A guide welcomes visitors to Manham Port, a restored historic port. The first half tells the port's history: why it grew up, why it boomed, why it declined and how a trust restored it. The second half recommends three attractions, the copper mine, the village school and an old sailing ship, with some safety advice.
In order. Questions 11-15 follow the port's history from beginning to restoration. 'But what can you do and see on your visit today?' leads into the table (16-20), which takes you through the mine, the school and 'The George' in the order the guide visits them.
Answer key and self-check
Type what you wrote and hit mark. Hide the key first if you haven't done the part yet. Every question number jumps to its explanation.
How to attack this block: Each question asks for a cause or a result, so listen for 'because', 'so' and 'when'. The wrong options are often facts from a different period: tin was found 900 years ago, but it didn't cause the Industrial Revolution boom.
Question 11
Answer: BRight after the guide describes its location on the River Avon
Why did a port first grow up at Manham?
developed here because it's the highest navigable point of the … boats can go no higher up this river - and proved a handy place to load
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convenient for river transportthe highest navigable point … a handy place to load
Why: It's the furthest point boats can reach on the river, which made it handy for loading and unloading. That's convenient for river transport, B.
The trap: C: the sea is 'over 23 miles away', so it isn't on the coast. A: 'beautiful and peaceful countryside' isn't about safety from enemies.
Question 12
Answer: BAfter the tin discovery, 'though it wasn't until the Industrial Revolution'
What made Manham expand during the Industrial Revolution?
until the Industrial Revolution, when a tremendous need for metals
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the increase in demand for metalsa tremendous need for metals
Why: The port grew when there was 'a tremendous need for metals'. Need is demand, so B.
The trap: C: tin was discovered about 900 years ago, long before the Industrial Revolution. A: mining techniques are never mentioned.
Question 13
Answer: AWhen the guide explains smelting
Why were rocks sent away to be processed?
the smelting process required huge factory furnaces or fires to melt the metal from the rock and there was not … coal in the local area, so the rocks containing minerals had to be shipped long distances.
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shortage of fuelthere was not … coal in the local area
Why: Smelting needed huge fires and there wasn't enough coal locally. Coal is fuel, so A.
The trap: B: the rocks were shipped long distances, which shows transport worked. C: local skills are never mentioned; ores had been smelted locally before.
Question 14
Answer: A'Sadly, in the twentieth century'
What happened when the port declined?
Sadly, in the twentieth century, the great port of Manham declined, and thousands of workers were forced to emigrate out of the area.
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The workers went awaythousands of workers were forced to emigrate out of the area
Why: 'Emigrate out of the area' means the workers left. A.
The trap: C: the buildings 'fell into disrepair', so they weren't used for anything new. B: lost skills aren't mentioned.
Question 15
Answer: C'But then, the Manham Trust was formed'
What did the Manham Trust aim to do?
paid professionals to match installations with maps of the original port complex and to set about reconstructing it.
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rebuild the port complexthe original port complex and to set about reconstructing it
Why: The Trust brought in professionals to reconstruct the port complex, and the plan is to return it to its peak condition. Reconstruct is rebuild, C.
The trap: A: volunteers cleared undergrowth to find 'the original outlines' of buildings, but everyone knew where the port was. B: the workers were volunteers or paid professionals, not a jobs scheme.
Table completion (NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS)
Questions 16-20
How to attack this block: The table gives one feature and one piece of advice for each attraction, and the guide gives them in that order. Most answers are one word; question 19 needs two. Check plurals against the table wording.
Question 16
Answer: trains'We suggest you start with the visit to the copper mine'
What takes visitors into the mountain?
Travel on converted mining trains … journey into the depths of the mountain
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specially adapted miners'converted mining trains
Why: 'Converted' is 'specially adapted', and the vehicles are trains. Plural, to match 'take'.
The trap: Machines comes up next, but the pumping machines remove water. They don't carry visitors.
Question 17
Answer: dark'But please be warned'
What is the mine like, besides enclosed?
like all mines, ours is very dark and closed in
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the mine is ... and enclosedours is very dark and closed in
Why: 'Closed in' is 'enclosed', which is printed, so the gap is the other adjective: dark.
The trap: Don't write 'very dark' if you're unsure: the table needs just the adjective. Deep is suggested by 'depths', but it isn't the warning.
Question 18
Answer: games'The next recommended visit is to the village school'
What is the school's special exhibition of?
While looking round the classrooms, take a special look at our display of games, which is one of the largest in the world.
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a special exhibition ofour display of games
Why: 'Display' is 'exhibition', and it's of games. Plural.
The trap: Classrooms is already in the table. Toys may come to mind for a school, but the word is games.
Question 19
Answer: guided tourStraight after the games display
What is recommended at the school?
it's recommended that you time your visit to coincide with a … tour. This will give you the opportunity to ask lots of questions.
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a ... is recommendedit's recommended that you time your visit to coincide with a
Why: The guide recommends visiting during a guided tour so you can ask questions. Two words: guided tour.
The trap: Just 'tour' is incomplete. The word limit allows two words, so write guided tour.
Question 20
Answer: ladderThe end of the talk, after the ship's wheel
Also accepted: ladders
What shouldn't children use on the ship?
Please take care going down the ladders if you wish to visit the lower deck - we don't recommend you allow
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children shouldn't use thetake care going down the ladders … we don't recommend you allow
Why: Young children shouldn't use the ladders down to the lower deck. Ladder or ladders are both accepted.
The trap: Lower deck is where the ladders go, and cabins are mentioned too, but the warning is about the ladders.
The discovery of tin is the first cause you hear, so it's tempting. But it happened 900 years ago. The Industrial Revolution boom came from 'a tremendous need for metals'.
Volunteers found the 'original outlines', which sounds like A. But that was clearing ground, not finding where the port was. The Trust's goal was reconstruction.
The sea is mentioned, but it's over 23 miles away, so it isn't a coastal port. It grew up at the highest point boats could reach on the river.
Words from this recording worth keeping
navigable(History of the port)
deep and wide enough for boats to travel on
cargo(History of the port)
goods carried by ship
prospectors(History of the port)
people who search for minerals or gold
smelted(History of the port)
heated to get metal out of rock
fell into disrepair(Decline)
became damaged because nobody looked after it
restoration(The Manham Trust)
repairing something to its original condition
coincide with(Village school)
happen at the same time as
dredged(The George)
dug up from the bottom of a river or sea
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