Bloque A - Text 1 · Inglés PAU Andalucía Ordinaria Suplente 2023

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.