Ejercicio Text 1 · Inglés PAU Andalucía Extraordinaria Titular (Admisión) 2024

TEXT 1: ICELAND ELVES: REAL OR IMAGINARY?

1 Iceland is filled with legends and all sorts of mythical creatures. None of them are better known than Iceland elves. They are

2 present everywhere in the local culture. In Iceland, you leave food outside for the elves during Christmas. You also keep the house

3 neat and tidy. This way, the elves have enough space to dance around while the family living in the house attends the Christmas

4 church service. In addition, the elves are on their annual moving day on New Year's Eve, so people light candles to help them on

5 their way to their new residence.

6 Mentions of Icelandic elves can be found in Viking poems dating back to 1,000 years ago. Today elves are believed to be real

7 by 62% of Icelanders, according to official studies by the University of Iceland. You only have to stop to have a chat with any

8 Iceland road worker to hear many "true" stories. One of these legendary testimonies comes straight out of the 1930s. Attempts

9 were made to build a road through a rock known as Elf Hill in the south of Kopavogur. Despite numerous efforts, all attempts were

10 pointless due to unexplained occurrences. The project had to be abandoned and workers have refused to go anywhere near the

11 site ever since. Also, in 2013 Iceland's supreme court stopped a highway project near Reykjavik because it would disturb a

12 protected area where there was an elf "church". Roadwork could only start again once the church was safely relocated.

13 Elves have even inspired an actual ecological movement in Iceland. There are organizations and protesters actively

14 campaigning against the development of certain areas of the island because they are supposedly inhabited by elves.

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

1.

The belief in elves...

2.

Elf Hill...

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.

Elves dance in churches because they need plenty of room.

TRUE

FALSE

4.

Icelanders light candles to keep elves away from their homes.

TRUE

FALSE

5.

Icelandic judges have dealt with elf-related disputes.

TRUE

FALSE

6.

Icelandic environmental activists fight to preserve elves' natural habitat.

TRUE

FALSE

7. FIND IN THE TEXT: (0.5 points)

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7.2.

8. FIND IN THE TEXT: (0.5 points)

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8.2.