Man enters US without passport - thanks to his iPad

Martin Reisch was a half hour from the border when he decided to try to gain entry rather than turn back and make a two-hour trek back home to Montreal to fetch his passport. He told the officer he was heading to the US to drop off Christmas gifts for his friend's kids. He said that the scanned passport and his driver's licence helped him get through last week.

He said the officer seemed mildly annoyed when he handed him the iPad. "I thought I'd at least give it a try," Mr Reisch said. "He took the iPad into the border hut. He was in there a five or six minutes. It seemed like an eternity. When he came back he took a good long pause before wishing me a Merry Christmas."

Mr Reisch said the officer made an exception. Canadians began needing more than a driver's licence for identification for US land border crossings in 2009. US Customs and Border Protection says it only accepts a passport, an enhanced driver's licence or a Nexus pass from Canadian citizens entering at land crossings. The list doesn't mention facsimiles, like scans and photocopies.

Mr Reisch, 33, said he took a scanned photo of his passport years ago in case it was over lost or stolen while travelling. He said he also successfully used the passport on his iPad to get through Canadian Customs on the way home later that day. He said he will bring his passport next time. But he hopes border officials will eventually make digital identification an official form of travel document. He noted that many airlines now accept digital boarding passes stored on smartphones. "I see the future as 100 percent being able to cross with your identity on a digital device - it's just a matter of time," he said.

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) Mr Reisch did not realise that he had forgotten his passport until he arrived at the US border.
b) The US Immigration Official accepted the passport on Mr Reisch’s iPad immediately.
c) Mr Reisch scanned his passport 33 years ago.
d) Mr Reisch did not stay the night in the USA.

Question 2 [2 points] Answer the following questions in your own words.
a) Why was Mr Reisch travelling to the USA?
b) How does Martin Reisch hope that personal identification will work in the future?

Question 3 [1.5 points] Find words or phrases in the text that correspond in meaning to the words and definitions given.

a) a long and difficult journey (paragraph 1)
b) a small, simple building (paragraph 2)
c) an object or machine invented for a particular purpose (paragraph 4)

Question 4 [1.5 points] Complete the following sentences without changing the meaning.
a) The US immigration officer accepted the scan of Mr Reisch’s passport so he did not have to go back to fetch his passport.
If the US immigration officer ….b) US Customs and Border Protection says it only accepted a passport, an enhanced driver's licence or a Nexus pass from Canadian citizens who entered at land crossings. The list did not mention facsimiles, like scans and photocopies.
US Customs and Border Protection said: “We .............................c) Canadians began needing more than a driver's licence for identification for US land border crossings in 2009.
Since 2009, Canadians …
Question 5 Write a short essay (between120-150 words) on the following topic:“Travelling around the world has become so much easier”. Do you agree?

School grades hit by lack of routine

Research for the Prince's Trust suggests young people with poor exam grades are twice as likely to claim their days lacked structure as they grew up. In an online survey, 2,136 respondents aged between 16 and 25 were asked how happy and confident they are in different areas of their life. The responses were converted to a numerical scale, resulting in a number out of 100 – with 100 representing entirely happy or confident and zero being not at all happy or confident. Young people’s happiness has fallen to its lowest number of 70 in 2010 and their confidence has also fallen - from an overall score of 74 in 2008 to 71 in 2010.

Some 14% of all young people said they had grown up without set mealtimes, compared with 30% of young people with poor exam grades. The research also suggests that 27% of youngsters did not grow up with a set bedtime. This rose to 39% for those who left school with fewer than five good GCSEs.

The data comes from the charity's latest annual Youth Index, which looks at how young people feel about their lives across a range of areas from family life to physical health. It also suggested those who felt they "lacked structure and direction" while growing up also appeared to be less content and confident than their peers. One in three of those with lower qualifications (33%) said they "always" or "often" felt rejected, compared with about one in five young people (22%) overall.

