Inglés PAU 2025

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LENGUA EXTRANJERA INGLÉS II

a) Duración: 1 hora y 30 minutos.

b) Todas las cuestiones deben responderse en el papel entregado para la realización del examen y nunca en los folios que contienen los enunciados.

c) Este examen consta de varios bloques. Debe responder a las preguntas que se indican en cada uno.

d) La puntuación está indicada en cada uno de los apartados.

e) No se permite el uso de diccionario.

El examen consta de 3 Bloques (A, B y C)

En cada bloque (Comprehension, Use of English y Writing) se plantean varias preguntas. Se deberá responder al número que se indica. En caso de aportar más de una respuesta, solo se tendrá en cuenta la que aparezca en primer lugar. Las preguntas han de ser respondidas en su totalidad: si la pregunta tiene dos secciones, hay que responder a ambas.

BLOQUE A (Comprensión lectora) Puntuación máxima: 4 puntos Debe responderse a las 8 preguntas del texto propuesto.

COMPREHENSION (4 points). READ THE TEXT AND ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS.

THE YEAR WITHOUT A SUMMER

Snow in June, freezing temperatures in July, and a killer frost in August marked 1816 as the year without a summer for millions of people in North America and Europe. The unusual cold was later understood to be caused by the eruption of Mount Tambora in Indonesia in April 1815, the largest volcanic eruption in recorded history. When a volcano erupts, it releases sulfur dioxide, which can rise to the stratosphere. There, it reacts with water vapor to form sulfate aerosols that remain in the atmosphere, blocking sunlight and cooling the Earth’s surface.

1816 was the coldest year in at least the last 250 years, according to a study. Each season showed temperature anomalies, but the summer brought the most drastic change, with the lowest summer temperature recorded in Europe between 1766 and 2000. Cold, wet conditions in Central and Western Europe and even North America led to crop failure and the death of farm animals. It was called the “last great subsistence crisis in the Western World.” In addition to food shortages, the climate change caused by the eruption resulted in disease, mass migration, and religious revivals as people tried to make sense of it all.

That year without a summer profoundly impacted the science and culture of the time. Agricultural failure was widespread, and the cost of food jumped. This also increased the price of grain for horses, which were the main transportation source by then. This might have helped inspire the invention of the bicycle by Karl Drais in 1817.

That exceptional summer also inspired something else: Gothic tales. The writers Lord Byron, Claire Clairmont, Dr. John Polidori, Percy Shelley, and Mary Godwin (before she married Shelley) were staying in a villa overlooking Lake Geneva in Switzerland. But the weather at their idyllic setting was depressing. During one of their discussions, Byron suggested that each member of the restless group write a ghost story to share. Within a few weeks, Godwin had written Frankenstein, Byron composed his poem “Darkness,” and Polidori wrote his short story The Vampyre.

The summer of 1816 teaches us that volcanic eruptions certainly affect climate change. With today’s global temperatures at record highs, another massive eruption such as Mount Tambora’s would even likely pause human-made warming, though the effects would eventually vanish.

CHOOSE AND WRITE THE CORRECT OPTION (A, B, C or D). (0.5 points each)

A1. According to the text, the Tambora volcanic eruption brought about… (a) prolonged rain shortage.

(b) a literary genre.

(c) widespread pollution of water.

(d) anti-religious movements.

A2. The invention of the bicycle is believed to have been influenced by… (a) the cost of maintaining horses.

(b) a failure of road networks.

(c) the rising price of horses.

(d) a disease affecting horses.

ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWERS WITH THE PRECISE WORDS OR PHRASES FROM THE TEXT. (0.5 points each)

A3. There have been volcanic eruptions similar in magnitude to that of Mount Tambora.

A4. Many people left their homes due to the effects of the volcanic eruption.

A5. Byron came up with a plan to entertain his friends.

A6. A volcanic eruption might reverse global warming permanently.

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LENGUA EXTRANJERA INGLÉS II

A7. FIND IN THE TEXT: (0.5 points)

A7.1. ONE SYNONYM FOR: “liberate” (verb).

A7.2. ONE SYNONYM FOR: “extensive” (adj).

A8. FIND IN THE TEXT: (0.5 points)

A8.1. ONE WORD MEANING: “the small hard seeds of food.”

A8.2. ONE WORD MEANING: “extremely peaceful, beautiful, and perfect, often in a rural or natural setting.”

BLOQUE B (Uso de la lengua) Puntuación máxima: 3 puntos Debe responder a las 6 preguntas de la opción escogida.

USE OF ENGLISH (3 points; 0.5 points each). CHOOSE OPTION 1 OR OPTION 2 AND ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS FROM THAT OPTION ONLY.

OPTION 1 REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES WITHOUT CHANGING THE ORIGINAL MEANING. THE NEW SENTENCE MUST CLEARLY PRESENT A DIFFERENT LINGUISTIC STRUCTURE.

 BEGIN AS INDICATED OR USE THE WORD IN BRACKETS.

 THE WORDS PROVIDED MUST NOT BE CHANGED IN ANY WAY.

B1. This road is too narrow for trucks.

(ENOUGH).

