Co'r.pr ehe':sion bkilk Hen.

lboo\

Vol ll

COMPREHENSION SKILL'S HANDBOOK VOL.

i1

2"002.

Volume n o! the Comlr.ndsior Skills Handbook is mant to a.quaint vou with t'\e skilG needd in dw;ng the aPPli.ation qu6tion (AQ) adePtlv As such, in rhis hardb@k you win find sohe lointels lor you to attemlt a good r6Pose- Youviu arso tud ; nubs ot sercises rhat wil hlP you lo Practise tle vdious sulls requLed {or th AQ. Be diligent ed attenPt then all- The latesi g:rade descriPto6 foi Pa?s 1 dd 2 are also provided heP.
IS THEAFPU*NON QUEsNO\? Ihe applition qu66on (AQ) wil s{aly be the lasr qusdm in PaPe 2 &d d!ry betw@ 7-10 !ulc. It *ts to t6t you ud6t ndsg in a ask ddived fron the s'E pasgP(s). Thc tasts @ indude synthaisinS Wo@tior dFwinE ;mcl6io6 D.kinB d*isioro d distinguishing hcl frcb oPinion Rddrg lhe pbsarG) wi! b*one a noF veied dd cna!4ging erP'risc

--44w zoaqi
----@2 IdN6--

WHAT

uR
Ro4Ds A
D s

^/"4,1/,,[*h
@ @

WHAT

WILT. THE

E(AMNER BE LOOKJNG FOR?

the

-...--o

&

&

clct6
c],ct6

Iheie de @ally fotr sp.1s tnat dasinds look for wlen ffiking g!.stior Requiiedents, EtPluatio!"Evahationmd cohdence

alPli.arion

1 Requirtdents

You lave to

clct6
' E\"ldation

t.rD-.-..--Plt D.

to ditically exuine the inlomatior, &aw .ondlsios or dddd the EiteE' ugudts You ffier shou.ld be relw t wU thouShrout d cotuisrent in its treahst 4d ldas
Yo{ also hav to show hddstddins of
StdPing
r.he

4wq

rhe

demdds of the questio& whe&d it is

_rl{rl
0
. Evaluation

orcF
DICF

'0
IJ

w
College

tdsed. You should also olfd rpt jdple beyond th !'assa8es ad lesonal i*ignt {i@v4 aPPrcPriate. I! additioa you tLale lo sue that whd yod pG{i you points of viw on dy oI the Elments in Ae PdeseG), or wh.n you orrer you pdsonal opinioro on tne Sivel issu6 th6e shodd be cdlully considered so tlat tne viewloint dd opinios ar convircing ed wli sustained.
Finally, you have to

dd cotetly

int.Pleting the ley id@ md isus

PasS<s) by

oigsise

logical dev.lopndt in tl1e

)/our dwer so tlat the.e is a dsrue'or Ttc d$cssion mav

fl

shtcn over a few pdgEPt$, but 6na to a reasorable conclusion.

ii should

be

w1Ili*ed

od

J{ru Clong Junior

The fi6t rhins you need to do when arowering the AQ is to ude6tand the deMds of the qu.srion, lnnl G. whar rind oI resPose b.:P(l-d oIyou. DG lh" qlstioa r.quir.youto bly.e rhe $ n t i' ai gxmots. or to E.neld le possib;ririrc) Doyou

ideas, or male .ecommendations? You ca! use r^?uestion_ er -'o!ld meet Tdpic-(eyRord rethod to help you analyse the AQ so that yow the reqrnemenb of the question. need

to.lanty th.

perspectives

an

-rferabal

1l ,

ccdwiew (,,disdss,,)

dh

4.

fhe rpala.! Lettet has pn@ken a pfiln aub4 ,qht abjaiahs aaes the untet itke to tht uatdint af ttu apolaE! a d @dA dse abj.enans stil hoLd ttue in athet ca te*s
uhete apaLogi.t ate necsery?

Beloh are some questioro that have beo anatsed to helP you figue out what are som ofthe common requirenents .f tne AQ.

Itjs abo

possible tnat tle AQ

used in thepassage(s). You

sarh po

Ir G

@|luk L\. ndts oJ th. tu886t d stnteSia t4 dal witl1 @d1ih@tiot. that most AQs involve two rsk5, s i! the ore above (a) "Di*ts the differe.t .iitrio iis ineolved in 6.h of the ouhies d*ibed" dd (b) "evBl6te the mdits of rhe suSSeted sh-ate8is to de.I with @ch situation"
dsdibed and

rt6 5L$6' e b6. ta jSht ttu Mt an Rmtin 8tu'1 tts 6notd turrQ tad a:.(? latu. 06-K d,lfl dlltutns nwtu.d in .ed1 ol L* @,nha 'tt
lilell

lequns yoo to aplreciare dd dvalurre tle langlaAe wodd ned to oalyse rhe rouowing: "wording of the apoloS/' - Fi6tly, the quetion requils you to eaminc the lette. by looking al th l&glage dryice ad teduiquel usd, tile the vocabuiary, so s to Nerrain rle lette. miter's atrirude.

