INGLÉS III

EJERCICIO - SEPTIEMBRE 2022

Este es un EXAMEN DE LIBRO ABIERTO, TEMPORIZADO. En un examen de libro abierto, el

alumnado tiene la posibilidad de consultar cualesquiera fuentes externas de cara a responder a las
preguntas que se les planteen. Sin embargo, hay una serie de condiciones muy claras que se deben
cumplir:

 El alumno recibirá el examen en el correo del campus virtual unos cinco minutos antes de la
hora fijada en plataforma, y tendrá las 2 horas de rigor para terminarlo, más media hora de
cortesía para poder reenviarlo al profesor o profesora, por la plataforma.

 Si durante esta media hora hubiera algún problema para reenviarlo, el alumno deberá
comunicarlo inmediatamente al docente de la asignatura, dirección de carrera (David Esteban)
o a las tutoras (Belén y María José). Si el examen no se ha enviado en este periodo de
tiempo y se estima que no hay causa justificada para ello, se considerará como no
presentado y se evaluará con un cero.

 El alumno puede consultar fuentes externas, siempre y cuando aporte las referencias de forma
correcta. Esto implica realizar un apartado de bibliografía adecuado en cada pregunta,
atendiendo a la coherencia a la hora de utilizar notación Harvard o APA.

 El alumno también deberá evitar transcribir el contenido de dichas fuentes de forma literal,
y deberá demostrar su capacidad de análisis y pensamiento crítico; por ejemplo, aportando
los motivos por los que se ha respondido a cada pregunta de una u otra forma.

 El examen deberá completarse en el propio documento Word facilitado a tal efecto. Si el

examen incluye alguna fórmula, dibujo, etc., que pueda traer problemas para hacerlo en el
ordenador, el alumno podrá hacerlo a mano y reenviarlo escaneado o como una fotografía, junto
con el resto del examen.

 Los profesores prestarán especial atención a posibles similitudes entre exámenes, a la

literalidad en el contenido y a la falta de referencias adecuadas. Cualquier sospecha de
plagio será tratada con la severidad que se indica en la normativa, pudiendo conllevar incluso la
expulsión de la carrera. A estos efectos, todos los exámenes serán analizados mediante
Turnitin.

 Por último, leed atentamente las instrucciones acerca de la obligatoriedad o no de

contestar a ciertas preguntas. Al tratarse de un formato de examen fuera de lo habitual, es
probable que cambien algunos aspectos a los que estabais acostumbrados.

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Tiempo: 2 horas
Contesta TODAS las preguntas.

Questions 1, 2, 3 and 4 must be answered on the blank sheets provided.

Questions 5 and 6 can be answered in the gaps provided in the questions.

Question 1 (12%)

Read the text below and answer the questions that follow.

1. The topic of consolidation among car groups, never far from the surface, bubbled back to the top
of the agenda at one of the industry’s showcase gatherings in Geneva this week.
2. Reports that PSA, the owner of Peugeot, is seeking a deal with Fiat Chrysler or even General
Motors was a big talking point at the annual motor show.
3. Carlos Tavares, PSA chief executive, did little to dispel the speculation: “We love to discuss with
people who are looking for deals.”
4. Even if a tie-up involving the French group, which bought Opel and Vauxhall from GM in 2016,
fails to materialise, a wave of consolidation and co-operation is sweeping the sector.
5. Erstwhile rivals are exploring new ways to combine forces in the coming age of electric vehicles
where scale is likely to prove critical for success.
6. German groups BMW and Daimler, arch enemies for decades, are combining forces on ride-
hailing and other transport services, which could include self-driving projects.
7. Volkswagen, which jostles with the Renault-Nissan- Mitsubishi Alliance and Toyota to be the
world’s largest car group and has launched its own alliance with Ford, is even looking to bulk up,
with plans to license its costly electric production technology to other carmakers.
8. “That is where we will try to win the game, on scale,” Herbert Diess, VW chief executive, told the
Financial Times before the show. “I am quite sure that not all brands can survive this.”
9. Ultimately, “I think everybody needs scale”, said Thierry Bolloré, chief executive of both Renault
and the global alliance between the French group, Nissan and Mitsubishi.
10. The need for scale partly explains why talk of PSA’s potential search for a deal to expand outside
Europe took on such resonance in Geneva.
11. With growing investment demands, from battery cars and self-driving systems to cleaner
combustion vehicles, companies will have to pool resources.
12. Randall Miller, head of automotive at consultancy EY, estimates that spending on new
technologies in the sector has totalled more than $170bn in the past five years, with the bulk of
investment coming from tech groups and private capital.
13. “It’s going to be the new reality that new partnerships will come together: competitors one day will
be alliance partners the next.”
14. At the show Mike Manley, chief executive of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, told the Financial Times:
“If there’s a partnership, merger, relationship that makes us stronger, then I’m absolutely open to
looking at it.

