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Text A
Why you should let your kids eat (some) junk food!
Claire Martin, a professor specialising in health, believes it is better for parents
to let children occasionally eat calorie-laden salty and sweel snacks rather than
trying to eliminate them from their diets altogether. 'I'm certainly not saying
that we should fill our children up with junk food,' says Martin, but we don't
want to make it so off limits that it starts to have a mystique or appeal.'
As a researcher into healthy diets, Martin has seen what happens when families
ban junk food at home. As part of an experiment, she asked parents which
snacks were prohibited, then left their children in a room filled with those
temptations. Martin then watched what happened. Time and again, the children
whose parents were very restrictive with snacks ate as if they were trying to
'make up for lost time' as soon as they had access to the 'forbidden foods'.
Martin's lesson for parents is that tight restrictions seem to backfire.
When it comes to her own two children, Martin keeps some sweets in the
house, which she offers instead of desserts. She lets her children feel like they
have some control over their diet.
She tells parents to give children reasons for why it is not healthy to eat junk
food which is packed with fat, salt and sugar to make it taste good. She also
believes in negotiation and trade-offs. Martin encourages her kids to eat
nutritious berries by putting ice cream on the fruit.
Parents can offer baked instead of fried chips, she suggests, or say, All right
then, you can have fried chips, but hey, come on, let's also have some carrots.'
Controlling how much junk food your children consume can be tricky,
especially these days, when we're swamped with advertising in all its shapes
and forms. Childhood obesity, in some countries, has more than doubled in the
past 30 years, and junk food, which is skilfully marketed, holds powerful
appeal.
To help children make good choices, expose them to healthy foods from an
early age and teach them to make sensible choices,' says Martin. She also
allows her own children to keep some of their favourite snacks at home - on a
high shelf and out of sight - to prevent them from feeling deprived.
Surely no child should be made to feel guilt or shame for having a treat,
especially when it's part of a healthy and balanced diet. Life is just too short!

Text B
The best ways to keep fit for teens:
With so many expensive fashionable diets and fitness trends on the market, it
can be difficult for teenagers to work out the best ways to stay healthy. The
good news? Being healthy doesn't have to be complicated. There are several
ways you can include healthy habits in your daily routine.
How do you eat?
It can be tempting to think that 'low-fat' foods are healthy; however, they tend
to be highly processed and low in nutrients. Try eating foods like fruits,
vegetables, nuts, fish and whole grains instead of sugary drinks, processed
meats and potato chips. Having a balanced diet also means enjoying a healthy
relationship with food. And, rather than eating meals while texting your
friends, try to sit down at the table and simply appreciate your food.
Don't just sit there!
Teenagers should engage in an hour of moderate to energetic physical activity
daily. Seem like a lot? If you choose activities you love, staying fit will be
easier. Research also shows that small bursts of exercise scattered throughout
your day are as effective for your health as longer periods. Try taking the stairs
instead of the elevator, or surprise your parents by offering to help with
household chores!
Fix your routine
Although it can be tempting to stay up late, getting enough sleep is crucial for
your health.
According to research, teenagers should have nine hours of sleep per night. To
make sure you get a soothing and sound slumber, adopt good sleeping habits.
Go to bed at the same time every night, don't watch television or browse on
your phone in bed and make sure your bedroom is dark and quiet when you go
to sleep.
Change your outlook!
The more you believe in your ability to make healthy choices, the more
motivated you will be to create positive habits in your life!

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Section A: Reading
Spend 30 minutes on this section.
Read Text A, a magazine article, in the insert, and answer Questions 1-7.
1 Look at the heading and the first paragraph (up to line 5).
(a) What does the phrase junk food (in the heading) mean?
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(b) Why does Professor Martin think that banning junk food would not work?
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2 Look at the second paragraph (lines 6-11).
(a) What does the writer's use of the word temptations tell the reader?
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(b) What does the phrase make up for lost time tell the reader?
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(c) What is backfire (line 11) an example of?
Tick (√) one box.
a simile
a metaphor
rhyme
personification

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3 Look at the third paragraph (lines 12 – 18).
(a) Professor Martin suggests how parents can help their children eat healthily.
For each of the verbs below, give a suggestion that Professor Martin makes.

