Ejercicio Fase de Acceso - Opción A - I * Comprehension · Inglés PAU Andalucía Ordinaria Titular (Admisión) 2 2019

OPTION A: THE EXTRAORDINARY LIFE OF NIKOLA TESLA

1 Tesla was born in Serbia in 1856, during a lightning storm, which led the nurse to say, “He will be a child of the storm”, to which

2 his mother replied, “No, of the light”. As a student, he was so good at mathematics that teachers accused him of cheating. Tesla

3 migrated to the US in 1884, where he developed the alternating current motor and held over 300 patents. At the World’s Exposition of

4 1893 in Chicago, he illuminated more light bulbs than could be found in the entire city, and amazed audiences with an electric light

5 that required no wires. He had a photographic memory, which helped him memorize whole books and speak eight languages.

6 Besides his remarkable achievements as a scientist, he was also known for his eccentricities. He claimed that he had developed

7 a motor that ran on cosmic rays, and that he had discovered a technique for photographing thoughts.

8 He never married, and ended up broke and alone, living in a New York hotel paid by the Westinghouse Corporation. He frequented

9 the local park, where he was regularly seen feeding the pigeons, with which he claimed to share a special affinity. He was found dead

10 in his room at age 86.

11 Today the name Tesla is still very much in circulation. The world’s best-known electric car bears his name, and the strength of MRI

12 scanners is measured in Teslas. He was a real-life Prometheus: the mythical Greek titan who brought fire to humankind, but in

13 punishment was chained to a rock where each day an eagle ate his liver. Tesla brought lightning down to earth, but his uncommon

14 habits eventually led to his downfall.

I * COMPREHENSION (4 points)

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

1.

According to the text, Tesla was...

2.

According to the text, Nikola Tesla...

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.

Tesla showed his special intelligence when he was at school.

TRUE

FALSE

4.

Tesla surprised people with the development of a wireless electric bulb.

TRUE

FALSE

5.

Tesla ended his days rich but alone.

TRUE

FALSE

6.

Nobody remembers Tesla anymore.

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.