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    I. The idea for quiet parties originated in 2002 in New York City when an artist and musician found a bar too noisy to talk and created gatherings where no talking was allowed, with participants encouraged to pass notes instead. II. The concept has since spread to other cities in the U.S., Europe, Australia, and Asia under names like Silent Parties and Silent Dating. III. While the earliest parties allowed no speech, some variations emerged over time and location, such as allowing quiet conversations at some bars or nonverbal noises in London.

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    I. The idea for quiet parties originated in 2002 in New York City when an artist and musician found a bar too noisy to talk and created gatherings where no talking was allowed, with participants encouraged to pass notes instead. II. The concept has since spread to other cities in the U.S., Europe, Australia, and Asia under names like Silent Parties and Silent Dating. III. While the earliest parties allowed no speech, some variations emerged over time and location, such as allowing quiet conversations at some bars or nonverbal noises in London.

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    I. The idea for quiet parties originated in 2002 in New York City when an artist and musician found a bar too noisy to talk and created gatherings where no talking was allowed, with participants encouraged to pass notes instead. II. The concept has since spread to other cities in the U.S., Europe, Australia, and Asia under names like Silent Parties and Silent Dating. III. While the earliest parties allowed no speech, some variations emerged over time and location, such as allowing quiet conversations at some bars or nonverbal noises in London.

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    I. The idea for quiet parties originated in 2002 in New York City when an artist and musician found a bar too noisy to talk and created gatherings where no talking was allowed, with participants encouraged to pass notes instead. II. The concept has since spread to other cities in the U.S., Europe, Australia, and Asia under names like Silent Parties and Silent Dating. III. While the earliest parties allowed no speech, some variations emerged over time and location, such as allowing quiet conversations at some bars or nonverbal noises in London.

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    2 EXTRA EXAM PRACTICE

    Read the text and answer the questions that follow.

    No Talking, Please
    I Have you ever been to a party where the noise is so loud that you cannot hear the people nearest to you? If this makes
    you frustrated, then attending a Quiet Party may be the answer.
    II The phenomenon started in 2002 when artist Paul Rebhan and musician Tony Noe found that the New York City bar in
    which they met was too noisy for them to hold a conversation. So they created the idea of gatherings where no talking
    was allowed – participants were given pencil and paper and encouraged to pass notes to each other instead. Since then,
    the concept, also called Silent Parties and Silent Dating, has spread to other cities across the United States, Europe,
    Australia and Asia.
    III Although the first parties allowed no speech at all, some variations later occurred at different times and in different
    locations. At one New York venue, quiet conversations are allowed at the bar while in London, at least one organiser
    allows participants to make noises which are not real words. Justifications for silent parties have also expanded, with
    many claiming that it allows for deeper communication among participants. Reasons for this range from the fact that all
    meaningless small talk has been eliminated, to the idea that gazing into strangers’ eyes with undiluted attention is
    guaranteed to provide a view into their soul.
    IV But how satisfied are silent party participants? The movement’s continued success shows that it must provide something
    that the public likes. But some critics complain that the note writing soon becomes boring, while others feel that it forces
    party goers to evaluate each other primarily on appearance, never a reliable guide to personality.
    V So it seems that quiet parties are not for everyone. But if the idea appeals to you, you might want to start working on your
    opening note. With enough time, you will probably come up with something more original than the note received by one
    critic from a new acquaintance. It simply read “Hello”.

    1 Choose the correct answer.


    1. Originally, the parties ...... .
    3 Complete the sentences according to the information in
    the text.
    a. required party goers to be completely silent
    1. These gatherings may suit people who .............
    b. allowed participants to talk quietly in some
    areas .......................................................................... .
    c. had different rules in different geographic 2. Participants at some parties in London ..............
    locations .......................................................................... .
    2. The writer believes that ...... . 4 Answer the question.
    a. participants are too critical of notes received
    by other guests Where and when did the idea for quiet parties
    originate?
    b. “Hello” is a good note to write to a new
    acquaintance .........................................................................
    c. it is important to write an interesting opening 5 Find words in the text that mean the following:
    note
    1. going to (paragraph I) .................................
    2 Decide if the sentences are T (true) or F (false). Find
    2. extended (paragraph II) .................................
    evidence in the text to justify your answers.
    3. removed (paragraph III) .................................
    ...... 1. These parties now have several different
    but similar names. 4. judge (paragraph IV) .................................
    .................................................................... 5. attracts (paragraph V) .................................
    ...... 2. Quiet parties have become less popular in 6 Write a composition of 100-150 words. Choose ONE
    recent years.
    option.
    ....................................................................
    1. Would you attend a quiet party? Explain why or
    why not.
    2 EXTRA EXAM PRACTICE

    2. Western society places too much emphasis on


    people’s appearance. Do you agree or disagree?
    Give your reasons.

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