a) Comprensión global de un texto en lengua extranjera, así como de algunas expresiones y léxico empleados.

b) Expresión escrita fluida en lengua extranjera, con un dominio correcto del vocabulario y de la sintaxis.

El tiempo total del que dispondrá el alumno será de 1 hora.

La prueba consistirá en la presentación de un texto con un máximo de 200 palabras, y versará sobre temas de interés general y cuya comprensión no exija conocimientos especializados ajenos a la materia propia de la prueba. La dificultad del texto estará controlada, para que permita al alumno realizar la prueba en el tiempo previsto. La puntuación total del examen será de 10 puntos. Junto a cada pregunta deberá constar la puntuación máxima otorgada. Al comienzo de la prueba se incluirán unas instrucciones generales para la realización de la misma, en lengua castellana. El resto de la prueba estará totalmente redactada en inglés, y el alumno usará exclusivamente esta lengua en sus respuestas.

El examen constará de cinco preguntas:

Pregunta 1: Hasta 2 puntos. Se trata de medir exclusivamente la comprensión lectora. El alumno deberá decidir si dos frases que se le presentan son verdaderas o falsas, copiando a continuación el fragmento del texto que justifica su elección. Se otorgará 1 punto por cada apartado. Se calificará con 0 puntos si la opción elegida no va justificada.

Pregunta 2: Hasta 2 puntos. Se pretende comprobar dos destrezas: la comprensión lectora y la expresión escrita, mediante la formulación de dos preguntas abiertas, que el alumno deberá contestar basándose en la información del texto, pero utilizando sus propias palabras en la respuesta. Cada una de las preguntas valdrá 1 punto, asignándose 0,5 puntos a la comprensión de la pregunta y 0,5 puntos a la corrección gramatical de la respuesta.

Pregunta 3: Hasta 1 punto. Esta pregunta trata de medir el dominio del vocabulario en el aspecto de la comprensión. El alumno demostrará esta capacidad localizando en el párrafo que se le indica un sinónimo, adecuado al contexto, de cuatro palabras o definiciones. Se adjudicará 0,25 puntos por cada apartado.

Pregunta 4: Hasta 2 puntos. Con esta pregunta se pretende comprobar los conocimientos gramaticales del alumno, en sus aspectos morfológicos y/o sintácticos. Al alumno se le presentarán cuatro oraciones que debe completar. Se adjudicará 0,5 puntos a cada apartado, con carácter unitario en el caso de las oraciones transformadas; en el caso de que aparezca más de un "blanco", se dividirá la puntuación en partes iguales.

Pregunta 5: Hasta 3 puntos. Se trata de una composición -de 80 a 100 palabras- en la que el alumno podrá demostrar su capacidad para expresarse libremente en la lengua extranjera. Se propondrán al alumno dos opciones, entre las que elegirá sólo una. Se otorgarán 1,5 puntos por el buen dominio de la lengua -léxico, estructura sintáctica, etc.- y 1,5 por la madurez de la expresión de las ideas -organización, coherencia y creatividad.

1. Lea el texto cuidadosamente

2. Lea atentamente todas las preguntas de la prueba.

3. Proceda a responder en lengua inglesa a las preguntas en el papel de examen.

CALIFICACIÓN:

Puntuación máxima de la prueba: 10 puntos.

TEXT

THE MAN FROM THE STONE AGE

It was presented as one of the greatest archaeological finds of the century. The body of a man, believed to be 5.000 years old, perfectly preserved under sheets of glacial ice until it was discovered by hikers a year ago.

The discovery of the iceman, high on the Italian-Austrian border, created great excitement in the scientific world. The find cast a new light on late neolithic civilisation in Europe. Everything from the man’s blue eyes and black, weavy hair to his finely cut leather clothes came under feverish examination. A bow and arrows found nearby led some to believe he was a hunter. Others thought he was a holy man who had been in the mountains communing with spirits when he was caught in a blizzard and froze to death.

But now a German television team have upset the experts by saying that the find could be an elaborate hoax. "It is irrefutable that he is about 5.000 years old", said Dr. Michael Heim, "but we are not convinced that this man died up there in the ice".

Dr. Heim and his team want to know why the cell membranes of the man’s eyes were undamaged. Normally they would not survive more than a year in extreme cold.

QUESTIONS

1. Are the following sentences T(RUE) or F(ALSE)? Write the evidence from the text. No marks are given for only TRUE or FALSE. (Puntuación máxima: 2 puntos)

A. The discovery went almost unnoticed among scientists.

B. All scientists agree that the iceman was a hunter.

2. In your own words and based on the ideas from the text, answer the following questions. (Puntuación máxima: 2 puntos)

A. Why was this discovery so important?

B. What does Dr. Heim think about this discovery?

3. Find the words or phrases in the text that mean. (Puntuación máxima: 1 punto)

A. Threw (paragraph 2)

B. A long severe snowstorm (paragraph 2)

C. A lie (paragraph 3)

D. Unhurt (paragraph 4)

4. Complete the following sentences. Use the appropriate form of the word(s) in brackets when given. (Puntuación máxima: 2 puntos)

A. He refused to sell me that antique book. But If he __________ (to accept), I __________ (to give) him a fortune for it.

B. I’d rather you __________ (not to follow) his advise. You’d better ___________ (to think) about it.

C. In spite of __________ (to be) rich, he suggested __________ (to buy) the cheap one.

D. I’ve been living in Madrid __________ 14 years but my sister __________ (to move) to Seville in 1989.

5. Write about 80 to 100 words on one of the following topics. (Puntuación máxima: 3 puntos)

A. Should the archaeological finds be left where they are found? Or is it better to exhibit them in the big Museums of the world?

