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    ThimotyR Kanashiro ‘TIP STRIP Question 43 Bloggers ACand Dalltellus teu tha jabs but whic one sa logging could help in that caret ‘Question 45: Look foea word that means nobody koous who youre (Question $0; Bloggers Aad D both mention hogging and othe ‘ype ofwrting but ‘sbi one makes comparison tht focuses cn how easy ‘You are going to read an article about four people who write blogs. For questions 43.~ 52, (choose from the bloggers (A~ D). The bloggers may be chosen more than once. Inthe exam, you mark your answers on a separate answer sheet. Which blogger... . started writing the blog as a way of improving career prospects? ‘mentions using a personal biog in professional activities? Wars prospective bloggers abaut a loss of privacy? made a decision to improve the quality ofthe blog? is unconcerned about making mistakes in the blog? felt no need to learn anything new before starting to write blogs? initially doubted that readers would be attracted to the blog? Compares the ease of writing blogs to other types of writing? values the fact that the blog provides a break from work? remembers other people being less open about what they had written? a7 St Teo - A Ann Handley Like many of my school friends, I used to spend hours every day writing a diary ina little book. But while they kept theirs hidden under their beds, T needed an audience, interaction and feedback. One day, my teacher encouraged me to join a pen-friend organisation and I used to write pagesof fascinating detailabout my teacher, my friends, my dog ... I even invented a few personalities, the details of which were far more interesting than my awn life. $0 ‘when one of my colleagues explained tome what blogging was all about - the frequent postings, the feedback, the trackbacks, 1 felt confident that Lalready knew all about it. Y'm now a marketing specialist and my blog is a business tool. But at the sarne tie 'm reliving the joy of communicating and ‘the thrill of the conversation. B Dave Armano ‘A year ago T was a. professional minding. my own business. When I started reading bogs, I would say to myself: ‘There's 50. much information out there - so many smart people’ I decided to start my own blog, but I had no idea what I was doing. Twas basically a nobody and I was trying to get people to listen to me, What was I thinking? But then | created a visual for my blog and before I know it, I had all these other blogs linking to me - doing weird stuff like trackbacks, Thad no idea what a trackback was, but I went from forty hits a day to close to 2 hundred ovemight. It was amazing! That's when I stopped to think: if I wanted traffic, I needed to get some | good content there, ancl that’s what really | worked for me. Why do people start writing blogs? Read the personal stories of four bloggers. © Carol Krishner It’s great to have my personal blog because 1 feel free and if T make mistakes T lear from the experience. I'm a lecturer, and it's refreshing to be able to step outside my academic interests and into a different world, But it’s interesting that when you choose topics to write about you give others hints about yourself, and people do get to know you. So it’s not the thing, to do if you want to remain anonymous, ‘One of the first lessons I leamed is that the blogosphere is a genuine community. After asking a question ina blog comment about ‘what qualities are needed in a good blog, 1 soon got spot-on advice from a blogger I didn’t even know. Then [had an invitation to a local face-to-face blogger meetup, which was an amazing experience. D Debbie Weil I started my first blog exactly three years ago for a very practical reason. It was clear to me that blogs were going to become a useful fool in my future job as a journalist. needed to know how to use this new tool, and I figured blogging myself was the quickest way to get up to speed. I learnt quickly and since then I've helped others Thunch their own personal blogs, The simplicity of blogging software enables me to write short entries without any problems or delays. Weiting a 750-word article is a daunting task, but a quick blog entry takes, less than a minute. And yet the effect is ‘0 significant ~1 get calls from companies saying they've read my blog and would Tbe available to give a presentation, for a Tange fee ThimotyR Kanashiro Question 43: and D both talk about starting cot the ela —but wich of them fl confident at that tine? Question 44: Tree ofthe women meron werkirg with men but wich one tials abot something they ie about fer? (Question $0: Look fora expresion that means upried to fd the inane You are going to read a magazine article about four momen who are referees or umpires in efferent sports. For questions 43 - 2, choose fror the graduates (A= D),. Tha wernen ‘may be chosen more than ance, Inthe exam, you mark your answers on a saparate answer sheet. Which woman ... remembers feeling confident whan she started doing the work? ‘mentions a personal quay that's appreciated by