Examen Inglés de Aragón (Extraordinaria de 2023) (WWW - Examenesdepau.com)
Examen Inglés de Aragón (Extraordinaria de 2023) (WWW - Examenesdepau.com)
Examen Inglés de Aragón (Extraordinaria de 2023) (WWW - Examenesdepau.com)
PUNTUACIÓN QUE SE OTORGARÁ A ESTE EJERCICIO: (véanse las distintas partes del examen)
Please choose ONE of the options given, A or B, for each of the three blocks below (Reading
Comprehension — Use of English (Rephrasing) — Writing). The option chosen can change from block to
block, but it must be the same for all the exercises in BLOCK 1. The marks assigned to each block and
exercise are given between brackets.
OPTION A
SOAP OPERA
Even if you were born after the year 2000, you will have heard of the existence of a reference book published
annually that lists world records both of human achievements and the extremes of the natural world. If Guinness
World Records is the name that comes to mind, that’s perfect! One of the examples of human achievements
listed there is Guiding Light, an American radio and television soap opera. It is listed in Guinness World
Records as the third longest-running drama in television in American history. Guiding Light began as an NBC
Radio serial on January 25, 1937. On June 2, 1947, the series was transferred to CBS Radio, before starting on
June 30, 1952, on CBS Television. After a run of 72 years, on April 1, 2009, CBS announced that it would be
cancelling Guiding Light due to low ratings.
The term ‘soap opera’ refers to a broadcast dramatic serial programme like Guiding Light. Soap opera depicts
the lives and problems of a particular group of characters with programmes that continue over a long period and
are broadcast several times every week. For example, Guiding Light centred on Reverend John Ruthledge and
those people’s lives that revolved around him, with a story line that managed to draw a large audience to it for
about seven decades. This type of programme was called soap opera in the United States because most of its
major sponsors for many years were manufacturers of soap and detergents. Since most men were at work
when soap operas began to be broadcast, the audience was mainly female, and most of the drama revolved
around female characters, too.
EXERCISE A.1: Add True or False, quoting the relevant information from the text to justify your
answer. (2 points)
a) Guiding Light is the name of a book that describes the greatest human achievements.
b) Soap and detergents were the products manufactured by the first sponsors of soap operas.
EXERCISE A.2: Answer the following questions according to the information given in the text. Use
your own words. (2 points)
a) What are the defining characteristics of soap opera?
b) Why is Guiding Light said to be one of the longest-running broadcast dramas in American history?
EXERCISE A.3: Find words or phrases in the text which mean the same as the following: (1 point)
a) scores: c) promoters, supporters:
b) public: d) accomplishments, attainments:
OPTION B
THEME PARKS
Do you like jungle wildlife, fairy tales, or the Old West? All of those things can be found at a theme park, an
amusement park in which landscaping, buildings, and attractions are based on one or more specific themes.
The USA is home to the major examples of theme parks, as all of the Disney and Universal ‘destination’ parks
are located there. These are parks that are open year-round, generally offer on-property overnight
accommodations and other resort amenities, and attract vacationers from afar as well as those within driving
distance. However, there are also theme parks that cater to more specific customers such as the SeaWorld
parks, Sesame Place, or Legoland Florida, among many others; for example, although Legoland Florida is a
multi-day destination, it was originally designed only for kids 2 to 12. Nowadays, the scope of the park has
changed a lot, with two hotels and a beach resort, the Legoland Water Park, the brand-new Peppa Pig Theme
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Park, as well as the actual Legoland Florida Theme Park, which has more than 50 shows and attractions
inspired by LEGO® brands and characters.
Although a ‘theme’ park and an ‘amusement’ park may appear to be the same, there is a subtle difference
between them. In an amusement park, visitors are passive passengers on mechanical rides, even if there is a
wide range of them—roller coasters, flat rides, carousels, dark rides, and the like. In theme parks, however, the
common rides found at an amusement park are used to tell stories, since in theme parks the use of a whimsical
architecture, colour, landscaping, and characters makes visitors become an active part of the illusion.
EXERCISE B.1: Add True or False, quoting the relevant information from the text to justify your
answer. (2 points)
a) In a theme park the combination of special colours, striking structures and dedicated actors facilitates
the willing involvement of visitors in the magic of the park.
b) Disney and Universal ‘destination’ parks are only visited by holidaymakers from nearby towns.
EXERCISE B.2: Answer the following questions according to the information given in the text. Use
your own words. (2 points)
a) Why is the scope of Legoland Florida said to have changed over time?
b) What can a visitor do at a Disney ‘destination’ park?
