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younger. In the final sentence the writer sums up by WRiTing TASk 1
commenting that jellyfish are ‘resilient’ – able to cope or
survive in difficult conditions. Therefore, C is the correct Training
answer. Before you write
A is wrong because while the ‘planet’ is mentioned, A Reading the question
there is no reference to ‘dry land’. 1 There are two plans showing the same area in 2008
and today. They show the same place at two different
B is wrong because although jellyfish seem to do well in times. You must select, report and make comparisons.
acidic water, they don’t ‘improve’ their environment.
2 The purpose is to highlight the way the science park
D is wrong as there is no reference to jellyfish harming has developed since 2008. Paraphrase: Ways in which
other species, just doing better than some in difficult the park has changed.
conditions.
3 Own work.
36 B B Understanding the data
The writer outlines the lifecycle of the scyphozoa in
this paragraph. The lifecycle is ‘biologically complex’ 1 ✗ The number of roads has remained the same.
because the jellyfish goes through three quite different 2 ✓
stages of life. The scyphozoa ‘illustrates’ something 3 ✓
common to all jellyfish because they all go through 4 ✗ Reception is now called the University Hub.
similar life stages. This complexity is emphasised in the 5 ✓
final sentence – ‘sophisticated and unusual’.
6 ✗ Much of the grassland has been built on.
A is wrong as the paragraph is talking about ‘complexity’, 7 ✓
not ‘size’.
8 ✓
C is wrong because complexity does not imply that
jellyfish are threatened. What to include in Task 1
a Valid
D is wrong because scientists do now understand the b Invalid – speculation
three life stages of the scyphozoa.
c Invalid – evaluation
Questions 37–40 d Valid
37 C e Invalid – inference
1 paragraph. We are told that during the 20 century, f Invalid – evaluation
st
th
massive nets and mechanical winches often damaged
jellyfish specimens. But now in Norway and the Orientation in Task 1
Arctic scientists have ‘discovered that sound bounces b is more suitable as it is focusing on the present and
harmlessly off jellyfish’ and for this reason scientists ‘are how the park has changed since 2008: the verb form
using sonar to monitor jellyfish’. (present perfect) orients the reader to the present.
38 E Writing a clear summary
2 paragraph. ‘numerous additional species of jellyfish 1 f
nd
unknown to science only a few years ago’ = there are 2 b
more types of jellyfish than previously realised 3 a
39 A 4 c
4 paragraph. ‘they shut down their bodies and rest in 5 d
th
much the same way that humans do at night’ = it was 6 e
wrong to assume that jellyfish do not sleep
Underline the overview sentence
40 D
6 paragraph. ‘certain jellyfish are able to revert to an The overview sentence is the last one:
th
earlier physical state, leading to the assertion that they Taken as a whole, the Science Park has undergone a
are immortal’ = it has been claimed that one particular number of major alterations since 2008.
type of jellyfish may be able to live forever
The changes have been highlighted by the following
phrases:
