Departamento de Lenguas Extranjeras - UNLPam

Universidad Nacional de La Pampa
Facultad de Ciencias Humanas
Servicio Externo de Lenguas Extranjeras
Examen de Acreditación de
Niveles de Lengua Inglesa
Año 2011
NIVEL INTERMEDIO
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Nivel: INTERMEDIO
Paper: READING
(75 mi n)
A. Read this text.
WHY WEREN’T WE WARNED?
Last night South-East England was hit by the worst storms since records
were started. Twenty people were killed by the hurricane-force winds. In
Dorset two firemen were killed and four were injured, when a tree fell on
their fire engine.
Hundreds of houses were wrecked by winds of up to 110 mph. Roofs and
chimneys were ripped off and windows were smashed. A woman was killed in a
hotel in Windsor when a chimney fell through the roof.
Thousands of trees were blown down. At Kew Botanical Gardens in
London many rare trees and plants – some of them over two hundred years old
– have been destroyed. Many houses are without electricity now, because
power lines were brought down. Thousands of people are without telephones,
too. Many lines won‟t be repaired until next week. Two people were rescued
when their car was found by Electricity Board workmen in Kent. They were
taken to hospital with broken legs.
Roads and railway lines were blocked by trees and many cars were
crushed. In London and the south of England schools, offices and shops have
been closed today, because people cannot get to work. Dover Harbour was
closed. Hundreds of small boats were smashed by huge waves, and the ferry,
Hengist, was thrown onto the beach.
This morning angry MPs are asking: “Why weren‟t we warned” No
warning was given by the Meteorological Office. The late night weather
forecast is recorded early in the evening. At that time the storm wasn‟t
expected to hit England. But about midnight it changed direction and moved
north.
The strong winds have been followed by heavy rain and many parts of
the south and west are flooded.
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A. 1. List:
Injuries to people
a) _______________________________________________
b) _______________________________________________
c) _______________________________________________
d) _______________________________________________
Damage to property
a) _____________________________________________
b) _____________________________________________
c) _____________________________________________
d) ______________________________________________
Transport problems
a) _____________________________________________
b) _____________________________________________
c) _____________________________________________
d) _____________________________________________
A. 2. Find 5 (five) words in the text which are connected with:
* Destruction
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* The weather
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B. Read this article about tourism in Britain.
The issue of how our heritage is to survive ever greater inundations of tourists
becomes more and more pressing.
The inundation is happening here and now. London has run out of hotel rooms,
Heathrow has run out of tarmac. Think of the impact made already, and multiply all
that by 10: that gives some indication of the mighty tide of tourism we will face in
the early years of the next century.
They will flock through Leicester Square and Piccadilly Circus, and the effect
will be merely decorative. But they will also go to the National Gallery, the Victoria
and Albert Museum, Stratford-on-Avon and Stonehenge. A minority – but a stunning
number of people all the same – will go to the Lake District, too.
But this is not just a problem for the future. Under the press of numbers,
many tourist experiences are already being destroyed. Everyone gets to see the
picture, the monument, the palace – but no one gets to see it properly. Everyone goes
to Venice, but all you can think about while you are there are the jams of people
seeing it with you.
The result is the progressive closing-off of sensitive sites. No one today can
climb the tower of Pisa, walk among the columns of the Parthenon, or explore freely
the colleges of Oxford. To our children, such experiences will be as mythic and
improbable as driving on traffic-free roads or looking round unlocked country
churches. The danger is that more and more of the planet‟s cherished places will
suffer the same fate: disappearing under immense crowds, then being „rescued‟ with
the result that no one is able to enjoy them at all.
Allowing the tourist market to take its course unimpeded makes no more sense
than allowing loggers to have their way in Amazonia. For any particular monument,
the natural or man made, there is an optimum number of people who can enjoy it to
the full at any given time. Mona Lisa, 5; Stonehenge, 50; Venice, perhaps 10,000. The
task ahead for those who administrate such places is devising ways that will permit
access to the right sorts of numbers, so that each person who pays their entrance
fee will do so confident that they will be able to enjoy it to the full, in the same way
that they enjoy the theatre or cinema, confident of having a seat with a view.