Princes Trust chief executive Martina Milburn said: "The absence of structure and routine in a young life can have a devastating impact. "Without the right support, directionless teenagers can become lost young adults - unconfident, underqualified and unemployed."

Comments from readers of this article

I am a primary school teacher in an Inner City area. A large proportion of children have no breakfast before school, some even arrive not having had a drink. The same group of children look exhausted and quite often go to bed far later than I do. Unsurprisingly, these children don’t do so well. Yet the govt still expects these children to do as well as those in wealthier, more structured households!

What surprises me, is that this information should even be considered as a surprise to anyone. Of course children who have a well structured routine will do better in school. The presence of a routine denotes a stable family environment, which in turn lends itself to times set aside for homework, exam revision and education in general. A link between the two is hardly a groundbreaking discovery.

What is YOUR reaction to this survey and its results?

Do YOU have set mealtimes and bedtime?
Question 1. Indicate whether these sentences are true or false. Justify your answers with evidence from the text.
a) Only teenagers took part in the study.
b) Young people nowadays are not as happy as they were before.
c) The questions in the survey only asked about school.
d) Martina Milburn disagrees with the results of the survey.

Question 2. Answer the following questions in your own words.
a) What are the consequences of a lack of routine in young people’s lives?
b) How was the survey conducted?

Question 3. Find a word or a phrase in the text that means the same as:
a) total (par. 1) b) figures, information (par.3) c) effect (par.4)

Question 4. Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning.
a) Young people with poor exam grades are twice as likely to claim their days lacked structure as they grew up.
If young people’s days .....................................................................................
b) 14% of all young people said they had grown up without set mealtimes, whereas 30% of young people with poor exam grades answered that they had not eaten at regular times.
14% of young people said “I .................................................,” whereas 30% of those with poor exam grades answered “........................................”
c) First, 2,136 people between 16 and 25 were asked how happy and confident they were, then the responses were converted to a numerical scale.
After ................................................. , the researchers ……………..

Question 5. Write a short essay (120-150 words) on the following topic:Having a regular daily routine is important for success.” What do you think?

Barcelona's pool with a view

You'll find the world’s best swimming pool high on Montjuïc hill, above the beautiful city of Barcelona. Best of all, it's open to everyone, for the piddling price of around £4. To get the full flavour of this awesome outdoor pool, I join professional diver and Barcelona native José Murillo for a tour of the place he calls his "office".

"Every morning I look forward to going to work," he says, as we take a cab from the city along a picturesque route up to Montjuïc hill. "How many people can say that?" This is a special commute, with our taxi whizzing past Gaudi's famous Sagrada Família church, arguably the planet's most impressive incomplete structure. When we arrive, the pool looks perfect. Calm, blue and glittering in the morning sun. We are here as part of the Expedia.co.uk's People-Shaped Travel video series, which reveals unique experiences in cities around the world.

Originally built in 1929, the pool came to international prominence when it hosted diving and water polo events at the 1992 summer Olympics. Since then, its panoramic view of Barcelona has provided the backdrop for a Kylie Minogue video and will host the diving events at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships.

" The view is to die for. It takes my breath away every time," says José. José's view, to be fair, is better than most, as he surveys the city from the pool's highest diving board. While only the most fearless of visitors will experience José's unique view of this stunning space, anyone who spends an afternoon here will agree that there is plenty of satisfaction to be found in simply lounging around the world's most spectacular swimming pool.

1 Match the highlighted words from the text to the correct definition:

1. a daily journey to or from work
2. look at
3. not afraid, brave
4. a taxi
5. hold, organise
6. bright, shining
7. small
8. spend time relaxing
9. setting, background
10. extremely impressive


2 Match the two halves of each sentence.
1. It costs about £4
2. José Murillo
3. The route to the pool
4. The Sagrada Familia.
5. This video of Barcelona
6. The Montjuic pool
7. Only a few people

a. will have the opportunity to see Barcelona like José does.
b. became internationally famous during the Olympic Games in Barcelona.
c. to get into the swimming pool.
d. takes you past the Sagrada Familia.
e. has still not been completely built.
f. is one of a series of short films about different places.
g. is a sports person from Barcelona.


