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The document discusses the importance of reading fiction, emphasizing its role in developing empathy and understanding others' perspectives. It also describes a unique restaurant run by children under 11, where they learn responsibility while providing childcare for parents. Both sections highlight the value of engaging experiences, whether through literature or innovative concepts in real life.

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The document discusses the importance of reading fiction, emphasizing its role in developing empathy and understanding others' perspectives. It also describes a unique restaurant run by children under 11, where they learn responsibility while providing childcare for parents. Both sections highlight the value of engaging experiences, whether through literature or innovative concepts in real life.

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Why you should read fiction

At school, the (1)…………… majority of what we learn is factual. In history


lessons we memorise names and dates; in science we have to cope (2)
…………… chemical formulas and complex equations; in maths it’s all
numbers and signs. It’s only in language lessons where we may (3)……………
fiction. Some people would argue that there’s (4)…………… point in reading
something which is ‘made up’. If this is the (5)……………, why do language
teachers encourage their students to look at anything (6)…………… from
dictionaries and reference materials?

It is because they are (7)…………… of the benefits that reading brings. It


isn’t simply because reading fiction helps us (8)…………… reality for a while
and switch off from our everyday routines. Reading fiction also teaches us
to see the world through other people’s eyes. It (9)…………… us to
understand the feelings of others, making us more empathetic. Fiction, in
other words, helps us be better friends.

1 A vast B wide C far D high

2 A for B on C by D with

3 A come up B come across C come about D come over

4 A little B slight C minimal D hardly

5 A issue B matter C case D point

6 A except B apart C other D beside

7 A aware B wise C familiar D sensitive

8 A depart B miss C escape D break

9 A lets B authorises C makes D enables

1 A 2 D 3 B 4 A 5 C 6 B 7 A 8 C 9 D = 5/9
Child’s play?

Imagine a restaurant, but with a (1)…………… . The restaurant is run (2)


…………… by children aged under 11; they cook and serve the food, and
then wash up. The children even bring the bill at the end of the meal, all
with a little help from the (3)…………… staff of course. There are always four
adults on hand to (4)…………… the youngsters. There’s a set menu with a
main course and dessert, and everything is made from fresh (5)…………… .
The food is healthy and prices are (6)…………… and so, not surprisingly, the
restaurant is very popular. This means that a reservation is usually
necessary to be (7)………
…… of getting a table. The (8)…………… idea is to help parents by providing
childcare, and to help children learn to be responsible. This is done by
giving them independence in a fun and child-friendly (9)…………… . Is this
the stuff of dreams? No, it’s the new reality of the 21st century.

1 A change B difference C variation D contrast

2 A entirely B all C substantially D thoroughly

3 A rising B increased C grown-up D expanding

4 A command B order C demand D supervise

5 A flavours B ingredients C courses D components

6 A low B small C little D minor

7 A sure B definite C truthful D known

8 A easy B elementary C introductory D basic

9 A position B neighbourhood C environment D region

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