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Please, write your answer in the chart provided telow. re Reasons to Get an Say Mi ‘A new cconomics poper has some old-fashioned advice for people navigating the stresses of lie ind spoase wi is ls your bes rend Social scientists hae long known that mstied people tend 10 be happier, but they debate ‘wheter that is ease mariage eases happiness or sply because happier people are more likely to get maried The new paper. published by the National Bureau of Ecoponsc Reseach, contlled for pre-mariage happiness levels 1 concluded that being marred makes people happier and moe satsed with hie ives than those who emai single pariculely ding the mos stressful periods, ike midlife crises Even as fewer poosle are manying, the disadvantages of remaining single have broad Implications. h's important because mariage is inereasingly a free behind inequality, Stable ‘miriages are more common among edicted, high-income people, and icretsingly out of ‘each fr those who ae not. That divide appears affect not ust people's income and family ‘ability, but als the happiness and sess levels ‘A quarter of todays young adults will have never marred by 2030, which would be the highest ‘hein moder istry, aecordng tothe Pew Reseach Center, Yet both remaining marries and dvoccing are mare common amoag lsseducated, lower-income people. Eucaed,hih- ‘income people still mary at high ates and are les likey to dvore ‘Those whose ives te most difficult could Benefit most from mariage, according to the ecanomists who wrot the new paper, John Helivel ofthe Vancouver School of Economics tnd Shawn Grover ofthe Canadian Department of Finance. "Mariage may be nos important ‘when there stat ses in ie and when things are going wrong,” Mr. Grover sd ‘They analyzed data abou wel-being fom to national surveys inthe United Kingdom and the Gallup World Pll I al bts few pats ofthe word, even when conzllng for people's life stsfaction Before matiage, being marred made them happicr. This conclusion, However, did ‘ot hold tue Lain America, South Ava and sub-Saharan Africa. Insiguingly, maria happiness long outlasted the honeymoon period. Though some social Scientists have argued that happtess Ives are inna, so people eur thir natural level of ‘well-being after joyil or upsting evens, the researchers found tht the beneis of mariage pene. ‘One reason for that might be the role of friendship within mariage. Those who consider their spouse or pater to be hve best fiend get shout Swce as much fe satisfaction from mariage as others the study fund “The effet of fiendship seems to be the result of living witha somatic partner, rather than the Tegal sats of being married, beease it was a tong for peple who lived together but weren't ‘maried. Women Besefit more ffom being mariedto their best fiend than men do, hough Woman are les ikl o regard thei spouse as their best friend“What iumeditelyintsgued me about the results was to rethink marsage as whole.” Mr. Helivell aid. "Maybe what i relly imperant is fendship, and to never fee that in the push and pol of dally fe" Mariage his undergone a drat shiftin the last half century. nthe pst, as the Nobel-winnng cconomist Gary Becker described, muriage was utara Women looked fer a husband to Imake money and men looked fora woman to manage the Reusehald ‘Bur in recent decades, the roles of mea and women have become more similar Asa result, spouses have taken on roles as companions and confidant, pariculaly ‘hase who are Financially stable, asthe economists Betsey Stevenson and Justin Wolleshave dusted ‘The benefits of marital fendship are most vivid during middle age when people tend to experience a dip in life sisfecton, largely Because caret and arly demands apply the most Suess then. Thos who are maid, the new paper found, have mach shallower dpe even is regions where mariage dees not have an overall postive effec. "The biggest benefits come i hgh-sues environments, and people who ae mared con handle midlife stess beter than those who aren't Because they have a shied Iead and shared fendship.” Me. Hellivel si (Overal, the research comes to a Iarely optimistic conclusion. People have the capacity to increase their happiness levels and avoid falling, dee ino mie cris by finding suppor Tong-trm relationships. Yet those relationships seem to be less achievable for the least advantaged members F society. Source: pw nytimes con/201S)01/OShopshovstudy-finds-more-easons- te get-and-tay- ‘maid hm srxpsiab=0002Aabg=O8 =D ‘The conclusion of the economic paper was that mariage gives people satsfction 1, mariage makes you ive ses periods mariage ean cause esis According tthe ext, ‘4 There are more and more marriages There arent more mariage than before More and more non-edocate people are geting maried ‘There are more probabilities for educated people a tobebest frends b. tomany ©. todiverce ‘The study also shows the beefs of ‘marrying your best fend marrying a happy person&manying someone you geton very well wth 5. The general concasion ofthe research is optimistic xcept for 4. poople having long relationships not married people non-edveated or poor people T 7 3 7 > Took? 10 marks Read the anicle and choose a , oF cfr the sentences below. Please, write your answer in the chart provided below. ‘Tine Change Dis By LILLIAN RADULOVA FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA “The mother who rescues Bratz dolls fom their ashy lifestyles and gives ther a makeunder before sending them outsie to play'the way kids shoul ‘Sonia Singh refashions second-hand dlls which she finds in opshops, She removes any trace ‘of make-up, reduces their lip and eye size and personally sews the dos modest new outfits. The ‘reative moter plans fo sll the toys online afte recisng an overwhelning amount of support from enthusiastic pens ‘A creative mother has begun ¢Tescue project in wich she refashions sexuslsed children's ols into a more naual and chilaike form. Sonia Singh, from Hobart in Tasmania