SAT Exams - PAU Andalucia June 2014

Hi, Guys!!!, 

Some students took the following PAU exams last week, and some of you asked me some questions about the texts, lexicon, ... Well, here you are the exam papers and answers! Let's see now!!!

OPTION A: MARRIED AT ELEVEN

Possible answers:
A. COMPREHENSION:
1. Lines 2-4: "Nada Al-Ahal ... posted a video on YouTube explaining why she ran away to a void a forced marriage...I'd rather die than be forced into an arranged marriage".

2. Line 5: "The girl said she would not accept it, and went to live with her unlce, potentially risking her life".

3. Lines 11-13: " I did all I could to prevent that marriage. I called the groom ... Nada was not suitable for him ...".

4. FALSE Lines 5-6 "Some children decided to throw themselves into the sea, and they're dead now".

5. TRUE Lines 7-8 "Nada's uncle ... said it was the second time he protected his niece from being married ...".

B. USE OF ENGLISH
6. remain

7. escape, get away

8.  groom

9. prevent from

10. Nada asked if / whether they didn't have any compassion.

11. People / They force children to get marred at an early age all over the world.

12. What did you do to prevent that marriage?

13. Nada, who lives in Yemen, must also have an opportunity to live her own life.

OPTION B: CASH RAINS DOWN FROM SKIES

Possible answers:

A. COMPREHENSION:

1.  Lines 7-8 "Lewes police were aware fo the planned event and had sent an officer to the area ...".

2. Lines 9-11: "This bizarre act of kindness came courtesy of a Lewes resident ... had died the year before ... his last will ... money should be dropped from a helicopter flying over the marina ... ".

3. line 11 "Over the marina, which he apparently used to visit at least once a day".

4. TRUE Lines 5-6: "... he saw people swimming to grab the notes that had landed in the water".

5. FALSE 12-13 "Unfortunately, no one got any pictures of the event ...".

B. USE OF ENGLISH:

6. gift (l.12)

7. flight

8. ran out of

9. crowd (l.3)

10. What did he sprint for with about 50 other people?

11. He may have hidden some of the money.

12. It is useless to wait for the bus.

13. People believe that Leonard Mull was crazy.

 I hope all of you will pass!!! GOOD LUCK

 

SAT Exams - PAU Andalucia September 2013

Hi, Guys!,

Some students took the following PAU exams last week, and some of you asked me some questions about the text, lexicon, ... Well, here you are the exam papers and answers! Let's see now!!!

OPTION A: "HEARING DOGS"

Possible answers:

I* COMPREHENSION:
1.ll. 4-5
2. ll. 9-10
3. ll. 10-11

4. TRUE l. 3-4 "... trained dogs could improve children's behaviour and lead to better academic performance, ...".
5. TRUE ll.14 "All hearing dogs are retired at 11 years of age but families usually keep them".

II* USE OF ENGLSIH:
6. Strong (adj) - STRENGTH (n)
7. deaf vs. HEARING
8. link = CONNECTION
9. ANSWER
10. Relative:
a) Hearing dogs, which are trained to alert children, also help them to improve behaviour.
b) Hearing dogs are trained to alert children, who / whom they also help to improve behaviour.

11. They didn't pay the plumber when they he finished.
12. Speech therapies ... (improve) considerably since they were originally developed.
      a) have improved      b) have been improved
13. If all deaf children had trained dogs, they could have led a better life. (3rd conditional)

OPTION B: "ARE BUCKET LISTS A GOOD IDEA?"

Possible answers:

I* COMPREHENSION:
1. ll. 9 -10.
2. ll. 11 -13 (showy age).
3. ll. 14 -15
4. FALSE ll. 1 -2
5. FALSE ll. 7 -8.

 II* USE OF ENGLSIH:
6. specify (v) - SPECIFIC (adj)
7. aim = GOAL
8. WORTHWHILE (adj)
9. ASSUME
10. How long have you been waiting for?
11. apologise
12. His grandmother had her portrait painted in the country.
13. What did Mr Dean's secretary tell her?

At last, let me tell you something interesting about "KICK THE BUCKET"

As it was mentioned in the text, the expression "to kick the bucket" was associated to die in the vulgar tone. Since, in the 16th century, people used to hang themselves by standing on a bucket and with a rope around their neck, and then, the bucket was kicked away.   

I HOPE YOU'LL PASS, BEST WISHES

SAT Exams - PAU Andalucia June 2013

Hi, Guys!, 

This week, many students are taking SAT exams to come into University. Good Luck! I hope you'll pass!

Now, I want to show you the English exams which they took yesterday. Do you find them difficult or easy? Let's see ...

OPTION A: "Are mobile phones dangerous?"

Possible answers:

1. COMPREHENSION:

1. Yes, ll. 1-3.

2. No, ll. 8-10.

3. Because ll.11-13.

4. False ll 4-5 "... the radio waves in mobile phones are lower than in radio frequency".

5. True ll. 13-14 Many years ago, people smoked ... not aware of the effects of cigarettes ...".

2. USE OF ENGLISH

6. CONCERN (l.6) Noun

7. Healthy, unhealthy

8. scare

9. Device l.10

10. What do some health professionals point out?

11. In spite of being expensive, she bought the car. / In spite of the fact that the car was very expensive, she bought it.

12. ...stopped smoking ...

13. It is believed by scientists that mobile phones are dangerous to our health. / Mobile phones are believed by scientists to be dangerous to our health.

OPTION B: " The day we met"

Possible Answers:

COMPREHENSION:

1. ll. 2-3

2. ll.8-9

3. l.11

4. TRUE l. 4

5. TRUE ll. 14-15

USE OF ENGLISH:

6. SHY (l.8)

7. ... complained ABOUT

8. SET UP

9. Proposal

10. I started playing chess thirty years ago.

11. The Ministry of Farming organised the agricultural camps excellently.

12. I am looking forward to sseing you.

13. If she hadn't written to me, I wouldn't have met her. (3rd Conditional)

University Entrance Exams (Selectividad - English Exams)

Hi, Guys!, 

Well, most of you are going to take University entrance exams (SAT exams) very soon. And as you well know, you need to take a foreign language exam, very likely an English exam. Because of that, I'd like to share with all of you some interesting links where you can find lots of exams, ready to be printed and done by yourself!

Don't be afraid, you've got enough time to get ready, read carefully your exam papers and try to do it as best as you can!!! ;)

If you need to practise for the coming 'Selectividad' (=University Entrance Exams), just click on the following links:

1. RedaccionesEnIngles-pau-andalucia (lots of exams corrected)
2. lallena.jimdo.com/selectividad/ (all the Andalusian exams)
3. isabelperez.com (many resources)
4. pre.universia.es (Mock Exams)
   GOOD LUCK!!!!