UNIVERSIDADES DE ANDALUCÍA
PRUEBA DE ACCESO A LA UNIVERSIDAD
CURSO 2015-2016
LENGUA EXTRANJERA
(Inglés)
Instrucciones:
a) Duración: 1 hora y 30 minutos.
b) No se permite el uso de diccionario. c)
La puntuación de las preguntas está
indicada en las mismas. d) Los alumnos deberán realizar completa una de las dos opciones A o B, sin poder
mezclar las respuestas.
OPTION A YOU CAN NOW HAVE CHRISTMAS DINNER AT HOGWARTS
The Christmas dinners in the Harry Potter books and movies were always magical and delicious-looking. And 1
now you don't have to suffer through the Potions class to enjoy them yourself. For the first time ever, the Warner 2
Brothers studio tour in London is offering a fancy dinner in its own reconstructed Hogwarts. 3
On December 3, guests will have dinner surrounded by the original decoration from Harry Potter and the 4
Sorcerer's Stone, and each person will get their own wand at their table. According to CNN, the menu includes ham, 5
roast turkey, and veggie options like lasagna and fruit salad. 6
After dinner, guests will head to Platform 9 ¾ for dessert, and to a nearby cafe for drinks. Then, the wizarding 7
world will transform into a dance party for the rest of the night. The ticket price might require breaking into Gringotts 8
Bank, though, as each seat costs £230 ($349). Hogwarts might be free for students, but not for visitors. 9
Sadly, the event sold out nearly immediately due to "overwhelming demand," but that doesn't mean you have to 10
miss it. The studios will be completely decorated with Christmas ornaments for its "Hogwarts in the Snow" event from 11
November 13 to January 31. If you visit then, you can see the Great Hall, the Gryffindor common room, and the 12
outside of Hogwarts castle in full holiday cheer. 13
Do you live in the States? The Universal Studios theme parks, which have entire sections dedicated to Harry 14
Potter, will be holding a celebration from January 29 to 31—and it'll be far warmer there than in England. We know 15
what we're putting at the top of our holiday wish lists this year! 16
I *
COMPREHENSION
(3 points)
CHOOSE AND WRITE THE CORRECT OPTION (A, B, C or D). (0.5 points each)
1. Tickets for the dinner event in London…
(a) are no longer available. (b) can be bought before Christmas.
(c) are available only in the USA. (d) can’t be bought until December 3.
2. People who attend the dinner…
(a) have to go to the Potions class first. (b) have to watch Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone first.
(c) must change places to have desserts and drinks. (d) will have some drinks on platform 9 ¾.
ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWERS WITH THE PRECISE WORDS OR PHRASES FROM THE TEXT,
OR USE YOUR OWN WORDS. (0.5 points each)
3. Vegetarians are not welcome at the dinner.
4. The dinner and the dance party will be held on different dates.
5. According to the text, the tickets are cheap.
6. The weather at Warner Bros. in London is usually colder than at Universal Studios.
II * USE OF ENGLISH (4 points; questions 7-12, 0.25 points each; 13-17, 0.5 points each)
7. GIVE ONE OPPOSITE FOR “nearby” (adjective) (line 7) AS IT IS USED IN THE TEXT.
8. GIVE AN ADJECTIVE WITH THE SAME ROOT AS “cheer” (noun).
9. FIND IN THE TEXT ONE SYNONYM FOR “desire” (noun).
10.
FILL IN THE GAP WITH A CORRECT FORM OF THE VERB IN BRACKETS: “Don’t forget… (book) the tickets in advance.”
11. FILL IN THE GAP WITH THE CORRECT OPTION: “You need to look.... the word in a dictionary.” in / at / up / on
12. WHICH WORD DOES NOT HAVE THE SAME MEANING? awesome / impressive / astonishing / stubborn
13. REWRITE THE SENTENCE CORRECTLY WITHOUT CHANGING ITS MEANING: “People was waiting for the actress for a little
minutes.”
14. TURN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE INTO REPORTED SPEECH: The banker told me: “Don’t give me the money now.”
15. COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONAL SENTENCE: “If I had magic powers…”
16. REWRITE THE SENTENCE WITHOUT CHANGING ITS MEANING. BEGIN AS INDICATED. “I've been playing chess for twenty years.”
I started….
17. TURN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE INTO THE PASSIVE VOICE: “The company is not hiring him for the job.”
III * PRODUCTION (3 points)
18. WRITE A COMPOSITION OF APPROXIMATELY 120 WORDS ABOUT THE TOPIC PROPOSED AND FOCUS STRICTLY ON IT:
Do you prefer watching films/videos/series or reading books? Explain why.
