Escuelas Oficiales de Idiomas

de la Comunidad Autnoma de Aragn

Pruebas unificadas de idiomas

INGLS
NIVEL AVANZADO
JUNIO 2010

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Apellidos
Nombre
DNI
N de expediente
Tipo de matrcula
Libre
Oficial EOI
Profesor:
Grupo/horario:

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Puntuacin obtenida Supera la prueba?

Comprensin de Lectura /20 SI NO

Comprensin Oral /20 SI NO

Expresin e Interaccin Escrita /20 SI NO

Expresin e Interaccin Oral /20 SI NO

(Puntuacin mnima para superar cada prueba: 10 puntos)

APTO GLOBAL

NO APTO GLOBAL
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INSTRUCCIONES PARA LA REALIZACIN DE LAS DISTINTAS
PRUEBAS QUE COMPONEN EL EXAMEN

Instrucciones comunes a todo el examen:

1. Siga las instrucciones correspondientes a cada una de las tareas.

2. Utilice bolgrafo azul o negro. No escriba en las zonas sombreadas.
3. Puntuacin mxima de cada prueba: 20 puntos.
4. Puntuacin mnima para superar cada prueba: 10 puntos.
5. Los candidatos podrn abandonar el examen cuando consideren que han terminado,
pero siempre despus de la realizacin de la Comprensin Oral.
6. Duracin global del examen: 3 horas y 15 minutos.

Instrucciones para la Comprensin de Lectura

1. Esta prueba se compone de dos o tres tareas.

2. Las respuestas errneas no se penalizarn.
3. Duracin de esta prueba: 70 minutos.

Instrucciones para la Comprensin Oral

1. Esta prueba se compone de varios textos orales.

2. Cada texto se escuchar DOS VECES.
3. Dispone de 1 minuto y medio al principio de cada tarea para leer las instrucciones y
las preguntas. Despus de escuchar un texto por primera vez dispondr de 45
segundos para realizar la tarea. Tras escuchar el texto por segunda vez dispondr de
45 segundos para completar la tarea.
4. Las respuestas errneas no se penalizarn.
5. Duracin de esta prueba: 35 minutos.

Instrucciones para la Expresin e Interaccin Escrita

1. Esta prueba se compone de dos tareas. Distribuya su tiempo para realizar ambas
adecuadamente.
2. Debe ajustarse a los temas propuestos y respetar la extensin indicada.
3. Si desea escribir un borrador, se recomienda que sea de tipo esquemtico, porque
no habr tiempo de copiar todo el texto a limpio. En todo caso, esas anotaciones no
sern evaluadas.
4. Escriba con letra clara y respetando el uso de maysculas y minsculas.
5. Duracin de esta prueba: 90 minutos.

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COMPRENSIN DE LECTURA - TASK 1 (1 x 7 = 7 marks)
Read the following restaurant reviews and then decide which ones (A to H) correspond to
statements 1 to 7. One statement DOES NOT correspond to any paragraphs and one
paragraph DOES NOT correspond to any statements. Write the letter (A, B, C, etc.) of the
paragraph in the space provided.
Question 0 has been done as an example.

LONDON RESTAURANTS

A. Anchor & Hope

Great things at friendly prices come from the open kitchen at this packed, no-reservations, leading
gastropub on the Cut in Waterloo: pot-roast duck and chicken pithivier (puff pastry pie) are two
standouts. It's cramped, informal, and highly original, and there are great dishes for groups, like
slow-roasted leg of lamb. Expect to share a table, too.

B. Boxwood Caf
Attached to the Berkeley and in the Gordon Ramsay stable, the Boxwood is the best uptown but
relaxed place to dine in Knightsbridge, with opulent marble, brown, and greens. The New York-
style restaurant is open late (until midnight Thursday-Saturday) and set lunch is useful at 28.
Favorite dishes range from Orkney scallops to yellowfin tuna, and veal burger to treacle tart.
Service is top-notch, and you'll find a fashionable buzz.

C. Great Queen Street

Expect crowds and a buzz at Covent Garden's leading gastropub that showcases classic British
dishes in a burgundy and bare oak-floor-and-table setting. Old-fashioned dishes like pressed
tongue, mackerel and gooseberry, and mussels and chips may be revived from a bygone era, but
Londoners adore them. Dishes for the whole tablelike venison pie or seven-hour shoulder of
lambare highly convivial. There's little for nonmeat eaters, and no dinner Sunday.

