ISE file Task 1 - Long Reading 1. Read the following text about train travel in Europe and answer the 15 questions below. Are trains the way to travel across Europe? Paragraph 1 For some people, the train has always been the best way to travel across Europe. You can watch the beautiful scenery go by while relaxing in your seat. You can talk to other passengers. You can sit comfortably and read a book instead of reading maps to get to your destination. You can also, most importantly, arrive directly in the city centre and not worry about car parking spaces or long journeys from the airport. = Paragraph 2 Of course, one of the best reasons to travel by train is that it’s good for the planet. Trains are more ‘environmentally friendly than planes or cars. While you watch the countryside from your train window, you can be confident that you are damaging it less by train than if you had travelled by car ‘or plane. In Europe, some trains now have an upstairs and downstairs, very similar to London buses. This means that even more people can travel on the same train, so reducing further the impact of train travel on the environment. Paragraph 3 However, keeping stations modem and train lines up to date is expensive. Many train services don't make enough money to cover costs. This means that railway companies often have to make difficult choices, like closing stations in villages and small towns or cutting night trains. They may also reduce services, making travelling across the continent by train more complicated for passengers. Paragraph 4 With the rise of low-cost airines in Europe, increasingly people are choosing to travel by lane, rather than train. These airlines fy to more cites than ever before, and journey times are much shorter than going by train. Internationa fights are simple to book online and, if before it was expensive to fly, row it's becoming cheaper and cheaper. I's dificult fr trains to compete with this. Paragraph 5 It not all bad news for European train travel, however. There are now high-speed train links, between many European cities, e.g. Barcelona and Pars, From the customer service point of view, there are now websites which help passengers book long-distance train travel in afew simple clicks. Passengers today can also benefit from a wide range of special offers and ral passes offering discount prices on travel. Technological advances mean that battery-powered trains could be possible in the near future, o reducing further the impact of train travel on the environment. With these developments, taking the train could once again become the favourite way of getting around Europe.Questions 1-5 (one mark per question) Theterthastvep aragraphs (1-5). Choose the best title for each paragraph from A-F below and write the letter(AFhon thetinesbelow Theelsonetiieyoudontneed. 1. PAFAQFAPH Yo A The benefits of train travel forthe environment 2. Paragraph 2 a B Why people take planes instead of trains 3, Paragraph 3 ou. The benefits for passengers of travelling by train 4. Paragraph 4 D Train travel in the future 5. Paragraph 5... E Recent developments in European rail travel F Cut backs in European ral services Questions 6-10 (one mark per question) Choose the five statements from A-H below that are TRUE according to the information given in the text Write the letters of the TRUE statements on the ines below (in any order). 6 [A Theresa similarity between some European trains and London buses. B Having to talk to other passengers i one of the disadvantages of train travel | € Trains have lost passengers to planes because of price and speed. | Reducing train services makes it easier for passengers to choose which train to | take. E Decisions about cuts to rail services are not easy for European railway ‘companies. | F Trains that run on batteries operate between Barcelona and Pars G Train travel could go back to being the way people prefer to travel in Europe. H The text mentions that it s easier nowadays to book tickets online for both | trains and plane. Questions 11-15 (one mark per question) Complete sentences 11-15 with a word, phrase or number from the text (maximum three words). Write the word, phrase or number on the lines below. 11. One of the best things about train s that they arrive right inthe vn nota long way outside itlike planes do. 12. An advantage of trains is that they'fe MOFe s.nnn-----« than planes, ie. they don't damage the environment so much, 13, I's expensive for train companies to keep train lines moder and nnn TB, ovsennnene allies have made air travel in Europe very cheap. 15. There are prices available on EuropeanISE file Task 2 - Multi-text reading (1) As part of your studies you are going to read about sleep In this section tere are four short texts For yo read and some questions for you to answer. to Questions 16-20 (one mark per question) Read questions 16-20 frst and then read texts A, 8, Cand D below the questions. Asyou tead each tex, decide which text each question refers to. Choose one letter ~ A, B, Cor D- and write ton the lines below. You can use any letter more than once, Which text 16. complains about how teenagers don't get the chance to sleep late? on. 17. explains how students might get better exam grades if they sleep more? . 