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Reading:
Paper 1, part 1
Listening:
Paper 4, part 1
Use of English: Paper 3, part 5
Speaking:
Paper 5, part 1
Writing: Paper 2, parts 1
and 2
Beginnings
Getting started
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1 Complete the crossword using the clues provided and one of the words from the
box below.
embark
establish
found
generate
inaugurate
initiate
kick off
launch
produce
prompts
provoke
stimulate
trigger
Across
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SPOTLIGHT CHECKLIST
PaPER 1, PaRT 1 Themed texts
Tips
Be aware of the thematic link between the texts as this
will help you in moving from one text to the next.
Read the text and the questions carefully.
Look at the options and decide which one is the closest
in answering the question.
Underline the part of the text which answers the
question.
If possible, identify the part of the text which eliminates
one or more of the distractor options.
The 20th century began with an argument. Britain could not make up its mind where the boundary
between the two centuries lay. There were two schools of thought. The zeroists were adamant that the
new century started when 1899 gave way to 1900, but they were seen as a pedantic minority. Most people
agreed that 1900 was the last year of the old century, and so Britons held their centennial celebrations on
the eve of 1901. They could not know that their impatient descendants would take the opposite view and
that the passing of the second millennium would be marked an incomplete 99 years hence.
Some people spent the last hours of the 19th century quietly at home. Others made their way to church
or chapel, keeping the tradition of the night-watch service and listening in solemn silence for the first
stroke of the midnight hour. In York, as the Minster bells struck, four revellers plunged into the icy waters of the River Ouse,
determined to swim the old year out and start the new century clean. Outside St Pauls Cathedral in London the excitement
was more intense. The Scotch element was, as usual, well to the fore, and the singing of Auld Lang Syne could be heard
all over the City, reported the first 20th century edition of the Daily Mail.
Extrac
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Mr Lyell is a genius, said Darwin sniffily. He believes that the differences between two species of the same animal in two
different regions cannot be superinduced during a length of time on account of the immutability of species.
It all depends on how one defines a species, suggested FitzRoy. Every animal varies more or less, in outward form and
appearance, from its fellows that habit different surroundings. But to fancy that every kind of mouse which differs externally
from the mouse of another country is a distinct species is to me as difficult to believe as that every variety of the human race
is a distinct species. A mouse is a mouse. A human is a human, be he an Englishman or a Fuegian. A fox is a fox, whether
it be a Falklands fox or one of the type that Philos spends his days hunting to extinction in Shropshire. But a mouse cannot
transmute into a cat. A fox cannot transmute into a penguin. A monkey cannot transmute into a human.
Philos is making a damned good job of extinguishing the race of Falklands foxes too, if you ask me, said Sullivan. Expect
to see it classified with the dodo soon.
A chuckle ran round the room, and the hot breath of Darwins laughter momentarily flared the glowing peat in the
grate. I intend to make a special study of the tameness of the animal population before we leave, he said. To ascertain
by experimentation how fast each species learns from danger then, perhaps, to take specimens on board, and see if their
offspring really can receive their parents newly acquired knowledge at birth.
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According to FitzRoy
A all animal species are a product of their location.
B external variation alone can constitute a new species.
C only animals that are closely related can diverge.
D one species of animal cannot change into another.
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data generated from your survey sampling and analysis, you
will also be responsible for assisting with the maintenance of
field survey and data logging equipment.
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make out
make something up to
make up
make up for
______________________________________ scratch
______________________________________ drawing
_______________________________________ square
2 I decided to forget about my past mistakes and start
a new lifestyle.
I decided to forget about my past mistakes and
________________________________________ fresh
_________________________________________ leaf
________________________________________ slate
j make a go of it.
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4 Read the text and complete the gaps with the correct
form of the verb in brackets.
I (1) _________________ (not / forget) the first
time our team played in a knock-out football tournament.
No one (2) _________________ (expect) us to get as
far as we did all the way to the final as we were
generally considered to be the outsiders, but knowing
we might be up against the long standing champions, we
(3)_________________ (train) every day for months.
On the day of the match, I (4) _________________
(wake) to see that the sun (5) _________________
(shine). I (6) _________________ (put) on my
football kit and (7) _________________ (wait) eagerly
for Dad to announce it was time to go. When we
(8) _________________ (arrive) at the football pitch
I joined my team mates who (9) _________________
(already / do) warm ups and there was a definite sense
of excitement and tension in the air. Our coach said,
Remember, you (10) _________________ (train) for the
past year for this moment. Give it all youve got!
We (11) _________________ (march) out onto
the field, and after shaking hands with each other,
the referee (12) _________________ (toss) his coin
and (13) _________________ (blow) his whistle. The
next 90 minutes (14) _________________ (pass) in
a blur, but I could hear kids from our school who
(15)_________________ (cheer) us on. The other team
(16) _________________ (put) pressure on us the
whole time and there were some close shaves, until
finally in the second half they managed to score. It
(17) _________________ (begin) to look bad for us;
with only five minutes left of the game we were one goal
down. Suddenly I (18) _________________ (see) my
chance! Thanks to a straight pass from a team mate I
(19) _________________ (kick) the ball straight into the
net. The whistle blew. It (20) _________________ (be) a
draw, but then we went to penalties and beat them: five
goals to four!
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Extract Two
You hear a radio programme about a pop star.
3 Kathys first album was unusual in that
A the songs had been written much earlier.
B it seemed to be well thought out and refined.
C it was unlike any other album around at the time.
4 Kathy felt that making an album
A was the most important thing for her to do.
B was not as important as fame and fortune.
C would teach her how to enjoy what she did.
Extract Three
You hear a woman being interviewed about her
new line of work.
5 The woman says that the South American pouch slings
A have complicated straps and attachments.
B are attractive, natural and easy to wear.
C are not as popular as the metal framed slings.
6 One important advantage of her slings is that
A newborn babies get a sense of security in them.
B more than one child can be carried in them at
a time.
C they have been designed with the fathers
tastes in mind.
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SPOTLIGHT CHECKLIST
transformations
Remember:
The key word MUST be used in each answer.
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SPOTLIGHT CHECKLIST
PaPER 5, PaRT 1 Talking about new experiences
You may be asked one or two questions about yourself
which lead into further questions about, for example,
your leisure time, travel and holiday experiences, or your
daily routine.
TIPS
Look for opportunities to socialise with English speakers.
In pairs, role-play social occasions in which you meet new
people, e.g. parties, long train journeys, joining a new
class, starting a new job.
Writing: an article
SPOTLIGHT CHECKLIST
PaPER 2 Writing a descriptive or narrative article
Remember:
You will have a much better chance of performing well
in the task if you are familiar with the topic area or if it
is suited to your interests or experience.
When planning your writing, make sure you balance
your answers so that one part does not dominate at the
expense of another. It is important that you use effective
paragraphing, and develop each of the required points
in a separate paragraph.
Try to make your descriptions lively and include
some colourful use of language.
Decide if a personal angle is required.
Plan and write the above article. Follow the steps below.
1 Brainstorm: try to think of several ideas and choose
the best one.
2 Outline: what will you say in each part of your
composition.
1 Opening / introduction: ...
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