D. Skylon
Located in the Royal Festival Hall, Skylon is the Southbank Centre's destination
restaurant/bar/grill. Spacious, attractive, and with huge picture windows with spectacular views of
the Thames, Skylon guarantees a classy pre- or post-performance meal in the '50s Festival Hall.
Against a background of dancing and music, concertgoers sip lush cocktails at the central bar and
dine on lamb and harissa at the grill, or Anjou pigeon, spelt risotto, and sea bass with bok choy in
the restaurant. The food is accomplished, and the setting impressive.

E. Yauatcha
It's a superbly lighted slinky Soho classic. Well designed by Christian Liaigrewith black granite
floors, aquarium, candles, and a starry ceilingthe food is a match for the seductive setting.
There's wicked dim sum (try prawns or scallops), crispy duck rolls, silver cod, fancy cocktails, and
tea and colorful cakes in the first-floor tearoom. Note the quick table turns, and ask to dine in the
more romantic basement at night.

F. Cecconi's
Enjoy all-day buzz at this Italian brasserie opposite the Royal Academy on Burlington Gardens.
Between Savile Row and New Bond Street, clients pitch up for breakfast, brunch, and Italian tapas
(cichetti) at the bar, and return for something more substantial later on. Ilse Crawford's green-and-
brown interior is a stylish background for classics like veal Milanese, Venetian calves' liver, and
tiramisu. Note: it's a nice pit stop during a shopping spree.

G. Scott's
Scott's is so hot that it's where the A-list go to celebrate. Founded in 1851, and recently renovated
and reborn as a glamorous seafood haven and oyster bar, it draws beautiful people who pick at
Cumbrae oysters, Red Sea prawns, and Stargazy pie. Standouts like cod with chorizo and padron
peppers are to die for. Prices are high, but you're dining at the hippest joint in town.

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H. Tayyabs
City finance boys, Asians, and medics from the Royal London Hospital swamp this high-turnover
halal Pakistani curry canteen in Whitechapel. Expect queues after dark, and bear in mind it's
BYOB, jam-packed, noisy, and mildly chaotic. Nonetheless, prices are dirt cheap and you can
gorge on minced meat shami kebabs, skewed beef seekh kebabs, karahi chicken, or marinated
lamb chops.

PUNTUACIN /7

Example:

Statement: Paragraph:
0. Have an intimate dinner with your couple. E

Statements: Paragraphs:

1. A meal with show and scenery.

2. Busy for late night dinners.

3. Drop anytime to have a bite.

4. Enjoy recipes rescued from the past.

5. Ideal for business meals and parties.

6. Meals for a fixed budget.

7. The coolest place for the cool people.

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COMPRENSIN DE LECTURA - TASK 2 (1 x 7 = 7 marks)
Read the text about a terrifying experience of a woman in the sea. Then read through
sentences 1 to 7, choose the option (A, B or C) which best expresses the information in the
text and write the letter in the corresponding box on the right.
Question 0 has been completed as an example.