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 15. “It would be crazy of me not to do that because of all the benefits that those things can bring if
they’re the right partner and set up in the right way.”
16. Yet scale can bring downsides. Heft breeds bureaucracy.
17. Even Mr Bolloré admits there are disadvantages to being big. Decisions at the Renault-Nissan-
Mitsubishi Alliance, which sells more than 10m cars a year, “can sometimes be a little bit heavy
and not appropriate with the speed at which we should go on the market”, he said.
18. Andy Palmer has worked at both ends of the scale spectrum, having moved from chief planning
officer at Nissan to become chief executive of Aston Martin.
19. Big companies can obviously spend more on research and talent and have less susceptibility to
market movements because they are globally spread. But smaller companies are agile,” he said.
“They can make decisions much quicker.”
20. Mr Tavares, despite reports of his desire to grow, said: “There is a trade-off between scale and
agility,” adding that carmakers would need to remain flexible to survive the “chaos” facing the
sector.
21. Mid-sized companies, which include PSA and FCA but also extend to German luxury car groups
such as BMW and Daimler, need to be adaptable to remain competitive against their larger rivals,
such as VW and Toyota.
22. “Every day is challenging,” said Harald Krüger, BMW chief executive. “My headline for this one:
flexibility is king. Sometimes we talk about ‘cash is king’, but these days flexibility is king.”
23. For the proliferation of start-ups that pepper the sector and have no hope of even modest-scale
benefits, agility is their greatest asset.
24. e.Go, the 300-strong German company that will rely on Volkswagen’s electric platform from 2020,
begins production this month on an all-electric micro-vehicle that will start at less than €15,000.
25. “We need only two years to develop a car,” said Günther Schuh, chief executive and founder,
which compares with upwards of five for a larger company.
26. He hopes to build as many as 100,000 cars a year by 2022 by reducing complexity and relying
on a capital expenditure budget that is 90 per cent lower than the competition.
27. “I can offer cars in the range of €20,000, and the big guys will offer cars in the €30,000 range,” he
said. “So this is a win-win situation.”

Answer the following questions

1. Why is there lots of consolidation in the car industry?

2. Why is scale critical to car manufacturers’ success?
3. Which car groups have announced partnerships?
4. What is Mike Manley’s view of partnerships and mergers?
5. Why do big companies have less susceptibility to market movements?
6. Why is agility a start-ups biggest asset?

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Question 2 (14%)

Change the sentences so that the second sentence means exactly the same as the first
sentence.

1. Employers today are not as lenient as employers in the past.

2. If Mr.Strange doesn’t arrive before 22:30, we will have to cancel his booking.

3. All the job applicants had to wait in the hall because the interview room was occupied.

4. The company hasn’t paid the interns since January.

5. I am not sure that this strategy will work.

6. “Why don’t we have a team bonding weekend with our peers from Sweden?” said
James.

7. The Green Lantern set up his business in Zaragoza 5 years ago.

Question 3 (14%)
Write between 100 – 120 words on the following.

“Holiday Jobs in England” is a company that specialises in finding summer jobs for people in hotels,
restaurants and on farms. Write a letter telling them about yourself and indicating what sort of job you
would like.

Question 4 (20%)

Put the verbs in the brackets into the correct future tense .
1. Ann: Here’s the letter to the landlord. If there’s anything I should add, say so and I (add)
it.
Peter: It’s fine, but it’s illegible. He ( not be able) to read it.
2. Employer: But there are a lot of mistakes in this, Miss Jones.
Miss Jones: Yes, I suppose there are. All right, I(type) it again.
3. Mrs.Smith: Your cold’s worse, Ann. Go back to bed and I (ring) the school and tell them
you can’t come.

