Examen de Inglés PAU Andalucía 2024 · Extraordinaria Reserva

TEXT 1: DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME

1 Spring marks many changes and, for many people around the world, the beginning of Daylight Saving Time (DST). The idea

2 behind the clock shift is to make better use of sunlight.

3 Benjamin Franklin is often credited as the first to suggest the change in 1784. When he was an American delegate in Paris,

4 he felt he was wasting his Parisian mornings by staying in bed after the sun had come up. He ironically proposed that the French

5 should fire cannons at sunrise to wake up people, so that they would go to bed earlier and use fewer candles at night.

6 It wasn't until resources became limited during World War I that Germany decided to go ahead with a clock-changing plan,

7 implementing the first DST in 1916. Most of Europe followed their example in a matter of weeks, and the United States did the

8 same in 1918.

9 Nowadays, DST still has fervent supporters who claim that it helps drive the economy. Conversely, it's often argued that, apart

10 from the legion of missed meetings and sleepy citizens, DST causes adverse effects on our health and safety. Studies reveal that

11 changing clocks brings about an increase in heart attacks and fatal car accidents. DST opponents even question whether there

12 have ever been energy savings at all.

13 All in all, the time shift is becoming more and more unpopular around the world, since people today are fond of going out after

14 work and it's obviously nicer doing so when it's lighter outside. Recently, a survey showed 80% of Europeans were against DST,

15 and every October the matter is a controversial topic, with people either expressing enthusiasm about sunny mornings or

16 complaining about shorter days.

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

1. According to the text, Daylight Saving Time (DST)...

2. According to the text, Benjamin Franklin...

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. According to the text, clocks change in the spring to make the most of natural light.

TRUE

FALSE

4. The Germans put the clock shift into effect to help fight the shortage of supplies.

TRUE

FALSE

5. People may even die due to Daylight Saving Time (DST).

TRUE

FALSE

6. According to the text, Daylight Saving Time (DST) fits nicely in our current lifestyle.

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: JUNETEENTH

1 On June 17th, 2021, President Biden signed into law the bill that established as a national public holiday June 19th, Juneteenth

2 National Independence Day. Despite Juneteenth's storied history, the holiday had largely gone unnoticed by non-Black Americans

3 for long. It was the Black Lives Matter movement that pushed Juneteenth into the national spotlight, following decades of activists'

4 calls for recognition of the landmark occasion.

5 5 In 1863, during the American Civil War between the Union and the Confederacy, President Lincoln issued the Emancipation

6 Proclamation, which declared free more than three million slaves living in the Confederate States. More than two years would

7 pass, however, before the news reached African Americans living in Texas. It was not until Union soldiers arrived in Galveston,

8 Texas, on June 19th, 1865 that the town's residents finally learned that slavery had been abolished. The former slaves immediately

9 began to celebrate with prayer, feasting, song and dance.

10 10 The following year, on June 19th, the first official Juneteenth celebrations took place in Texas. They included prayer meetings

11 and the singing of spirituals, and celebrants wore new clothes as a way of representing their newfound freedom.

12 Since African Americans were prohibited from using public facilities, they often held their annual celebration of freedom at their

13 churches or out in rural areas around rivers and streams, which could provide for additional activities such as fishing, horseback riding

14 and barbecues. There were also visits to the cemeteries to reunite the freed and living with their dead and enslaved ancestors.

15 15 Having been commemorated for more than 160 years, Juneteenth has now become a date representing African Americans'

16 struggle for freedom and equality, as well as an occasion for family and community celebration.

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

9.

According to the text, Juneteenth originally celebrated...

10.

According to the text, Juneteenth celebrations were...

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.

Non-Black Americans have traditionally taken part in Juneteenth events.

TRUE

FALSE

12.

The Black Lives Matter movement has played a key role in making Juneteenth a national holiday.

TRUE

FALSE

13.

Enslaved people in Galveston were initially reluctant to believe they had been freed.

TRUE

FALSE

14.

Juneteenth celebration outfits were symbolic of Blacks' new condition.

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.

“We are used to

early.” (wake up)

17.2.

“Mary Jane

the trip because it will rain tomorrow.” (just / put off)

18. FILL IN THE GAPS WITH THE CORRECT OPTION:

18.1.

“Send me his phone number

I can contact him for the party.”

18.2.

“Adults should prevent teenagers

drinking alcohol.”

19. TURN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE INTO THE ACTIVE VOICE:

“Was this cathedral built in the 17 th century?”

20. TURN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE INTO THE PASSIVE VOICE:

“Nobody is cleaning the building at the moment.”

21. GIVE A QUESTION FOR THE UNDERLINED WORDS: “I have been living in Dublin for three years.”

22. JOIN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES USING A RELATIVE. MAKE CHANGES IF NECESSARY: “During the prom, James met Sheryl. He immediately fell in love with her.”

23. REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE WITHOUT CHANGING ITS MEANING. BEGIN AS INDICATED: “They repaired Ken’s car yesterday.” Ken...

24. COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONAL SENTENCE: “If I had known about the heavy traffic,...”

THERE ARE TWO MISTAKES IN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE. FIND THE MISTAKES AND REWRITE THE SENTENCE CORRECTLY: “I don't know where did he go in holiday last summer.”

TURN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE INTO DIRECT SPEECH: “The doctor advised me to take more exercise.”

TURN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE INTO REPORTED SPEECH: “‘We are moving to a new apartment next month,’ they announced.”

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

?

car

waiting

in

you

me

mind

the

for

would

BLOQUE C (Redacción)

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

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. Are you a day or night person? Explain.

BLOQUE C (Redacción)

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

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 type of outdoor activities do you enjoy best? Give reasons.