Persuades Martin encourages her kids to eat nutritious berries.

Advises
Allows

(b) Why does the writer use informal language at the end of the third
paragraph?
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4 Look at the fourth paragraph (lines 19-22).

What does the word swamped tell the reader? told. a
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5 Look at the fifth paragraph (lines 23-26).

Which verb tells us that Professor Martin does control what her children eat?
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6 Look at the sixth paragraph (lines 27-28).

What does the last sentence tell us about the writer's opinion?
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7 What is the main purpose of Text A? Tick (√) one box..

to explain why healthy food is appealing
to persuade parents not to ban junk food
to advise parents which foods are healthy
to inform about the dangers of junk food

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Read Text B, an article from a fitness website about teenage health, in the
insert, and answer Questions 8-14.
8 Look at the first paragraph (lines 1-4).
(a) What does the phrase expensive fashionable diets and fitness trends tell the
reader?
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(b) Give two ways the writer reassures teenagers about having a healthy
lifestyle in the first paragraph.
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9 Look at the second paragraph (lines 5-10).

(a) What is the key message? Tick (√) one box.
Control the sugar in your diet.
Fish is better for you than meat.
It is important to eat a balanced diet.
Include more low-fat foods in your diet.

(b) Why has the writer used inverted commas (‘ ‘ ) around low-fat?
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10 What language feature is soothing and sound slumber (line 20) an example
of in Text B?
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11 What is the main purpose of Text B?

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12 Why does the writer use a colon (:) in the heading in Text B?
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13 Make a list of how the writer suggests that teenagers can improve their
health through their diet and sleeping habits
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14 Write a summary of how teenagers can improve their health through their
diet and sleeping habits. Include some of the points from your list. Use your
own words as much as possible Write a maximum of 50 words.
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Section B: Writing
Spend 30 minutes on this section.
15 A website for teenagers has posted an article arguing that teenagers today
are too interested in fashion and image.
Write a response to the article, arguing your point of view.
You could include some of the following:
• whether you think the point about fashion and image is fair or unfair, and
why
• why some teenagers are interested in image and fashion
• what else teenagers may be interested in.
You may wish to add some of your own ideas, including experiences that you
have had.
Space for your plan:
Text for Section A, an extract from The Man Who Fell to Earth by Walter
Tevis
After two miles of walking he came to a lown. Al the lown's edge was a sign
that read HANEYVILLE: pop. 1400. That was good, a good size. It was still
early in the morning - he had chosen the morning for the two-mile walk,
because It was cooler then - and there was no one yet in the streets. He walked
for several blocks in the weak light, confused al the strangeness tense and
somewhat frightened. He tried not to think of what he was going to do. He had
thought about it enough already.
In the small business district, he found what he wanted, a tiny store called The
Jewel Box. On the street corner nearby was a green wooden bench. And he
went to it and seated himself, his body aching from the labour of the walk.
It was a few minutes later that he saw a human being.
It was a woman, a tired-looking woman in a shapeless blue dress, shuffling
towards him up the street. He quickly averted his eyes, dumbfounded. She did
not look right. He had expected them to be about his size, but this one was
more than a head shorter than he. Her complexion was ruddier than he had
expected, and darker. And the look, the feel, was strange - even though he had
known that seeing them would not be the same as watching them on television.
Eventually there were more people on the street, and they were all, roughly,
like the first one.
Several people stared at him, a few of them suspiciously; but this did not worry
him. He was confident after observing them that his clothes would bear up
under inspection.
When the jewellery store opened he waited for ten minutes and then walked in.
There was one man behind the counter, a small, chubby man in a white shirt
and tie, dusting the shelves. The man stopped dusting, looked at him for a
moment, a trifle strangely, and said, 'Yes sir?'
He felt over tall, awkward. And suddenly very frightened. He opened his
mouth to speak. Nothing came out. He tried to smile, and his face seemed to
freeze. He felt, deep in him, something begin to panic, and for a moment he
thought he might faint.
The man was still staring at him, his look seemed not to have changed. 'Yes
sir?' he said again.
By great effort of will he was able to speak. I ... I wonder if you might be
interested in this ring?' How many times had he planned that innocuous
question, said it over and over to himself? And yet now it rang strangely in his
ears, like a ridiculous group of nonsense syllables.
The other man was still staring at him. 'What ring?' he said.
"Oh.' Somehow he managed a smile. He slipped the gold ring from the finger
of his left hand and set it on the counter, afraid to touch the man's hand. 'I ...
was driving through and my car broke down. A few miles down the road. I
don't have any money; I thought perhaps I could sell my ring. It's quite
valuable.'
The man was turning the ring over in his hand, looking at it suspiciously.
Finally he said, 'Where'd you get this?'
The way the man said it made his breath choke in his throat. Could there be
something wrong? The colour of the gold? Something about the diamond? He
tried to smile again. 'My wife gave it to me. Several years ago.'
The man's face still clouded. 'How do I know it isn't stolen?'

