Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Nueva Guía PAU


Hi all!

Just a quick note to let you know that the new "Guía sobre la Prueba de Acceso a la Universidad para Segundo de Bachillerato - Curso 2007-08" has been published online on the Conselleria d'Educació website. I've put a direct link to all the information on our website, in the section called "enlaces de interés". You'll find all the regulations there too.

All the best to you all,
Ana

6 comments:

Maribel said...

Ellos quieren saber si pueden usar tipp-ex en la PAU

MARINO said...

¿Por qué no? ¿Verdad?

MARTA said...

hi

Isabel Marcos said...

¡¡Hola a todos!!
¿Realmente se va a cambiar la PAU de Inglés para el 2010?

mark campbell said...

Part A. Reading Comprehension.
Read the following text:
Fuel protests in India
Protests against the higher cost of fuel are continuing in India for a second day. Now, the Indian Prime Minister has called on politicians to spend less, so the money saved can be put to use for the country's poor.
The Indian Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, is calling it a moral duty. He's advised his government ministries to cut costs with the savings going to help the poor. The plan is to cut spending by as much as 1.4 billion dollars. The austerity measures include trimming back on overseas trips by bureaucrats, and a ban on meetings and conferences at five star hotels.
The belt tightening comes as India's government was criticised by voters and opposition parties for raising the price of fuel more than was expected earlier in the week. Angry consumers have taken to the streets in the states of West Bengal and Kerala. Indian TV channels are reporting that protests have also broken out in Tamil Nadu and Indore.
Acknowledging that the fuel price rise was a deeply unpopular move, Indian officials are hoping the austerity measures will signal to voters that the government is doing its part too. The country's governing coalition party faces a number of elections this year and a national one before May next year. Whether India's voters are convinced that the government is sincere will likely be reflected in the polling booth.

I. Answer the following questions using your own words but taking into account the information in the text (2 points: 1 point each)

a) What is happening for a second day in India?

b) Why has the India government decided to tighten the belt?



II. Are the following statements true (T) or false (F)? Identify the part of the text that supports your answer. (1.5 point: 0.5 each)


a. Government ministries will not be allowed to have meetings at 5-star hotels..
b. The Indian Primer Minister has asked politicians not to spend as much as they had been doing.
c. The increase in fuel prices by the government has annoyed people greatly.


III. Find a synonym for each of the four words below from these six options: (1 point: 0.25 each)


Belt tightening Trimming back Doing its part
Polling booth Acknowledging Austerity measures

a) Trying to help
b) Result of the election
c) Not spending as much
d) Saving of money

IV. Choose a, b, or c, in each question below. Only one choice is correct (1.5 points: 0.5 each)

1. Singh has advised his government ministries…
a) to give their savings to help the poor.
b) to stop spending so much money.
c) to tell poor people to save more money.

2. Officials hope that austerity measures will …
a) be very, very unpopular.
b) demonstrate the government also wants to participate in these measures.
c) be deeply unpopular.

3. The plan is to cut spending …
a) by almost one and a half billion dollars
b) by more than 1.4 million dollars
c) by more than 1.4 billion dollars


Part B. Composition (130-150 words approximately). Choose one of the following topics (4 points)
1. What is your opinion of the growing price of fuels? Give reasons

2. What can we do to convince people to stop using their cars?

mark campbell said...

This is a proposal with answers (always risky!).I have made a few "polemic" comments toprovoke discussion.Look forward to constructive comments.

Oxford winners of Boat Race

A team of rowers from the University of Oxford have beaten Cambridge in Britain�s annual Boat Race on the River Thames. Oxford have won the contest on the River Thames 73 times compared to 78 for Cambridge.

It was a hard slog in choppy water but Oxford took the lead from the start. The Cambridge boat took in a lot of water which slowed it down. Unlike Oxford, Cambridge were not carrying a pump to get rid of the extra weight.


Cambridge were tipped as favourites but the Oxford crew rowed faster throughout the race. By the time Oxford crossed the finish line, Cambridge were lagging far behind.

The University Boat Race is a uniquely British institution but it has taken on a distinctly international character. It dates back to 1829 and is now broadcast on television in more than a hundred countries. And of the sixteen rowers in the two boats, only five were British this year. It was the first time a French rower had taken part for at least a century. There were also four Americans, three Germans, two Canadians and an Australian.

Critics have accused the Boat Race of abandoning its traditions and becoming commercial. But the universities and the rowers themselves have countered that the presence of world-class international oarsmen has made the race more popular.

PART A


I. Answer the following questions using your own words but taking into account the information in the text. (2 points: 1 point each)

1.- Why was the Cambridge boat slower?

