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Date_____________________ Name _Victor ____

Fashionable polution_________________

SECTION I. THE ASSESSMENT OF COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE (30 points)

Read the text and do the tasks below the text.

FAST FASHION
1 One of the trends of the last few years has been the development of ‘fast fashion’. Today, clothes
are designed, produced and delivered to the shops and online sellers much faster than they were
in the past. Because the process has become faster, it has also become much cheaper. This means
that it is easier for us to copy fashion bloggers and follow the latest Instagram trends. Is this a
5 good idea, though?
Environmental activist Jemma Clarke writes many articles about ethical clothing choices.
She has been involved in environmental activism since she was a child, but she was not aware of
the issues caused by fashion industry. Then she read an article about it and she was shocked by
what she read. For example, water pollution in some regions has been increasing because of the
10 high demand for cheaper and more colourful fashion. Waste colours from clothes factories pollute
rivers and plastic from some types of clothes makes the oceans, rivers and lakes poisonous too.
Small plastic pieces in these waters are eaten by fish, which, in its turn, ends up on people’s
dinner table. Also, Jemma Clarke warns us about global warming that fashion industry
contributes to. Fashion produces over 8 percent of all greenhouse gases and, if things continue to
15 develop at this rate, by 2050 more than 25 percent of the entire global carbon emissions will be
produced by this industry alone.
However, the question is what we can all do about these issues. Is it possible to be
environmentally friendly and fashionable at the same time? Jemma Clarke assures us that we can
definitely wear trendy clothes without feeling eco-guilty. We all need to learn to consume less, to
20 buy fewer new clothes and to wear them longer. She also adds that we must recycle old clothes so
that they do not go into landfill waste.
Nevertheless, Jemma Clarke points out that things look brighter for the future as some
fashion companies have taken some actions to reduce their own waste. They have become more
environmentally friendly. They have started to sell ‘greener’ clothes and use old clothes to
25 produce new ones. For example, H&M set up collection and recycling systems that greatly
contribute to the increased textile recycling. So, next time you see a bright new T-shirt that you
think you cannot live without, have a look at the label, find out where it is made and what it is
made of. Finally, it is worth asking yourself if you really need it.
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1. Answer the following questions according to the text. (Total: 6 points) A A
a) According to the text, what is ‘fast fashion’? 0 0
It means that clothes are designed, produced and delivered to the shops and online 1 1
sellers much faster. 2 2

b) According to the text, what does Jemma Clarke deal with? A A

Jemma Clarke deals with enviromental activism. 0 0
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b) According to the text, what do we need to do to be both environmentally friendly A A
and fashionable? 0 0
To be both environmentally friendly and fashionable we need to to learn to 1 1
consume less, to buy fewer new clothes, to wear them longer and to recycle the old 2 2
ones.

2. Circle the correct answer according to the text. (Total: 4 points) A A

1. According to the text, it is easy for people to copy fashion icons because 0 0
a. fashion bloggers promote ‘greener’ clothes. 2 2
b. we all have to be environmentally conscious.
c. today clothes are cheaper and they are produced faster. +
d. today fashion companies sell recycled clothes.
2. The word demand in line 10 is closest in meaning to A A
a. need. + 0 0
b. question. 2 2
c. offer.
d. address.
3. Based on the text, write if the sentences are True or False. Justify your choice. A A
(Total: 6 points) 0 0
a) According to the text, modern fashion industry contributes to water pollution in 1 1
some regions. true 3 3
Because waste colours from clothes factories pollute rivers and plastic from some types
of clothes makes the oceans, rivers and lakes poisonous too.

c) According to the text, there are no ‘green’ fashion companies at

present.__false______ A A
Because H&M set up collection and recycling systems that greatly contribute to the 0 0
increased textile recycling. 1 1
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4. Find in the text the synonyms for the words given below. (Total: 4 points) A A
a) areas - regions 0 0
b) up-to-date - fashionable 2 2
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5. Give another title to the text. (Total: 2 points) A A
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Fashionable polution 2 2
6. Explain the message of the text in 30-40 words. (Total: 8 points) A A
The author wanted to emphasize that fashion industry is one of the causes of pollution.He 0 0
points out that we have to buy less clothes,wear them longer and recycle the old ones in 2 2
order to keep our planet clean. 4 4
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SECTION II. THE ASSESSMENT OF LINGUISTIC COMPETENCE (20 points)

Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the word or with the correct form of the verb in
brackets.
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1- All those fascinating books that children read usually have a very strong effect on A A
10 (their/them/they) them . In my case, it was (much/more/less) 0 0
More than that. They even motivated me to become a writer
myself. I 2 2

started writing my first stories at the age of fourteen with the aim of (having/have/to
have) having them published in the school newspaper. However, I 4 4

was not feeling confident enough about my abilities as a writer, so I (was 6 6

hiding/hid/had been hidden) was hiding them in my desk and almost 8 8
forgot they ever existed. Yet, one day my mum found them while she (tidyed/had
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tidied/was tidying) was tidying my room. (For/To/At)
to my surprise, after she had read all of them, she told me that I 12 12

had an extraordinary talent for writing and that I should go for it if that was what I 14 14
(so/very/really) really wanted. As I always appreciate my 16 16
mum’s opinion, I followed her advice and asked the school newspaper editor if he
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(can/could/is able to) _ could publish my stories. He did and, in
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fact, they were very successful. This provided me with the determination I needed to
go on. At the age of twenty-one, I won the first prize in a national story competition
and started writing (professional way/professionally/professional)
professionally . I am grateful to my mum because I would
have never believed in myself if she (hadn’t encouraged/didn’t encourage/wasn’t
encouraged) hadnt encouraged me then.
SECTION III. THE ASSESSMENT OF CULTURAL AND PRAGMATIC COMPETENCES
(20 points)

Write a 70-80-word coherent text responding to the situation below.

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1. Your school magazine has asked its readers to write about extra-curricular activities 0 0
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that high or secondary school students in English-speaking countries are involved in.
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There are many types of extra-curricular activities in english-speaking countries.One of these is Acti 1
athletics that gives pupils the oportunity to develop leader-ship and teamwork skills.Another vity
example of extra-curricular is the arts that contributes to amplifying pupils creativity and 1
teaching them to how to think outside the box.In the same way volunteer work is an useful
extra-curricular activity too.By doing this activity,pupils do beneficial things for their society.
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 SECTION IV. THE ASSESSMENT OF PRAGMATIC AND CIVIC COMPETENCES
(30 points)
Write a 180-200-word coherent text expressing your attitude on the given topic.
1. What are the skills that people need to have in today’s workplace? Justify your 0 0
opinion. Present two examples. Use the following plan: 1 1
∙ introduction; 2 2
∙ body;
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From the begining,I would like to say that its easier to find a workplace if you have 1 1
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any skills.Being skillful makes the work seem easy too.

Speaking about skills that people need to have in todays workplace,I would like to 0 0
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say that one of the most important skills is programming.Living in the era in wich
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nearly every work you do involves this ability,It would be a shame not have it.For
example to write a document,you have to know how to work with the app used for 0 0
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this. 2 2
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Also creativity is an important skill too.People having this skill,make their work look 4 4
awesome,as a result it attracts more costumers.For instance designers make amazing 0 0
products using this skill. 1 1
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Another skill people need to have is teamwork,that contributes to cooperation with 3 3
overs.Thus,all members can apply their ideas and share knowledge in the end the
result being a remarkable one.As an example, if many people work together and play 0 0
a part in a project,It becomes a mixt of good ideas. 1 1
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