Examen de Inglés PAU Andalucía 2020 · Examen E

TEXT 1: FASHION AND WASTE

1 In 2018, beauty vlogger Samantha Ravndahl announced to her legion of subscribers that she would no longer accept

2 promotional samples because she was concerned about the waste in the packaging of beauty and fashion items. She was trying

3 to combat not just her own waste, but that of all her followers.

4 It's really a game of chicken or the egg to decide who is to blame for the culture of waste: social media or fashion itself? The

5 answer is a toxic combination of both. Before social media, there were magazines, glossy pages that dictated what was in and out.

6 They only came out once a week or a month, but they perpetuated the idea that fashion had an expiration date. By giving users

7 unlimited potential to broadcast their lives, social media has gone further and made it an unwritten fashion rule that "new" means

8 better: you cannot wear the same outfit twice. 41% of people between 19 and 25 years old say they won't rewear an outfit, and

9 four in five consumers say they have made a purchase because an influencer shared it. This is where Samantha Ravndahl wants

10 to make a change.

11 The consequences of an entire generation using and rapidly throwing away products and clothes that are mostly non-

12 degradable is apocalyptic for our environment. It is undoubtedly clear that the benefits of social media, measured in likes and

13 shares, are not worth the harm they're doing to the planet. We are facing the complete destruction of our ecosystem. Starting with

14 our own relationship with social media, shouldn't we reexamine the habits that make us complicit in the climate crisis?

CHOOSE AND WRITE THE CORRECT OPTION (A, B, C or D). (0.5 points each)

1.

According to the text, Samantha Ravndahl...

2.

According to the text, social media...

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)

3.

Samantha has plenty of followers.

TRUE

FALSE

4.

Social media is solely responsible for the culture of waste.

TRUE

FALSE

5.

Fashion magazines used to come out at least twice a week.

TRUE

FALSE

6.

According to the text, most consumers say they buy what their friends recommend.

TRUE

FALSE

7. FIND IN THE TEXT: (0.5 points)

7.1.

7.2.

8. FIND IN THE TEXT: (0.5 points)

8.1.

8.2.

TEXT 2: WHAT IS BRAINSTORMING?

1 Brainstorming is a group creativity technique that is often used in companies to find a solution to a specific problem. This is accomplished by gathering and recording new ideas from staff in a free-flowing manner. Brainstorming sessions are usually made up of a handful of core team members, and are typically led by a director or facilitator.

4 Brainstorming originated from an advertising executive named Alex F. Osborne, and dates to 1939. Frustrated with his employees' inability to generate creative new ideas, Osborne began developing new methods for problem solving that used a team-based approach to work. He organized group-thinking sessions, and discovered that it led to a significant rise in the quality and quantity of new ideas. Osborne called these group meetings "brainstorm" sessions, and wrote about the technique in later publications.

9 In brainstorming sessions, ideas are collected and recorded using whatever tool is available to the team. Modern businesses have begun to adopt digital platforms or mind mapping tools to speed up the process. Quantity of ideas is usually emphasized over quality, with the goal of generating as many new suggestions as possible. Once all the ideas have been collected, the team evaluates each of them and focuses on the ones that are more likely to work.

13 Brainstorming is a technique that helps teams innovate and work collaboratively but there is no single right way to hold a brainstorming session. For example, individual or reverse brainstorming sessions are also possible and have in fact proved to be helpful ways of generating new ideas. The goal should always be to use what works best for you and your team.

CHOOSE AND WRITE THE CORRECT OPTION (A, B, C or D). (0.5 points each)

9.

Brainstorming...

10.

Typically, participants in brainstorming sessions...

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)

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15. FIND IN THE TEXT: (0.5 points)

15.1.

15.2.

16. FIND IN THE TEXT: (0.5 points)

16.1.

16.2.

17. FILL IN THE GAPS WITH A CORRECT FORM OF THE VERB IN BRACKETS:

17.1.

“Has she ever to Edinburgh?” (be)

17.2.

“I can’t stop that TV show; it’s so funny.” (watch)

18. FILL IN THE GAPS WITH THE CORRECT OPTION:

18.1.

“My father is looking forward… moving to France.”

18.2.

“… a heavy storm, the party was cancelled.”

19. TURN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE INTO THE ACTIVE VOICE: “The trophy was won by Lionel Messi once again.”

20. TURN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE INTO THE PASSIVE VOICE: “A new baby-sitter is looking after the baby this weekend.”

GIVE A QUESTION FOR THE UNDERLINED WORDS: “Stephen’s nephew has a new pet.”

JOIN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES USING A RELATIVE. MAKE CHANGES IF NECESSARY: “The hotel has got amazing views of the sea. My father only likes this hotel.”

REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE WITHOUT CHANGING ITS MEANING. BEGIN AS INDICATED: “It was not right of him to blame me for what he did.”

COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONAL SENTENCE:

25. REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE WITHOUT CHANGING ITS MEANING. BEGIN AS INDICATED: “I haven't eaten out for ages.” It has...

26. THERE ARE TWO MISTAKES IN THIS SENTENCE. FIND THE MISTAKES AND REWRITE THE SENTENCE CORRECTLY: “My parents asked to me where had I gone with my friends.”

27. TURN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE INTO DIRECT SPEECH: “He told me not to call him ever again.”

28. USE THE WORDS IN THE BOXES TO MAKE A MEANINGFUL SENTENCE. USE ALL AND ONLY THE WORDS IN THE BOXES WITHOUT CHANGING THEIR FORM:

is · Susan · nervous · the · neither · exams · about · worried · nor

BLOQUE C (Redacción)

Puntuación máxima: 3 puntos

Deberá realizar una redacción de aproximadamente 120 palabras de SOLAMENTE 1 de los dos temas propuestos.

III * WRITING (3 points)

29. WRITE A COMPOSITION OF APPROXIMATELY 120 WORDS ABOUT ONE OF THE TOPICS PROPOSED AND FOCUS STRICTLY ON IT. CHOOSE ONE TOPIC ONLY:

29.1. Can our habits have an effect on the environment? Discuss.

BLOQUE C (Redacción)

Puntuación máxima: 3 puntos

Deberá realizar una redacción de aproximadamente 120 palabras de SOLAMENTE 1 de los dos temas propuestos.

III * WRITING (3 points)

29. WRITE A COMPOSITION OF APPROXIMATELY 120 WORDS ABOUT ONE OF THE TOPICS PROPOSED AND FOCUS STRICTLY ON IT. CHOOSE ONE TOPIC ONLY:

29.2. What kind of job would you like to have in the future? Explain.