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    LEADER 7

    LISTENING: READING: UOE: WRITING: SPEAKING: GLOBAL:

    Name:

    UOE

    Read the text below and decide which word (a–d) best fits each gap (1–8).
    ____/20 (2.5p each)

    Meet the 28-year-old London banker who is the youngest person to travel to
    every country in the world.

    James Asquith, now 28 years old and working in a bank in London, has become
    the youngest person to travel to all sovereign countries. Having saved a decent
    amount of cash, Asquith travelled to South-East Asia with friends before
    starting university, and this (1) ____ year sparked an around-the-world tour
    that lasted five years. He took six different trips that were four or five months
    in (2)____ . He was 18 when he started and finished when he was 24.

    Asquith, who was born in Sussex but has spent most of his life in London,
    received a Guinness World Record in 2016 for his achievement. ‘A lot of people
    assume I had rich parents who gave me money,’ he said adding that this was
    never the (3) ____ .

    His parents helped him as much as they could in various ways, but he didn’t
    get any handouts. He did get financial (4) ____ with the airfare, but because he
    stayed in the places he visited for months at a time, he was living on a
    shoestring to get (5) ____ . He worked when he was in South America in
    exchange for food, drink and (6) ____ accommodation. He added that when he
    was backpacking, there wasn’t much else to spend money on.

    As far as choosing a favourite country, Asquith says the USA (7) ____ out
    because of its diversity; it’s also the country he has travelled to the most.

    ‘If Europe was a country, it would be Europe because of the difference


    between Spain, Italy, Scandinavia … it’s (8) ____ diverse, but it’s the same from
    New York to Texas, Las Vegas, Alaska, and Hawaii. I think I’ve been to 29
    states.’

    1 a away b abroad c gap d holiday

    2 a overall b time c length d sum

    3 a condition b case c circumstance d context

    4 a funds b help c relief d contribution

    5 a off b away c over d by

    6 a free b less c little d anything

    7 a looks b straightens c rises d stands

    8 a massively b largely c substantially d extensively

    LISTENING
    You will hear a radio programme about the Swatch watch. Complete each
    sentence (1–8) with no more than two words and/or a number. ____/20 (2.5p
    each)

    1 Swatch made the _________________ watch fashionable again.

    2 The main goal of the original design was to be _________________ .

    3 What made the watch original was that the ____________________ was
    built directly into the case.

    4 Due to welding the watch together, the number of parts and _____________
    needed was reduced.

    5 The inventors’ original aim was to produce ________________ Swatches.

    6 Swatch offers a guarantee of ____________ years.

    7 A collector from __________________ recently sold nearly 6000 pieces.

    8 A recent Swatch collection was sold for _____________ more than expected.

    READING
    Read the magazine article about film locations in the United Kingdom. Match
    each question (1–8) to the correct location (a–f). The locations may be chosen
    more than once. ____/20 (2.5p each)

    Six UK film locations to visit this summer

    The UK has provided a stunning backdrop to some of the most iconic moments
    in film, and it’s possible to visit many of these locations yourself and walk in the
    footsteps of wizards, Jedis, queens, superheroes and knights.

    a Alnwick Castle, Northumberland

    A miniature version of Hogwarts castle can be seen at Leavesden’s Warner


    Bros Studio Tour, but the closest you can get to the real thing, however, is the
    11th-century keep at Alnwick Castle. Several key scenes from the Harry Potter
    series were filmed here, including the broomstick training scene from The
    Philosopher’s Stone, shot next to the Outer Bailey. The grand Lion Arch also
    doubled as the entrance to Hogwarts, while many of the scenes of students
    walking between classes were filmed within the castle’s courtyards and gates.

    b Wollaton Hall, Nottingham

    This historic building will be immediately recognisable to film fans as Wayne


    Manor, as seen in The Dark Knight Rises. While the abandoned Mentmore
    Towers in Buckinghamshire was used as an exterior location for Batman
    Begins, a fake graveyard was built at Wollaton and several internal
    refurbishments were made in order to create a home fit for a superhero. The
    Elizabethan residence is also famous for its surrounding parkland, which is
    home to a herd of red deer.

    c Glencoe, Scottish Highlands

    The breathtaking mountain scenery that surrounds this small Scottish village
    has already made it a popular tourist destination, with the many chalets,
    cottages and lodges that litter the area offering the perfect long weekend for
    those wanting to escape into nature, or for trekkers looking for both easy and
    difficult routes. However, for film fans there’s a little extra; it was the location
    of the Bond family estate in 2012’s Skyfall and Hagrid’s house in 2004’s Harry
    Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.

    d Chatsworth House, Derbyshire

    Romantics will want to make a beeline for Chatsworth House, one of England’s
    largest and most opulent homes. Not only is it mentioned by Jane Austen as
    one of the estates visited by Elizabeth Bennet before she reaches Mr Darcy’s
    home at Pemberley in Pride and Prejudice, but it stood in for Pemberley itself
    in the 2005 adaptation of the book, starring Keira Knightley and Matthew
    Macfadyen. Knightley returned to the location in 2008 for filming on The
    Duchess, where she played Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire, who
    called the estate home during the 18th century.

    e Freshwater West, Pembrokeshire


    This picturesque Welsh beach was overtaken by 600 extras and 150 horses
    when it was used to film the French invasion of England in 2010’s Robin Hood,
    starring Russell Crowe. An odd-looking cottage, which looked as if it had been
    constructed entirely of shells, was also created there for Harry Potter and the
    Deathly Hallows – Part 1 and Part 2. In the films, it’s the home of Bill Weasley
    and Fleur Delacour and used as a safe house for the Weasleys and their allies.

    f Sheepstor, Dartmoor

    A quaint, historic village located in West Devon, Sheepstor served as one of


    several locations across Dartmoor featured in Steven Spielberg’s 2011 epic
    War Horse. The legendary director himself had nothing but praise for the area,
    noting: ‘I have never before, in my long and eclectic career, been gifted with
    such an abundance of natural beauty as I experienced filming War Horse on
    Dartmoor.’

    Which location

    1 would be a perfect short break for hikers or nature lovers? ____

    2 did an actor complete two films in? ____

    3 featured a home with an unusual appearance? ____


    4 featured a building that had changes made to the inside? ____

    5 offers tourist accommodation? ____

    6 is known for being one of the UK’s grandest and most spacious homes? ____

    7 was not the only location in the country to have been used in the film? ____

    8 has a smaller copy in a different place? ____

    WRITING _____ / 20
    Your English class has listened to a radio discussion about the pros and cons of
    having many different hobbies and interests. You have made the notes below:

    The pros and cons of having many different interests:


    - never becoming an expert at one of them
    - time
    - avoid getting bored
    Some opinions expressed in the discussion:
    ‘You never develop mental toughness if you’re always just giving things up and
    starting something new.’
    ‘Things are changing so fast in society today, so why shouldn’t our interests,
    too?’
    ‘You need variety to discover the interests you truly love.’

    Write an essay discussing two of the pros and cons in your notes. Write 220–
    260 words.
    You should make your opinions clear and give reasons for the points you make.
    You may, if you wish, make use of the opinions expressed in the discussion, but
    you should use your own words as far as possible.

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