Zadanie 6. (0-8)
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Tekst 1.
AT THE BEACH
A cold December wind was blowing, and Theresa Osborne crossed her arms as she stared
out over the water. Earlier, there might have been a few people walking along the shore, but
they’d taken note of the clouds and were long since gone. Heavy clouds were descending
slowly, and the fog was beginning to thicken, making the horizon invisible. In another place,
in another time, she would have felt the majesty of the beauty around her, but as she was
standing on the beach, she realized that she didn’t feel anything at all. In a way, she felt as if
she weren’t really there, as if the whole thing were nothing but a dream.
She’d driven there in the early morning, though she scarcely remembered the trip at all.
When she’d made the decision to come, she’d planned to stay there for the night. She’d
made the arrangements and had even looked forward to a quiet night away from Boston, but
watching the ocean made her realize that she didn’t want to do that any more. She would
drive home as soon as she finished, no matter how late it was.
When she was finally ready, Theresa slowly started to walk towards the water. Beneath her
arm she carried a bag that she had carefully packed that morning. She hadn’t told her family
what she was taking with her and what she intended to do today. Instead she’d said that she
was going Christmas shopping. It was the perfect excuse, and though she was sure that if
she had told them the truth they would have understood, this trip was something she didn’t
want to share with anyone. It had started with her alone, and that was the way she wanted it
to end.
Theresa sighed and looked at her watch. Soon it would be high tide, and it was then that she
would finally be ready. After finding a spot that seemed comfortable, she sat in the sand and
opened the bag. Searching through it, she found the envelope she wanted. Taking a deep
breath, she slowly lifted the seal. In it, there were three letters, carefully folded, letters that
she’d gone through more times than she could count. There were other items as well in the
bag, though she wasn’t ready to look at those yet. She continued to focus on the letters. He’d
used a fountain pen when he’d written them, and there were smudges in various places
where the pen had leaked. The paper was beginning to discolour in places, fading slowly
with the passage of time. She knew there would come a day when the words would be
impossible to read, but hopefully, after today, she wouldn’t feel the need to look at them so
often. When she had finished, she slipped them back into the envelope as carefully as she’d
removed them. Then, after putting the envelope into her coat pocket, she looked at the
beach for the last time before walking back to her car.
Na podstawie: Nicholas Sparks, Message In A Bottle
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tekstu. Zakreśl jedną z liter: A, B, C albo D.
6.1. While Theresa stood on the shore,
A. she remembered having a dream about that place.
B. she was moved by the beauty of the place.
C. some people were admiring the view with her.
D. the weather was gradually getting worse.
6.2. Theresa made the decision NOT to stay overnight
A. when planning the trip.
B. while gazing at the ocean.
C. shortly after arriving in Boston.
D. before she packed her belongings.
6.3. Theresa didn’t tell her family the truth about her trip because
A. she thought they’d disagree with her decision.
B. she didn’t want to disrupt their Christmas shopping.
C. she knew they wouldn’t understand the reason for it.
D. she felt it was something she had to deal with herself.
6.4. From the last paragraph the readers can conclude that Theresa
A. had a strong emotional connection to the letters.
B. had expected someone to join her on the beach.
C. had never visited the beach before.
D. had just received the letters.
PRZENIEŚ ROZWIĄZANIA NA KARTĘ ODPOWIEDZI!
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Tekst 2.
THE WORLD NEEDS MORE LOVE LETTERS
Letters have always been a big part of Hannah Brencher’s story. Her mum was never into
phoning, emailing, texting or any sort of social media, so when Hannah left home to go to
college, she kept in touch with her mum by letter. Her mother wrote every week, so Hannah
was soon on first-name terms with the local mailman. She eagerly looked forward to reading
all the details of how her family was doing.
When Hannah graduated from college, she almost immediately moved to New York. She
decided to go there as she had been offered what she thought was a dream job at the United
Nations. However, Hannah found it difficult to fit in. She didn’t enjoy her job and no matter
how hard she tried, she couldn’t form any meaningful friendships in the bustling city so she
felt desperately lonely and as a result began to suffer from depression. One day when she
was feeling down, she looked at the letters from her mother and thought she could reach out
to people in a similar way, so she put pen to paper and started writing letters to complete
strangers.
But these weren’t sad letters about how she was feeling. They were uplifting letters intended
to encourage those who read them. Her letters wished people to have a “bright day” and told
them how brilliant they were, even if they thought no one else had noticed. Hannah began
dropping the letters all over New York, in restaurants, libraries, parks or on the subway.
When Hannah wrote a blog post about what she was doing, she received hundreds of emails
from people asking her to write letters to them as well. The following year Hannah left her
full-time job to devote all her time and attention to The World Needs More Love Letters
campaign. One of her ambitions in her new role was to write a book about herself and the
campaign. However, she had no agent and no experience of writing books so she put the
idea off. Then, in 2012, she gave a TED talk about her campaign. It was seen by millions of
people and soon after she was offered a book deal by the Howard Books publishing
company. Her life story - If You Find This Letter was published in 2015.
Meanwhile The World Needs More Love Letters campaign has grown immensely, and now
there are over 10,000 people all over the world who are involved. Their letters are full of
kindness - telling people they are remarkable and special, which gives their recipients new
hope - the main aim for which the campaign was started. There are many people whose
lives have taken a turn for the better due to writing or receiving the campaign’s “love letters”.
A good example is a shy university student who left letters around her campus, only to
suddenly find everyone was writing them and hanging them on trees. Thanks to this, she
became part of a bigger group, which made her a much more confident person.
Na podstawie: www.theguardian.com, www.happyscribe.com
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6.5. As Hannah’s mum didn’t
, she regularly wrote traditional letters to Hannah.
6.6. Hannah’s feeling of depression was due to disappointment with her job and her
struggles in New York.
6.7. Hannah decided to
so that she could focus on the letter-writing campaign.
6.8. From the last paragraph we learn how
thanks to the letter-writing campaign.
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