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P art 3: 
Exam practice
Questions 1 -3
Answ ers can be given in any order.
B, F 
[The scheme has been great fo r tourism, but it
was really started to raise awareness of the rich
history of Sydney, [B ] both locally [F] and nationally.
and we think we've managed to do this.)
C 
[We also wanted to make people aware of the
impressive lis t o f im portant people who have lived
in this city, and we've certainly achieved that.)
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Incorrect answ ers:
A (Tourism has benefited, but th is was not one of the 
reasons fo r sta rtin g the schem e: 'The schem e has 
been great fo r to u ris m , but it was really started to 
raise awareness of the rich history of Sydney ...)
D (The schem e has been good fo r publicity, but 
p ub licity was not one of the o rig in a l aims.)
E [Again, the schem e has helped to preserve 
old buildings but it was not one of the reasons 
fo r s ta rtin g the schem e: 'Although not part 
of o u r o rig in a l a im s , the schem e has also 
helped preserve som e of the o ld e r and 
m ore im p o rta n t b uilding s in Sydney'.)
Questions 4 -6
U
C 
[It has been re a lly w onderful
in h ighlighting o ur past.]
Incorrect answ ers:
A (Although the schem e has helped to u ris m , 
we do not know if has a ctu a lly increased 
the am o un t of to u ris m in the area.)
B (There is no m ention of people who have become 
b e tte r known as a re s u lt of the schem e.)
5 C 
(A plaque can only be given to a person who is
famous and has achieved something out o f the
ordinary, like an im portant politician or w orld-
record-breaking sportsm an fo r example.1
A 
I l f you w ant to nom inate someone fo r a
plaque you ju s t need the person's name,
where they lived and you need three
sign atures to approve y o u r a pp lica tion .!
B (The role of the panel is to check th a t the data 
subm itted is correct, not to approve nom inations: 
'O ur panel then checks th a t a ll the data you've 
s u bm itted is c o rre c t and hopefully, w ithin
a year a new plaque w ill be erected.')
6 A
IWhereas in the past the to urist board p u t in
the m ajority o f funding, now public donations
count fo r sixty-five p e rc e n t o f a ll total funds!!