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Writing an assessment report

11 You have a part-time job in the cafeteria in your college. The manager wants you to write a report assessing the cafeteria and suggesting any changes that you think need to be made to make it more popular with the students. Use the notes as well as your own ideas to write your report (120-180 words).

To: The Manager, Hillside Community College Cafeteria From: your name

Subject: College Cafeteria

Introduction

(Para 1) purpose of report – assess college cafeteria – suggest changes

Main Body

(Para 2) food is inexpensive – suitable for students on a tight budget – well-cooked – not a very wide range of food – menu is boring

(Para 3) cafeteria is bright and cheerful – long tables no comfortable chairs

(Para 4) during the week – opens from 8am to 6pm – more and more students have lessons at night – study in the library at night and weekends

Conclusion

(Para 5) inexpensive student cafeteria with a pleasant atmosphere – expand menu – buy new furniture – extend opening hours to 8am to 9pm – open on Saturdays and Sundays –

attract more students

(20 marks)

(Total = 100 marks)

12 a. Look at the picture and name the foods. Which are healthy? Which are unhealthy?

Self-Assessment Module 4

b.What do you usually have for: breakfast? lunch? dinner? Are you a healthy eater? Why/Why not?

Sing Along!

Listen and fill in. Then, listen again and sing.

need

To help you work and play

You’ve got to be food wise

And watch what’s on your plate

The right food at the right time

Can keep you feeling great.

Snacking burns off 3) ......................, so

It can be good for you

But choose foods that are healthy A 4) ...................... bar won’t do!

You’ve got to be food wise ...

When it comes to lunchtime

Go for something 5) ......................

A salad or a 6) ......................

Will make you feel just right

You’ve got to be food wise ...

A good 7) ...................... in the evening

Will make your day complete

With vegetables and 8) ......................

A tasty evening treat

You’ve got to be food wise ...

Progress Update

How do you rate your progress? Tick ( ) the box that applies to you.

Learn how to ...

ñmake suggestions/ agree - disagree

ñexpress likes/dislikes

ñprioritise

ñask for permission

ñpolite requests

ñtake a phone message

ñinvite someone to an event

ñexpress regret

ñgossip

ñmake arrangements

ñmake excuses

Practise ...

ñconditionals Type 2/3

ñwishes

ñwould rather

ñfuture perfect

ñlinkers

ñquantifiers (both, all, none, neither, either, every, each)

Phrasal verbs

ñrun

ñset

ñtake

ñturn

ñstand

Write ...

ñinstructions for a magic trick

ñan article about an important sporting event

ña letter to the editor

ñan article about a disaster

ña short story

ña formal transactional letter

1 a. Look at the pictures, then listen to the three music extracts. Which best matches how you feel about the pictures?

b.Use the phrases to describe the pictures. Can you name any other extreme sports? Have you ever participated in any of these sports? If so, how did you feel?

ñextreme kayaking ñ snowboarding ñ goggles

ñbungee cord ñ free-fall parachuting

ñslope ñ solo jump ñ crane/bridge

ñwet suit ñ bungee jumping

Picture1showsamanbungeejumping...

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c.Which of these sentences best describes your feelings about each of the sports above?

I wish I could do it more often.

If I weren’t too scared, I would give it a try.

If only I could turn my fear into positive energy. I’m not sure if I could do it.

I’ve never wanted to do it.

2Which of these qualities should people have in order to do high-risk sports? Discuss.

ñ fear ñ positive energy ñ courage ñ survival instinct

ñability to evaluate risks ñ sense of adventure

ñphysical strength ñ quick reactions ñ mental energy

ñdetermination

Reading

3a. The people in the pictures are called ‘daredevils’. What does this mean? Do you think what they do is sheer lunacy? How do you think these people feel?

b.Read the article and choose the correct answer, A, B, C or D, then explain the words in bold.

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Shaun Baker has two equally crazy ways of descending through the torrents of a waterfall in a small kayak. He either paddles through a series of boulders that could smash him and his boat to pieces, or pushes his boat out

5into the air so that he free-falls through the air into the water below.

He calls this extreme kayaking. Others may be tempted to translate this as sheer lunacy. However, everyone agrees that it is a high-risk sport.

10 When Baker, a 32-year-old professional white water rodeo champion from just outside Maidenhead, explains what he does, it sounds impossible. When he actually shows you, it is truly amazing how, each time, he emerges from the waters below, a little bruised, but

15 in one smiling, triumphant piece.

One of his favourite areas to perform these daredevil feats is in a valley of waterfalls on the edge of the Black Mountains in central Wales. A breathtakingly beautiful but dangerous spot, it provides

20Baker with as nerve-wracking a challenge as any he has faced in the twenty years he has been in some kind of canoe.

“It’s in my blood,” he explains, preparing himself both physically and mentally for the challenge ahead.

25“I don’t do this for any macho reasons, I do it for myself. If I’m honest, it scares the life out of me, especially when I start to tip over the edge and I know there’s no turning back.”

“The trick is to turn the fear into positive energy.

30You are frightened at the top of the fall, but this changes into a survival instinct. You need every ounce of mental energy and reaction to survive. The real kick is when you hit the bottom and reappear from under the water. That’s when you know you’ve made it, and

35 that is the moment when you have a sense of elation.”

climb our way out of the valley and back to the cars. 65 “It’s not that I go out to impress anyone, or try to say

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1What does the passage suggest about the two methods Shaun uses to kayak down waterfalls?

A One is much safer than the other.

B Both involve free-falling from the top of the waterfall.

C One is called ‘extreme kayaking’ .

D Both are very dangerous.

2Why does Shaun enjoy kayaking in the waterfalls on the edge of the Black Mountains?

A It is very beautiful there.

B It offers him a great challenge.

C He has lived there for 20 years.

D Kayaking is very easy there.

3What does ‘it’ in line 26 refer to?

A Shaun’s kayak

B a waterfall

C extreme kayaking

D feeling frightened

4When does Shaun feel best about a descent?

A before he starts kayaking

B at the top of the waterfall

C during the descent

D when he emerges at the bottom of the fall

5Shaun still does extreme kayaking because …

A he doesn’t take any risks.

B he is always able to work out if a descent is too dangerous.

C he will do anything no matter how dangerous it is.

D he doesn’t care if he survives or not.

6Shaun enjoys his sport because …

A he is very good at it.

B it impresses other people.

C it doesn’t scare him at all.

D he enjoys testing himself.

c. Match the highlighted words to their synonyms.

ñ pure ñ come down ñ jump ñ hit ñ appear ñ victorious ñ thrill

Follow-up

4Read the article again and list the reasons Shaun does this sport and how this makes him feel. Then, in pairs, talk about whether you would like to try this sport, and explain why/why not.