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A. LISTENING COMPREHENSION (20 MARKS)
You are going to listen to Steve Jackson who has recently been to the Antarctic. Answer the questions below. Only one is correct.
- What was the temperature like when he was there a) 70 degrees centigrade b) 7 degrees centigrade c) 17 degrees centigrade d) -70 degrees centigrade
- What was the name of the ship? a) Explorer b) Spitfire c) Doppler d) Titanic
- Where were the cupboards inside the cabins? a) On the walls b) Behind the door c) Under the bed d) Above the bed
- Where was the expedition leader from? a) UK b) Spain c) Portugal d) America
- According to Steve Jackson the weather is sometimes… a) stormy b) windy c) rainy d) snowy
- Which animals they did not see on their trip? a) Whales b) Polar bears c) Penguins d) Seals
- Apart from the tourists, what other people can you meet in the
GRADO EN MAESTRO EN EDUCACIÓN INFANTIL
SUBJECT: INTEGRACIÓN DE LAS HABILIDADES COMUNICATIVAS (INTEGRATING SKILLS) WRITTEN TEST
Antarctic? a) Fishermen b) TV interviewers c) Scientists d) Divers
- The only remains of the fishing industry is the… a) abandoned nets b) sunken ships c) empty piers d) empty buildings
- What aren’t cruise ships allowed to do? a) stop where they like b) throw away rubbish c) drop tourist off at random d) allow the tourist to fish
- Special attention must be taken so that tourists do not disturb the … a) animals b) scientists c) fishermen d) cameramen
B. READING COMPREHENSION (30 marks)
- You are going to read a magazine article about lifestyle. There are 20 multiple choice questions. From the text below, you must choose only one of the options.
A big mystery: Why do we laugh? By Robert Provine
Laughter is part of the universal human vocabulary. Unlike English or French or Swahili, we don’t have to learn to speak it. We’re born with the capacity to laugh. One of the remarkable things about laughter is that it occurs unconsciously. You don’t decide to do it. That’s why it’s very hard to laugh on command or to fake laughter. Laughter provides powerful, uncensored insights into our unconscious. It simply bubbles up from within us in certain situations. Very little is known about the specific brain mechanisms responsible for laughter. But we do know that laughter is triggered by many sensations and thoughts, and that it activates many parts of the body. When we laugh, we alter our facial expressions and make sounds. During exuberant laughter, the muscles of the arms, legs and trunk are involved. Laughter also requires modification in our pattern of breathing. We also know that laughter is a message that we send to other people. We know this because we rarely laugh when we are alone.
D. To burst out laughing.
- What is the meaning of the verb ‘fake’ in the phase ‘to fake laughter’? A. Pretend B. Begin C. Stop D. Increase
- What is the meaning of the adjective ‘uncensored’ in the phrase ‘uncensored insights into our unconscious’? A. The insights are scrutinized, revised or cut in some way. B. The insights are sudden and deeply moving. C. The insights come after a long period of meditation. D. The insights are not scrutinized, revised or cut in any way.
- What is the meaning of the noun ‘insights’ in the phrase ‘uncensored insights into our unconscious’? A. The capacity to gain an inaccurate and shallow understanding of our unconscious. B. The capacity to gain an accurate and deep understanding of our unconscious. C. The capacity to imagine or foresee the future configuration of our unconscious. D. The capacity to precisely describe any past configuration of our unconscious.
- Choose a definition for the verb ‘bubbles up’ in the sentence ‘It simply bubbles up from within us in certain situations.’ A. Become so intense that we start laughing but end up crying. B. Become less intense so that, instead of laughing, we smile. C. Become more intense and approach the point of being vehemently expressed. D. Become so weak that we simply cannot laugh.
- How can we paraphrase the adjective ‘responsible’ in the phrase ‘the specific brain mechanisms responsible for laughter’? A. The brain mechanisms delay the onset of laughter. B. The brain mechanisms are adverse to laughter. C. The brain mechanisms are the consequence of laughter. D. The brain mechanisms are the primary cause of laughter.
- How can we paraphrase the verb ‘is triggered’ in the sentence ‘laughter is triggered by many sensations and thoughts’? A. Laughter is caused to happen or exist by many sensations and thoughts. B. Laughter is restrained by many sensations and thoughts. C. Laughter is curtailed by many sensations and thoughts. D. Laughter is slightly altered by many sensations and thoughts.
- Why do ‘we rarely laugh when we are alone’? A. Because it is addictive. B. Because it is weird or odd. C. Because laughter follows jokes.
D. Because laughter gives us an insight into our unconscious.
- According to the text, A. We first speak and later on we laugh. B. We first laugh and later on we speak. C. Laughter and language are simultaneous. D. To laugh and cry, we first need to begin speaking.
- Choose a definition for the noun ‘caregiver’ in the phrase ‘to interact with the mother and other caregivers.’ A. Someone who regularly looks like the baby. B. Someone who regularly looks for the baby. C. Someone who regularly looks after the baby. D. Someone who regularly looks at the baby.
- What is ‘the panting behavior of our ancient primate ancestors’? A. When panting, one forces air violently through the nose. B. When panting, one takes short, quick breaths. C. When panting, one sends out air from the lungs noisily. D. When panting, the air bursts uncontrollably through the nose and mouth.
- Choose a definition for the verb ‘tickle’ in the phrase ‘if we tickle chimps or gorillas’. A. Lightly touch or prod a person in a way that causes itching. B. Rub and kneed a person with the hands. C. Rub one person with your fingernails. D. Touch or stroke one person gently or lovingly.
- According to the text, apes laugh when playing ‘chasing games’. The phrase ‘chasing games’ means that the apes… A. Playfully pursue other apes to mate. B. Playfully pursue other apes to groom them. C. Playfully pursue other apes to hit them. D. Playfully pursue other apes to catch them.
- Choose a definition for the verb ‘equate’ in the phrase ‘it’s difficult to equate them with laughter’. A. Make something uniform in its application or effect. B. Provide someone with the capacity for doing something. C. Consider one thing to be the same as another. D. Make someone or something appear different or distinct.
- Most often, when you buy a bundle of green asparagus, they are kept together by… A. Folk wisdom. B. A rubber band. C. A high-pitch band. D. A rough and tumble band.
- What is a ‘bonding function within individuals in a group’? A. A function that unites individuals in a group. B. A function that separates individuals in a group. C. A function that equalizes individuals in a group. D. A function that assesses individuals in a group.
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E. Vocabulary (10 marks) Complete the blanks with a correct form of the words in brackets.
The Palaeolithic revolution (by Jean-Louis Dessalles)
Language was a product of behavioural 1………………….. (discover) rather than biological events. The 2. …………………. (evolve) changes in biology had set up the 3………………….. (stance) in which the 4 ………………….. (behave) of language would have the form it does: use of the vocal-auditory channel with prolonged learning during 5. ………………… (infant) in a social context. The nature of language as a 6. ……………… (symbol) communication system ‘created’ the human mind, 7 …………………… (capacity) of logistics and planning apt for all 8 ……………………. (environ) , of reifying^1 concepts, of distinguishing ‘us’ from ‘them’, of the 9 …………………… (invent) of the supernatural, of 10 …………………….. (investigate) its own workings and the past.