moves ny ace of make-up, redaces the lip and eye size and personaly sews the dolls modest newe ‘utfis, Her before and ater pctres of the refurbished dolls reveals a stark difference Between the out-of propotion Barbie dolls and makeup chd Bratz dolls, and her more natal aleratve ‘Here are the Tree Change Dolls (ex-Bratz dll) playrgoutsie he way kids shoul, aftr their radial make-unders, Ms Singh weote on her webs, wee Change Dolls. “These dos have been rescued and rehabilizted from cpshops and tip shops around Tasmania “These fishion dolls have opted fora ree change swapping high-maitenance git’ glamour for down-to-earth syle hand repaint the dol faces, mould new shoes, and my Mum sews and ais thee clothing” ‘Theres something that any litle gel can relate to and their crestor matches thet new looks by photographing them doing exactly what children exjoy ~ climbing tes, ringing on tye= and romping around ouside. MGA Enertainment Bratz website desrbes their dlls as the ‘nly gis with a passion fr fashion who ae all about ‘the hotest fashion tend’ and Serious sideMs Singh exlined thatthe inspiration for her madified dlls came om something lite ‘moe humble [My sisters and I grew up playing with secondhand dolls and home-made toys inthe beatfl ‘Tasmanian rural environment, she wrte. "| love the satisfaction of repairing and reusing, discarded tens to ive them sew Tease on ile, I strted my litle doll ject after losing my job as a science communicator following seis of Australian goverment funding cuts 1 ‘Sconce rescrch and the CSIRO in September 2018. Always a cree person and looking fora ceive project between Koking afer my young. ‘augherand oki for employment {began finding unwanted and siszarded fasion els ‘the tip shops, op shops and second-hand muskets of southern Tasvania ew up playing with ‘second-hand toys and my daughters dd oo. thought I could upeyele te dolls and ture tems from discarded plastic waste 10 aunigue oy children might ike to play within the same way T ad played wit dll in the outdoors an ha reat adventres ws chil, 1 docided to syle the faces of the dolls by removing the factory pant fom the dolls and repainting them by giving tem makeundes abd amore dow tear Se {made clothes forthe first group of dolls 1 upeyced but soon my mu, an expert ter and ‘ower, offered wo clothe the dolls. Now we work together onthe Tree Change Dols I also ‘tated repairing the dlls by making new feet wien hey were missing [also aed the hair by ‘brushing, wimming and styling the ai ‘Since sharing images fom ber project online, Ms Siagh has received an overwhelming amount ‘of support from parents requesting to purchase the toys, She now plan eset up an online sore ‘on Buy where shel sll th scond-hand dolls wo loving homes, complete with a bofore picture ‘On her website Soni explains what the name Tree Change Dolls means “Tre Change is a term in Australi that means moving fom the city othe country for a more relaxed and dewn to cath fete Tes acl a derivation ofthe orginal term Sea change {alo the name ofa poplar Astraian TV show inthe cary 2000s) which meant moving from 3 bustling city fet a smal seaside town for amore relaxed and down tear iestye. When E ‘Sarted doing these dolls and John persuaded me to put them online ove thew a fe different ames aroun but decided hat Tree Change Dall was the best fit Semsto have stuck! ‘Source: PUBLISHED: 01:41 GMT, 21 January 2015 | UPDATED: 08:47 GMT, 21 Janoary 201s 1. The creator ofthe projet Sosia Singh 8. works in the fasion instr. started a campaign sgn sexualised dlls, has ume a hobby into business 2. Accomding tothe text, Barbie dos are nolongerin fashion, 1b. there is a demand fr more natural ooking dlls© young gis prefer fashionable and glamerous dolls 3. Tree Change Dols 4 arearefecton of her own children are not brand sew. ne dll people send het repair. 4, Sonia Singh always knew she wanted tobe a dol designer ', quit her job ota the Tree Change Dots projet. decided a gve ol toys second chance. 5. Thename Tree Change Dols reflects the pilosophy of her projet. isthe name ofa TV show.PART 2: USE OF ENGLISH Teskt 10 marks [Read the article below and choose the word that het fits each space Mase, write your answer in the chart below. EXAMPLE: Did you hear the ‘on the ai ast ight about Chins? Aue Bpicure (Comoe Dhl ‘Trowe hs 1). evolton in the world of aewspapers Not many years 2... ReWPES ‘vere tll being produced using techniques unchanged fr 3)... hued yea. The journalists gave their stores oa typist, whe prepared 4)... foram edtr, who passed thm in othe priate The pater, 8). was very sled mane up the pe 6) a5 thor collected to make the pages. When the pages 7)... complete, the pening machines 1). be nopped The printing procens took 9) lowest tala. Aven Soule be waiting forthe finished version ofthe newspaper 10). several ets [Nowadays what happens? The oumalsts type thei tris into a compter The computer eecks their spelling, pans the page, shapes te atile. 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(omarks) ‘You have had» discussion on diferent places to live in your English class Your teacher hha now asked ou to write an essay giving your opinion, Write about the alvantages and disadvantages living onan island (125 words)PART : LISTENING Task 1 rising information. Please, waite your answer inthe chart below. Source: _htp:/twwy.nytimescon/videofechnologypersonalteh/ 1000000038022! workout ‘estyfitnesspa-and- stars porsonal-taine hn playlist 1194811622283 Fines apps and care counters are a bg tend, but do they really work ors a prsonal tier more effective? Forme month Moll launched fines challenge comparing a Fines app, Fistr and Alison 3 personal ane. Alison has mltiple certfiatons and wl help he crete (1). plan. Moly ‘wants ofnd out Which one keeps hor most mia. Alison, the personal trainer says she never docs the same exerive (2) __ She's ‘constunly changing her exercises oes chews dont get bored. 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