Examen de Inglés PAU Andalucía 2025 · Extraordinaria Titular (Admisión)

BLOQUE A (Comprensión lectora)

Puntuación máxima: 4 puntos. Debe responderse a las 8 preguntas del texto propuesto.

MONSIEUR TAN-TAN

1 In 1840, Monsieur Leborgne arrived at the Bicêtre Hospital in Paris. He was a twenty-one-year-old man who exhibited an

2 unusual linguistic problem: Whenever he was asked a question, he would always answer by saying one syllable twice, tan tan, in

3 conjunction with quite varied intonation and expressive gestures. For this reason, the patient was nicknamed Tan-Tan. He spent

4 the rest of his life hospitalized. Through the years, his condition deteriorated until, eventually, the limbs on his right side were

5 paralyzed. On April 12, 1861, he was transferred to the surgery ward to be treated for gangrene. It was then that Pierre Paul Broca,

6 a doctor who worked at the hospital, met him.

7 One week earlier, Broca had participated in a meeting of the Anthropological Society. During this meeting, another doctor,

8 Ernest Auburtin, presented some interesting studies about the possibility of identifying the location of language in the human brain.

9 Auburtin was attempting to support the hypothesis that the brain did not work as a homogenous mass, at least when it came to

10 higher functions such as language. However, many scientists opposed the idea fiercely.

11 It did not take long for Broca to realize that the case he had come across constituted strong evidence to resolve the scientific

12 controversy. Although it was hard to determine exactly how much Tan-Tan understood, he clearly was able to interpret most of

13 what he heard. He could count and understand time. And neither his tongue nor his facial muscles had been affected by the

14 paralysis. In other words, Tan-Tan did not lack the cognitive or motor skills necessary for talking. His problem must have been,

15 therefore, a language-specific disability.

16 Tan-Tan died on April 17, 1861, and Broca did an autopsy of his brain. After careful examination, he concluded that a lesion

17 in Tan-Tan's left frontal lobe must have been the cause of his loss of language. Broca had just discovered the first anatomic

18 evidence for the localization of a specific brain function. Shortly thereafter, he gave a talk at the Anthropological Society that would

19 change our conception of how the brain works. Although not all of Broca's colleagues accepted his conclusions, the road to studying

20 the biological basis of language had already been taken. Modern neuroimaging techniques have shown that what is now known

21 as Broca's area is critically involved in grammar processing, sentence construction, and the coordination of language-related

22 functions.

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

A1.

According to the text, Tan-Tan...

A2.

According to the text, Broca...

ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWERS WITH THE PRECISE WORDS OR PHRASES FROM THE TEXT. (0.5 points each)

TRUE

FALSE

A7. FIND IN THE TEXT: (0.5 points)

A7.1.

A7.2.

A8. FIND IN THE TEXT: (0.5 points)

A8.1.

A8.2.

BLOQUE B (Uso de la lengua)

Puntuación máxima: 3 puntos (0.5 points each).

REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES WITHOUT CHANGING THE ORIGINAL MEANING. THE NEW SENTENCE MUST CLEARLY PRESENT A DIFFERENT LINGUISTIC STRUCTURE.

BEGIN AS INDICATED OR USE THE WORD IN BRACKETS.

THE WORDS PROVIDED MUST NOT BE CHANGED IN ANY WAY.

B1.

Adriana's performance wasn't as impressive as Julia's.

B2.

Mike is so unfit because he never does any exercise.

B3.

I have arranged to have lunch with Joyce today.

B4.

The babysitter takes care of Tommy in the afternoon. (LOOKS)

B5.

They were painting the house while we were away on holiday. (PAINTED)

B6.

You've been laughing at Sam's little brother.

OPTION 2

REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES WITHOUT CHANGING THE ORIGINAL MEANING. THE NEW SENTENCE MUST CLEARLY PRESENT A DIFFERENT LINGUISTIC STRUCTURE.

• BEGIN AS INDICATED OR USE THE WORD IN BRACKETS.

• THE WORDS PROVIDED MUST NOT BE CHANGED IN ANY WAY.

B7.

‘I must hide Jane’s birthday present before she gets home,’ Karen said.

(HAD)

B8.

John is an only child.

John hasn’t...

B9.

The microwave was so heavy that I needed help to carry it.

It was...

B10.

The six o’clock train to Brighton couldn’t leave because there was a storm.

(DUE)

B11.

Perhaps they didn’t hear the good news last night.

(MIGHT)

B12.

Houdini was believed to be a fabulous magician.

People...

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.

WRITING (3 points)

C. WRITE A COMPOSITION OF AT LEAST 120 WORDS ABOUT ONE OF THE TOPICS PROPOSED AND FOCUS ON IT. CHOOSE ONE TOPIC ONLY:

C1.

In your opinion, what is the most revolutionary scientific innovation in history? 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.

WRITING (3 points)

C. WRITE A COMPOSITION OF AT LEAST 120 WORDS ABOUT ONE OF THE TOPICS PROPOSED AND FOCUS ON IT. CHOOSE ONE TOPIC ONLY:

C2.

Telepathy: What would you use it for?