| Test 1 ISE If Reading & Writing Integrated Skills in English Ii Time allowed: 2 hours ‘This exam paper has four tasks. Complete all tasks. Task 1 - Long reading Read the following text about bottle lamps and answer the 15 questions on page 7. Paragraph 1 {n Brazil, a man called Alfredo Moser had the idea of making lamps from plastic bottles filled with water because there were so many power cuts. He experimented with the bottles until he could tight up the rooms in his own house during the day. The lamps didn't need electricity. Since then, he has installed the lamps in his neighbours’ houses and the local supermarket, but he has not made much money from his invention. instead, he has been very generous with his idea, using open-source technology. This means that the idea is freely available for everyone to use and change as they wish. Paragraph 2 Moser's idea is even simpler than it sounds. A large water bottle is filled with water, and a small amount of a common chemical is added to prevent bacteria. Moser says that the cleaner the bottle is the better. Then a hole is made in the roof of the house, and the bottle is pushed up through the hole, top-first. When a small part of the bottle is sticking out of the roof, it is glued into place. What happens is that sunlight travelling through the water in the bottle is refracted, or bent, and the light fills the room. Paragraph 3 This idea was picked up by a man from the Philippines, illac Diaz, who founded an organisation called MyShelter. This organisation specialises in bullding houses using recycled materials. They'd been given an enormous number of plastic bottles, which they used in two ways. They made walls by filing the bottles with wet earth, and created windows from bottles filled with water. Someone realised that this idea was similar to the bottle lamps, and Diaz decided that these would be perfect for the Philippines. MyShelter formed the Liter of Light organisation and started making the lamps in 20. They have been making them ever since. Paragraph 4 The technology is not owned by any large corporation, but the idea is that the technology is shared. People who run small businesses can learn to make and install the lamps and earn Some money in return. Liter of Light also run workshops to pass on the technology to young People and community groups who want to install the lights. By means of this open system, over 350,000 lamps have been installed in the Philippines, and the organisation now has projects in 15 other countries. Paragraph S Since Moser’s original idea (for which some people have suggested he should get a Nobel Prize), the technology has moved on. As the first bottle lamps only worked during daylight, 2 new system was developed, using a bottle attached to very small solar panels and a battery. In the Philippines, bottle lamps have saved people US $10 a month on electricity. Many spend this extra US $10 on a night lamp. They can also be used as streetlights, which can produce six years of light at a fraction of the cost of ordinary street lights. Like the basic version, these save a huge amount in carbon emissions and are affordable.i Questions 1-5 The text on page 6 has five paragraphs (1-5). Choose the best title for each paragraph from A-F below and write the letter (A-F) on the lines below. There is one title you don't need. 1. Paragraph? How the bottle lamps are made 2, Paragraph 2 Creative uses for bottles 3. Paragraph 3 4, Paragraph 4 Other recycled materials Economical lighting at any time amooa>r | | Necessity leads to an invention 5. Paragraph 5 A truly international scheme Questions 6-10 Choose the five statements from A-H below that are TRUE according to the information given in the text on page 6. Write the letters of the TRUE statements on the lines below (in any order). 6. _ | A Installing the bottle lamps is not a complicated process. 7... | B MyShelter were building with bottles when they heard about the lamps. 8. C No one makes any money out of installing the lamps. 9 D Moser has received a Nobel Prize for his invention. Moser’s invention has been extended to light up outdoor areas. ——— F More of the plastic bottle is fixéd inside the house than outside. G The money saved in four weeks on electricity is equal to the cost of a night lamp. H Moser first designed the bottle lamps for his neighbours’ homes. Questions 11-15 Complete sentences 11-15 with a word, phrase or number from the text on page 6 (maximum. three words). Write the word, phrase or number on the lines below. Tl. Moser used — to let people know how to make the lamps. 12, It is necessary to mix a chemical with the water to. 13, MyShelter using recycled products to construct houses. 