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CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL

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I hour 30minutes
11II,IAY2005(a.m.)

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

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SECTIONA

MODTJLE 1 - GATIIERING AND PROCESSING INFORMATION

1. Read the extract from a newspaper article below, then answer the question that follows.

Regional experts are suggesting that while the Caribbean has, so far, been spared the worst effects of
a looming, global freshwater shortage, there are several signs that are not the most encouraging.

Viewed on a global scale, the Caribbean region is relatively well endowed with water resources.

However,currentpredictionsindicatethatpercapitawateravailabilitywillstuinktohalfbytheyear2025
an4 already, several Caribbean countries are experiencing difficulty meeting increased demands.

AccordingtolnformationServicesDirectorattheCaribbeanEnvironmentalHealthlnstitute(CEHI),
Herold Gopaul, there are "several important factors we need to look at in order to undefstand what is
the redity of our situation". He points to "rapid population growth and mends in urbanisation, tourism,
nraldevelopmenL andagicultural and industrial development".

Driven by programmes of diversification in the face of faltering economies, Caribbean nations have
increased investmenB in the areas of tourisrn" rnanufacturing and new areas of agricultural development
overr@entyea$.

Theinqeaseinwaterdemandthathasfollowedexpandedinvolvementintourismisalsohavinganimpact
on urban waste and waterquality.

Caricotn Secretartat, 'CEHI l-eads Water Banle".

Caricom Vietr,. July - September 2002, p. 30.

You are conducting research on the sustainability of the Caribbean's water resources, and you have
come across the above article.

G) In no more than 60 words, sunururize the argument put forward in the extract.
[ 5 marls]
G) In no more than 150 words and in point form, write an evaluation thatexplores whether the
information is credible. [l5marlsl
Total20 marks

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SECTIONB

MODTJLE 2 - LANGUAGE ADID COMMI.]NITY

2. Read the excerpt beloq then answer the question that follows.

'Iwishyouwouldwarchyourlanguage,'Ilarrissay.'Youdon'tknowit,buttherearedecent
peoplearoundyou.'

'Yes,' Big City say,'stop - ing up a good time, Five.'

'Take it easy boys,' Moses say.

'Anotherthing,'Ilatrissay,drinkingthelemonadeandforgettingtospeakproperEnglishfora
minute,'iswhenthbfetefinishandthebandplayingGodSaveTheQueen,someofyouhaveahabitof
walking about as if the fete still going on, and you, Five, the last time you come to one of my dances you
wasevenjockingwaistwheneverybodyelsewasstandingatattention. Nowithavedecentpeoplehere
bnighqanaifyoudon'tgetonrespectableitwillbeabadreflectionnotonlyonmebutonalltheboys,
andyouknowhowthingshardalreadyinBrit'n. TheEnglishpeoplewillsaywearcstilluncivilisedand
don'tknowhowtobehaveproperly. Sopleaseboys,domeafavour,andwhenthebandplayGodSave
The Queen, stand up to attention.'

'All right Mr Harris,' Five say,'anything you want. If you want me to leave right now I will
leave.' Then he change his tone. 'Come and have a drink with the boys, man. You haven't had one
forthenighL'

'You know I don' t drink,' Harris say.

'Ah, that is now, but you r€member them days in Port of Spain when
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ButllarriswentawaybeforeFivecouldfinishstirringupthememories,totelltheotherboysto
rememberto stand still when the band playing God SaveThe Queen.

Sanuel Selvon" The Lonely Londoners.

Longma4 1956, p.122.

Inanessayofnomorethan300words,writeananalysisoftheaboveextracttakingintoconsideration:

G) Dialecalvariation

fi) Attitudestolanguage

.Cm) Communicativebehaviours

Gv) Useofregister
Total20marks

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SECTIONC

MODTJLE 3 - SPEAKING AND WRITING

3. Read the extract below, then answer the question that follows.

Themorethan2000unwantedpetsbroughttotheHumaneSocietyofSeminoleCountyeach
year are also offered for adoption. But unlike the San Francisco Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
toAnimals,manyarenottalcen. Sometimestheypacepensformonthsandevenyears,sufferingfrom
lackofsocializrtionand'lcennelcnaze,"aconditioninwhichanimalscagedforlongperiodsoftimetwirl
incessantly or limge atpassers-by.

And that, in a nutshell, is what's wrong with no-kill shelters, say numerous animal-welfare
officialsandexpertsinterviewedbyReader's Digestoverasix-monthpedod.'Thesepeopleareblinded
bytheircompassion,"saysDeanHumfleet,directorofoperationsattheOrlandoHumaneSociety,which
is forced to euthanize about half of the 82fi) animals it handles each year.

"Wewouldn'tthinkofthrowingpeopleinjailforfiveyearsatatimefornogoodreason. Yet
no-killpeopledothistoanimalsbecausetheyfeelit'sbetterthanpainlesslyendingthatanimal'slife."

J. Todd Foster, "Are thcse Aninal Shelters truly Hwnane?"

Reader's Digest.Iuly 2ilD, p.IA.

In anessay ofno more than 250words discuss

G) the writer's concern in this Passage

(i) theintendedaudience

Ctri) thewriter'spurpose

Gv) TIIREE context(s) in which you would consider this piece appropriate.

Total20marks

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