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All claims are investigated and decided on an individual basis. The decision on liability will be based on the facts of each case and the law. Ultimately, it is only a court that can decide if we are liable to pay compensation. We are mindful of a court’s likely interpretation of each claim when making a decision on liability. The law requires you to keep your losses to a minimum meaning you remain responsible for arranging repairs as soon as possible. Original repair documents and receipts will always be required in support of your claim.

Directions:

Look at the following paragragh. Read the paragragh aloud speaking clearly as in a normal conversation.

All claims are investigated and decided on an individual basis. The decision on liability will be based on the facts of each case and the law. Ultimately, it is only a court that can decide if we are liable to pay compensation. We are mindful of a court’s likely interpretation of each claim when making a decision on liability. The law requires you to keep your losses to a minimum meaning you remain responsible for arranging repairs as soon as possible. Original repair documents and receipts will always be required in support of your claim.

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You have the right to seek independent legal or other professional advice. It would be inappropriate for us to advise you whether or not to instruct a third party to act on your behalf. We have well-established procedures for dealing with compensation claims, which remain the same whether you make a claim directly or through a third party. If you wish to make a claim for damage to your vehicle, please call us on 08458 247 800. We will only acknowledge receipt of your claim form if requested to do so and will attempt to provide you with a decision on liability within 90 days of receiving your form.

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Seven tips for a tidy desk

1. Only keep things you really need on and near your desk.

Use a tray for any papers you have to read. Have a jar for pens and pencils and have a bin near your desk.

2. Don’t keep any drinks on your desk.

Go to the kitchen when you want to have a drink or, if you prefer, keep a drink on a small table near your desk.

3. Reduce the amount of paper that you use.

Try to keep as much information as possible in folders on your computer. Before printing a document, ask yourself, ‘do I really need to read this on paper?’

4. Scan your notes.

If you have a lot of paper (magazine articles, notes, worksheets, etc.), make digital versions of them.

5. Use your smartphone to take photos of things you need to remember.

For example, take photos of notes to yourself, the name and address of a place you need to visit or diagrams you need to study for school.

6. Get a noticeboard.

If you really do need to keep small bits of paper, use a noticeboard on the wall. Check it every day and throw old notes in the bin.

7. Clean your desk at the end of every day.

Choose a time to tidy your desk and do it! If you do it every day, it will only take five minutes and you can start each new day with a clean and tidy space.

For questions 1 – 8, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap.
There is an example at the beginning (0).

The oldest leather shoe in the world

Archaeologists (0) …report….. that a perfectly preserved 5,500-year-old shoe has been discovered in a cave in Armenia in south-west Asia. It is (1) …….. to be the oldest leather shoe ever found.

The shoe was made of a single piece of leather, stitched at the front and back, and was shaped to fit the wearer’s foot. It had been (2) …….. with grasses, either for warmth or to make sure it kept its shape. ‘The shoe is relatively small but we can’t say for (3) …….. whether it was worn by a man or a woman,’ says Dr Ron Pinhasi, an archaeologist on the research (4) ……… ‘We thought at first that it was about 600-700 years old because it was in such good shape.’

Shoes of this type from later periods have turned (5) …….. in archaeological excavations in various places in Europe, and shoes of a very similar design were still being used on the Aran Islands off the west coast of Ireland as (6) …….. as the 1950s. It’s (7) …….. a style which (8) …….. popular for thousands of years.

Read the sentences below.
Choose the best word (A, B, C or D) for each space.

For each question, choose the correct answer.

 

WILLIAM PERKIN

William Perkin was born in London in 1838. As a child he had many hobbies, including model making and photography. But it was the (1) ………… of chemistry that really interested him. At the age of 15, he went to college to study it.

While he was there, he was (2) ………… to make a medicine from coal. This didn’t go well, but when he was working on the problem, he found a cheap (3) ………… to make the colour purple.

At that (4) ………… it was very expensive to make clothes in different colours. William knew he could make a business out of his new colour. Helped by his father and brother, William (5) ………… his own factory to make the colour. It sold well, and soon purple clothes (6) ………… very popular in England and the rest of the world.

For each question, choose the correct answer.

Read the sentences below.
Choose the best word (A, B or C) for each space.

Jahan Begum

Jahan Begum was born on a farm in the hills. She lived there with her family (28) ………… thirteen years. The family grew their own food and (29) ……… animals. But then one year it didn’t rain so they decided to move to (30) ………… country.

The journey (31) ………… the mountains was long and difficult. (32) ………… first home in the new country was a tent. Then Jahan’s brothers made a house with wood and stones so the family had somewhere better to live.

Now, (33) ………… day Jahan makes things like hats and socks out of wool. She sells (34) ………… in the market to get money for food. She is happy with her home and her work, but she (35) ………….hopes to return to her farm in the hills one day.