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OPTION A

SCREEN ADDICTS: CHILDREN, COMPUTERS AND TELEVISION

1 Children in Britain sit in front of a TV or computer screen for fourandahalf

hours a day, alarming research reveals. Youngsters now spend an average of one hour
and 50 minutes online and two hours 40 minutes in front of the television every day. A
report released by research firm ChildWise found that children spend more time in front
5 of a screen in one day than they spend exercising in the entire week.
The report suggests that screens are increasingly turning into electronic babysitters
and children in the UK are spending more time plugged in than ever. It found that 97
per cent of 11 to 16yearolds own a mobile phone eight per cent more than the
percentage of adults who own one. The report also found that two in three children aged
10 between five and 16, and 77 per cent of children aged 11 to 16, have their own
television or personal computer and, despite fears about online safety, almost half have
internet access in their own room.
The study warns that many youngsters are using mobile phones to learn about each
others bodies and access Xrated porn. Dr Emma Bond, an expert in childhood and
15 youth studies, said adults need to take our heads out of the sand about what is
happening to young, impressionable children. But despite the popularity of the internet
and mobile phones, the next generation is still likely to be one of telly addicts. Around
63 per cent of children have a television set in their room but as the popularity of
laptops increases and programmes are increasingly available online, this is likely to
20 drop.

QUESTIONS

[1] FOLLOWING THE INSTRUCTIONS, ANSWER THE QUESTIONS A, B, C

(3 POINTS AS A WHOLE).

A. Answer the following question using your own words (10 to 20 words) (1 point).

What are the findings of the study carried out by ChildWise?

B. Are the following statements true (T) or false (F) ? Indicate the line(s) in the text
supporting your choice. (1.5 points as a whole: 0.5 points each).

B1. Children in the UK spend most of the day in front of a TV or a computer screen.
B2. Never before have British children spent more time in front of a screen.
B3. The next generation will possibly be very fond of TV.
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C. Choose a, b or c in the question below. Only one choice is correct (0.5 points).
According to the text, children in the UK
a) don't do much exercise or sport because of their addiction to technology.
b) need parents' awareness of their abuse of technology.
c) have online babysitters to look after them when parents are away.

[2] COMPLETE THE TASKS a, b, c, d ACCORDING TO THE INSTRUCTIONS

GIVEN (2 POINTS AS A WHOLE: 0,5 EACH).
a) Complete: If many children in the UK didn't have technology in their rooms, .....
b) Rewrite into the passive voice:
97 per cent of 11 to 16yearolds own a mobile phone in the UK.
c) Write a question for the underlined answer:
The report suggests that screens are increasingly turning into electronic babysitters.
d) Transform into reported speech:
"Adults need to take our heads out of the sand" Dr Emma Bond said.

[3] VOCABULARY (1 POINT AS A WHOLE: 0,2 EACH).

-Find the words in the text that mean:
a) shocking
b) whole
c) becoming
d) proportion
e) decrease

[4] WRITE ABOUT THE FOLLOWING TOPIC USING BETWEEN 100-120

WORDS (4 POINTS)

What are the advantages and disadvantages of having a TV and internet access in your
own room when you are a child?
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OPTION B

JANUARY SALES

1 People who are addicted to shopping are nowadays called shopaholics. For these
shopaholics, the post-Christmas period means only one thing - sales! Across the
country, prices are reduced on clothing, electronics, home furnishings and more,
but London is the place for serious shopping, and you can certainly pick up some
5 amazing bargains. The sales start on Boxing Day, 26th December, and continue for the
month of January, but the keenest bargain hunters get there early to be first through the
doors. In Oxford Street queues form outside shops before pre-dawn openings for the
start of their sales. At Brent Cross, in north London, hundreds of people queue at
3:30 am for the Nextclothing stores sale which begins at 4 am. Some hardy
10 individuals even camp outside the shops to be first in the line. Consumers who go to the
shops are rewarded with discounts of up to 80%, as department stores join the sales
frenzy. The shops are packed with people moving around as the sales get into full
swing, with more than half a million people converging on LondonsWest End. Some
people are taking their partners shopping with them and buying their Christmas presents
15 in the sale - a practical but unromantic way of making sure you get the gift you really
want. For a less exciting but less stressful shopping experience, online retailers also
participate in the January sales of their own. The most organised of all are those who are
already doing their present shopping for next Christmas, in the January sales!

QUESTIONS

[1] FOLLOWING THE INSTRUCTIONS, ANSWER THE QUESTIONS A, B, C

(3 POINTS AS A WHOLE).

A. Answer the following question using your own words (10 to 20 words)
(1 point).

Why do some couples go shopping together during Christmas sales?

B. Are the following statements true or false? Indicate the line(s) in the text
supporting your choice. (1.5 points as a whole: 0.5 points each).

B1. During January sales shops can sell products for less then half their price.
B2. After-Christmas sales also offer good apportunities to buy products via
Internet.
B3. People get really good discounts in London.
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C. Choose a, b or c in the question below. Only one choice is correct (0.5 points).
According to the text, some customers do extreme things to make sure they acquire
what they want.
a) They steal money from their parents the previous day.
b) Some even sleep in the open air.
c) They tell their partnersto wait for 12 hours until the shop opens.

[2] COMPLETE THE TASKS a, b, c, d ACCORDING TO THE INSTRUCTIONS

GIVEN (2 POINTS AS A WHOLE: 0,5 EACH).
a) Join these sentences using a relative pronoun:
Many products are sold at a reduced price. We buy them in January.
b) Complete: If she had bought that dress in Harrods, ........
c) Complete with the correct form of the verbs in brackets:
After________________ (go) shopping with my dad, I ____________(help) my
mum because she was really busy that evening.
d) Transform into reported speech:
"What will you buy for your girlfriend next week?" Tim asked Paul.

[3] VOCABULARY (1 POINT AS A WHOLE: 0,2 EACH).

-Find the words in the text that mean:
a) obtain
b) go on
c) most enthusiastic
d) compensated
e) gifts

[4] WRITE ABOUT THE FOLLOWING TOPIC USING BETWEEN 100-120

WORDS (4 POINTS)

Who do you think benefits more from discount shopping, customers or shops?