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D Exam practice
Reading Part 3
Look at the sentences below about a music festival.
Read the text to decide if each sentence is correct or incorrect.
If it is correct, mark A.
If it is incorrect, mark B.

1 If you arrive at the same time as last year, the gates will be closed.
2 Nobody will be able to buy a ticket on arrival.
3 Everyone who has bought a ticket will receive it in the post by 14 August.
4 You need to prove who you are when you get to the festival.
5 One adult with a ticket can take several children into the festival.
6 Arrange to meet friends near the gates if you have their tickets.
7 You will receive a souvenir programme when you show your ticket.
8 You should bring enough food to eat over the weekend.
9 You can find signs in Shipton to tell you the way to the festival.
10 There is a small charge for the buses which go direct to the festival site.

The The Festival will take place on 24, 25 and 26 August.

Shipton Gates open at 10am on Wednesday 22 August. This

is two days before the start of the Festival. Please
note that this is an hour later than in other years.

Festival You will not be allowed to enter the site if you arrive
before that time. This website has lots of information
and is updated every day.

Tickets
Tickets will be sent out by post between 1 August and 14 August to people living in the UK.
For those living abroad, tickets have to be collected from an office in Willesbrook. See below
for more details.
There will be no tickets on sale at the site. Please do not come without a ticket, and if you
know anyone who is planning to come without a ticket, tell them not to.
When you arrive, your name will be put on your ticket so don’t forget to bring a passport or
identity card. After that, the ticket is yours and cannot be given to someone else to use.
All children aged twelve and under are admitted free but they must be with an adult who
holds a ticket. There is no limit to the number of children who can attend with an adult.
Please note that there is lots of entertainment provided for kids but they must stay with an
adult at all times.

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If you have bought tickets for friends, give them to them before they leave for the Festival.
It is impossible to meet anyone at the gates because of the crowds. If you have to meet up,
do it at least five miles away from the Festival site.

What’s on?
Click on Events below for information. Everyone who has a ticket will be given a free
souvenir programme. You can buy extra programmes at Information Points.

What shall I bring?

Don’t bring much luggage. You need a tent and don’t forget suncream and a torch. You can
eat really well and cheaply on the site, so it really isn’t necessary to carry food.

Where is the site?

The village of Shipton is three kilometres from the site. There are signs from Willesbrook
which is the nearest town. Please follow these signs which take you around Shipton. No
traffic should go through Shipton itself which has very narrow streets.

How do I get there?

If possible, leave your car at home because there’ll be a lot of traffic. There are coaches and
trains to Willesbrook. From there you can take a Festival bus. The price of the bus fare is
included in your Festival ticket so only those who can show a Festival ticket will be allowed
onto these buses.

Grammar focus task

Answer these questions about the text.

1 What does the website have?
2 What is provided for kids?
3 What is everyone given?
4 What should you not carry?
5 Why should you leave your car at home?
Look at your answers.
Which nouns are countable? Which are uncountable?
Can you put a few in front of any of these nouns?
Can you put a little in front of any of these nouns?

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D Exam practice
Reading Part 3
Look at the sentences about a race in Canada called The Adventure Race.
Read the text to decide if each sentence is correct or incorrect.
If it is correct, mark A.
If it is incorrect, mark B.

1 The Adventure Race takes place in different countries at the same time.
2 Unless you succeed in a special test, you won’t be able to do the race.
3 You should bring all the equipment on the list you’re sent.
4 Everyone in your team should have the same nationality.
5 Teams need to have their routes planned at least one day before the race begins.
6 There’s a limit on the time allowed between each checkpoint.
7 It won’t matter if you miss one checkpoint.
8 If someone in your team can’t continue, you’ll have to stop too.
9 All four members of a team must cross the finishing line at the same time.
10 You’ll receive £500 to spend on whatever you choose if your team wins.

The
Adventure
Race
The Adventure Race takes place in a different part of the world every year. This
year, the race is in Canada and covers 300 miles. If you take part, you’ll see
some of the most beautiful scenery in the world. The race begins on 14 July.
Part of the race is by horse, part by mountain bike and part by boat. You also
walk and run so you need to have a wide range of outdoor skills.

Everyone must pass a skills test before they’re allowed to start the race. You’ll
receive an equipment list when you apply for the race. This changes from year
to year and you need to remember that everything on that list is essential. You
supply your own food and drink so make sure you bring enough. If you don’t
bring plenty of food, you’ll be hungry! Each team consists of four members,
men and women and you must all come from one country. You need to be very
fit but you also need to be able to work as part of a team.