male players? gives an example of the way that standards are maintained in the job? ‘mentions the need to communicate with a coleague during matchos? says people fee! more positive about her afte seeing her inaction? intends to do something so that ather women can reach her position? feels that people are generally unaware ofthe demands of ner role? ‘remembers her surprise at hearing she'd been accepted in the role? mentions her good relations with other sports professionals? seems to behaves cfferently when she's actually doing the job? 7 Teme = A Bentla D’Couth; Football referee When you first meet Bentla D’Couth, who was India's first ever female football referee, appearances can be deceptive. She's soft-spoken and appears shy and unassuming, in sharp contrast tolhow sheison the field, where she comes across as Joud and aggressive. Bentla was always interested in football, but it was only at the age of eighteen that she learnt of the existence of women’s football. “Tn-my frst refereeing job, made sure I was on top of every detail ofthe gameso that lcouldn’t make a wrong decision’ she says. ‘It doesn’t happen now, bout | guess in those days some people did have that ‘what would she know about football?’ attitude. But once they saw me on the field, refereeing a match, they soon changed their tune. I can’t say that I've had any bad experiences so fat Bentla knows she has to improve on her positioning, though, “Men play very fast, so it can be tough keeping up with that pace’ B Ria Cortesio; Baseball umpire Ria Cortesio, a native of Davenport, lowa, is one of the few women umpires in professional baseball in the USA. By doing TV talk shows and olher public appearances, she’s hoping ta open doors so that others can follow in her footsteps, Asked what drove her as a young person to take on the role, which she refers to as the challenge’ she says: “I don't think that it's widely appreciated what it means to work at professional games day in, day cout, always on the road she says "I's you against the world during the season. It really doesn’t make any difference being a woman on the field —or even off the fold, and the one group of people I haven't had a single problem with are the male players, coaches or managers. If anything, they tend to be even more respectful to me than they'd usually be What's it like to be a female referee or umpire in a major sport? © Gill Clarke: Hockey umpire ‘Tye just umpired at my third Olympics, which was quite an achievement for a British woman, explains Gill Clarke. An umpire's performance is assessed in all international matches, and they have (0 scofe a minimum 8 out of 10 every time to keep their position. ‘Factors included in the assessment are such things as signalling clearly to the other umpire on the pitch, as well as fitress and controlling the game,’ says Clarke. She arrived at the Olympics early to get over the stresses and sioins ofthe flight, ready for the pressures of the two weeks ofthe hockey competition. ‘Increasingly, there’s more at stake,’ she says, ‘it's big money for the players and the coaches, but for umpires only personal satisfaction at ajob well done’ D Grace Gavin: Rugby referee When Grace Gavin heard that her application to become 8 nigby referee had been accepted, she was in a taxi. ‘1 was completely taken aback, and quite nervousaltheprospect’sherecalls. Gracecombines herrefereeing witha full-time jab. Tstrongly believe that if we referee world-class athletes, we must train like world-class athletes. This dificult to manage ‘when you also have work commitments, My boss was happy when retired from playing because the black eyes that sported some Monday momings ‘werent going down well with clients,” Early in her refereeing career, somebody told Grace that she'd always be handicapped by the perception that she Wasn't fast enough to referee men’s rugby. ‘T've worked constantly to defeat this perception,’ she says. ‘Surprisingly, many players like having meas aref because they can hear my voice. They can pick it-out more easily than they could a male voice in the heat of the match ‘You aré going to read @ magazine aticle about wild camping, For questions 43 ~62, choose from the graduates (A ~ D). The campers may be chosen more than once. Inthe exam, you mark your answers on a Separate answer sheet, Which camper... ‘enjoys the idea of facing some risks whilst camping? 43 ‘compares attitudes to wild camping now and in the past? 4 is unwilling to recommend areas suitable for wild camping? 45 is pleased to have shown others how to enjoy camping? 46 refers to the nead to travel ight when camping? a says a negative experience made camping seem unappealing for awhile? | 48 ‘Say more people are beginning to see the attraction of wild camping ? 49 cribes a dangerous situation which could have been avoided? 50 ‘says inexperienced campers shouldn't go to remote places? 51 gives reasons for dsiking organised campsites? 