INGLÉS SELECTIVIDAD CATALUÑA 2010

SELECTIVIDAD CATALUÑA 2010 junio

Examen de inglés de selectividad (Bachillerato LOE),
universidades públicas de Cataluña,
curso 2009-2010.

Examen realizado el 9 de junio de 2010.

TEXTO PROPUESTO:
Teen spirit: the secret life of Britain's teenage boys

REDACCIONES PROPUESTAS:

1.	You are Nas. Write a letter to a friend in London telling him/her about your experience in a summer camp and how much you enjoyed it.
2.	Some adults are surprised at seeing teenagers behave in a mature way. Do you agree that teenagers are too immature and unprepared for grown-up life? Write an argumentative essay expressing your ideas about this.

Part 1.	Part 2.

EXAMEN RESUELTO:

Part 1:	Reading comprehension
	Choose the best answer according to the text. Only ONE answer is possible.
1.	Nas wants to join the Air Forces...
-	because he has always dreamt of becoming a pilot.
-	in order to avoid the pressure of exams.
-	because he will look cool in his uniform.
-	because he doesn't want to do a degree.
2.	When Nas walks to the park with his friends...
-	they feel ashamed, as people walk away from them.
-	they have mixed feelings seeing the adults' reactions to them.
-	they get hostile looks from everyone they come across.
-	they understand why people seem to be afraid of them.
3.	According to the text, "a walker" is...
-	someone generally called a distribution expert.
-	a person that delivers the paper to people's houses.
-	someone who walks the streets on Sunday mornings.
-	someone who walks through wind and rain.
4.	Why does Nas feel his mother confides in him now? Because...
-	their relationship has changed and she now explains things to him.
-	Nas has grown and can understand why she divorced.
-	she divorced and now she has remarried.
-	she has always liked to explain everything to him.
5.	The main reason Nas does not speak much slang is that...
-	African parents want their children to preserve their native language.
-	African parents encourage their children to use language correctly.
-	he doesn't like learning foreign languages.
-	he wants to be integrated in the cool group.
6.	According to the text, what is Nas's opinion about the "cool group" at school?
-	He would have liked to join them but he's left out at times.
-	He disapproves of their drinking and thinks they take no interest in school.
-	He dislikes them because he thinks thay all drink and take drugs.
-	He thinks they do not behave correctly but he admires them.
7.	When the text argues that the kids are "colour blind" it is trying to make the point that...
-	they are against racially mixed groups.
-	the children in the group are all coloured people.
-	they do not distinguish colours appropriately.
-	there is no racist attitude to be detected among these children.
8.	On the whole, the text suggests that...
-	Nas is surprisingly reluctant to join the Air Forces for his age.
-	society's demonisation of present day teenagers responds to their reality.
-	Nas's behaviour shows him to be an immature kid in comparison with other teenagers.
-	Nas's generation has been unjustly demonized.

Part 2:	Writing
	Choose ONE topic. Write about number 1 or 2. Minimum length: 100 words.
1.	You are Nas. Write a letter to a friend in London telling him/her about your experience in a summer camp and how much you enjoyed it.
2.	Some adults are surprised at seeing teenagers behave in a mature way. Do you agree that teenagers are too immature and unprepared for grown-up life? Write an argumentative essay expressing your ideas about this.

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