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UK GCSE MAY 2010 : Foundation Tier, English Paper 1

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General Certificate of Secondary Education 2010 Paper 1 Foundation Tier G2901 English [G2901] TUESDAY 8 JUNE, MORNING TIME 2 hours. INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES Write your Centre Number and Candidate Number on the Answer Booklet provided. Answer all four questions. Answer the three questions in Section A and the one question in Section B. Spend one hour on Section A and one hour on Section B. INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES The total mark for this paper is 60. Figures in brackets printed down the right-hand side of pages indicate the marks awarded to each question. 5616 Section A This section tests reading skills. Spend about 15 minutes reading the passage carefully. Answer all three questions. Jos is a Spanish exchange student flying to Ireland to spend three weeks with Billy and the other members of the O Connor family. Sharon Byrne of Irlanda Exchange * is preparing to meet foreign students as they arrive at Dublin Airport. Her job is to introduce them to their host families. Jos leaned forward in his seat and stared through the oval window as the jet at last came down through the cloud cover. The fields around Dublin airport spread out below it like a bright green-and-white tablecloth. All around him was the excited buzz of chatter and loud talk. Jos had no wish to be part of it. He had no friends on this trip and he was content about that. Three weeks in Ireland with a family he did not know was fine by him. To prepare for the visit, he had read a lot about Ireland. About Riverdance and Bono. And most of all, about the craic and Guinness, and the little fairy-sized churches and the green, green grass. And now here it was, all starting. He sat back. It was good to be coming to Ireland, to escape the summer heat of Barcelona. All that endless, tiring, boring sunshine. It rained a lot in Ireland. Jos liked rain, the way it rushed from the sky to cool the streets and freshen the flowers. Sharon Byrne stopped dead when she saw the crowd inside the Arrivals building. It was murder. The whole of Dublin seemed to have brought its kids here on a day out. Babies cried. Toddlers screeched as they swung on barriers and made slides on the tiled floor. Nuns. Priests. Grannies. Bored Teenagers. Dads clacking car keys. All faced the glass doors which separated the Arrivals area from the customs hall. Sharon saw from the Arrivals board that there was only one flight on the screen which did not have a star flashing beside it. Seven charter flights from Spain had just landed. Plus two from Italy. Not to speak of all the Ryanairs. And Aer Linguses. And some flights which had come from places with names Sharon had seen only as labels on handbags. Sharon nearly cried. She just wanted to get home to her nice quiet house in Dun Laoghaire. Not for the first time today, she was beginning to think that she might not be cut out for this job after all. Searching for her colleague Jackie, she pushed her way along the edges of the crowd. She was here now and she had to get on with it. Irlanda Exchange was relying on her. She gripped her clipboard tightly and tried to put on what she hoped was a confident expression. At last! She sighed with relief as she spotted Jackie s bright blonde head, standing at a little counter, sipping from a paper cup. Thank Goodness! Jackie threw back the coffee as Sharon reached her. Coffee? Without waiting for an answer, Jackie left Sharon and went up to the counter. The girl who was serving took her order immediately, over the heads of the masses of people already standing there. It was a miracle. 5 10 15 20 25 30 *Irlanda Exchange: a company that organises exchange visits for students 5616 2 [Turn over Billy O Connor wasn t happy. Being this long in the company of his family with no possibility of escape was terrible. He was sure this Jos was going to be a nerd. And anyway, how was he going to bring someone named Jos around with him? It was going to be pure torture. He d be a laughing stock with his friends. He was sorry he ever heard of Barcelona. He didn t want to go to Barcelona. He hated Spain. He hated this airport. He hated the way Granny Teresa kept saying: I wonder would that be him, now? He looks like a Jos . He hated his Ma s bright expression and his Da s pretend air of eagerness. He wished he was an orphan. Mr and Mrs O Connor! Mr and Mrs O Connor ? There was that stupid girl with the stupid accent calling them now. She was waving at them to come over. This was it. This was the end of Billy s life Janet O Connor looked at the young man standing beside Sharon Byrne. That can t be him, she hissed at her husband. She called us, didn t she? Jimmy O Connor wanted to get this over with. But he s much better-looking than that picture they gave us. He looks a lot older. Janet was still doubtful. Jimmy was having none of it. You know what passport pictures are like. Come on, will you? I m sick of this place. Billy, Granny Teresa! Jimmy rounded them all up. He s here. Check out that leather coat. Granny Teresa was whispering as though she was in a chapel. If I was only fifty years younger! Sharon Byrne smiled brightly at the O Connors. Is William with you? Jimmy spoke in that posh tone he sometimes used and which Billy hated. Yes, said Jimmy. Oh yes. He pulled Billy by the arm and presented him to Sharon as though Billy was a prize in a raffle. Here he is! Billy looked at the floor. Sharon was now talking directly to him. William, meet your exchange partner. Jos , this is William. All of them except Billy noticed that she pronounced Jos as Hosay . All Billy noticed was that his exchange partner was a good ten inches taller than himself. He