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Thisdocumentconsistsof13printedpagesand3blankpages.IB1106_0511_11/FPUCLES2011Turnover*8778922641*UNIVERSITYOFCAMBRIDGEINTERNATIONALEXAMINATIONSInternationalGeneralCertificateofSecondaryEducationENGLISHASASECONDLANGUAGE0511/11Paper1ReadingandWriting（Core）May/June20111hour30minutesCandidatesanswerontheQuestionPaper.NoAdditionalMaterialsarerequired.READTHESEINSTRUCTIONSFIRSTWriteyourCentrenumber,candidatenumberandnameonalltheworkyouhandin.Writeindarkblueorblackpen.Donotusestaples,paperclips,highlighters,glueorcorrectionfluid.DONOTWRITEINANYBARCODES.Answerallquestions.Dictionariesarenotallowed.Thenumberofmarksisgiveninbracketsattheendofeachquestionorpartquestion.www.XtremeP2UCLES20110511/11/M/J/11Exercise1ReadthefollowingarticleaboutthecarnivalinRiodeJaneiro,andthenanswerthequestionsontheoppositepage.thebiggestshowintheworld?

Whatisit?

TheRiodeJaneirocarnival,heldannuallyinthemonthofFebruary,isaspectacularcelebrationoflifethatattractsmillionsofpeopleontothestreetsoftheBraziliancity.Thewholecountrystopstowatch,eitherinthecityitselforonthetelevision.Itisestimatedthateachyear700,000visitorscometowatchfromallovertheworld.“Samba”schoolsThemusicplayedthroughoutthecarnivalprocessioniscalledthe“samba”.Manyparticipantsbelongto“samba”schoolswheretheylearntodanceandplaythemusicwhichissopopularthroughoutBrazil.Thereareabout30“samba”schoolswiththousandsofmembers.Theyperformforfourentirenightsinahugearenacalledthe“Sambadrome”.Theschoolstakepartinanofficialcompetitionandthebestofthemisawardedaprize.Eachschoolisassessedonitscostumes,thethemeofitsperformanceandthequalityofthemusic.Some“samba”schoolsholdstreetpartiesandperformintheirlocalareasbecausemanypeoplecannotaffordtobuyaticketfortheofficialcompetition.Fromyeartoyear.Becauseitissuchahugeevent,planningforthecarnivalbeginsmanymonthsinadvance.Infact,itistruetosaythatassoonasonecarnivalfinishes,rehearsalsandpreparationsforthenextonebegin.Muchofthisworkisdonein“SambaCity”,whichconsistsofenormousbuildingswheremostoftheequipmentandcostumesareprepared.ThestarsoftheshowEachschoolisledbyaqueenfollowedbyhundredsofdrummersandbrightlydecoratedcarnivalvehicles.TheCarnivalQueensarethebiggeststarsandtheyarechosenfromamongstthemostbeautifulwomenineachcommunity.Aswellasbeauty,thequeenhastobeveryfittoleadhergroupofdrummersontheslowprocessionthroughthestreetsofRio.“Blocos”parades“Blocos”paradeshavebecomeanimportantfeatureofRioscarnivalinadditiontothe“samba”schools.Theseparadesarelessformalandincludegroupsofmusiciansfromthesameneighbourhoodwhojustwanttosing,danceandhaveagoodtime.Today,theynumbermorethan100andthegroupsincreaseeachyear.TheyalldressincostumesorT-shirtswithspecialthemesorlogos.Beforetheshowtheygatherinasquare,thenparadethroughsectionsofthecity,beforeperformingneartothebeach.Someofthemhaveaparticularplacesuchasacafwheretheyplayanddancetoattractspectators.3UCLES20110511/11/M/J/11Turnover（a）HowoftenistheRiocarnivalheld?

1（b）ApartfromBrazil,wheredothespectatorscomefrom?

1（c）Whatisthe“Sambadrome”?

1（d）Whatisa“samba”schooljudgedonwhenitentersthecompetition?

Givetwodetails.1（e）WhataretheessentialqualitiesforaCarnivalQueen?

Givetwodetails.1（f）Whereareyoulikelytoseethe“blocos”perform?

Givetwodetails.1Total:

64UCLES20110511/11/M/J/11Exercise2ReadthefollowingarticleaboutanunusuallibraryserviceinEthiopia,andthenanswerthequestionsontheoppositepage.ItisahotandbrightmorningintheEthiopiancountryside.YohannesGebregeorgiswalksbesideapairofdonkeysthatarepullingatwo-wheeledcart.TheyarriveattheagriculturaltownofAwassawhereYohannesuntiestheanimalsandopensthesidesofthecarttodisplay,nottheusualvegetablesortools,butchildrensbooks.ThisistheDonkeyMobileLibrary,thefirstofitskindinEthiopiaandoneofonlyafewintheworld.YohanneswasborninEthiopia,NorthAfrica,buttrainedtobeachildrenslibrarianintheUSA.HereturnedtohishomecountrysomeyearsagoaftermorethantwodecadesinAmerica.TheyellowcartisfullofpicturebooksdonatedbyAmericanlibraries,teachersandschoolchildren.Yohannesarrangessmallpaintedbenchesintheshadeofthetrees,andsuddenlyEthiopianchildren,manyofthembarefoot,comeshoutingandracingdowneveryroadandpath.Itsmobilelibraryday!

