1270361p004591669032327442397 o

►

tr*SS

The firFt question to ask yourself is why you want to research your family tree. Genealogy is not about discovering that you are the heir to thc throne of on unknown country. It's about frndino out morę about yourself. For most people the important puestion is 'why am I Itke I am?'. You might not look Jike other members of your immediate famiiy and you want tc know where your green eyes or curly hair come from. You may be curious about why you have such a quick temper or are unerly hopeless at mathematics. You may even be suffering from a medical conortion and want to know if something in your genetic makeup has caused it.

2> Another common motive for researching your family tree is that you plan to visit the place that your ancestors came from and you secretly hope that you will find some long lost cousins with whom you can share your memories. There can be few morę exciting things than meeting a distant cousin who is Iiving on the other side of the giobe and finding that she looks just like your younger sister. But you should also bear in mind that they may not necessarily want to have anything to do with you. Sometimes there are skeietons in the cupboard that you and your branch of the family are unaware of, but which are still fresh in the minds of your morę distant relatiues.

This brings up an important aspect of this kind of research that some people do not anticipate. Of course you want to find out about yourself and what makes you 'you*. but you may not be so keen on discovering some unpleasant facts about your relatives. Your ancestors were human beings too and there Is no reason to expect them to have led blameless lives. tt is all part of your own history, after ail, and if you are going to do the research. you should accept this fact and understand that you cannot change it.

Once you are elear about your motives, you need to take a moment to think about just how many ancestors you might have and how far back you intend to go. You have, no coubt, thought about your parents' parents and your parents' parents' parents; you may even know quite a bit about them. 8ut go back ten generations and the picture becomes much morę complicated. To begin with, many morę people are invołved. You can work rt out for yourself. You may be descended from no fewer than 1024 people through ten generations and that means there are a lot of different individual$ to tracę and stories to check. This can mean that you spend hours going through official records, either in person at the records Office or on the Internet. Are you prepared for such a huge task?

Simply starting the search can be overwhelming and right now you are probably asking yourself 'Where do I begin?'. I have prepared a report which will put you on the right poth to finding your family history. When you get this report, you will have a step-by-step method to follow. The report tells you where to begin and what kind of items you are searching for. it will also provide you with a great way to organise what you find so that futurę generations will benefit from your search. There will be dead ends and false trails that will have you tearing your hair out but once you start to experience a little success, you will be hooked. And, wrth my report, you will experience success. I guarantee it!

5. Read the text and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only one word for each gap. (12p)

Some animals become famous and manage to capture the public imagination. One of 1........

was Keiko, the killer whale. Keiko was captured when he was only two years 2........and then

taken from his home in leeland to California. There he became the star of a series of

successful movies 3........Free Wiłly about a killer whale that was kept in a tank in a marinę

zoo. The tank was 4 smali that he couidn't even swim around. In the films, people fight to

free the whale and return him to the open sea, something they eventual!y succeeded 5.......

doing. Many people wanted Keiko to be set free just as Willy had 6......in the movies.

Eventual!y, enough money was raised to transport him to leeland, 7......natural home. There

he was to live in an enclosure whiie he was prepared 8.......Life at sea with other whale^But

9.....was a problem. Keiko was too shy. Every 10........he met a group of whales, he would

only spend a little while with 11........before swimming back to his enclosure. Sadly, Keiko

had spent 12......long in captivity to adjust to living in the wild again.

1........	2..........	3.........	4..........	5...........	6......
7..........	8...........	9..........	10.........	11.........	12....

6. Complete these texts with words from the list below. (14p) luxuries    vehicles    advantages    toiletries facilities goods

qualifications    utensils containers    skills transport clothing

appliances    equipment

1...........	......... 2.............	......... 3............	.......... 4..............	......... 5.............	......... 6.....
7..........	........... 8...........	..........9............	........... 10...........	.......... 11..........	........ 12...

13..................... 14

(Bay Vźew Viffas

Ali the (1)................of country Jiving, right in the

centre of the city. One and rwo-bcdroom apartments

with modem (2)................and easy access to public

(3).................Inspections by appointment.

Storę ail your kitchen (4)................in

our handy (5)................or hang them

on hooks for easy access.

CLERJCAL

ASSISTANT

Excełlent position for someone with cbe right

(6) ................ and

experience. Good keyboard and telephone

(7)................

essential. Contact Dennis Acton on 0208 92289938

\

I

1

i

s

3

I

\

\

\

SUMMER

SALE

Big discounts on camping

(8)................and

outdoor

(9)................

Come in and see our extensive rangę.

Valentine’s Day

(11)____for the one you

k>ve on the k)vers* spedal day: Handmade Belgian ćbocołales. desięrner silk scarves. imported perfumes and

02)_____Free with every

order a dozen of the reddest of red roses sent to your loved one on Fębruary

As ot 17* Nov< a value addei of 15% is to paid on all cons

(13) ...............

electricai

(14) ................

<r. -i