Anglès: Llegiu Atentament Aquestes Instruccions
Anglès: Llegiu Atentament Aquestes Instruccions
Anglès: Llegiu Atentament Aquestes Instruccions
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Generalitat de Catalunya
Departament d'Educaci6
Escoles Oficials d'ldiomes
ANGLÈS
Prova Mostra
CERTIFICAT DE NIVELL B2
LLEGIU ATENTAMENT AQUESTES INSTRUCCIONS
Important
• Contesteu als fulls de respostes, no en aquest quadernet.
• Les anotacions que feu en aquest quadernet no es tindran en compte.
• Al final de la prova, heu de lliurar els fulls de respostes, amb totes les
dades, i aquest quadernet.
B2
Material propietat del Departament d’Educació de la Generalitat de Catalunya. Ús restringit a les proves de certificació d’EOI
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Task 1.
Read the text and select T (True) or F (False) for each of the statements. Mark your answers
with a cross (X) on your answer sheet.
T F
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Adapted from National Geographic Magazine, January 2009
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1. People have been prepared to destroy our environment just to get gold.
2. Gold’s colour has made it the most sought after metal in the world.
3. Although India doesn’t produce much gold, it is most coveted there.
4. Gold is used to impress guests at weddings.
5. The price of gold in India may vary, reflecting cultural beliefs.
6. Kerala is reported to be number one in gold production in India.
7. Gold is no longer a symbol of which caste you belong to.
8. In large cities in India other cheaper metals are becoming more popular than gold.
9. There is increasing pressure to forbid the dowry tradition.
10. Gold has ceased to play its former dominant role in dowries.
11. Rajam Chidambaram was reluctant for her daughter to get married as she would have to give up
her earrings.
12. A woman is reported to have fallen into lifelong financial difficulties in order to marry off her
daughter.
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Task 2.
Read the text and choose the correct option for each of the questions that follow. Mark the answers
with a cross (X) on your answer sheet.
a b c
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CERTIFICAT DE NIVELL B2 • COMPRENSIÓ ESCRITA
13. Which of the following is true?
a) Gail often appears in the media.
b) Gail became well-known when she started university.
c) This is the first time Gail Trimble has been the centre of media attention.
14. Nuts magazine is considered to be…
a) for men only.
b) in good taste.
c) popular with university students.
15. The quiz “University Challenge”…
a) started up recently.
b) is now in its second year.
c) has been on for many years now.
16. What do we know about Corpus Christi college’s win?
a) It was a landslide victory.
b) It was a hard struggle.
c) They were ahead from the very beginning.
17. What do we know about Gail Trimble’s participation?
a) She was by far the most knowledgeable person on the team.
b) She established herself as a key member of the team during the last few rounds of the
competition.
c) The subjects she knew about only came up in the final round.
18. What do we know about Gail Trimble and the Corpus Christi team?
a) She has been in it since she started studying there.
b) She hadn’t shown any interest before.
c) She had been turned down several times.
19. Which of the following is true?
a) Gail Trimble finds it flattering that comments have been made about her appearance.
b) Gail has received rude comments from other women.
c) Gail thinks she would have received less media attention if she had been less attractive.
20. What are Gail’s long-term plans?
a) To do a doctorate.
b) To teach at a University.
c) To continue on the University Challenge team.
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CERTIFICAT DE NIVELL B2 • COMPRENSIÓ ESCRITA
Task 3.
Match the 10 statements to the descriptions of 8 ski runs. Each statement corresponds to only
one text, so you will need to use two of the texts more than once. Mark your answers with a
cross (X) on your answer sheet.
□□ [g] □□□□□
A B C D E F G H
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extreme entertainment, you can cut down Dusty’s Descent or Big Timber.
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D. Revelstoke, British Columbia
Tere’s a choice. Beginners can take the serpentine Last Spike logging trail that coils around the
front face. But for the real thigh-burner you take one of the fall-line runs. Devil’s Club is slightly
more difcult, but my favourite is Pitch Black. When we got to the bottom my companion said
he’d put in more turns there than in the whole of last winter.
1. Spike was a nickname given to him by his grandfather; his real name is Jackson Lee.
2. Spike used to live in Brooklyn but then moved to Atlanta.
3. The 40 Acres and a Mule film company belongs to Spike.
4. He met his co-producer, Monty Ross, just before producing his third film.
5. Before producing his full-length films, Lee had already done some work in the film field.
6. The Los Angeles Film Critic Association think his films are extremely controversial.
7. Like Alfred Hitchcock, Spike Lee always has a part in his films.
8. They were the first black family to ever live in the Italian neighbourhood.
9. His father, Bill Lee, played and composed music.
10. The main character in Mo’ better blues becomes more selfish as the film progresses.
11. Spike’s film Jungle Fever was not shot on site at the places represented.
12. Inter-racial relationships are not praised or criticised in Jungle Fever.
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b) Because he was arrested.
c) For no apparent reason.
20. When Mr. Nazir eventually reached hospital,...
22. Why didn’t Spielberg make all his dinosaurs full-size? Because…
a) he wanted to make them different from the King Kong model.
b) it was his wishful thinking.
c) it would have been very expensive.
23. Why did Spielberg go to the great physical effects maestros?
a) He himself thought of the possibility.
b) Someone suggested it was a good idea.
c) It was in the film contract.
24. What did the initial approach for the dinosaurs in the film rely on? It relied on…
a) combining miniatures which moved with full-size robots.
b) using robotic movable miniature reproductions.
c) filming reptiles and altering the scenes with computers.
25. At what stage was work on the film by 1991?
a) Technical problems had delayed the making of the film.
b) They had not still found the special effects supervisor.
c) Work had already started and was in full progress.
26. What was the most important first step taken regarding the dinosaurs?
a) Perfecting their performance in each scene.
b) Making them look true to life.
c) Giving them a likeable appearance.
27. What was the reaction of people who visited the set?
a) enthusiastic
b) unpredictable
c) indifferent
28. In what way did the “animatics” sequences help? They helped to...
a) block out scenes they didn’t like in the final version.
b) make it easier for the actors to remember their lines.
c) calculate timing and represent scenes to show how they would go.
29. How did Spielberg want dinosaurs to be portrayed?
a) As naturalistic creatures.
b) As frightening monster-like creatures.
c) As the reptilian stereotypes people expected.
30. As a result of some information from an expert, what happened to the dinosaur sticking out its
tongue?
a) It was eliminated from the film.
b) It suffered a genetic mutation.
c) It was exploited further throughout the film.
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MEDIACIÓ ESCRITA
Task
The EOI student association has recently met to discuss various school-related issues. As the
students’ representative, you are in charge of informing the school management team about
the students’ opinion on how certain pedagogical aspects might be improved .
Using the notes you took at the meeting, write a report of approximately 150 words for the
management team summarizing the pedagogical issues that came up at the meeting which
you think could be of use to improve the quality of the classes.
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