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Answers to Cloze Tests

Reading Passage 1 page 11A. 1. ArtemisFowlbyEoinColferwon‘Britain’sall-timefavouritePuffinbook’. 2. Thewinnerwasdecidedbyanonlinepoll.68%ofpeoplevotedforArtemisFowl. 3. Peoplecouldchoosefromsevenbooks. 4. Puffinhavebeenpublishingchildren’sbooksforseventyyears.B. EoinColfersaysthatStig of the Dumpwasoneofhisfavouritebookswhenhewasachild.Heremembers

gettingthebookwhenhewassickandreadingitthreetimes.Thatshowedthathereallylikedit.C. 1. ‘Beatingclassics’means thatArtemisFowldefeatedotherbooks thatwereverypopularformany

years. 2. ‘Cameadistantsecond’meansthatthebookthatcameinsecondplacewasveryfarbehindinthe

numberofvotesitreceived. 3. ‘Youwriteyourselfoff’meansthatyoudon’tthinkyouwillwin. 4. ‘Criminalmastermind’isasomeonewhoisbrilliantatbreakingthelaw.D. EoinColferwaspleasedtohavewonthecompetitionbecausehisbookwasvotedthefavouritePuffin

bookofalltime.Hisbookbeatotherfamousbooks,suchasCharlie and the Chocolate Factory.Colfersaidthatitwas‘themostimportant’prizehehadeverwon.Hewaspleasedtohavewonbecausenowheknowsnowthathisbookwillcontinuetobepopularforalongtime.

E.ThemanagingeditorofPuffinbookssaidthatitwasabookforthistime,the21stcentury.Shealsosaidthatthebookwas‘inventive,fast,funnyandwritteninanengaginglyfreshwas’.Thismeansthatthebookisoriginal,movesalongataquickpace,ishumorousandwellwritten.

Reading Passage 3 page 15A. 1. Thefestivalranforthreedays. 2. TheproblemsoftravellingaroundChinawithchildrenwerefrictionorfighting,sicknessandbeing

uncomfortable.Anotherproblemwasmutiny,thatisthechildrenwouldrefusetodowhattheyweretold.

3. ThefamilyvisitedJinhongforthefestival. 4. Therewasalottoseeduringthefestival–watersplashing,fireworks,dragon-boatracing,paradesand

foodmarketsonthestreets.B. People splasheachotherwithwater tobringgood luck.Theybelieve that theyarewashingaway the

demonsorbadluckofthepreviousyearandbringinghappinessforthenewyear.C. Firstlywecanseethatthechildrenenjoyedthewater-splashingfestivalbecausetheytookpartinthewater

splashing.Theywantedmorewaterandbiggergunstousetosplashotherpeople.Secondlythechildrenwere ‘ecstatic’, that means they were very happy and the writer said the children wanted to go backagain.

D. Thewritermeansthateventhoughtheyweresoakingwettheyfeltlucky.AtthesametimeperhapsitwasbecausetheywerehappytogetheratthefestivalinChinathattheyfeltlucky.Beingsoakedwithwaterwasbelievedtobringgoodluck,somaybethat’swhytheyfeltsolucky.

E. 1. ThismeansthatthefoodonsaleattheChinesefestivalwasverydifferentfromthekindoffoodonsaleatIrishfestivals.

2. ‘Muchanticipated’meansthatthefamilywerereallylookingforwardtothewatersplashing. 3. ‘Throughthismayhem’meansthatthewriterwastryingtoseethroughthechaosandconfusiononthe

street. 4. TheChinesebelieved that ifyou splashed someonewithwateryouwereblessing them.Now the

familywhowereonholidaysweresplashingpeopletoo.

Reading Passage 4 page 18A. Thefourcausesofill-healthareunhealthyeatinganddrinking,smokingandlackofexercise. • Regularexercisebenefitspeopleinmanyways.Itimprovestheirattitudetolifeandtheyfeelhappier.

Theyarebetteratdealingwitheverydayproblemsandgetalongbetterwithothers.Theyaremoreconfidentandarebetterabletohandleproblemsatwork.

• (i)Startdancing(ii)tobeextremelyfit(iii)thesoundofbirdssingingatdawn(iv)justasimportant. • Apersonreachesthepeakofphysicalfitnessbytakingupexercisestobuilduphisorhersuppleness,

strengthandstaminaasmuchaspossible.Bendingandstretchingexerciseshelptobuildsuppleness.Strength–extramusclepower–requiresexercisesthatgraduallyincreasetheamountofeffortrequiredofthemuscles.Toincreasestaminaoneneedstotakeupactivitiessuchasjogging,swimming,footballandcycling.

• ThetitleIwouldsuggestis–‘TheBenefitsofKeepingFit’. I choose this title because the passage outlines the importance of taking regular exercise as a way of

lookingafterourbodies.Itmentionsthebenefitsofbeingfitandsuggestshowtosetaboutbuildingupyourfitness.Italsopointsoutthattakingcareofourbodieshelpsustohaveapositiveoutlooktowardslife.

Reading Passage 11 page 32B. Wediscoverthatpeoplenolongeractuallyprepareandcooktheirfood.Insteadtheybuyinstantfoodfrom

garagesandtakeawaysthatcomesinavarietyofcontainers,suchasplasticbottlesandcartoons.Wealsodiscoverthatpeopledonotdothewash-upaftermeals.Insteadtheyjustchucktheleftoversandthefoodcontainersoutontheroad.

D. Ithinkthatthemainideaofthispieceistoamuseus.Manyofthepointsthataremadeareactuallynottrue.Forexample,familymealsarestillcommonplace.SoIthinkthatthewriterisexaggeratingtoamuseus.Anotherexampleofthisisthatheblamestheownersoftakeawaysfortheruinationofdecentsociety–whateverthatwas–insteadofblamingthepeoplewhodiscardtherubbish.

E. I thinkitwaswrittenbyanolderpersonbecauseit iscriticalofmoderntrendsineatinganditpraisestheway thingswere inbygonedays.Heusesphrases suchas ‘eatingasweonceknewandenjoyed’,‘nowadays’,andfinally‘Itdoesn’thappenanymore’.Allthesephrasessuggestthatheremembersatimewheneatinghabitswereverydifferent.

Poetry assignment 1 page 78/79A. 1. Thespeakerinthispoemisthepersonwhosebirthdayitis.Thespeakersoundslikeateenagerto

me. 2. Thespeakerisspeakingtohisorhermother.B.Whatembarrassedthespeakermostwasthatthemothertoldthewaitressitwasthespeaker’sbirthdayand

thatthewaitresssang‘HappyBirthdaytoYou!’atthetopofhervoice.Thespeakerisembarrassedandthinksthattheparents‘donotcareifyouruinmyreputation’.

C. Thispoemshouldbereadinanangrytone.Thespeakerisangryatthebeginningwhenshesays: ‘Whydidyoudoit,Mother? Itoldyou–didn’tI...’ All theshortphrasessoundlikethespeakerhittingoutinanger.Shealsosoundsangrywhenshesays

‘God’and‘Youandyourbigmouth.’Thepoemendsinangerwhenthespeakerannouncesthatshewillnevercelebratebirthdayswithherparentsagain:‘NextyearI’llbecelebratingbymyself.’

D. Thespeakerisangrythatthewaitresssang‘HappyBirthdaytoYou!’Shethinksthatthewaitressmeansnothingtoher.Sheisa‘zerogirl’.Thespeakerhatesthesong.Shecallsita‘zerosong’.Thespeakeralsothinksthatthewaitresshasapoorhigh-pitchedvoice.