(a)

"difiidrlti* involved in ach of the codkies" - Fi$dy, identit the Prclldtu costris lac 6om the "Dcdss" - Therr efuine

(b)

"srsgsted sE,t%i6" - Nen, Eingle

' 'Whd ob(oob do6 Ure hrer ru}, - SAo.dty Jou nouto have to state whX th qird of the pege disapproves of the :md in which tne lcder ha b"qkirla . "woutd th* obj.liN sril hold FG in orher contqts,, - Thndy, you
would rced to justirv tlE
applid to

o{t the @nslondin8 Fopo*d

"ev.luae rhe mdits"
decide

v.tidi9

oI rl

nirels obje.rioa who

they

diffdent.irc]lfutares dd situtioE.

de

problctu, i.e evalute naSnirude d sevdity o{

the the the

il iIE mane wodd 6olve, aleviate or wo66 the psbles that you lrave idatited in (a).

- linal,
for

Rdsbs

to give

]os

you

5 'ftr PaaBL h$ |rt be pt$ht ol loPiEn uad^ utb aa ehidln n n-ot dtu hbonaa ua-l ia 6unte lilJ tht Mnik E ! ann E^t Asd Core;do th! siMha" d tle Jdagn aen'J wn6 ia Wt @unt-! arn enFa? @ tt'@< nntiorli ,. ;
L\arreq--etou o tnlr}.bol tne situabo , J .you cor dy' loLmLtb-tdirir wirh thp polli(cl. .ocjJ {d e(onomic sphere so L\a, yol !d preal a dedible di$usion dd sulpty relevdr exampts. La rhir qlesrio& }'ou ned to t\inr about rhe forign wortes who work as do;esti. hetp; or hbou;e6 in you home coulry - e.8. how they @ bated - ad vatuate th.ir situation wir]]
those

A good workjn8 k'oaledBe ot id.al is.u6 c impo,rar tor appld ,o. que5hotu

2
"ll

untets h@e

prmkn $cit

opinions an th.

tenetiu y nadifed (GM fnas. yot try ta atltui.tc publi. avi.ry

Sometimes, the qrestion

IJ lau tun o Mpany abaut laut ptodtca?

an@kgd al ad let$ rcEadinS slling CM f@d9, htu wLB

requn* you to inagin yo@elJ in . parricdd situatio! sellhg GM foo.ls". Thd you have to Ee knowled8e sleaned rroE the passeG) dd/o. lelevmt pson l rnowledge to make sensible suggestioB to ove(o4e tie obstacle - "how would you try". tstlt you would have to dorcnd the srggsted hems to thjs dd - "alleviat publc djeqf.
you

wlo wo.k elsewhde

om a compey

Is ft btter? Wo6? The sane?

6.

it'irsan

tlonnet in uhien stdl inttuhtian b aden auL UsinS dE tglndLt nGed by &e nna ank., disas il it is @u justifabk lat one country to inteide in the intutut ahns aI

stppa

An.n@

s poLic! aa

Jateig ]lEtundan uhiL Rob.

sDn obie.ts ta

thr

the tDbkn afpnet! in tlri@. odtpt.d ta duL aik pau;ry k Asia. In additioo you also have to keep up with regionar an.l &lobal cqent aJtairs and developnents so ihat you .an ofier a viable ,tisosion and suitaue :amples (,in Asia"). Your discusion wo!!d hedty be.onvinci.g ifyou tajt to demonsr;re su.h

me pa$oge,tarianed
Cansid.t tuhid1
aJ

,h.s'dno4s @nbe apptied east$

usut6

to

d4t @ith
at

For thh kind of questioe you would have to rcad the pssagB caletuily, then identify and rtale what both writerJ opiniom are on the subj*r - "Using rr\e aryumenis iaised by the lwo writels" - belole assasin8the validity of the wriiers' algmnts i^ sid, a ttuaiioh ("if ifis !ft. jlshiiatle fdr one cd66y td iderfere in

We

A!-?si5 &EY lrtion emoievalua(emau$olsarSamenvwriiins

Hele is a siolple erercne fo' yo{ to bttr lndeFiand the reqtrnennts of AQs

pr*ss.r sddsbding m

udl*

w?

Iirsiundcsia.dit.ftis

grcaltl helped bI asking ihe riShrquestioG. Bsa! in o roc6 cn the nsreG) urde! dGcu$ior b..le whd is 6o , hake wh* G d.i.,ed ud inle ed and 'tsiablalldSenentsabour con. on ovenujudsemenr/esF..se. s.Fe luEtions ro rhin[ about as you read 'o i..ee'g. G)i.'ud"
be

]. whd is/aie rhe nain

Analyse lhe difieent AO qustions blow ard ldn ry ihe reqllremenls of each
quesuon by staljng them in you. own

con.rusio(d

(fty f

sods.

sisnar

$e aRicle do )od aoolve of and Wh,ch of lhe rew teclrcloqies oesmbeo wnicn woud vou 6G:de'e.Lh4r un?i or ureh:@ ? Reier to relvanl maieria hor the add;ald sive yoLrowlopnrons i'The Sciene ol Sp"ed' New6week
6nt_a$ lte situation invour(M @unry lo th'sNalion desdibFd ,n A;enca wlh Eqaro ro Ieelase shoplflins. ls leen.ge shoprifting a gbwin! o-ooler ir your @unlr!? Why ..e leenagec engaging in such behaviour ald w,l dl do yo; ttrl\ shoulc be dore lo @mbaL such an undes Eb e aend? Rele- io
and

na( of ihe con tusion)? 'he whar ar. rhe kdreE R.asom (dar4 avidence) and rhesdche or the &cumsb?