The challenge of the future will be to allow all who want it the most intimate
possible contact with our heritage, while making sure that future generations will be
able to enjoy it in the same way. Those twin goals will be impossible without a
widespread and intelligently administered form of time ticketing.
The Guardian
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B.1. Look at the following statements. Tick (√) the ideas the author of the article
agrees with and cross (X) those he disagrees with.
a) ___ The need to protect nature and historic buildings is becoming more and more
urgent.
b) ___ Many beautiful places are already being destroyed by crowds of tourists.
c) ___ Tourism is a major source of income for our country.
d) ___ Some of the most famous places are so heavily protected that visitors can no
longer enjoy them.
e) ___ Let the tourist market develop without restrictions: everything will be all right in the
end.
f) ___ Governments should make sure that as many people as possible can visit tourist
sites.
g) ___ The only way to keep our heritage for future generations is to limit the number of
tourists.
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C. Read the following text.
Sports through the Ages
From the 14th century a wide variety of sports and games became common in Europe. From that time
the growth was steady. It is also noticeable that there were a number of edicts and statutes (for the
most part ineffectual) forbidding the pursuit of certain sporting activities. These were made because
rulers feared they might divert men from remaining in a state of readiness for war by taking regular
archery practice and other forms of military training.
During the latter part of the 16 th and during the 17th and 18th centuries sports and games
became increasingly popular and there are numerous records available for a study of their history.
However, the second half of the 19th century is the period of development. Much of it was achieved in
England and in Britain. In fact from the late Middle Ages up to, say, the 1930s the British
contribution to sport is without parallel. Among the sports that originated in Britain are football,
rugby, badminton, croquet, lawn tennis, cricket, squash, snooker and table tennis.
In the 20th century a number of sports and games have become highly professional. With
professionalism have come more intense competition, better standards of performance and greater
financial rewards. In Classical times professionalism was established for centuries, especially among
boxers, wrestlers, jockeys, athletes and chariot drivers. However, by the middle of the 5 th century
AD it had died out in sport and was not revived until the 16th century…
There were signs of modern professionalism in England in the 18th century, in which period we
find, for example, professional boxers and cricketers. In the closing years of the 19th century
association football and Rugby League football became professional and there were and increasing
number of professional golfers and cricketers by the turn of the century. Since then professionalism
has become typical of many sports and games…
At the higher levels sportsmen and women are more committed and dedicated than ever
before, and today it scarcely seems credible that at the 1896 Olympic Games in Athens some of the
athletes who took part were visitors who happened to be in the city at the time. Now, performers
prepare themselves with the utmost assiduousness for every event. Performances are analysed on
film and video tape. Teams have „clinics‟ before and after matches.
Many people think that sport has become too serious and it may well be argued that when the
desire and will to win over-ride all other considerations then a form of futility has set in. What is one
to make of that celebrated remark by Vince Lombardi, the great American football coach, that
“Winning isn‟t everything, it‟s the only thing”? At the other end of the value scale we have the
traditions of West Sumatra where non-achievement was the desirable goal. A man who came first in a
race might well be banned from taking part again! …
A very important development since about 1900 has been the over-increasing participation of
women in many sports and games. In ancient Greece women were allowed to compete in athletic
contests and towards the end of the pre-Christian era, when women were becoming more emancipated
(especially in the cities), there were more and more athletic events for them. From that period until
the 19th century there is little mention of women being much involved in sport, though it was perfectly
acceptable for queens and noblewomen to hunt and use falcons. In the 18th century male attitudes
towards female participation became more sympathetic and it is perhaps a little surprising to reflect
that women‟s cricket was tolerably well established in England by the 1760s. However, it is not until
the last 25 years of the 19th century that we find women (nearly always in the middle and upper
classes) taking part in a variety of open-air sports; notably, lawn tennis, badminton, hockey, golf,
skating, archery, baseball and some others. Victorian fashions were of course a problem. Movement
was restricted and many men felt that sporting activities were unbecoming for women. Female
emancipation and determination triumphed and women were soon taking part in the Olympic Games.