E. 2. The poem describes a short scene outside an old house in a forest on a moonlit night.A man isknockingatthedoor–

‘Isthereanybodythere?’saidtheTraveller Knockingatthemoonlitdoor. Howeverthereisnoreplyfrominside.Theonlysoundsarethoseofhishorse‘champingthegrasses’

andabirdflying‘outoftheturret,abovetheTraveller’shead’. Heknocksagainafewtimesandis‘perplexed’whenthereisstillnoreply.Thelistenersinquestion

are the‘phantomlisteners’. I thinkthat thismeanstheghostsof thepeoplewhooncelivedin theemptyhouse.

ThepoemendswiththeTravellershouting:‘TellthemIcameandnooneanswered,ThatIkeptmyword’beforeridingoffintothedarkness.

3. Ilikedthepoembecauseitisverymysterious.Thepoetleavesittothereadertoimaginethefullstory.IthinkthattheTravelleroncelivedinthehousewithhisfamilyandleftasayoungman,promisingtoreturnoneday.Helosescontactwithhisfamilyandwhenhefinallyreturns,hefindshisoldhomedarkandempty.

Ialsolikedthesoundeffectsusedinthepoemastheyaddtotheatmosphereofmystery.‘Theforest’sfernyfloor’and‘silencesurgedsoftly’aretwoexamplesofalliterationthathelptocreatethesceneinmyimagination.

Poetry Assignment 2 page 81/82A. 1. Thepoetfeelstiredandexhausted.Hedoesnotliketownandisgladtogethome. 2. Hecan‘slumpdown’andrelax.Hecantakethecatonhiskneeandstrokehim.Thismakeshimfeel

warmandgiveshimenergy.B. Thepoetdoesnot like thebigbuildingswithmany floors and lifts andcorridors.Hedoesn’t like the

peoplewhoaretellinghimwhathecanandcannotdo.Healsodoesnotlikeneonlightsandtheglowfromvideos.

C. Thepoetsays‘YouneedyourCat’,soIthinkhereallylikescats.Helikestocomehometohiscatafteraverystressfuldayintown.Helikestotakehiscatonhiskneeandstrokehim.Thismakesthepoetfeelrelaxed.Thecatrenewsthepoet’senergylevel.Hesaysheislikeabatterygivinghimenergyandpower.Helikesthefactthathiscatignores‘Thesewaysofours’,whichisthelifeinthetown.

D. Thepoetistellingthereaderthatthesoundofthecatpurringislikeabattery.Abatterygivesenergy,sothecatgivesenergytoitsowner.Thepowerflowsfromthecatintotheowner’shands.

E. 2. Thispoemdescribesawintersceneon‘thedarkesteveningoftheyear’.Thepoetistravellingbyhorseandbuggyanddecidestostoponacountryroadtowatchthesnowfallingonnearbywoods.Hishorseispuzzledastowhytheyhavestoppedand‘giveshisharnessbellsashaketoaskifthereissomemistake’.Thepoemendswiththepoetreluctantlymovingonbecausehehas‘promisestokeepandmilestogobeforeIsleep’.

3. I liked the poem because it helped me imagine a beautiful winter scene like an illustration on aChristmascard.

4. Thelines‘Theonlyothersound’sthesweepofeasywindanddownyflake’gavemeagoodsenseofthetime.Therepetitionofthe‘s’soundinthelinesemphasisesthenearsilenceandcalmnessoftheeveningsceneforme.

Poetry Assignment 4 page 85A. 1. ThenarratorofthepoemisthefatherofJohnandthenewbaby. 2. Thenewbaby’snameisNessa.B. InthisimagethefatheristalkingtoJohnandtellshimthattonightheisstillthe‘monarch’orthekingof

hiskingdom–thehouse.Thatmeanshestillruleseverythingathome.Butallthatwillchangewhenthenewbabyarriveshome.

C. ThepoetthinksthatlifewillchangeforJohnbecausefromtomorrowhemust‘share’andhisfathermustteachhimhowtodothat.Johnhashis‘Daybo’alltohimselfnowbuthewillnotbehis‘exclusively’fromnowon.ThepoetthinksthatJohnwillfeelbadwhenthenewbaby‘capturesallattention’.

D. Threepairsofrhymingwords: 1. meandexclusively 2. thusandfuss 3. grabandgab.

E. 2. Theperson–inthiscasethepoet–ishappybecausehecomesacross‘acrowd,ahostofgoldendaffodils’onalakeshorewhileoutonastroll.Hedescribesthemas‘flutteringanddancing’andwhile‘thewavesbesidethemdanced’thedaffodilsoutdidthewaves‘ inglee’.Lookingat thedaffodilsmadethepoetveryhappy.

3. The poet succeeds in creating the impression of happiness by the use of the word ‘dancing’. Heimaginesthedaffodilsandthewavesaslivingbeings,‘dancinginglee’.Healsotellsusthatwhenhefeelsboredor‘vacant’,herecallsthesceneinhisimaginationand‘hisheartwithpleasurefillsanddanceswiththedaffodils’.

4. Ilikedthepoembecauseithelpsmeappreciatethebeautyofnaturemorekeenly.Itmakesmelookmorecloselyatnaturethatsurroundsme–flowers,trees,rivers,lakesandsoon–andappreciatetheirbeauty.

Poetry Assignment 5 page 87• TheDadinthepoemcan‘MakeMum’sbloodboil’.Thismeanshecanmakeherangrywhenhedoes

thingsshedoesnotlike.• IfIwereanartistIwouldliketoillustratethesecondstanza.InthefirstframeIwoulddrawacartoonstrip

ofaverytalldadwithhisheadintheclouds,whilebelowasmallgirliseatingsomethinglikechipsfromhisoutstretchedhand.InthesecondframeIwoulddrawhisheadwithasecondpairofprotrudingeyesontheback.Inthispicturehewouldbeseatedandholdingmeasifhewasholdingabook.Thesedrawingswouldallberidiculousandveryfunny.

• Themostamazingthingaboutthedadisthathecanjumpdownsomeone’sthroatandbitetheirheadsoffatthesametime.Thisisacontradictionandaddstothehumour.

• Thispoemisamusing.Thepoettakesidiomsthatweuseeverydayandasksustoimaginethemactuallyhappening. ImagesofMumbeingdrivenupawallandherbloodboiling,Dadso tall thathishead iscoveredinclouds,jumpingdownsomeone’sthroatandthenbitingtheirheadoff–alladduptoaveryamusingseriesofpictures.

2. ThepoemconsistsofaseriesofmemoriesofKavanagh’smother.Hebeginsbytellingusthathedoesnotthinkofher‘lyinginwetclay’.Hethengoesontopaintaseriesofimagesofherasshewaswhenshewasalive.Heremembersherwalkingdownthelanebythepoplartrees,happilygoingtoMass,walkinginafieldinJuneandwalkingwithheramongthestallsandmarketsonafairday.Hisfinalimageisofhersmilingupathimashesavedtheharvestonamoonlitevening.

3. Clearly the poem reflects Kavanagh’s great love and respect for his mother. Lines like ‘Among yourearthiestwordstheangelsstray’and‘Sofullofrepose,sorichwithlife’paintapictureofakind,warm,lovingmother.

4. Ienjoyedthepoemasithelpedmetoappreciatemyparentsalittlemoreandtakenoteoflittlethingsaboutthem.Itmakesmerealisethat,oneday,Itoowillrecalltheselittlethingswhentheyhavepassedon.

Poetry Assignment 6 page 89• Thetwopeoplewhospeakinthepoemarethepoetandtheblindboy.• 1. Touch:‘Andyellowislikesomethingsoftandwarm’ 2. Hearing:‘Andredislikeatrumpetsound’ 3. Smell:‘andpinkislikethesmellofroses’. 4. Myfavouriteimageisgreen: ‘Why,green,’saidhe, Isliketherustlewhenthewindblowsthrough Theforest’ Icanimaginethattheblindboyfeelsthewindandhearstherustleasthewindblowsthroughthe

forest.ThisishowheexperiencesthegreenofthetreesandnatureandIlikethat.C. Ireallylikethisimagebecauseitdescribeshowrelaxingthecolourwhiteis.Thereisnothingtodistract

youinthecolourandyoucanliestillordream.Thereisnoharshsoundinthewords,‘pleasantstillnesswhenyoulie’.Theysoundverysoftandsleepy.