Qrcrard.s roor

fray nd b $de hk. nor. of wards

ih nsy

3. !\har B &3m.d {ic impti.ir o, bl"n ror gr{"o oe,hcp dBeaemtrdin.oJ

vieR)?

a. orrily

dE M.:nins ot

2r conDa

dy ktm,.taiN

or argumnis

whm n{essary.

a 6

FPr:o

L? | ! my

fvo.ve 4,lu,lnB

*ptj'' ,.:o-

".d

, tuhred

releEnl malend from the passage and applyyour own knowledge 3nd opinions

fThe'Th.ill ol Theft', Newsweek,25 Fobruary 2002)

3r

Read Lhe arlcle "\ /hv

an"l\ ."e
a reJi-q

schoolin Paleslne, whatwould tbu sav lo vouwe.e a ounsello.hked ihe leenager to dissuade him frcm voluntee.ing himself as a suicide bombe? Base you. answer on lhe insights oife.ed by the psvchiatrist- ('whv we alow
bv a hish

r.e Dqom-lol oj 11. ilc-:s.g rumber or yofq Paesliriln\ fe Pal'stflar use up Io;fer +ems"l e a. sr'cid' hdbeE 'or

we Blow ouBelves up" in which a Palestinian Psvchlatdst

3.

e su.,..i"n. e. oc.-. 0 "s. eyond reason'btedoubr .orwst i) -. AF,rhd- O,hT.n.Jryd. Co6idetiotu rslsq qurm e6r you n". .trudy tnoq u e, o nd. I "v"ro cor.n J.r b-r

tudS.henr 3ad rudgirg Ee a.dibitiryolz so rej D@ lna EEonnssuppof:L o.dujo..3i ,^.

Wnat is

you ovdrtt Ev:ruaiion

(in u\e Lisht oI

urough 4?

'nr".Pr{,es or r%$ug

O!.seLves U!^, TIME,8 Aodl2002)

claih mv b. De dhc boms is u ..a, Fer i:e or uurnor< ror abpre soo {ne aJaxe rtur'n:@ bodr e ba,rd u. rhe/ , ;d b" 6lred b ddifr vhar ih.y med bJ4 . girng de{ ddples af sucn looas md of foods whidr ar not naturar; . erplaining in gqal rtu how rnis tes is norally ued; . eplaiijlg &en ndnng by.onbstins,nahet,witn ,non-natu.ar toods:
or

ue4

oJ

s h

sbtins

ctally

what dreir

seuhg

nj.

AcePEbitily oro.ins
d,. p""rjg pplr mre d rts.en b d. . 'rwv t. E\,\ tlttonL et-. )Ldtd. t oi d.ld,,er. \ou ru, o.ctd m b1e.-,,) b,,!d.d!iF ir ne ro, hl.e d !od,_r eE r b"N*.;, tJppd ro, r,:, " r+R n re a so " ". bt." o, o neR.sa) w.d v:lu" i;dsen"nr, "v n:l aR/!sr* d rhe rdy b": qdety pEail 1s ,iq-whj l ds:ir 'ou wrs 4rrih4v.i?lu.ir< olhqjrs:8an vou m"v "8,;*/;,"Sr"., are cr.dg_.eo. trow d a pFvs f s vip (ktu - qdtd :8rF a, d,egre qi:l.. t. d., rhP" r"<e )ou dat r,bk ro Frpord ro:,D,m r, be ^,..tc 1i1-:"-TT 't l*:' ': " "r rorq.r4bou'iFed rpFb iT 0,rr /.r:'r' b ' Iyh",eekn n . do, wt o..,4peoo."-,

b s rirg r

rhesource-srepuhrion{orctdL, iry konhdr ihe BBc wi,h rhe Ncw pxpe4,

R,,w,--!.s a!.r .!!Potul"-,-.jr

whether there is.onoboration ol the.laim from independeni sourc(

Mr-) de 6lad"o
of lhe slflerinq and pain inllicled

on

Lhe

a/hethe! the sou.c has ihe lehvant cxpedis{haining (as when a poiice officer
srves evidence in

cour),
(as

ihr narde or thc daim itself

wh6

soneone claims to hale witn6sed a

r'!etne. the souce c prcvide c4ible .easos lor rn .laim he makes (d sonmne claiN to have d.ohtered alis 6on anoder plano.

