| SELECTIVIDAD GALICIA 2009 junio: OPCIÓN 2 |
| Examen de inglés de selectividad (Bachillerato LOGSE), Comisión Interuniversitaria de Galicia, curso 2008-2009. Examen realizado en junio de 2009. |
| TEXTO PROPUESTO: Already an estimated 50,000 people have tried bungee jumping in the UK... |
| REDACCIÓN PROPUESTA: Write an informal letter to a friend, describing your feelings when you first practised a new activity. You can invent or imagine the new activity. |
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| ENUNCIADO | RESPUESTAS |
| RESPUESTAS PROPUESTAS EN LA CLAVE OFICIAL: |
| 1. | Write a summary of the text in English, including the most important points, using your own words whenever it is possible (maximum 50 words, 1.5 points). |
| Although bungee jumping seems frightening and even crazy, many people practise it because it is very exciting. Even though it is not dangerous, it makes your heart go very fast, so you need a doctor's certificate if you are over 50, and anyway you must be over 14. |
| NOTA: esta respuesta es simplemente una propuesta entre otras posibles. Añade la tuya y la comentaré. |
| 2. | Explain in English the meaning of the following expressions as used in the text (1.5 points: 0.75 each). |
| 2. a) | A close encounter with death |
| ...you feel very near to death. ...you feel that you are meeting death. ...you feel that you are going to meet your death. |
| 2. b) | What goes through their mind? |
| What are they thinking of? What are they thinking about? |
| NOTA: estas respuestas son simplemente unas propuestas entre otras posibles. Añade las tuyas y las comentaré. |
| 3. | Complete the second sentence of each pair so that it has the same meaning as the first one (2 points; 0.5 points each): |
| 3. a) | "I've done about fifty jumps", Mark Debenham said. |
| Mark Debenham said that he had done about fifty jumps. |
| 3. b) | Bungee jumping is an incredible experience, which makes your heart race. |
| Bungee jumping is such an incredible experience that it makes your heart race. Bungee jumping is such an incredible experience it makes your heart race. |
| 3. c) | If you are 50 years old or more you need to have a medical certificate. |
| You must have a medical certificate if you are 50 years old or more. |
| 3. d) | Many people take it up as a sport. |
| It is taken up as a sport by many people. It is taken up by many people as a sport. |
| 4. | Answer the following questions in your own words. (2 points; 1 point each): |
| 4. a) | Why do people go bungee jumping? |
| Some people go bungee jumping if they want to lose their fear of heights. Others only do it once, and enjoy the exciting experience of falling, but others practise it as a sport. |
| 4. b) | Why do you think people who are 50 years old or more need to have a medical certificate? |
| People who are more than 50 years old need a medical certificate because they are more vulnerable to illnesses. They can have a heart attack, for example, or can suffer damage to their brains or other organs. They have to be more careful than young people. |
| NOTA: estas respuestas son simplemente unas propuestas entre otras posibles. Añade las tuyas y las comentaré. |
| 5. | Write an informal letter to a friend, describing your feelings when you first practised a new activity. You can invent or imagine the new activity.(Approximately 100 words; 3 points) |
| Calle Hortas, 32, 5C Santiago de Compostela 58031 |
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| Dear Margarita, | |
| I want to tell you about my first game of basketball, which I played in the school team last weekend. | |
| There weren't enough players, because one of them was ill, so if somebody hadn't played in their place, we would have lost the game. It was very exciting and we won by 3 points, because one of our players was really good (she had been in the national team once). The crowd supported us until the end. | |
| I like basketball as you can play even if it is raining or very hot outside. Now I enjoy watching the games on television because I can appreciate it more. | |
| Best wishes, Marta |
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| (110 words) |