D. 2. Thisisashortpoemthatdescribesthedifferentkindoflightsweseeinacityatnight–streetlights,trafficlights,cartail-lightsandthelightfromshopwindows.

3. Thepoetusessomeimaginativemetaphorsandsimilestodescribethelights.Sheusesametaphortocomparethestreetlightstooranges‘spillingtheirjuice’onthepavements.Sheusesasimiletodescribethetrafficlightsblinking‘liketheeyesofenormouscats’.Sheusesanothersimiletodescribethecarlights‘slidinganddartinglikegoldfish’.Sheusesametaphortocomparethelightfromtheshopwindowsto‘palestreams’,wherethegoldfishswim.

4. Ilikedthepoembecauseitwassimpleandyetmademelookataverycommonscene–acitystreetatnight–inanewway.Italsohasmademelookoutforsimilaritiesinthingsthatareverydifferent,justasthepoetcomparedthetail-lightstogoldfish.

Poetry Assignment 7 page 91A. 1. Thespeakerinthepoemisabullet. 2. Thespeakerisspeakingtothekiller.B. Thebulletwantstobeacoinorastone. Thebulletwouldliketobe‘aninnocentcoin’.Itwouldliketobeheldinachild’shandandbeputina

‘bubblegummachine’.Thiswouldbringhappiness to thechildanddonoharm.Thebulletwould liketobe‘someordinarylittlestone’.Thisstonemightbemadeintoanearring,whichwouldbesomethingbeautiful.Thebulletwouldbehappyalsotobeastonejustlyingthere,nothurtinganyone.

C. ThemessageItakefromthispoemisthatbulletsareusedbypeopletobringsufferinganddeathtoothers.Countriesandpeoplemustdecidetostopwarsandkilling.Ontheotherhand,suchsmall thingsbringhappiness,acoin,aseed,astone.

D. Thequestionthebulletasksis,‘Canyougiveupbeingakiller?’Thebulletasksthisquestionasitisthekillerwhousesthebullet.Itisonlywhenthekillerdecidestostopkillingthatthebulletcanstopdoingharm.

E. 2. The poem describes a lady who comes every day to feed a sack of bones to group of stray cats.‘Shufflingalonginherbrokenshoesfromtheslums...’isoneimageofherthatsuggeststhatherlife,likethelivesofthecatsshefeeds,isastruggle.Thecatsarenotverycuddlycreatures.Theyaredescribedas‘outlaws...furtiveshe-cats...villainoustoms’.Thepoetcomparesthecatstosoldiersformingaguardofhonourforher–‘Proudlytheysteptomeether,theymarchtogether/Withanarchingofbacksandawavingofplumytails’.

3. WhatIparticularlylikeaboutthepoemishowthepoetdescribestherelationshipbetweentheladyandthestraycats.Theyclearlyadoreeachother.Thecatsregardheras‘aprincessoutofatower’.Sheis‘tremblingwithloveandpower’whentheysurroundher.

Poetry Assignment 8 page 94E. 1. Inthepoemabatteryhentalksaboutherlife.Shespendsitcoopedupinasmallcageandheronly

purposeisto‘layeggsforthelikesofyouandme’.Shecomplainsthat: ‘Ineverscratchedafarmyard Ineverpeckedaworm Ineverhadthesunshine Towarmmyfeathersthrough’ She is fedonpelletsanda ‘squirtofwater’ twiceadaywhileshedreamsofwanderingarounda

farmyardwitha‘crowdofchicks’runningafterher. 3. Ilikedthepoembecauseitmademethinkaboutthewayourfoodisproduced.Althoughthetoneof

thepoemislightheartedithighlightsthecruellivesthatmanycreatureshavetoendureinorderthatyouandIcanlivemorecomfortably.

Poetry Assignment 9 page 96/7• Thepoet’sGramphasamedalforrunningintheSeniorBoys100Yards,FirstWilliamGreen.• Iliketheimage ‘Theonlyrunningheeverdid wasafterthegirls.’ TheGrampisanoldmannowandIliketheimageasitshowsthathewasyoungonceandtheGranstill

remembershimrunningaftergirls. Ialsoliketheimage, ‘legsflying,chestout, breastingthetape.’ Ilikethisimageasitcomesstraightafterthepictureofthegrandfathernowwithhis‘backbent’.The

contrastofthegrandfatherasanoldandyoungmanissadbutIlikeit.• IthinktheGranandGramphadagoodrelationship.Shejokedwithhimaboutrunningafterthegirlslong

ago.Whenshedidthishe‘gaveachuckle’,whichshowsheenjoyedit.Grampmadetheteaforherwhichwasnice.

• Thepoet tried to imaginehisGrampasayoungmanwinning the race,buthecouldn’t.HecouldnotimagineitashisGrampwassooldandhisbackwasbentnow.Hecouldnotwalkproperlyhecouldonly‘shuffle’,sothepoetcannotimaginehimrunning.

• Mid-TermBreakbySeamusHeaney Thepoemgivesaverysadpictureofthefamily.Thepoetremembersthedaywhenhegotnewsthathis

youngerbrotherhadbeenkilledinaroadaccident.Hedescribesthescenewhenhearrivedhome,havingbeencollectedbyneighboursfromboardingschool.

Thepoemhasmanysadimages–hisfathercryingintheporch,neighboursshakingthepoet’shandandtellinghimtheywere‘sorryformytrouble’,hismothercoughingout‘angrytearlesssighs’andthearrivaloftheambulance‘withthecorpse‘stanchedandbandagedbythenurses’.

Ilikedthepoemeventhoughitmademesad.Ilikedthesimpleandstraightforwardstylethepoetusestodescribetheverysadeventinhislife.Thefinalpartisparticularlysadwhenthepoetviewshisbrother’sbodyforthelasttimeandrevealshisage–‘Helayinafourfootbox,asinhiscot…afourfootbox,afootforeveryyear.’

Fiction Extract 1 page 114A. 1. Alexwasinthestablewhenthecararrived. 2. Thedrivermovedhisshouldersandrubbedhisback,asifhehadbeendrivingforalongtime.B. ThemenhavecometotakethehousefromAlexandSonya.Theyaregoingtoquestiontheirrighttohave

thehouse.Theyaredemandingtoseethewill.ThemenareplanningwhattheywilldotothehouseandtheysaytheywillgiveSonyaandAlexcompensation.

C. Itisabighousewithastableandlawn.Thelawngoesdowntothelochandhasaviewofthesettingsun.Oneofthementhinkstheviewis‘nice’andSonyathinksitis‘fantastic’.Thehouseitselfisaverylargeoldhouse.Someworkneedstobedoneonitbutitis‘afinehouse’.

D. Sonyacriesoutbecausesheisafraidthatshewilllosethehouse.Sheisworriedthatthesetwomenwillfindawaytotakeitfromherbrotherandherself.ShesaysthatNatashawantedthemtohavethehouse,sosheisupsetthatthesemenmighttakeitfromthem.

Fiction Extract 2 page 116/7A.Thedumpsiteisadangerousplacebecausethetrashrainingdownfromthecranebeltscouldeasilyinjure

orkilltheboyswhostandunderneathtryingtospotsomethingofvalue.Fallingitemslikeabrokenmirrororaloadoftincans,whichherememberedfromthatday,wouldposeahugedangertotheboys.