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The starting and finishing points of the race remain secret to all those taking part
until approximately 24 hours before the start. Teams can then choose their route
as long as they pass certain checkpoints. The race takes between six and twelve
days to complete. You won’t be allowed to continue if you fail to reach each
checkpoint by a certain time. Each team has a ‘passport’ which will be stamped
at each checkpoint with the date and time of arrival. If one person is injured or
decides not to carry on, the rest of the team won’t be allowed to either.

The first team to cross the finishing line are the winners. You can’t win as an
individual, only as one member of the team you start with. There must be no
more than 150 metres between the first and the last member of the team
reaching the finishing line. All four members receive a plane ticket worth £500
to the place of their choice anywhere in the world. The second team to cross
the line receive climbing equipment.

The race usually attracts the attention of the local press so you should be
willing to be photographed and possibly interviewed. This is all good publicity
for next year! If you’re interested, we’ll send you an application form as soon as
we hear from you. Write to the address at the bottom of this page or look at our
website on www.adventurerace.com.

Grammar focus task

Here are some sentences from the exam text and questions. Match the two halves and
fill in the gaps with the correct tense of the verb in brackets.
1 If you take (take) part, a you (not be) able to do the race.
2 When you (apply) for the race, b if your team (win).
3 If you (not bring) plenty of food, c you (receive) an equipment list.
4 You (not be) allowed to continue d you ’ll see (see) some of the most
beautiful scenery in the world.
5 If one person (decide) not to e the rest of the team (not be)
carry on, allowed to either.
6 If you (be) interested, f we (send) you an application form.
7 Unless you (succeed) in a g if you (fail) to reach each
special test, checkpoint by a certain time.
8 You (receive) £500 h you (be) hungry.

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D Exam practice
Reading Part 3
Look at the sentences about a football club called Wickton City.
Read the text to decide if each sentence is correct or incorrect.
If it is correct, mark A.
If it is incorrect, mark B.

1 Tony’s dream was to be a football coach.

2 Tony is doing his second job since going back to Wickton.

3 One part of Tony’s job takes up the most time.

4 A few teenagers on the ‘Football Skills’ courses are offered jobs with Wickton City.

5 Equipment on the courses is provided free for everyone.

6 The aim of the Saturday club is for young people to practise playing matches.

7 The number of different football teams for young people in Wickton has increased recently.

8 In the past young people in Wickton were fans of teams from outside the area.

9 Tony thinks the club may have to close in the future.

10 The fact that most of the Wickton City players are from the area is positive.

Wickton City
Football Club
ony Connor has been Wickton City’s youth officer for 18 months. At the age of 16 he went
T from Wickton to Ipswich Town to train to be a professional footballer. This had always been
his ambition but he had to return home because he was injured and that’s where he’s stayed.
He was then a football coach for over 7 years. Now, as youth officer, he has three parts to his
job - to run the mini-soccer centre on a Saturday morning, to teach football to local teenagers,
and to help look after the football club’s Academy for players who are training in order to play
in the first team. He says ‘Everything I do is important but I spend longer teaching local
teenagers than I do on the other parts of the job.’

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He wants teenagers to get football qualifications, therefore he’s developed a programme to help
them. ‘These ‘Football Skills’ courses are for young people who have no qualifications. We obviously
can’t give them jobs at the end but, by doing our courses, I hope they’ll find a job in the future and
a few of them might actually work for a football club. There’s no charge for most of the courses we
run. We usually charge a small fee for the equipment but we sometimes provide that free as well.’
On Saturday mornings, the mini-soccer centre offers opportunities for local children at the club.
‘There are no competitions. They don’t win or lose. They come in order to have a chance to
train at the football club.’
In addition, for the first time in the club’s history, there are now three children’s teams. ‘Since
last year, we’ve got under-twelves, under-fourteens, under-sixteens, and also the Academy
teams, which contain the best players in the town.’
As well as forming football stars of the future, the club is also trying to encourage younger fans.
‘We hope to attract more of the young kids here, to make them feel part of the club, in order to
save them travelling miles to Manchester United or Liverpool every week.’
Tony says the club went through a bad period. ‘A few years ago we nearly lost our team
altogether as the club had very little money so we’re making sure that doesn’t happen again.
For about fifteen years, the club couldn’t get well-known players since the money wasn’t
available. Therefore a lot of local players have played in the first team over the last two years
and that’s helped the level of football in the area. So that’s a good thing.’

Grammar focus task

Answer
. these questions about the text. Begin your answers with because, (in order) to or
so (that). Look back at the text if you need to.
1 Why did Tony go to Ipswich Town? To train to be a professional footballer.
2 Why did he return home?
3 Why do players train at the Academy?
4 Why has Tony developed a programme for teenagers?
5 Why do children come to the mini-soccer centre?
6 Why does the club want to attract more young fans?
7 Why did the club nearly lose its team?
8 Why couldn’t the club get well-known players in the first team?

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