oi these @alutes reless Pe.lrsps even nore impodanuy, stldenrs who disect seatu.6 are dsnsltjzed lo o-ro -, tim and d-membmm "nissed ol teaoes stuoelLs b. aniT"'nslr*o-d' andc l e i ope daore 'espFc ;l he. l le p o.e(c-ol d

leiar inp fs qm oced

brr"

r nc

.c

a_:nalt 10'

" 'd r'

1raad"

whe
-,or a ro<pe-redeouatora io.mcL 2. Some tachere wanl lo abandoi di$ection ln favour of uslnq diagBms and mmplter qEphl6. ll k Irue lnat the.e are pDblds tr'llh @llecljng 8nd broding qoabJr6 lor
w ih

La

odd
Dos
Is he

to judse the the

@dibiliry ol

soue, you leed to cosider rhe

b:oy Gn silh dre balt!4ater

There are some very qood

tundamntally, lhose

aiaed

lson/sore have the relevdt backSroud Knowled8g/Erpentue? or de he have a Vsied lntdest?

nave a Rpltation for !elia!iu9?

3. Does he

L his Rcputadon
alfftr

nr

4. Do ihe 5. 5

Ctcututacg

in whic\ tle claim is made

irs crdibitibr?

eraining disse.lron in the classoom and tne imponan of gMns studeoG ded spddon ot doLng sddn@- lt ls tundamstallo lndeBt6nding sdon@ d]8t studenG .ealise the ce ntl nalu.e of od Lnary obs eMdons - observadons usi.g our eves, ha nds nos es, elc directly on ths wotid. This ls tho b6sls on vinlc$ we build evsrvrhing else ln 6clene and rhls ls one of those cre 6es kiere we do not lo hdo to use @mdiled equipment lo bui d our lheodes. SIudenG also lean h4 kdable n.tute ls ln ralitv Ard lllere is no bette. say to und61and evolulion, than by adually @mpadng lhe analomy of difie@nt spcles to se how dlfferent stdctu@s, suctr s ams and wings, are adapted for ditrerent

;me dom b

rses lor

Does tne
G

Natue of tne daim

lu{ce

its

dedibility? Does rle

ejte.

Jusrily it?

(adapted

lrod swa.c,

Fischer and Pad6 1998

p.22ftt

thde

hy coroborario! troh
si{ddts

oder leliable soucs?

'.
We olten sl< to do 'compare

Compa.e lhe t{o psibons and oxplain wireE yo! 6e weakneses In both o. eithe. side lf yo! were a bioloey leacher, how would y@ handle this l$ue in you. oM classdom?

d{i.onll.&( exdcis6.

He.e

qu6tio^ing strategis which may help you do Gjs:

ar

some

sihple

Con!ei!g ud
1. How de
they

Contrasting Arguents

Sidild?
Sigrdicanr?

2. 3.

How

Whi.h

m ihey Dilfereri? sis aities d difierencs sen

is suggesred hy tne

'L

Do ),or 6ee any Pattems in the signiicant

simildiries md diffelences?
and difteftnces?

5. \rhat con.rusio!
Forclass disclssion:
Compa.e and

sisnitic t simtarilies

onr.ast lhe

to Lowing

piecs

of

wri nq.

E:pldations ald De.isions Thde ar special prcbieN associated with !trognising dd evaluatirg the reasoning involved in giving (causal) expldtios dd jGtirying d<isioc/romodatjotu. In short, elpl.frtiotu aih to ac@ul fo. lonethinE or to ey what @!scl somethjnS. Co6ide! the following sdplei Napoleon dst have died of 6enic Poisoning whjlst in dile or 5i HeLena. Arseni..u b administered in smali doses whi.h will not be noticed, but witl eventuauy kill the vi.tim- A.smic Poisoning leaYes lraces of rsenic in human hait d reliabie tests re.ently showed that Napoleons IDir.onlai^d abno.tully large amouts of a$enic It had been lhought that he died oI canc{, but hG qnPtotu included tulsea,
chitls, weakness od in.reasinE colpulenc4 which d.r s!{ialists say are not symPtotu o! cancer. However, these are ilTicaL synPtoms of a\.d. PoFo' E ,..ordm8rorPehlEts.

From an anti v viscllon so.iely dir.o aon nd. t,51'nuod.cd,oro

'. wl".

,e.r,.utumir^as

npors 6LdenL undeDLro.-;.or/ phri otooy am scie.*.. w""o ono. 'edl{ oeed lo lse such fiiethods beceuse we hrve alait.be atremetivs which en save
L

This is typiral o! erplastory reasoning (the Roid t!5r' shows the intended con.iusioD). 'Ihe Faoning cosiders Possible altelnative exPlanatioc (in this .ase, just ono d shows that the .vidence .onnicts with the alimaliv hyPothesis' but supports tne favoued one. lor dPlmatory rasoning to be succ6sful it must

4. 5. 6.

What Eviden.. t{ould Countlor or Againsr tbese Fossitrilities?

What Eviden.e do you have?

How Resonable is t\e suggsled ryPlsation?

above advi.e given to

. .

.otuider reasomble allelnatives,

suppo.ts fre favoued

plovide ewidsce which (a) rul6 out otnar lossible xPlanatiod md

dd

(b)

}'lter .eaaing about tne

yo!,

here is an oPPortunitv for vou to

dpldahon.