Theboysalsohuntfordiscardedfoodinthedumpandtheriskofbeingpoisonedbysuchfoodishigh.B.Gardoisverypoorbecausehehastoforageinarubbishdumptosurvive,whenheshouldbeatschool.His

lifeisharsh.Welearnthathehasbeenbeatenafewtimesbutwedon’tknowbywhom–perhapsbyhisfatherortheguardsonthedump.RaphaelisveryloyaltohisfriendGardoanddoesn’tmindwhenGardopusheshimaroundashelooksuptohim.

C. Raphael and Gardo are close and know each other well.We learn that Gardo knows what Raphael isthinkingand,eventhoughhepushesRaphaelaround,Raphaeltellsusthathewouldalwayswanthimonhisside.Theyworktogetheronthedumpandsharewhatevertheyfind.Whenthewalletwasfound,theybothalmostdancedwithjoy,asbothknewthefindwouldbesharedequally.

D. 1. Intheleatherbagwasamap,akeyandawalletcontainingelevenhundredpesos. 2. Obviouslytheownerofthewalletdidn’tintendittoendupinthedump.Iimaginethattheboyswill

spendsomeofthemoney,orallofit.Ithinkthatthemapandthekeywillsetthemonaquestwhichwillbringthemfacetofacewiththewallet’sowner.Theownerwillnotbepleasedandcouldposeathreattotheboys.

E. IstudiedashortstorycalledThe Hitch-HikerwhichwaswrittenbyRoaldDahl.Inthestorythenarrator,whoisarichauthor,givesalifttoahitch-hiker.Astheydrivealongtheychatabouttheirwork,thecar,horseracingandgenerallygetalongwell.Theauthorisopenandhonestabouthisworkandthehitch-hikerisfullofadmirationforhim.Thehitch-hikertellstheauthorthathetooishighlyskilledinwhathedoes–butavoidssayingexactlywhatthatskillis.Theauthorbecomesmoreandmorecurious,asIdidwhenIreadthestory.Thismysterymadethestoryinteresting.Thestorybecomesevenmoreinterestingwhentheauthorisstoppedbyapolicemanforspeedingandtoldhewillendupinjail.Thiseventleadstotheauthorandthereadersfinallydiscoveringthehitch-hiker’sspecialskill.

Thepolicemanridesawayonhismotorbikeandtheauthorstartstoblamethehitch-hikerforencouraginghim to speed.Then thehitch-hiker revealshis special skillwhenhehands the author thepoliceman’snotebook.Thehitch-hikerwasapickpocketonhiswaytotheraces.

Fiction Extract 3 page 119/10A. SheilaisfromLimerick.Therearesixchildreninherfamily–threeboys,threegirls,andhermotherand

father.B. FatherFogarty is a kindpersonbecauseheofferedSheila coffee and askedher about herself andher

family.Thewritersaysthathewas‘normallyshy’butheseemsfriendlytome.C. Sheilameansthathermotherwasaverygoodperson.Shedidnothavealotofmoneybuttriedtogive

her childreneverything theyneeded, like educationandmusic lessons, and saw that theywere taughtreligion.

D. Heasksher‘kindly’whatshehasdoneandsoIdon’tthinkhewillbeangrywithher.Ithinkhewillhelphertofindawaytoputbackthestuffshehasstolenfromtheshop.

E. 1. Christmas Morning byFrankO’Connor. 2. LarrydidsomethingwrongonChristmasmorningwhenhewokefirstandinspectedthepresentsleft

bySanta.Heseesthathehasbeenleftabook,whileSonny,hisyoungerbrotherandmother’spet,hasbeenleftagun.Larrydecidestoswitchthepresentsashewantedthegun.

3. IfeltsorryforLarry.HewascaughtoutwhenhewenttoshowhisparentswhatSantahadleftforhim.Hismothergotveryangryandaccusedhimofstealing.Itsuddenlydawnedonhimthathisfriends,theDohertyswererightallalongwhentheytoldhimtherewasnosuchthingasSanta.

Fiction Extract 4 page 122/3A. HaoyoujoinedtheJadeCircusinordertomakemoney.Hewantedtoberichenoughtobeabletobuya

newhouseforhismother,liketheyhadbefore.B. Haoyou’smotherisveryangryandupsetthatheisjoiningthecircus.Shedoesnotspeaktohimorlook

athim.Shesignalledhimtoleaveandwouldnotallowhimtakehissisterinhisarms.Then,ashewasleaving,hismotherthrewaboneathimandhithimwithit.

C. Thewritercreatesa tenseatmospherebytellingus thatHaoyoupleadedwithhismotherandspokein‘desperation’.ThereistensioninthissceneaswewaittoseeifHaoyouandhismotherwillpartonfriendlyterms.However,theydonot–sheonlygives‘aninarticulateroar’andrunsfromtheroomwithoutbiddinghimgoodbye.

D. MipengiskindandcaringasshehelpsHaoyouontothecartandaskshimhowhismotheris.IthinkthatMipengisclever.WhensheseeshowupsetHaoyouisandhearsaboutthebone,shegivesaverygoodexplanationtoshowhimthathismotherreallyloveshim.

E. The Anniversary byBillDavies. 1. Bill,atruckdriver,turnsintoaroadsidecafétohavebreakfast.Heremembersthat,onthatveryday,

twenty-fiveyearsago,hewasreleasedfromprison.Onthatdayhesworehewouldneverfightagainandriskgoingbacktoprison.

2. Asheeatshisbreakfast,heistauntedandbulliedbyagroupofHellsAngels.Hedecidesnottoreactwithviolencedespitebeingprovoked.Hedecideshewillgethisrevengelater.

3. He leaves thecafé to thesoundofmocking laughter.TheHellsAngelshearhis lorrystartingandmovingoff.Thenthecaféownerpointsouttothegangthatthetruckthatjustlefthaddrivenovertheirmotorbikesandwreckedthem.ThatwashowBilldecidedtogeteven.

Fiction Extract 5 page 125/6A. 1. Hughtookhisfeetoffthecouchandtriedtohidehisplate. 2. MastartedgivingouttoHugh.Shecomplainedthathewaseatinginthedrawingroomandthathe

waseatingbeforedinner.B. HughseemslikeaveryrelaxedpersonwhocanenjoyaTomandJerrycartoononchildren’stelevision.He

seemslikesomeonewhocanlookafterhimselfanddoesn’tneedanyonetomakeamealforhim.C. Hugh’shomedoesn’tseemtobetoohappy.Hecomeshometoanemptyhouse.Whenhismothercomes

home she says her day was ‘lousy’ and starts giving out to Hugh.Then she starts complaining aboutTransitionYear.Shedoesnottrytocreateahappyatmosphereathome.

D. Maisaverystrictmother.Shehasrulesabouteating–noeatinginthedrawingroomandnoeatingbeforedinner.Shesaysshehastorepeatthesethings‘onemilliontimes’.SheordersHughtogointothekitchen,tocleanupthemessandtopeelthepotatoes.Shealsoaskshimabouthomework.Shesoundsverystricttome.

E. Novel:Goodnight Mister Tom byMichelleMagorian 1. TomOakleyandWillieBeecharethecharacterswhohaveanimportantrelationship. 2. AttheoutbreakofWorldWarTwo,ayoungboy,WillieBeech,isevacuatedfromLondontoavillage

inthecountry.HeissenttostaywithTom,anoldmanwithagrumpymanner.Williehasbeenbadlyneglectedbyhismother.GraduallyheandTombecomefriends.Tomteacheshimtoreadanddraw.ThroughoutthestoryTomshowshimgreatkindness.

WhenWilliereturnstoLondon,Tomisworriedabouthim.WhenhedoesnothearfromWillie,hedecidestogotoLondontofindhim.AfteralongsearchhefindsWillie,inverysadcircumstancesandbringshimbacktothevillage.ThestoryendshappilywhenWillieisadoptedasTom’sson.

