ENGLESKI JEZIK STRUKE JEH 305

QUESTION 1 READING COMPREHENSION 12 MARKS

You are going to read a newspaper article about teenagers learning the art of discussion and argument. Seven sentences have been removed from the article. Choose from the sentences A-H the one which fits each gap (1-6). There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use. There is an example at the beginning.

WHY THE UNITED NATIONS WENT TO SCHOOL

Teenagers can talk for hours on the phone to their friends, but if you tr y to get them to talk about politics or the latest developments in agriculture, for example, they are likely to fall silent. (0)______D____ It is more to do with lack of confidence or experience in putting forward clear arguments in front of strangers. In order to demonstrate the value of good communication skills, a boarding school in Bath, in the west of England, decided to organise an interesting and exciting way of teaching teenagers how to argue and debate in public. (1)____G____ The Model United Nations programme, which is a role-play exercise, was first developed in the US wher it forms part of the curriculum in hundreds of schools. As nearby as 600 student representatives, ranging in age from 13 to 18, attend from schools all over England and Northern Ireland. (2)____H____ The imporant roles within the UN, like the president of the general assembly, and the topics, are chosen by the teachers, and they decide which subjects students will discuss. (3)____A_____ MUN starts on a Friday evening and lasts until Sunday evening. Before arriving all the students are given a country to represent and are expected to prepare for the discussion in advance. (4)____F_____ It is then up to the students to discuss their views with the other members of their commities ... support for their argument, before they reach a decision by voting on a particular ... (5)____C_____ To some of the students it will be the first time they have spoken in front of an audience can be very nerve-wracking. (6) _____B_____ At the same time students become more.... political affairs and as well as gaining in self-confidence they learn about international...

The other roles are taken by the students who pretend to be diplomats and try to represent the views and opinions of different member states However, it gives them an opportunity to develop their skills at persuading other people and interacting with other students Who is then chosen to speak in the full assembly is up to the student who is the chairperson of that committee This is not so much to do with lack of knowledge or opinions about these... They tried to destroy the other representative's argument. Once they are all together they are divided into five committees. They hold an annual Model United Nations (called MUN for short by...students) based on ther real United Nations General Assembly In some years a few students from other countries such as Italy are....attend.

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QUESTION 2 READING COMPREHENSION 13 MARKS

Answer the following questions that refer to the course readings. 1. Name three differences between Western education systems (the U.K., Australia, the U.S.) and the Croatian educational system. (3 points) ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ 2. Name two creativity killers described by the authors in the article The Creative Spirit. (2 points) Surveillance, over-control, rewards, competition, evaluation________________________ 3. Who was Vedran Smailovi? What did he do in 1992 and why? (2 points) He was renown cellist with Sarajevo Orchestra. In the midst of the raging war, he played cello in the street for 22 days straight to offer people hope and strength to cope with ongoing carnage.__________________________________________________________ 4. What is the author's main dilemma in the article When is room not a room ? (2 points) His main dilemma is how to define installation art. He wonders when can something be called installation art._______________________________________________________

5. What is John Stuart Mill's argument with regard to individual liberty? (2 points) He thinks that the only situation when a person can act paternalistic ist when the act of another person endangers other people's lives or liberty. Otherwise, every person should be guaranteed to have liberty to do whatever he wants.____________________________ 6. What is fugu and why is it considered to be contro versial in Japan? (2 points) Fugu is a blowfish, very popular in Japan. It contains amounts of poison, which may or may not be lethal to people who eat it. Nevertheless, in Japan it is served as a specialty, and that's why it is considered to be controversial.

