English PAU 2005

UNIVERSIDADES DE ANDALUCÍA PRUEBA DE ACCESO A LA UNIVERSIDAD

PLANES DE 1994 y

DE 2002 ANÁLISIS DE TEXTO

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HOME ALONE With marriage apparently in trouble, so many single-parent families and people living alone ready to

dominate the country, Britain is currently going through one of the most dramatic social changes in its entire history. This is one more example of globalization, and many other countries around the world seem to be accompanying Britain in the same process. The statistics are shocking. Since 1961, the number of UK homes occupied by one person has risen 5 from 10 to 30 per cent, with predictions of 40 per cent for the year 2010. There are other fundamental social changes behind Britain’s single-household explosion. The increasing independence of the working woman, more orientated to her career than to personal relationships, has been essential. The prototypical Bridget Jones, thirty-something, single, and in search of a man, is becoming a little old-fashioned. These changing social attitudes and the higher divorce and separation figures are the causes of the 10 growing numbers of single parents. More and more women, both in the UK and the USA, no longer think it necessary to have a man around to have a child. Such radical social changes inevitably have their side effects, which are often as interesting as the changes themselves. Obsession with work seem s to have provoked a boom in online agencies for making friends.

(A) COMPREHENSION (4 points) a) ANSWER QUESTIONS 1-2 ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION GIVEN IN THE TEXT. USE YOUR

OWN WORDS. (1 point per answer) 1) How is the family changing in Britain? 2) What is the role of women in family changes?

b) ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWERS WITH WORDS OR PHRASES FROM THE TEXT. (0.5 points per answer) 3) Family changes are also observed throughout the world. 4) Many women are trying to imitate Bridget Jones. 5) The large numbers of single parents are only due to changing attitudes. 6) Even people obsessed with their careers need relationships.

(B) USE OF ENGLISH (3 points) 7) Give one opposite for INCREASING (adjective) (line 7) (0.25 points) 8) Find in the text a synonym for NOW (adverb) (0.25 points) 9) Fill in the gap with a correct preposition: (0.25 points)

All my family was brought_____ in England. 10) Give an adjective with the same root as CHILD (noun) (line 12) (0.25 points) 11) Join the following sentences using a relative pronoun. Make changes if necessary.(0.5 points)

Johnny Depp is starring in Finding Neverland. His portrait of Captain Sparrow is superb. 12) Turn the following sentence into reported speech: (0.5 points) Michael asked her: “Where did you find these trainers? 13) Complete the following sentence: (0.5 points)

If Harry were allowed to use magic at home . . . 14) Use the words in the boxes to make a meaningful sentence. Use all and only the words in the

boxes without changing their form. (0.5 points)

(C) PRODUCTION (3 points) 15) Write a composition (80-100 WORDS) Choose ONE of the following options. Specify

your option. a) How do you meet new friends? b) Men and women’s new roles in society.

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SPYPHONES A device first used by German tank drivers in 1942 can prove to be helpful in everyday life: people will

no longer have to run out of pubs when their mobile rings showing the number of their boss or their partner. They will talk freely knowing that the person on the other end cannot hear a thing going around them: the roar of the crowd, loud music, or a friend’s laughter.

The device, which is worn around the neck, does not transmit outside noise as it does not use a 5 microphone; instead, a microchip translates voice vibrations in the skin into electrical impulses that are then turned into words. It can be worn under the collar of a shirt, and you can only see an earpiece, although a wireless version is also being developed.

The apparatus has been brought to Britain by Andrew Darby, who saw it in a spy shop in Hong Kong. He thinks that it can be especially beneficial to emergency services, construction industry and sports people, who 10 could communicate with each other in very noisy situations. However, it doesn’t work if you are unable to hear someone speaking to you over the phone. So do not try to go to a rock concert and ring your boss telling them you are at the doctor’s.

