PRUEBAS PARA LA OBTENCIÓN DEL TÍTULO DE BACHILLER PARA PERSONAS MAYORES DE 20 AÑOS. Convocatoria 2015

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SEGUNDA LENGUA EXTRANJERA: INGLÉS (1er y 2º curso)

Instrucciones: Lee atentamente las preguntas antes de contestar y responde en los folios que se te

proporcionarán. La puntuación máxima de cada pregunta está indicada en su enunciado. Revisa detenidamente la prueba antes de entregarla. Al finalizar, se entregarán las pruebas y todas las hojas utilizadas para las respuestas.

A. COMPRENSIÓN ESCRITA. (30 puntos)

Cut music to an hour a day.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) is worried that a billion teenagers and people in their twenties and early thirties are damaging their hearing with loud music. It says that nearly half of young people in richer countries risk hearing loss because of the "unsafe use" of personal music players, including smartphones.

Loud music in nightclubs, bars and at sporting events also increases the risk. The WHO recommends a safe limit of listening to music for just one hour a day. The WHO director for injury prevention, Dr. Etienne Krug, told the BBC: "What we're trying to do is raise awareness of an issue that is not talked about enough." People can prevent hearing loss.

Dr. Krug said keeping the volume down and limiting the use of personal audio devices to less than one hour a day can save a lot of people's hearing.

However, he also said that, "even an hour can be too much if the volume is too loud". Ralph Holme, a biomedical researcher, explained how loud noise can damage ears. He said: "Loud sounds damage your hearing by killing off thousands of little hair cells in the inner ear. The cells detect different pitches of sound through vibration…but they are very fragile and if they vibrate too much due to loud sounds for too long, they get damaged and die." He warned that: "The problem is they don't grow back and the ear can no longer detect sound."

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1. Di si las siguientes oraciones son verdaderas (V) o falsas (F). Justifica tu respuesta copiando la frase del texto donde se demuestra. (10 puntos; 5 cada respuesta, 2 por verdadero/falso, 3 por justificación)

[ ] The WHO considers that hearing loss in young people has become a problem. V: “The World Health Organisation (WHO) is worried that a billion teenagers and people in their twenties and early thirties are damaging their hearing”

[ ] Loud music in nightclubs, bars and sports events are responsible for hearing loss. F: Loud music in nightclubs, bars and at sporting events also increases the risk.

2. Elige la respuesta correcta. (8 puntos; 2 por apartado)

A. Nearly half young people in richer countries don't use music devices in a safe way. use music players and smartphones safely. don't like listening to music by using technological devices.

B. Nightclubs, bars and sports events are respectful with noise levels. play music at loud levels. have forbidden loud music levels.

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C. An hour of music a day can help prevent hearing loss. doesn’t damage hearing even at high volumes. can damage ears if the volume is too high.

D. Hair cells are very fragile and die with loud sounds. grow back again after dying. can’t detect loud sounds.

3. Responde las siguientes preguntas con tus propias palabras. (12 puntos; 6 por apartado)

A. Why are most of young people losing their hearing? Because they are using music devices in an unsafe way by listening to loud music.

B. What does WHO recommend to help solve the problem? The WHO recommends a safe limit of listening to music for just one hour a day and the need to rise awareness of this issue.

B. CONOCIMIENTO DE LA LENGUA (40 puntos)

4. Encuentra un sinónimo en el texto para las siguientes palabras. (6 puntos; 2 por apartado)

A. advise, suggest (verb): recommends

B. conciousness, knowledge (noun): awareness

C. tone, sound (noun): pitches

5. Encuentra un antónimo en el texto para las siguientes palabras. (6 puntos; 2 por apartado)

A. low, soft (adjective): loud

B. gain, recovery (noun): loss

C. live, grow, (verb): die

6. Une cada palabra con su definición: (10 puntos; 2 por apartado)

smartphone/ nearly/ event/ prevent/ vibration/ fragile

Ejemplo: A mobile phone that performs many of the functions of a computer: smartphone

A. Anything that happens: event

B. About, almost: nearly

C. Something delicate or breakable: fragile

D. To keep from occurring: prevent

E. A periodic motion: vibration

7. Completa las siguientes instrucciones: (10 puntos; 2 por apartado)

A. Write the comparative form of LOUD: louder

B. Write the superlative form of FRAGILE: the most fragile

C. Complete the conditional sentence with the verbs in brackets: If you listen (listen) to much loud music, you will damage (damage) your hearing.

D. Write the plural form of INJURY: injuries

E. Write the plural form of ISSUE: issues

8. Formula preguntas cuya respuesta sea la parte subrayada de la oración. (8 puntos; 2 por apartado)

A. Nearly half of young people in richer countries risk hearing loss. What do nearly half of young people in richer countries risk?

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B. Dr. Etienne Krug told the BBC that they were trying to raise awareness. Who told the BBC that they were trying to raise awareness?

C. Loud sounds damage your hearing by killing off thousands of little hair cells in the inner ear. How do loud sounds damage your hearing?

D. This is a problem because cells don't grow back and the ear can no longer detect sound Why is this a problem?

C. COMPOSICIÓN ESCRITA GUIADA. (30 puntos)

9. Elige UNO de los dos temas que se te ofrecen y escribe una composición que contenga entre 120 y 140 palabras.

Write some pieces of advice to prevent hearing loss. Do you think noise pollution has become a problem in modern society?