A NIGHT OF TERROR
Patricia Morgan and Carlo Fraizzoli had had a hectic week in Baltimore. But now, aboard Carlo's
sailboat they were heading for a scenic cove 25 miles south on the Magothy River.
Morgan saw that clouds to the north had darkened the skies over the city. She asked Carlo to put
the motor on and head to shore as two lightning bolts crackled behind the boat. Within seconds,
the sunlit sky above them had turned dark. Whitecaps sprang up on the water, and sheets of rain
began to batter the boat. Morgan jumped up to get a life jacket from the cabin. Before she could
grab one, a powerful gust slammed into the boat, tilting the sloop onto its side and sending the
mainsail into the water. As the boat tipped, Morgan lost her balance and tumbled onto the rail.
Looking facedown into the waves and fearing the boat was capsizing, she made a split-second
decision"I'll be safer in the water" and jumped into the bay.
As Morgan floundered in the waves, Fraizzoli righted the boat. He threw her a life preserver. It
slipped through her hands as the current began to pull the boat away from her. Fraizzoli started the
motor and steered the boat toward the sound of her voice. She missed it, and the motor stalled.
Morgan watched the powerless boat drift away and out of sight. It was after 9 p.m.
Morgan wasn't a strong swimmer and wasn't wearing a life jacket. She started swimming toward
dim lights on the shore, about two miles away. Then, directly ahead of her, she saw an enormous
looming shape: a 200-foot barge, being towed by a tugboat. She'd been pulled into the middle of a
shipping channel.
The barge is going to run her over, Fraizzoli thought. The mainsail was in tatters, shredded by the
repeated pounding of 60 mph winds. The docking line was now wrapped around the propeller of
the outboard motor, jamming it. Fraizzoli had left his ship-to-shore radio at home in Baltimore.
Suddenly, he remembered Morgan's cell phone and dug for it in her purse. He punched in 911.
Fraizzoli was unsure of his location but rescuers would determine the coordinates of the boat by
tracking the cell phone signal.
Morgan, meanwhile, swam away from the barge. After the hulking vessel passed her, she began a
frenzied crawl stroke, knowing that in the darkness, another ship could run her down. But the
waves kept coming at her. She tried diving underneath them. Her arms burned, her legs dragged,
and her heart hammered so hard in her chest that she gasped for air. She felt fear gnawing at her.
Morgan spotted the lighthouse off Gibson Island. Thinking there might be a ladder, she headed
toward it. But the ladder was set high above the water to deter vandals. In the distance, she could
see lights along the shore. She headed for them.
By 10 p.m. rescue boats were nearing Fraizzoli's sloop. Fraizzoli described to the rescue crews the
last place he thought he'd seen Morgan. They assumed Morgan had attempted to swim toward
shore, so they steered the boat slowly back and forth along the two-mile-wide strip of water
between the shipping lane and Gibson Island, stopping every few minutes to look and listen.
A fireboat scanned the waves with a handheld spotlight. The water temperature was a survivable
60-plus degrees, but the relentless pounding of the waves was sure to exhaust even an
experienced swimmer. Morgan would have been in the water for nearly two hours by now. Fire
officials were preparing to switch the mission from a rescue to a body retrieval. Suddenly someone
shouted, I think I heard somebody scream. They stopped the engines. The men strained to hear.
Morgan had seen the boat's searchlight and yelled. But her strength was failing.
The men shut down the motor twice more so they could listen. Finally, the spotlight shone on
Morgan's head. The men shouted and held out the boat hook so Morgan could reach the life jacket
they had hung from it. She grabbed at it but missed. Morgan summoned a final bit of strength and
paddled toward the boat. They dropped her a life ring, then reached toward her and grabbed her
arm. Three men were able to maneuver her along the side of the boat to the swim platform at the

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stern. They hauled her on board, where she collapsed. Taken by ambulance to a nearby hospital,
Morgan was treated for dehydration and exhaustion and released after a few hours.
Fraizzoli and Morgan did marry, two months after her rescue, at the Baltimore city courthouse. He
credits the near tragedy for bringing the two of them closer. "I realized I didn't want to lose her
again."

PUNTUACIN /7

Example:
0. Patricia Morgan and Carlo Fraizzoli wanted
A to go to a beach and relax.
B to take part in boat race. A
C to visit the Magothy River.

1. During the storm Morgan was unable to catch a life jacket because
A A strong wave swept the life jacket off the board.
B it was dark and raining hard.
C the rough sea prevented her from doing so.

2. Morgan jumped into the sea because

A she feared the boat would overturn and sink.
B she was unbalanced and about to fall.
C water was coming quickly into the damaged boat.

3. Morgan and Fraizzoli separated in the dark because

A Fraizzoli couldnt see where she was.
B the boat motor stopped working.
C the sea currents were too strong.

4. Morgans first life-threatening danger was

A being an inexperienced swimmer in the sea.
B being in the middle of a marine route.
C swimming to the distant shore without a life jacket.

5. After struggling in the water for a while, Morgans main concern was
A being drowned by the huge waves.
B not knowing where to go.
C running out of energy.

6. The rescue services tried to find Morgan by

A going to the last place where she was seen.
B patrolling across an area near the ship routes.
C searching Gibson Island shores.

7. Morgan was finally rescued when

A she made herself heard in the dark.
B the rescue crews had thought her dead.
C She was able to grab a life jacket.

