Title : Children's Engineering Workshops

Source : Google

Content : The father called to ask some information about the workshops in the school holidays for two daughters.

Section 1 .Tiny engineers ( age 4-5 )

1. Create a cover for an egg so they can drop it from a height without breaking it.

2. Take part in a competition to build the tallest tower.

3. Make a car powered by a balloon.

Junior engineers ( age 6-8 )

4. Build model cars, trucks and animals and learn how to program them so they can move.

5. Take part in a competition to build the longest bridge using card and wood.

6. Create a short movie/film with special software.

7. Build decorate and program a humanoid robot.

   Cost for a five-week block: £50

8. Held on Wednesdays from 10 am to 11 am

9. Building 10A,Fradstone Industrial Estate, Grasford

10. Plenty of parking is available.

    
    

Section 2 .

11. Stevenson's was founded in 1926

12. Originally, Stevenson's manufactured goods for the healthcare industry

13. What does the speaker say about the company premises?

    The company has no plans to move.

14. The programme for the work experience group includes talks by staff.

    
    

21. Which TWO parts of the introductory stage to their art projects do Jess and Tom agree were useful?

    ANS : The handouts with research sources

22. The Natural History Museum visit

23. In which TWO ways do both Jess and Tom decide to change their proposals?

    ANS : by making their notes more evaluative

24. by being less specific about the outcome

25. D

26. C

27. A

28. H

29. F

30. G

31. Stoicism is still relevant today because of its pratical appeal.

• 32. The Stoics' ideas are surprisingly well known, despite not being intended for publication

  32. Epictetus said that external events cannot be controlled but the choices people make in response can be controlled.

  
  

  34. A Stoic is someone who has a different view on experiences which others would consider as negative

  
  

The influence of Stoicism

35. George Washington organised a play about Cato to motivate his men. 

36. Adam Smith's ideas on capitalism were influenced by Stoicism.

37. the treatment for depression is based on ideas from Stoicism

38. people learn to base their thinking on

    logic

39. In business, people benefit from Stoicism by identifying obstacles as

    opportunity

    
    

Relevance of Stoicism

It requires a lot of practice/practise but Stoicism can help people to lead a good life. 

It teaches people that having a strong character is more important than anything else.

Section 1.

Title : Copying photos to digital format

Source : Google

Name of company: Picturerep

Requirements

• Maximum size of photos is 30 cm, minimum size 4 cm.

• Photos must not be in a frame

  or an album.

  
  

Cost

• The cost for 360 photos is £195

  (including one disk).

  
  

• Before the completed order is sent, payment is required.

  
  

Services included in the price

• Photos can be placed in a folder, e.g. with the name Grandparents

• The color and contrast can be improved if necessary.

• Photos which are very fragile will be scanned by hand

Special restore service (costs extra)

• It may be possible to remove an object from a photo, or change the background

• A photo which is not correctly in focus cannot be fixed.

Other information

• Orders are completed within ten days

• Send the photos in a box (not

  plastic )

  
  

31. An experiment on university students suggested that dance increases creativity

32. For those with mental illness, dance could be used as a form of

    therapy

    Benefits of dance for older people:

33. accessible for people with low levels of fitness

34. better balance reduces the risk of accidents

35. improves brain function by making it work faster

36. gives people more motivation to take exercise

37. can lessen the feeling of isolation very common in older people

    Benefits of Zumba:

38. A study at The University of Wisconsin showed that doing Zumba for 40 minutes uses up as many calories as other quite intense forms of exercise.

39. The American Journal of Health Behavior study showed that:

    women suffering from obesity benefited from doing Zumba.

40. Zumba became a habit for the participants.

    
    

Section 1

Title : JUNIOR CYCLE CAMP

Source : Google

The course focuses on skills and safety.

• Charlie would be placed in Level 5.

• First of all, children at this level are taken to practise in a park

Instructors

• Instructors wear blue shirts.

• A reference is required and training is given.

Classes

• The size of the classes is limited.

• There are quiet times during the morning for a story

  or a game.

• Classes are held even if there is rain

What to bring

• a change of clothing

• a snack

• shoes (not sandals)

• Charlie's medication

Day 1

• Charlie should arrive at 9.20 am on the first day.

• Before the class, his helmet

  will be checked.

