Unit

5 The magic of reading Te s t B

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LISTENING 15 Minutes
A. You will hear two short conversations. For each conversation, put a tick ( ) in the
box below the correct picture.

1. Which book will the boy buy?

A B C

2. Which book will the girl borrow at the library?

A B C

B. You will hear a conversation between a girl, Diana, and her best friend, Dan, about a
book they have just finished reading and the conference they went to. Decide if the
statements are right (R) or wrong (W).
1. Dan was expecting to enjoy the book.
2. Diana and Dan agree that the book was about the city of New York.
3. Diana feels the conference was boring because it was too long.
4. Dan was upset about how some of the audience behaved during the conference.
5. Dan was disappointed with the way the professor gave his talk.
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READING COMPREHENSION 20 Minutes

Read the text carefully.

THE KICKSTARTER
CAMPAIGN TO REVIVE
‘READING RAINBOW’
By Eileen Shim, News.Mic

“Butterfly in the sky. I can go twice as high. Take a look. It’s in a book.
A Reading Rainbow.”

For 26 years, this song meant something special to American kids. The PBS TV
programme Reading Rainbow, hosted by the actor LeVar Burton, introduced children
5 to books and motivated them to read and learn. Thanks to crowdfunding, the show is
back to stay like many other things in the ‘80s and the ‘90s.
On Wednesday morning, Burton created a Kickstarter to bring Reading Rainbow to
a new audience. While he had already launched a tablet app for the programme two
years ago, his new goal was to put the programme on the Web for families, build a
10 special version for classrooms and make all this free for schools in need. “I believe that
every child has a right, and a need, to be literate. We have a responsibility to prepare
our children… and right now, the numbers show that we, as a society, are neglecting
this particular responsibility,” he wrote on the Kickstarter page. And people agreed. In
just 12 hours, around 23,000 Reading Rainbow fans decided to pitch in, far surpassing
15 Burton’s initial goal of $1 million. By the end of the day, the Kickstarter had already
raised $1.5 million, with 34 days left to go.
Burton makes it clear that Reading Rainbow encourages children to love and
explore books. But reading as a hobby has been steadily declining over the years.
According to a recent report by Common Sense Media, “the percentage of 9-year-olds
20 reading for pleasure once or more per week had dropped based on recent government
studies. There has been an even larger decrease among older children.” And this has a
real impact on literacy and language proficiency. According to the National Education
Association report, “children who are read to at home have a substantial advantage
over children who are not.”
25 There is a real demand for an engaging programme that can challenge children to
read on their own and develop their literacy skills, and Burton believes that Reading
Rainbow can fill that need. “You take advantage of where kids are. Back in the ‘80s that
was in front of the television set,” Burton told the Verge. “Today, they use the web
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which means you have to too. Universal access is really what this effort is all about.”
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1. A fundraising campaign.
2. The reduced number of children that read.
3. A television programme for kids.
4. The need to encourage children to read and develop their literacy skills.

B. Match in order to make sentences related to the text.

1. Reading Rainbow was an American children’s television series that…
2. This TV programme has been re-launched…
3. With the aid of the Kickstarter Burton wants his programme…
4. The Kickstarter to revive the ‘Reading Rainbow’ show was successful…
5. He raised more money in one day…
6. It’s important to read because reading has…

(a) to be available for less privileged schools for free.

(b) than he expected to in 34 days.
(c) a real impact on literacy and language proficiency.
(d) aired on PBS Kids and encouraged children to read.
(e) thanks to money raised on a website.
(f) in just a day.

C. Match the words from the text with the corresponding meanings in the box.
1. motivated (line 5):
• pastime
2. launched (line 8):
• published
3. neglecting (line 12): • abilities
4. hobby (line 18): • ignoring
• inspired
5. skills (line 26):

GRAMMAR 10 Minutes
A. Read the sentences and choose the best verb for each space.
1. Burton the children that it is important to read. ((a) said / (b) told / (c) asked)
2. Burton creating a book club at our school. ((a) said / (b) asked / (c) suggested)
3. Can you me where the library is, please? ((a) say / (b) tell / (c) ask)
4. He that he would join us after school. ((a) said / (b) suggested / (c) told)
5. Jane me she would be late for school today. ((a) said / (b) suggested / (c) told)

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B. Choose the correct option to rewrite the second sentence.

1. “ the book?” asked Burton. / Burton asked the children if they enjoyed
the book. (a) Do you enjoy (b) Did you enjoy

2. He suggested library. / He said: “If I were you, I would visit the local
library.” (a) visiting the local (b) to visit the local

3. Anne said, “I a detective story.” / Anne said that she had never read
a detective story. (a) never read (b) have never read

4. He asked science fiction books. / “Do you like reading science

fiction books?” (a) if I liked reading (b) do I liked reading

5. John asked me where . / “Where does Burton live?”

(a) did Burton live (b) Burton lived

W RIT ING 35 Minutes

Burton posted a comment on his blog. Write a short comment of 35 to 45 words.

TOP ten teen books • Do you agree with this list of books?
1. The Hunger Games, • Have you read any of them?
by Suzanne Collins
2. Harry Potter, • What’s your favourite book?
by J.K. Rowling
• Explain why you like it.
3. Twilight,
by Stephenie Meyer
4. Divergent,
by Veronica Roth
5. City of Bones,
by Cassandra Clare
6. The Fault in Our
Stars,
by John Green
7. The Perks of Being
a Wallflower,
by Stephen Chbosky
8. The Hobbit,
J.R.R. Tolkien
9. Eragon,
by Christopher Paolini
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10. Charlotte’s Web,

by E.B. White

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