TASK 5. (0-4)
Read the article. Four paragraphs have been removed from the text. Complete each
gap (5.1.-5.4.) with the paragraph which fits best and put the appropriate letter (A-E)
in each gap. There is one paragraph which you do not need to use.
HOW A CITY CAN SAVE ITS WILDLIFE
The wildlife and green spaces in our cities, towns, and other built-up areas matter because
as a nation we are increasingly being told that we are becoming disconnected from nature,
and this in turn is negatively affecting our health. Besides, who doesn’t get a good feeling
from hearing a little bird chirping away, spotting bright flowers in the park, or coming across
the signs of an otter while taking a walk along the river?
5.1.
London is a prime example of what is at stake in this battle between urban development and
nature. With its population of over 8.6 million, Britain’s capital has more than 13,000 recorded
species; according to the director of London Wildlife Trust, Mathew Frith, it is the most
species-diverse region in the UK. This is a reflection of the city’s millions of gardens and its
status as an international trading city, which has made it one of Britain’s main points of entry
for new species from elsewhere in the world.
5.2.
Furthermore, urban peregrine falcons are on the rise, greater spotted woodpeckers and jays
are increasingly found in inner London, and several species of deer are making their
presence known. The River Thames is now home to 125 species of fish after major
clean-ups since the 1950s. There have also been upswings in some other species, which are
either occupying new niches, or recovering from previous lows.
5.3.
One solution lies in an interesting proposal for Greater London to be designated as
a National Park City, an idea of Frith’s that is rapidly gaining support in the capital. This
would mean London becoming a new kind of urban national park. As a result, London would
be a semi-protected area with all of the public activities and conservation efforts that take
place in a traditional national park, but in an urban environment, which includes people’s
homes, workplaces and gardens.
5.4.
This is a massive shift in the approach to wildlife, which should involve all citizens.
The London Wildlife Trust proposal to designate London as a National Park City will help to
raise awareness among the population and cultivate more sensitive approaches to the way
that we design and manage the city, though it will not solve all the problems that affect nature
in London. “It needs to add value to the collective efforts to conserve London’s nature for
decades, and not merely duplicate these efforts,” says Mr Frith.
Adapted from: www.bbc.com
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A. The intention is to encourage people to welcome wildlife, for example by using swift
bricks in new houses or making holes in fences for hedgehogs. People have to think of it
as a set of recommended practices that could naturally connect open spaces and
gardens. It’s a long-term vision that might be achieved through lots of small, individual
actions: digging up concrete paving, planting flowers or not chopping trees down.
B. As a result, ring-necked parakeets and some Himalayan plants have flourished and
become as familiar as our native hornbeam and heather in the city scenery. And many
don’t realise that the capital holds nationally important populations of many species: stag
beetles, greater yellow-rattle, black redstart, and wintering populations of gadwall and
shoveler.
C. He believes that changing a few policies is not enough to halt the loss and start the
recovery; nature needs to be at the centre of how our country is run, putting wildlife
habitats back into the landscape. He adds that bringing back nature benefits the whole
society and therefore needs to be a priority for the government.
D. Some of these trends reflect national patterns; others are down to changes in London
either through conservation action or climate change. The city’s open spaces are critically
important for the survival of most of its urban wildlife. It’s quite extraordinary that 47% of
London is covered by green space. Yet, we have to be cautious. London’s natural
environment needs constant monitoring and protection because pressure to use available
land for housing is greater than it’s ever been.
E. It’s important to note that, apart from the influence nature has on our well-being, urban
areas are among the most biologically diverse habitats in the country. With more people
living in cities than ever before, this diversity is increasingly coming under pressure from
property developers, businesses and home owners who often decide to pave over their
lawns, or cut down trees in their gardens.
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5.6) Zdający wyraża opinie, poglądy i uczucia swoje i innych osób i popiera je trafnymi
argumentami i przykładami.
5.8) Zdający przedstawia w logicznym porządku argumenty za i przeciw danej tezie
lub rozwiązaniu, kończy wypowiedź konkluzją.
5.9) Zdający stosuje formalny lub nieformalny styl wypowiedzi w zależności od sytuacji,
dostosowuje styl wypowiedzi do potencjalnego odbiorcy.
5.10) Zdający stosuje zasady konstruowania tekstów o różnym charakterze.
Szczegółowe wymagania egzaminacyjne (artykuł)
1.
Zdający posługuje się bogatym zasobem środków językowych, w tym wyrażeń
idiomatycznych, oraz bogatą frazeologią, a także wykazuje się wysokim poziomem
poprawności gramatycznej […] i ortograficznej […].
5.4) Zdający opisuje doświadczenia swoje i innych osób.
5.6) Zdający wyraża opinie, poglądy i uczucia swoje i innych osób i popiera je trafnymi
argumentami i przykładami.
5.9) Zdający stosuje formalny lub nieformalny styl wypowiedzi w zależności od sytuacji,
dostosowuje styl wypowiedzi do potencjalnego odbiorcy.
5.10) Zdający stosuje zasady konstruowania tekstów o różnym charakterze.