'Oh.' The relief was exquisite. 'My name is in the ring: He pulled his billfold
from his pocket. "And I have identification. He look the passport out and set it
on the counter.
The man looked at the ring and read aloud, 'T.J. from Marie Newton. He set
the ring down, picked up the passport, leafed through it. 'England?'
'Yes, I am an interpreter at the United Nations. This is my first trip here.
"Mmm,' the man said, looking at the passport again. 'I figured you talked with
an accent. When he found the picture he read the name, 'Thomas Jerome
Newton,' and then looking up again,
No question about that. This is you, all right.'
He smiled again, this time the smile was more relaxed, more genuine, although
he still felt lightheaded, strange - always there was the tremendous weight of
his own body, the weight produced by the leaden gravity of this place. But he
managed to say pleasantly, 'Well then, would you be interested in the ring ...?'
He got sixty dollars for it, and knew he had been cheated. But what he had now
was worth more to him than the ring, more than the hundreds of rings just like
it that he had with him. Now he had the first beginnings of confidence, and he
had money.
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Section A: Reading
Spend 30 minutes on this section.

Read the Text in the insert and then answer Questions 1-13.
1 Look at lines 1-6.
Why is the light weak?
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2 Give a quotation from lines 1-6 that shows that the man had planned his visit.
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3 The man feels uneasy.

Explain how the writer's use of punctuation in the first paragraph demonstrates
this.
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4 Look at lines 7-10.

(a) Which word below means the same as labour as it is used here? Tick (√)
one box.
work
time
effort
route
(b) What effect does the writer create by using the single-sentence paragraph in
line 10?
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(c) Explain what the sentence tells the reader about the man.
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5 The man thinks the woman's appearance is unattractive.
Give two words or phrases from the text that tell the reader this.
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6 Explain in your own words why the man is unconcerned by the people
staring at him.
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7 Give one reason the man waits for ten minutes to go into the shop after it had
opened.
Tick (√) one box.
He knew the shopkeeper was busy.
He was waiting for the woman.
He wanted to appear normal.
He was resting.

8 The people of Haneyville are distrustful of newcomers.

Give two ways the shopkeeper's manner reflects this. Support your answer
with examples from the text.
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9 Look at this phrase: ... like a ridiculous group of nonsense syllables. (Line
28)
(a) What figurative technique is used in the phrase above?
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(b) Explain in your own words what the phrase above means.
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10 Explain why the man feels so relieved in line 40.
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11 The shopkeeper and the man selling the ring deceive each other.
Explain how.
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12 Explain why the man feels more confident at the end of the story.
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13 The story is told from the point of view of the man who came to Haneyville.
Explain how this helps the reader to sympathise with the character.
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Section B: Writing
Spend 30 minutes on this section.
14 A young person from another planet comes to your school. Write a story
from their point of view.
You should consider:
• the reactions of the young person from another planet to the new surroundings
• their reactions to the new people
• the reactions of your teachers and the other learners to them.

Space for your plan: