16 lambs found inside two cars

Sixteen lambs have been discovered by police crammed inside two cars on a motorway.

The vehicles were stopped by cops on the M5 near Oldbury in the West Midlands in the middle of the night.

Some of the animals were on the backseat, while others had been put inside the boot.

The lambs are now being cared for by a nearby farmer, before they get reunited with their owner in Gloucestershire.

Six men have been arrested.

Match the words below to their definitions

arrested / boot / cops / crammed / discovered / reunited

found
force a lot of things into a small space
name in the UK for covered space at the back of a car
brought together again
taken away by the police to be questioned about a crime
policemen or policewomen

True or false?

1. The lambs were discovered in the morning.
2. The lambs will be returned to their owner.
3. All of the lambs were on the back seats of the cars.
4. The lambs were stolen.
5. The owner of the lambs was arrested.
6. Oldbury is in Gloustershire.
7. The cars were parked when they were found.
8. The lambs were wearing boots.

Which word or phrase means the same as the one in italics?
motorway
a) the same as driveway
b) the same as highway
c) the same as underway
animals
a) the same as animators
b) the same as creatures
c) the same as minerals
cared for
a) the same as transported
b) the same as concerned about
c) the same as looked after
nearby
a) the same as local
b) the same as underneath
c) the same as above




KEY
Vocabulary

discovered found
crammed force a lot of things into a small space
boot name in the UK for covered space at the back of a car
reunited brought together again
arrested taken away by the police to be questioned about a crime
cops policemen or policewomen

True or false?

1. False
2. True
3. False
4. True
5. False
6. False
7. False
8. False

Which word or phrase means the same as the one in italics?

1.b) the same as highway
2.b) the same as creatures
3.c) the same as looked after
4.a) the same as local

16 lambs found inside two cars

Sixteen lambs have been discovered by police crammed inside two cars on a motorway.

The vehicles were stopped by cops on the M5 near Oldbury in the West Midlands in the middle of the night.

Some of the animals were on the backseat, while others had been put inside the boot.

The lambs are now being cared for by a nearby farmer, before they get reunited with their owner in Gloucestershire.

Six men have been arrested.

Match the words below to their definitions

arrested / boot / cops / crammed / discovered / reunited

found
force a lot of things into a small space
name in the UK for covered space at the back of a car
brought together again
taken away by the police to be questioned about a crime
policemen or policewomen

True or false?

1. The lambs were discovered in the morning.
2. The lambs will be returned to their owner.
3. All of the lambs were on the back seats of the cars.
4. The lambs were stolen.
5. The owner of the lambs was arrested.
6. Oldbury is in Gloustershire.
7. The cars were parked when they were found.
8. The lambs were wearing boots.

Which word or phrase means the same as the one in italics?
motorway
a) the same as driveway
b) the same as highway
c) the same as underway
animals
a) the same as animators
b) the same as creatures
c) the same as minerals
cared for
a) the same as transported
b) the same as concerned about
c) the same as looked after
nearby
a) the same as local
b) the same as underneath
c) the same as above




KEY
Vocabulary

discovered found
crammed force a lot of things into a small space
boot name in the UK for covered space at the back of a car
reunited brought together again
arrested taken away by the police to be questioned about a crime
cops policemen or policewomen

True or false?

1. False
2. True
3. False
4. True
5. False
6. False
7. False
8. False

Which word or phrase means the same as the one in italics?

1.b) the same as highway
2.b) the same as creatures
3.c) the same as looked after
4.a) the same as local

Three-legged sheepdog wins prize

A sheepdog with three legs has won a competition for best farm dog in England and Wales.

Jack lost his leg after a serious injury last year, but made an amazing recovery and still works on his owner's farm in North Wales.

The Rees family sent in a photo of Jack and explained why he should be named top dog in the competition.

Judges at the National Farmers Union said they were impressed by Jack's battle against hardship.

One judge said: "This is a dog who has certainly seen his fair share of adversity following his accident last year but who has bounced back to his hard-working, irreplaceable best."


Try our dogs quiz

http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_1650000/newsid_1654100/1654175.stm

Match the words below to their definitions

adversity / competition / hardship / impressed / injury /irreplaceable

event where people try to win a prize by being the best at something
damage to your body
admired or respected someone because of what they did
when life is difficult or unpleasant
difficult or unlucky situation
when something cannot be replaced because it is too special, valuable or unusual

True or false?

1. Jack is the best farm dog in Scotland.
2. The Rees family lives in North Wales.
3. Jack does not work on the farm any more.
4. The Rees family owns Jack.
5. No one knew why Jack should be named best farm dog.
6. Jack has not recovered from his injury.
7. The competition was run by the National Farmers Union.
8. Jack lost his leg the previous year.

Which word or phrase means the same as the one in italics?
1. serious
a) the same as slight
b) the same as bad
c) the same as deep
2. battle
a) the same as strike
b) the same as worry
c) the same as fight
3. explained
a) the same as excluded
b) the same as gave reasons
c) the same as wondered
4. named
a) the same as renamed
b) the same as called
c) the same as chosen


KEY

Vocabulary

competition event where people try to win a prize by being the best at something
injury damage to your body
impressed admired or respected someone because of what they did
hardship when life is difficult or unpleasant
adversity difficult or unlucky situation
irreplaceable when something cannot be replaced because it is too special, valuable or unusual

True or false?
1. False
2. True
3. False
4. True
5. False
6. False
7. True
8. True

Which word or phrase means the same as the one in italics?
b) the same as bad
c) the same as fight
b) the same as gave reasons
c) the same as chosen

Three-legged sheepdog wins prize

A sheepdog with three legs has won a competition for best farm dog in England and Wales.

Jack lost his leg after a serious injury last year, but made an amazing recovery and still works on his owner's farm in North Wales.

The Rees family sent in a photo of Jack and explained why he should be named top dog in the competition.

Judges at the National Farmers Union said they were impressed by Jack's battle against hardship.

One judge said: "This is a dog who has certainly seen his fair share of adversity following his accident last year but who has bounced back to his hard-working, irreplaceable best."


Try our dogs quiz

http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_1650000/newsid_1654100/1654175.stm

Match the words below to their definitions

adversity / competition / hardship / impressed / injury /irreplaceable

event where people try to win a prize by being the best at something
damage to your body
admired or respected someone because of what they did
when life is difficult or unpleasant
difficult or unlucky situation
when something cannot be replaced because it is too special, valuable or unusual

True or false?

1. Jack is the best farm dog in Scotland.
2. The Rees family lives in North Wales.
3. Jack does not work on the farm any more.
4. The Rees family owns Jack.
5. No one knew why Jack should be named best farm dog.
6. Jack has not recovered from his injury.
7. The competition was run by the National Farmers Union.
8. Jack lost his leg the previous year.

Which word or phrase means the same as the one in italics?
1. serious
a) the same as slight
b) the same as bad
c) the same as deep
2. battle
a) the same as strike
b) the same as worry
c) the same as fight
3. explained
a) the same as excluded
b) the same as gave reasons
c) the same as wondered
4. named
a) the same as renamed
b) the same as called
c) the same as chosen


KEY

Vocabulary

competition event where people try to win a prize by being the best at something
injury damage to your body
impressed admired or respected someone because of what they did
hardship when life is difficult or unpleasant
adversity difficult or unlucky situation
irreplaceable when something cannot be replaced because it is too special, valuable or unusual

True or false?
1. False
2. True
3. False
4. True
5. False
6. False
7. True
8. True

Which word or phrase means the same as the one in italics?
b) the same as bad
c) the same as fight
b) the same as gave reasons
c) the same as chosen

New York cabbie picks up $5,000 fare to California

New York taxi driver Mohammed Alam has picked up the fare of a lifetime - $5,000 (£3,000) to drive across the US to Los Angeles. He got a shock when he was asked to drive the two friends. Investment banker John Belitsky and friend Dan Wuebben wanted to do something "magical".
They decided on a cab ride to LA and struck the deal with Mr Alam after finding him at LaGuardia Airport.
The 2,448-mile trip took six days and included a stop in Las Vegas where the friends won $2,000. On 22 April, after their winning streak in Las Vegas, he tweeted: "Woke up Alam to a shower of $100 bills at sunrise."
Mr Belitsky, of Leonia, New Jersey, and Mr Wuebben, of Queens, New York, haven't yet said how they intend to get back to the East Coast. But Mr Alam says a mate will help him make the drive back home from their destination.
New York news blog NYU Local estimated that the trip would have cost $17,000 (£10,000) if the meter had been running for the whole trip.

Match the words below to their definitions

destination / trip / magical / mate / meter /shock

emotional reaction to something you don’t expect
the act of travelling from one place to another one
friend
special and exciting
place that you are going to
device that measures the amount of something

True or false?
1. Los Angeles is near to New York.
2. The trip cost less than if it has been on the meter.
3. You can drive from New York to Los Angeles in less than a week.
4. John and Dan were enemies.
5. John Belitsky works in a bank.
6. Dan Wuebben drove the taxi.
7. The meter was not running during the trip.
8. The journey actually cost ten thousand pounds.

Which word or phrase means the same as the one in italics?
1.whole
a) the same as missing
b) the same as partial
c) the same as entire
2.asked
a) the same as requested
b) the same as told
c) the same as demanded
3.running
a) the same as walking
b) the same as turned on
c) the same as dripping



KEY

shock emotional reaction to something you don’t expect
journey the act of travelling from one place to another one
mate friend
magical special and exciting
destination place that you are going to
meter device that measures the amount of something

True or false?
1. False
2. True
3. False
4. False
5. True
6. False
7. True
8. False

Which word or phrase means the same as the one in italics?
1. c) the same as entire
2. a) the same as requested
3. b) the same as turned on

New York cabbie picks up $5,000 fare to California

New York taxi driver Mohammed Alam has picked up the fare of a lifetime - $5,000 (£3,000) to drive across the US to Los Angeles. He got a shock when he was asked to drive the two friends. Investment banker John Belitsky and friend Dan Wuebben wanted to do something "magical".
They decided on a cab ride to LA and struck the deal with Mr Alam after finding him at LaGuardia Airport.
The 2,448-mile trip took six days and included a stop in Las Vegas where the friends won $2,000. On 22 April, after their winning streak in Las Vegas, he tweeted: "Woke up Alam to a shower of $100 bills at sunrise."
Mr Belitsky, of Leonia, New Jersey, and Mr Wuebben, of Queens, New York, haven't yet said how they intend to get back to the East Coast. But Mr Alam says a mate will help him make the drive back home from their destination.
New York news blog NYU Local estimated that the trip would have cost $17,000 (£10,000) if the meter had been running for the whole trip.

Match the words below to their definitions

destination / trip / magical / mate / meter /shock

emotional reaction to something you don’t expect
the act of travelling from one place to another one
friend
special and exciting
place that you are going to
device that measures the amount of something

True or false?
1. Los Angeles is near to New York.
2. The trip cost less than if it has been on the meter.
3. You can drive from New York to Los Angeles in less than a week.
4. John and Dan were enemies.
5. John Belitsky works in a bank.
6. Dan Wuebben drove the taxi.
7. The meter was not running during the trip.
8. The journey actually cost ten thousand pounds.

Which word or phrase means the same as the one in italics?
1.whole
a) the same as missing
b) the same as partial
c) the same as entire
2.asked
a) the same as requested
b) the same as told
c) the same as demanded
3.running
a) the same as walking
b) the same as turned on
c) the same as dripping



KEY

shock emotional reaction to something you don’t expect
journey the act of travelling from one place to another one
mate friend
magical special and exciting
destination place that you are going to
meter device that measures the amount of something

True or false?
1. False
2. True
3. False
4. False
5. True
6. False
7. True
8. False

Which word or phrase means the same as the one in italics?
1. c) the same as entire
2. a) the same as requested
3. b) the same as turned on

Invitations arrive for Royal wedding

The Royal wedding on April 29 will be a regal affair, with more than 50 members of the Royal Family and 40 members of foreign royal families in attendance. The guest list will include 60 leaders of countries such as Australia, Canada, and New Zealand and over 200 members of Government and Parliament.

Of the 1,900 people who will watch Prince William 28, and Miss Middleton, 29, exchange their marriage vows in the morning service at Westminster Abbey, the majority will be from the couple's circle of family and friends. The guest list for the Abbey will be whittled down to 600 for the lunch time reception at Buckingham Palace hosted by the Queen, and just 300 of the couple's closest family and friends will go on to attend the "intimate" dinner hosted by the Prince of Wales.

There will be two versions of the invitation sent to guests for day-time events - one inviting them to the ceremony at the Abbey only and other also including details of the Buckingham Palace reception. A separate invitation will be sent to the couple's close friends and family for the dinner.

Royal historian Hugo Vickers said that details of the guest list released suggested ordinary members of the public will not have a front line role. "It strikes me as an entirely sensible and predictable type of list, looking to balance the need to invite all the people who should be there -- because William will one day be king -- with inviting those who they want to be there."

Ordinary well-wishers will instead throng the capital's streets, watching Middleton arrive at Westminster Abbey by car, but leave with her new husband in a horse-drawn carriage to parade through the heart of London to Buckingham Palace.

Millions more will watch the ceremony and celebrations on live television -- crowded around screens in their homes, at street parties in towns and villages and at major landmarks.

Question 1 [2 points]
Indicate whether the following statements are true or false and write down which part of the text justifies your answer.
a) Many people from different monarchies will be at the wedding on April 29th.
b) There will be more people at dinner than at lunch.
c) Three different invitations have been sent out.
d) The bride will arrive and leave in the same form of transport.

Question 2 [2 points]
Answer the following questions in your own words.
a) Who will be at the wedding in Westminster Abbey?
b) Where will people who are not invited to the wedding watch it?

Question 3 [1.5 points]
Find words or phrases in the text that correspond in meaning to the words and definitions given.
a) event (paragraph 1)
b) reduce (paragraph 2)
c) pack, fill (paragraph 5)

Question 4Complete the following sentences without changing the meaning.

a) Hugo Vickers said: It strikes me as an entirely sensible and predictable type of list because William will one day be king “
Hugo Vickers said that
b) The celebrations will be broadcast live by TV channels around the world and millions of people are expected to watch them.
TV channels …….............. and they ……................
c) There have been 14 royal weddings at Westminster Abbey since 1100, but there were none between 1382 and 1919.
Although

Question 5 Write a short essay (between120-150 words) on the following topic:
How important do you think it is to celebrate important occasions in our lives?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/technology-video/8376185/Google-Royal-Wedding-Route-3D-tour.html

Invitations arrive for Royal wedding

The Royal wedding on April 29 will be a regal affair, with more than 50 members of the Royal Family and 40 members of foreign royal families in attendance. The guest list will include 60 leaders of countries such as Australia, Canada, and New Zealand and over 200 members of Government and Parliament.

Of the 1,900 people who will watch Prince William 28, and Miss Middleton, 29, exchange their marriage vows in the morning service at Westminster Abbey, the majority will be from the couple's circle of family and friends. The guest list for the Abbey will be whittled down to 600 for the lunch time reception at Buckingham Palace hosted by the Queen, and just 300 of the couple's closest family and friends will go on to attend the "intimate" dinner hosted by the Prince of Wales.

There will be two versions of the invitation sent to guests for day-time events - one inviting them to the ceremony at the Abbey only and other also including details of the Buckingham Palace reception. A separate invitation will be sent to the couple's close friends and family for the dinner.

Royal historian Hugo Vickers said that details of the guest list released suggested ordinary members of the public will not have a front line role. "It strikes me as an entirely sensible and predictable type of list, looking to balance the need to invite all the people who should be there -- because William will one day be king -- with inviting those who they want to be there."

Ordinary well-wishers will instead throng the capital's streets, watching Middleton arrive at Westminster Abbey by car, but leave with her new husband in a horse-drawn carriage to parade through the heart of London to Buckingham Palace.

Millions more will watch the ceremony and celebrations on live television -- crowded around screens in their homes, at street parties in towns and villages and at major landmarks.

Question 1 [2 points]
Indicate whether the following statements are true or false and write down which part of the text justifies your answer.
a) Many people from different monarchies will be at the wedding on April 29th.
b) There will be more people at dinner than at lunch.
c) Three different invitations have been sent out.
d) The bride will arrive and leave in the same form of transport.

Question 2 [2 points]
Answer the following questions in your own words.
a) Who will be at the wedding in Westminster Abbey?
b) Where will people who are not invited to the wedding watch it?

Question 3 [1.5 points]
Find words or phrases in the text that correspond in meaning to the words and definitions given.
a) event (paragraph 1)
b) reduce (paragraph 2)
c) pack, fill (paragraph 5)

Question 4Complete the following sentences without changing the meaning.

a) Hugo Vickers said: It strikes me as an entirely sensible and predictable type of list because William will one day be king “
Hugo Vickers said that
b) The celebrations will be broadcast live by TV channels around the world and millions of people are expected to watch them.
TV channels …….............. and they ……................
c) There have been 14 royal weddings at Westminster Abbey since 1100, but there were none between 1382 and 1919.
Although

Question 5 Write a short essay (between120-150 words) on the following topic:
How important do you think it is to celebrate important occasions in our lives?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/technology-video/8376185/Google-Royal-Wedding-Route-3D-tour.html

Clothes that change colour

A new thread developed for the military will make it possible to change the colours of your clothes to suit yourself, whenever you please.

At Massachusetts Institute of Technology, professor Yoel Fink and his colleagues have developed an innovative process to combine extremely thin layers of two materials, a plastic and a glass. The result: a new fibre that can reflect all the light that hits it, from any direction. Within the next two years, the U.S. Army plans to weave Fink's new thread into uniforms, to make an optical bar code that will help our soldiers distinguish friend from foe on night patrol, or during the smoke and confusion of a fire fight.

But Fink's thread could also enjoy a major commercial future in fashion. You might leave home for work in a business-like gray or navy, and switch to a livelier purple or pink in time for your evening out. M.I.T. graduate student Shandon Hart, who collaborated with Fink on the new thread, envisions clothing made from the fibre and equipped with a tiny, lightweight battery pack. When you want to change your suit or dress from, say, black to red, you flick a switch on the pack to zap the fabric with an electric change. Like a radio antenna that lengthens or shortens to tune to a frequency, the thread changes thickness—and your outfit changes colour.

Timothy M. Gunn, chair of Parsons' design department, believes that "what professor Fink has done is incredibly revolutionary. Think what the club scene, celebrity dressing, MTV and the Oscars will look like." Gunn predicts that the fashion industry "might start by using the thread in accessories, to change the colour of a bag or a hat or a scarf. For men, I can see it used to make jackets and even possibly shoes. And imagine how easily you could transform a room—just by changing something simple like a table cloth."

Question 1 (2 points) Indicate whether these sentences are true or false. Justify your answers with evidence from the text. a. The new fibre has been designed by the military.
b. The thread is already being used by the U.S. Army.
c. You’ll need batteries in order to change the colour of your clothes.
d. Colours change depending on how thick the thread becomes.

Question 2 (2 points) Answer the following questions in your own words.
a. What benefits will the new fibre have for solddiers?
b. How might the fashion industry apply the new thread to its products?

Question 3 (1.5 points) Find words or phrases in the text that correspond in meaning to the words and definitions given.
a. to identify (par.2)
b. to imagine (par.3)
c. material (par. 3)

Question 4 (1.5 points) Complete the following sentences without changing the meaning. a. Yoel Fink and his colleagues have developed an innovative process.
An innovative ..............................................
b. "What professor Fink has done is incredibly revolutionary.“
T. M. Gunn said ..........................................
c. I flicked a switch on the pack because I wanted to change the colour of my clothes. If I hadn´t ...................................................

Question 5 (3 points)Write a short essay (about 120-150 words) on the following topic:
Will fashion change much in the future? What will people be wearing in 2050?

Clothes that change colour

A new thread developed for the military will make it possible to change the colours of your clothes to suit yourself, whenever you please.

At Massachusetts Institute of Technology, professor Yoel Fink and his colleagues have developed an innovative process to combine extremely thin layers of two materials, a plastic and a glass. The result: a new fibre that can reflect all the light that hits it, from any direction. Within the next two years, the U.S. Army plans to weave Fink's new thread into uniforms, to make an optical bar code that will help our soldiers distinguish friend from foe on night patrol, or during the smoke and confusion of a fire fight.

But Fink's thread could also enjoy a major commercial future in fashion. You might leave home for work in a business-like gray or navy, and switch to a livelier purple or pink in time for your evening out. M.I.T. graduate student Shandon Hart, who collaborated with Fink on the new thread, envisions clothing made from the fibre and equipped with a tiny, lightweight battery pack. When you want to change your suit or dress from, say, black to red, you flick a switch on the pack to zap the fabric with an electric change. Like a radio antenna that lengthens or shortens to tune to a frequency, the thread changes thickness—and your outfit changes colour.