QUESTION 3 VOCABULARY 20 MARKS

A. The following words/phrases can be found in the reading texts in this semester. Write a synonym or explain the meaning. (20 points) 1. curricula study plan____________________________________________________

2. non-compulsory _______________________________________________________ 3. trend fashion_______________________________________________________

4. boils down _____________________________________________________________ 5. creativity _____________________________________________________________ 6. inhibit 7. savor 8. peers _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________

9. engrossed _____________________________________________________________ 10. surveillance 11. unassuming _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________

12. exuberant _____________________________________________________________ 13. defy _____________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ ____________________________________________

14. a first stab

15. barking up the wrong tree

16. coercion _____________________________________________________________ 17. paternalism _______________________________________________________

18. tyrant ________________________________________________________________

19. sovereign _____________________________________________________________ 20. banned _____________________________________________________________

QUESTION 4 GRAMMAR 30 MARKS

A. Complete the second sentence to make a passive form of the first sentence. (10 points) 1. He showed me the way to the post office. I was shown the way to the post office. 2. My dog loves it when I take her for a walk. My dog loves being taken for a walk. 3. I'm fed up of people taking advantage of me. I'm fed up of being taken advantage of. 4. Nobody knows where he lives. It is not known where he lives. 5. Many people believe he came from South America. He is believed to have come from South America. 6. Some people thought the Earth was flat. The Earth was thought to be flat. 7. I can't remember my teachers ever shouting at me. I can't remember ever being shouted at by my teachers. 8. People say that chocolate is bad for you. Chocolate is said to be bad for you. 9. They made me feel really stupid. I was made to feel really stupid. 10. A team of experts are examining the damage. The damage is being examined by a team of experts. B. Complete the following text using relative pronouns. (10 points) At midday, (1) when Lorraine eventually finished the letter, she turned to her boss. (2) Who should I address it to, M r Lyons or Ms Harrison? she asked. Mr Jenkins glared at her irritably over his paper. Don't ask stupid questions! he snapped. Just write To (3) whom it may concern at the top. He then went back to the crossword, (4) which he had been struggling with for the past half hour. Lorraine didn't ask her boss (5) why he wasn't working like everybody else. She decided she'd had enough. Clutching the letter (6) that had taken her almost all morning to write,

she walked over to the desk (7) where he was sitting, rolled the letter into a ball and stuffed it into his half-full coffee cup. For once, Mr Jenkins, (8) whose short temper was well known, was speechless. As Mary stared down at him, his lower lip trembled slightly, and for the first time si nce she had joined the company, Lorraine saw what could have been fear in his eyes. I'm leaving now, she said simply, And you are the reason (9) why I'm leaving. You are, without a doubt, the most unpleasant, incompetent person I've ever met. Then she turned her back on the man (10) who had not said a kind word to her in the six months she had worked there, and walked out of the office triumphantly. C. Join the following pairs of sentences using an appropriate relative clause. (10 points) 1. The new director is very popular. She gets on well with everyone. The new director, who gets on well with everyone, is very popular.__________________ 2. The beach is very quiet. We always go to it. The beach, we always go to, is very quiet. 3. I went to see the film Titanic. I enjoyed it very much. I went to see the film Titanic, which I enjoyed very much._________________________ 4. Our cat is called William. We've had him for five years. Our cat, we had for five years, is called William._________________________________ 5. It was 1998. I met her for the first time. It was 1998, when I met her for the first time.___________________________________ 6. The house is the biggest in the village. The doctor lives there. The house, where the doctor lives, is the biggest in the village._____________________ 7. George speaks Spanish. His wife is from Argentina. George, whose wife is from Argentina, speaks Spanish.___________________________ 8. The winters are very cold. I enjoy them. The winters, which I enjoy, are very cold.______________________________________ 9. The teacher is very amusing. She teaches French. The teacher, who teaches French, is very amusing._______________________________ 10. The novel has already sold thousands of copies. The novel is the autor's first one. The novel, that was the author's first one, has already sold thousands of copies. ________

QUESTION 5 WRITING 25 MARKS

Use the following table to compare and contrast the trends of average family expenditure in Britain. Write an essay (approx. 200 250 words)

Table 1: Average family expenditure in Britain (%) ITEM Food Alcoholic drink Tobacco Clothing and footwear Housing Fuel, light and power Household goods and services Transport and communications Recreation, entertainment and education Other goods and services Other items 1967 21 7 6 9 12 5 10 9 7 14 1977 19 7 4 8 14 5 7 14 9 12 1 1996 18 4 2 6 16 4 14 16 11 8 1