PAU ANDALUCÍA 2013 SEPTIEMBRE INGLÉS OPCIÓN A Hearing Dogs

SELECTIVIDAD ANDALUCÍA 2013 septiembre: OPCIÓN A

Examen de inglés de selectividad (Bachillerato LOE), universidades de Andalucía, curso 2012-2013. Examen realizado el lunes 16 de septiembre de 2013.

TEXTO PROPUESTO: "Hearing Dogs"

REDACCIÓN PROPUESTA: Discuss the importance and problems of animals in modern urban societies.

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.

NOTA: Aunque en el enunciado se te pida expresar la respuesta en tus propias palabras, según los criterios de corrección en cada una de las tres primeras preguntas obtendrías 0,50 puntos copiando textualmente los pasajes relevantes, por demostrar comprensión. El esfuerzo de formular la idea en tus propias palabras te daría los 0,50 puntos restantes.

1	Do hearing dogs help improve children's speaking skills? Explain.

Speech can be improved through the use of hearing aids, which are more likely to be used by children with hearing dogs.

NOTA: Esta respuesta es simplemente una propuesta entre otras posibles.   La parte relevante del texto es:   Children are also more likely to wear a hearing aid, which often leads to improved speech. (LINES 4-5)   Añade tu propuesta y la comentaré.

2	Why is James sleeping better since he has Kurt?

Kurt helps James sleep better because he stays in the boy's bedroom at night and keeps him company.

NOTA: Esta respuesta es simplemente una propuesta entre otras posibles.   La parte relevante del texto es:   James had sleep anxieties, which he was being treated for, but now that Kurt sleeps in his bedroom he feels much less isolated when he takes out his hearing aid at night. (LINES 9-10)   Añade tu propuesta y la comentaré.

3	Why did James find it difficult to communicate with people?

James found it hard to communicate with people because he couldn't speak well.

NOTA: Esta respuesta es simplemente una propuesta entre otras posibles.   La parte relevante del texto es:   Kurt has also helped James's social interaction, which he had always found difficult because of a speech disability. (LINES 10-11)   Añade tu propuesta 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	Hearing dogs can help deaf children improve their results at school.

TRUE: ... these specially trained dogs could improve children's behaviour and lead to better academic performance... (LINES 3-4)

NOTA: Esta respuesta es simplemente una propuesta entre otras posibles. Añade la tuya y la comentaré.

5	Families usually keep the dogs after retirement age.

TRUE: All hearing dogs are retired at 11 years of age but families usually keep them. (LINE 14)

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	GIVE A NOUN WITH THE SAME ROOT AS "strong" (adjective).

strength

7	FIND IN THE TEXT ONE OPPOSITE FOR "deaf" (adjective).

hearing (LINES 2, 12, 14 & 15)

8	FIND IN THE TEXT ONE SYNONYM FOR "link" (noun).

connection (LINE 14)

9	COMPLETE THE SERIES WITH ANOTHER WORD FROM THE SAME SEMANTIC GROUP: respond / reply / retort ... answer

10	JOIN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES USING A RELATIVE. MAKE CHANGES IF NECESSARY: Hearing dogs are trained to alert children. They also help them to improve behaviour.

Hearing dogs are trained to alert children, who they also help to improve behaviour. Hearing dogs are trained to alert children, whom they also help to improve behaviour. Hearing dogs, which are trained to alert children, also help them to improve behaviour.

11	TURN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE INTO THE ACTIVE VOICE: The plumber wasn't paid when he finished.

They didn't pay the plumber when he finished.

12	FILL IN THE GAP WITH A CORRECT FORM OF THE VERB IN BRACKETS: "Speech therapies _______ (improve) considerably since they were originally developed.".

Speech therapies have improved considerably since they were originally developed. Speech therapies have been improved considerably since they were originally developed. Speech therapies have been improving considerably since they were originally developed.

13	COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING (CONDITIONAL) SENTENCE:

If all deaf children had trained dogs, they would become more integrated at school and in society.

NOTA: La oración propuesta podría ser una CONDICIONAL TIPO II y cualquier oración que emplease el CONDICIONAL (would o could + INFINITIVO) podría en principio valer como continuación, siempre que se cuidasen su sintáxis, ortografía y sentido.   También podrían ser respuestas válidas oraciones condicionales mixtas.   Añade tu propuesta y la comentaré.

Una propuesta recibida (haz clic en ella para ver la consulta y mi comentario):

If all deaf children had trained dogs,they would have become more integrated at school and in society

III*	PRODUCTION (3 points)

14	WRITE A COMPOSITION OF APPROXIMATELY 120 WORDS ABOUT THE PROPOSED TOPIC AND FOCUS STRICTLY ON IT:
	Discuss the importance and problems of animals in modern urban societies.

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