| SELECTIVIDAD GALICIA 2009 junio: OPCIÓN 1 |
| Examen de inglés de selectividad (Bachillerato LOGSE), Comisión Interuniversitaria de Galicia, curso 2008-2009. Examen realizado en junio de 2009. |
| TEXTO PROPUESTO: David Givens, an anthropologist... |
| REDACCIÓN PROPUESTA: Do you worry about your physical appearance? Why/why not? |
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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 possible (maximum 50 words, 1.5 points). |
| David Givens investigates about the biological and genetic code of attraction between men and women. He has found that tall men, women with a certain hip and waist size, and more symmetrical people, attract the opposite sex more, because they are both healthier themselves and will have healthier children. |
| 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) | the next generation |
| the children of the future the children of the people who are adults now |
| 2. b) | symmetry is a sign of a strong physical condition |
| symmetrical faces and bodies show that people are usually strong physically |
| 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) | David Givens asked "How do two bodies get close enough together to procreate?" |
| David Givens asked how two bodies get close enough together to procreate. David Givens asked how two bodies got close enough together to procreate. |
| 3. b) | True love is so complex that we cannot explain it. |
| True love is too complex for us to explain. |
| 3. c) | Men have been attracted to certain sizes of hips and waists for more than 20,000 years. |
| Certain sizes of hips and waists have attracted men for more than 20,000 years. Certain sizes of hips and waists have been attractive to men for more than 20,000 years. Certain sizes of hips and waists have been attractive for men for more than 20,000 years. |
| 3. d) | Codes of attraction and beauty may be millions of years old. |
| It is possible that codes of attraction and beauty are millions of years old. |
| 4. | Answer the following questions in your own words. (2 points: 1 point each): |
| 4. a) | Why does David Givens go to many bars and pubs? |
| David Givens goes to many bars and pubs because he wants to discover the biological and genetic principles about why men and women choose certain people to be their partners. He looks at people flirting and finds what kind of people attract the opposite sex most. |
| 4. b) | Why do certain physical features attract members of the opposite sex? |
| Tall men, and women with particular sizes of hips and waists attract more partners because they will probably have more children. Symmetrical faces, hands and arms mean strength and are also positive factors when choosing a wife or husband. |
| NOTA: estas respuestas son simplemente unas propuestas entre otras posibles. Añade las tuyas y las comentaré. |
| 5. | Do you worry about your physical appearance? Why/why not?(Approximately 100 words; 3 points) |
| I sometimes worry about my appearance, because I am not like the tall men in the text. I am quite short, so girls may not like me very much at the beginning. Therefore, I do plenty of exercise in order to be healthy. | |
| On the other hand, I think there are other more important things, like being handsome, being happy, and making other people happy. Girls also like men who are talented in art, medicine or music. | |
| So, in conclusion, it is more important to be a happy guitarist or doctor than to be tall, because then you will have a beautiful wife. | |
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