Examen de Inglés PAU Aragón 2023 · Ordinaria

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

a)

Earth's global average temperature has diminished by about 1 degree Celsius (1.8 degrees Fahrenheit).

True

False

b)

Mountain glaciers are becoming smaller in size and number because of climate change.

True

False

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

a)

Are human activities the only cause of climate change?

b)

What is the relationship between global warming and the changes that are affecting Earth?

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

a)

b)

c)

d)

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

a)

The size of skateboard decks has always been the same.

True

False

b)

The "ollie" trick was created when skateboarding began to be practised in streets.

True

False

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

a)

Why may urban authorities consider skateboarding problematic?

b)

Has skateboarding remained the same with the passing of time?

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

a)

b)

c)

d)

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)

Global warming is raising sea levels.

Sea levels

b)

At the UN summit in Egypt Greta Thunberg insisted that there is an existential emergency, but nobody believed her.

Although

c)

Human activities burn so much fossil fuel that Earth's surface is heating rapidly.

If human activities

d)

“Can volcanic activity contribute to climate change?”, the student asked.

The student wanted to know

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)

Sports at the Tokyo Olympics did not include skateboarding and a lot of my friends were very disappointed.

A lot of my friends were very disappointed

b)

The rider placed her feet on the deck.

The rider's feet

c)

Do not buy a skateboard with hard wheels or you won't be able to get a good ollie.

If you

d)

“How did you perform that grind?”, a young skateboarder asked me.

A young skateboarder asked me

BLOCK 3. WRITING

OPTION A

EXERCISE A.5: Write a blog post about a positive or negative personal experience. Make sure you convey emotion with your words and that the contents of your story are suitable to help others. (100-140 words). (3 points)

BLOCK 3. WRITING

OPTION B

EXERCISE B.5: Write a formal letter to request information about a university or a business or company. Explain why you would like to study/work there. (100-140 words). (3 points)