o.MOREl 've. . . . . . . . . . . . expensiveestaurant .It's wo years ince firstwent o dancing lasses.BEENI 've . . . . . . . . . . . for wo years.I don't hinkYasmins ikelyo call ound onight.THATI think . . . . . . . . i l lcal l ound onight .People ay t is he world'smostpolluted ity.SAIDIt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pol luted i ty n heworld 'By bookingn advance, tudents angeta 1Opercentdiscount.ENTITLEDStudents ho . . . . . . . . . to a 10percentdiscount .Youhave o hand nyourassignmenty he endof the month.DEADLINEThe . . . . . . . . . . is heendof hemonth.There's otmuchchance f ourwinninghematch.LITTLEWe . . . . . . . . . . . winninghematch.Who eft he room n sucha mess?RESPONSIBLEWho . . . . . . . . . theroom nsucha mess?