(Video of José’s dive into the swimming pool)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/video/2011/nov/01/barcelona-olympic-swimming-pool-video

Listen to José talking on the video and complete the text:

Every morning, I look (1) ……….. to going to work. I have the (2)……….. office. Even the (3)………… is good. The vibe is cool. And the views, man the views are to die for.
People come here from all over the (4)……… just to enjoy that view. It still takes my breath away.
A good (5)………………. always finishes with a rip entry. A rip entry means that there is no (6) ………… . That’s one of the most (7) …………….. parts of the dive.
My life’s work is about getting this movement right. If I can get this movement right then the bigger picture is (8)…………….. .



Key
1commute 2 surveys 3 fearless 4 cab 5 host 6 glittering 7 piddling 8 lounge around 9 the backdrop 10 awesome
2 1 c 2 g 3 d 4 e 5 f 6 b 7 a
3 1 forward 2 perfect 3 commute 4 world 5 dive 6 splash 7 important 8 perfect

Supergiant 'shrimp' found deep underwater

It's a bit creepy to look at - but this giant 'shrimp' is quite a discovery. The underwater whopper was found over four miles down at the bottom of the ocean off the coast of New Zealand.

Called a supergiant, it's a type of crustacean like a lobster or a shrimp - just a lot bigger than usual!

Normally measuring in at between 2-3cm, the giants discovered deep underwater by the scientists are about 10 times bigger. The largest measured in at 34cm - which one expert compared to like finding a cockroach that's a foot long!

The discovery was made after scientists, trying to discover more about what's down at the bottom of the ocean, set traps deep below the surface of the water.

Smaller creatures are usually found miles deep underwater living in large groups in trenches in the ocean floor.

Experts used to think that life wouldn't survive at these depths, miles and miles down - but more and more types of creatures are now being discovered that love living down there.

Match the words below to their definitions

cockroach / creatures / creepy / crustacean / trenches / whopper

strange or unnatural and making you feel frightened
something surprisingly large
animals such as crabs, lobsters and shrimp
animal that lives in the sea, with a hard shell, two large claws and eight legs
flat brown or black insect sometimes found in the home
animals
long, narrow hole in the earth

True or false?

1. The giant shrimp was 2-3 centimetres long.
2. The bottom of the ocean was four miles deep.
3. The shrimp was compared to a foot-long cockroach.
4. The shrimp was found on the surface of the ocean.
5. The giant shrimp was actually a lobster.
6. Scientists set traps deep in the ocean.
7. Lots of different creatures live deep in the ocean.
8. Life can’t survive miles under the ocean.

Same or different?

1. discovery
a) the same as uncovering
b) the same as surprise
c) the same as finding

2. normally
a) the same as usually
b) the same as sometimes
c) the same as rarely

3. underwater
a) the same as wet
b) the same as earthly
c) the same as marine

4. called
a) the same as shouted
b) the same as named
c) the same as mobile phone


KEY

creepy strange or unnatural and making you feel frightened
whopper something surprisingly large
crustacean animals such as crabs, lobsters and shrimp
lobster animal that lives in the sea, with a hard shell, two large claws and eight legs
cockroach flat brown or black insect sometimes found in the home
creatures animals
trenches long, narrow hole in the earth



True or false?

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

Same or different?

1. finding
2. usually
3. marine
4. named

The blackbird that's turned completely white

This little blackbird might get confused if it looks in the mirror, as it's turned completely white!

It was first spotted in Rufford Abbey Country Park in Nottinghamshire four years ago. Birdwatchers say it returns each year having lost more of its dark feathers: now it's white all over as this pic from summer 2011 shows.

