Examen de Inglés PAU Andalucía 2023 · Extraordinaria Titular (Acceso)

TEXT 1: STAYING ACTIVE IN LATER LIFE

1 A healthy lifestyle matters at all ages but probably more as we get older. However, many old people feel that they have reached

2 an age when exercise is too tiring, and that it is too late to worry about dietary problems. Nevertheless, those who are active into

3 older age see a reduced risk of developing heart disease, obesity or diabetes. Doctors recommend that old people should quit

4 smoking, eat a healthy diet and practise some light activity, such as daily walking, to improve their quality of life.

5 Paul, an 82-year-old Englishman who has lived in southern Spain for 40 years, believes it is imperative to fight obesity with a

6 healthy diet and regular exercise: “The only time I go to a fast-food restaurant is when I am in England visiting my grandchildren.”

7 Additionally, he has never smoked and rarely eats meat, adhering to a diet of fish, lentils and salad instead.

8 Paul has two young grandchildren who do not fully understand the importance of healthy habits. Concerned about their

9 wellbeing, he says, “it’s complicated to tell my grandchildren not to eat junk food or explain to them the importance of exercise, but

10 fortunately my daughter exercises a lot, so maybe they will follow our example.”

11 Himself a very active man, Paul is no stranger to physical exercise: “I began boxing in my youth, and then I was the proud

12 owner of a rather successful fitness centre in Birkenhead for over 30 years,” he states. “Now I keep myself fit working out at home,

13 in my little basement gym. I also walk twelve kilometres along the beach every other day, and use the exercise apparatus installed

14 close to the beach.”

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

1.

According to the text, many older people...

2.

According to the text, Paul...

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.

Elderly people are encouraged to follow a gentle exercise plan.

TRUE

FALSE

4.

Paul has switched to a vegetarian diet.

TRUE

FALSE

5.

Paul started working out in his old age.

TRUE

FALSE

6.

Paul always exercises outdoors.

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: THE HISTORY OF JEANS

1 The word jeans started out in the 1800s, in reference to a cotton cloth used for trousers. Blue jeans, now also called denim,

2 were originally made from this fabric and manufactured in the French town of Nîmes. By the 20 th century, jeans was the term for

3 denim informal trousers.

4 The most recognizable, classic jeans were patented in 1873 by Jacob Davis, a tailor, and Levi Strauss, owner of a fabric house

5 in San Francisco. Strauss and Davis initially made jeans in two types of fabric, brown cotton and blue denim, but the creation of

6 the denim 501 style in 1890 helped the latter fabric take off.

7 Hollywood helped romanticize blue jeans in the 1920s and 1930s by putting the trousers on handsome cowboy types played

8 by actors John Wayne and Gary Cooper. This glamorous new image appealed to consumers who sought casual leisurewear for

9 the weekends and holidays. Publicity photos of famous actresses like Ginger Rogers and Carole Lombard wearing jeans helped

10 convince women that the style was for them too. In the 1930s, Vogue gave their approval, calling jeans "Western chic".

11 Yet, it wasn't until the 1950s that jeans came to be associated with rebellious youth. Hippies wore jeans in the 1960s and early

12 1970s as a way to show support for the working class, while feminists and women's rights activists chose blue jeans as a way to

13 demonstrate gender equality.

14 "I have often said that I wish I had invented blue jeans," Yves Saint Laurent told New York Magazine in November 1983. "They

15 have expression, modesty, sex appeal, simplicity... all that I hope for in my clothes."

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

9.

According to the text, the word jeans originally referred to...

10.

Blue jeans began to be desirable in the first half of the 20 th century because...

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.

According to the text, jeans have always been the same color.

TRUE

FALSE

12.

Female film stars contributed to making jeans trendy among women.

TRUE

FALSE

13.

Jeans became a symbol of young people's non-conformism.

TRUE

FALSE

14.

Yves Saint Laurent claimed to be the first blue jeans designer.

TRUE

FALSE

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.

“I had the gas pipes last week.” (check)

17.2.

“I’m looking forward to promoted at work.” (be)

18. FILL IN THE GAPS WITH THE CORRECT OPTION:

18.1.

“My car broke... and that’s why I was late.”

18.2.

“Your sister is still mad... me.”

19. TURN THIS SENTENCE INTO THE ACTIVE VOICE:

“The cows are being milked now.”

20. TURN THIS SENTENCE INTO THE PASSIVE VOICE:

“Unfortunately, they don’t believe Jack is a great musician.”

21. GIVE A QUESTION FOR THE UNDERLINED WORDS: “The president is giving an interview at a local TV channel.”

22. JOIN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES USING A RELATIVE. MAKE CHANGES IF NECESSARY: “Paris is known as the City of Light. I’d like to go there.”

23. REWRITE THE NEXT SENTENCE WITHOUT CHANGING ITS MEANING. BEGIN AS INDICATED:

“I’m sure Jim was in the garden when the phone rang.”

Jim must

24. COMPLETE THIS CONDITIONAL SENTENCE: “What would you tell her...?”

What would you tell her

25. REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE WITHOUT CHANGING ITS MEANING. BEGIN AS INDICATED:

“Nobody won a medal except Jane.”

26. THERE ARE TWO MISTAKES IN THIS SENTENCE. FIND THE MISTAKES AND REWRITE THE SENTENCE CORRECTLY:

“I asked to them where had they parked the day before.”

27. TURN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE INTO REPORTED SPEECH:

“‘Shall we go to the cinema?’ Jane asked.”

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 · only · to · deal · talking · with · the · way · problems

BLOQUE C (Redacción)

Puntuación máxima: 3 puntos. Deberá realizar una redacción de un mínimo de 120 palabras de SOLAMENTE 1 de los dos temas propuestos.

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:

29.1.

How do you see yourself in twenty years? Explain.

BLOQUE C (Redacción)

Puntuación máxima: 3 puntos. Deberá realizar una redacción de un mínimo de 120 palabras de SOLAMENTE 1 de los dos temas propuestos.

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:

29.2.

“Dressed to impress.” Discuss the role of clothes in today’s society.