(A) COMPREHENSION (4 points) a) ANSWER QUESTIONS 1-2 ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION GIVEN IN THE TEXT. USE YOUR

OWN WORDS. (1 point per answer) 1) What is the main contribution of the new device to mobile phones? 2) How will mobile users know that the device is operative?

b) ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWERS WITH WORDS OR PHRASES FROM THE TEXT. (0.5 points per answer) 3) Thanks to the device people will be able to get out of public places when they see the number of

their boss. 4) A microphone prevents outside noise from interrupting the conversation. 5) The device can’t be seen because it is worn under the user’s clothes. 6) The first model of the device has a wire connecting the earpiece.

(B) USE OF ENGLISH (3 points) 7) Give one opposite for HELPFUL (adjective) (line 1) (0.25 points) 8) Find in the text a synonym for BUILDING (noun) (0.25 points) 9) Find in the text the word which has the following definition: (0.25 points)

“person who controls or gives orders to workers” 10) Give a noun with the same root as LOUD (adjective). (0.25 points) 11) Turn the following sentence into the passive voice. (0.5 points)

You can’t hear anything on a helicopter. 12) Turn the following sentence into reported speech: (0.5 points) Michael wondered: “Why do I do this every day?” 13) Complete the following sentence: (0.5 points)

If I had known the truth about Larry . . . 14) Use the words in the boxes to make a meaningful sentence. Use all and only the words in the

boxes without changing their form. (0.5 points)

(C) PRODUCTION (3 points) 15) Write a composition (80-100 WORDS) Choose ONE of the following options. Specify your option.

a) Good and bad uses of new technologies. b) Would you like to work or volunteer for an emergency service? Why?

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YELLOW JOURNALISM Yellow journalism is a type of journalism in which sensationalism triumphs over facts. Some journalists employ colourful language and exaggeration to make a dull, dry story more exciting; sometimes facts are not carefully checked, and even entire incidents are falsified. “Human interest” stories, accounts of murders, scandals and gossip are habitually covered by the yellow press, which developed in the 19th century, especially in the United States. Two early examples of yellow newspapers were the New York World and the New York Journal American, 5 published by magnates Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst, respectively. They used a populist approach to political and social issues, and competed with each other with attractive illustrations, articles by talented writers, and cartoons (one of these, called “The Yellow Kid”, gave the journals their nickname). These papers had large circulations and financial success; they became models for the popular press, and a powerful influence on public opinion. 10

The Spanish/American War of 1898, for example, was preceded by intense campaigns in the yellow press encouraging the U.S. public’s patriotism and sympathy for Cuban rebels. Sensational anti-Spanish stories were published distorting the news. Hearst is said to have told his reporters in Cuba, when they found the situation peaceful: “You supply the pictures, and I’ll supply the war”.

(A) COMPREHENSIÓN (4 points) a) ANSWER QUESTIONS 1-2 ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION GIVEN IN THE TEXT. USE YOUR

OWN WORDS... (1 point per answer) 1) How are facts treated by yellow journalism? 2) Why is the sensationalist press known as “yellow journalism”?

b) ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWERS WITH WORDS OR PHRASES FROM THE TEXT. (0.5 points per answer) 3) The news published by the yellow press is always true. 4) Hearst’s and Pulitzer’s papers were not read by many people. 5) Hearst and Pulitzer encouraged an anti-war atmosphere. 6) Hearst sent his reporters to Cuba after the war had started.

(B) USE OF ENGLISH (3 points) 7) Find in the text one opposite for BORING (adjective). ..................................................................... (0.25 points) 8) Give one synonym for INCIDENT (line 3) (noun).............................................................................. (0.25 points) 9) Find in the text one synonym for USE (verb)..................................................................................... (0.25 points) 10) Find in the text the word which has the following definition:............................................................ (0.25 points)

“a familiar or humorous denom ination for a person or thing” (noun). 11) Turn the following sentences into reported speech:............................................................................(0.5 points)

“Buy me the paper if you’re going out”, Alice asked her brother. 12) Turn the following sentence into the passive voice:...........................................................................(0.5 points) Many people consider the yellow press dishonest. 13) Join the following sentences using a relative. Make changes if necessary. ....................................(0.5 points)

Clark Kent worked for a newspaper. The newspaper was called ‘The Daily Planet’. 14) Give a question for the underlined words: ............................................................................................(0.5 points)

The yellow press specializes in scandal and gossip. (C) PRODUCTION (3 points)

15) Write a composition (80-100 WORDS) Choose ONE of the following options. Specify your option. a) Gossip and yellow journalism in the Spanish media. Give your opinion. b) Would you like to become famous and appear on TV?