1. lr is not ahays easr to te! wnether one is dealrng with

a4l,,rtoa
tnat

an

t4!tutr

bur hele is a t6t whici is often helphrl: In a phFse like the woid 'bac?uiF' does mt always egnal dEt A is the otdl!5on of

e dE1nst md ! is a '@r fo! A. lt sometbes sigr! tlat B is bing Pr6{nted a dpbininp/twnnnx far lt l}r.ai the artlor is prcsdting d apl4rtotr Foi ddhPle, suppose we kl@ Jons is ir pdson ]d we doft ho{ why, in that e we miEht -l -hy he i' in prison d get lhe rply.
"He is in p!tuon b@ae he suSSled hard ddgs into the comt!y." This is an xplaatior! not
The speaLer is not h_/hg to F6uaae ds inat tona is in pison (we a!6dy laow tha9, istead he G zrP|iting why he G. This giy6 us a .l!e d to how to distinSdsh the two uee6. In sho*, rf sodde 'A b..aae o! a' (or somefiing .nalogo6) d idGs it fo! gIdted ihat A j! trG, tha you piobably have xpl6nation. U, on the otner nd4 the speakq trying to pdslade Iou about A, you probably have 's argrdhi For *dple, a facGt might

o! 'A b.&6e of B'

Examine the validity ol1he rolLowing arguments and attempt a shonAQ response lo

ln the UK, the numbe. of dimes

onmitted by people

has almost dolbled in lhe last seven

yda6.

arEuent,

'cimet hew 'lat

iusr Dedme law, should reve6e thi!

slr

AuL $e n6r Ad lle DAnalri.s se'e pocsible 'or pJr6lts lo be radclisbletorfi.es ard . omo"nsar'on,

under ihe age of selenteen Tho oiminal Ju6nce act, which has lrend. Previous'y. chlol'r sho srtrited

_i.imal.

@mor'.d r'. appe! ir _oun alongede offspn.g sno are lrder se/ar'e'l yea6 of age. The level of nn6 will be related to pacntal in@me, and wealthv

t-

wl ma(6 at 'o l\a io

pa.ents may have to pay up to !5000 ior their chibrens crlmes.

Do you agae with the utudtcd

*suPbo!/s

nPon

vhich this al8um4! i5

bas.d?

authontdia4 itutead of bing

not know what to

"A govmmt, dy govem{i, should skiwe to be powdnn dd d6octi.. Demm.l e6es chaos, d people do
lelide, co.!i.tin6 opinioE dd

Eovement 4d tie

natid'

parry &sagremats

ha6

dre

2. .

2. ReasoninA or pdsusive writing whjch .onclud6 with a d<ision/re.omsdati6 also involva sohe spftial cosideEtios.
De.isiotu/ftomddatio6 de frtua]ly colched in fle fom 'thL is what we shor14 / alght ta / n6r / dtt d.o (or bliev).' In Enerd in fljng rationarly for a
.<olMddation abolt a couse
oI action or

oesplte the appallinq mortality Ele lrom polio in lhe past, some parenG choose .ot to have thek chiLdren ccinated against ii, beus lhey ihink there is now onlya bw nsk thai thel. .hlldren will be@me if,lected Wlh the disease. Moover, some believe that ihere is a more than nealiqibb nsk that lhe va@ine will have harntul side effecls. ln lhen eyes, a decision to avoid vaccination may appea. enti.ely Elional. But what they do not @lise is $at if a subslanlal per.entaoe of a popllation is notvaccinated againslpolio, there wilL be .egllar outbreaks orthe dlsase every few ya6 as the numberofnon-imnune peopLe i.creases.
conclusio! or corclsion3 can bc dJawn

policy, it is important to .otrideri

wlai

6on

the aboYe pdsage?

. Alrematire coses of action or polici4, . Likelt coreequoes of each (hciuling contrastin8 ' r'h.J o o$e. values
Handling Erplanatios
ln evaluating

3.
.isk
and likelihood of eacn),

Patienis on lhe ve.qe oi dyins {including some who acloally recoveo have somerimes repo.ted vlsions oI places oi amazing beauiy and lnlense leeLlnqs oi oeace and ioy-even en@u.terswith loved oneswho had died previously. s!reLy lhese near deaih experiences are sltong evidenc-P for llfe afler death. Skeptics

often claim thai such phenonena are caused by ctunges in the

Skilfdly
the

erpldatiotu cosider

followhg factors:

1.

What

is

being explained (or neds to be explained)?

bn thal precede death, because thse phenomeoa resembl cedain allered siates of consclousness thaten be induced by dtugs ororlanic brain disease. This is no rel objection because nany ol lhe patienls who repod these near da\h experieoces are neither d.ugged nor sufie.ing fom bin dlsease.

2 '

What Evidence,/&ploatio! is offeied?

AE youconvin.ed rbar'ncardeath expene.as really do exist? Explain your stand.