18, shows how litle sleep teenagers get? oecn- 19. describes an experiment happening in schools at the moment 20, criticises the idea of teenagers starting school later in the morning? Text Let teenagers sleep in the morning Researchers at Oxford University have recently started a new experiment in a large number of ‘schools around the UK. From 2014-2018, thousands of 15 and 16 year olds will start school at 10.00 instead of 8.30 of 9.00. The researchers want to prove that a later school start leads to better marks in exams. We have known for a long time that the average teenager needs a minimum of nine hours sleep a night. However, very few get this much sleep during the week. This is because teenagers are biologically programmed to fal asleep later at night and wake up later the next morning. But lessons start early. Scientists believe that allowing teenagers to sleep more would give positive results. These include more students attending school and fewer students falling asleep at the desks. And, of course, better exam results Dear Sir or Madam, {read your article on teenagets and sleep with interest. However, I think these scientists are worrying only about school results and not about other things which are equally important. Ihave a 16-year- ‘ld son who loves sports. Football taining is afterschool, but if school starts and finishes later, when, will he have time to practise? This would be the same for any other after-school activity ~ music, sports, dance etc. My son also works in a café on a Friday afternoon. The job gives him independence {and teaches him the value of hard work. Other parents have the same opinion as !do. How could he do this fhe finishes school at Spm? Teenagers need to have interests out of school, but this can only happen if they finish early enough to follow them. Yours faithfully, Lucy BrownText Toall those * teenagers out there... Do you think you get enough sleep? Annie: hen have so much (y ne: How can get enough slep whe haves mich homewoi? ike my fends std Luntil midnight every ever if Hassan: The teachers always say |look tired but can't help it. Lessons start so early. | [MP Ineo seep mare at te wesands But Tent. My mumizavysttngmetotey | ny oom, Ch Nimal_eksaniy sinning hstucarwansmein te poobefre cool vette) ___ lessons after 9,00. (y Jost: The problem ismy computer alas spend slong seeing what my fends are dong | _ before 190 to bed that goto sleep very late ( 4 Brad: @Mary, | understand, My grandparents come for lunch every Sunday and |alwayshave to.get up early to help clean the house before they artve! fi ff Voress=: epoch My fends seme messages during the night and wake me up, But dont L __want to switch off the phone in case | miss somethin TextD Teenage boys and girls: hours of sleep per night Less than Shours = 21% hours = 23% aoa Bhours = 20% 7 hours BoysISE file Questions 21-25 (one mark per question) Choose the five statements from A-H below that are TRUE according to the information given in the texts above. Write the letters of the TRUE statements on the ines below (in any order) ‘A Notall schools in the UK wil start classes at 10.0. B More boys than girs get the full of amount of sleep they need per night. € Some parents think it’s good for their children to work after school D Experts say teenagers must gt at least 9 hours sleep a night to do well at sports. E Two teenagers talk about doing housework at the weekend F With the new school timetable, teenagers will have time to do sports activities during the school day. One teenager talks about going to bed late because they are doing homework on their computer. | H Most girls sleep 7 hours per night. 21. se 22. 23, 24, 25.2 eee | Questions 26-30 (One mark per question) ‘The summary notes below contain information on the texts on pages 80 and 81. Find a word or phrase (maximum three words) from texts A-D to complete the missing information in gaps 26-30. Write your answers on the lines below. Summary notes Teenage sleep patterns ‘Most teenagers sleep less than they need Teenagers are (26)... svn tO go to bed and get up later than adults Teenagers should sleep a minimum of 9 hours per ight Expert ideas Experts from Oxford University have started af (27) nen with 15 and 16 year olds Some scientists want to see if starting school (28) sae willhelp teenagers at school Some teenagers fall asleep in class People's opinions Some teenagers do not get enough hours of sleep because ofthe (29) they have to do. Other teenagers spend time chatting with th Some parents think that (30). teenager's life riends and don’t go to bed early enough. {are not the only important things in a Teenagers need to have time to do different things ater schoolTask 3 - Reading and Writing You are doing a project on sley teenagers and seen and you need to writea short essay for your teacher (100-130 words) about Useae information you read in Tsk 2 (pages 80 to 82) to: + describe the sleeping habits of an average teenager + gxplain why some schools are trying to change the school programme + sayifthese changes are popular with everyone ‘You should plan your essay before you st * Wengen your ey before you star wrtng Think abou hot youwant ay andmake some Planning notes (No marks are given for these planning notes) Now write your essay of 100-130 words. Try to use your own words as far as possible - don't just copy sentences from the reading texts. Task 2 — Multi-text reading (2) ‘As partof your studies you ate going to read about changes in the music industry. n this section there are four short texts for you to read and some questions for you to answer Questions 16-20 (one mark per question) Read questions 16-20 fist and then read texts A 8, Cand D below the questions ‘As you read each text, decide which text each question refers to. Choose one letter - A, write it on the lines below. You can use any letter more than once. CorD~and Which text 116. explains why a musician has decided to remove his music from streaming sites? 