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 4. Mrs.Smith was just picking up the receiver when her husband came downstairs. ‘Ann’s
not well,’ she said. ‘I (ring) the school and say that she can’t come.
5. Ann: Why are you taking fishing rods? You (not climb) the mountain after all?
Tom: We (climb ) and fish. There’s a lake on top and we (try) to get some fish out of it.
6. Mary, meeting Jack carrying two buckets of water: Hello, Jack! Where’s the fire?
Jack: I (wash) the car, if you want to know. Would you like to help me?
Mary: I’m not dressed for it bit I (come) and watch
7. Where are all those children off to with baskets?
They (pick) blackberries. They probably (come) back at 6:00 with their baskets
crammed and then their mothers (start) making jam.
, Mary: But it’s pouring. He ( get) soaked if he goes out in that.
8. George and Paul find an injured man lying by the roadside.
Paul: I (stay) with, George, if you go back and get help.
George: All right. I (try) to get a lift back.
9. The car (not start).
If you get in, Tom and I (give) it a push.
10. It’s a beautiful drive. I’m sure you (enjoy) the scenery.
I (not have) a chance to look at it. I ( map-read), and Tom gets so furious if I make a
mistake that I (be) afraid to take my eyes off the map.

Question 5 (20%)

Put in the suitable prepositions or adverbs to form phrasal verbs

1. You must carry …………on…………the instructions on the packet exactly.

2. After the music had died……………away………………there was a storm of applause.

3. The mob burnt …………out……………….several important buildings in the riots.

4. These children are very polite; they have obviously been well brought ……up…………

5. She carried …………on…………..with her work inspite of all the interruptions.

6. You can stay ……up…………till your father comes home and then you must go to bed.

7. When the rebellion had died ………… down……………….things quickly returned to normal.

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 8. I’ll pick you………up………..at your office and take you straight to the station.

9. He advises me to hang ………... around …………………those pictures as they will b evaluable

one day.

10. At the committee meeting the question of repairs to the roof was brought ………down…………..

Question 6 (20%)

Put in the suitable prepositions or adverbs.

1. 1 He’s not independent ……in…………any means. He depends………on……….his

father ……for………….everything.

2. He has a picture ………of……….Picasso( Picasso painted the picture) and he wants to

hang it……in………the hall……to…......the right as you come………on………. .

3. I’m tired ……of………..hearing about Tom and his Picasso. He can hang it ……
in…………his garage……at…….all I care.

4. He said he was………in……debt and asked me ………for…………a loan …of……….

₤50.

5. What’s the cheapest way……of…..getting……from…….London……to……Edinburg?

Well, you could hitch hike there………………next…………nothing.

6. I was horrified……by……….his appearance. He looked as if he hadn’t slept ……

in………weeks.

7. When he gets back………from…………the office he expects his wife to meet him……

at………….the door.

8. Yesterday the children went………out…………a walk and didn’t get back……till……10

p.m. Their mother was furious……with……them…for…….coming in so late.

9. Passengers who get……on………or……off……..a bus (i.e. who board or leave it) expect
……at…………the official stops do so………under………….their own risk.

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Question 1.

1. Why is there lots of consolidation in the car industry?

Because different companies in the automotive sector, which were rivals, are combining forces
in order to license its costly electric production technology to other carmakers.

2. Why is scale critical to car manufacturers’ success?

Because the car manufacturers need for potential search for a deal to expand outside Europe.

3. Which car groups have announced partnerships?

Car groups that have announced partnerships are Volkswagen and Ford, which competes with
the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance and Toyota to be the world's largest automotive group.

4. What is Mike Manley’s view of partnerships and mergers?

Mike Manley views that if there’s a partnership, merger, relationship that makes them stronger,
then he is absolutely open to looking at it and also opines It would be crazy of him not to do that
because of all the benefits that those things can bring if they’re the right partner and set up in
the right way.

5. Why do big companies have less susceptibility to market movements?

Big companies have less susceptibility to market movements because big companies can
obviously spend more on research and talent and have less susceptibility to market movements
because they are globally spread.