Timothy M. Gunn, chair of Parsons' design department, believes that "what professor Fink has done is incredibly revolutionary. Think what the club scene, celebrity dressing, MTV and the Oscars will look like." Gunn predicts that the fashion industry "might start by using the thread in accessories, to change the colour of a bag or a hat or a scarf. For men, I can see it used to make jackets and even possibly shoes. And imagine how easily you could transform a room—just by changing something simple like a table cloth."

Question 1 (2 points) Indicate whether these sentences are true or false. Justify your answers with evidence from the text. a. The new fibre has been designed by the military.
b. The thread is already being used by the U.S. Army.
c. You’ll need batteries in order to change the colour of your clothes.
d. Colours change depending on how thick the thread becomes.

Question 2 (2 points) Answer the following questions in your own words.
a. What benefits will the new fibre have for solddiers?
b. How might the fashion industry apply the new thread to its products?

Question 3 (1.5 points) Find words or phrases in the text that correspond in meaning to the words and definitions given.
a. to identify (par.2)
b. to imagine (par.3)
c. material (par. 3)

Question 4 (1.5 points) Complete the following sentences without changing the meaning. a. Yoel Fink and his colleagues have developed an innovative process.
An innovative ..............................................
b. "What professor Fink has done is incredibly revolutionary.“
T. M. Gunn said ..........................................
c. I flicked a switch on the pack because I wanted to change the colour of my clothes. If I hadn´t ...................................................

Question 5 (3 points)Write a short essay (about 120-150 words) on the following topic:
Will fashion change much in the future? What will people be wearing in 2050?

Hundreds stage pillow fight in central London

Tom Nizio had come equipped for a fight – with starry pyjama trousers on his legs and a pillow in his rucksack.
"I love this kind of fun," said Mr Nizio, 29, from Acton, west London, surveying the gathering crowd in Trafalgar Square yesterday. "I heard about it on Facebook, and just thought, I've got to have some of this."
Organised – sort of – in cities around the world, International Pillow Fight Day is the brainchild of Kevin Bracken and Lori Kufner, who, while students at Toronto University in Canada, founded the art group Newmindspace in 2005.
Participants had come to Trafalgar Square in their hundreds, in fluffy slippers, dressing gowns, skintight jumpsuits, elephant outfits and other liberal interpretations of the pyjama dress code.
The klaxon sounded. Trafalgar Square filled with about 200 participants swinging pillows and innumerable flying feathers.
All this, in front of smiling Police officers – despite an apparent lack of any official permission.
And money from the £5 "whack n' keep" souvenir pillows was going to raise funds for aid to the tsunami-struck areas of Japan.
Similar scenes were being re-enacted yesterday in about 130 locations, from Adelaide, Australia, to Zurich, Switzerland - via Chisinau, Moldova; Caracas, Venezuela; and Seoul, South Korea.

Vocabulary
Match each of the words to the correct sentence.
pillow pyjamas slippers dressing gown quilt
blanket sheets outfit sleeping bag
1 This covers your bed and keeps you warm in winter. It has feathers inside.
2 These are usually made of cotton and most people use two of them and sleep between them.
3 You put your head on this when you lie in bed.
4 This is normally made of wool and is thinner than a quilt. Some people put it between their top sheet and the quilt.
5 If you are going camping, you might put one of these inside your rucksack and take it with you.
6 Lots of people wear these on their feet when they are at home.
7 A set of clothes that you wear on a particular occasion, for example, a wedding.
8 These are trousers and a shirt and you wear them in bed.
9 You wear this over your pyjamas when you are at home. It’s like a coat.

In your own words
In Part 2 of the PAU test, you have to express information from the text in your own ways. To practise for this, complete these sentences about the text:

1 Tom Nizio was wearing pyjama trousers with ………………. on them and inside his …………………………… was ……………………….…………. .
2 Tom Nizio ………………………. to go to Trafalgar Square after finding out about the ……………………….. on Facebook.
3 Kavin Bracken and Lorl Kufner had the ………….. for this event while …………………….. studying at Toronto University, Canada.
4 Newmindspace has existed ……………………….. .
5 Some people taking part in the event were dressed up as ………………………. whereas others ……………………… nightwear.
………………………………………………………… .
6 Around ………………………. hit each other with pillows.
7 Pillows were being sold for …………………… and profits from the sales will be used to …………………………… victims of the Japanese tsunami.
8 As well as London, other Pillow Fights had been organised in approximately …………………………………………… cities.

Key

Vocabulary
1 quilt
2 sheets
3 pillow
4 blanket
5 sleeping bag
6 slippers
7 outfit
8 pyjamas
9 dressing gown
In your own words
1 stars, rucksack/backpack, a pillow
2 decided, event/Pillow Fight
3 idea, they were
4 since 2005
5 elephants, were wearing/had put on
6 two hundred people
7 £5 , help
8 130

Hundreds stage pillow fight in central London

Tom Nizio had come equipped for a fight – with starry pyjama trousers on his legs and a pillow in his rucksack.
"I love this kind of fun," said Mr Nizio, 29, from Acton, west London, surveying the gathering crowd in Trafalgar Square yesterday. "I heard about it on Facebook, and just thought, I've got to have some of this."
Organised – sort of – in cities around the world, International Pillow Fight Day is the brainchild of Kevin Bracken and Lori Kufner, who, while students at Toronto University in Canada, founded the art group Newmindspace in 2005.
Participants had come to Trafalgar Square in their hundreds, in fluffy slippers, dressing gowns, skintight jumpsuits, elephant outfits and other liberal interpretations of the pyjama dress code.
The klaxon sounded. Trafalgar Square filled with about 200 participants swinging pillows and innumerable flying feathers.
All this, in front of smiling Police officers – despite an apparent lack of any official permission.
And money from the £5 "whack n' keep" souvenir pillows was going to raise funds for aid to the tsunami-struck areas of Japan.
Similar scenes were being re-enacted yesterday in about 130 locations, from Adelaide, Australia, to Zurich, Switzerland - via Chisinau, Moldova; Caracas, Venezuela; and Seoul, South Korea.

