| SELECTIVIDAD ANDALUCÍA 2010 septiembre: OPCIÓN A |
| Examen de inglés de selectividad (Bachillerato LOE), universidades de Andalucía, curso 2009-2010. Examen realizado el martes 14 de septiembre de 2010. |
| TEXTO PROPUESTO: Bullying at school |
| REDACCIONES PROPUESTAS: "I spent some of the best days of my life at school". Is that true for you? "School violence is a serious problem in schools". Discuss. (Haz clic en el enunciado para ver la redacción hecha, corregida y comentada.) |
| Haz clic aquí para ver el enunciado de la OPCIÓN A publicado por el IES Luis Vélez de Guevara de Écija en su álbum de flickr. |
| RESPUESTAS PROPUESTAS: |
| I* | COMPREHENSION (4 points: questions 1-3, 1 point each; 4-5, 0.5 points each) ANSWER QUESTIONS 1-3 ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION GIVEN IN THE TEXT. USE YOUR OWN WORDS. |
| 1 | Is bullying restricted to physical abuse? Explain. |
| No, bullying also includes rudeness, saying nasty words and other unpleasant behaviour. |
| NOTA: esta respuesta es simplemente una propuesta entre otras posibles. Añade la tuya y la comentaré. |
| 2 | According to studies, what factors may contribute to the existence of bullying? |
| Factors which may lead to bullying include how strong or weak children are, as well as their social background. |
| NOTA: esta respuesta es simplemente una propuesta entre otras posibles. Añade la tuya y la comentaré. |
| 3 | Are disciplinary measures the most recommended way of dealing with bullies? |
| No, they are not. Most research says that informing schoolchildren and helping them change the way they behave would be more successful. |
| NOTA: esta respuesta es simplemente una propuesta entre otras posibles. Añade la tuya y la comentaré. |
| ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWERS WITH THE PRECISE WORDS OR PHRASES FROM THE TEXT, OR USE YOUR OWN WORDS. |
| 4 | "Bullying started in 1970". |
| FALSE: ...bullying is certainly an old phenomenon... It was only in the early 1970s that it began to be studied. |
| NOTA: esta respuesta es simplemente una propuesta entre otras posibles. Añade la tuya y la comentaré. |
| 5 | "School bullies can become criminals as adults". |
| TRUE: ...former school bullies are more likely than other pupils to engage in serious crime later in their lives. |
| NOTA: esta respuesta es simplemente una propuesta entre otras posibles. Añade la tuya y la comentaré. |
| II* | USE OF ENGLISH (3 points: questions 6-9, 0.25 points each; 10-13, 0.5 points each) |
| 6 | FIND IN THE TEXT ONE OPPOSITE FOR "narrow" (ADJECTIVE) |
| broad (line 8.) |
| 7 | WHICH WORD IS NOT AN ADVERB?: Fast / likely / friendly / slowly |
| 8 | FIND IN THE TEXT THE WORD WHICH HAS THE FOLLOWING DEFINITION: "correct or appropriate" |
| suitable (line 21.) |
| 9 | FILL IN THE GAP WITH THE CORRECT OPTION: "I travel to London... often." Much / quiet / quite / many. |
| 10 | TURN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE INTO THE PASSIVE VOICE: "They have just told me the truth." |
| I have just been told the truth. I have just been told the truth by them. |
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| The truth has just been told me. The truth has just been told me by them. |
| 11 | COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONAL SENTENCE: |
| If I had been bullied at school I would have told my parents. |
| NOTA: esta respuesta es simplemente una propuesta entre otras posibles. Añade la tuya y la comentaré. |
| 12 | GIVE A QUESTION FOR THE UNDERLINED WORDS: "Most employees earn €250 a week." |
| How much do most employees earn? How much money do most employees earn? |
| 13 | FILL IN THE GAP WITH THE CORRECT OPTION: "He was annoyed because he... by his classmates." Was laughing at / was being laughed at / was being laughed of. |
| III* | PRODUCTION (3 points) |
| 14 | WRITE A COMPOSITION OF APPROXIMATELY 120 WORDS. CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS, AND FOCUS STRICTLY ON IT. SPECIFY YOUR OPTION. |
| A) | "I spent some of the best days of my life at school." Is that true for you? |
| B) | "School violence is a serious problem in schools." Discuss. |