117. shows how streaming in music has become much more important in North America? 118, describes how the music industry is completely different now from in the past? even 19. gives details on how little a musician is paid by on-line streaming sites? 20. makes positive comments about digital music?ISE file Text A Changes in the music world ‘ ‘The music industry has changed because ofthe Internet an digtal must How we discover fsten and buy our music has changed forever. We no longer have to go into a store and buy musi but we can organise ital fom our computer or mobile phone. Sales of CDs have fallen. Even dovmloading ‘music seems tobe less popular than before. Nowadays, more and more people Isten to a wide, variety of music using streaming sites such as Pandora or Spotify. These kinds of sites have made ‘more music than ever before available to more people all over the world ~ and at a cheaper price, Bur the growing popularity of digital music has not been so popular with record companies or musicians, ‘who now make less money from the music. Text 8 From: Nick Rack Sent: 20 September 2015 To:editoramusicmag.co.uk Subject: Why 'm taking my music off streaming services Dear Editor, From today, my music will no longer be available on-line via streaming websites. These sites give "my music away for free or at very low cost. | feel that my music has a value and that people should pay to listen to what! have created. These sites pay the music companies a very small amount. The ‘companies then give the musician vey litle money each time a song is played. Fans will stil be able to buy and download my albums and, ofcourse, find them in the shops. And | hope they will understand why 1 have done this. | Yours, | Nick Textc ‘Music companies say that the Internet is killing music. Do you t ik this is true? ( Darius: Musicis far too expensive. Perhaps Tunes aren't selling as many songs as before, but ‘musicians are still making lots more money than other people in the country. ( ff Maggie:rve ascovered so much new music though ste ike Pandora. Ws areat. Bf L<2:1haveall my music on my phone and can stent it everywhere. You cant do that with CDs. {Marc stilspend money on music Instead of buying one CD, I download individual songs from A tots of aroups. f Darius: @Maggie | know. I's great 've bought lots of songs that | first heard on Pandora. ( q Alana: @Maggie Streaming is keeping music alive. You discover a new band, You go to see them AG iixcorcarcutabanes tee Fees ne HT ORT eT nowadays.Tei Maggie: ona Exact Sa ea al if Fay ifthe price oftickets has gone up [stil prefer to spend my \ Sak an the musician inging live than: RINSE GRE ae os eae through loads of Text Number of songs streamed in the USA 2013 ~ 106 billion songs streamed 2014 ~ 164 billion songs streamed 20132014 {An increase of 55% Percentage of streaming of total ‘music sales in the USA aie ‘ | 2007 - 3% | 2010-79 2013 - 21% 7 200720102013, Questions 21-25 (one mark per question) Choose the five statements from A-H below that are TRUE according to the information given in the texts ‘above, Write the letters of the TRUE statements on the lines below (in any order) 2 an wwe | (A People say that they listen to music through streaming sites instead 2 | of going to see bands playing live concerts. 23... |B Between 2013 and 2014 the number of songs streamed increased by 2. mote than hat 25. Streaming has given musica more intemational audience. | D The online streaming sites pay the musicians directly | 9. to stop streaming sites playing their music. G Downloading musicis just as popular as listening to music via streaming, H Musicians can often make more money through concerts than dowloads and streaming. E iTunes sales are decre F It’s possible for music Questions 26-30 (One mark per question) ‘The summary notes below contain information on the texts on pages 84 and 85. Find a word or phrase (maximum three words) from texts A-D to complete the missing information in gaps 26-30. cSISE file Write your answers on the lines below. Summary notes Changes in the music industry "Music now available via the Internet People can download music from places such as Tunes Sales through streaming increased to (26) More musics available to people in different countries 6 of total music sales in 2013 Advantages for music fans Streaming music is cheaper than (27) svv-no~ ‘or buying CDs You can listen to a choice of music on sites like Pandora or Spotify You can discover new bands on these sites and then go and listen to them in, ae Disadvantages for the music industry Musicians receive (29) sem When a site plays one of their songs ‘Some musicians feel that their music has no (30)... ifit'sgiven awayforfree | ‘Music companies now make less money Task 3 - Reading and Writing ‘You are doing a project on digital music and you need to write an essay (100-130 words) for your teacher about changes in the music industry. Use the information you read in Task 2 (pages 83 to 86) to: + describe how the music industry has changed + say why these changes have not been good for people in the music industry + explain how these changes have had a positive effect. You should plan your essay before you start writing. Think about what you want to say and make some notes to help you in this box: Planning notes (No marks are given for these planning notes) Now write your essay of 100-130 words. Try to use your own words as far as possible - don’t just copy sentences from the reading texts.