Examen de Inglés PAU Navarra 2023 · Extraordinaria

1. Answer these questions about the text. Use your own words wherever possible (2 points, 1 each).

a)

What's the environmental cost of fast fashion?

b)

What's the human cost of fast fashion?

2. Read the following statements, decide whether they are true or false and justify your answer by quoting evidence from the text (1 point, 0,50 each).

a)

In the past, we bought new clothes just when ours became too small.

True

False

b)

Fast fashion replicates catwalk trends and makes them rapidly affordable and available.

True

False

3. Find in the text the word or group of words which match these definitions (1 point, 0,25 each).

4. Complete the text using the correct words from the box below. There are 2 words that you won't need (2 points, 0,25 each).

BEEN

IMPACTED

CHEAPER

IT'S

BEING

IN

AT

MUCH

SUCH AS

THAT

Animals are also (a)

by fast fashion, for example by the toxic dyes that are released in waterways and the microfibers (b)

are often ingested by ocean life. When animal products (c)

leather and fur are used, animal welfare is put (d)

risk. Paradoxically, numerous scandals reveal that real fur, including cat and dog fur, is often (e)

passed off as fake fur, also called faux fur, to unknowing shoppers. The truth is that there is so (f)

real fur being produced under terrible conditions in fur farms that (g)

actually become (h)

to produce and buy than faux fur!

5. Write a composition of around 150-200 words on ONE of the following topics (4 points)

a.

Imagine you are a worker in a sweatshop. This means that you are working with a lot of people in poor conditions for low pay. You have decided to tell your experience in a social site. Give details about the kind of work you do, who you are working for, your salary, working conditions and any other aspects you want to uncover.

b.

“It is not too late to save the planet”. Write an opinion essay on this topic.

1. Answer these questions about the text. Use your own words wherever possible (2 points, 1 each).

a)

During his life, Raymond used parkour with two purposes. Can you explain both of them?

b)

Explain the philosophy underlying parkour and the advice given to become a parkour practitioner.

2. Read the following statements, decide whether they are true or false and justify your answer by quoting evidence from the text (1 point, 0.50 each).

a)

The natives of Africa were taking gymnastics classes.

TRUE

FALSE

b)

Raymond couldn't work as hard or as long as the other orphans.

TRUE

FALSE

3. Find in the text the word or group of words which match these definitions (1 point, 0.25 each).

a)

Stunned, astonished (paragraph 1).

b)

The ability to control your fear in a dangerous or difficult situation (paragraph 1).

c)

First-rate, supreme (paragraph 2).

d)

Make a large jump or sudden movement, usually from one place to another (paragraph 2).

4. Complete the text using the correct words from the box below. There are 2 words that you won't need (2 points, 0.25 each).

MOST

ABLE

AFTER

WHO

DISAPPOINTING

DISAPPOINTED

SINCE

ON

THAT

EVER

Daniel Ilabaca was born

(a)

January 23rd 1988 in Moreton, England. He has a brother, Chris Ilabaca,

(b)

often films and edits his videos. Daniel first noticed Parkour

(c)

seeing a man on the street perform a wall flip and wanted to be

(d)

to do the same. He later learnt the Brazilian martial art Capoeira, but felt

(e)

with its limitations. Finally, he started practicing parkour and freerunning. He has

(f)

won first place in MTV's inaugural Ultimate Parkour Challenge, and is one of the

(g)

watched freerunners with over 30 million views on YouTube. Ilabaca believes Parkour is a global movement

(h)

will change the way people interact with their environment.

5. Write a composition of around 150-200 words on ONE of the following topics (4 points)

a

Imagine you have started the first parkour group in your town. Write a formal email to your local council explaining what your group can offer to the town and asking them to build a parkour course.

b

"Dangerous sports should be banned". Write a for and against essay on this topic.