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THE GLOBAL VILLAGE In Aguaviva, a remote village in Aragón, significant details suggest that life here is not typical. To begin

with, the size of classes in the local school: the number of students per class is considerably higher here than in other small villages. Very few places as far from big cities as Aguaviva can pride on such a substantial attendance. This happens when many schools in the small villages of “deep Spain” close every year, anticipating the death of communities with a history that can be traced back to the Middle Ages. 5

In Aguaviva, another remarkable abnormality can be detected in the children’s voices: Uruguayan-accented Spanish can be heard, as well as Romanian. Foreigners now make up nearly half of all the pupils. They are all new arrivals. According to the school’s headmistress, “At the beginning, the villagers thought it was just another of those bright ideas the mayor has.”

The idea that occurred to Aguaviva’s mayor is simple: fight the danger of extinction by importing 10 children. Foreign families with at least two children of school age can apply for a “social package”, which includes a job and a house, as long as they promise to live there for at least five years. So far ten families, carefully selected from thousands of applicants, have emigrated to Aguaviva.

(A) COMPREHENSIÓN (4 points) a) ANSWER QUESTIONS 1-2 ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION GIVEN IN THE TEXT. USE YOUR OWN WORDS.

1) Why is the size of classes in Aguaviva larger than in other rural villages? (1 point per answer) 2) What is Aguaviva’s strategy for survival?

b) ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWERS WITH WORDS OR PHRASES FROM THE TEXT.

3) Aguaviva is not far from Aragón’s capital. (0.5 points per answer) 4) The number of Spanish children is now smaller than the number of foreign children at Aguaviva’s school. 5) Foreign families with three children can apply for a “social package”. 6) Only ten families have applied for a “social package”.

(B) USE OF ENGLISH (3 points) 7) Complete the series with another word of the same semantic group: (0.25 points)

ARGENTINIAN – URUGUAYAN – PERUVIAN 8) Find in the text the word which has the following definition (noun):

“The chief authority of a city” (0.25 points) 9) Find in the text one opposite for CARELESSLY (adverb) (0.25 points) 10) Give an adjective with the same root as HISTORY (noun) (line 4) (0.25 points) 11) Fill in the gap with the correct form of the verb in brackets: (0.5 points) While I (drive)___________ down the road, I came across a big cow. 12) Complete the following conditional sentence: (0.5 points) If all those foreign families hadn’t arrived at Aguaviva, … 13) Turn the following sentence into the passive voice: (0.5 points)

You can’t expect my little sister to behave responsibly. . 14) Join the following sentences using an appropriate linker (do not use AND or BUT). Make changes if

necessary. (0.5 points) He has been attending Italian lessons. His family moved to Rome five years ago.

(C) PRODUCTION (3 points) 15) Write a composition (80-100 WORDS) Choose ONE of the following options. Specify your

option. a) Advantages and disadvantages of living in the city and in the country. b) What are the effects of immigration in the life of our country?


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MARRIED OR SINGLE?

The health benefits of being married are so large that single men are at greater risk of dying than smokers, says a study. This study looked at comparative risks over a seven year period but experts warned that the lifetime risks of smoking were much higher. Scientists have frequently found that married men and women tend to be in better health than their single counterparts. This is partly because of the "social support" of having a wife or husband and perhaps because both single men and women have a worse lifestyle and no-one to take care of 5 them.

Moreover, the latest study by researchers at the University of Limerick showed that, even when the effects of smoking, drinking and other poor lifestyles were taken into account, married men had a much lower risk of death. Professor Martin Smith, who led the research, suggested that male smokers should get married as soon as possible to avoid the risk. He said: "It is clear that a ring of gold, rather than money, is what keeps people alive." 10 However, while over a seven year period, the risks of smoking compared to single life are similar, over a lifetime period the risks of smoking are much higher. Scientists think a long-term smoker has a one in two chance of dying prematurely.