.a AlF'nruveLr"lrnJrion./.JU<.sm:81'rhneoe\rrraecon.eltr

s g6t

to aliena-te the

Att.rpr

the applicaiion

quesri!!

Lretow based on

llis exrractftamThe
2OO1J

r nai ts Tif,t.s

Evon lhe mosl

'-r

,ed olihem

{omeo who hav suppoded these nrag.z'ncs throulrou' thcn 'ves

P..sage: Wel,.a@ltt My ftu1t64izt (ST, I 3 Jan

fulonday Ys, a

Its Sdu.dat Rela, and kick back Rd a book or a nagazine. prelend lhere is na$zne day.

no

Anna Wintou., the lomidable ediror oi Anen6n Volue, is an enilda that besl rep*senls the dichotomi of lcnar's women invosue. Fonvrooehiig andwi$ alLihe chaEdtensti* of a drjven 36-somelhing ehpke buider, she iqns as an i@. ior every'hina the Prem e' ;bout There s rhe lesendary al@fnss (@ad poise 3nd wonens maqatn

Its ben $re time sin@ ptooghed thouqh a womn,s mgatne @ver to @ver. won"n, ,cS. de a.cncLr rcns.Ter tesl?as nedo,,sJse$ru.Ureshavmore no e p .s5 fo- n6w orcd-d< .id moe tiddd ,.r neurosis
than the averaqewoman @uld everinvent tor heueti. lpd d\ tres y'e

conooslrel. iel'arc ro lell\-,t:Fa o'imdsnea rhr.i.arcndor_ G@e reP'c oerem 'ar o"o u bia morer' .- ]h" ..i.to md tue ntcr o ia'ou-li.^ golore. rhre k powe wioldoa over ne tushion be" rr ano ''ysphant" ore_ tsousondc wnose,ob di"r'o aorensrno se.toc,lnoedo Dose ano

is;ll

.on""./iup..oo-

"r,no*n"rs.o
ami6
ot

'nnuelLe di.lales.. n: o- orFmono

milLions

This ls the Dle hodel for

@mn ditore -and

oltomen?

i ;"Lo-

Sor p nsoc

we oh mo, e rhan

nan-ats po\p lo F imsistiote, eve ror be Lohr dd wtr' obr eoote b59 or a r! pEh; etrtar
as mu.h

rhese dals, rhcy may

6sr

@l!,, taoen klh C 6) pac* oi adnjsements, srire,s otm,,s n tuI 6.oui i1e gtosse, lne Deder. Ard
as5lape,bactr
oegah

w6lL, Ms wintour eams a 6a-f,g!B salary, orly t'avels liEt dess .nd in limos, drsses in coLrture, has younq dildEn and h sepaaiardirc@d/seeinq sone6 ekr'none of your buslness. Oh, andier ha16t4e - a bob -Ls alw.ys lmmadlaio She ls fearfullv stvLish and

lrr

e I ono

u e

_, -l"l'--lj, "' l!l DUy-g pow. o \iden'

^ontr! mao4ro be@me

q 1:ddt. caed

srreor

e,de, woh-. and

as. t,e ptul, cha-] k:eno ro, homemakere.nd d <hrhnhFde rEpped oeMeen saLsblls be
Ule

obsssio. wirh

h;a

very lhin- She rcdG iendishly h.rd, is known everyvhee for her dedsiveoess .nd anialbre ebl. speakjn!. Men and women quake rn he. imp.@blv dressed and s@nted presence. sh.!ffe6 no t@ls and deltuers lh masujne and its slossv promiss on her ow. tems - with indomitable s1tle. wil and an eagle eye on p@lits

7r.,h

ai unnny kna.t tor knwins how to blow mosfi*plive !o tanlasy marketing.

And

magic bubbles aound idperfect lives

the

^!h. .4 a rhicr nd rs 3 sd rhn! o !. .n:,, e 9.1rFnd 16.T T" 6 @p, o,a. e1.ce nom sone $omer,s
e

Whzrever rheir raer mafter, rhese m.gazin6 ae a qond oealed, usuaty, not atways, by ro. ho-q.. ro a.e he n sp.-, rowerdr lresye. ossoss.ons a.a osycrres Lai ' orosad ro bF aood .rd oea ro, rhem. r,e/ a an inreg.a pun or r,,i re. r. "" p"rq, e.jor"o p e"."n. a,,ere.ons, Ge *ay you ro id induge ru^,ni* co,/

ln lh women s nagajne wodd, $6e are @vet ble cdentials- in her power tower, Ms wintour has tumed what mlqh( have been consldered sdme nuff} vomaos job into an
enviab e limnciaL and influen0al
Nli llons or

n.

su6e$.

w0.hu-{e ole.lt.n, h@to\s horo\@pes D.om.".ng

mcg
us

tor,r eood

r- iL, abo.t @p slI

easL.g

nedt;e)

eomen vrho a.e l* f.m beins pertectly sroofred by experi hands as qemp ifid by the ideal lite amng Vogues pages, buy and Ead lhe magdi.e lor some collective varidauon of lhek d6ams eer, high life, tilled wi'Jr spas and gl3mobus ldmmings only (rue s9Le and hopefulry, a mai6 mil io.aire n bnno.

the

os .14 Lr"1-g to .e-yrouno ,oren tat.

cooLr qhal dey gaan

-*-n* "r son " t , rr"s.."0"2.""

