7. 8. 9. 10. III. YOU ARE GOING TO READ AN ARTICLE IN WHI...

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

III. You are going to read an article in which five people talk about what they have done to raise money

for charity. Choose from the people (A-E). The people may be chosen more than once. Write your

answers (A-E) in the numbered boxes for answers.

Which person or people: Answers

would not repeat what they did to raise money? 1.

tried to encourage others to do things to raise money for charity? 2

spent a long time preparing for what they did? 3.

says the experience was unique and memorable? 4.

had a family member help them with the preparation for the event? 5.

says the hardest part was the beginning of the activity? 6.

mentions more than one type of charity event? 7.

sees taking part in charity events as a way of learning about people in need? 8.

took part in the same event many times? 9.

didn’t enjoy the event as much as the preparation? 10.

RAISING MONEY FOR CHARITY

A Housewife and grandmother

I abseiled off a cliff to raise money for charity. It was an enormous challenge as I’m actually quite

afraid of heights. It was only really the moment of going over the edge that was difficult; after that

it was very easy. You just have to get into the rhythm and not go too fast. My son is very into

climbing and things like that and he and some of his friends from his university climbing club set

everything up and organized the whole event. There were about twenty of us who did it and

between us we raised well over the target amount. It was a great success but I don’t think I’ll be

doing anything like that again. Once was enough!

B Lawyer

I ran a triathlon and managed to get over 50 people to sponsor me. I had to train for months and it

was really hard work but well worth it. I actually enjoyed the training more than the final event

because on the day the weather was terrible. In the months running up to the event I followed a

very strict regime and it felt good to be working towards such a specific goal. I would often get up

at 5 o’clock in the morning so I could train before going to work. Knowing that I was going to be

able to give a large donation to charity made me even more determined to do it. It wasn’t

compulsory to get sponsorship and giving money to charity wasn’t my main motivation when I first

signed up to do it but I wanted to make the most of the opportunity and all my friends and family

were really supportive and wanted to help and give money. It was such a positive experience I’m

going to do it again next year.

C Environmental consultant

I cycled from L.A. to Quito last spring. All my family thought I was mad but I love cycling and I

knew it would be an amazing way to see lots of really interesting places that most people never see.

I managed to raise quite a bit of money for charity through sponsorship although that wasn't my

main objective. I turned 30 in March and I really wanted to be doing something totally different

rather than just sitting at my desk in the office. I wanted it to be different and something I could

look back on when I am older and feel proud of. It is something I’ll be able to tell my grandchildren

about and the fact that I was able to do something to help those less well off than me at the same

time, well that made it even better.

D Theatre manager

When I was a child I took part in a lot of sponsored walks. Each year my school would organise the

walks and although it wasn’t compulsory my friends and I would always take part. It was fun. Each

walk was about 15 km long so it took quite a long time but it was a nice way to spend a day. The

first year I did it I was only 11 years old and my father came with us to keep an eye on us but once

we were older we went by ourselves; there were about 8 or 9 of us that all walked together. We

managed to get quite a bit of money between us; in fact it became our challenge to raise more

money than the year before, which we always achieved, so there was a great sense of satisfaction.

E Retired primary school head teacher

We used to make a big effort to get the children involved in charity events as I think it helps raise

their awareness of world events and the fact that in many places there are people, particularly

children like themselves, who live in very different circumstances to them. I think they get a great

sense of satisfaction too from knowing that they are able to do something to help. Each year we

had a mufti day; where all the children paid a small amount of money and then came to school for

one day in their own clothes and not in school uniform. We also regularly held school fetes where

the children were encouraged to donate old toys and books and things which we then sold. The

children got involved in running the stalls too and all the money we made went to our chosen

charity.

SECTION D: WRITING

I. Complete the second sentence in such a way that it is closest in meaning to the first sentence. Use

the word given in bold. Do not change the word given.