The bird has a condition that causes it to have no colour pigment in its feathers. Its bright colour means it's easy for predators to spot, so the park rangers are asking birdwatchers to keep an eye out for it again this year when it returns from migration - which is when birds fly to warmer climates for the winter.

Match the words below to their definitions

condition / confused / keep an eye out / migration / pigment / predators / rangeres

not able to think clearly or understand something
disease
substance that gives something a particular colour
animals that hunt, kill and eat other animals
watch carefully for someone or something to appear
when an animal migrates, it travels to a different place when the season changes
people whose job is to protect a forest or park

True or false?

1. The blackbird lost all its feathers four years ago.
2. The blackbird spends winters in Nottinghamshire.
3. Blackbirds are not normally white.
4. The bird has not returned to the park yet this year.
5. The mirror was completely white.
6. Because it is white, the blackbird is easy to see.
7. The park rangers are predators.
8. Pigment can make feathers black.

Same or different?

1. spotted
a)the same as seen
b)the same as dotted
c)the same as caught

2. completely
a)the same as partially
b)the same as totally
c)the same as slightly

3. returns
a)the same as reverts
b)the same as leaves
c)the same as comes back

4. turned
a)the same as become
b)the same as switched
c)the same as flipped


KEY

confused not able to think clearly or understand something
condition disease
pigment substance that gives something a particular colour
predators animals that hunt, kill and eat other animals
keep an eye out watch carefully for someone or something to appear
migration when an animal migrates, it travels to a different place when the season changes
rangers people whose job is to protect a forest or park



True or false?

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

Same or different?

1. seen
2. totally
3. comes back
4. become

Man enters US without passport - thanks to his iPad

Key -
Question 1
a) False. Martin Reisch was a half hour from the border when he decided to try to gain entry rather than turn back and make a two-hour trek back home to Montreal to fetch his passport.
b) False. the officer seemed mildly annoyed when he handed him the iPad. "I thought I'd at least give it a try," Mr Reisch said. "He took the iPad into the border hut. He was in there a five or six minutes
c) False. Mr Reisch, 33, said he took a scanned photo of his passport years ago
d) True. He said he also successfully used the passport on his iPad to get through Canadian Customs on the way home later that day.

Question 2
a) Mr Reisch was travelling to the USA to deliver Christmas gifts to his friend’s children.
b) Martin Reisch hope that in the future, personal identification for travellers will be accepted in digital format, in a similar way to air companies accepting electronic boarding passes.

Question 3
a) (a) trek
b) (a) hut
c) (a) device

Question 4
a) If the US immigration officer had not accepted the scan of Mr Reisch’s passport, he would have had to go back to fetch his passport.
b) US Customs and Border Protection said: “We only accept a passport, an enhanced driver’s licence or a Nexus pass from Canadian citizens who enter at land crossings. The list does not mention facsimiles, like scans and photocopies.”
c) Since 2009, Canadians have needed more than a driver’s licence for identification for US land border crossings.

School grades hit by lack of routine

Key
Question 1.
a) False. 2,136 respondents aged between 16 and 25 were asked how happy and confident they are in different areas of their life
b) True. Young people’s happiness has fallen to its lowest number of 70 in 2010.
c) False. The data comes from the charity's latest annual Youth Index, which looks at how young people feel about their lives across a range of areas from family life to physical health
d) False. Princes Trust chief executive Martina Milburn said: "The absence of structure and routine in a young life can have a devastating impact. "Without the right support, directionless teenagers can become lost young adults - unconfident, underqualified and unemployed.

Question 2. Answer the following questions in your own words.

a) What are the consequences of a lack of routine in young people’s lives?
b) How was the survey conducted?

Question 3. Find a word or a phrase in the text that means the same as:

a) total (par. 1) b) figures, information (par.3) c) effect (par.4)

Question 4. Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning.

a) Young people with poor exam grades are twice as likely to claim their days lacked structure as they grew up.
If young people’s days ...............................................................................
b) 14% of all young people said they had grown up without set mealtimes, whereas 30% of young people with poor exam grades answered that they had not eaten at regular times.
14% of young people said “I .................................................,” whereas 30% of those with poor exam grades answered “........................................”
c) First, 2,136 people between 16 and 25 were asked how happy and confident they were, then the responses were converted to a numerical scale.
After ................................................. , the researchers ……………..