Vocabulary
Match each of the words to the correct sentence.
pillow pyjamas slippers dressing gown quilt
blanket sheets outfit sleeping bag
1 This covers your bed and keeps you warm in winter. It has feathers inside.
2 These are usually made of cotton and most people use two of them and sleep between them.
3 You put your head on this when you lie in bed.
4 This is normally made of wool and is thinner than a quilt. Some people put it between their top sheet and the quilt.
5 If you are going camping, you might put one of these inside your rucksack and take it with you.
6 Lots of people wear these on their feet when they are at home.
7 A set of clothes that you wear on a particular occasion, for example, a wedding.
8 These are trousers and a shirt and you wear them in bed.
9 You wear this over your pyjamas when you are at home. It’s like a coat.

In your own words
In Part 2 of the PAU test, you have to express information from the text in your own ways. To practise for this, complete these sentences about the text:

1 Tom Nizio was wearing pyjama trousers with ………………. on them and inside his …………………………… was ……………………….…………. .
2 Tom Nizio ………………………. to go to Trafalgar Square after finding out about the ……………………….. on Facebook.
3 Kavin Bracken and Lorl Kufner had the ………….. for this event while …………………….. studying at Toronto University, Canada.
4 Newmindspace has existed ……………………….. .
5 Some people taking part in the event were dressed up as ………………………. whereas others ……………………… nightwear.
………………………………………………………… .
6 Around ………………………. hit each other with pillows.
7 Pillows were being sold for …………………… and profits from the sales will be used to …………………………… victims of the Japanese tsunami.
8 As well as London, other Pillow Fights had been organised in approximately …………………………………………… cities.

Key

Vocabulary
1 quilt
2 sheets
3 pillow
4 blanket
5 sleeping bag
6 slippers
7 outfit
8 pyjamas
9 dressing gown
In your own words
1 stars, rucksack/backpack, a pillow
2 decided, event/Pillow Fight
3 idea, they were
4 since 2005
5 elephants, were wearing/had put on
6 two hundred people
7 £5 , help
8 130

Invitations arrive for Royal wedding

Key
Question 1
a) True “The Royal wedding on April 29 will be a regal affair, with more than 50 members of the Royal Family and 40 members of foreign royal families in attendance.”
b) False “The guest list for the Abbey will be whittled down to 600 for the lunch time reception at Buckingham Palace hosted by the Queen, and just 300 of the couple's closest family and friends will go on to attend the "intimate" dinner”
c) True “There will be two versions of the invitation sent to guests for day-time events - one inviting them to the ceremony at the Abbey only and ther also including details of the Buckingham Palace reception. A separate invitation will be sent to the couple's close friends and family for the dinner.”
d) False “Middleton arrive at Westminster Abbey by car, but leave with her new husband in a horse-drawn carriage”

Question 2
a) Among the 1900 guests will be people from the Royal Families of Britain and abroad, leaders from other countries and British politicians. However, most guests will be relatives or friends of the bride and groom.
b) A lot of people will line the streets along the route in London whereas a huge number will follow the service and festivities via television, in their own living rooms or as part of the celebrations held in towns and villages and at important tourist sites.

Question 3
a) affair
b) whittle down/whittled down
c) throng

Question 4
a) ) Hugo Vickers said that it struck him as an entirely sensible and predictable type of list because William would one day be king “
b) TV channels around the world will broadcast the celebrations live and they expect (that) millions of people will watch them.
c) Although there have been 14 royal weddings at Westminster Abbey since 1100, there were none betw

Invitations arrive for Royal wedding

Key
Question 1
a) True “The Royal wedding on April 29 will be a regal affair, with more than 50 members of the Royal Family and 40 members of foreign royal families in attendance.”
b) False “The guest list for the Abbey will be whittled down to 600 for the lunch time reception at Buckingham Palace hosted by the Queen, and just 300 of the couple's closest family and friends will go on to attend the "intimate" dinner”
c) True “There will be two versions of the invitation sent to guests for day-time events - one inviting them to the ceremony at the Abbey only and ther also including details of the Buckingham Palace reception. A separate invitation will be sent to the couple's close friends and family for the dinner.”
d) False “Middleton arrive at Westminster Abbey by car, but leave with her new husband in a horse-drawn carriage”

Question 2
a) Among the 1900 guests will be people from the Royal Families of Britain and abroad, leaders from other countries and British politicians. However, most guests will be relatives or friends of the bride and groom.
b) A lot of people will line the streets along the route in London whereas a huge number will follow the service and festivities via television, in their own living rooms or as part of the celebrations held in towns and villages and at important tourist sites.

