INGLÉS 2

Premis Extraordinaris de Batxillerat / Premios Extraordinarios de Bachillerato
Curs 2013-2014 / Curso 2013-2014
Primer Exercici / Primer Ejercicio
B) Comentari de text en Ll. E.: Anglés / Comentario de texto en L. Ex.: Inglés
60 minuts / 60 minutos
Observacions / Observaciones
Grading system:
I.
Open questions: 2 points (1 point each);
II.
True or False: 1.5 points (0.5 each);
III. Vocabulary: 1 point (O.25 each);
IV.
Multiple Choice: 1.5 points (0.5 each);
V.
Composition: 4 points.
No dictionary allowed
USA sustains hope
This country has wealth, but that is not what makes us rich. We have a powerful military, but that is
not what makes us strong. Our University and culture are envied, but that is not what keeps people
coming to our shores. What makes us different are the bonds that hold together the most diverse
nation on Earth: the belief that our destiny is shared. We accept obligations to one another. The
freedom that so many Americans fought for and died for comes with responsibilities as well as
rights, and among those are charity, duty and patriotism.
I am hopeful, because I have seen this spirit at work in America. I´ve seen it in the family business,
whose owners rather cut their own pay or hours than see a friend lose a job. I´ve seen it in the
soldiers who re-enlist after losing a limb. I´ve seen it on the shores, where leaders of all parties
sweep aside differences to help a community rebuild after the wreckage of a terrible storm. I´ve
seen it when a father tells the story of his child, whose long battle with cancer cost everything to his
family, had it not been for health care reform passed just before the insurance company was about
to stop paying for the child´s health care.
That´s who we are. That´s the country I´m so proud to lead as your President. I have never been
more hopeful about America. And I ask you to sustain that hope. I believe we can keep the
promise of our founding –the idea that if you are willing to work hard, it doesn´t matter who you are,
or where you come from, or what you look like, or where you love – it doesn´t matter whether
you´re black or white; Hispanic, Asian or Native American; young or old; rich or poor; able or
disable; gay or straight. You can make it here in America if you are willing to try.
Speech given by B. Obama at McCormic Pl., Chicago, Illinois, October 2013
Premis Extraordinaris de Batxillerat / Premios Extraordinarios de Bachillerato
Curs 2013-2014 / Curso 2013-2014
Primer Exercici / Primer Ejercicio
B) Comentari de text en Ll. E.: Anglés / Comentario de texto en L. Ex.: Inglés
60 minuts / 60 minutos
Observacions / Observaciones
Grading system:
VI. Open questions: 2 points (1 point each);
VII. True or False: 1.5 points (0.5 each);
VIII. Vocabulary: 1 point (O.25 each);
IX.
Multiple Choice: 1.5 points (0.5 each);
X.
Composition: 4 points.
No dictionary allowed
I.
OPEN QUESTIONS.
Answer the following questions using your own words but taking into account the information in
the text. 2 points (1 point each)
a. What are the main things that other countries see in the USA?
b. What comes with freedom, according to Obama?
TRUE OR FALSE.
II.
Are the following statements true (T) or false (F)? Identify the part of the text that supports your
answer by copying the exact passage on the answer sheet. 1.5 points (0.5 each)
a. Some people want to see their friends losing their job.
b. Soldiers who lose an arm in war want to join the Army again.
c. Neighbors of different opinion don´t help you out when there is a thunderstorm.
III.
VOCABULARY.
Find the synonym for each of the four words below from these six Options. 1 point (0.25 each)
wreckage
a.
b.
c.
d.
bonds
shores
insurance
Stretch of land bordering on the sea or a lake
Destroyed, cripple
Abundance of goods
Something that joins, a tie or link
disabled
wealth
Premis Extraordinaris de Batxillerat / Premios Extraordinarios de Bachillerato
Curs 2013-2014 / Curso 2013-2014
Primer Exercici / Primer Ejercicio
B) Comentari de text en Ll. E.: Anglés / Comentario de texto en L. Ex.: Inglés
60 minuts / 60 minutos
Observacions / Observaciones
Grading system:
XI. Open questions: 2 points (1 point each);
XII. True or False: 1.5 points (0.5 each);
XIII. Vocabulary: 1 point (O.25 each);
XIV. Multiple Choice: 1.5 points (0.5 each);
XV. Composition: 4 points.
No dictionary allowed
IV.
MULTIPLE CHOICE.
Choose a ,b or c in each question below. Only one answer is correct. 1.5 points (0.5 each)
1. A person that has the authority to decide the future of a Country …
a. issues new laws
b. puts people in prison
c. leads her as a President
2. People who struggled against political oppression …
a. accepted to go into prison.
b. fought for freedom
c. are criminals
3.
A Country system providing people with medical assistance is …
a. Town Hall or City Hall
b. National Health Care
c. Court of Justice
V. COMPOSITION.
Write a composition answering the following questions (120-150 words) 4 points
Why does Obama believe that everybody can make it in America? Why do people emigrate there?
What are the main problems for a person facing emigration?