3. MyfavouritecharacterwasTom.Hewaskind,patient,protectiveandgentletowardsWillie.WhenhewenttosearchforWillieinLondonheshowedgreatcourageandperseveranceashebattledtofindandrescueWillie.IadmirehimalsoforadoptingWillieandgivinghimarealhomeandagoodfuture.

Fiction Extract 6 page 128/9A. Firstly,Ottowasshockedtobeinahelicopter.Hehadnoideahowhegotthere.Itseemedtobepreparingto

landinthecraterofanactivevolcano.Theydescendedthroughboilingblackcloudsintoafloodlitlandingbay.Theretheyweremetbymeninorangejumpsuits.Therewasagrindingnoiseandtwopanelsslidover,cuttingthemofffromtheoutsideworld.Allthesedetailspaintapictureofaverystrangeworld.

B. YesthewriterconvincesmethatDrNeroisanastycharacter.Heissurroundedbythugsandgazesatthechildrenwithalookof‘coldcalculation’.Hehaskidnappedthechildrenandpromisestoturnthemintovillains–‘tomakeyoutheveryworstthatyoucanbe’.

C. Iwouldsaythat thetoneisfrightening.Herewehaveanopeningwhichdescribeskidnappedchildrenbeingbroughttoafrighteningplace.Itismannedbythugs.Ottoshudderswithfearand,infrontofthestage,thechildrenarewhisperingnervously.DrNerolooksatthechildrenwitha‘coldsmile’.

D. Iwouldnotbeinterestedinreadingthebookbecausetheepisodeisnotrealistic.Itistoofar-fetchedandIjustcannotimaginesuchascenehappeninginreallife.DrNeroisutterlyevilandabitcrazyandhisplanforthechildrenisridiculous.Ipreferbooksthatreflecttheupsanddownsofrealliferatherthanscience-fictionbooks,whichthisoneappearstobe.

E. Inthestory,A Shot in the Dark,byShaneLee,anunexpectedeventhappens. 1. ThestoryissetonadarknightinCork.JackieMahon,atwelve-year-oldboy,ispuckingaballwith

hishurleyagainstawallonastreet.Hewantstobepickedfortheschoolteam.Onenightheisjoinedbyanotherboy,astranger,whoisagoodhurlerandpromisesJackiethathewillhelphimtoimprovehishurlingskillsTheymeeteverynightforapracticesession.

Then,onenight,WallyMaguire,thelocalbully,comesalongandstartstopushJackiearound.Jackie’snewfriendputsastoptothebullyingbytakingashotatMaguireandhittinghimonthenose.Maguiregetsangryandheandhisgangchasetheboy.Theyfollowhimtoanearbygraveyard,wherehestops.HewarnsthemtoleaveJackiealoneandthenrevealshisface–askull–beforefadingsoftlyintohisgrave.

2. IwouldimaginethattheeventputanendtoMaguire’sbullyingofJackie.AlsoIwouldimaginethatMaguireandhisgangwouldhavenightmaresformanyyearsandwouldendtheirbullyingways.

3. No,Iwasnotconvincedthattheeventcouldhavehappened.Ghosts,especiallythosethatcanstrikeaballwithsuchaccuracydonotexist.However,Ienjoyedthestoryandfeelthatweallcoulddowithalittlehelpfromghostsliketheoneinthestory!

Fiction Extract 7 page 130/1A. Thenarrator receivedaverywarmwelcome.Dawseyhelpedherwithher luggage.Booker senthera

bouquetofcarnations.Ameliagrippedherhandtightlyandmadeherwelcome.Eventhelittlegirl,Kit,whoisshyatthestart,isveryfriendlytoherbybedtime.

B. IthinkKitisaboutfiveyearsold.Sheisyoungenoughtobefascinatedbya‘severed-thumbtrick’.Sheisoldenoughtospeakproperlyandknowswhatshewants toeat.She isyoungenoughtoclimbontoDawsey’slapafterdinner.Kitwantsabedtimestoryandwantstobetuckedinbysomeonesothat’swhyIthinksheisaboutfive.

C. I think the toneof theextract isamusing.Thiscanbeseen inhercommentaboutAmeliabeingmorebeautifulatsixtythanshecouldhavebeenattwenty.Thenarratorhopesthatpeoplesomedaywillsaythataboutheralso.Kitaddsthemostamusementtothestory.Whensherefusestoeatspinachsheputsherhanduplikeapoliceman.Ithoughtitwasfunnywhensheaskedthenarratorwouldshekissaratonthelips.

D. Dawseyis thecharacterI findmost interestingashepuzzlesme.Heisquietanddoesnotsaya lot. Iwonderwherehegothislimp.IalsowonderwhathisrelationshiptoKitis.HeiskindtoherandmakesherarabbitoutofanapkinbutIdon’tthinkheisherfather.Iwouldbeinterestedtoknowmoreabouthim.

E. 1. After Twenty Years byO.Henryisastorywhichdealswithfriendship. 2. Thestoryisaboutareunionoftwoformerfriends,BobandJimmy.Theywenttheirseparateways

whentheywereintheirtwenties–butagreedtomeetonacertaindateandtime,twentyyearslater.The story is set inNewYorkon adark and foggynight.Bob,who travelled fromChicago, is attheagreedspotat theagreedtimeofteno’clock.Hechatstoapassingcop, tellinghimabouttheagreementbetweenJimmyandhimself.Teno’clockstrikesandthecopmoveson.AshorttimelateramanarrivesandidentifieshimselfasJimmy.

WelearnnextthatBobturnedtoalifeofcrimeandwasawantedman.ThemanwhocalledhimselfJimmyturnsouttobeadetectiveandarrestsBob.Inthecell,BoblearnsthatthecophehadchattedtowasactuallyJimmy,hisold‘friend’,whothenarrangedtohaveBobarrested.Bobwasbetrayedbyhisoldfriend,Jimmy.IthinkJimmytreatedBobbadly.

Drama Extract 1 page 146/147• Michael’sfatherworkedinafactorythatcloseddown.Hedidnotwanttodothesameaseveryoneelse

andputhisredundancymoneyinthebank.Hewantedtodosomethingspecial.Hisdreamistosailaroundtheworld.

Heisverygoodatkeepingasecret.Hehasworkedontheboatandwaitsuntilitisfinishedtotellhisfamily.

Heisamanwhocanmakehisdreamcometrueandpersuadehisfamilytoagreetotheadventurealso. Heisagoodfamilymanbecausehelovestosailwithhisfamilyandthedog.

• Michaelisveryenthusiastic,heisthefirsttosay,‘She’sfantastic!’whentheyseetheyacht.Hesays‘Fan-tas-tic!’againwhenhehearshisfather’splan.Helovesadventureandsailing.

Michaelisalsogenerousbecausehegotapaperroundjobandgavehiswagestohisfamilywhenhisfatherlosthisjob.Hesaidhedidn’tmindgivingthemthemoney.

• Michael’sfatherwantshismothertobetheskippersothatshe’llhaveanimportantjobontheboat.Hewantshertoknowshewillbeabletomakedecisionsabouttheirsailingtripandthatshe’llbeincharge.HealsowantshertoberesponsibleandstudyforaYachtmaster’scertificate.

Heknowsthismustbeimportantforherbecauseshechecks,‘I’llbeskipperyousay?’beforesheagreestogo.

• IfIweretodirectthisscene;• Twopropsthathavetobeonstagearetheboatandsheetscoveringit.• Thefatherwouldbewearingtheoldclothesthatheworetoworkontheboat.Iwouldgethimtowearan

oldbaseballhat,anoldsweatshirtwithsplashesofpaint,anoldpairofjeanswithatearinonekneeandoldrunnerswithsplashesofpaintonthem.

