| SELECTIVIDAD CASTILLA Y LEÓN 2011 junio: OPCIÓN A |
| Examen de inglés de selectividad (Bachillerato LOE), universidades de Castilla y León, curso 2010-2011. Examen realizado el martes 14 de junio de 2011. |
| TEXTO PROPUESTO: GHOST PHOTOGRAPHED: PROOF OR FAKE? |
| REDACCIÓN PROPUESTA: Write about a paranormal phenomenon you have witnessed, heard of, read about... |
| Haz clic aquí para ver el enunciado completo del examen publicado en la página web de la Universidad de Salamanca. |
EXAMEN RESUELTO:
| [1] | FOLLOWING THE INSTRUCTIONS, ANSWER QUESTIONS A, B, C. (3 POINTS AS A WHOLE) |
| A. | Answer the following question using your own words (10 to 20 words) (1 point) |
| Why has a ghost been believed to inhabit Tantallon Castle? | |
| Because of the publication of a photograph showing a person dressed in the style of the Middle Ages. |
| NOTA: esta respuesta es simplemente una propuesta entre otras posibles. El pasaje relevante del texto es: Speculation over the presence of a ghost at Tantallon Castle in Scotland was aroused by a picture released as part of an experiment into the photographic evidence of the paranormal. The image... appeared to show a figure in medieval costume. (LINES 1-4) Añade tu propuesta y la comentaré. |
| B. | Is the following statement true or false? Indicate the line(s) in the text supporting your choice. (0.5 points) |
| Experts are sure that the pictures have been digitally altered. | |
| FALSE: Experts admit that these two images don't seem to have been digitally altered. (LINES 14 & 15) |
| C. | Choose a, b or c in each question below. Only one choice is correct. (1.5 points as a whole: 0.5 points each) |
| C1. | Professor Wiseman... |
| a) is a psychologist. b) says he does not believe in ghosts. c) is married to Grace Lamb. |
| C2. | The oldest of the two pictures was taken... |
| a) by Grace Lamb. b) by a very famous photographer. c) in the spring of 2010. |
| C3. | The walls of Tantallon Castle... |
| a) are made of stone. b) are covered with mysterious faces. c) can't reflect the light. |
| [2] | COMPLETE TASKS a, b, c and d ACCORDING TO THE INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN. (2 POINTS AS A WHOLE: 0.5 EACH) |
| a) | Combine into one sentence containing a relative clause: "Richard Wiseman is running this research on the paranormal. I don't trust his methods." |
| Richard Wiseman, whose methods I don't trust, is running this research on the paranormal. |
| b) | Transform into reported speech: "The face in the picture may be just another visitor." Begin with: "Skeptics conjectured that..." |
| Skeptics conjectured that the face in the picture might just be another visitor. |
| c) | Complete: "I will not believe in ghosts unless..." |
| I will not believe in ghosts unless I see one. |
| NOTA: esta respuesta es simplemente una propuesta entre otras posibles. Añade la tuya y la comentaré. |
| d) | Write a question for which the underlined words are the answer: "The image appeared to show a figure in medieval costume." |
| What did the image appear to show? Who did the image appear to show? Whom did the image appear to show? |
| [3] | VOCABULARY (1 POINT AS A WHOLE: 0.2 EACH ANSWER) |
| Find one word in the text for each of the following meanings: | |
| a) | ignorant or not conscious of something: unaware (LINE 5) |
| b) | something that is absurd or contrary to good sense: nonsense (LINE 13) |
| Find synonyms for each of the words below: | |
| c) | excursion: trip (LINE 9) |
| d) | sort: kind (LINE 11) |
| e) | modified: altered (LINE 15) |
| [4] | WRITE ABOUT THE FOLLOWING TOPIC USING BETWEEN 90-120 WORDS. (4 POINTS) |
| Write about a paranormal phenomenon you have witnessed, heard of, read about... |
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