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In de tekst hieronder staan voorbeelden uit een nieuw boek over ongelukkige gebeurtenissen. • Welk stukje gaat over spaargeld dat per ongeluk is weggegeven? Schrijf de titel van het stukje waarin dit te lezen is over in de uitwerkbijlage. Sod’s Law Explained in a New Book! − Cheer yourself up with some chuckle-making hard-luck stories from a new book called Sod’s Law: Why Life Always Lands Butter Side Down . − The book by author Sam Leith reveals a string of amazing tales that prove there’s truth in the rule that states: ‘Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong.’ − Here are some of the best bits… just watch what you’re doing while you read it! CHOP STAR: When Mexican pop star Richi Abarca, 16, arrived in Guatemala City on tour and raised his hand to salute his fans, he forgot that he had just stepped out of a helicopter. One of his fingers is still missing. CAT-ASTROPHE: Soldiers called out during the firefighters’ strike of 1978 rescued a cat from a tree. But as they reversed their fire engine out of the drive in south London they ran over it. gravestone which fell on her as she GIVE US A SQUID: Thai fish seller Kieuthong Attaphard took all her money out of the bank because she was worried that the Millennium Bug would send computers crashing. But while the bug failed to strike, her house burned down a day later, sending her life savings up in smoke. translated into Welsh. When the reply IN THE SOUP: Texan couple Tom and Trixie Commins helped the homeless by donating their spare tinned food, only to later remember they’d hidden their savings in a fake can of soup.
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opgave 4Tekst 4 High-flying Doctor

High-flying Doctor 1 Two years ago Dr Emma Boulton was the lead GP 1) in a busy surgery in Oxford, covering a population of 5,500 in an area six miles square. She took an interest in emergency care. However, after four years that had become predictable and sometimes even boring. It just didn’t match up to the challenges she dreamed of as a medical student at St Bartholomew’s in London. 2 So Emma applied for a job she had long wanted, with the Royal Flying 5 Doctor Service in Australia, serving the needs of the Outback, which has more kangaroos than people. For the past 14 months she has been based in Broken Hill, 1,200 km from Sydney, surrounded by a desert of red sand at temperatures often hitting 40 ˚ C and higher. She provides GP 1) and emergency healthcare to the same number of people as in Oxford, but in an area stretching across 6 800 miles. 3 Within 10 days of starting her new job, she was on her first flight, alongside the pilot and a team of nurses, mental health specialists and dentists, and other doctors being flown to remote clinics. They visit ‘bush clinics’, where they are the only form of health care. The bush clinics are typically held in homes, shearing sheds and cargo containers, and the plane must take all the necessary equipment – drugs, computers, printers and satellite phone. 4 Common chronic problems are diabetes, heart disease and mental noot 1 GP = huisarts


In welke opzichten is Emma’s huidige baan anders dan haar vorige baan? Geef voor elk van de volgende kenmerken aan of dit wel anders of niet anders is in vergelijking met Emma’s vorige baan, volgens de alinea’s 1 en 2. Omcirkel ‘wel anders’ of ‘niet anders’ in de uitwerkbijlage. 1 de grootte van het gebied 2 de leefomstandigheden 3 het soort werk 4 het aantal patiënten

What becomes clear from paragraph 3? Doctors hired by the Royal Flying Doctor Service are A able to fix teeth and help out with farming problems as well. B chosen for their ability to do their work during bumpy flights. C expected to start almost at once and must be flexible. D trained to fly planes and operate high-tech equipment.



