INSTRUCCIONES GENERALES Y VALORACIN

1. El alumno dispone de dos opciones para contestar (A y B). Debe escoger slo una de ellas.
2. Lea todo el texto cuidadosamente.
3. Lea atentamente todas las preguntas de la prueba.
4. Proceda a responder en lengua inglesa a las preguntas en el papel de examen.
TIEMPO: 1 hora y 30 minutos.
CALIFICACIN: La puntuacin mxima de la prueba es de 10 puntos.

The vanishing rainforest

Unless things change, by 2025 the world's tropical rainforests will have been largely
destroyed or seriously degraded. Tropical rainforests, which once covered about 10% of the
earth's land surface, have already been reduced by more than a third and an additional 2% is
lost every year.
Tropical forests contain about half of the world's species of animals and plants. These
are now under threat of extinction. Biologists estimate that some 10,000 species are already
being lost every year. Admittedly, most of the threatened species are not big animals but
insects. It is hard for zoologists to argue that the extinction of the average beetle is an
economic tragedy. Yet the destruction of the jungle is also destroying many species that might
have been extremely useful to man, especially plants. Professor Wilson of Harvard University
has pointed out that 'in previous mass extinctions ... most of the plant diversity survived. Now,
for the first time, it is being destroyed.'
The economic loss implied by this destruction of resources is beyond calculation. The
forests are central to the economies of many tropical countries. Some 200 million people
currently make their livelihoods from forests. But they have also become the mainstay of
many national economies. They are an essential source of fuelwood in much of the developing
world; they regulate river systems and local climate; they generate exports of timber products
worth $12 billion a year. The loss of forests thus entails enormous social and economic costs.
If the destruction is to be halted, new models of development will have to be worked out and
introduced now.

1.- Are the following statements TRUE or FALSE? Copy the evidence from the text. No
marks are given for only TRUE or FALSE.
a) It is likely that most plant species will survive even if large areas of forest continue to be
destroyed.
b) The situation described in the first paragraph has already started to improve.
(Puntuacin mxima: 2 puntos)
2.- In your own words and based on the ideas in the text, answer the following questions.
Do not copy from the text.
a) How does the destruction of rainforests affect the everyday lives of people in the
developing world?
b) Why are tropical rainforests essential for the conservation of biodiversity?
(Puntuacin maxima: 2 puntos)
3.- Find the words or phrases in the text that mean:
a) call attention (to something) (paragraph 2)
b) endangered (paragraph 2)
c) stop (paragraph 3)
d) find a way (of doing something) (paragraph 3)
(Puntuacin maxima: 1punto)
4.- Complete the following sentences. Use an appropriate form of the word in brackets
when given.
a) Natural disasters __________________ (cause) enormous damage over the last few
decades
b) I'm very worried _______________ the problem of deforestation.
c) Large areas of South America are________________ (be) damaged by deforestation.
d) Rewrite the following sentence beginning with the words given.
There aren't any environmental groups in my town. That's why I don't take part in any protest
actions.
If there were
(Puntuacin mxima: 2 puntos)
5.Write about 100-150 words on the following topic: Discuss the advantages and
disadvantages of different means of transport.
(Puntuacin mxima: 3 puntos)

INSTRUCCIONES GENERALES Y VALORACIN

1. El alumno dispone de dos opciones para contestar (A y B). Debe escoger slo una de ellas.
2. Lea todo el texto cuidadosamente.
3. Lea atentamente todas las preguntas de la prueba.
4. Proceda a responder en lengua inglesa a las preguntas en el papel de examen.
TIEMPO: 1 hora y 30 minutos.
CALIFICACIN: La puntuacin mxima de la prueba es de 10 puntos.

THE ROLE OF MOVIES

Over the last 100 years the film industry has gone to great lengths to appeal
to a wide range of audiences, from the most demanding cult movie fans to the more
commercial mass market. The same year can see the release of major productions
destined to become box-office hits such as King Kong (2005) as well as lesser-known
masterpieces like Woody Allen's Match Point (2005).
Perhaps in no other creative art form can we find such a variety of different
genres. There are almost as many of these as there are human emotions - hilarious
comedies, thrilling mysteries, exhilarating adventures, sad and moving dramas ...
Each reflects the development of our societies through the decades. Certain movies
bear witness to specific events of historical importance (Apollo 13, 1995) or show, for
example, how extreme ideologies can lead to terrible carnage, war or holocaust
(Schindler's List, 1993).
Technological innovation - from silent to speaking movies, from black and white to
colour, from celluloid to digital - has provided each generation of film directors with
new creative possibilities. In addition, the flexibility of the film as an art form - from
realism to more artistic or allegorical approaches - has enabled and inspired film
makers to portray their stories and characters in ever more complex ways.
As a result, a successful movie is equally capable of recreating the past
(Gladiator, 2000), depicting the present (Bowling for Columbine, 2002) or even
envisaging what the world will be like in the future (Artificial Intelligence, 2002).
The cinema-going public is presented with more and more stunning photography,
evocative soundtracks and, once in a while, brilliant acting to talk about and
remember. Not in vain have the movies been called 'the industry of dreams'.

1.- Are the following statements TRUE or FALSE? Copy the evidence from the text. No
marks are given for only TRUE or FALSE.
a) Films do not only depict past and current events.
b) Films fail to resemble the world which they try to portray.
(Puntuacin maxima: 2 puntos)
2.- In your own words and based on the ideas in the text, answer the following questions.
Do not copy from the text.
a) How has the evolution of the language of film opened up new possibilities?
b) What is the primary purpose of big film productions?
(Puntuacin maxima: 2 puntos)
3.- Find the words or phrases in the text that mean:
admirer (paragraph 1)
types of film (paragraph 2)
symbolic (paragraph 3)
offered (paragraph 4)
(Puntuacin mxima: 1 punto)
4.- Complete the following sentences. Use an appropriate form of the word in brackets
when given.
a) As ____________as I finish my work, I'll give you a call.
b) After __________ (finish) her degree in Film studies, Julia decided to set up her own
business.
c) I wish I __________ (meet) him a few weeks earlier. That would have saved me a lot of
trouble.
d) Rewrite the following sentence beginning with the words given.
I.A. Diamond wrote the scripts for Billy Wilder's movies.
The scripts for Billy Wilder's movies
(Puntuacin maxima: 2 puntos)
5.-Write about 100-150 words on the following topic: Discuss the importance of
technology in today's films.
(Puntuacin mxima: 3 puntos)