• Iwouldinstructthemothertoact‘utterlystunned’.Shewouldopenhereyesandhermouthverywide.ShecouldlookasthoughsheisgoingtofaintandholdontoMichael’sarm.Shewouldshakeherheadwhenshesaysthatshewon’tleavehome.Shewouldfrownandlistenverycarefullytowhatthefathersaysandfinallyagree.

• TheBoyintheStripedPyjamas• Bruno,aneight-year-oldboyisalikeablecharacter.Heisconfinedtothefrontgardensofhisnewhome.

Helivesonthegroundsofaconcentrationcamp,wherehisfatherisincharge.Hewantsafriendandsomeadventure.Hedisobeyshisparentsbysneakingoutthroughthewoodstoanisolatedcornerofthecamp.HemakesfriendswithShmuelaboyhisownage,whoisaninmate.Theymeetinthesamespoteveryday.BrunostartsbringingShmuelfoodandplayinggameswithhimthroughthebarbedwirefence.ShmuelgraduallyrevealstoBrunothetruthofwhatisbehindthefence,tellinghimthatheandhisfamilyhavebeenimprisonedandforcedtowearthe‘stripedpyjamas’becausetheyareJews,althoughBrunodoesnotunderstandwhy.

• ItendswhenBrunodigsaholebeneaththefence,changesintoprisonclothingthatShmuelhasstolenforhim, and enters the camp to help Shmuel find his father. The boys then get caughtupinagroupofprisonersbeingtakentothegaschambers.Theretheboysdietogether,holdinghands.Bruno’sfatherarrivestoolatetosavehisson’slife.

• No,Iwouldnotchangetheendingofit.Tohaveahappyending,whereBrunowassaved,wouldlessenthehorrorofwhatactuallyhappened.Also,IfeltthatitwasjustandrightthatBruno’sfathershouldsharethesufferingsofthemanyJewishparentswhosechildrenwerekilled.

Drama Extract � page ��0/�E. ToKillaMockingbird-Film • The‘maddog’scenewasveryexciting.Adogwithrabiesisonthestreet.Thesheriffarriveswitha

guntoshootthedog.HetakesaimasthedogapproachesandthenhesitatesbeforegivingtheguntoAtticus.Atticus takesaim,dropshisspectaclesandshoots thedogdeadwithasingleshot.Thechildrenarestunnedandamazed.TheyneverknewthatAtticuscouldshoot.Thenthesherifftellsthemthattheirdadwasthebestshotinthecounty.

• IfoundthescenetensebecauseIwaswaitingtoseehowthedangerwouldbesolved-orifitwouldbe.TheexcitementgrowswhenthesheriffhesitatesandhandstheguntoAtticus.UptonowIneverthoughtAtticuscouldshoot-nordidhischildren.Thetensionincreasesevenmorewhenheadjustshisspectaclesandthedoggetscloser.Iwasrelievedanddelightedwhenhekilledthedog.

Drama Extract 3 page 153/4• Yes,Zeusmadeamistake increating theGoldPeople.Zeuswantedpeoplewhowouldobeyhimand

buildtemplestohim.TheGoldPeoplethoughtthattheywere‘perfect’,‘exquisite’and‘gorgeous’.Theythoughttheyshouldruletheuniverse.OrlasaidtoZeus,‘Youshouldbeworshippingus.’Theythought

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theyweretoogoodtobuildandgettheirhandsdirty.TheywererudetoZeusandsaid,‘Lookatyou,oldandwrinkledandgreyandprettystupidtoo.’SoZeusmadeamistakecreatingthem.

• QueenHeraiswiser.ShethinksofthingstooccupyZeuswhenheisbored.SherealisesthatGoldPeoplewouldnotworkorobeyZeusandsheisright.SheremindsZeusaboutthelastrebelliontheyhadtodealwith,buthedoesn’tlistentoher.

WhenZeushasotherplansforIronPeopleandSilverPeopleandClayPeople,shegiveshimgoodadviceassheiswiserthanheis.

• IwouldchoosetobeOrla,TheWomanofGold.Orlaisonstageforashorttimebuthassomegoodlines.Sheisreallyboastfulwhenshecomesonstageandsays,‘I’mthemostperfectworkofcreation’.IwouldliketoactthepartofhersneeringatZeuswhenshesays‘Me?...Build?You’rejokingZeus.’IwouldalsoliketobesoconfidentandtellZeusthatheshouldbeworshippingus.

IthinkthatOrlawouldneedareallybeautifulcostumeandmake-upandIwouldenjoythat.• Zeus: Youaremypeople,Ihavecreatedyou. ClayMan:Yes,omightygod! Zeus: Nowgoupthemountainandbuildmeatemple. ClayMan:Yes,omightygod! Zeus: Builditwiththebestmarbleandworshipme. ClayMan:Yesomightygod! (TheClayPeoplegoupthemountain.Zeusiswatchingthemandishappy.Suddenlythereisthunderand

lightninganditstartstorain.) Zeus: Oh,no!It’sraining.AlltheclayPeoplearebeingwashedaway!E. TheField(Film) • BullMcCabe,amanwhoworked a rented field, changing it from barrenrocktograssypasturesuitable

forgrazing cattle, dreams of buying the field at an auction. • At first it looks like he will failwhenanAmericanappearsandannouncesthatheintendstobidforthe

field. Bull and his son plan to frighten the American off and attack him on the night before the auction. However,theymurderedhim,althoughtheyonlyintendedtogivehimafright.Afterthat,Bullistheonlybidder and buys the field.

• TheeffectonBullisterrible.Itdestroyshim.Heisquestionedbytheguards.ThelocalbishoppreachesatMass,askingpeopletocomeforwardwithinformation.PeopleavoidBull.Finally,hegoesmadanddrivesallhiscattleoveracliffintothesea,beforefollowingthemhimselftohisdeath.

• Yes I would recommend the film. It paintsapictureofadifferentIrelandandhowpeoplelivedinthe fifties. There are some very tense and dramatic moments in the film and the actor playing Bull is excellent. A very enjoyable film!

Drama Extract � page ��/�• Tomhasbeenawayfromhomefortwoyears.• ThefatherfeelsannoyedthatTomhasarrivedwithouttellinghimthathewascoming.Thefathersaysfour

times,‘Youshouldatoldmeyouwerecoming.’HewouldhavelikedtohavehadfoodinforTom.• The relationship between Tom and his father does not seem to be a solid one. His father has kept a

photographofTomonthesideboardandwehearthathehaswrittentoTom.HeisupsetbecausehedidnotknowTomwascoming.Hewouldliketohaveboughtfoodforhim.HeismoreupsetwhenhelearnsthatTomhasbeenintownfortwodays,stayinginafriend’splace,anddidnotcontacthim.ThefatherlikestotalkaboutTomtotheneighbours.

Tomseemstomakeverylittleeffortinhisrelationshipwithhisfather.Hedoesnotwritetohimfortwoyears.Hedoesnottellhisfatherheiscomingandhearrivesverylateatnight.

Thereseemstobeatensionbetweenthembecausewereadthatwhentheybegintospeak‘thedialogueisslowandawkward’.Overalltheyseemtohaveapoorrelationship.

• Tom: It’sgettinglate.Ibetterbegoingnow. Father: Staythenighthere.Youcanstayinyouroldroom. Tom: Nothanks,I’mstayinginafriend’splace.I’mofftoEnglandagaininthemorning. Father: SoIwon’tseeyouagain?

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Tom: I’llwritetoyou. Father: That’swhatyousaidthelasttime,andyouneverdid. Tom: Well,I’llwritethistimeandcomebacktoseeyousoon. Father: Thenexttimeyoucomebackitwillbetomyfuneral.

Drama Extract 5 page 160/1• 1. ThetwocharactersJitterwitandVonGonktoptreatDullybadly.Theybothcallhim‘fool’andorder

himaboutto‘Geteverythingready’.Theyaskhimlotsofquestionsbutdon’twaitforanswers.TheybehavebadlytowardsDully.

