Bloque A - Texto 1 · Inglés PAU Andalucía Ordinaria Reserva 2022

TEXT 1: IT BEGAN 50 YEARS AGO

1 The ABBA story began in Sweden more than five decades ago. In 1966, Björn met Benny for the first time. Björn was a member

2 of a well-known folk music group, while Benny played keyboards in Sweden's biggest pop band of the 1960s. They wrote their first

3 song just some weeks later, and by the end of the decade they had established a regular partnership as composers. In 1969, Björn

4 and Benny met the two women who were to become not only their fiancées but also the other half of ABBA, Agnetha and Anni-Frid. In 1974,

5 'Waterloo' took them straight to the Eurovision finals in England. By this time, they had changed their name to ABBA, an acronym of their

6 first names. ABBA was also the brand of a Swedish canned fish company which agreed to lend their name to this pop group.

7 By 1976, ABBA had already established themselves as one of the most prevalent groups in the world. This was followed by a

8 smashing concert tour of Europe and Australia between January and March 1977. At the end of 1982, after many worldwide hits and

9 their respective divorces, ABBA decided to take a break. If they wanted to, they reasoned, they could always get back together after a few

10 years. This "temporary break" resulted in more than thirty years of silence.

11 In 2010, the former couples authorized a touring exhibition and interactive experience called ABBAWorld, held in London,

12 where they gave interviews and donated some personal items. In January 2016, a show-concept, Mamma Mia, opened in

13 Stockholm. This was the first opportunity in three decades to capture the four members together exclusively in one and the same

14 photograph.

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

1.

ABBA became famous...

2.

The four members attended the show in 2016 and they...

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.

Benny and Björn got along because they shared the same music style.

TRUE

FALSE

4.

Agnetha and Anni-Frid joined the group before marrying Björn and Benny.

TRUE

FALSE

5.

A Swedish company borrowed its name from the band.

TRUE

FALSE

6.

The group ABBA gave no consent to the British exhibition.

TRUE

FALSE

7. FIND IN THE TEXT: (0.5 points)

7.1.

ONE SYNONYM FOR: "chance" (noun).

7.2.

ONE SYNONYM FOR: "tinned" (adjective).

8. FIND IN THE TEXT: (0.5 points)

8.1.

ONE WORD MEANING: "extraordinarily impressive or effective."

8.2.

ONE WORD MEANING: "a relationship between two people, organizations, or countries."