1. The document provides instructions for an English language exam, specifying the duration, rules, and sections.
2. The exam contains two options (A and B) for different reading comprehension and language use questions. Option A discusses the history and popularity of portable music players, from Walkmans to streaming.
3. Students must complete all questions from one option only, without combining answers from both sections. Various question types assess comprehension and English language skills.
1. The document provides instructions for an English language exam, specifying the duration, rules, and sections.
2. The exam contains two options (A and B) for different reading comprehension and language use questions. Option A discusses the history and popularity of portable music players, from Walkmans to streaming.
3. Students must complete all questions from one option only, without combining answers from both sections. Various question types assess comprehension and English language skills.
1. The document provides instructions for an English language exam, specifying the duration, rules, and sections.
2. The exam contains two options (A and B) for different reading comprehension and language use questions. Option A discusses the history and popularity of portable music players, from Walkmans to streaming.
3. Students must complete all questions from one option only, without combining answers from both sections. Various question types assess comprehension and English language skills.
1. The document provides instructions for an English language exam, specifying the duration, rules, and sections.
2. The exam contains two options (A and B) for different reading comprehension and language use questions. Option A discusses the history and popularity of portable music players, from Walkmans to streaming.
3. Students must complete all questions from one option only, without combining answers from both sections. Various question types assess comprehension and English language skills.
ACCESO A LA UNIVERSIDAD CURSO 2022-2023 EXTRANJERA
(inglés)
Instruccion a) Duración: 1 h.30m. b) No se permite el uso de diccionario. c) La puntuación
es: de las preguntas está indicada en las mismas. d) Los alumnos deberán realizar completa una de las dos opciones A o B, sin poder mezclar las respuestas.
OPTION A Portable music since 1979
1 A When you get on a commuter train, you’re likely to be surrounded by people wearing headphones. You can be sure that just a tiny fraction of them are talking to someone or reading a newspaper. It is safe to assume that most of them are listening to music online. A few might be even watching an episode of a TV series. As mobile Internet data gets cheaper and cheaper, it’s easier to consume audio and video online. The streaming revolution is here.
2 B People get quite excited about the possibility of listening to music in any place and forget that it’s nothing new. The real revolution started on 1 July 1979 when Sony released its first Walkman, a portable audio cassette player. It established many design principles for most portable devices. The Walkman was small and had a simple, rectangular shape. The designers made sure that people could enjoy listening to music without any background noise.
3 C It’s not surprising that the Walkman, quite like the iPod many years later, became an object of desire for many youths. Thanks to clever marketing, Walkman was the first gadget that made you look cool and smart. Today, the Walkman is a thing of the past, but people are still easily impressed by new equipment. The popularity of the Walkman had a few less significant, but interesting, effects. For example, new types of headphones were produced as people wanted them to be more portable, too.
I * COMPREHENSION (This section consists of six items combining ‘Answer the questions’ and/or ‘Multiple Choice’ questions) (3 points) CHOOSE AND WRITE THE CORRECT OPTION (A, B, C). (0.5 points each)
1. What does the writer say about people wearing headphones?
A That they are not listening to music. B That many of them are listening to music. C That all of them are listening to music.
2. Which was not a feature of early portable music players?
A a compact size B a good sound quality C the possibility to share music
ANSWER THE QUESTIONS WITH THE PRECISE WORDS OR PHRASES FROM THE TEXT (0.5 points each) 3. Why do people stream music on public transport? 4. What did the first portable players look like? 5. What did the first portable players look like? 6. Why did people want new headphones?
7. FIND IN THE TEXT:
7.1. FIND IN THE TEXT THE WORD WHICH HAS THE FOLLOWING DEFINITION: ‘’travelling to work regularly’’ (paragraph A) 7.2. FIND IN THE TEXT THE WORD WHICH HAS THE FOLLOWING DEFINITION: “showing respect and admiration (paragraph C).” 8. FIND IN THE TEXT: 8.1. GIVE A SYNONYM TO THE WORD “to introduce” (paragraph B). 8.2. FIND IN THE TEXT ONE SYNONYM FOR “attractive or impressive’’ (paragraph C). OPTION B ARE YOU A PHUBBER?
“Stop Phubbing” is a campaign aimed to embarrass people over the rude use of mobile phones. "Phubbing" is a slang word that means ignoring others in a social setting by looking at your phone instead of paying attention. “Tweeting” during weddings, or “instagramming” at dinner with friends are cases of phubbing. Posters have been created for use in cafes, bars and restaurants, with slogans including "Respect the food and the company you are in” or “Put your phone away and have a chat in the real world."
The campaign creator, Alex Haigh, an Australian student, explained how the idea of the campaign was born: "A group of friends and I were chatting when someone commented how annoying being ignored by people on mobiles was. It's the people who do it all the time that we are targeting. It's a paradox. You disconnect from those around you in favour of those pretty much anywhere else. This often irritates your friends, unless they're phubbing too, in which case you all might as well have stayed home."