hunched further down into the collar of his anorak. Hello Josay Janet said, speaking very slowly. You re very welcome to Ireland. Then, in a low voice to Sharon, We call our son Billy, actually. Thank you very much, Mrs O Connor, Jos said. Then he turned to Billy. Hello, Billy. He held out his hand. Billy shook it, then took back his hand and shoved it in his pocket. Janet stared. Your English is very good. The boy shrugged and might have replied but Sharon wanted to move on to the next business. Sorry, Mr and Mrs O Connor, she said. Would love to chat, but I m sure you all want to get home and get to know one another. You have the phone numbers? We ll be in touch. Then, to Jos : Have a nice time now, Hosay. She turned away, raising her voice. Carlos Sanchez, please! Where are the Lynchs? Then she was gone. 5616 3 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 [Turn over Jimmy looked at Jos s luggage, piled high around his feet. Well Josay, he said, would 80 you look at all that stuff! Did you think you were moving here or what? And I see you even have your guitar. But where are the castanets? * Janet interrupted. Jimmy! She turned to her guest. Sorry, Josay, she said. My husband is a bit of a joker. 85 Jos smiled at both of the adults. Of course, I bring only my guitar. It s my little joke, Jimmy laughed. You re not to mind me, Josay. The boy frowned. Mind? We ll explain all that kind of thing later, Josay, said Janet. But your English is great, she added quickly. Isn t it Billy? Great! We were told you d hardly any English. I don t 90 know why you had to come here at all. She laughed. Billy was disgusted. She was making her laugh sound like sleigh bells. Billy s heart sank under the weight of shame as his family went on making shows of themselves. There was his Ma, still laughing in that sickening way as she introduced Granny Teresa. And even Granny Teresa seemed struck dumb. They were all reacting to this guy as though he was a 95 film star. Which, Billy had to admit to himself, might not be too far off the mark. Then Jos presented Billy s Ma with a small packet, beautifully wrapped in gold foil and tied with silver ribbon: This is for you, Mrs O Connor, from my mother in Barcelona. Of course this nearly sent Billy s Ma into orbit. Her hands were holding her throat and her voice went so high that Billy thought she might as well be trying out for a Daniel 100 O Donnell album. For me? she squeaked. Luckily, Billy s Da had had enough of the airport. Let s get out of here, Janet. But Billy s Ma wouldn t stop. She went for the Oscar: Oh Goodness This is too much. Billy wanted to strangle her. 105 Please, Jos said back to her, it is a small gift only. Then Jos turned to Billy. Our gift to you, Billy, I have in my luggage. Billy managed to say thanks without making a fool of himself. Come on, he said. He grabbed Jos s guitar and led the way towards the doors. He was sure that at this point, the guy must think they were all nuts. Billy was trying to show him that there was at least one 110 person in the group who was half normal. *castanets: small, handheld Spanish musical instruments, made of wood or bone, which click together in rhythm with a dance Adapted from Jesus and Billy are off to Barcelona by Deirdre Purcell, published by New Island Books, 1999, ISBN 1902602161 5616 4 [Turn over 1 Spend about 10 minutes on this question. Use evidence from lines 1 to 11 and line 46 to the end of the passage. What do you learn about Jos ? 2 [8] Spend about 15 minutes on this question. Use evidence from lines 12 33 to support your answer. How does the writer s description of the airport create a sense of a busy, crowded place? In your answer write about: the words and phrases describing the airport Sharon Byrne s reaction to it. 3 [10] Spend about 20 minutes on this question. Use evidence from line 34 to the end of the passage. How has the writer tried to capture and hold the reader s interest? You should consider how the writer: describes events from Billy s point of view focuses on the embarrassing and humorous behaviour of the members of Billy s family uses descriptive words and phrases. [12] TURN OVER FOR SECTION B 5616 5 [Turn over Section B This section tests writing skills: to review, analyse and comment. Write in a way that suits this type of task. To answer this question effectively, you should aim to write at least two sides. Leave enough time to re-read your work so that you can make any changes you feel are necessary. 4 Consider the following issue: Body image is a big thing in today s world. As a result, teenagers are under too much pressure to look good. The opinions listed below raise a series of points about body image. The examiner wants you to review the points that you consider to be important. Analyse these in an extended piece of writing. You are also expected to include your own comments and conclusions on the topic. It s not easy for young people to feel good when perfect, airbrushed models stare back at them from every magazine cover and television screen. I like keeping fit and eating well. It s important to look good and remain healthy. Our image of beauty is really scary. My thirteen-year-old niece has talked about dieting. I don t ever remember thinking about my weight at that age. I don t want to watch plain and overweight people when I switch on my television. Thinner and more attractive bodies have become more popular in the media because that is what people want to see. [30] THIS IS THE END OF THE QUESTION PAPER 5616 6 [Turn over Permission to reproduce all copyright material has been applied for. In some cases, efforts to contact copyright holders may have been unsuccessful and CCEA will be happy to rectify any omissions of acknowledgement in future if notified. 1847-052-1 [Turn over

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