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COMPRENSIN DE LECTURA - TASK 3 (0.5 x 12 = 6 marks)
The following text is about how famous people achieved their dreams. For questions 1 to 12
choose the best option from the list (A, B, C, etc.) to complete the missing information. Write
the letter under the appropriate number in the chart below. Some words do not correspond to
any blanks.
Question 0 has been completed as an example.

YES I CAN

Three inspiring stories of people who ______(0)______ the naysayers wrong.

AMY TAN
What launched Amy Tan's career was not a big break, but a kick in the butt.
Amy Tan was a business writer. She and a partner______(1)______ a
technical-writing business with lawyer-like "billable hours;" but this daughter of
immigrants wanted to do something more creative with words.
So she made her pitch to her partner: "I want to do more writing." He declared
her strength was doing estimates, going after contractors and collecting bills.
The very stuff Tan hated and knew she wasn't really good at. But her partner
______(2)______ that writing was her weakest skill.
"I thought, I can believe him and just keep doing this or make my demands."
So she argued and ______(3)______ up for her rights.
He would not give in.
Shocked, Tan said, "I quit."
And he said: "You can't quit. You're ______(4)______!" And added, "You'll never make a dime
writing."
Tan ______(5)______ out to prove him wrong, taking on as many assignments as she could.
Sometimes she worked 90 hours a week as a freelance technical writer. Being on her own was
tough. But not letting others limit her or define her talents made it worthwhile. And on her own, she
felt free to try fiction. And so The Joy Luck Club was born. And the manager who couldn't write
became one of America's bestselling, best-loved authors.

STEVEN SPIELBERG
He was no scholar, and his classmates teased him. Rather than reading, the
kid really preferred running around with a 8 mm camera, shooting
homemade movies of wrecks of his Lionel train set (which he showed to
friends for a small fee).
In his sophomore year of high school, he ______(6)______ out. But when his
parents persuaded him to return, he was mistakenly placed in a learning-
disabled class. He ______(7)______one month. Only when the family moved
to another town did he land in a more suitable high school, where he
eventually graduated.
After being ______(8)______ entrance into a traditional filmmaking school, Steven Spielberg
enrolled in English at California State College at Long Beach. Then in 1965, he recalls his life took
a complete turn. Visiting Universal Studios, he met Chuck Silvers, an executive in the editorial
department. Silvers liked the kid who made 8 mm films and invited him back sometime to visit.
He appeared the next day. Without a job or security clearance, Spielberg (dressed in a dark suit
and tie, carrying his father's briefcase with nothing inside but "a sandwich and candy bars") strode
confidently up to the guard at the gate of Universal and gave him a casual wave. He was in.
"For the entire summer," Spielberg remembers, "I dressed in my suit and ______(9)______ out with
the directors and writers. I even found an office that wasn't being used, and became a squatter.

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Ten years later, the 28-year-old Spielberg directed Jaws, then the highest-grossing movie of all
time. Dozens of films and awards have followed because Steven Spielberg knew what his teachers
didn't -- talent is in the eyes of the filmmaker.

BEN SAUNDERS
Ben Saunders was the last kid in his class ______(10)______ for any sports
team. "Football, hockey, tennis, cricket -- anything with a round ball, I was
useless," he says now with a laugh. But back then he was the object of jokes
and ridicule in school gym classes.
It was a mountain bike he received for his 15th birthday that changed him. At
first the teen went biking alone in a nearby forest. Gradually, Saunders set his
mind on building up his body, increasing his speed, strength and endurance. At
age 18, he ran his first marathon.
The following year, he met John Ridgway, who became famous in the 1960s
for rowing an open boat across the Atlantic Ocean. Saunders was hired as an instructor at
Ridgway's School of Adventure in Scotland. Intrigued, Saunders read all he could about Arctic
explorers and North Pole expeditions, then decided that this would be his future.
Treks to the Pole aren't the usual holidays for British country boys, and those who didn't dismiss
his dream as fantasy probably doubted he had what it takes. "John Ridgway was one of the few
people who didn't say, 'You're completely nuts,' " Saunders says.
In 2001, after becoming a proficient skier, Saunders embarked on his first long-distance expedition
toward the North Pole. It took incredible stamina. He ______(11)______ frostbite, had a close
encounter with a polar bear and ______(12)______ his body to the limit.
Saunders has since become the youngest person to ski solo to the North Pole, and he's skied
more of the Arctic by himself than any other Briton.

