Examen de Inglés PAU Aragón 2022 · Extraordinaria

EXERCISE A.1: Add True or False, quoting the relevant information from the text to justify your answer. (2 points)

a)

The scientists that study the rocks, soil etc that make up the earth use the word trap to refer to an accumulation of petroleum caused by a rock formation below the surface of the earth.

True

False

b)

In modern culture, trap is considered to be a rich style of music because it uses a wide variety of instruments.

True

False

EXERCISE A.2: Answer the following questions according to the information given in the text. Use your own words. (2 points)

a)

Why is using traps so important for theatre?

b)

Is there any relationship between drug use and the meaning of "trap" in music?

EXERCISE A.3: Find words or phrases in the text which mean the same as the following: (1 point)

a)

b)

c)

d)

CAMPING AND RECREATIONAL VEHICLES

Have you ever gone camping? If you haven't, you must know that it is a recreational activity in which participants take up temporary residence in the outdoors, normally using a tent or a specially designed or adapted vehicle for shelter. Such a vehicle is usually known as a recreational vehicle, often abbreviated as RV. It is a motor vehicle or trailer which includes living quarters designed for accommodation. Types of RVs include motorhomes, campervans, coaches, and caravans (also known as travel trailers and camper trailers).

Camping was at one time only a rough, back-to-nature pastime for hardy open-air lovers, but it later became the standard holiday for vast numbers of ordinary families. The founder of modern recreational camping was Thomas Hiram Holding, who wrote the first edition of The Camper's Handbook in 1908. His urge to camp derived from his experiences as a boy: in 1853 he crossed the prairies of the United States in a wagon train, covering some 1,200 miles.

Repeating Holding's adventure nowadays would probably involve shopping for an RV or a camper, although you should first know the different classifications and the correct terminology. RV and camper are generic terms. When people refer to RVs, they usually mean either a motor vehicle or a trailer equipped with some of the amenities of home. On the other hand, the term “camper” typically refers to trailers that are towed by trucks, or ride on the back of trucks, whereas motorhomes are motorized units that usually have beds, a kitchen, bathroom and living quarters.

EXERCISE B.1: Add True or False, quoting the relevant information from the text to justify your answer. (2 points)

a)

Camping originated in the prairies of the United States.

True

False

b)

The concept of recreational vehicle includes a type that normally has beds, a kitchen, bathroom and living quarters.

True

False

CAMPING AND RECREATIONAL VEHICLES

Have you ever gone camping? If you haven't, you must know that it is a recreational activity in which participants take up temporary residence in the outdoors, normally using a tent or a specially designed or adapted vehicle for shelter. Such a vehicle is usually known as a recreational vehicle, often abbreviated as RV. It is a motor vehicle or trailer which includes living quarters designed for accommodation. Types of RVs include motorhomes, campervans, coaches, and caravans (also known as travel trailers and camper trailers).

Camping was at one time only a rough, back-to-nature pastime for hardy open-air lovers, but it later became the standard holiday for vast numbers of ordinary families. The founder of modern recreational camping was Thomas Hiram Holding, who wrote the first edition of The Camper's Handbook in 1908. His urge to camp derived from his experiences as a boy: in 1853 he crossed the prairies of the United States in a wagon train, covering some 1,200 miles.

Repeating Holding's adventure nowadays would probably involve shopping for an RV or a camper, although you should first know the different classifications and the correct terminology. RV and camper are generic terms. When people refer to RVs, they usually mean either a motor vehicle or a trailer equipped with some of the amenities of home. On the other hand, the term “camper” typically refers to trailers that are towed by trucks, or ride on the back of trucks, whereas motorhomes are motorized units that usually have beds, a kitchen, bathroom and living quarters.

EXERCISE B.2: Answer the following questions according to the information given in the text. Use your own words. (2 points)

a)

How has camping evolved over time?

b)

What was Thomas Hiram Holding's contribution to modern recreational camping?

CAMPING AND RECREATIONAL VEHICLES

Have you ever gone camping? If you haven't, you must know that it is a recreational activity in which participants take up temporary residence in the outdoors, normally using a tent or a specially designed or adapted vehicle for shelter. Such a vehicle is usually known as a recreational vehicle, often abbreviated as RV. It is a motor vehicle or trailer which includes living quarters designed for accommodation. Types of RVs include motorhomes, campervans, coaches, and caravans (also known as travel trailers and camper trailers).

Camping was at one time only a rough, back-to-nature pastime for hardy open-air lovers, but it later became the standard holiday for vast numbers of ordinary families. The founder of modern recreational camping was Thomas Hiram Holding, who wrote the first edition of The Camper's Handbook in 1908. His urge to camp derived from his experiences as a boy: in 1853 he crossed the prairies of the United States in a wagon train, covering some 1,200 miles.

Repeating Holding's adventure nowadays would probably involve shopping for an RV or a camper, although you should first know the different classifications and the correct terminology. RV and camper are generic terms. When people refer to RVs, they usually mean either a motor vehicle or a trailer equipped with some of the amenities of home. On the other hand, the term “camper” typically refers to trailers that are towed by trucks, or ride on the back of trucks, whereas motorhomes are motorized units that usually have beds, a kitchen, bathroom and living quarters.

EXERCISE B.3: Find words or phrases in the text which mean the same as the following: (1 point)

a)

momentary, provisional:

b)

typical, usual:

c)

impulse, desire:

d)

divisions:

BLOCK 2. USE OF ENGLISH (REPHRASING)

OPTION A

EXERCISE A.4: Complete the second sentence in each pair. The meaning should be the same as that of the first sentence. [2 points]

a)

In hip hop culture, trap is newer than MCing or rapping.

In hip hop culture, trap is not

b)

In solid-state physics, traps restrict the movement of electrons.

In solid-state physics, the movement of electrons

c)

You say you want to study petroleum? You will have to learn about traps.

If you

d)

“What style of music uses almost exclusively drums and hi hats?”, Jane inquired.

Jane wanted

BLOCK 2. USE OF ENGLISH (REPHRASING)

OPTION B

EXERCISE B.4: Complete the second sentence in each pair. The meaning should be the same as that of the first sentence. [2 points]

a)

“When was The Camper’s Handbook written?”, she asked her teacher.

She wanted her teacher to tell

b)

Thomas Hiram Holding crossed the prairies of the United States in a wagon train in 1853.

The prairies of the United States

c)

Do not shop for an RV or a camper without knowing the different classifications.

If you

d)

Motorhomes and campers usually have some of the amenities of home, but campers are specifically trailers that are towed by trucks.

Although

BLOCK 3. WRITING

OPTION A

EXERCISE A.5: Write an e-mail to a friend persuading him/her to go camping with you. Justify your invitation and suggest a suitable, attractive destination (100-140 words). [3 points]

BLOCK 3. WRITING

OPTION B

EXERCISE B.5: Recommend a book written in English to a student a couple of years younger than you. Give reasons and explain why you consider it good (100-140 words). [3 points]