Basketball, netball, volleyball, gymnastics, skiing, fencing, swimming, and equestrian sports (besides
those sports already mentioned) became regular activities for women. Fears that sport was
incompatible with femininity proved illusory.
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C.1. Match these definitions with the underlined words in the text.
a) willing to work very hard at something
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b) not having the ability, confidence or personal authority to get things done __________
c) false but seeming to be real or true
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d) shocking or unsuitable behavior
__________
e) is regarded as more important than something else __________
f) successfully completed or got a good result __________
g) greatest possible __________
h) continuing or developing gradually or without stopping __________
i) uselessness, without chance of successfulness __________
j) caring and feeling sorry about someone‟s problems __________
C.2. Answer these questions.
a) In what ways is sport in the 20th century different from the past? Mention 2 differences.
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b) Which was the most important period for the development of modern sports?
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c) Which modern sports originated in Britain?
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d) Did governments always encourage people to take part in sports? Why or why not?
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e) What problems did women have in playing sports in the 19 th century?
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Nivel: INTERMEDIO
Paper: ENGLISH IN USE
(70 min)
A. Read the text below and look c arefull y at eac h li ne. Some of the
lines are co rrect and some ha ve a n extra word. If a line is correct, put
a tick (√) by it. If the re is a n extra w ord, put a cross (X) by it and write
the word in t he space pro vided.
Cri me at Christmas
As Chri st m as wa s ap proac hi ng I deci ded t o g iv e m y school proj ect t he t i t l e
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„Cri m e at Chri st m as‟. I had ask ed f rom m y t eacher i f t hi s wa s a goo d i dea _ X_f rom
and he a gre ed wi t h t hat i t was. I deci de d I woul d st art by i nt erv i ewi ng
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a pol i cewom an. She sai d t hat t he num ber of burgl ari e s arou nd Chri st m as di d
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not i ncrea se a s t he m ost pe opl e t hi nk. T hi s was b ecau se t he ki nd of t hi ngs
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t hat are bei ng f ound un der t he C hri st m as t re e are not t ho se t h at t he t ypi cal
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burgl ar i s l ooki ng f or. T he burgl ar wo ul d f i nd i t dif f i cul t t o sel l t oys. But
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one are a al t houg h wher e t here wa s an i ncrea se i n cri m e wa s shopl i f ti ng .
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T he pol i cewom an ha s sai d t hat sh e t houg ht t hi s wa s bec au se m any
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peopl e d eci ded t hey coul d n‟t af f ord buyi ng t he ex t ra t hi ngs t hey nee ded
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f or Chri st m as. Peopl e get greedy a nd ar e m ore l i kel y t o t ake t hi ngs wi t hout
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payi ng t hem . Anot her comm on crim e she m ent i oned wa s pe opl e
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pret endi n g t o be Sant a Cl au s. I l aughe d at t hi s as I wa s t hi nki ng of
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peopl e wh o dre ss u p i n depart m ent st ore s bu t she wa s not al l j oki ng. A
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l ot of peopl e go out ont o t he st re et s dr e ssed as Sa nt a so t o l ook l i ke peopl e
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who are col l ect i ng m oney f or chari ti es. Of course t hi s i s n ot as seri o u s
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as l i ke ot her cri m es but i t i s a sham e peopl e sh oul d ex pl oi t Chri stm as t hi s way. _ ___ _
B. Choose the co rrect form of the ve rb to com plete the conversation.
Maria:
Nick:
M:
N:
M:
N:
M:
N:
M:
How 1-are you getting/do you get on in your new job, Nick?
Oh, 2-you kno w/you‟re kno wing about my job as a car salesman.
3-David‟stold/David told me yesterda y.
W ell, I 4-haven‟t been/wasn‟t in the job long. I 5-started/have
started on Monday.
And ho w many cars 6 -have you been selling/have you sold so far?
W ell, none yet. Give me a chan ce. Up to no w 7 -I‟ve been learning/
I‟ve learned all the time.
David says yo u 8-had/ were having a sports car once.
