English Igcse Essay

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UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS International General Certificate of Secondary Education FIRST LANGUAGE ENGLISH Paper 2 Reading Passages (Extended) Additional Materials: * 5 3 1 5 4 6 0 8 7 0 * 0500/23 May/June 2012 2 hours Answer Booklet/Paper READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST If you have been given an Answer Booklet, follow the instructions on the front cover of the Booklet. Write your Centre number, candidate number and name on all the work you hand in. Write in dark blue or black pen. Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid. Answer all questions. Dictionaries are not permitted. At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question. This document consists of 5 printed pages and 3 blank pages. DC (NH) 50318/5 © UCLES 2012 [Turn over 2 Part 1 Read Passage A carefully, and then answer Questions 1 and 2. Passage A Gabriella Le Breton describes hunters harvesting the world’s highest beehives. The much prized honey is harvested only twice a year to ensure the bees’ welfare. Nepal’s Honey Hunters After three days’ walking, the seriousness of the simple fight for survival in Nepal’s remote and unforgiving mountain communities becomes apparent. Kanhaiya, who is my guide, begins chiding us for our slow pace; he has just sprinted up the unrelentingly steep path to the village of Ludhi – a three-hour walk he takes twice each day. After several days of uncertain weather, it appears the hunt will take place. There’s a triumphant shout from Kanhaiya, ‘We’re going!’ After a 20-minute walk, we come across a handful of local men waiting for the Nai Chi honey hunters. As they chat, they deftly slice bamboo into long, thin strands, using the curved blade of their khukuri knives, before braiding them to

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