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Section A
Read the three texts below and complete the tasks that start over the page. (The texts are from the London Cycling Campaign’s website .) Text A) Lewisham Cyclists Family Rides On the first Sunday of the month we have short easy bike rides for all the family. They are 10 miles or less and use traffic free paths and quiet roads. Trained ride leaders and marshals keep the ride safe. We ride to a local park for tea and a playground stop and then return. Meet up from 9.30 am to leave at 10 am at Crofton Park.
Text B) Hammersmith Bridge Hammersmith Bridge is closed to motor traffic. The bridge is getting weaker and needs structural repairs. The bridge remains open to those walking and cycling, but not buses or motor traffic. As a result, there is an opportunity to consider the pros and cons of reopening the bridge to motor traffic or to keep it for walking and cycling only.
Text C) Walking & Cycling Scheme in Kensington and Chelsea TfL has today announced a new consultation on walking and cycling improvements in Kensington & Chelsea across four neighbourhoods. The schemes include some 3.8 km of protected pedestrian and cycle route improvements to reduce motor traffic and make the area better for walking, cycling, relaxing and shopping.
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Complete the tasks 1) to 4) below.
1) Show which text (A, B, or C) would be useful in the following situations, by Assessor to tick below if putting the correct letters in each box. AC met You regularly cross the River Thames
You have just bought bikes for your children
You cycle around London AC 1.2 AC
2) Write the answers in the spaces below.
Who will keep the family rides safe? What is the TfL consultation about?
AC 2.1 AC
3) Read Text B again. Put a tick (✓) next to those who can still use the bridge, and a cross (X) next to those who cannot now use the bridge:
cyclists
buses
walkers
cars AC 2.2 AC
4) Add the correct words from the texts next to the meanings given below:
losing strength (Text B)
for and against (Text B)
make something better (Text C)
proposed plan (Text C) AC 2.3 AC
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Read the text below and complete the tasks 5) to 8) that start on the next page.
Making sure London’s cyclists have a strong voice The London Cycling Campaign’s aim is to make a city where all Londoners can enjoy better conditions for cycling, creating a cleaner, ______, healthier and happier city for everyone. Find out more about our key campaigns.
Liveable London Imagine a city where it’s ______and safe to walk and cycle for all your local trips, there are relaxing places outside where you can watch the world go by, chat with your neighbours, and children can roam and walk or cycle safely to school.
Lorry Safety Project Run by LCC with sponsorship from Dennis Eagle, the Lorry Safety Project provides ______to lorry operators on reducing risks to people walking and cycling as well as advising people how to stay safe when cycling near lorries.
Boulevard London We want to transform the run of roads that link Old Street to New Oxford Street into a ______‘Healthy Street’, where people stroll and cycle with wider pavements, safe cycle tracks and calmer junctions.
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5) Write the correct words and phrases listed below in the gaps in the text above:
tree-lined
enjoyable
safer
advice AC 1.3 AC
6) In your opinion, which is the most important campaign and why? Write your answer below.
Most important campaign: Reason:
AC 1.1 AC
7) Use a dictionary to help you find the meanings of the following words. Then write what they mean in your own words in the spaces provided:
‘roam’ (in Liveable London):
‘sponsorship’ (in The Lorry Safety Project):
AC 3.1 AC
8) Put the names of the three different campaigns in alphabetical order:
1
2
3 AC 3.2 AC
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Section B
Read the three texts below and complete the tasks that start over the page.
Text A) In 2020 the Regent’s Canal will be 200 years old and we want to celebrate this amazing landmark. Its eight-and-a-half miles weave through the heart of the capital and some of the city’s most compelling locations, providing health and happiness to millions of Londoners.
Text B) We want to: • recognise the history of the canal and its importance for both London and the world • look at its decline in the mid-twentieth century and how it was brought back to life • celebrate the people and communities who made, and continue to make, it the exciting waterway we enjoy today.
Text C) In the coming months, together with volunteers and local people who love the canal, we’ll be developing a series of events so we can celebrate the 200th birthday in 2020, in style. If you want to get involved then get in touch.
We've put together a short questionnaire and it'd be great to get your feedback.
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Complete the tasks 1) to 8) below.
1) What is the purpose of each section of the above texts? Put the letters Assessor to tick below if (A, B or C) in the correct boxes below. AC met What you can do
What happened in the past
Celebrating the waterway AC 1.2 AC
2) Answer the questions about text A) below.
What will be special about The Regent’s Canal in 2020?
What has the canal given
to Londoners?
AC 2.1 AC
3) In which section (A, B or C) will you find the actions suggested for the reader?
Circle the correct answer
A B C
Why do you think the actions are in this section? Write your answer
below.
AC 2.2 AC
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4) Write the correct words from the texts next to the meanings given below:
Word used to describe London
Word meaning the ‘past’
Word for unpaid helpers AC 2.3 AC
5) The words and phrases below are taken from the text. Circle three words and phrases which indicate a time:
200 years old eight and a half miles
locations coming months
mid-twentieth century E millions AC 1.3 AC
6) Choose one reason from the text to celebrate the canal, and write it below:
AC 1.1 AC
7) Use a dictionary to help you find the meanings of the words below. Then write what they mean in your own words in the spaces provided:
compelling
decline
AC 3.1 AC
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8) Put the following London canals in alphabetical order in the spaces below: Regent’s Canal City Canal Grosvenor Canal Croydon Canal
1
2
3
4 AC 3.2 AC
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