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Dear Mrs Aalbers, Thank you for booking The London Dungeon for 2 adults and 16 students. You must print this email, bring it with you and hand it in at The Dungeons or you may be refused entry. Your booking reference is J9AEV and your booking cost: £258.10 (including credit card surcharge of £3.00). Please be aware that bookings are non- refundable and check the details below: The London Dungeon Thank you Mrs AALBERS, Please keep this e-ticket safe as you will need to exchange it to gain entry to The London Dungeon Your booking reference is: J9AEV Lead Name: MRS AALBERS Booking Reference: J9AEV Arriving Thursday, May 15, 2011 for the timeslot 15:30-17:29, 2 adults and 16 students Admission type: Fast-track Time Slot: You can arrive at any time within your specified time slot Address: The London Dungeon, 28/34 Tooley Street, London SE1 2SZ By rail/underground: 100 metres from London Bridge Stations: Rail & London underground (Northern & Jubilee lines). 400 metres from Monument/Bank Station: Docklands Light Railway, London underground (District, Circle, Central & Northern Lines) By bus: services 21, 35, 40, 43, 47, 48, 78, 133, 149, 381, RVI. Parking: NCP: St Thomas Street and Upper Thames Street. Coaches: Euro Car Park, Tower Bridge Road New features: Extremis: Drop Ride to Doom Dungeons.com ticketing is operated and payable by Holiday Extras. Fast Track Tickets: During peak periods, for example, School Holidays, there may be a queue. However, Fast Track Tickets give you priority entry over the Non Fast Track queue.
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in de tekst het juiste antwoord uit de gegeven mogelijkheden.
opgave 7Tekst 7 Adopt-a-Pig

Adopt-a-Pig Sarah Todd meets a teenager who offers full pigsty-to-plate traceability 1 It is generally difficult to prise teenage boys away from playing computer games and listening to music, but 18-year-old Duncan Turnbull is not your average adolescent. He was only 15 when he launched Adopt-a-Pig, a scheme whereby customers pay a £50 deposit to choose and name a newborn piglet, visit it as often as they like and keep abreast of its progress via a website photo gallery. 2 When the time comes, seven months later, for the animal to be slaughtered there’s a tough choice to make: are you after a hog roast, pork for roasting – complete with a layer of crispy crackling –, or would you be more interested in Duncan’s 98 per cent meat sausages and bacon rashers? Friends and family often join forces to adopt a pig and share out the meat between them. The final bill is usually between £200 and £300 for the whole pig, depending on the cuts chosen. Given the quality and provenance of Duncan’s meat, it’s surprisingly good value. A pig’s worth of anonymous pork products at a supermarket would cost somewhere between £150 and £200. 3 Meeting Hilda – Duncan’s first pig and the one that got him interested in the endangered Oxford Sandy & Black breed – and her litter of eight adorable piglets

5 Duncan is outside by 6.30am to give them their food (as natural as possible) before heading off to study for his A-levels. Once he gets home, there is an hour’s worth of emails and paperwork to deal with before the evening feed. On Friday evenings he goes to the local brewery to collect waste malting barley which, he says, adds to the taste of the meat. He has school on Saturday, so Sunday is a busy day spent mucking out and doing other chores. 6 With an annual turnover of around £10,000 and projections of over £25,000 next year, Duncan’s enterprise is no longer a laughing matter among his school friends. In fact, three of them went with him to last month’s Salone del Gusto food fair in Turin to try to break into the international market. His plans to promote British meat impressed






Which of the following is true about most of Duncan’s customers according to paragraph 4? A They are happy to promote the whole concept of Duncan’s farm. B They prefer to buy their food close to the place where they live. C They want all their family members to get really attached to their pig. D They want to teach their children where the meat they eat comes from.

Geef van elk van de volgende beweringen over Duncan aan of deze juist of onjuist is op grond van de alinea’s 5 en 6. Omcirkel ‘juist’ of ‘onjuist’ in de uitwerkbijlage. 1 Hij hoeft er weinig voor te doen om succes te hebben. 2 Hij doet extra moeite om het vlees van zijn varkens zo lekker mogelijk te krijgen. 3 Zijn vrienden verklaren hem voor gek dat hij dit werk doet. 4 Hij probeert ook in het buitenland bekendheid te krijgen.

