1. The document discusses refugees and asylum seekers. It provides context on why people flee their home countries and risk dangerous journeys to seek asylum elsewhere. 2. It argues that all people, including refugees and asylum seekers, have fundamental human rights to seek safety and asylum. Crossing borders to claim asylum is not a crime. 3. The document calls for empathy, compassion, and humanitarian support for refugees. It advocates for safe and legal routes for people to seek asylum, and states that everyone deserves to live freely and with dignity.

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PART A – LISTENING
Text 1
You will hear three teenagers talking about volunteering.
1. For item 1, match the names in column A with the ideas they express in column B.
All the ideas are used once.
COLUMN A COLUMN B
De’ja
Jordyn
Cole
1. You not only have the chance to expand your views but also to
explore diverse contexts and locations.
2. Volunteering actions impact the lives of all who are involved.
3. By being a volunteer you can be seen as a role model for other
young people.
4. Giving time helping others has become vital for achieving some
academic qualifications.
5. Seeing young people as volunteers stimulates our altruism and
compassion.
6. Volunteering is getting involved in the community.
7. You become a broad-minded and hardworking person.
Text 2
You will hear people talking about the IOC Refugee Olympic Team.
2. For items 2.1 to 2.6, choose the correct option (a, b or c).
2.1 The arguments in favour of creating the first Refugee Olympic Team
a. are still valid.
b. have changed.
c. are effective.
2.2 The IOC Refugee Olympic Team makes an effort
a. to give refugees a nationality.
b. to make refugees forget their hard life stories.
c. to raise awareness of the problem of displaced people.
2.3 The experience in Rio 2016 conveyed
a. a meaningless message.
b. a strong and significant message.
c. a message of hope.
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2.4 Refugees are able to participate in high-level competitions
a. thanks to scholarships and Olympic solidarity.
b. because they are the best at several Olympic sports.
c. since they won scholarships from the Olympic Games host country.
2.5 Refugees compete in
a. seven different sports at a high level.
b. eight different sports at a high level.
c. nine different sports at a high level.
2.6 The IOC Refugee Olympic Team has become an example to all
a. who hope for a better and more peaceful future.
b. who believe sport is as powerful as hope.
c. who were without hope and did not believe that adversity can be overcome by determination.
PART B – USE OF ENGLISH AND READING
1. Connect items in columns A and C using the appropriate linking word/expression
from column B.
Two of them are not needed. Write only the sequence of numbers.
COLUMN A COLUMN B COLUMN C
1. Refugees are human
beings
2. Refugees are sometimes
seen as a “burden on
economies”;
3. Some refugees are
unaware of their rights
4. so that
5. however,
6. due to
7. therefore
8. even though
9. the inaccessibility of
legal aid.
10. they contribute a lot to
their adoptive societies.
11. they have human
rights.

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You are going to read a text about refugees who try to reach the UK.
NO HUMAN IS ILLEGAL
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When you live in a safe and comfortable
home, it’s easy to take it for granted –
especially if you’re craving a holiday or
simply a change of scenery after spending
more time home than usual this year. But for
those fleeing war, climate change, torture or
other brutal situations, leaving home hasn’t
been a choice taken lightly. War, persecution,
and the effects of climate change don’t pause
for a pandemic.
Recently, there’s been a spotlight on a particular group of people searching for a safe
place to call home: those crossing the English Channel on small, flimsy, and often
overcrowded boats to seek sanctuary in the UK. They are men, women, and children –
everyday people like you and me – who have the right to seek a safer life. And because they
have no other choice, they must risk their lives for it.
We need to show empathy and offer a humanitarian alternative to help people reach
safety, rather than policies that effectively slam shut the doors on people who need help.
Every single person crossing the Channel is a human being with a right to seek safety –
and a Refugee Convention that backs up that right. Seeking sanctuary isn’t a crime. The few
desperate men, women, and children on those boats aren’t a “threat”, or “illegal”, or the
cause of a “crisis”. The only difference between us and them is where we happened to be
born – and luck.
People are crossing the Channel because they’re desperate. And that makes sense, as they
come from some of the most chaotic and war-torn areas of the world – Yemen, Eritrea, Chad,
Egypt, Syria, Libya, Sudan, and Iraq. They have no homes left to go back to.
When people leave France to cross the Channel, they do so in desperation, and for reasons
such as fear of exploitation or trafficking, the threat of police brutality or simply wanting to
reach their family already in the UK. Also, according to the UN Refugee Convention, there
is no rule forcing refugees to claim asylum in one country over another, nor do people have
to stay in the first so-called “safe” country they reach.
The only way to claim asylum in the UK is in person – so people must arrive on UK soil
before having their claims heard. Getting here is dangerous, and once you get here, the UK’s
hostile environment policies ensure that surviving here is no holiday either.
Resettlement schemes enable some of the most vulnerable people to be relocated from
camps to other countries. But the UK resettlement scheme has been frozen since March,
leaving people with no “legal” option to get to the UK. Human beings can’t be illegal. It’s
inhumane to force people to choose between a perilous journey and their right to claim
asylum here.
The vast majority of people who are refugees are hosted in neighbouring countries to
those they are fleeing. For example, there are 3.6 million refugees in Turkey, versus just over
125,000 in the UK. And even compared to other European countries, like Spain, France,
Germany and Greece, the UK has taken only a small percentage of refugees.
Everyone has a right to a life lived in safety, and with dignity. We must embrace our
shared humanity to help those who need it. Lend your voice. Take action now and demand
safe and legal routes to the UK. And most of all, remember that no human is illegal.
https://www.benjerry.co.uk (adapted; accessed in December 2021)

