Darmowe konto pozwoli wrócić do niego później.

Grace smiled at him, “Good morning, Mr Evans. I truly appreciate you giving me

the opportunity to work in your shop.”

“I don’t need help, but my wife insisted, and I finally agreed. And don’t put your heart into this

job, Miss Bennett. It’s only for six months.”

Grace’s shoulders relaxed with relief. At least he wouldn’t expect her to stay for the rest of

her life.

She scanned the shop. Shelves were crowded against one another amid piles of books.

At her uncle’s shop there had been some sort of order at least. What was she to do with this

chaos? Where was she even to start? Did Mr Evans already have expectations he wanted

her to meet?

She stood uncertain with her handbag on her shoulder, still wearing her hat. She cleared her

throat. “Where am I to put my belongings?” she asked.

“Back room,” he muttered.

“Then what would you like me to do?”

Mr Evans gave out a frustrated sigh. “I told you, I don’t need help. You can sit in the back

room and sew or settle into a corner with a book to read. I don’t care.”

Grace nodded and moved toward the door he’d indicated. The room was narrow and poorly

lit, with an old-fashioned table and chair. Boxes lined every wall. She had never been one for

sewing and wouldn’t know which book to read. There was nothing else but to find something

to do. So she went back into the shop and closed the door behind her. The thick layers of

dust on the shelves begged to be wiped clean. Mr Evans hadn’t mentioned dusting, but the

shop really needed taking care of at once. Three hours later, her white shirt was all covered

in dirt, and Mr Evans glared in her direction every time she coughed.

Several customers came and went. She took considerable care not to send dust clouds in

their direction, but still remained close enough should they require help.

An older woman approached her. “Excuse me, do you have Black Spectacles?”

Grace smiled. At least this was a question she could answer. “We don’t sell spectacles here,

I’m terribly sorry.”

The woman blinked her wide blue eyes. “It’s a book. By John Dickson Carr. I finished

The Crooked Hinge last night and want to find the next one in the series.”

If the earth had opened up at that moment and swallowed Grace, she’d have offered

no protest. She had two book names and a series to work with and no idea where they might

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be. While cleaning, she’d tried to find some order to the layout of the books, but with no

success.

“Of course.” Grace waved to the woman to follow her. “Did you find The Crooked Hinge

exciting?” she asked, trying to make out what type of book it was.

“Oh, the best kind of mystery.”

Ah, yes, a mystery. Maybe there were some located near the back. “I believe it will be

somewhere here.” Grace gazed over the spines of books, none of which were in any order,

not by title or name or even colour of the book cover.

“If I may…,” a masculine voice spoke from behind Grace.

Na podstawie: Madeline Martin, The Last Bookshop in London

W zadaniach 6.1.–6.4. z podanych odpowiedzi wybierz właściwą, zgodną z treścią

tekstu. Zakreśl jedną z liter: A, B, C albo D.

6.1. Mr Evans wasn’t enthusiastic about Grace’s presence because he

A. felt he had been pressured into taking her on.

B. was embarrassed about the condition of the shop.

C. was certain she would quit the job after six months.

D. was looking for someone determined to stay permanently.

6.2. Grace started dusting the shop to

A. make a clean space for her belongings.

B. live up to Mr Evans’ expectations.

C. carry out an assigned task.

D. keep herself occupied.

6.3. Grace’s reply to the question about Black Spectacles shows that she

A. had extensive knowledge about books.

B. appreciated the customer’s taste in books.

C. was unaware of what the customer meant.

D. realized that the job was less challenging than she had expected.

6.4. Grace tried to find a way out of the embarrassing situation with the customer by

A. appealing to Mr Evans for help.

B. recalling the layout of the bookshop.

C. pretending her comment was meant as a joke.

D. attempting to get a clue which would help her find the book.

PRZENIEŚ ROZWIĄZANIA NA KARTĘ ODPOWIEDZI!

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Tekst 2.

NOTTING HILL

Movie enthusiasts from across the world have wandered the streets of West London in

search of the beloved travel bookshop that featured in the iconic 1999 film, Notting Hill.

The bookshop, which in the film was owned by Will, Hugh Grant’s character, was actually

based on The Travel Bookshop – a family-run business opened on Blenheim Crescent in

1979. The bookshop was occasionally frequented by Notting Hill director, Richard Curtis,

and it gave him the inspiration for the film. It’s not commonly known that the owner of the

bookshop refused to allow the film crew inside his store, and so its interior only provided

the model for the on-set replica of the bookshop, which was built in Shepperton Studios.

Sadly, after 32 long years in business, The Travel Bookshop fell on hard times and faced

closure in 2011. Several writers and actors launched a campaign to reverse the fortunes of

the specialist bookshop. The poet Olivia Cole led the way, even offering to volunteer at the

bookshop. The actor Alec Baldwin, who played Julia Roberts’ boyfriend in the film, also

supported the campaign calling for the bookshop to be saved. Yet the iconic bookshop,

which helped Notting Hill earn more than £220 million, closed for good in 2011.

However, like a phoenix rising from the ashes, the bookshop reappeared after being

purchased by the Book Warehouse. It’s in the same location, but now goes by the name of

The Notting Hill Bookshop, and operates as a regular bookshop, with a wide range of

subjects and titles in stock. It also sells some magazines, cards and calendars. Many Notting

Hill fans still visit The Notting Hill Bookshop, and some lovebirds have even chosen it as the

setting in which to ask their partners to marry them. So although The Travel Bookshop

doesn’t exist any more, its legacy of romance still lives on in West London.

Na podstawie: www.mylondon.news

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Uzupełnij luki w zdaniach 6.5.–6.8. zgodnie z treścią tekstu, tak aby jak najbardziej

precyzyjnie oddać jego sens. Luki należy uzupełnić w języku angielskim.

Uwaga: w każdą lukę możesz wpisać maksymalnie sześć wyrazów.

6.5. Not everybody realizes that the bookshop scenes in Notting Hill ___________________

___________________________________________________ inside a real bookshop.

6.6. A campaign organized by celebrities to save the famous bookshop proved to be

_____________________________________________________________________.

6.7. Unlike the original bookshop, The Notting Hill Bookshop does not specialize in

_____________________________________________________________________.

6.8. The romantic associations inspired by the film encouraged some people to __________

____________________________________ during a visit to The Notting Hill Bookshop.

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C

B

6.4.

III.1) Zdający określa główną

myśl fragmentu tekstu.

D

C

Zadanie

Wymagania egzaminacyjne 2023 i 2024

Wymagania ogólne

Wymagania szczegółowe

6.5.

II. Rozumienie wypowiedzi.

Zdający rozumie […] różnorodne

złożone wypowiedzi pisemne […].

V. Przetwarzanie wypowiedzi.

Zdający zmienia formę przekazu […]

pisemnego […].

I. Znajomość środków

językowych.

Zdający posługuje się bogatym

zasobem środków językowych

(leksykalnych – w tym związków

frazeologicznych, gramatycznych,

ortograficznych) […].

VIII.2) Zdający

przekazuje w języku

obcym nowożytnym

[…] informacje

sformułowane w tym

języku obcym.

III.7) Zdający

wyciąga wnioski

wynikające

z informacji

zawartych w tekście.

6.6.

III.4) Zdający

znajduje w tekście

określone informacje.

6.7.

6.8.

Uszczegółowienia do zadania 6.

Zasady oceniania

1 pkt – poprawna odpowiedź.

0 pkt – odpowiedź niepoprawna albo brak odpowiedzi.

Egzamin maturalny z języka angielskiego (poziom rozszerzony) – termin główny 2024 r.