EXERCISE B.3: Find words or phrases in the text which mean the same as the following: (1 point)
a) recreation, entertainment: c) clients, consumers:
b) automated, machine-driven: d) lodgings:
OPTION A
EXERCISE A.4: Complete the second sentence in each pair. The meaning should be the same as that
of the first sentence. (2 points)
a) Guiding Light was broadcast for more than 70 years and so became one of the longest-running
television dramas. If Guiding Light had (…)
b) “What did Reverend John Ruthledge do to help his neighbours during the fire?”, Alice asked. Alice
wanted to know (…)
c) I miss not having met Emma’s famous grandmother, the soap opera actress. If only (…)
d) Men used to be at work at the time of day when the first soap operas were broadcast. There were lots
of commercials about beauty products. There were lots of commercials about beauty products (…)
OPTION B
EXERCISE B.4: Complete the second sentence in each pair. The meaning should be the same as that
of the first sentence. (2 points)
a) More than 10,000 whale lovers visited SeaWorld parks in 2022. SeaWorld parks (…)
b) Do not forget to buy the tickets well in advance or you will not be able to participate in the Peppa Pig
show. If you (…)
c) Sophie’s brother hates roller coasters. We ruled out the possibility of going to an amusement park. The
possibility of going to an amusement mark (…)
d) “In 2007, Sesame Place became the first theme park in Pennsylvania to become completely smoke-
free”, the guide said. The guide explained that (…)
OPTION A
EXERCISE A.5: Write a blog post about a soap opera you liked watching, or the type of soap opera you
like watching. Make sure you explain clearly why you enjoyed it, or would enjoy it, so much (100-140
words). (3 points)
OPTION B
EXERCISE B.5: Write a letter to a friend persuading him or her to visit a (real or imaginary) theme park.
Make sure you mention a specific theme and give specific reasons why he or she should undoubtedly
visit it (100-140 words). (3 points)
EVALUACIÓN DE BACHILLERATO PARA EL ACCESO A LA UNIVERSIDAD
CONVOCATORIA EXTRAORDINARIA DE 2023
El examen tendrá una duración de 90 minutos y se calificará de 0 a 10 con dos cifras decimales. Las
respuestas a los distintos ejercicios de la prueba deberán expresarse exclusivamente en lengua inglesa.
BLOCK 3. WRITING
- Ejercicio A.5 o B.5 (3 puntos)
Un criterio excluyente a la hora de puntuar en este Bloque será la falta de adecuación al tema o propósito
comunicativo y/o al género textual propuestos, o la reproducción literal y continuada de fragmentos del texto
inicial. En ambos casos la puntuación será 0.
La redacción se corregirá atendiendo a un conjunto de aspectos y no solo a la corrección gramatical y
ortográfica. Así deberá tenerse en cuenta: la adecuación a la tarea, el dominio del léxico, la organización de
ideas, la coherencia, la creatividad, la capacidad para transmitir un mensaje, etc. La puntuación se
distribuirá del siguiente modo:
− Hasta 1 punto por la organización y presentación de ideas, y la coherencia en la exposición.
− Hasta 1 punto por la corrección y variedad gramatical.
− Hasta 1 punto por la utilización adecuada del léxico, variedad del mismo, y riqueza informativa.
Respecto a la organización y presentación de ideas, y la coherencia en la exposición se valorarán los
siguientes aspectos:
− Correspondencia con la tarea concreta que se solicita. Si el tipo de texto escrito claramente no se
corresponde con el tipo de texto que se solicita, se descontará hasta 1 punto. Por ejemplo, se
descontará hasta 1 punto si escriben un texto argumentativo cuando se les pide que escriban una
narración o una descripción, o si escriben una mera descripción si se les pide que recomienden o se
posicionen sobre algo. Si no hay mención en las instrucciones de un género textual concreto (carta,
e-mail, ensayo, etc.), se considerarán como válidos todos los tipos de texto posibles que permitan
desarrollar el propósito comunicativo que se indique (recomendación; posicionamiento a favor, en
contra; invitación; descripción; argumentación; narración; etc.). Así, si se pide que argumenten a
favor y/o en contra de algo mediante una carta, pero la respuesta no tiene la estructura de una
carta, se restarán 0,5 puntos, y si, además, la respuesta solo describe o narra sin que se vea por el
lenguaje utilizado que esto se utiliza explícitamente para argumentar (p. ej., narrar una experiencia
personal pero sin indicar expresamente que tal experiencia fue negativa y que por tanto replicarla es
desaconsejable), se restarán hasta 0,5 puntos. No obstante, aun cuando la respuesta cumpla con el
género textual y con el tema o propósito comunicativo solicitados, deberá considerarse si el
desempeño en los siguientes aspectos es el adecuado:
− Comprensión del texto y de las distintas oraciones.
− Claridad y desarrollo de las ideas.
− Organización apropiada del contenido en párrafos.
− Uso apropiado (pero no excesivo) de conectores del discurso.
− Puntuación correcta.
Respecto a la corrección y variedad gramatical se valorarán los siguientes aspectos:
− Uso con razonable corrección de estructuras gramaticales y elementos morfológicos.
− Variedad en las estructuras gramaticales y en el tipo de oraciones (teniendo en cuenta el nivel).
− Uso de oraciones completas (con sus elementos sintácticos básicos).
− Uso correcto de la ortografía.
Respecto a la utilización adecuada del léxico, variedad del mismo, y riqueza informativa se valorarán los
siguientes aspectos:
− Léxico adecuado para la tarea y el nivel.
− Correcto uso del léxico (teniendo en cuenta el nivel).
− Variedad en el uso del léxico y ausencia de repeticiones.
− Suficiente contenido relevante.
Se penalizará que el texto incluya rodeos vacíos para sumar palabras o que el número de palabras de la
respuesta sea inferior al mínimo requerido.
Por la falta de limpieza en la presentación podrá bajarse la calificación del examen hasta 1 punto.