Examen de Inglés Majors de 25 anys (Catalunya) 2025 · Tribunal especial

WHAT IS STAYCATION: DISCOVER THE LATEST TREND IN SUSTAINABLE TOURISM

The term staycation is a neologism deriving from the contraction of stay and vacation. According to the Cambridge Dictionary, it means vacations “that you take at home or near your home rather than travelling to another place.”

The concept of staycation was born at the time of the 2008 market crisis in the United States. Because of it, many households were forced to restrict their expenses and consequently limit their vacation budget. The shortage of money to travel abroad is at the origin of why many people started to (re)discover their most immediate surroundings.

At the same time, awareness of the environmental impacts of tourism, especially on what concerns the impacts of transportation, started to increase too. And so has the perception that some of the main cities (abroad) are increasingly overloaded with people—with places such as Barcelona, Venice, or the Seychelles planning on introducing a tourist cap.

Staycation is a great way of spending joyful vacations while helping one’s pocket and the environment. In fact, staying close to home eliminates the budget for transport and accommodation (15 % of the budget of average households on vacation).

Apart from the financial savings gained by leaving behind expensive plane tickets or by not booking hotel rooms that aren’t cheap, staycation allows people’s carbon footprints not to increase as much as they would if long distances had been travelled.

Text adapted from an article by

André Gonçalves. Youmatter [online] (January 28, 2020)

household: llar / hogar

overloaded: sobrecarregat, saturat / sobrecargado, saturado

cap: límit / límite

Després d’haver llegit el text, responeu a les qüestions seguint les instruccions que es donen en cada cas. Cada qüestió val un punt. En les qüestions d’opció múltiple, es descomptaran 0,33 punts per cada resposta incorrecta; per les qüestions no contestades no hi haurà cap descompte. En les altres qüestions, es descomptaran 0,05 punts per cada falta d’ortografia, de morfologia, de lèxic o de sintaxi. Les faltes repetides només es comptaran una vegada.

Después de leer el texto, responda a las cuestiones siguiendo las instrucciones que se dan en cada caso. Todas las cuestiones valen un punto. En las cuestiones de opción múltiple, se descontarán 0,33 puntos por cada respuesta incorrecta; por las cuestiones no contestadas no habrá ningún descuento. En las demás cuestiones, se descontarán 0,05 puntos por cada falta de ortografía, de morfología, de léxico o de sintaxis. Las faltas repetidas solo se contarán una vez.

Després d'haver llegit el text, responeu a les qüestions seguint les instruccions que es donen en cada cas. Cada qüestió val un punt. En les qüestions d'opció múltiple, es descomptaran 0,33 punts per cada resposta incorrecta; per les qüestions no contestades no hi haurà cap descompte.

Choose the correct answer (1-6).

1.

According to the text, which of the following sentences is NOT true?

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2.

Why was staycation born?

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3.

According to the text, which of the following statements is TRUE?

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4.

The advantages of a staycation are that

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5.

People who take a staycation

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6.

By taking a staycation,

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WHAT IS STAYCATION: DISCOVER THE LATEST TREND IN SUSTAINABLE TOURISM

The term staycation is a neologism deriving from the contraction of stay and vacation. According to the Cambridge Dictionary, it means vacations “that you take at home or near your home rather than travelling to another place.”

The concept of staycation was born at the time of the 2008 market crisis in the United States. Because of it, many households were forced to restrict their expenses and consequently limit their vacation budget. The shortage of money to travel abroad is at the origin of why many people started to (re)discover their most immediate surroundings.

At the same time, awareness of the environmental impacts of tourism, especially on what concerns the impacts of transportation, started to increase too. And so has the perception that some of the main cities (abroad) are increasingly overloaded with people—with places such as Barcelona, Venice, or the Seychelles planning on introducing a tourist cap.

Staycation is a great way of spending joyful vacations while helping one’s pocket and the environment. In fact, staying close to home eliminates the budget for transport and accommodation (15 % of the budget of average households on vacation).

Apart from the financial savings gained by leaving behind expensive plane tickets or by not booking hotel rooms that aren’t cheap, staycation allows people’s carbon footprints not to increase as much as they would if long distances had been travelled.

