Ejercicio Text B - Task 1 · Inglés PAU Murcia Extraordinaria 2023

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Although Andrew Tate was a kickboxing world champion four times, he didn't start to be famous until he started on social media. He became popular because he describes himself as a misogynist and advocate for men's rights: 'I'm a realist and when you're a realist, you're sexist.' He was forced to leave Twitter after saying women 'bear responsibility for being sexually assaulted,' but he has been readmitted since Elon Musk took over the platform. He has a large following of men who are attracted by his attitudes and wealthy lifestyle. He shows off his collection of expensive cars and claims to have made his money from running a webcam business. He would date women and encourage them to perform on camera, saying it earned him $600,000 per month at the point where he had 75 women working for him from four different locations.

Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg began a movement against climate change by going on strike from school on Fridays at age 15. She spent those days outside the Swedish parliament calling for stronger actions to preserve the environment. She started off alone, but her actions quickly developed into a following of thousands of children with similar concerns across several countries. She addressed the 2018 United Nations Climate Change conference and gained a lot of support due to the direct manner in which she spoke to world leaders, whom she accused of not doing enough. She has been nominated for the Nobel Peace prize every year since 2018. Her rise to fame was rapid and she has received many awards and was included in Time magazine's list of Most Influential People.

In December 2022, Tate made fun of Greta with a tweet boasting of his collection of 33 cars and asking for her email address so he could send her a list of all the emissions they were responsible for. She replied with a fake email address which made fun of the size of his manhood, immediately setting social media on fire. In response, Tate posted a video from his base in Romania, where he had moved to make it more difficult for him to be charged with rape. However, a pizza box shown in the video alerted the authorities to his location and he was arrested, along with his brother, shortly afterwards under accusations of human trafficking.

1. Read the text and choose the best option (A, B, or C) for items 1.1 to 1.4. On your answer sheet, draw a table like the one below and, for each item, copy only the letter that corresponds to your answer (A, B, or C). Use CAPITAL LETTERS. [Score: 4 items x 0.5 marks = 2 marks]

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