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2. Match the ideas in column A with the corresponding paragraph in column B. One of
the paragraphs is not needed. Write only the letters and the paragraph numbers.
COLUMN A COLUMN B
a. Stand up for a future where everyone is treated with dignity.
b. People seeking asylum have no other options.
c. Asylum seekers are not criminals.
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 10
3. Choose the correct option (a, b, c or d) to complete the sentences according to the text.
Write only the numbers and the letters.
3.1 Which of the following is not stated as a reason for fleeing home in paragraph 1?
a. Environmental issues.
b. Violent actions.
c. Pandemics.
d. Oppression.
3.2 “Sanctuary”, in paragraph 2, means
a. a sacred place.
b. an oasis.
c. a reserve.
d. a safe place.
3.3 Those who cross the English Channel searching for safety are mostly from
a. poor countries.
b. cities destroyed by natural disasters.
c. areas devastated by battles.
d. countries rules by authoritarian regimes.
3.4 People embark on perilous journeys
a. because it’s their last hope.
b. because they are illegal.
c. without knowing the challenges they will face.
d. because they want to live a wealthy life.
3.5 If you succeed in crossing the English Channel,
a. you won’t be allowed to ask for asylum in the UK.
b. you’ll have to face unfriendly policies.
c. you’ll be relocated to another country.
d. you’ll have a safer life.

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4. Match each word in column A with the expression it refers to in column B. Two of the
options are not used. Write only the letters and the numbers.
COLUMN A COLUMN B
a. it (line 2)
b. it (line 15)
c. it (line 44)
1. choice
2. safer life
3. safe home
4. safe place
5. help
5. Match each word/expression in column B with a word from column A that can replace
it in the text. Two of the options are not used. Write only the letters and the numbers.
COLUMN A COLUMN B
a. reach (line 16)
b. reach (line 28)
c. reach (line 30)
1. contact
2. accomplish
3. come to
4. set foot on
5. find
6. Read an excerpt from the UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for World
Refugee Day. Three sentences have been removed from it. From sentences 1. to 5.,
choose the one which fits each gap (a to c). Two of the sentences are not used. Write
only the numbers.
War, violence and persecution have forced more than 80 million people around the world to
flee their homes, leaving everything behind to save themselves and their families. a. ____.
But for so many, the Covid-19 pandemic has wiped out their livelihoods, led to
stigmatization and vilification and exposed them disproportionately to the virus. b. ____.
Covid-19 has shown us that we can only succeed if we stand together.
c. ____. We learn together when we are all given the chance to study. We shine together
when we play as a team and respect everyone.
www.un.org/ (adapted; accessed in December 2021)
1. I commend the countries that have welcomed refugees.
2. We heal together when we all get the care we need.
3. This World Refugee Day and every day, we need to do our part.
4. We have a duty to help refugees rebuild their lives.
5. Refugees must begin their lives anew.

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PART C – WRITTEN INTERACTION AND PRODUCTION
1. You have recently come across the stories of refugees who are seen as illegal despite
what’s written in the Human Rights Declaration. You want to help them and you are
thinking that becoming a volunteer could be a good idea. Write an email to an
organisation that aids refugees giving and asking for some information.
Say:
– who you are;
– which world issues worry you the most;
– why they concern you so much;
– how you can help.
Write your text in 60-80 words.
2. Your cousin is a journalist and has just returned from Calais, where lots of migrants
are waiting for an opportunity to cross the English Channel. Help him write his memoir
about this experience.
Remember to:
– organise the information in chronological order (reason for going; your impressions of the
place and people, the hardships of their journey…).
– use the first person singular and an emotional tone.
Write a minimum of 160 words.