Text adapted from an article by

André Gonçalves. Youmatter [online] (January 28, 2020)

household: llar / hogar

overloaded: sobrecarregat, saturat / sobrecargado, saturado

cap: límit / límite

Després d’haver llegit el text, responeu a les qüestions seguint les instruccions que es donen en cada cas. Cada qüestió val un punt. En les qüestions d’opció múltiple, es descomptaran 0,33 punts per cada resposta incorrecta; per les qüestions no contestades no hi haurà cap descompte. En les altres qüestions, es descomptaran 0,05 punts per cada falta d’ortografia, de morfologia, de lèxic o de sintaxi. Les faltes repetides només es comptaran una vegada.

Después de leer el texto, responda a las cuestiones siguiendo las instrucciones que se dan en cada caso. Todas las cuestiones valen un punto. En las cuestiones de opción múltiple, se descontarán 0,33 puntos por cada respuesta incorrecta; por las cuestiones no contestadas no habrá ningún descuento. En las demás cuestiones, se descontarán 0,05 puntos por cada falta de ortografía, de morfología, de léxico o de sintaxis. Las faltas repetidas solo se contarán una vez.

Després d'haver llegit el text, responeu a les qüestions seguint les instruccions que es donen en cada cas. Cada qüestió val un punt. En les qüestions d'opció múltiple, es descomptaran 0,33 punts per cada resposta incorrecta; per les qüestions no contestades no hi haurà cap descompte.

Choose the correct answer (7-8).

7.

Which of the following is the antecedent of it in the sentence "Because of it, many households were forced to restrict their expenses and consequently limit their vacation budget"?

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8.

Which of the following is NOT a synonym for shortage in the sentence "The shortage of money to travel abroad is at the origin of why many people started to (re)discover their most immediate surroundings"?

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WHAT IS STAYCATION: DISCOVER THE LATEST TREND IN SUSTAINABLE TOURISM

The term staycation is a neologism deriving from the contraction of stay and vacation. According to the Cambridge Dictionary, it means vacations “that you take at home or near your home rather than travelling to another place.”

The concept of staycation was born at the time of the 2008 market crisis in the United States. Because of it, many households were forced to restrict their expenses and consequently limit their vacation budget. The shortage of money to travel abroad is at the origin of why many people started to (re)discover their most immediate surroundings.

At the same time, awareness of the environmental impacts of tourism, especially on what concerns the impacts of transportation, started to increase too. And so has the perception that some of the main cities (abroad) are increasingly overloaded with people—with places such as Barcelona, Venice, or the Seychelles planning on introducing a tourist cap.

Staycation is a great way of spending joyful vacations while helping one’s pocket and the environment. In fact, staying close to home eliminates the budget for transport and accommodation (15 % of the budget of average households on vacation).

Apart from the financial savings gained by leaving behind expensive plane tickets or by not booking hotel rooms that aren’t cheap, staycation allows people’s carbon footprints not to increase as much as they would if long distances had been travelled.

Text adapted from an article by

André Gonçalves. Youmatter [online] (January 28, 2020)

household: llar / hogar

overloaded: sobrecarregat, saturat / sobrecargado, saturado

cap: límit / límite

Després d’haver llegit el text, responeu a les qüestions seguint les instruccions que es donen en cada cas. Cada qüestió val un punt. En les qüestions d’opció múltiple, es descomptaran 0,33 punts per cada resposta incorrecta; per les qüestions no contestades no hi haurà cap descompte. En les altres qüestions, es descomptaran 0,05 punts per cada falta d’ortografia, de morfologia, de lèxic o de sintaxi. Les faltes repetides només es comptaran una vegada.

Después de leer el texto, responda a las cuestiones siguiendo las instrucciones que se dan en cada caso. Todas las cuestiones valen un punto. En las cuestiones de opción múltiple, se descontarán 0,33 puntos por cada respuesta incorrecta; por las cuestiones no contestadas no habrá ningún descuento. En las demás cuestiones, se descontarán 0,05 puntos por cada falta de ortografía, de morfología, de léxico o de sintaxis. Las faltas repetidas solo se contarán una vez.

Please answer the following questions in English. (Please do not copy text but rather answer in your own words; your answers should be between 40 and 60 words in length.)

En les altres qüestions, es descomptaran 0,05 punts per cada falta d'ortografia, de morfologia, de lèxic o de sintaxi. Les faltes repetides només es comptaran una vegada.

9.

What's the relationship between a staycation and economy?

10.

What's the relationship between a staycation and the environment?