B2. My brother doesn’t like vegetables very much.

(KEEN)

B3. They will have to wear uniforms while they are in primary school.

(UNTIL)

B4. John is going to cut Olivia’s hair next week.

Olivia…

B5. James can’t sing or play the guitar very well.

(NEITHER)

B6. It was wrong of her to show up at the funeral.

(SHOULDN’T) OPTION 2 REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES WITHOUT CHANGING THE ORIGINAL MEANING. THE NEW SENTENCE MUST CLEARLY PRESENT A DIFFERENT LINGUISTIC STRUCTURE.

 BEGIN AS INDICATED OR USE THE WORD IN BRACKETS.

 THE WORDS PROVIDED MUST NOT BE CHANGED IN ANY WAY.

B7. I can’t wait to see you at Sheila’s wedding.

(FORWARD)

B8. ‘Where did you buy your vintage shirt?’ he asked me.

He asked me…

B9. When did Peter start learning Japanese?

How long…

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LENGUA EXTRANJERA INGLÉS II

B10. Isabel found her new pair of earrings at Pandora.

Pandora is …

B11. We didn’t have lunch before the class, so we were really hungry.

We wouldn’t …

B12. I would love to have more free time to hang out with my friends.

(WISH)

BLOQUE C (Redacción) Puntuación máxima: 3 puntos Deberá realizar una redacción de un mínimo de 120 palabras de SOLAMENTE 1 de los dos temas propuestos.

WRITING (3 points)

C. WRITE A COMPOSITION OF AT LEAST 120 WORDS ABOUT ONE OF THE TOPICS PROPOSED AND FOCUS ON IT. CHOOSE ONE TOPIC ONLY:

C1. What’s your favorite season of the year and why?

C2. Do you think climate change can be reversed? How?

Soluciones y criterios de corrección en texto

PRUEBA DE ACCESO A LA UNIVERSIDAD Y PRUEBA DE ADMISIÓN ANDALUCÍA, CEUTA, MELILLA y CENTROS en MARRUECOS CURSO 2024-2025 Instrucciones:

LENGUA EXTRANJERA II INGLÉS

a) Duración: 1 hora y 30 minutos.

b) Todas las cuestiones deben responderse en el papel entregado para la realización del examen y nunca en los folios que contienen los enunciados.

c) Este examen consta de varios bloques. Debe responder a las preguntas que se indican en cada uno.

d) La puntuación está indicada en cada uno de los apartados.

e) No se permite el uso de diccionario.

El examen consta de 3 Bloques (A, B y C)

En cada bloque (Comprehension, Use of English y Writing) se plantean varias preguntas. Se deberá responder al número que se indica. En caso de aportar más de una respuesta, solo se tendrá en cuenta la que aparezca en primer lugar. Las preguntas han de ser respondidas en su totalidad: si la pregunta tiene dos secciones, hay que responder a ambas.

BLOQUE A (Comprensión lectora) Puntuación máxima: 4 puntos Debe responderse a las 8 preguntas del texto propuesto.

COMPREHENSION (4 points). READ THE TEXT AND ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS.

THE YEAR WITHOUT A SUMMER KEY

Snow in June, freezing temperatures in July, and a killer frost in August marked 1816 as the year without a summer for millions of people in North America and Europe. The unusual cold was later understood to be caused by the eruption of Mount Tambora in Indonesia in April 1815, the largest volcanic eruption in recorded history. When a volcano erupts, it releases sulfur dioxide, which can rise to the stratosphere. There, it reacts with water vapor to form sulfate aerosols that remain in the atmosphere, blocking sunlight and cooling the Earth’s surface.

1816 was the coldest year in at least the last 250 years, according to a study. Each season showed temperature anomalies, but the summer brought the most drastic change, with the lowest summer temperature recorded in Europe between 1766 and 2000. Cold, wet conditions in Central and Western Europe and even North America led to crop failure and the death of farm animals. It was called the “last great subsistence crisis in the Western World.” In addition to food shortages, the climate change caused by the eruption resulted in disease, mass migration, and religious revivals as people tried to make sense of it all.

That year without a summer profoundly impacted the science and culture of the time. Agricultural failure was widespread, and the cost of food jumped. This also increased the price of grain for horses, which were the main transportation source by then. This might have helped inspire the invention of the bicycle by Karl Drais in 1817.

That exceptional summer also inspired something else: Gothic tales. The writers Lord Byron, Claire Clairmont, Dr. John Polidori, Percy Shelley, and Mary Godwin (before she married Shelley) were staying in a villa overlooking Lake Geneva in Switzerland. But the weather at their idyllic setting was depressing. During one of their discussions, Byron suggested that each member of the restless group write a ghost story to share. Within a few weeks, Godwin had written Frankenstein, Byron composed his poem “Darkness,” and Polidori wrote his short story The Vampyre.

The summer of 1816 teaches us that volcanic eruptions certainly affect climate change. With today’s global temperatures at record highs, another massive eruption such as Mount Tambora’s would even likely pause human-made warming, though the effects would eventually vanish.

