Ejercicio Option B - II * Use of English · Inglés PAU Andalucía Ordinaria Titular 2013
Tema: Uso de la Lengua · Del examen Ordinaria Titular (2013)
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OPTION B: “The day we met.”
1 After I had finished my studies in 1950, I went to England to improve my English. In those years it was very difficult to
2 get a visa to Britain because of the great unemployment after the Second World War. However, one could get a visa to work
3 as a volunteer in agricultural camps, which were excellently organised by the Ministry of Farming in various parts of Britain.
4 It was very pleasant to work in the fields of Britain because that summer was beautiful and the rain hardly appeared.
5 Besides, I met many young people from different nationalities and, apart from having fun, we were a great help to the
6 farmers.
7 I served in five different camps and in my last one I met two sisters, Alice and Sylvia. The farmer placed Sylvia, Alice
8 and me beside one another in a line on a potato field. I was highly attracted to Alice’s shy personality and extremely
9 captivating looks. Sadly, she was engaged! Then, autumn came and we had to part. The sisters travelled to their hometown
10 and I decided to stay in Britain.
11 After a year I received a letter from Alice in which she told me that she and her fiancé had split up. I was thankful in my
12 heart for her bravery to dare to write to me. We started writing to each other and after a time I went to her hometown and
13 proposed to her. She accepted.
14 When Alice and I look back, we think that we have been very fortunate. Alice is now seventy-eight and I am eighty-
15 three, and I must say that I have loved her ever since the day we met in that field.
II * USE OF ENGLISH (3 points; questions 6-9, 0.25 points each; 10-13, 0.5 points each)
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10.
REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE WITHOUT CHANGING ITS MEANING. BEGIN AS INDICATED: "I've been playing chess for thirty years."
I started
11.
TURN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE INTO THE ACTIVE VOICE: The agricultural camps were excellently organised by the Ministry of Farming.
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USE THE WORDS IN THE BOXES TO MAKE A MEANINGFUL SENTENCE. USE ALL AND ONLY THE WORDS IN THE BOXES WITHOUT CHANGING THEIR FORM.
seeing
I
looking
to
am
forward
you
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COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING (CONDITIONAL) SENTENCE: If she hadn't written to me,...
If she hadn't written to me,
Solución
Según los criterios oficiales de corrección
6. FIND IN THE TEXT ONE SYNONYM FOR "timid" (adjective).
Solución: shy
7. FILL IN THE GAP WITH THE CORRECT OPTION: She complained ________ her trip to Canada.
Solución: about
8. WHICH WORD DOES NOT HAVE THE SAME MEANING? Depart/ set off/ set up/ leave
Solución: set up
9. GIVE A NOUN WITH THE SAME ROOT AS: "propose" (verb).
Solución: proposal / proposition
10. REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE WITHOUT CHANGING ITS MEANING. BEGIN AS INDICATED: "I've been playing chess for thirty years." -> I started...
Solución: playing chess thirty years ago / to play chess thirty years ago
11. TURN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE INTO THE ACTIVE VOICE: The agricultural camps were excellently organised by the Ministry of Farming.
Solución: The Ministry of Farming organised the agricultural camps excellently. / The Ministry of Farming excellently organised the agricultural camps.
12. USE THE WORDS IN THE BOXES TO MAKE A MEANINGFUL SENTENCE. USE ALL AND ONLY THE WORDS IN THE BOXES WITHOUT CHANGING THEIR FORM.
Solución: I am looking forward to seeing you.
13. COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING (CONDITIONAL) SENTENCE: If she hadn't written to me, ...
Solución: we wouldn't have got married / I wouldn't have met her again
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