Learning objectives

9.4.1.1 Understand the main points in extended texts on a range of unfamiliar general and curricular topics

9.5.6.1 Write coherently at text level using a variety of connectors on a growing range of familiar general and curricular topics

Assessment criteria

• Identify the main points in the text

• Develop coherent paragraphs using various connectors

Level of thinking skills

Knowledge and comprehension Application

Duration

20 minutes

Reading

Task 1. Read the texts and match the statements 1-6 with the correct Charity Organisations A-E.

1. Invests money in looking for ways to stop disability.

2. Provides homes in some cases.

3. Was given approval on its name by monarch.

4. Has a smaller, related organisation working on similar issues. Charity organisations

1. The RSPCA (Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) was the first organisation dedicated to the well-being of animals anywhere in the world. In England and Wales alone, the RSPCA employ more than three hundred inspectors whose job it is to investigate reported cruelty to animals. In 1840 Queen Victoria gave the organisation permission to be called a royal society: The RSPCA. These days there are almost two hundred branches in the UK.

2. The RNIB (Royal National Institute of the Blind) is the UK’s leading charity for the blind. Sight loss is one of the most common disabilities in the UK with over a million people suffering from either partial or total blindness. The RNIB challenges the disabling effects of sight loss by providing information and offering practical services to help people lead as normal a life as possible. The organisation also works on the underlying causes of blindness working towards its prevention, cure or alleviation.

3. TBG (Tidy Britain Group) is an independent national charity fighting to improve the quality of the local environment. They aim to make people more aware of the negative effects of litter, dog fouling, graffiti and vandalism and to get everyone involved in doing their bit to keep Britain clean. The work of the TBG is done mainly through campaigning. Volunteers work closely with councils and businesses to organise educational programmes designed to raise awareness of the problems. The TBG’s sister organisation, Going for Green, concentrates on pollution issues. The two groups share premises and have the same Chief Executive.

4. Mencap is a charity which is dedicated to fighting against discrimination towards people who suffer from any kind of learning disability. Most of Mencap’s work is campaigning. People with learning disabilities are disadvantaged because of discrimination and lack of funding of community care. It also provides services of education, housing and employment as well as support and advice for families and careers of sufferers.

Assessment criteria

Task

№

Descriptor

Mark

A learner

Identify the main points in the text

1

matches “B” with the statement 1;

1

matches “D” with the statement 2;

1

matches “A” with the statement 3;

1

matches “C” with the statement 4;

1

2

paraphrases the first sentence correctly;

1

paraphrases the second sentence correctly;

1

Develop coherent paragraphs using various connectors

3

uses a variety of connectors correctly to

develop his/her letter;

1

can express his/her thoughts/ feelings

coherently;

1

uses paragraphs to organise his/her writing.

1

Total marks

9