2. Dullyseemstometobeagoodpersonwhoenjoysnature.Helikesthedawnandthebirds.Heappearstometobepoliteandcalm.Hestayscalmwhentheothersareupset.Heiscleverenoughtonoticethatthereisafungusinthetelescope.

• Jitterwit’snamesuitshim.Hetalksinshort,jitterysentences.‘Where’stheMaster?What’sgoingon?’Heseemsverynervousandsaysthingslike‘Aaaaah!’and‘Oooooh!’HeseemshystericalandnotveryintelligentsothenameJitterwitsuitshim.

• IwouldtelltheactorplayingthepartoftheMasterthathistoneofvoiceshouldbeseriousandheshouldspeakslowly.Hisvoiceshouldbedeep,tosuggestthatheisintelligent.

Hisbodylanguageshouldshowthatheisincharge,hisheadheldhigh.Whenhesays‘Outofthequestion’heshoulddismisstheotherswithawaveofhishand.

Hiscostumeshouldbethatofanabsentmindedprofessor.Hecouldhavehisshirtbuttonstiedincorrectly,atiepushedovertooneside,ajacketwithaholeinthesleeveandtwooddshoes.

• Ithinktheaudiencewouldbeamused.JitterwitcallsDullya‘nitwit’butheisthemostintelligentone.Thefungushasayellowcentreandbluering,justastheydescribedthemeteor.Theywereall‘deceivedbyamushroom’whichwasamusing.Theothersareallscared.Theythinkthattheyareintelligentbuttheyarewrong.Dullystayscalmandispractical.Theothersthinkheisafoolbuttheyarewrongaboutthattoo,whichisamusing.

• SchoolofRock-Film• DeweyFinnisarocksingerandguitaristwhoiskickedoutofhisbandatthestart of the film. His flatmate

andlifelongfriendNedSchneebly,asubstituteteacher,ispressuredbyhisgirlfriendtoevictDeweyunlesshe‘getsarealjob’andpayoffthebackrentheowes.DeweygetsaphonecallintendedforNedfromtheprincipalofaveryposhschool,askingNedtofillinforateacherwhohasbrokenherleg.Desperateformoneytoavoidgettingevicted,Deweydoestheunexpected,pretendstobeNedandtakesthejobasasubstitute teacher for the fifth-grade class. I never expected the plottotakesuchatwist,asIcouldneverimagineDeweyasateacher.

• Yestheunexpectedeventaddsimmenselytotheenjoymentofthefilm.Itsetsoffaseriesofhilariousscenes in the classroom. Dewey has no real idea how to teach, and instead simply gives his studentsconstantfreetime.HethendecidestoturnaclassroomfullofkidsintoarockbandtowintheupcomingBattleoftheBandscompetition.

Drama Extract 6 page 164/5• IthinkJudyisaverycheerfulperson.Shebeginsthedaybysaying‘Goodmorning’atleastthreetimes.

Shenoticesthatthereissunshineandthinksthattheworldissmilingonthem.Shelikesmusic.Sheseemstobeaveryhappyperson.

Judyisalsoakindandlovingperson.ShewantstomakeTimtea,asshethinkshelikesit.Shetriestocheerhimupwhenheisbeinggrumpy.Shethinksthatheisbeautifulandcallshim‘dear’and‘darling’.

Sheisaverypositiveperson.SheisdelightedthatTimisgoingtoshowhisdrawingstosomeoneandisveryencouragingtohim.

• IthinkTimwoulduseaverycrossandrudetoneofvoice.FirstofallheanswersJudywithone-wordanswers.Thenhecomplainsaboutthings,forexample,‘Ican’tstandtea’and‘Icouldn’tstandthenoise’.HeisveryrudeandgrumpywhenhesaystoJudy,‘Ohwillyoushutupwoman’.

• Tim: Hi. Man: HelloTim.Doyouhavethedrawings?

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Tim: Yeah. Man: MayIseethem? Tim: Okay(hetakesoutthedrawingsandshowsthem) Man: They’reverygood.I’dliketobuythem.Howmuchdoyouwantforthem? Tim: Idon’tknow.Whateveryouthink. Man: Wellwhataboutahundredeuro? Tim: Ican’tstandpeoplewhowanttoripmeoff.Iwon’tbothersellingthem.Bye!• IthinkJudyandTimhaveaverybadrelationshipbecausetheyseemtohaveverylittleincommon.Sheis

cheerful-‘Whatatrulypleasantday’-andheisgrumpy.Sheisapositivepersonwholikesmusicontheradio,whilehethinksit’sjustnoise.JudyisverynicetoTim.SheisplanningtogetupandmakeTimteaasshethinkshelikestostartthedaywithtea.Buthesays,‘Thatwasyesterday’.Heisjustrudetoheranddoesnotappreciatewhatshedoesforhim.Hesayshedoesn’tliketeaanymore.

Drama Extract 7 page 168/9• Welearn thatBillyhasadeterminedcharacter.Hereads thebookonfalconryeven thoughhefinds it

difficult.Heis‘strugglingwiththelanguage’.Heisalsodeterminedtogetandtrainakestreleventhoughhisbrothermockshimandhismotherisn’tinterestedinwhatheisdoing.WealsolearnthatBillyspendsalotoftimeinthewoodsandlovestolookatthekestrels.Thisshowsthatheisabitofalonerandlovesnature.

• Diaryentry. Ispenthoursdowninthewoodsthisafternoon.Ispottedthekestrels.Theywereflyingaboutandthenthey

woulddivedowntocatchsomething.Itwasbrilliant! IfIcouldonlygetayoungkestrelandteachhimtodiveforme,Iwouldloveit.Iwentintothelibraryon

thewayhomeandtherewasabookonfalconry.Therearephotographsinthebookanditshowshowtotrainakestrel.IwillwaituntiltheyoungbirdsarebigenoughtolivewithouttheirmotherandthenI’lltakeone.Ihavethenestintheshednearlyreadynow.

• Theboyshaveaverycasualandrelaxedrelationshipwiththeirmother.Themotherseemstobeconcernedforherselfonly.ShedoesnotgiveouttoJudforhurtingBilly.Sheaskedthemwhattheyaredoingthatnightbutdoesnotlistentotheanswer.ShehasnointerestinwhatBillytellsheraboutthekestrelandtheshed.ShedoesnotgetapropermealreadybutgivesBillymoneyfor‘popandcrispsorsomething’.

• Billy: I’vebeenreadingallabouthowtotrainakestrel. Jud: Awhat? Billy: Akestrel,abird. Jud: There’sonlyonekindofbirdI’minterestedinandshedoesn’tfly. Billy: Iknowwhattofeedthemonnow. Jud: ListenBilly,ifyoukeepgoingonaboutkestrels,peoplewillthinkyou’recrazy. Billy: Butthey’rebrilliant.Youshouldseethemdive. Jud: That’sthesortoftalkthatwillmakepeoplethinksyou’reodd.Thatandspendingallthetimedown

inthewoods.Forgetaboutit!• OurDayOutbyWillieRussell-Play• Theplayisaboutaclassoutingtotheseaside.Throughouttheplaythereisdisagreementbetweenthetwo

teachers,MrsKayandMrBriggs,onhowtotreatthekids.MrsKayisaneasygoingandkindteacher,whohasrespectforthekids.MrBriggsisfearedbythekidsandgetshiswaybybullyingthem.

• Thedisagreementwasnotreallysettledasbothoftheteachersaretoosetintheirways.Occasionally,throughoutthedaytheygetalongalittlebetter,butnotforlong.