PUNTUACIN /6

A attached F hung K practiced P stood

B completed G informed L proved Q suffered
C denied H insisted M pushed
D dropped I lasted N ran
E fired J picked O set

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 PUNTUACIN /6

COMPRENSIN ORAL - TASK 1 (1 x 6 = 6 marks)

Listen to 6 short extracts where people talk about the books they read last
summer. Match each extract (1 to 6) with the best description (A to G) and
write the letter in the appropriate box. One of the letters does not
correspond to any extract. The first extract is an example. You will hear
the whole recording twice.

BOOK REVIEWS

DESCRIPTION EXTRACT ANSWER

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A RELATIVE IN TROUBLE EXAMPLE X
Example

A A BOOK TO CHANGE THE WORLD EXTRACT 1

B A MIX OF OPPOSITE EMOTIONS EXTRACT 2

C AN ACADEMIC BOOK EXTRACT 3

D APPEALING BUT NOT THRILLING EXTRACT 4

E BETTER DECISION TAKING EXTRACT 5

F CHILDHOOD REVISITED EXTRACT 6

G NOT ENOUGH NEW INFORMATION

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 PUNTUACIN /7

COMPRENSIN ORAL - TASK 2 (1 x 7 = 7 marks)

Listen to some people being interviewed regarding an incident at
the Royal National College (RNC). For questions 1 to 7, choose
the best option (A, B or C). Question 0 has been completed as an
example. You will hear the whole recording twice.

ROYAL NATIONAL COLLEGE

Example:
0. The atmosphere at the RNC is troubled because of
A lack of interest of the board.
B profound reorganization. B
C the disagreement between staff and students.

1. The principal, Christine Steadman, says that they are planning to

A diminish the residential section.
B expand the residential area.
C open a new arts building.

2. The presenter says that ......... of staff are taking the college to a tribunal.
A five current members
B five ex members
C two current members

3. Phil Kennedy
A did not take legal advice.
B is currently unemployed.
C now works for himself.

4. Phil felt uneasy because

A another person was doing his job.
B he couldnt find another job.
C his subject was no longer offered.

5. Elaine Edwardss job involved ...

A getting scholarships for students of RNC.
B rebuilding the college.
C setting up companies.

6. David says that Christine

A feels depressed.
B has decided to give up her job.
C is still on holiday.

7. Which of the following is true?

A RNC has made significant financial investments.
B RNC has made important changes regarding personnel.
C Both A and B are correct.

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 PUNTUACIN /7

COMPRENSIN ORAL - TASK 3 (1 x 7 = 7 marks)

You will hear an interview related to vitamin D and its importance for children.
Read through questions 1 to 7. Listen carefully and fill in the gaps with up to
THREE WORDS. Question 0 has been completed as an example. You will
hear the whole recording twice.

CHILDREN AND VITAMIN D

Example:
0. Most people UNDER 21 dont get enough vitamin D.

1. Low levels of vitamin D make bones weak and cause and fractures.

2. Vitamin D is better known as the vitamin.

3. Children nowadays barely have the chance to .

4. The use of becomes a problem if you want to get enough vitamin D.

5. people need longer exposures to the sun.

6. The two most recent studies about low vitamin D levels were done in .

7. For children it is hard to get enough vitamin D through diet since they dont like
.

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 A) Adecuacin B) Riqueza lingstica PUNTUACIN TOTAL
Coherencia, cohesin Correccin lingstica de la tarea
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EXPRESIN E INTERACCIN ESCRITA - TASK 1

Write a letter to the former students of your class inviting them to return to your school for a
special occasion. It might be an anniversary, your favourite teacher retiring, etc. Give some details
about the event and try to persuade them to attend by recalling some funny anecdotes or personal
experiences.
Write between 140-150 words.

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 A) Adecuacin B) Riqueza lingstica PUNTUACIN TOTAL
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EXPRESIN E INTERACCIN ESCRITA - TASK 2

You have noticed that the standard of the city services has declined steadily over the last five
years. Your main concerns are public transportation and public safety among others such as
waste management. Write a letter to the Mayor reporting the problems you have experienced
with these services so far and suggesting measures to improve them.
Write between 180-200 words.

To the Mayor,

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