Examen de Inglés PAU Andalucía 2023 · Ordinaria Suplente

TEXT 1: SOMETHING BORROWED, SOMETHING BLUE...

1 Last August, a 911 operator came to the rescue of a desperate bride, but not in the way you would expect. A bride named

2 Amanda had her wedding dress stolen on the morning of her nuptials! She had been packing her car when, upon returning from a

3 quick trip to the house, she discovered the dress had gone missing. Panicking, she called 911 to report the theft.

4 Candice, the 911 dispatcher answering the call, couldn't help but sympathize with Amanda. She said that all she kept thinking

5 was "I have a wedding gown. Maybe she could wear that. Here we go, let's see if she wants it."

6 On an impulse, Candice asked her supervisor if she could offer the bride her dress. Of course, she had no idea if the dress

7 would fit, much less if Amanda would even want to give it a try. Luckily, her supervisor agreed and let her do it. Though grateful

8 for the offer, the traumatized bride asked to see a picture of the gown first. Candice completely understood. She texted the police

9 officer on the scene a picture of the gown and, thankfully, Amanda loved it.

10 The operator then asked her husband to pick up the dress, which was in her parents' attic. After overcoming a series of

11 obstacles, including discovering that he had taken the wrong keys, Candice's husband successfully delivered the dress to the bride

12 in time, and the wedding went off without any further incidents.

13 Some days later, newlywed Amanda surprised Candice at her office to return her dress. She wanted to say a personal and

14 heartfelt thank you to the woman that she believes saved her wedding.

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

1.

According to the text, the person who took Candice's gown to the bride was...

2.

According to the text,...

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.

Amanda left her wedding dress unsupervised.

TRUE

FALSE

4.

Candice's manager disapproved of her kind gesture.

TRUE

FALSE

5.

Apart from the dress incident, there were no other impediments to the ceremony.

TRUE

FALSE

6.

Amanda and Candice never met each other.

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: SANAS CAN CHANGE YOUR ACCENT

1 English is the world's most widely used language. An estimated 1.5 billion people speak it, and most of them aren't native

2 speakers. In the United States alone, millions of people speak English as a second language. A new company called Sanas is

3 testing out artificial intelligence-powered software that aims to eliminate miscommunication by changing people's accents in real

4 time. A call center worker in the Philippines, for example, could speak normally into the microphone and end up sounding more

5 like someone from Kansas to a customer on the other end. The American accent sounds somewhat artificial, Siri-like, but they are

6 working on improving the technology. The idea is that, rather than learning to pronounce words differently, you could have

7 technology do it for you. And understanding would be nearly instantaneous.

8 The three founders of Sanas met at Stanford University, but they're all from different countries originally. All three say they've

9 experienced over the years how accents can get in the way. "We all come from international backgrounds. We've seen firsthand

10 how people treat you differently just because of the way you speak," Maxim Serebryakov, one of the founders, says. He also

11 remarks that people's accents and identities can be closely linked, and he stresses that the company isn't trying to erase accents

12 or imply that one way of speaking is better than another.

13 Eventually, they hope the app they're developing will be used by a variety of industries and individuals. It could help doctors

14 better understand patients. Someday, they say, it could also assist language learners and improve dubbing in movies. It could

15 even help smart speakers in homes and voice assistants in cars understand different accents.

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

9. According to the text, the majority of English speakers...

10. According to the text, Sanas...

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. Sanas technology has succeeded in replicating the sound of a real human accent.

TRUE

FALSE

12. According to the text, Sanas considers some accents superior to others.

TRUE

FALSE

13. The film industry is likely to benefit from software like Sanas.

TRUE

FALSE

14. Sanas might be used as an aid to improve the performance of home devices.

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.

“Susan gave up… five years ago.” (jog)

17.2.

“No, the word stunning … that!” (not mean)

18. FILL IN THE GAPS WITH THE CORRECT OPTION:

18.1.

“... people sing country music in Spain.”

18.2.

“My brother is coming to pick me... at the bus station.”

19. TURN THIS SENTENCE INTO THE ACTIVE VOICE: “When her parents passed away, she was brought up by a foster family.”

20. TURN THIS SENTENCE INTO THE PASSIVE VOICE: “Did they make these high-end clothes in Spain in the 1990s?”

21. GIVE A QUESTION FOR THE UNDERLINED WORDS: “They used to go to the cinema every two weeks.”

22. JOIN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES USING A RELATIVE. MAKE CHANGES IF NECESSARY: “Mary has got a new boyfriend. His mother is a very well-known writer.”

23. REWRITE THE NEXT SENTENCE WITHOUT CHANGING ITS MEANING. BEGIN AS INDICATED: “We suggest that we make a move today.” What about...?

What about

24. COMPLETE THIS CONDITIONAL SENTENCE: “If she dares to do that again, …”

If she dares to do that again,

25. REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE WITHOUT CHANGING ITS MEANING. BEGIN AS INDICATED: “First, Sophie warmed up for ten minutes. Then, she worked out for two hours.” After...

26. THERE ARE TWO MISTAKES IN THIS SENTENCE. FIND THE MISTAKES AND REWRITE THE SENTENCE CORRECTLY: “A friend of us has worked like a hairdresser in the past, but he wouldn’t like to do it again.”

27. TURN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE INTO REPORTED SPEECH: “‘We won’t meet our new literature teacher tomorrow,’ the students said.”

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:

did

long

for

you

come

wait

the

train

to

how

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.

Do you like rituals and ceremonies? 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.

What are your favourite apps? Explain.