• I was not satisfied with the ending. I had hopedthatthedayspentwiththekidswouldbringoutakindersideinMrBriggsbutthatdidnothappen.Hehadbroughtacameraandhadtakensomepictures,whichthekidswerelookingforwardtoseeing.Intheclosingscene he removes the film from the camera and throwsitoutthewindowofhiscar.

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Drama Extract � page ��/�• KamyshevthinksthattheRussianshave‘naturalintelligence’. He insults the French. He thinks that they have only ‘acquired intelligence’. He thinks they will ‘eat

anything’andhesaysthatFranceisjusta‘handfulofdirt’andaverysmallcountry.• IdonotagreebecauseKamyshevspendshistimeinsultingtheFrenchandboastingabouttheRussians.

HeboaststhatRussiaissobigthatyoucould‘keepgoingforever’init.HesaysthatifRussiansweretaughtproperlytheywouldbethe‘equalofanyprofessorintheworld’.HethinkstheRussianshavevery‘inventive’minds.HealsoboaststhatRussiansdonotboast!

• IfIweredirectingIwouldtelltheactortoactasanoldperson,withafrailvoiceandaFrenchaccentbecauseChampugneisdescribedasanelderlyFrenchman.HehastowaitverypolitelywhileKamyshevinsultshimandinsultsFrenchpeople.Iwouldinstructhimtolookdownandlookasthoughheistryingtocontrolhistemper.Whenhespeakshespeaks‘diplomatically’and‘politely’.Iwouldtellhimtodosoinaneven,slow,lowway,toshowheismakinganefforttobepolite.Hemustraisehisvoiceoncetodefendhimselfwhenhesays‘Ihaveneversaidthat’,butthenbecomequietagain.

• Ifoundthisscenefunny.ItwasKamyshevwhocreatedthehumouralthoughhedidnotrealiseit.Atthestartofthesceneheiscryingandblowinghisnosebecausethemustardissohot.Thiswouldlookfunnyonstage.

Heexaggerateseverything.HesaysthattheFrenchwouldeat‘frogs,ratsandcockroaches’.Hesaysthattheywouldeata‘platefulofglass’and‘askformore’.

HedoessaythattheFrencharecivilisedbecausethey‘donotspitonthefloor’. ThefunniestthingthatKamyshevdoesisthatheboastsabouttheRussiansandsays‘theonlythingwe

don’tknowhowtodoisboastaboutit’.

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• I thinkthephotographwiththepeopleinthestockswouldmost likelyinterest tourists.Itwouldcatchtourists’ attention as it is the biggest photograph on the poster. It has brighter colours than the otherphotographs.Itlookslikethemanthrowingsomethingatthetwointhestocksishavingfun.

• I thinkthetextismoreusefulthanthefloorplans.Thetexthasgoodcaptionsindifferentcolours,forexample,Experience,FindandMeet.Thetextalsotellsyouallthethingsyoucandoandsee,‘GobacktoVikingtimesinDublin!’Ifindthefloorplanstoosmall.Theroomsarecalled‘TheArchive’and‘TheWharf’whichIdon’tfindusefulastheyaredifficulttounderstand.

• Thebackgroundcolourisblackandthecoloursusedonitareyellow,blueandred.Thesethreearetheprimarycolourssotheyareverydramaticonblackandwouldattractattention.Adullshadeoftheyellow,blueandredisusedtosuggestthatthisisaveryoldandhistoricalplace.Thetypeintheheadlinesisclearandboldandeasytoread.Thesewouldattractthereader’sattention.Butthetypeusedtogiveinformation,especiallytheprices,isverysmallanddifficulttoread.

• 1. Slogan:WalkaroundtheRoundTowerinArdmore! 2. ThisisoneofthemostperfectroundtowersinIreland. 3. Youcouldhaveagreatdayoutabsolutelyfreeforallthefamily.Thereisnoadmissionchargetowalk

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Advertisement 4 page 199A. 1. PeoplecanseeAs You Like Itfromthe3rdtothe6thofJuneat8p.m. 2. Iexpectthisplaywillhaveahappyendingbecausethereisaphotographofahappycoupleonthe

poster.Thepostersays‘Ahilariousromanticcomedyaboutlove,lostandfound’.Ithinkthismeansthatthecharactersintheplaywillfindloveintheend.

B. OnonehandthereisaphotographofRomeoandJulietkissingandabovethemapictureofaheartcircled

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byroses.Thiscontrastswiththeimageofmenwithgunspointingandshootingoneanother.Themenlookveryangryandfullofhatred,whichcontrastswiththelovethatRomeoandJuliethave.Thesloganshowsthiscontrastalso:‘Myonlylovesprungfrommyonlyhate.’

C. BothplaysarewrittenbyShakespeare.Bothplaystellalovestoryandeachpostershowsapictureofacouplewholoveoneanother.

D. I think that theposterofRomeo and Juliet looksmore interesting.Thecouple looksyounger than thecoupleinAs You Like It.Theimageofthetwogangsshootingatoneanotherlooksinteresting.IlikethefactthatthecharactersintheRomeo and Julietposterhavemodernclothesonthem.

E. Iwoulddesignaposterfortheendofyearschoolconcert. 1. Thetopoftheposterwouldhavethenameoftheschooland‘TheEndofYearConcert’.Iwouldputin

thedateandtimeoftheconcert.Iwouldsaywhereandwhatpricetheticketsare.Iwouldnotincludethenamesofthestudentstakingpartasthatmaychangebeforetheconcert.

2. Thecolouroftheposterwouldbeyellowandblack,ourschoolcolours. The lettering would be big and clear, with not too much text.The illustrations would be musical

instruments,suchasguitarsanddrums.Theblackandyellowcoloursandtheguitarsanddrumswouldbeeye-catchingforyoungpeople.

Advertisement 6 Page 203/4• Thisisagoodslogan.The‘STOP’isincapitallettersandisinredandwhite,‘Childlabour’isinlarge

lettersandinblackandwhiteand‘Schoolisthebestplacetowork’,isinyellow,sothesloganiseye-catching.Itisagoodsloganbecauseitemphasisesthattheonlyplaceachildshouldworkisatschool.

• Ithinkthephotographthatwouldbemosteffectivewouldbephotograph4.Thisshowsaverysmalllittlegirlweavingamat.Sheissittingonamatonastreetfacingawallandmakingamat.Thephotographhighlightshowcruelanddesperatethechild’slifeis.Itwouldbeagoodphotographtoshowpeoplethesadrealityofchildlabour.

• Inthetextitsaysthatover240millionchildrenareworkingfull-timebutitdoesn’tmeanmuchuntilyouseethepicturesofthechildren.Thephotographsgiveastrongermessage.Itshowswhatitisreallylikeforchildren,theyaresittingonthegroundcooking,makingmats,polishingshoesandpackingbags.Noneofthemissmilinganditisclearthatthereislittleornojoyintheirlives.Noneofthemisatschool.Thephotographsgiveaclearmessagetostopchildlabourandtogivethechildrenaneducation.Inthiscase,thesaying‘Apicturepaintsathousandwords’istrue.

• Picture3showsalittlegirlstirringapotoverastoveorfire.Thisshowsusthatthisgirlhastoworkhard.Itisclearfromtheexpressiononherfacethatitisdifficultforhertostirthepotandholdupthelid.Sheiskneelingonthegroundasshedoesthis.Thereisanothergirlwithherbutnoadultsorparents.Sheisayounggirlbutisnotgoingtoschoolanditlooksasthoughshedoesnothavetimeorenergytoplay.Itlooksasthoughshehasaveryhardandsadlife.

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workinfull-timeemployment.Thesechildren,someasyoungasfiveyearsold,havenovoice.Wemustdosomethingtoprotectthem.Peopleshouldsignthepetitionbecauseitisonlywhenchildlabourisbannedthatallchildrencanbeeducated.Everychildhastherighttobeeducated.

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