52 ThimotyR Kanashiro Wild camping Camping in the wild rather than at organised campsites is a great way of getting away from it all, Four experienced wild campers tell us why. A Luis Galtivan Tim turning my back on organised sites, particularly the supersized ones. Even at the relatively quiet sites you can seldom escape the constant chatiering of people in neighbouring tents, or worse still, the noise of satellite TVs in camper vans. I go wild camping, which means I can set up my tent in a field or on a mountainside ‘without paying anyone for the privilege Lots of ‘mild campers’ (that’s what we call. the ones who use campsites) are waking up to the fact that wild camping gives you an eco-friendly break and offers a great deal more in the way of adventure. Because it's so different from ‘mild’ camping, though, people need to ask themselves: ‘Do I really need this?” before packing their stuf. Wild camping is the ultimate budget holiday ~ ‘once you've got to wherever you're going, the only expense is feeding yoursel, B Anna Cresswell My first experience of wild camping was a bit ofan accident. 1d trekked with a friend to a remote spot but we each had diferent plans, She wanted to stay the night in a fent, whilst I wanted to head back home before bedtime. As it happened, I was so exhausted that I ended up sharing the tiny uncomfortable tent with her. must sy the memory of that put me off wild camping for months, until I reminded myself that if Thadn’t stayed, I'd never have witnessed that breathtaking sunset which more than made up for all the discomfort. Then there's the excitement that comes from ‘making yourself slightly vulnerable: out in the wild with nobody watching over you. And I never have to book. Ifthe weather’s disappointing, [ don’t go. Ifit tums cold, I go home. This is as stress-free as holidays et © Thomas Parsons Pethaps the main reason many people shy away from wild camping is our modem- day culture of ‘risk aversion’ ~ in other words, avaiding all activities that seem in any way dangerous, however unlikely it is that anything would actually go wrong. In less paranoid times, wild camping was indeed very cothmon, but people nowadays want zafe environments, capecially when it comes to feeling at ease about what their kids are doing, and organised campsites are the obvious answer. I'm not keen tosuggest {good places to go wild camping, though, because one of the joys of the activity comes from finding places nobody else knows about, For the beginner, I'd advise places which aren’ttoo far from civilisation in case anything does go wrong. D Jennie Martinez, ‘Camping was an integral part of my early years, and I've managed to pass on some of my enthusiasm to my own children. In striving for little luxuries ike hot showers, ‘mile!’ campers miss out on the delights of wild camping, There are very comfortable state-of-the-art tents available nowadays if you want a bit of comfort, and they don't cost that much. Once you're hooked on wild camping, nothing else will de and you get not to mind occasional problems with ants or wasps. The lack of fellow travellers ‘makes me feel that the great views and the start skies have been laid on expressly for my own personal enjoyment. But camping in wild places also means having to observe a few basic rules. For instance, during & particularly dry season, it's best to avoid high fire-risk areas. I always remember a time when [as camping with friends and we noticed that somebody had failed to extinguish a small fire completely. ‘We managed to putit out, butt could have been a disister ‘You are going to read an article about extreme sports, For questions 48 ~ 2, choose ‘rom the graduates (AD), The graduates may be chosen more than once. Inthe exam, you mark your answers on a separate answer sheet. ‘Which person ‘was aware of making a mistake during taining? ‘expected the fst day of training to be relatively easy? ‘was confident of having the physical strength to succeed? Improved ther performance by fallowing some useful advice? {s confident of overcoming any feelings of fear? felt nervous when preparing to try the sport for the fist me? thentions the feeling of joy that the sport gave? ‘was told the sport was not as dangerous as people think? ‘was more successful than somebody else in a first attempt? felt sappolnted when the tainar gave an order to stop? ThimotyR Kanashiro ANYONE FOR EXTREME SPORTS? Tired of going to the gym? Why not try something you might actually enjoy? Four courageous people describe their own choices ... A Brenda Gordon: flying trapeze I wanted to do something where I was having so much fun I wouldn't even notice Twas exercising. [ decided to try « half-day ireus-shills course, Despite doing a series ‘of preparation exercises, when I stood facing the lying trapeze, I noticed a slight fluttering in my stomach. Next, Twas shown the right ‘way to grip the trapeze and how to step off the platform without hitting my back. Then, suddenly, 1 was being counted down from three, My heart was racing but kept thinking Td no doubt be able to take my body weight fvmy very muscular arms.Then in amoment, Va stepped