The delicious sndals and lavish pa/{6, lhe laws oa whals in, whals oLn, the lot oi the leisured.and priviLeqed whGe main @ncefr in lile is not lo be ughl dead ln scuffed shoes in lasl seasons exoic .eso*.
The messages aB endiessl, conilicling for young women who accept the imaoe. aid ldeas as absolui taste and sensibilty a.6ile6. Even ane.yea6 of absoding 101 ways of lrow to please men (who do.t know how to be pleased), I stil get wlnded by whal it is lhese

l" :?: ""*' *.".

'or r e

n-*

" wh.r

ne. wh6n rhe) car,.e r_"/a E-er ive ln., o4n "sdz lhp. d 6lher $"d. h ctolh"s r:a. ,u,r lhn ,nslF:d ot

i .o

D,or:

"d

magcr1- ani-e. and Men lher

l.or .ri" r r "* -o "ni

masazl.es expctMmen to be as idlpeople Both submlssive aid pred.lory,lhes glossy magazlne exp oiG beome I're impossibly a amorous sisler whose lil you Live off vilallolsly in one laitasy episode arr another'

And Ihay

4e notano.exic. Nor do they o{n conve stomachs, wax or shave lheir legs and our" o.. .pe-o rt,ooo,, sp: a.o_c qo .*, o" p"-ri. .-,g"on,;r, I " u "r. {a.4 dbou. 10^ naly o.easr. r e) sru d ra.-,-. o, +. _-"1-lt:'.1:!"ld"g " td,en h. dae oec,0 p.o,"r Vo"r or ,rr ,*
a_r:

er:. ,rr

Ld,

ed

,\ai.oe

ro.o-. .e.,,",.

oo

r"1

",..i; "";*:";";;.,

Who wolld think ll dem.nds Wnlour'llke ha.d headedness lo produc such insaliable fanksy month alter nronlh? Pedaps anna Winlourls llving her own dreams ann iikes her lor so much she prescribes I as good lor you too. Her influen*,like lhat.l women edi\ors evemvhereL spads lar' sehins vends' imijosin:s slandards' siimulalins spendr.o'

oronlsins more beautful, ldllLled lves.

The women s haQaz ne is a rcllase of olherqoren's lives pied toqethe. to fom a whole pon'aied as the desked nom. al besl ts 3 very 6pedalisd oanlpbce ror a partcular communlty, a sodofon{oins wonen. iotum on lssues peninont to lhek welkeino

Theyre so

s ick these

daF, l

nt

tell t@m one lssue

10

the nen, {helher

ils .ll a huge

Bylllonl:aGw

aurnor a*oe the meaia s 'a huse @nsPiact' havn "d E@y back rootr8 how to blow tugi( brbblG eud ingdfect [v*'. Witl rdmc io appropnate e,@pld, Mine how the media Plals a role in '"icolletdting in $.h a .Gpilacy, What de some ffiqu6.6 on people d 6e media continug to "lave d iGidios r@k @ the pqd"? You response shodd indude relevdt hatenal &om the article, toSethd wiih you om knowledge ad

Apllication Questioa

llni
to.

FIN, .LLY, SOME USEFULTIPS FOR THE APPLICA'IION QUESIION:

1.

.oMon thehe of the p6sag6, Unddtand the autnols' posihos, opinjotr d rg]mdts atbut the tnde 2 Read 6e qustion vdy cdefully. HigNight i\e difiddt requnements of tne
Ideniiry the

*ue you r6poNe G reldmt to the requnemdt of the question. You rpl,nation should demoshate a Sood qd4tanding of the issds in the pa$ages. Say what lou mee ad support yo!! dg@6t with personal insiSht dd apt eianples. locs on rujor *sues rathd thd 16 im?ondt id6L When valuting the issues or con.es njsd in the pasges, you! judgenenis od decisioG slorld b convincing md yoE ids should be developd io tneir
1

Always

Esure tnat rhe presentatjon

ideas

o1

your ideas is systnatic

witn com{iors to hake reading

sd

dd organised Link you. mdeFranding easier (e.9. dilt

that you have mnsiderd ihe

Ereure thal your evaluation is reasonable queslion from various pelspdtives

4d

1. lailing

ro r@d

2.

dd udelstmd

xactly what is requile.l of you

you qdstandjng

Quoting the ley phEses in th question

You need to demonskate of the lequiremdts by jnterp.eting tne questiorli sing yoq.

wlrolele-

t}le question.

3. Ciyin8 a
Passage.

t'@ sllmary

or reglrgtation of ihe ided

dd guents in

rhe

,1. Ovtr-EdenlisinS or simpllying lh" EsuB.

<. Not avin8.pre'@pl4 to valdate )ou d8@f E. 6. GieihE eaeple tJut nol showing the rlevdce of th6e illusEatios to you

dplar

tion/eLaboD

7.

