International Baccalaureate Organization: English Standard Level Paper I
M10/1/A1ENG/SP1/ENG/TZ1/XX
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ENGLISH A1 – STANDARD LEVEL – PAPER 1 ANGLAIS A1 – NIVEAU MOYEN – ÉPREUVE 1 INGLÉS A1 – NIVEL MEDIO – PRUEBA 1 Tuesday 4 May 2010 (morning) Mardi 4 mai 2010 (matin) Martes 4 de mayo de 2010 (mañana) 1 hour 30 minutes / 1 heure 30 minutes / 1 hora 30 minutos INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES not open this examination paper until instructed to do so. Do Write a commentary on one passage only. It is not compulsory for you to respond directly to the guiding questions provided. However, you may use them if you wish. INSTRUCTIONS DESTINÉES AUX CANDIDATS N’ouvrez pas cette épreuve avant d’y être autorisé(e). Rédigez un commentaire sur un seul des passages. Le commentaire ne doit pas nécessairement répondre aux questions d’orientation fournies. Vous pouvez toutefois les utiliser si vous le désirez. INSTRUCCIONES PARA LOS ALUMNOS No abra esta prueba hasta que se lo autoricen. Escriba un comentario sobre un solo fragmento. No es obligatorio responder directamente a las preguntas que se ofrecen a modo de guía. Sin embargo, puede usarlas si lo desea.
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5 pages/páginas © International Baccalaureate Organization 2010
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Write a commentary on one passage only. It is not compulsory for you to respond directly to the guiding questions provided. However, you are encouraged to use them as starting points for your commentary. 1. IN THE MORNING the crow of the rooster intruded into my sleep, and along with it came the crooning cries from Mama: “Janna, come back. Come back to me.” Her sobs pierced my slumber. I dreamt that a rooster had flown away with Janna, and Mama was chasing after it, calling, “Come back, come back.” When I awoke, excited for our party, I was told there would be no celebration, Janna was dead. All of her blood had vanished, the leukemia had claimed her. She lay stretched out on her bed, next to the brown, rosy-cheeked doll she loved so much. “My beautiful
22100087
ENGLISH A1 – STANDARD LEVEL – PAPER 1 ANGLAIS A1 – NIVEAU MOYEN – ÉPREUVE 1 INGLÉS A1 – NIVEL MEDIO – PRUEBA 1 Tuesday 4 May 2010 (morning) Mardi 4 mai 2010 (matin) Martes 4 de mayo de 2010 (mañana) 1 hour 30 minutes / 1 heure 30 minutes / 1 hora 30 minutos INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES not open this examination paper until instructed to do so. Do Write a commentary on one passage only. It is not compulsory for you to respond directly to the guiding questions provided. However, you may use them if you wish. INSTRUCTIONS DESTINÉES AUX CANDIDATS N’ouvrez pas cette épreuve avant d’y être autorisé(e). Rédigez un commentaire sur un seul des passages. Le commentaire ne doit pas nécessairement répondre aux questions d’orientation fournies. Vous pouvez toutefois les utiliser si vous le désirez. INSTRUCCIONES PARA LOS ALUMNOS No abra esta prueba hasta que se lo autoricen. Escriba un comentario sobre un solo fragmento. No es obligatorio responder directamente a las preguntas que se ofrecen a modo de guía. Sin embargo, puede usarlas si lo desea.
2210-0087
5 pages/páginas © International Baccalaureate Organization 2010
–2–
M10/1/A1ENG/SP1/ENG/TZ1/XX
Write a commentary on one passage only. It is not compulsory for you to respond directly to the guiding questions provided. However, you are encouraged to use them as starting points for your commentary. 1. IN THE MORNING the crow of the rooster intruded into my sleep, and along with it came the crooning cries from Mama: “Janna, come back. Come back to me.” Her sobs pierced my slumber. I dreamt that a rooster had flown away with Janna, and Mama was chasing after it, calling, “Come back, come back.” When I awoke, excited for our party, I was told there would be no celebration, Janna was dead. All of her blood had vanished, the leukemia had claimed her. She lay stretched out on her bed, next to the brown, rosy-cheeked doll she loved so much. “My beautiful