Question 3
a) affair
b) whittle down/whittled down
c) throng

Question 4
a) ) Hugo Vickers said that it struck him as an entirely sensible and predictable type of list because William would one day be king “
b) TV channels around the world will broadcast the celebrations live and they expect (that) millions of people will watch them.
c) Although there have been 14 royal weddings at Westminster Abbey since 1100, there were none betw

Clothes that change colour

KEY
Question 1

a. False. “A new thread developed for the military..”
b. False. “Within the next two years, the U.S. Army plans to weave Fink's new thread into uniforms.”
c. True. “ …equipped with a tiny, lightweight battery pack. When you want to change your suit or dress from, say, black to red, you flick a switch on the pack to zap the fabric with an electric change.”
d. True. “ … the thread changes thickness—and your outfit changes colour.“

Question 2

a. The new fibre will be very convenient for soldiers since it will make it possible to tell a friend froma an enemy during the night or when it is not easy to see clearly.
b. The fashion industry will use the new thread in clothes so that people will be able to change the boring clours of work clothes into brighter ones for going out. It will also be used for accesories, shoes and even home linen.

Question 3

a.to distinguish
b. envisions / to envision
c. fabric

Question 4

a. An innovative process has been developed by Yoel Fink and his colleagues.
b. T. M. Gunn said that what professor Fink had done was incredibly revolutionary.
c. If I hadn’t wanted to change the colour of my clothes, I wouldn’t have switched a switch on the pack.

Clothes that change colour

KEY
Question 1

a. False. “A new thread developed for the military..”
b. False. “Within the next two years, the U.S. Army plans to weave Fink's new thread into uniforms.”
c. True. “ …equipped with a tiny, lightweight battery pack. When you want to change your suit or dress from, say, black to red, you flick a switch on the pack to zap the fabric with an electric change.”
d. True. “ … the thread changes thickness—and your outfit changes colour.“

Question 2

a. The new fibre will be very convenient for soldiers since it will make it possible to tell a friend froma an enemy during the night or when it is not easy to see clearly.
b. The fashion industry will use the new thread in clothes so that people will be able to change the boring clours of work clothes into brighter ones for going out. It will also be used for accesories, shoes and even home linen.

Question 3

a.to distinguish
b. envisions / to envision
c. fabric

Question 4

a. An innovative process has been developed by Yoel Fink and his colleagues.
b. T. M. Gunn said that what professor Fink had done was incredibly revolutionary.
c. If I hadn’t wanted to change the colour of my clothes, I wouldn’t have switched a switch on the pack.

Girl, 10, designs Queen's emblem

A 10-year-old girl has come up with the winning design for an emblem for the Queen's official 2012 Diamond Jubilee.
Katherine Dewar's artwork was picked from tens of thousands of entries in a nationwide competition run by CBBC's Blue Peter.
Her design of a crown above the Union Flag with diamonds down either side, will appear on everything from official Jubilee posters to tea towels!
Katherine said she was really excited to win.
"I'm looking forward to seeing people waving flags with my design on to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee," she said.
Katherine's design was chosen by a panel of judges that included Blue Peter presenter Barney Harwood and Tracy Beaker illustrator Nick Sharratt.
The competition was split into three age categories - six to eight-year-olds, nine to 11-year-olds and 12 to 14-year-olds.
The creators of the top 30 designs across the competition have been invited to a special tea party at Buckingham Palace to celebrate their achievements.

True or False?

1. Katherine’s design will be put on flags for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.
2. The Queen said she was really excited that Katherine had won.
3. The contestants came from all over the United Kingdom.
4. The design includes a picture of a crown.
5. Katherine was one of three winners, one from each age group.
6. People are going to print tea towels for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.
7. There were thirty people who entered the competition.
8. There were only two people on the panel of judges.

Match these words to their definitions

achievements / categories / celebrate / competition / emblem
Illustrator / official / panel / posters

a badge or sign that is used to represent an organisation, event, person or group
a contest where which people try to win something or do better than others
mark a special occasion or day by festivities or ceremonies
a group of people who discuss or judge something
someone who creates artwork to go in a book, either to decorate it or to explain things
groups of things that share common characteristics
things that somebody has succeeded in doing, usually through hard work
large printed pictures used for decoration or for advertising
approved by a government, public body, or some other authority






KEY

1. True
2. False
3. True
4. True
5. False
6. True
7. False
8. False

emblem a badge or sign that is used to represent an organisation, event, person or group
competition a contest where which people try to win something or do better than others
celebrate mark a special occasion or day by festivities or ceremonies
panel a group of people who discuss or judge something
illustrator someone who creates artwork to go in a book, either to decorate it or to explain things
categories groups of things that share common characteristics
achievements things that somebody has succeeded in doing, usually through hard work
posters large printed pictures used for decoration or for advertising
official approved by a government, public body, or some other authority

Girl, 10, designs Queen's emblem

A 10-year-old girl has come up with the winning design for an emblem for the Queen's official 2012 Diamond Jubilee.
Katherine Dewar's artwork was picked from tens of thousands of entries in a nationwide competition run by CBBC's Blue Peter.
Her design of a crown above the Union Flag with diamonds down either side, will appear on everything from official Jubilee posters to tea towels!
Katherine said she was really excited to win.
"I'm looking forward to seeing people waving flags with my design on to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee," she said.
Katherine's design was chosen by a panel of judges that included Blue Peter presenter Barney Harwood and Tracy Beaker illustrator Nick Sharratt.
The competition was split into three age categories - six to eight-year-olds, nine to 11-year-olds and 12 to 14-year-olds.
The creators of the top 30 designs across the competition have been invited to a special tea party at Buckingham Palace to celebrate their achievements.