WlitinE paintuly

bo\ hgtb,

discussiom. Give

$ccinct

concise respoEe

iNtead.

Desdipro.s fo.

o\

I use ot

Engkn G5 h.rks)

Useaf Enqlish (20 harks)

17-20 13-16
9 -

Posilive merit ol form and am^gement pa6o6phins ve.y wel o@afzedi effectve rone. r..eA aood ro e/ plh| hguiel( aDt yi no gose erc6: on / d tch s p. o. n,r- en6: wide vanety ofapl voGbutary, senten@ strxclle and tinkjng dovj@!.

.
. .

VerySood

10

ex@lle.r tingujslic abtiry:v.ry

fe{

sertous

Wellaranged pa6sphs; goon

sips

abfliry; v@butary and sentenco slructurevaded and appopdate but not ne@ ssadty o ubtanding. Vory tw gr6s erc6; some

lery 9@d tjnguis[c

eturc. An$ere aB @gent, 6ncjse, wel ollanced. Wde ranety ol apt vMbutary. Seniene slruciure
faw s ips or minof

cftors ony

ands."

a lno,

emF.

. clear, fuent, ffc0v .nd approprtale lse

There is a slshinod altempt ro rphEse the re(tanguage for a mre

de!eloped and appropriare

12

6dcl, some van:ation of v@butary ..d 6enten@ siactu.ei tew major .o6i som sips.an'r e@G Simple danty and 6rocin6; moaninq frust not b i;r doubt though vobulary may be lidiied. Sentene may b shod and stereoryped bli ommjnd of bssic
Larg y

,Fid.@ .lruciu

nu+

be snonn.

riapidard. ocs
limlled oruncedain.

o.

a-

onat

loqerhe.. Se enft ald p.Ggaon t,-1"9 L inapoDpnak or use ot 6red tanglase b@uae nt nsks d taia. Exp;rjioN fat,

0-4

Er66

ii

bastc vobulary and

idea. Communielon

Breakdowr or sentence sraclure. Goss

ero6 otal kinds. Gbss ht;spejinir

impedd by heavl,

eror incjdne.
ot basrcwods.

. . . . .

A nunbe. of

erc^

or

nous thds brl |ney oo not seno_s ) in p-dp

One or Mo postuve

and sente@ 'n nor necesenly outslaDdlnq.

vo;brary

;enE

tucruB.c

Lhe use

oflanouaqe%hed drd approp.

c." o.r

conp6tenl usott.nglage. Cardate L.-atr 4nes,n.o., n.ng

.nd idionalic En!lish,
There is a nob@abte .flempt 10 avoid the texl tanguage to. !U the

26-30

o rjg

Ereltenl -.work ot supedarve quatiry. Ahpie mate.iat, tulty rldant, high inreEst vaui
inal

ty d iecusstons
p

ave

tmasphe
s o,

e, obseeation

trors

nd sensiiivily
rn

D.,-.:io1"

",e t 6npe, jgenr.E-menr

wiu roEe and Do.,,ote e.ono n! AI xoa s'gn[]nl de,t or wioetitohako- or ap,, t-stcti.1

3re freqlenr but the Eogtish Js for the mosr pad iolelt cibte M- -ce ol_r@D-lcq trdlq br!tuoM or s/ntd d.!Ei1di on/ srhp e sDrefrenls .n6mpred su@sstuuy

Mode_.F @rma-d

orhe ta-guaqe. Era.i Lhdrjg r"pd.\e,

ro

19-25

Anpre o d.e-"., !J r rotc/a,r son. e$ar! wil b to.g and we,tana,qF., oer $ lnout nuch oi'g a tJ o.h"A 4 t b6 ongaot ou not so wektruclu-oo/barnled a. 2o 30 e(_prs. (ood
.anse ofexafrptes lo ituslre id6as.

The,c

.. rd@sltabre bul I'n.lod .herpB

r-eh:s'

Lne

Fn

'1.'3 lro" 7-12 0-6

commonplac bul are in evidence.

.h'ed @,e-aod .or ne.e5sant/ baa.@d, o,r sho^ns

,1p-"n.br'rlrnrDeds-biecthaner. L6sodqna,n,ndrints2)c.ss pem$.

ra, N"ds" L,anp. na, l"

. . . .
'

Oul bursnsibi6nGntnotqpainedindepth;tdoasiiaohentaryorvague ta.kofsustaned develophenl; ctea.evidene of rdeEne butoGstonat shofi di!;ssion;

Med

wdespr;

p_n.r'o. .oe rI ;:;;l;1],].i'f"*"**.*.oc'ca9'lJ'tooro-h'oa.d

r,-q_ent tcur- of ,enFre 6n.La.rioi,
misuse

orvo.ablta.y

exampesprovded.

oqe knowledg srricty tm[ed and w.inen wiln ihle rea undrsiaidirg Few or unc]ear

, dFa @noi.e 4 endts to \ bsL,_r o," tdr.,ca" {

Sehren.e l,nIns/s napprcpdab orhaphazard Poor command otL're lansuace L

b" .:ile. lo \_qG 40rd