I‟ve still got it. 9 -I had/I have had it for about five years. 10 -I don‟t
often drive/I‟m not often driving it because 11 -I don‟t like/I‟m not
liking getting it dirty. Normally 12 -I ride/I‟m riding my motorbike.
And the car is e xpensive to run. I 13-bought/had bought it on
i mpulse. I 14-was working/worked on a building site at the time.
for several months before I bou ght it, 15 -I‟d done/I‟d been doing
overti me, and when 16 -I‟d been earning/I‟d earned enough to buy a
car, it was a really magical mo ment. Maybe you‟d like a ride in it
so me ti me?
Oh, ye s, please. That would be lovely.
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C. Read the text below and circle t he answer A, B, C o r D w hic h best
fits each space.
A strange history
Me xican General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna (1814 -76) was so me what
accident-prone. Throughout the 1830s the Me xicans were 1 - ___ in a
nu mber of battles with the Texans. On 20 April 1836, Santa Anna 2 - ___ up
ca mp at the San Jacinto River, overlooking a wood where the Texans were
3- ___ to be hiding. Given the circu mstances it was perhaps a little unwise
to 4- ___ his troops to take a siesta, fo r in the middle of their afternoon nap
the entire Mexican army was overpo wered by the Texans in just eighteen
minutes. Santa Anna 5 - ___ to escape on horseback but wa s not as
fortunate when, fighting the French in Dece mber 18 38, he lost a leg. For
the next four years, Santa Anna 6 - ___ the leg at his hacienda near
Vercruz until, on 26 September 1842, by which ti me he had virtually 7 - ___
dictator of Me xico, he arranged a special burial service 8 - ___ the
detached limb. To the acco mpani ment of bands and orchestras, his
supporters solemnly paraded the leg through the streets of Mexico city
before 9- ___ it to rest in a national shrine 10 - ___ as the Pantheon of
Saint Paula. Two years later the leg was 11 - ___ during riots that ma rked
Santa Anna‟s fall fro m po wer and 12 - _ __ without trace.
1- A fought
B involved
C appeared
D fallen
2- A grew
B brought
C made
D set
3- A used
B kno wn
C spoken
D managed
4- A order
B suggest
C explain
D propose
5- A managed
B succeeded
C achieved
D arrived
6- A re mained
B reserved
C stayed
D kept
7- A risen
B gro wn
C beco me
D made
8- A about
B to
C because
D for
9- A laying
B laid
C lied
D lying
10- A called
B na med
C kno wn
D believed
11- A robbed
B stolen
C departed
D disappeared
12- A missed
B went
C displaced
D disappeared
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D. Rewrite each sentence without changing the meaning. Begin with the words
provided.
1- The room was so dark that I couldn‟t read.
The room was too ……………………………………………………………………….
2- It was raining so hard that I stayed at home.
There was so …………………………………………………………………………….
3- Taking a holiday in August is common in Britain.
The British tend …………………………………………………………………………..
4- He said he didn‟t want to sit at the front.
He refused ………………………………………………………………………………..
5- I bought a painting. I sold it to a friend. He liked it.
I sold ………………………. who………………………………………………………..
6- The organisation of the conference was not very good.
The conference was not very …………………………………………………………..
7- The other students in that class aren‟t as clever as Wendy.
In that class, Wendy is … ………………………………………………………………
8- The doctor has just removed her appendix.
She has …………………………………………………………………………………..
9- You shouldn‟t have taken those papers away.
Those papers…………………………………………………………………………….
10- I‟m sorry I forgot your birthday.
He apologised ……………………………………………………………………………
11- I‟m sure her ex-husband is the murderer.
Her ex-husband ………………………………………………………………………….
12- I don‟t think they have told the girl the truth.
They ……………………………………………………………………………………….
13- We‟ve been here a long time, and it‟s getting late now.
We wish … ………………………………………………………………………………..
14- We can‟t see very well; you are near the light switch.
If you ……………………………………………………………………………………….
15- I didn‟t notice that you were waiting so I didn‟t give you a lift.
If I had ……………………………………………………………………………………..
