1 Speaking
A Role play/meeting
Work in groups of three or four. You have been asked to join a group to decide whether your town needs a local newspaper. Prepare a one-minute presentation to give your opinion and the reasons why. Then have the meeting and make a final decision with your friends.
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STUDENT A You are the chairperson and you will lead the meeting. You should not show your opinion but you really want a local newspaper. You don’t care what it is like.
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STUDENT B You don’t think there should be a local newspaper. It will be too expensive and no-one will read it. Anyway, nothing ever happens in the town. |
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STUDENT C You think a local newspaper is a great idea. It will make people care for their town more. Lots of people have stories to tell and it will make lots of money from advertisements. Another reason why you want a newspaper is that you are a journalist and you need a job.
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STUDENT D You are not sure if the town needs a local newspaper. The town is small and many people only live there in the summer. However, you agree that it will make a lot of money from advertisements. Maybe a few pages on local life in a national newspaper is better? |
B Information gap
Your prison is overcrowded. You have decided to release one person. Four people have been selected for possible release. Find out about all four people and then decide which person should be set free.
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STUDENT A
PETER MORGAN – Was put in prison for selling marijuana for fifteen years. He has spent five years in prison. In that time he has worked with charities and has appeared on TV to stop children taking drugs. He is very sorry for what he did and wants to work with children in the future.
SARAH KENNEDY – Stole a credit card and then spent £20,000 on the card to pay for hospital bills for her daughter who was very sick. The daughter is better now but Sarah will be in prison for five years. |
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STUDENT B
ALAN PETERS – Killed his father two years ago and was sentenced to life in prison. New evidence shows that the father regularly hit Alan and kept him in a small room 24 hours a day. Alan regrets killing his father and has been a model prisoner. The head of the prison thinks he should be released.
MARJORIE WATSON – Marjorie stole chemical secrets from a company laboratory. These documents show that the company was lying about the drugs that they were selling. This has probably saved many people’s lives. Marjorie doesn’t regret what she did. She was sentenced to ten years in prison. |
2 Writing
The following graph shows the reading preferences of teenagers (age 13-19), young adults (age 20-29) and adults (over 29) in 1995 and 2005. Look at the graph and write a description of the trends.
(60-100 words)
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