• He should then go to the tent to meet his class instructor.

Cost

• The course costs 199$ per week.

  
  

11 +12 . According to Megan, what are the TWO main advantages of working in the agriculture and horticulture sectors?

the flexible working opportunities

the active lifestyle

13 + 14 . Which TWO of the following are likely to be disadvantages for people working outdoors?

Difficult weather conditions at times

Being in a very quiet location

15. D

16. F

17. A

18. H

19. C

20. G

21-22. Which TWO points does Adam make about his experiment on artificial sweeteners?

The subjects were unaware of what they were drinking.

A large sample of people was tested.

23-24.Which TWO problems did Rosie have when measuring the fat content of nuts?

She did not grind the nuts finely enough.

The weighing scales may have been unsuitable.

25. Adam suggests that restaurants could reduce obesity if their menus were organised in a particular way.

26. The students agree that food manufacturers deliberately
    make calorie counts hard to understand.

27. What does Rosie say about levels of exercise in England?

    Most people overestimate how much they do.

28. Adam refers to the location and width of stairs in a train station to illustrate practical changes that can influence people's behaviour.

29. They should probably leave it out.

30. decide on its content and organisation

Hand knitting

Interest in knitting

• Knitting has a long history around the world.

• We imagine someone like a grandmother knitting.

• A decade ago, knitting was expected to disappear.

• The number of knitting classes is now increasing.

• People are buying more equipment

   for knitting nowadays.

  
  

Benefits of knitting

• gives support in times of economic

   difficulty.

• requires only basic skills and little money to start.

• reduces stress in a busy life.

Early knitting

• The origins are not known.

• Findings show early knitted items to be round in shape.

• The first needles were made of natural materials such as wood and bone

• Early yarns felt rough to touch.

• Wool became the most popular yarn for spinning.

• Geographical areas had their own style

   of knitting.

• Everyday tasks like looking after

  sheep were done while knitting.

  
  

Section 1

Title : Holiday Rental

Source : Google

Owners' names: Jack Fitzgerald and Shirley Fitzgerald

Granary Cottage

• available for week beginning 28th

  May

• cost for the week: £550

• cost for the week: £480

• building was originally a garage

• walk through doors from living room into a garden

• several parking spaces at the front

• bathroom has a shower

• central heating and stove that burns

  wood

• views of old bridge from living room

• view of hilltop monument from the bedroom

  Payment

  • deposit: £144

  • deadline for final payment: end of March

    
    

  
  

11. A survey found people's main concern about traffic in the area was changes in the type of traffic.

12. Which change will shortly be made to the cycle path next to the river?

    It will be windened

13. Plans for a pedestrian crossing have been postponed because the proposed location is unsafe.

14. On Station Road, notices have been erected asking motorists to switch off engines when waiting at the level crossing.

15. C

16. F

17. A

18. I

19. E

20. H

21-22 Which TWO benefits of city bike-sharing schemes do the students agree are the most important?

improving air quality

reducing traffic congestion

23-24 Which TWO things do the students think are necessary for successful bike-sharing schemes?

The app should be easy to use.

Public awareness should be raised.

25. They are surprised it has been so successful.

26. They disagree about the reasons for its success

27. They agree that more investment is required.

28. They think the system has been well designed.

29. They think it should be cheaper.

30. They agree it has been disappointing.

31. 
    

THE EXTINCTION OF THE DODO BIRD

The dodo was a large flightless bird which used to inhabit the island of Mauritius.

History

• 1507 - Portuguese ships transporting

  spice/spices stopped at the island to collect food and water.

• 1638 - The Dutch established a colony/settlement on the island.

• They killed the dodo birds for their meat.

• The last one was killed in 1681.

Description

• The only record we have is written descriptions and pictures (possibly unreliable)

• A Dutch painting suggests the dodo was very fat

• The only remaining soft tissue is a dried head

• Recent studies of a dodo skeleton suggest the birds were capable of rapid movement

• It's thought they were able to use their small wings to maintain balance/balancing

• Their brain was of average size.

• Their sense of smell enabled them to find food.

Reasons for extinction

• Hunting was probably not the main cause.

• Sailors brought dogs and monkeys.

• rats also escaped onto the island and ate the birds' eggs.

• The arrival of farming meant the

  forest was destroyed.