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“One teacher was reportedly given an official warning” (laatste alinea) Waarom? Dit gebeurde omdat hij of zij A in de klas stiekem sigaretten had gerookt. B in het bezit was van gestolen sigaretten. C niet al zijn sigaretten in de asbak had uitgemaakt. D niet het voorgeschreven merk sigaretten had gerookt. Get Smoking! By Peter Foster Beijing LOCAL government officials in China have been ordered to smoke nearly a quarter of a million packets of cigarettes to boost the local economy during the global financial crisis. The edict, issued by officials in Hubei province in central China, threatens to fine officials who ‘fail to meet their targets’ or are caught smoking rival brands manufactured in neighbouring provinces. Even local schools have been issued with a smoking quota for teachers, while one village was ordered to buy 400 cartons of cigarettes a year for its officials, Daily Telegraph
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Husband shoots wife in leg A man shot his wife in the leg during an evening stroll. Mandy and Jon Hudson were using a shotgun to scare birds from fishing lakes when Mr Hudson tripped on a rabbit hole and the firearm went off. Mrs Hudson was hit in the ankle. This happened at Bromeswell lakes, near Woodbridge, Suffolk, where Mr Hudson is leaseholder. Cliff Roberts, 65, a water bailiff, said: “We have a lot of Canada geese down here and a heron and we try to scare them off by firing a gun.” Mrs Hudson, believed to be in her forties, was in a stable condition in hospital. Her husband was said to be in ‘very deep shock’. Police officers visited the scene but took no action. Daily Telegraph
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opgave 11Tekst 11 Let’s Just Take This Lying Down

Voor wie spreekt de schrijver van deze brief zijn steun uit? A de artsen en verplegers die hun baan misschien verliezen B de directie van het ‘Great Western Hospital’ in Swindon C de inspecteurs van de ‘National Health Service’ (NHS) Let’s Just Take This Lying Down SIR: I want to speak out against what is happening in Swindon. The ‘lying down game’, also known as planking, is pretty silly: participants post photos on the web of themselves lying face down in unlikely situations. Contributors have been pictured on an ironing board, inside a jet engine, on a driving range … Earlier this month, during a quiet night in A&E 1) , seven doctors and nurses at the Great Western Hospital in Swindon took photos of each other on resuscitation trolleys and ward floors. They have been suspended, and could lose their jobs noot 1 A&E = afdeling spoedeisende hulp
opgave 12Tekst 12 Dressing Down Dogs

Dressing Down Dogs very effective coat of their own, which will protect them from the elements. It is adjustable so they can raise the fur to control their temperature. As an owner you are obliged to provide appropriate conditions and environments for your dog. So if you are slapping a great big coat on it when it really doesn’t need it, then that could cause it to suffer if it is overheating. Too high a temperature is more of a risk to the dog’s health than too low a temperature. It is the same as if you leave a dog in a car in hot weather.” 3 Today , said: “It seems to bring the little girl out in owners. They are often the people who used to like dressing up dolls. Some dogs do enjoy the attention but there are others that look 1 They come in various shapes, sizes and colours and allow you to dress your dog in a hoodie, a pirate costume or even an Elvis-style jumpsuit. Dog clothing has become big business in 4 recent years. Fashion designers have also created dog accessories. However, the growing trend for dog owners to clothe their pets has led to warnings from animal welfare experts, who say it could be causing the animals to overheat. 2 Experts say that, apart from a few exceptions – such as very small dogs with short hair and thin breeds such as grey-hounds – clothing impedes a dog’s ability to regulate its temperature. Helen Briggs of the RSPCA, said: “Dogs have developed a


Geef van elk van de onderstaande beweringen aan of die juist of onjuist is volgens alinea 2. Omcirkel ‘juist’ of ‘onjuist’ in de uitwerkbijlage. 1 De dierenbescherming (RSPCA) wil dat hondenkleding verboden wordt. 2 Door honden kleding aan te trekken verstoor je hun natuurlijke temperatuurregeling. 3 Een hond heeft eerder last van warmte dan van kou. 4 Honden vervoeren in een auto is gevaarlijk.


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