Teenage Dutch sailor Laura Dekker vows never to return home

A teenage Dutch sailor just one day away from becoming the youngest ever person to sail around the world single-handed has vowed never to return to her native country because she faces being taken into care.
Laura Dekker, 16, has torn down the Dutch tricolor on her yacht Guppy in protest at the social workers who have repeatedly tried to stop her solo voyage to circumvent the globe.
In her last blog posting as she crosses the Atlantic headed for her finish line on the Dutch Caribbean island of Sint Maarten on Saturday, Miss Dekker complains of her "intimidating, frightening and traumatic" treatment.From the moment my plans became public, youth care and other government organisations tried to stop me. They asked the judge to take me away from my father and to lock me up in a secure clinic! By doing this they tried to stop me from sailing.Over a period of 11 months, I was constantly afraid that youth care would lock me up."
The Dutch authorities, who tried to put Miss Dekker into care two years ago over her solo-sailing adventures, have claimed that the teenager is not doing enough school work while piloting her 38 foot yacht through heavy Atlantic seas.When her father refused to make an appointment to discuss it, Dutch truancy officers announced they intended to bring in the social workers once again.
"Now, after sailing around the world, with difficult port approaches, storms, dangerous reefs, and the full responsibility of keeping myself and Guppy safe, I feel that the nightmares the Dutch government organisations put me through, were totally unfair," Miss Dekker wrote.I hear now that the Dutch government organisations have started causing problems again. I am seriously thinking about not returning to the Netherlands."


Question 1. Indicate whether these sentences are true or false. Justify your answers with evidence from the text.

a) Laura promised not to go back to the Netherlands when she finished her voyage.
b) The island of Sint Maarten belongs to the Netherlands.
c) Laura’s father didn’t want to talk about her world tour with the Dutch authorities.
d) Once Laura has achieved her goal, there will be no more objections from the Dutch government organisations.

Question 2. Answer the following questions in your own words.

a) What is Miss Dekker’s great achievement?
b) How did the Dutch authorities react when she announced her plans?

Question 3. Find a word or a phrase in the text that means the same as:

a) without help from others (par.1) b) to go on the way to (par.3) c) unjust (par.5)

Question 4. Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning.

a) Laura Dekker has torn down the Dutch tricolor on her yacht.
The Dutch tricolor ......................................................
b) "I feel that the nightmares the Dutch government organisations put me through were totally unfair,”
Laura felt that .................................................
c) She is thinking about not returning to her country because the social workers cause her a lot of problems.
If the social workers .................................................

Question 5. Write a short essay (120-150 words) on the following topic:
Sport records or education.What do you think is more important?

Olympics fail to inspire as fewer young people take up sport

Six years ago London secured the Olympics on the back of a promise to inspire young people to swap the sofa for sport. Yesterday, eight months from the opening ceremony and following unprecedented levels of investment, it was revealed that the number of young people taking up sport is falling. Figures released by Sport England show that the number of 16-19 year olds playing sport three times a week has fallen from 930,400 to 825,900, while the number of women has dropped by 106,000.

Sport England invests about £250m a year – funds provided by the Government and the National Lottery – in grassroots sport but their latest Active People Survey shows it is not having the required impact in getting people to take up or participate. Economic reasons, such as cost or lack of time due to work commitments, were blamed by a third of those questioned.

The latest figures show 19 sports with decreasing levels of participation, including football, tennis and swimming, while only athletics, boxing, table tennis and mountaineering are increasing. Sports that have declining numbers face a funding cut.