6. Why is agility a start-ups biggest asset?

Agility a start-ups biggest asset because they can offer cars in the range of €20,000, whitle the
big enterprises will offer cars in the €30,000 range, this is a win-win situation.

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Question 2 (14%)

Change the sentences so that the second sentence means exactly the same as the first
sentence.

1. Employers today are not as lenient as employers in the past.

In the past the employers were more lenient.

2. If Mr.Strange doesn’t arrive before 22:30, we will have to cancel his booking.

His booking will be canceled If Mr.Strange doesn’t arrive before 22:30.

3. All the job applicants had to wait in the hall because the interview room was occupied.

As the interview room was ocupied, all the jobs apllicant

4. The company hasn’t paid the interns since January.

The interns have not been paid since January.

5. I am not sure that this strategy will work.

I have doubs that this strategy will work.

6. “Why don’t we have a team bonding weekend with our peers from Sweden?” said
James.

James said that we have a team bonding weekend with our peers from Sweden.

7. The Green Lantern set up his business in Zaragoza 5 years ago.

The Green Lantern business was set up in Zaragoza 5 years ago.

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Question 4 (20%)

Put the verbs in the brackets into the correct future tense .
1. Ann: Here’s the letter to the landlord. If there’s anything I should add, say so and I
(add) will add it.
Peter: It’s fine, but it’s illegible. He ( not be able) won't be able to read it.

2. Employer: But there are a lot of mistakes in this, Miss Jones.

Miss Jones: Yes, I suppose there are. All right, I(type) I'll type it again.

3. Mrs.Smith: Your cold’s worse, Ann. Go back to bed and I (ring) will ring the school and
tell them you can’t come.

4. Mrs.Smith was just picking up the receiver when her husband came downstairs. ‘Ann’s
not well,’ she said. ‘I (ring) will ring the school and say that she can’t come.

5. Ann: Why are you taking fishing rods? You (not climb) won´t climb the mountain after
all?
Tom: We (climb ) will climb and fish. There’s a lake on top and we (try) will try to get
some fish out of it.
6. Mary, meeting Jack carrying two buckets of water: Hello, Jack! Where’s the fire?
Jack: I (wash) I´m going to wash the car, if you want to know. Would you like to help
me?
Mary: I’m not dressed for it bit I (come) will come and watch

7. Where are all those children off to with baskets?

They (pick) blackberries. They probably (come) will come back at 6:00 with their baskets
crammed and then their mothers (start) will start making jam.
, Mary: But it’s pouring. He ( get) will get soaked if he goes out in that.
8. George and Paul find an injured man lying by the roadside.
Paul: I (stay) I´m going to stay with, George, if you go back and get help.
George: All right. I (try) will try to get a lift back.
9. The car (not start) won’t start.
If you get in, Tom and I (give) will give it a push.
10. It’s a beautiful drive. I’m sure you (enjoy) will enjoy the scenery.
I (not have) won´t have a chance to look at it. I ( map-read) will be map reading, and
Tom gets so furious if I make a mistake that I (be) will be afraid to take my eyes off the
map.

Question 3 (14%)

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Write between 100 – 120 words on the following.

“Holiday Jobs in England” is a company that specialises in finding summer jobs for people in hotels,
restaurants and on farms. Write a letter telling them about yourself and indicating what sort of job you
would like.
Dear Miss/Mrs.

I am contacting your company, a specialist in finding summer jobs for people in hotels, restaurants and
farms, to show my interest in working with you.

Firts, I consider myself a responsible person, who works well in a team and, in addition, has experience
in different positions in the hospitality sector.

As you can see in my CV, I have worked as a waiter, in this position I was in charge of the dining room
service, so I am fluent in dealing with customers.

I also add one year of experience as a floor waiter, during which time I cleaned and refurbished rooms.
During that period I acquired my own knowledge and coordinated the plant team. Given the international
character of the Hotel Capital, I consider it important to point out that I am a native Spanish speaker and
speak English fluently.

Finaly, I believe I can bring my professional experience and knowledge to your company.
For this reason, I am sending my curriculum vitae so that I can assess it in the job applications for the
following holiday season.

Thanking you for your attention and greeting you cordially

Sincerely,

Manuel Alcalá Martin

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