Level Four June 2011

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June 2011

THAMES EXAMINATIONS

LEVEL FOUR SECTION A : READING 2 Parts (20 marks) SECTION B : WRITING 2 Parts (20 marks) SECTION C : ENGLISH USAGE 2 Parts (20 marks)

90 MINUTES

Please answer ALL the questions Please use CAPITAL LETTERS

Family name

First name

Date of birth

Candidate number

Town

DO NOT START UNTIL THE INVIGILATOR TELLS YOU TO


THAMES EXAMINATIONS Level Four 2011 Page 1 SECTION A: READING Part 1 10 marks

PORTSMOUTH – CITY OF SHIPS

The city of Portsmouth, on the south coast of England, is the home of many famous and historical ships. The Romans were the first people to build ships in Portsmouth. They built ships on the beach next to the

city. By the 1490s, ships were too big to build on Portsmouth’s beach so a special port was made for ship building and repairs. In 1512, King Henry the Eighth of England chose Portsmouth as the place to build all of his ships. The oldest ship in the Portsmouth dockyard is the Mary Rose. It was found at the bottom of the sea in 1982 and was later moved to the dockyard museum. The Mary Rose is over four hundred and fifty years old and once belonged to King Henry the Eighth. In the sea next to the Portsmouth dockyard museum is another famous ship. HMS Victory was Admiral Nelson’s ship. He was a very important person in the British Royal Navy. He had many fights with the French during the wars between England and France in the Nineteenth Century. Many people visit HMS Victory to find out what it was like to live on two hundred years ago. Today, Portsmouth is still home to Britain’s warships and is as important now as it was in the time of King Henry the Eighth and Admiral Nelson.


THAMES EXAMINATIONS Level Four 2011 Page 2 Decide if these sentences are TRUE or FALSE, according to the text. The first two are examples. TRUE FALSE

0 Portsmouth is in England.

00 Portsmouth is in France.

1 The Romans built ships on the beach at

Portsmouth.

2 In the 1490s, a port was built at Portsmouth.

3 The port was made because the beach was too small for ship building.

4 King Henry the Eighth was the king of France.

5 The Mary Rose was built in 1982.

6 The Mary Rose is now in a museum.

7 HMS Victory was King Henry the Eighth’s ship.

8 Admiral Nelson was in the British Royal Navy.

9 Admiral Nelson fought the French many times.

10 Portsmouth is still an important place for ships.


THAMES EXAMINATIONS Level Four 2011 Page 3 SECTION A: READING Part 2 10 marks

VUVUZELA MAN

The 2010 Football World Cup, which took place in South Africa, will always be famous for the strange sound made by the crowd. Instead of shouting and cheering, the thousands of fans played a simple musical instrument made of plastic called a ‘vuvuzela’. Many people hated the noise of these horns, but others enjoyed it. Freddie Maake, who is South African, says that he is the man who gave the world this

noisy object: “The vuvuzela is my baby. When I was ten years old, I made one and took it to football matches in my home town. I blew it to give my team good luck. Later, I began to follow South Africa’s most famous football team, the Kaizer Chiefs. I always took my vuvuzela. At first, I called it a ‘lemporo’, which is the name of the place where I grew up.” Years later, Freddie and a friend decided to make these plastic horns in large numbers and sell them at football matches. In 1992, Freddie changed the name to vuvuzela, which means ‘welcome’ and ‘celebration’ in the Zulu language. People think that Freddie has made a lot of money from creating and selling his musical instrument, but this is not true. Big companies have stolen his idea and Freddie has got nothing. But Freddie is not sad or angry about this. He wants everybody in the world to play the vuvuzela and to be happy when they are supporting their football team.


THAMES EXAMINATIONS Level Four 2011 Page 4 Choose the best answer (A, B or C), according to the text. Then put your answers in the box at the bottom of the page. The first one is an example. 0. Which is correct? A. The Football World Cup in South Africa was famous for the crowd B. The event was famous for the noise made by the crowd C. The event was famous for thousands of reasons 1. Which is correct? A. Everybody enjoyed the noise of the vuvuzelas B. Everybody hated the noise of the vuvuzelas C. Some people liked the noise of the vuvuzelas 2. Which is correct? A. Freddie Maake is a good vuvuzela player B. Freddie Maake made the first vuvuzela C. Freddie Maake made the first vuvuzela for his baby 3. Which is correct? A. Freddie Maake now supports the Lemporo team B. Freddie Maake now supports the Kaizer Chiefs C. Freddie Maake now plays for the Kaizer Chiefs 4. Which is correct? A. In 1992, Freddie changed the name of the instrument B. In 1992, Freddie changed his name to vuvuzela C. In 1992, Freddie changed the Zulu language 5. Which is correct? A. Freddie has made a lot of money from inventing the vuvuzela B. Freddie owns a big company which sells the vuvuzela C. Freddie has not made a lot of money from inventing the vuvuzela

0 1 2 3 4 5 B


THAMES EXAMINATIONS Level Four 2011 Page 5 SECTION B: WRITING Part 1 10 marks Last weekend, you spent a day in the mountains and on the beach with your family. Write an email (80-100 words) to your British keypal telling him/her about your day. Use the pictures to help you (you do not have to use all of the pictures and you can use your own ideas).


THAMES EXAMINATIONS Level Four 2011 Page 6

Hi Jo! I’m emailing to tell you about……….


THAMES EXAMINATIONS Level Four 2011 Page 7 SECTION B: WRITING Part 2 10 marks Look at the picture and write about 60 words.


THAMES EXAMINATIONS Level Four 2011 Page 8 SECTION C: ENGLISH USAGE Part 1 10 marks Write an opposite word(s) for each word(s) in the box. The first one is an example.

0 HOT

COLD

1 wake up

2 heavy

3 cheapest

4 enter

5 full

6

young

7

richest

8

clever

9

go away!

10

wet


THAMES EXAMINATIONS Level Four 2011 Page 9 SECTION C: ENGLISH USAGE Part 2 10 marks Choose the BEST answer to complete each sentence. Put your answers in the box on the next page. The first one is an example. 0. Is this book , Peter?

A. your B. yours C. you’res D. you

1. We go to the beach today because it’s raining.

A. don’t B. won’t C. aren’t D. weren’t

2. That isn’t your mobile phone. It’s .

A. our B. her C. their D. mine

3. They a noisy party when the police arrived.

A. was having B. have C. were having D. had

4. Joe and John are twins, ?

A. aren’t they B. haven’t they C. are they D. have they

5. I squid.

A. have never eaten B. never eating C. am never eaten

D. am never eating

6. My cousin has computer games.

A. a lots of B. lot of C. lots of D. lots


THAMES EXAMINATIONS Level Four 2011 Page 10 7. London is city in England.

A. the bigger B. the biggest C. biggest D. bigg

8. While the teacher was talking, the children carefully.

A. have listened B. listening C. listen D. listened

9. When he was four years old, Mark read.

A. can B. might C. could D. may

10. We beach volleyball yesterday morning.

A. played B. are playing C. have played D. play

ANSWERS:

0 B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10


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