Jennie Price, chief executive of Sport England, said: "Sports need to react to this. We need to do much more to make sport relevant and appealing to women." Ms Price insists the Olympics can still have a positive impact on participation. She said: "I think when we get into the Olympic year we will see an increase – I don't see that the opportunity is lost."

Lord Coe, chairman of the London organising committee, took an even more optimistic stance. He said: "I haven't seen the figures but my instinct is that they are increasing."

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) More than 100,000 teenagers have stopped doing sport three times every week.
b) Sport England’s money comes from people paying to do sport.
c) The Olympic Games could affect the number of people doing sport in England.
d) Lord Coe disagrees with the negative results of the survey.

Question 2 [2 points]
Answer the following questions in your own words.
a) What reasons did people in the survey give for doing less sport?
b) What are the consequences for sports which have lower numbers of people doing them?

Question 3 [1.5 points]
Find words or phrases in the text that correspond in meaning to the words and definitions given.
a) to exchange (paragraph 1)
b) an effect (paragraph 2)
c) person in charge of an organisation (paragraph 4)

Question 4Complete the following sentences without changing the meaning.
a) Six years ago London successfully secured the Olympics.
The Olympics …………
b) To increase the number of people doing sport, we need to do much more to make sport relevant and appealing to women.
If sport ……………………………., the number of people doing sport …………. .
c) Ms Price said: "I think when we get into the Olympic year we will see an increase – I don't see that the opportunity is lost."
Ms Price said ………….

Question 5
Write a short essay (between120-150 words) on the following topic:
“Although it is easy to do sport nowadays, fewer people than ever are getting regular exercise”. Do you agree?

Now, take this sport survey.

New planet discovered by Stargazing Live viewer

How would you fancy discovering your own planet? Sounds a bit out of this world but that's what happened to a Stargazing Live viewer.

Science history was made last night on the BBC Two show after people watching were asked to help in the hunt for planets elsewhere in the Universe.

An amateur star spotter discovered the new planet by looking at images from Nasa's Kepler telescope online. Experts reckon it's about the size of planet Neptune in our own Solar System.

Chris Holmes, from Peterborough, was the lucky man who found the new planet. "Being involved in a project like this and actually being the one to find something is a very exciting position," he said.

Match the words below to their definitions
amateur / fancy / position / project / reckon / spotter / telescope

want to have or do something
when you do something because you enjoy it, but it is not your job
think or believe
planned set of things which are done to accomplish something
situation
person who notices something
long tube containing lenses, which makes far-away things seem near when you look at them through it

True or false?

1. Chris Holmes owned the Kepler telescope.
2. The new planet is called Neptune.
3. The images were on the internet.
4. Chris Holmes was not excited to find the planet.
5. Chris Holmes was an amateur.
6. The new planet was in our own Solar System.
7. Only Chris Holmes was asked to look for new stars.
8. Experts don’t know how big the planet is.

Same or different?

1. discovering
a)the same as covering
b)the same as losing
c)the same as finding

2. hunt
a)the same as find
b)the same as hide
c)the same as search

3. images
a)the same as sounds
b)the same as pictures
c)the same as signals

4. lucky
a)the same as fortunate
b)the same as happy
c)the same as hopeless


KEY

fancy want to have or do something
amateur when you do something because you enjoy it, but it is not your job
reckon think or believe
project planned set of things which are done to accomplish something
position situation
spotter person who notices something
telescope long tube containing lenses, which makes far-away things seem near when you look at them through it



True or false?

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

Same or different?

1. finding
2. search
3. pictures
4. fortunate

Pet dogs' paws have 'central heating' say scientists

Pet dogs keep their feet warm in frozen weather, thanks to a blood-warming system in their paws, say scientists.

Researchers in Japan used special microscopes to study pet dogs' paws. They found that dogs have a network of veins in their feet which help to keep blood warm - a bit like central heating in houses.

The system in dogs' paws has been seen in many other wild animals, including penguins' beaks and dolphins' fins. But this is the first time scientists have discovered it in dogs which are pets, and not just in the wild.