2.- What have critics accused the Boat Race of?



II. Are the following statements true (T) or false (F)? Identify the part of the text that supports your answer. (1.5 points: 0.5 each)

1.- Oxford have won the race more often than Cambridge.

2.- Foreign oarsmen are not allowed to row because it is a uniquely British institution.

3.- A French oarsman had never rowed before in this race.





III. Find a synonym for each of the four words below from these six options (1 point: 0.25 each)

crew lagging commercial countered tipped hard slog

1.- tiring job

2.- expected to win

3.- team

4.- not as fast as


IV. Choose a, b, or c after each statement below. Only one choice is correct. (1.5 points: 0.5 each)

1.- The race was broadcast �.

a) for the first time in 1829
b) for the first time in France
c) in many countries

2.- Oxford won the race �.

a) because they rowed faster throughout the race
b) even though Cambridge took the lead
c) because there was a lot of water in the river

3.- This year the rowers �.

a) were French for the first time in at least a century
b) belonged to different countries
c) were very popular




PART B

Write ONE of the following essays. (130 -150 words) * En Selectivo solamente hay 2 opciones

1.- What can we do to make young people play some type of sport?

2.- What is your opinion about doing sport?

3.- What are the advantages and disadvantages of doing sport?




IMPORTANTE: Las respuestas que ofrezco a continuaci�n son meras sugerencias. He intentado ofrecer respuestas basadas en el nivel medio de un alumno de 2 bachillerato. Creo que a veces cometemos el error de exigir respuestas de los alumnos como si hubiesen terminado Filolog�a Inglesa. Baso mis respuestas en la gram�tica y vocabulario que deben haber asumido durante sus a�os de estudio de ingl�s en el colegio. La primera respuesta es la que denomino �la respuesta 0,5�. A partir de ah� ofrezco alternativas basadas en:

� sin�nimos / ant�nimos
� cambiar funci�n de las palabras ( noun � verb). Hacer uso de sus conocimientos de prefijos y sufijos
� pronombres
� frases subordinadas: relativas, de prop�sito, de consecuencia, de causa y resultado etc
� gram�tica base: tiempos verbales / pasiva / reported speech / condicionales / modales / comparativos y superlativos / etc
� key-word transformation
� �.

Como existen muchas respuestas correctas cada profesor puede aportar nuevas variantes que se adecuen a las necesidades y/o conocimientos de los sus alumn@s. O que los mismos alumn@s ofrezcan sus alternativas seg�n los criterios impartidos por el profesor o la profesora.


PART A


I. Answer the following questions using your own words but taking into account the information in the text. (2 points: 1 point each)

1.- Why was the Cambridge boat slower?

0,5: The Cambridge boat was slower because it took in a lot of water.

1: It was not as fast as the Oxford boat because a lot of water entered their boat.

1: It was slower due to the fact that a lot of water went into their boat.

1: A lot of water entered the boat. As a result, they were not as fast as the Oxford.

1: It was slower due to / as a result of the amount of water it had taken in

NB: Nunca empezar la respuesta con �because�








2.- What have critics accused the Boat Race of?

0,5: They have accused the Boat Race of abandoning its traditions and becoming commercial.

1: The Boat Race has been accused not only of losing its traditions but also of becoming more commercial.

1: Critics are not happy because they feel that the Boat Race has lost its traditions and has become more commercial as well.

1: Critics feel that the Boat Race is not as traditional as it used to be. Moreover, it has become more commercial.



V. Are the following statements true (T) or false (F)? Identify the part of the text that supports your answer. (1.5 points: 0.5 each)

1.- Oxford have won the race more often than Cambridge.

FALSE: Oxford have won the contest on the River Thames 73 times compared to 78 for Cambridge.

2.- Foreign oarsmen are not allowed to row because it is a uniquely British institution.

FALSE: � is a uniquely British institution but it has taken on a distinctly international character-

3.- A French oarsman had never rowed before in this race.

FALSE: It was the first time a French rower had taken part for at least a century.




VI. Find a synonym for each of the four words below from these six options (1 point: 0.25 each)

crew lagging commercial countered tipped hard slog

1.- tiring job hard slog

2.- expected to win tipped

3.- team crew

4.- not as fast as lagging


VII. Choose a, b, or c after each statement below. Only one choice is correct. (1.5 points: 0.5 each)

1.- The race was broadcast �. C

a) for the first time in 1829
b) for the first time in France
c) in many countries

2.- Oxford won the race �. A

a) because they rowed faster throughout the race
b) even though Cambridge took the lead
c) because there was a lot of water in the river

3.- This year the rowers �. B

a) were French for the first time in at least a century
b) belonged to different countries
c) were very popular