Joseph Haddad, who owns a cafe in Brunswick, Germany, has displayed posters of the campaign to try to discourage bad manners: "It happens a lot, people come in and we ask them, ‘what would you like?’ and they stay on their phones. And we see a lot of people who are sitting at the table with friends, and they are on Facebook, or Twitter... don't you think they should be talking to each other instead?" Although the first “Stop Phubbing” campaign group started in Australia, at least five others have appeared as indignation about this new type of rude behaviour grows all over the world.
* COMPREHENSION (3 points) CHOOSE AND WRITE THE CORRECT OPTION (A, B, C or D). (0.5 points each) 9. “Stop phubbing” is a campaign against … (a) the use of posters in cafes. (b) the use of social networks. (c) chatting with friends in bars. (d) misusing mobile phones. 10. Alex Haig… (a) works in a restaurant. (b) is a very famous phubber. (c) doesn't like socializing. (d) considers phubbing disrespectful. ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWERS WITH THE PRECISE WORDS OR PHRASES FROM THE TEXT, OR USE YOUR OWN WORDS. (0.5 points each) 11. The word ‘phubbing’ originated as a colloquial way of referring to crazy behaviour at weddings and other parties. 12. The campaign was advertised in the media. 13. It is very unusual for customers not to answer when they are asked to order at the bar. 14. Anger over impolite mobile phone use is increasing.
15. FIND IN THE TEXT:
15.1. FIND IN THE TEXT ONE WORD MEANING “to try to make people not want to do something.” 15.2. GIVE AN ADJECTIVE WITH THE SAME ROOT AS “talk” (verb). 16. FIND IN THE TEXT: 16.1. GIVE ONE OPPOSITE FOR “rude” (adjective) (line 15). 16.2. FIND IN THE TEXT ONE SYNONYM FOR “irritating” (adjective).
BLOQUE B (Uso de la lengua)
Puntuación máxima: 3 puntos. Debe responder a 6 de las 12 preguntas propuestas. II * USE OF ENGLISH (3 points; 0.5 points each). CHOOSE AND ANSWER ONLY 6 (SIX) QUESTIONS.
17. FILL IN THE GAP WITH THE CORRECT WORD:
17.1. “The company is going to spend a lot of money to boost their brand ________________ among teenagers. ” 17.2. “These newspapers are free. We don’t ________________ to pay for them.” 18. FILL IN THE GAP WITH THE CORRECT WORD FORM BETWEEN BRACKETS: 18.1. ’I think I totally ________________ Nick. I thought he was selfish, but in fact he’s the most generous person I know.’’ (judged) 18.2. ‘’The company is going to spend a lot of money to boost their brand ________________ among teenagers. (aware) 19. REWRITE THE SENTENCE WITHOUT CHANGING ITS MEANING. BEGIN AS INDICATED: ‘ ’A g ne s i sn ’t an sw e ri n g t he p h o n e. I’ m su re s he lef t h er p h o n e at h o me a ga in .’ ’ Ag ne s i s n’ t a n s w e ri ng t he p ho ne . Sh e _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ __ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ he r ph o n e at ho me a ga i n . 20. REWRITE THE SENTENCE WITHOUT CHANGING ITS MEANING: “Who is this newspaper aimed at?’’ Who is the ________________ ________________ of this newspaper? 21. COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE: “Your essay ________________ be at least 500 words. You will lose points if your text is shorter.” 22. JOIN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES USING AN APPROPRIATE LINKER (DO NOT USE AND, BUT, OR BECAUSE). MAKE CHANGES IF NECESSARY: “_______________________ be safe online, never post your personal details.” 23. REWRITE THE FOLLOWING QUESTION: “Was it necessary for you to post this review online? It’s really biased.’’ Did you _________________________________ this review online? 24. REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE: ‘’It is forbidden to download videos when connected to the school WiFi.’’ You _________________________________ videos when connected to the school WiFi. 25. COMPLETE THE SENTENCE WITH A MODAL VERB: ‘’Newspapers ________________ not to publish articles without checking that they are true.’’ 26. FILL IN THE GAP: ‘’I am used to _____________ very early even on holidays (get up)’’ 27. REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE: ‘’The sales didn’t improve even after a famous actress recommended the product.’’ The sales didn’t improve despite ________________ ________________ . 28. TURN THE SENTENCE BELOW INTO REPORTED SPEECH: “‘Why didn’t she offer me a mug of coffee yesterday?’ Mike said.”
III * WRITING (3 points)
29. WRITE A COMPOSITION OF AT LEAST 120 WORDS ABOUT ONE OF THE TOPICS PROPOSED AND FOCUS ON IT. CHOOSE ONE TOPIC ONLY: 1. Write a problem-solution essay with the title: ‘Online communication means we rarely speak face-to-face.’ What are the consequences of this and what solutions can you suggest? 2. People spend a lot of time online these days. What problems does this create and what are the solutions?
