English A1 HL Paper 1
N08/1/A1ENG/HP1/ENG/TZ0/XX
88080081
ENGLISH A1 – HIGHER LEVEL – PAPER 1
ANGLAIS A1 – NIVEAU SUPÉRIEUR – ÉPREUVE 1
INGLÉS A1 – NIVEL SUPERIOR – PRUEBA 1
Wednesday 12 November 2008 (afternoon)
Mercredi 12 novembre 2008 (après-midi)
Miércoles 12 de noviembre de 2008 (tarde)
2 hours / 2 heures / 2 horas instructions to candidates
Do not open this examination paper until instructed to do so.
Write a commentary on one passage only.
INSTRUCTIONS DESTINÉES AUX CANDIDATS
N’ouvrez pas cette épreuve avant d’y être autorisé(e).
Rédigez un commentaire sur un seul des passages.
INSTRUCCIONES PARA LOS ALUMNOS
No abra esta prueba hasta que se lo autoricen.
Escriba un comentario sobre un solo fragmento.
8808-0081
3 pages/páginas
© International Baccalaureate Organization 2008
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N08/1/A1ENG/HP1/ENG/TZ0/XX
Write a commentary on one of the following:
1. (a)
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I felt a tremor in my sister’s arm.
Before us, at the intersection, the mosque stood towering in all its grandeur, outlined in a brilliant series of decorative light bulbs in honour of some celebration; its clock tolled the half hour at ten-thirty. A dog barked somewhere, and in perverse reply came the sound of a bicycle bell. The image of old Mwangi was floating in my mind, of him tending the garden patiently, when suddenly a terrifying, unearthly squeal came from the shadows, followed by a hoot.
My sister and I froze in our tracks. Oh God, Oh Rabba, she whispered, digging her fingers into my arm. Out leapt before us six youths, howling like wild dogs, gesturing like demons, mouthing all manner of obscenities; they surrounded us. I took hold of Deepa’s hand and made a dash for it in the direction we had come, only to meet a leering Elvis face, shirt open, pants crotch-tight, wielding a tree branch. I lurched sideways, ran forward, to no avail. We should have screamed, but terror froze our throats. Backwards, sideways, forwards again, and our paths were blocked in a horrifying
88080081
ENGLISH A1 – HIGHER LEVEL – PAPER 1
ANGLAIS A1 – NIVEAU SUPÉRIEUR – ÉPREUVE 1
INGLÉS A1 – NIVEL SUPERIOR – PRUEBA 1
Wednesday 12 November 2008 (afternoon)
Mercredi 12 novembre 2008 (après-midi)
Miércoles 12 de noviembre de 2008 (tarde)
2 hours / 2 heures / 2 horas instructions to candidates
Do not open this examination paper until instructed to do so.
Write a commentary on one passage only.
INSTRUCTIONS DESTINÉES AUX CANDIDATS
N’ouvrez pas cette épreuve avant d’y être autorisé(e).
Rédigez un commentaire sur un seul des passages.
INSTRUCCIONES PARA LOS ALUMNOS
No abra esta prueba hasta que se lo autoricen.
Escriba un comentario sobre un solo fragmento.
8808-0081
3 pages/páginas
© International Baccalaureate Organization 2008
––
N08/1/A1ENG/HP1/ENG/TZ0/XX
Write a commentary on one of the following:
1. (a)
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
I felt a tremor in my sister’s arm.
Before us, at the intersection, the mosque stood towering in all its grandeur, outlined in a brilliant series of decorative light bulbs in honour of some celebration; its clock tolled the half hour at ten-thirty. A dog barked somewhere, and in perverse reply came the sound of a bicycle bell. The image of old Mwangi was floating in my mind, of him tending the garden patiently, when suddenly a terrifying, unearthly squeal came from the shadows, followed by a hoot.
My sister and I froze in our tracks. Oh God, Oh Rabba, she whispered, digging her fingers into my arm. Out leapt before us six youths, howling like wild dogs, gesturing like demons, mouthing all manner of obscenities; they surrounded us. I took hold of Deepa’s hand and made a dash for it in the direction we had come, only to meet a leering Elvis face, shirt open, pants crotch-tight, wielding a tree branch. I lurched sideways, ran forward, to no avail. We should have screamed, but terror froze our throats. Backwards, sideways, forwards again, and our paths were blocked in a horrifying