(A) COMPREHENSION (4 points) a) ANSWER QUESTIONS 1-2 ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION GIVEN IN THE TEXT. USE YOUR OWN WORDS. (1 point per answer)

1) Why could marriage be good for your health? 2) What is the risk of lifetime smoking?

b) ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWERS WITH WORDS OR PHRASES FROM THE TEXT. (0.5 points per answer)

3) Married people are usually healthier than single people. 4) Money can make you live longer. 5) Recent studies confirm that the effects of smoking and drinking are worse in married men than in single

men. 6) Lifetime smokers have the same possibilities of dying as single people.

(B) USE OF ENGLISH (3 points) 7) Find in the text a synonym for PROBABILITY (noun) (0.25 points) 8) Find in the text the word which has the following definition:

“Someone who knows a lot of a particular subject” (0.25 points) 9) Give a noun with the same root as WARN (verb) (line 2) (0.25 points) 10) Give one opposite for LARGE (adjective) (line 1) (0.25 points) 11) Turn the following sentence into Reported Speech: (0.5 points)

My aunt said: “Single men should drive slowly if they want to live longer” 12) Give a question for the underlined words:

I’ve been married for twenty years (0.5 points) 13) Complete the following sentence: (0.5 points)

I would give up smoking if … 14) Join the following sentences using an appropriate linker (do not use AND or BUT). Make changes if

necessary. That man talks a lot. He has more chances to become a politician. (0.5 points)

(C) PRODUCTION (3 points) 15) Write a composition (80-100 WORDS) Choose ONE of the following options. Specify your option.

a) Smoking as a social problem nowadays. b) Married or single? Advantages and disadvantages.


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CLIMATE CHANGE According to the UN, climate change will probably transform the way most people live. However, a group

of economists, including three Nobel Prize winners, says this is the least important of the world's immediate problems.

The team of six American and two other economists concluded it is not worth spending money on climate change because the effects were expected to happen in a far future. They recommended that money 5 should be spent on HIV/Aids, water and free trade. But they were immediately accused by international development and environment groups of "understanding nothing about the real world". These recommendations, which mainly throw doubts on the idea that there will be a serious climate change in a near future, have been very well received by followers of the free market round the world. On the contrary, the experts’ conclusions have been attacked by many scientists. 10

The leader of this group of economists, Professor Ludgrum, told the journalists they were what he called the "Real Madrid" team of "galactica" economists. "We are here to reach consensus about how to help the world's poor," he said. "We are economists, and not politicians; we have long, valuable experience in giving priority to basic things, and moreover we are impartial”.

(A) COMPREHENSION (4 points) a) ANSWER QUESTIONS 1-2 ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION GIVEN IN THE TEXT. USE

YOUR OWN WORDS. (1 point per answer) 1) Why don’t the economists see climate change as a priority? 2) How did the environment groups react to the experts’ conclusions?

b) ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWERS WITH WORDS OR PHRASES FROM THE TEXT. (0.5 points per answer) 3) There are not qualified voices within the group of economists. 4) According to the group of economists, there will be a serious climate change in the near future. 5) Nobody agrees with the conclusions of the team of economists. 6) The economists consider themselves the elite of experts.

(B) USE OF ENGLISH (3 points) 7) Give one synonym for ATTACK (verb, line 10) (0.25 points) 8) Find in the text the word which has the following definition: (0.25 points)

“those who got a prize in a competition or in a competitive situation” 9) Find in the text one opposite for UNIMPORTANT (adjective). (0.25 points) 10) Give a noun with the same root as EXPECTED (adjective, line 5). (0.25 points) 11) Turn the following sentence into reported speech: (0.5 points)

He said: “We are here today to reach consensus” 12) Turn the following sentence into the active voice: (0.5 points)

Their conclusions have been attacked by many scientists. 13) Give a question for the underlined words. (0.5 points)

Money should be spent on HIV/Aids. 14) Complete the following sentence: If governments spent less money on wars… (0.5 points)

(C) PRODUCTION (3 points) 15) WRITE A COMPOSITION (80-100 WORDS). CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS.

SPECIFY YOUR OPTION. a) Do you think that fighting climate change should be a real priority? Why?

b) What can be done to improve environmental conditions?

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