Dogs' paws can cope even in temperatures as cold as -35C. So when you're walking the dog in the ice and snow, your pooch's feet will probably feel a lot warmer than yours!

Match the words below to their definitions

researchers / microscope / central heating / penguin / cope / pooch

people who study a subject to discover new things
tool that uses lenses to let you see very small things
system in a building that heats air or water in one place and then sends it to rooms using pipes
black and white bird that swims in the ocean and can’t fly
deal successfully with a difficult situation
dog

True or false?

1. No other animals have a similar system.
2. The veins in dog’s feet keep their blood warm.
3. The system keeps a dog’s legs warm.
4. The scientists needed microscopes to see the veins.
5. Only pets can keep their paws warm.
6. Penguins keep their beaks warm in the same way.
7. The discovery was made in Japan.
8. Dogs can cope with temperatures below -35C.

What is the missing word?

1. They found that dogs have a network of ___________ in their feet.
2. But this is the first time ___________ have discovered it in dogs.
3. Dogs' paws can cope even in ___________ as cold as -35C.
4. Pet dogs keep their feet warm in frozen _____________.


KEY

researchers
people who study a subject to discover new things
microscope
tool that uses lenses to let you see very small things
central heating
system in a building that heats air or water in one place and then sends it to rooms using pipes
penguin
black and white bird that swims in the ocean and can’t fly
cope
deal successfully with a difficult situation
pooch
dog


True or false?

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

What is the missing word?

1. veins
2. scientists
3. temperatures
4. weather

Active people survey

WALKING

In the last four weeks, have you done at least one continuous walk lasting at least 5 minutes? (Please include any country walks, walking to and from work or the shops and any other walks you may have done. Please exclude time spent walking around shops.)

In the last four weeks, have you done at least one continuous walk lasting at least 30 minutes?

How would you describe your usual walking pace?

A slow pace A steady average pace A fairly brisk pace A fast pace Don’t know

CYCLING

In the last four weeks, have you done any cycling? (Please include any casual cycling in your local area, any cycling in the countryside or on cycling routes, cycling to or from work or any competitive cycling.)

If yes, on how many days?
Every day Every weekday Every other day
Every day at weekends One day every weekend Don’t know / can’t remember

SPORTS AND RECREATION

(All the activities you did, in the last four weeks, whether for competition, training or receiving tuition, socially, casually or for health and fitness, but do not include any teaching, coaching or refereeing you may have done.)

Did you do any sporting or recreational physical activity? What did you do?

On how many days in the last four weeks have you done this activity?

And how long do you USUALLY do this activity for?


SPORTS AND RECREATION

Now think about other types of sport and recreational physical activity you may have done. (All the activities you did, in the last four weeks, whether for competition, training or receiving tuition, socially, casually or for health and fitness, but do not include any teaching, coaching or refereeing you may have done.)

Did you do any sporting or recreational physical activity?

What did you do?

On how many days in the last four weeks have you done this activity?

And how long do you USUALLY do this activity for?

CLUB MEMBERSHIP

Over the past four weeks have you been a member of a club, particularly so that you can participate in any sports or recreational physical activities?

Which sports or recreational physical activities do you take part in as a member of a sports club?

COMPETITION

Now thinking about the last 12 months, have you taken part in any organised competition for any sports or recreational physical activities? Please do not include any teaching, coaching or refereeing.

Which sports or recreational physical activities have you taken part in organised competition for?


INSTRUCTION OR COACHING

In the last 12 months, have you received tuition from an instructor or coach to improve your performance in any sports or recreational physical activities?

Which spots of recreational physical activities have you received tuition from an instructor or coach for in the last 12 months?

OVERALL SPORTS PROVISION

How would you rate your level of OVERALL satisfaction with sports provision in your local area?

