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4 D (But while the painting remains almost as fresh as
6 1 A ancient Japanese coat
the day it was painted, the years have not been so
B modern bag
kind to the dress.)
C modern quilt
S B (But it's quite unusual to know who actually wore a '
garment. That's the thing that makes the Beeclewing 3 A museum B shop/horne C shop/home
project so special.) 8 2 in the beginning 3 fabrics 4 join 5 designs
6 B (The subheading and main ideas in the text) 6 wore 7 know how to do 8 not needed
9 modern 10 old clothes
7 NG (The National Trust is mentioned, but nothing is
said about whether or not it conducted any research 0 1 little stitches 2 functional 3 wool
prior to the project.) 4 (many) layers 5 sea wave 6 firemen I fire men
7 farmer 8 rail travel 9 diamond 10 collectors
8 YES (Then Zenzie and the National Trust will decide how
far back to take the reconstruction, as some members
feel that even the most recent changes are now part Speaking
of the history of the dress.) 0 2 F (There is only one topic; if you have no experience of
9 NG (The writer states the timing, but gives no view on it, make something up.)
it.) 3 F (The points guide you, but you can cover them in any
10 NO (Unlike many other actresses, she valued her order.)
costumes because she kept and reused them time and 4 F (The examiner will know if you have memorised a talk
time again.) and you will lose marks.)
0 Suggested underlining S T
11 Pictures 12 special machine 13 net materia l 6 T (But you should try to.)
14 visible on one side
7 F (Part 1 topics are personal and straightforward;
A show how the team did the repairs Part 3 topics are general and abstract.)
B reduce the time 8 F (Both parts last four to five minutes.)
C remove the dirt from the top layer 9 T
D demonstrate the quality lO T
E match I the original fabric 8 a 3 b I c 1, 2, 3
F show where the dress needs repair work 0
0 11 F (Zenzie ... will conduct a thorough investigation to help Who ... Dav1d Lm
determine what changes have been made to the dress
and when. This will involve close examination of the question 1 a presents benefits? ./ ./
dress for signs of damage and wear, and will be aided b explains benefits? X ./
by comparing it with John Singer Sargent's painting
c keeps strictly to the question? X ./
and contemporary photographs.)
d structures their answer clearly? X ./
12 C (The first stages in the actual restoration will involve
delicate surface cleaning, using a small vacuum suction question 2 a presents a view? ./ ./
device.)
b gives reasons X ./
13 E ('It's going to be extraordinarily difficult because the
c uses general, not personal,
original cloth is quite stretchy, so we've deliberately X ./
arguments?
chosen net because that has a certain amount of
flexibility in it too,' says Zenzie.) d structures their answer clearly? X ./
14 A (' ... we'll retain all the evidence on the reverse so that question 3 a makes comparisons? X ./
future experts will be able to see exactly what we've b supports points? ./ ./
done .. .')
c covers past and present? X ./
Vocabulary d structures their answer clearly? ./ ./

0 1 clothes 2 dress
0 Overall, Lin produces the best answers. Her responses are
6 2 effith clothes/clothing 3 ~dress/clothing structured well, using appropriate discourse markers. She
4 dfe~ dress/clothing S correct clearly introduces her points and explains them 1 makes
comparisons. David's ideas tend to be general, repetitive
Listening and undeveloped - though there is some brief explanation.
0 2 questions 3 break 4 ten S one 6 answers He also begins to talk about himself, rather than about
7 correct 8 ten people in general. (David uses less vocabulary and it is
quite simple: fun, prefer, football, happy, etc. His structures
are also simpler than Lin's.)
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