Read the text and complete the tasks (415-418). Our school newspaper by Michael Williams §1. Some years ago, our head teacher, Mrs Waters, decided to start a school newspaper, and…

Read the text and complete the tasks (415-418). Our school newspaper by Michael Williams §1. Some years ago, our head teacher, Mrs Waters, decided to start a school newspaper, and get as many students as possible to take on the job of producing it and parents, too. She felt the newspaper would help them learn more about school life, through articles on things like sports achievements and arts projects, which not all students know about if they're not taking part. Students took the whole thing very seriously - and we now have a prize-winning newspaper! 52. Some of my friends joined the newspaper team immediately and enjoyed it. I'd always loved creative writing and drawing cartoons, which I thought would be perfect in the newspaper, so I signed up. My dad, who's a journalist, was pleased he thought that even though I wasn't keen on a job like his, the newspaper would be a great opportunity for me. And he was right I loved it! Dad often came along to give advice, which was popular with the students. It was difficult sometimes, if he was busy, but he learnt a lot about the school that way. §3. My first job was writing a report about a sports event a writing style I'd never attempted before. But dad reminded me it was similar in some ways to writing a story - getting information in the right order. Once I'd understood that, there was no stopping me and after my first efforts, I developed quite a professional style, which was brilliant. Sometimes the team couldn't use what I'd written, or my cartoons, for whatever reason, but I didn't mind. And sometimes it was hard to finish stuff on time, but I usually got there. §4. I'm now one of the editors we decide what goes into the newspaper, so our names no longer appear in print. And it's stressful sometimes as we don't have much time, but we manage that properly. We also correct mistakes in people's articles, which we all had to get used to, but we were soon doing it without thinking - and in our own schoolwork, too. I still put off calling people outside school for comments on stuff, but I guess it's all good experience at least, that's what dad says! Select one of the suggested answer options in accordance with the content of the text above. A15. Michael's head teacher wanted to start a student newspaper to... 1) provide an activity for students not interested in sport or art. 2) make students feel more confident about taking part in something. 3) keep students better informed about what was happening at school. 4) give students the experience of being responsible for something. A16. Michael decided to join the newspaper because 1) he had ideas about some work he could do for it. 2) he was considering a career in journalism. 3) his friends had helped him to do so. 4) he liked the idea of being part of a team. A17. When Michael first started working on the newspaper, he was 1) disappointed when his stories sometimes weren't used. 2) delighted at the way his writing skills improved. 3) pleased to find he could make use of his art skills. 4) worried he'd be late completing some of his writing A18. What does Michael say about his role on the newspaper now? 1) He feels uncomfortable about correcting other students' work. 2) He still needs to improve the way he manages his time. 3) He's happier to handle making telephone calls to others. 4) He's become better at making articles more accurate.