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Nivel: INTERMEDIO
Paper: WRITING
(90 min)
A. Write a letter of approximately 150-170 words.
A friend of yours is very depressed. Write a letter to him/her saying that you think he
needs a complete change. Remind him/her how monotonous his life has become –he
hasn‟t had a holiday for ages, he‟s had the same furniture in his bedroom since he was
ten, etc. Advise him what to do.
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B. Choose 1 (one) of the topics below and write a text of approximately 160-200
words.
a) An argumentative text in which you discuss the following issue:
All girls (boys) are alike.
b) A narrative text that starts:
“One of the family anecdotes that my mother loves to tell us is about the time
when …”
Provide your text with a suitable title.
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Nivel: INTERMEDIO
Paper: LISTENING
(40 min)
A. “Attit udes to nature”
You will hea r three people -Richard, Alex a nd We ndy- talki ng about
nature.
A.1. Fill i n t he missi ng words i n the transc ript .
Richard: Nature is basically those th ings in th e wo rld that man
doesn‟t 1 - __________, that h e can with privileg e 2 __________ from tim e to tim e, from afar or close, by
being 3- __________; but they are those things that carry
on regardless of h im.
Alex: Do you think of nature as something 4 - __________, or
something violent and 5 - __________?
Richard: I think of it as 6 - __________ and friendly, but of
course it can be viol ent and 7 - __________ to ma n, such a s
the sea, which can be b oth of those things, and often is.
Alex: Wendy, what associations does the word nature have for
you?
Wendy: Nature t o me is 8 - __________ and flowers and 9 __________ and birds, and animals, but for me to a l esser
degree 10- __________, and a n area of countryside, which
11- __________ has not ruined.
Alex: So it‟s som ething very 12- __________, something
restorative?
Wendy: Oh very definitely so. And something which is 1 3_________ by man as a contrast to the 1 4- __________
world in which most of us spend our working life now.
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A. 2. Listen to Richa rd and We ndy desc ribing how the y get close to
nature. CIRCLE t he best answer.
1. Richard has recently been watching animals
a. in the mornings.
b. when he is on holidays
c. in the evenings.
d. waiting for the bus.
2. In the woods at dusk you can see
a. frogs and birds.
b. wolves and wild cats .
c. foxes and deer .
d. robins and snakes .
3. W endy often takes a map
a. not to get lost in her car.
b. to go to her friend‟s house in a small village .
c. to look for small noisy roads .
d. to find places far from the sound of mo torcars .
4. Richard thinks that to get the closest to nature in England
you should
a. get caught in a storm.
b. go to the coast .
c. buy a small boat.
d. fly over the isles .
5. W endy
a. climbed a mountain in Scotland.
b. does not like the islands of Scotland
c. went to Scotland with Harry .
d. has never seen the Atlantic Ocean .
A. 3. Listen to Richard and Wend y speaking about other people’s
attitude to nature a nd s ummari ze t heir ideas in a se ntence of yo ur
own.
Richard…………………………………………………………………………………....
W endy………………………………………………………………………………………
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Facult ad de C iencias H uma nas – UNL Pam
EXAMENES DE ACREDIT ACION DE NIVELES DE LENGUA INGLESA - 2011
B. “A t raditional fami ly”
Listen to Marg uerite explai ning how a traditional famil y i n her co unt ry,
Burkina Faso, works.
B.1. What is t he main topic of her explanation?
a) The jobs the different fa mily me mbers have to do.
b) The way the children are brought up.
c) The relationships between the different fa mily me mbers.
B.2. Decide whic h of these stateme nts are T RUE and which a re
FALSE.
a) ___ The children can call more than on e wo man “ mother”.
b) ___ The first wife can be called “mothe r” by so me of the other
wives.
c) ___ If there is a family problem, the first wi fe sorts it out.
d) ___ The sisters and brothers of the husband‟s wives can also live
in the fa mily compound.
e) ___ If a grandparent lives with the fa mily, he or she is expected to
help with the work.
f) ___ The mo st i mportant me mbers of th e fa mily are the ch ildren.