True or False?

1. Katherine’s design will be put on flags for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.
2. The Queen said she was really excited that Katherine had won.
3. The contestants came from all over the United Kingdom.
4. The design includes a picture of a crown.
5. Katherine was one of three winners, one from each age group.
6. People are going to print tea towels for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.
7. There were thirty people who entered the competition.
8. There were only two people on the panel of judges.

Match these words to their definitions

achievements / categories / celebrate / competition / emblem
Illustrator / official / panel / posters

a badge or sign that is used to represent an organisation, event, person or group
a contest where which people try to win something or do better than others
mark a special occasion or day by festivities or ceremonies
a group of people who discuss or judge something
someone who creates artwork to go in a book, either to decorate it or to explain things
groups of things that share common characteristics
things that somebody has succeeded in doing, usually through hard work
large printed pictures used for decoration or for advertising
approved by a government, public body, or some other authority






KEY

1. True
2. False
3. True
4. True
5. False
6. True
7. False
8. False

emblem a badge or sign that is used to represent an organisation, event, person or group
competition a contest where which people try to win something or do better than others
celebrate mark a special occasion or day by festivities or ceremonies
panel a group of people who discuss or judge something
illustrator someone who creates artwork to go in a book, either to decorate it or to explain things
categories groups of things that share common characteristics
achievements things that somebody has succeeded in doing, usually through hard work
posters large printed pictures used for decoration or for advertising
official approved by a government, public body, or some other authority

Police find £12 million of stolen jewels in gutter!

Police have found a stash of mega expensive jewels hidden in a gutter in France!
19 rings and three sets of earrings were found - estimated to be worth... wait for it... about £12 million.
The precious sparklers were discovered in a plastic container in the drain of a house in Paris.
They're thought to be from a collection of jewellery stolen from a posh shop in Paris back in 2008.
The robbery of the shop is really famous in France because thieves made off with over £50 million worth of rings, necklaces and watches.
It was also unusual because the shop is in one of the smartest areas of Paris - and some of the robbers were disguised as women!
Police have found the man who they thought was in charge of the theft - who was already in prison!
Three-quarters of the missing jewellery has been found - but some is still missing.
So this unusual find in a gutter in the outskirts of Paris means more of the missing stash can be returned to its smart home!

True or false?

1. The jewels were found in a posh shop in Paris.
2. The stash included 19 rings and six earrings.
3. All of the robbers were women.
4. No necklaces were found in the container.
5. The jewels were found in the centre of Paris.
6. None of the people involved in the robbery have been caught.
7. This is the only jewellery which has been recovered from the robbery.
8. The jewellery was found in a gutter by the side of the road.

Match these words to their definitions

container / disguised / famous / gutter / outskirts / posh / precious / sparklers / stash

secret store of something valuable
channel on a roof or road to carry away rainwater
elegant, expensive and fashionable
altered to prevent recognition
the areas at the edge of a town or city
very well known and recognised by many other people
slang term for jewels or gems
highly valued, loved or worth a lot of money
something you put things in, such as a box or bottle




KEY

False
True
False
True
False
False
False
False


stash secret store of something valuable
gutter channel on a roof or road to carry away rainwater
posh elegant, expensive and fashionable
disguised altered to prevent recognition
outskirts the areas at the edge of a town or city
famous very well known and recognised by many other people
sparklers slang term for jewels or gems
precious highly valued, loved or worth a lot of money
container something you put things in, such as a box or bottle

Police find £12 million of stolen jewels in gutter!

Police have found a stash of mega expensive jewels hidden in a gutter in France!
19 rings and three sets of earrings were found - estimated to be worth... wait for it... about £12 million.
The precious sparklers were discovered in a plastic container in the drain of a house in Paris.
They're thought to be from a collection of jewellery stolen from a posh shop in Paris back in 2008.
The robbery of the shop is really famous in France because thieves made off with over £50 million worth of rings, necklaces and watches.
It was also unusual because the shop is in one of the smartest areas of Paris - and some of the robbers were disguised as women!
Police have found the man who they thought was in charge of the theft - who was already in prison!
Three-quarters of the missing jewellery has been found - but some is still missing.
So this unusual find in a gutter in the outskirts of Paris means more of the missing stash can be returned to its smart home!

True or false?

1. The jewels were found in a posh shop in Paris.
2. The stash included 19 rings and six earrings.
3. All of the robbers were women.
4. No necklaces were found in the container.
5. The jewels were found in the centre of Paris.
6. None of the people involved in the robbery have been caught.
7. This is the only jewellery which has been recovered from the robbery.
8. The jewellery was found in a gutter by the side of the road.

Match these words to their definitions

container / disguised / famous / gutter / outskirts / posh / precious / sparklers / stash

secret store of something valuable
channel on a roof or road to carry away rainwater
elegant, expensive and fashionable
altered to prevent recognition
the areas at the edge of a town or city
very well known and recognised by many other people
slang term for jewels or gems
highly valued, loved or worth a lot of money
something you put things in, such as a box or bottle




KEY

False
True
False
True
False
False
False
False


stash secret store of something valuable
gutter channel on a roof or road to carry away rainwater
posh elegant, expensive and fashionable
disguised altered to prevent recognition
outskirts the areas at the edge of a town or city
famous very well known and recognised by many other people
sparklers slang term for jewels or gems
precious highly valued, loved or worth a lot of money
container something you put things in, such as a box or bottle