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Friends, recreation and pastimes: sample reading activities

Sample activity 1

Question (5 marks)
How does Thanasis feel about his new hobby? Explain.

Sample answer and marking criteria
Thanasis is enthusiastic about his new hobby because he can combine this hobby with seeing his friends on the weekends when they gather in his garage to build model planes. Thanasis is also passionate about art, so he really enjoys colouring the models and painting the signs. Another reason for his enthusiasm is that he likes the competitions and enjoys doing manoeuvres when he and his friends go to the field to fly their model planes.

Presents a perceptive explanation of how Thanasis feels about his new hobby.	5
Presents a sound explanation of how Thanasis feels about his new hobby.	3-4
Presents some explanation of how Thanasis feels about his new hobby.	2
Gives isolated details of how Thanasis feels about his new hobby.	1