CHOOSE AND WRITE THE CORRECT OPTION (A, B, C or D). (0.5 points each)

A1. According to the text, the Tambora volcanic eruption brought about… (b) (a) prolonged rain shortage.

(b) a literary genre.

(c) widespread pollution of water.

(d) anti-religious movements.

A2. The invention of the bicycle is believed to have been influenced by… (a) (a) the cost of maintaining horses.

(b) a failure of road networks.

(c) the rising price of horses.

(d) a disease affecting horses.

ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWERS WITH THE PRECISE WORDS OR PHRASES FROM THE TEXT. (0.5 points each)

A3. There have been volcanic eruptions similar in magnitude to that of Mount Tambora. FALSE (lines 2-3). “(The unusual cold was later understood to be caused by the eruption of Mount Tambora in Indonesia in April 1815,) the largest volcanic eruption in recorded history.”

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LENGUA EXTRANJERA INGLÉS II

A4. Many people left their homes due to the effects of the volcanic eruption. TRUE (lines 9-10). “(In addition to food shortages,) the climate change caused by the eruption resulted in disease, mass migration (, and religious revivals as people tried to make sense of it all).”

A5. Byron came up with a plan to entertain his friends. TRUE (lines 16-17). “(During one of their discussions,) Byron suggested that each member of the restless group write a ghost story to share.”

A6. A volcanic eruption might reverse global warming permanently. FALSE (lines 19-21). “(With today’s global temperatures at record highs, another massive eruption such as Mount Tambora’s would even likely pause human-made warming, though) the effects would eventually vanish.”

A7. FIND IN THE TEXT: (0.5 points)

A7.1. ONE SYNONYM FOR: “liberate” (verb). release(s) (line 3)

A7.2. ONE SYNONYM FOR: “extensive” (adj). widespread (line 11)

A8. FIND IN THE TEXT: (0.5 points)

A8.1. ONE WORD MEANING: “the small hard seeds of food.” grain (line 12)

A8.2. ONE WORD MEANING: “extremely peaceful, beautiful, and perfect, often in a rural or natural setting.” idyllic (line 16)

BLOQUE B (Uso de la lengua) Puntuación máxima: 3 puntos Debe responder a las 6 preguntas de la opción escogida.

USE OF ENGLISH (3 points; 0.5 points each). CHOOSE OPTION 1 OR OPTION 2 AND ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS FROM THAT OPTION ONLY.

OPTION 1 REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES WITHOUT CHANGING THE ORIGINAL MEANING. THE NEW SENTENCE MUST CLEARLY PRESENT A DIFFERENT LINGUISTIC STRUCTURE.

• BEGIN AS INDICATED OR USE THE WORD IN BRACKETS.

• THE WORDS PROVIDED MUST NOT BE CHANGED IN ANY WAY.

B1. This road is too narrow for trucks.

(ENOUGH).

This road is not wide / broad enough for trucks.

B2. My brother doesn’t like vegetables very much.

(KEEN) My brother isn’t (very) keen on vegetables.

B3. They will have to wear uniforms while they are in primary school.

(UNTIL) They (will) have to wear uniforms until they finish / complete primary school.

B4. John is going to cut Olivia’s hair next week.

Olivia… Olivia is going to have / get her hair cut by John next week.

B5. James can’t sing or play the guitar very well.

(NEITHER) James can neither sing nor play the guitar very well.

B6. It was wrong of her to show up at the funeral.

(SHOULDN’T) She shouldn’t have shown up at the funeral.

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LENGUA EXTRANJERA INGLÉS II

OPTION 2 REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES WITHOUT CHANGING THE ORIGINAL MEANING. THE NEW SENTENCE MUST CLEARLY PRESENT A DIFFERENT LINGUISTIC STRUCTURE.

• BEGIN AS INDICATED OR USE THE WORD IN BRACKETS.

• THE WORDS PROVIDED MUST NOT BE CHANGED IN ANY WAY.

B7. I can’t wait to see you at Sheila’s wedding.

(FORWARD) I am looking forward to seeing you at Sheila’s wedding.

B8. ‘Where did you buy your vintage shirt?’ he asked me.

He asked me… He asked me where I had bought my vintage shirt.

B9. When did Peter start learning Japanese?

How long… How long has Peter been learning Japanese?

B10. Isabel found her new pair of earrings at Pandora.

Pandora is … Pandora is the place / shop / store where Isabel found her new pair of earrings.

B11. We didn’t have lunch before the class, so we were really hungry.

We wouldn’t … We wouldn’t have been so / really hungry if / provided (that) we had had lunch before the class.

B12. I would love to have more free time to hang out with my friends.

(WISH) I wish I had more free time to hang out with my friends.

BLOQUE C (Redacción) Puntuación máxima: 3 puntos Deberá realizar una redacción de un mínimo de 120 palabras de SOLAMENTE 1 de los dos temas propuestos.

WRITING (3 points)

C. WRITE A COMPOSITION OF AT LEAST 120 WORDS ABOUT ONE OF THE TOPICS PROPOSED AND FOCUS ON IT. CHOOSE ONE TOPIC ONLY:

C1. What’s your favorite season of the year and why?

C2. Do you think climate change can be reversed? How?