Very satisfied Fairly satisfied Neither satisfied or dissatisfied Fairly dissatisfied Very dissatisfied

LIKELIHOOD TO DO MORE SPORT

Would you like to do more sport or recreational physical activity than you do at the moment? Yes No Don’t know

Which one sport or recreational physical activity would you most like to do, or to do more often?

DANCE AND GARDENING

Have you done any dancing or gardening in the past four weeks?
Yes No Don’t know / Can’t remember

CULTURAL QUESTIONS

During the last 12 months, have you attended a museum or gallery at least once?
Yes No Don’t know

During the last 12 months, have you used a public library service at least once?
Yes No Don’t know

Have you attended any creative, artistic, theatrical or musical events in the last 12 months?
Yes No Don’t know

Have you spent time actually doing any creative, artistic, theatrical or musical activities,
or any crafts in the last 12 months?
Yes No Don’t know

CULTURAL QUESTIONS

During the last 12 months, have you attended a museum or gallery at least once?
Yes No Don’t know

During the last 12 months, have you used a public library service at least once?
Yes No Don’t know

Have you attended any creative, artistic, theatrical or musical events in the last 12 months?
Yes No Don’t know

Have you spent time actually doing any creative, artistic, theatrical or musical activities,
or any crafts in the last 12 months?
Yes No Don’t know

DEMOGRAPHICS

Which age band you fall into?

16 to 24 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54
55 to 64 65 to 74 75 to 84 85+

ADDRESS DETAILS

Can I take your full postcode?

Please can you tell me the name of your town or village?


Please can you tell me the name of your street?


Please can you tell me your house number or name?

Olympics fail to inspire as fewer young people take up sport

Key

Question 1
a) True. Figures released by Sport England show that the number of 16-19 year olds playing sport three times a week has fallen from 930,400 to 825,900,
b) False. Sport England invests about £250m a year – funds provided by the Government and the National Lottery – in grassroots sport
c) True. Ms Price insists the Olympics can still have a positive impact on participation.
d) True. He said: "I haven't seen the figures but my instinct is that they are increasing."


Question 2
a) 33% of the people who took part in the survey said that they did not have enough money to pay to do sport or that they were short of time because of their job.
b) When fewer people are doing a particular sport, then that sport will receive less money from Sport England.


Question 3
a) swap
b) impact
c) chairman

Question 4
Complete the following sentences without changing the meaning.
a) Six years ago London successfully secured the Olympics.
The Olympics were successfully secured by London six years ago.
b) To increase the number of people doing sport, we need to do much more to make sport relevant and appealing to women.
If sport is made much more relevant and appealing to women, the number of people doing sport will increase.
c) Ms Price said she thought that when they got into the Olympic year, they would see an increase – she didn’t see that the opportunity was lost.

Teenage Dutch sailor Laura Dekker vows never to return home

KEY
Question1
a. False.” A teenage Dutch sailor just one day away from becoming the youngest ever person to sail around the world single-handed has vowed never to return to her native country.”
b. True. “ the Dutch Caribbean island of Sint Maarten.”
c. True. “ The Dutch authorities, who tried to put Miss Dekker into care two years ago over her solo-sailing adventures, have claimed that the teenager is not doing enough school work while piloting her 38 foot yacht through heavy Atlantic seas.When her father refused to make an appointment to discuss it......”
d. False. “ Now, after sailing around the world ........ .I hear now that the Dutch government organisations have started causing problems again.”

Question 2
a. Laura Dekker, who is 16, has become the youngest person to finish her voyage around the world on her own.
b. The Dutch authorities reacted negatively towards her decision to sail round the world. They wanted to stop her father from seeing her and to lock her up so as to prevent her from fulfilling her plans.

Question 3
a. single-handed
b. headed / to head
c. unfair

Question 4
a. The Dutch tricolor on her yacht has been torn down by Laura Dekker.
b. Laura felt that the nightmares the Dutch government organisations had put her through had been totally unfair.
c. If the social workers didn’t cause her so many problems, she wouldn’t be thinking about not returning to her country.