B. Life changes very quickly nowadays. How do you imagine your children’s lives?

1. Lea el texto cuidadosamente

2. Lea atentamente todas las preguntas de la prueba.

3. Proceda a responder en lengua inglesa a las preguntas en el papel de examen.

CALIFICACIÓN:

Puntuación máxima de la prueba: 10 puntos.

TEXT

AMERICAN IMPERIALISM

Global leadership is both the price America pays and the benefit Americans derive from our wealth, our size and our strength. Worldwide hunger and poverty, the spread of nuclear weapons and the proliferation of violent conflicts harm us all. Economic development, better education, better control of arms, cooperation among nations and the peaceful resolution of conflicts help Americans enjoy greater prosperity and peace. Positive and active engagement in world affairs is the smart as well as the right thing for the United State to do. Yet among developed nations, America has become the least generous provider of either development aid or troops for peacemaking. Our virtue is fading.

A few of the early patriots might have expressed isolationist views, but many of them were vigorous internationalists. Benjamin Franklin said, "Our cause is the cause of all mankind." Thomas Paine, the fervently religious man who gave us the name United States of America, said, "My country is the world." Today that spirit is not just noble; it is imperative.

QUESTIONS

1. Are the following sentences T(RUE) or F(ALSE)? Write the evidence from the text. No marks are given for only TRUE or FALSE. (Puntuación máxima: 2 puntos)

a) The origin of the name United States of America is unknown.

b) Benjamin Franklin was against the idea of American participation in other countries’ affairs.

2. In your own words and based on the ideas from the text, answer the following questions. (Puntuación máxima: 2 puntos)

a) What clues are there in the text that allow you to know the writer’s nationality?

b) Why does the write think that America should feel responsible for other countries?

3. Find the words or phrases in the text that mean. (Puntuación máxima: 1 punto)

a) cause damage to (paragraph 1)

b) the opposite of "selfish" (paragraph 1)

c) decreasing in strength (paragraph 1)

d) human species (paragraph 2)

4. Complete the following sentences. Use the appropriate form of the word(s) in brackets when given. (Puntuación máxima: 2 puntos)

a) America is the ......... powerful country ......... the world.

b) Thomas Paine, ......... lived in the 18th century, said that this country ......... (be) the world.

c) In the past, America ......... to be more generous in ......... (give) help to other countries.

d) Isolationist views .........(hold) by very few of the early politicians. Most of them felt a great interest ........ the world’s politics.

5. Write about 80 to 100 words on one of the following topics. (Puntuación máxima: 3 puntos)

a) What advantages can the United States get from being a leading country in the world?

b) Why is English an important language in today’s world?

1. Lea el texto cuidadosamente

2. Lea atentamente todas las preguntas de la prueba.

3. Proceda a responder en lengua inglesa a las preguntas en el papel de examen.

CALIFICACIÓN:

Puntuación máxima de la prueba: 10 puntos.

TEXT

THE EVILS OF MONEY

In fact, when I consider any social system that prevails in the modern world, I cannot see it as anything but a conspiracy of the rich to advance their own interest under the pretext of organizing society, They invent all sorts of tricks¹, first for keeping safe their wealth, and then for exploiting the poor by buying their labour as cheaply as possible. Once the rich have decided that these tricks shall be officially recognized by society, they acquire the force of law. Thus a minority wants to monopolize what would have been enough to supply the needs of the whole population.

And yet how much happier even these people would be in Utopia²! There, with the simultaneous abolition of money and the passion for money, how many other social problems have been solved! For obviously the end of money means the end of all those types of criminal behaviour, which daily punishments are powerless to check: fraud, theft, rebellion, murder, and treason. And the moment money goes, you can also say good-bye to fear, anxiety, overwork, and sleepless nights. Even poverty itself, the one problem that has always needed money for its solution, would disappear if money ceased to exist.

1 "engaños"

2 Utopia is the name of an imaginary country.

QUESTIONS

1. Are the following sentences T(RUE) or F(ALSE)? Write down the evidence from the text. No marks are given for only TRUE or FALSE. (Puntuación máxima: 2 puntos)

a) People from Utopia could not have any riches.

b) Money is the cause of many human worries.

2. In your own words and based on the ideas from the text, answer the following questions. (Puntuación máxima: 2 puntos)

a) What kind of relationship does the text establish between social systems and rich people?

b) In what way will the abolition of money be beneficial to society?

3. Find in the text the word/s to which the following ones refer. (Puntuación máxima: 1 punto)

a) exists (paragraph 1)

b) work (paragraph 1)

c) to stop (paragraph 2)

d) stealing (paragraph 2)

4. Complete the following sentences. Use the appropriate form of the word(s) in brackets when given. (Puntuación máxima: 2 puntos)

a) Poor people’s labour ____________ (buy) by the rich very ____________ (cheap) in the past.

b) If nobody _____________ (have) any more many problems (solve) ______________

c) People in many societies are divided into ______________ who have and ___________ who have not.

d) Money ________ be the origin of many social problems such __________ fraud, theft and others.

5. Write about 80 to 100 words on one of the following topics. (Puntuación máxima: 3 puntos)

a) If you were a world leader, would you abolish money?

b) The text was written in the 16th century. Do you think that society has changed much since then?