Thechildrencirclethebookshelveswithgreatexcitement.UntiltheDonkeyMobileLibrarybeganitsregulartwo-monthlyvisits,manyofthesechildrenhadneverseenabook.Nowtheywaitforthelibraryeagerly.Despitetheheat,theyallsitquietlyandlistentoYohannesashereadsaloudtothem.“Withoutbooks,educationisverydull,likefoodwithoutsalt.Youcansurvivebutyoucantreallycomealive,”saysYohannes.“Theabilitytoreadisthebasisforgreaterproductivity,betterhealthandlongerlife.Itisequallyimportantinreadinginstructionsonhowtoapplythecorrectamountoffertilisertothecropsinthefieldsandinhowtovoteinanelection.Eventhoughthechildrenlackmaterialgoods,iftheyhavetheadvantageofbookstheycanimagineaworldofpossibilities.”ForhisfirstjobinAmerica,Yohannessuddenlyfoundhimselfworkinginthechildrenssectionofthemainlibrary.Hewassurroundedbybookshehadneverseenbefore,and,forthefirsttimeinhislife,herealisedhowjoyfulandimaginativechildrensliteratureis.Hesays,“IalwaysthoughtofEthiopia.ButhowcouldIbringchildrensbooks,withtheirfascinatingcharacters,tomyhomecountrywhenithadalmostnolibrariestokeepthebooksin?

”HecontactedJaneKurtz,awriterwhowasborninAmericabutwhohadgrownupinEthiopia,andtogethertheyfoundedtheorganisation,“EthiopiaReads”.Withgiftsofbooksandmoney,theycreatedtwochildrenslibrariesandreadingcentresand,soonafter,theDonkeyMobileLibrary.Sincethen,moreschoollibrarieshaveopened,someofthemofferingtrainingforfuturelibrarians.InsidetheAwassaReadingCentre,groupsofchildren,dressedinavarietyofdifferentclothes,studythebookshelvesfortheirfavouritestory.Someofthemreadattablesoronoldsofas.Mostofthechildrensaythatthelibraryhasgiventhemideasaboutwhattheymightdointhefuture.AchildcalledDarejewantstobeascientistandfindacureforlife-threateningdiseases.Anelevenyear-oldgirl,Fikerte,wantstodoresearchaboutthemoonanddiscovernewfactsaboutouterspace.Tamrat,aged10,liveswithhisparentsandsixbrothersandsistersinasmallhouse.Hedoesntknowwhathewilldowithhislife,buthelovesthelibraryandcomessevendaysaweek.“Whatbringsyoubackheredayafterday?

”thelibrarianaskshim.“Thestories,”Tamratrepliesinstantly.“Itsthestoriesthatbringmeback.”Thedonkeymobilelibrarydonationsfromcharitygroups:

10,000DollarsEthiopiaEthiopiadonationsfromotherlibraries:

15,000booksvariousindividualdonations:

3,000Dollarsbooksalesandsponsoredactivities:

2,000DollarsEthiopia5UCLES20110511/11/M/J/11Turnover（a）Howdoesthemobilelibrarymovefromplacetoplace?

1（b）Howmanymobiledonkeylibrariesarethereintheworld?

1（c）HowlongdidYohannesspendinAmerica?

1（d）HowdothechildrenbehavewhileYohannesisstorytelling?

1（e）Apartfromhealthfactors,whatadvantagesarethereforthesechildreninbeingabletoread?

Givetwodetails.2（f）Accordingtothediagram,whichorganisationsdonatedthemostmoneytothemobilelibrary?

1（g）WhatwasthemainproblemaboutbringingbooksbacktoEthiopia?

1（h）Apartfrombooks,whatmaybeavailableatschoollibraries?

1（i）WhydoesTamratvisitthelibraryeveryday?

1Total:

106UCLES20110511/11/M/J/11Exercise3AnewartscentrewillsoonopeninParis,thecapitalcityofFrance.JacquesPascaud,a16-year-oldstudentattheInternationalCollegeofMontmartre,isverykeentobecomeamemberofthecentre.HelivesinApartment12C,RueLazareinParis,whichisabout10kilometresawayfromtheartscentre.Publictransportisveryeasyandconvenientfromhishometothecentre,evenintheevening.Hehasthereforedecidedtoapplyformembership,butnotincludingtheweekendsbecausehehastoomuchstudyingtodo.Jacquessawtheadvertisementforthenewcentreonthecollegenoticeboard.Thecentrehasproducedanapplicationformspecificallyforstudentmembers.Theformincludestheopportunitytooffersuggestionsastowhatmemberswouldliketoseeontheartisticprogrammeinthefuture.Jacquesthinksthatitisanexcellentideatotryandinfluencethechoiceoftheartisticdirectors.Firstly,hewouldliketoseeregularexhibitionsofmodernartinoneofthethreegalleries.Secondly,helovesrockmusicandwouldwelcomethechancetoseeconcertsbyworld-famousperformersatleasttwiceayear.Thereisalsoanoperahall,asmalltheatreandacinema,butheisnotsokeenontheseartisticforms.Jacqueshassomeexperienceofbothoilandwatercolourpainting.HehasbeenamemberofthecollegeArtSocietyforthepastfiveyearsandhashadhispaintingsdisplayedoncollegeopendays.Hehasalsoworkedpart-timeinthelocalartgalleryneartohishome.Thenewartscentreisveryinterestedininvitingstudentmemberstobecomevolunteerhelpers.Jacqueswouldverymuchliketohelpoutwiththeorganisationoftheartexhibitionsatthenewcentre.Hisartteacher,ClaudeDubois,hasagreedtobearefereeforhimandsupporthisapplication.Claudecanbecontactedonthecollegetelephone75763209.Theartscentr