14, Liter of Light workers 7 famps to young people and others. a the method of making the 15. Unlike the latest development, the original bottle lamps were only effective Test 1= % s = 3 8 & a ws 2 Task 2 - Multi-text reading In this section there are four short texts for you to read and some questions for you to answer. Questions 16-20 Read questions 16-20 first and then read texts A, B,C and D below the questions. As you read each text, decide which text each question refers to. Choose one letter - A, B, C or D - and write it on the lines below. You can use any letter more than once. Which text 16. puts forward the idea that all teenagers should study Business Studies? 17, explains why creative people were not keen on starting their own business? 18. gives information about the success of sales in the creative arts in general? _ 19. complains about the attitude taken by a certain group of people? a 20. describes ways some creative business owners have overcome challenges? - Text A basic business knowledge. ‘A Message from the Principal of The Creative Business College Our organisation was established because many creative people said they were afraid to start up in business, We realised that it wasn't fear that was preventing them, but lack of Our courses are specifically for creative people who haven't done Business Studies at school. They are designed to cut out a lot of the specialist business vocabulary that makes the subject seem hard. When our students graduate from the college, they have learnt to make a workable business pian and feel more confident. Text B Marco Blanco, shirt-maker “Before the course | was managing to sell some shirts but, regarding payment, shirt- making was more like a hobby than work. | Iwas hopeless at things like marketing. But, through improving my business skills, | got aloan to help my business. My business is really paying now.” did other jobs to make up for my low income. Gemma Lee, artist "Starting your own business is tough because of lack of support. The college, with its excellent staff, gave me all the support | hadn't had at school. | had made some poor business decisions in the past, and lack of experience made me disorganised. ve been selling a lot more paintings since doing the course.’Text C To: The Editor, Creativity Magazine Dear Editor, Asa satisfied graduate of The Creative Business College, T have been reflecting on my secondary school education. Unfortunately, at school, arts subjects are not taken very seriously. When I decided that I wanted to study Art at university, my teachers did not encourage me at all. This must change. It would also be better if Business Studies were obligatory for students in their last few years at school. If Td studied business when I was 16, it would have made my career as an artist much easier, Yours, Amina Khan Text D BiG Cait ree elt) feet Wamu aun ec 0 See ee ueic ee en esc ee er The creative industi produce 10% of UK ex 2 s predicted to rise by Maer ei Currently around jobs in the UK are in ing fora Business creative industte Studies exam in 2015 Questions 21-25 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) Marco was making shirts as a hobby before he went to the college B The college understood the true cause of artistic people's fear of the business world. If Amina had studied Business Studies at school, she wouldn't have worked in the arts. Most graduates of the Creative Business College are optimistic about their chances of success. F Both Gemma and Amina were satisfied with their secondary school teachers. G Gemma had her own business before she attended the college. H The Principal believes that Business Studies is an easier subject than it appears to be. € There will probably be more than 700,000 arts jobs in the UK in the future.= w > & 3 3 o « wi 2 Questions 26-30 ‘The summary notes below contain information from the texts on pages 8 and 9. Find a number, 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 Difficulties faced by creative people * No business knowledge * Poor sales figures lead to. a(26.). _ + (2%)- __....._help from other people Creative Business College Course - Advantages, * Acquire business skills * Students leave the college with a (28.) eee eee * May get business loans * Employment in the arts (29) to gop Improvements in schools * Teachers need to (30)... students to study the arts * Business Studies for all 16-year-oldsTask 3 ~ Reading into writing Use the information you read in Task 2 (pages 8-10) to write a report (150-180 words) for a creative arts organisation about the relationship between education and business success in the creative industries. You should plan your report 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 report of 150-180 words on the lines below. Try to use your own words as far as possible — don't just copy sentences from the reading texts.Task 4 - Extended writing Write a fetter (150-180 words) to a friend from abroad about national customs in your country. Describe some customs and give your friend advice about how to keep some of your national customs when they visit your country. You should plan your letter 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 letter of 150-180 words on the lines below.