off and, incredibly, Iwas swinging through the ar. Ttwas exhilarating, and T was aware of a real feeling of regret when the instructor told me to drop. A year latet I'm & fearless trapere flyer, though my muscles still hurt after every session, B_ Guy Stanton: ice-climbing I started ice-climbing at an indoor cimbing centre with an enormous artical ice cave. I turned up fully kitted up in climbing boots, ‘metal crampons and two metal ice axes. The instructor ran through a demonstration. Then it was my turn. I buried the aves in the ice, kicked one boot at the wall, then the othet, and started climbing. But I had forgotten my first important lesson: don't bury your axes 100 deop. As my desite not to fail increased, so [hammered them deeper until they got stuck, My arms were aching and I stopped, utterly disappointed with myself.The trainer shouted some encouragement: ‘You can do it, don’t grip the axes 90 hardl"I did so and my mare relaxed style meant less pressutt of my arms, so I started enjoying it.I stil feel frightened when I'm high up, but T know V1 feel completely at ease everitually C Debbie Bridge: free-diving Free-diving consists of diving to great depths without an oxygen tank. took part inva course organised by a leading sub-aqua website, which took place in a thirty-metre high, sivmetre wide cylindtical water tank. Unlike me, who had never been deeper than the swimming-pool floor, my co-trainees were all scuba divers, Our trainer was keen to pmove free-diving isn’t so risky. ‘When practised correctly its a very safe sport’ she said. Aftor a few lectures about safety, and suitably Kitted out in Bippers and a diving mask, I was ready to get into the water With a partnes, we were going to attempt to descend and ascend by pulling on a rope, My partner dived first but had trouble and stopped at five metres Then T dived, pulling myself downwards on the rope and reached fifteen metres easily feeling more and more at ease. This spar isn't about adrenaline, i's about being calm, D Max Wainright: snowboarding Td always wanted to try snowboarding, £0 I went fora training day at an indoor snow slope near myhome. Having had the pleasure ofleamning the basics of snowboarding several years before in the French Alps, Td hoped that returning to the sport might be a bit like riding a bike, something you supposedly never forget. But it seemed that most of what Fed Teamedt had melted away just lke snow, T knew I shouldn't use the techniques I'd learnt in years of surfing and skiing because they weren't applicable to snowboarding at all Istarted riding lowly atfirst, and couldn't get the balance right. It took hours before I could pick up speed and successfully perform ‘neat tum, But I was getting the hang of t! What a thrill to feel the coo! ai rushing by, what fun to cash into the snow! el You are going to read an article about careers in tourism, For questions 43 ~ 82, choose from the people (AE), The peole may be chosen more than once, In the exam, you mark your answers on a separate answer sheet. Which person refers to a lack of outstanding professionals in one area of work? stresses the need to provide clients with balance between freedom. and control? regrets decision made years ago? mentions the need to take the right decisions under pressure? says people shouldn't feel discouraged if they don't eam much intaly? says larger companies are able to offer better concitions to workers? believes that quaifcations alone won't get you promation’? recalls making a mistake whilst doing the job? ‘says there are likely to be more chances to get training in future? ‘warms about the decreasing job opportunities in one sector? 47 Teme = What sort of person do you need to be to work in tourism? A Claire Davies: Receptionist in a five-star hotel Claire says that what appeals to her most 's the diversity of the challenges she faces every day ~ from dealing with phone calls indifferent languages to making bookings for restaurants. She first came to the hotel ‘when she was on a year’s work experience fom university and now works part-time, which allows her to continue with her degree course in management. Her advice to anyone considering a career in hotels is nat to be put off by the thought of low wages at the start, Having the right degree ‘ot diploma is no guarantee that you'll make your way up the eareer ladder, but the right attituce and good communication skills will get you along way. B Peter Gattoni: Chef in an Italian restaurant The place where Peter works attracts what's called the ‘gourmet tourist’, whose holiday is never complete without the opportunity to try out the latest dishes, Peter went straight into employment after school, but that's not something he'd recommend, “Had [ taken a full-time college course a iy parents wanted, I would have made faster. progress. There's a shortage of first-class chefs, so many companies are ‘now advertising good salaries, inchading, profittelated pay, to chefs with the right

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