Test 5 Task | ~ Long Reading ‘spar your suites you ae gogo rend shouts postion of emplymor avaible onan Arar ian Read he ‘lowing etd rower th quasi on he x pags this the career change you've been looking for? Paragraph rom November to February, theres no real darkness hare, jst til. At 9:30 pn, the sun stil shies bright in the sk. Welcome tothe Austra summer inte ages desert n the word. And n, mot taking about the Sahara here. alle colder in these pars, "ereis Antarctic, where the average temperature n summer by the costs ebolng 2ar degrees. terested? Wel, the good news is thatthe UKAMT (United Kingdom Antarctic Heritage Trust) has # poston open fora postman or Paragraph? [Not us anyone can apply fo this ole. You have to have the right kt. Your duties wil Ivove more than just delivering the 7000-046 items of mal; youl also have to run the shop, perform maints- ‘nance ang curate the museum. The prefered candidate willhave good physlcal and mental ness, be fable to use spreadsheets and work with compute formulae aa be agable of carrying hear loads. ‘Yu ako need to be very sf motivated and enjoy working alone. Yu see, youll be one ofa stat of just tree people se opportunities to interact with work colleagues willbe ited Paragraph 3 ile there ae few athe emsloyees around, onthe other hand here are plenty of Gentoo penguins {keep you company ~ about two thourad in fet And youl ely come to appreciate them Because “unlike dogs, they dow chase ater and bit you when you're ting t deliver the post. Although they ‘dosmall a bk, Other occasional visitors may include leopard seals (oh, andthe do bite), fur seas ele ‘ant seas ~in fc, lot of diferent types of Sal an yau may be lucky enough to see an ora or ‘ink whale swimming ofthe cast, too. And what about thse pesky polar beets? Don't worry; that's ‘the Arte youre thinking of You wont find anya them hee. Ba eer oc CO ~~ Paragraph 4 ‘And, actualy, you do get lonely fr some more human oman, yournay tnd the thousands of ‘ce ship passengers who vist Antarctica each year a welcome astracion. However, they might not bbe quite snappy to see you. There's no mains power, heat or water, 5 bring strong perfume or you ‘might nd up smeling ike your bey neighbours! Alo, don’ expect ce able to watch the lates "series of Sherlock. There's no TV they," afraid, and your only sours of communication with the ‘test ofthe word's 3 VHF ao, Paragraphs “Tho eb of postmaster forthe summer season onthe thy Antarctic sland of Goudie athe Port Lockroy hae i urrety vacant. UKAMT promises to pay fr all your tre expenses in getting there, ‘You'fly ta South Ameria and then travel by Ship tthe island port. od and accommodation wil ‘tobe provided fee of charge Inaction to this, youl eceve a slery of £1,100 per mont, And, ‘aly his poston skal to lok very good on your CV. The jb is eered for a fixed contrac five ‘month pried ony\ TRINITY ISE TEST S..Tase (— Seseodhs rms ass | uestion 15 (one mark per question ‘The tenon the prevous pages fv pargaph (1-5). Choose he best fo each paragraph fom AF below ard | wt the latter (2-7) onthe ies below. Theresa le you dor aed 41, ParQETPN nnn [A Qualities ook fr in persons applying forthe role 8 Facies aval at the UKAMT island base ‘CInfrmation on the land animals of Antartica 1 The willie of Antarctica The geoazachy and weather of coastal Anartcn 2. Paragraph 3. Paragraph F Details on pay and term of employment ‘Question 6-16 fone mack per question) Choos the ve statements rm AH Sele hat are TRUE according ta the orion gen in th exon the prev- ‘ourpage. Wile dhe letters ofthe TRUE statment on the nes Below (nay order) [A The postmaster jab ia permanent porion athe Antartic ba, B The wrter suggests the Sahara and Antarte deserts aro very sma. [C The new postmaster must be fair with eran typeof eehnoloy. The postmaster i unity to be able to interact with anyone except the ‘other two staff atthe hae. E While the base may get sits fom seas, Itwon't be visited by any polar bea. F while onthe sland the numberof ways of contacting people elsewhere Isvery limited. Jo nthe month of Janay ie nll to ba dark tthe bate for very Long As part ofthe employment contrct, the new postmaster wil not have to ‘ay for their journey to Goucier. a asa ffom November to anuaty atin vey ong in Rare 12, Candas frthe role morte ale. 13, Aoproxinaety 2000; - 1A great many visors tavelt the sand by | 15, The postnaster wil ot be expected to payor th. sea sn 809 Goud ad eich yor nn whl ng a he