Addicted to her mobile

COMISSIÓ ORGAITZADORA DE LES PROVES D’ACCÉS A LA UIVERSITAT
COMISIÓN ORGANIZADORA DE LAS PRUEBAS DE ACCESO A LA UNIVERSIDAD
PROVES D’ACCÉS A FACULTATS, ESCOLES TÈCIQUES SUPERIORS I COL·LEGIS UIVERSITARIS
PRUEBAS DE ACCESO A FACULTADES, ESCUELAS TÉCNICAS SUPERIORES Y COLEGIOS UNIVERSITARIOS
COVOCATÒRIA DE
MODEL D’EXAME
MODALITAT DEL BATXILLERAT (LOGSE):
MODALIDAD DEL BACHILLERATO (LOGSE):
CONVOCATORIA DE
MODELO DE EXAME
Totes
Todas
IMPORTAT / IMPORTANTE
1r Exercici
1º. Ejercicio
Llengua estrangera II: AGLÈS
Lengua extranjera II: INGLÉS
Comuna
Común
90 minuts
90 minutos
Barem: / Baremo:
Please answer on a separate sheet of paper.
Part A. Reading Comprehension.
Read the following text:
Addicted to her mobile
A teenager is to undergo psychiatric treatment after becoming addicted to her mobile phone. Like
the worst type of addicts, Caroline regularly blows all her spending money. “I know it sounds like
a silly addiction but it is real to me”, she said. “When I hear my phone beeping with a text message
I am all smiles and it makes me happy. When I don’t have any credit left I become depressed. I
haven’t got enough money for proper food and I have to borrow it”. Her parents have become so
worried that next week she is due to begin a course of treatment from a specialist. She first
revealed her craving to her doctor, who advised her to switch the phone on the silent mode, put it
in a cupboard and forget about it. But he has now referred her for more psychiatric care after the
scale of the problem became apparent.
Caroline said: “I have become protective of the phone. I can’t let anyone take it from me and I
check where it is every two minutes”. A leading psychologist has classified Caroline’s plight as
“technology addition”, in which sufferers experience a “high” when they receive a message bleep
from their mobile. “It is like the first flush of love when you receive an e-mail or text, you feel
good”. Caroline became hooked at 12 after her parents gave her a mobile for Christmas. Since then
she has spent all her pocket money on phone cards.
COMISSIÓ ORGAITZADORA DE LES PROVES D’ACCÉS A LA UIVERSITAT
COMISIÓN ORGANIZADORA DE LAS PRUEBAS DE ACCESO A LA UNIVERSIDAD
PROVES D’ACCÉS A FACULTATS, ESCOLES TÈCIQUES SUPERIORS I COL·LEGIS UIVERSITARIS
PRUEBAS DE ACCESO A FACULTADES, ESCUELAS TÉCNICAS SUPERIORES Y COLEGIOS UNIVERSITARIOS
COVOCATÒRIA DE
MODEL D’EXAME
MODALITAT DEL BATXILLERAT (LOGSE):
MODALIDAD DEL BACHILLERATO (LOGSE):
CONVOCATORIA DE
MODELO DE EXAME
Totes
Todas
IMPORTAT / IMPORTANTE
1r Exercici
1º. Ejercicio
Llengua estrangera II: AGLÈS
Lengua extranjera II: INGLÉS
Comuna
Común
90 minuts
90 minutos
Barem: / Baremo:
Please answer on a separate sheet of paper.
I. Answer the following questions using your own words but taking into account the
information in the text. (2 points: 1 point each)
a. What is the meaning of “technology addiction”?
b. Why does Caroline call herself “protective” of the phone?
II. Are the following statements true (T) or false (F)? Identify the part of the text that supports
your answer by copying the exact words on the answer sheet. (1.5 point: 0.5 each)
a. She'd rather eat than phone.
b. Her parents sent her to a hospital when she was 12.
c. The sound of an in-coming message makes Caroline feel good.
III. Find a synonym for each of the four words below from these six options: (1 point: 0.25
each)
flush
plight
top
preoccupied
nonsensical
mute
a. worried
b. silly
c. silent
d. leading
COMISSIÓ ORGAITZADORA DE LES PROVES D’ACCÉS A LA UIVERSITAT
COMISIÓN ORGANIZADORA DE LAS PRUEBAS DE ACCESO A LA UNIVERSIDAD
PROVES D’ACCÉS A FACULTATS, ESCOLES TÈCIQUES SUPERIORS I COL·LEGIS UIVERSITARIS
PRUEBAS DE ACCESO A FACULTADES, ESCUELAS TÉCNICAS SUPERIORES Y COLEGIOS UNIVERSITARIOS
COVOCATÒRIA DE
MODEL D’EXAME
MODALITAT DEL BATXILLERAT (LOGSE):
MODALIDAD DEL BACHILLERATO (LOGSE):
CONVOCATORIA DE
MODELO DE EXAME
Totes
Todas
IMPORTAT / IMPORTANTE
1r Exercici
1º. Ejercicio
Llengua estrangera II: AGLÈS
Lengua extranjera II: INGLÉS
Comuna
Común
90 minuts
90 minutos
Barem: / Baremo:
Please answer on a separate sheet of paper.
IV. Choose a, b, or c, in each question below. Only one choice is correct (1.5 points: 0.5 each)
1. Caroline's addiction is a silly one for her...
a) because she can cope with the money she has
b) because she can afford the 40 pointless calls plus some more messages.
c) she thinks it is silly but a real one to her.
2. Her doctor recommended her to...
a) give up having mobiles.
b) put the phone away for a while.
c) to put all her money in a cupboard and forget about it.
3. Caroline was sent to a specialist...
a) because she didn’t put her mobile in a cupboard.
b) because her addiction was very serious.
c) because she smashed her mobile against a wall.
Part B. Composition (130-150 words approximately). Choose one of the following topics. (4
points)
1. What are the advantages and disadvantages of having a mobile phone?
2. What advice would you give a friend who has the same problem as Caroline?