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PRUEBAS LIBRES PARA LA OBTENCIÓN DEL TÍTULO DE GRADUADO

EN EDUCACIÓN SECUNDARIA OBLIGATORIA DESTINADAS A
PERSONAS MAYORES DE DIECIOCHO AÑOS EN LA COMUNIDAD
AUTÓNOMA DE CASTILLA-LA MANCHA

CUESTIONARIO CONVOCATORIA DE JUNIO 2022

DNI Nombre

Apellidos

Centro de Examen

ÁMBITO DE LA COMUNICACIÓN
INGLÉS

Instrucciones Generales:
− Duración del ejercicio: 1 hora y 30 minutos.
− Mantenga su DNI en lugar visible durante la realización de la prueba.
− Realice cada ejercicio en los espacios reservados para ello a continuación de
cada pregunta y entregue este cuadernillo completo al finalizar la prueba.
− Lea detenidamente los textos, cuestiones o enunciados.
− Cuide la presentación y la ortografía.
− Revise la prueba antes de entregarla.
− La audición se escuchará tres veces.
− Se puede usar diccionario bilingüe sin apéndice de gramática.
− Asegúrese de responder en inglés y sin abreviaturas.

Criterios de calificación:
Este ejercicio se calificará numéricamente entre 0 y 10.

Nota: Para superar la materia de INGLÉS correspondiente al Ámbito de la

Comunicación, deberá obtener una puntuación mínima de cinco puntos.

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 A) READING COMPREHENSION

Read the following text and answer the questions that follow:

Susan Boyle's life story

For Susan Boyle, the last few years have been like a fairy tale. Before she appeared
on a British TV talent show in 2009, she was a shy, middle-aged woman from
Scotland. Then she sang ‘I dreamed a dream’ from the musical Les Miserables for
her audition and she became famous. She didn’t win the contest, but the YouTube
video of her performance has been watched by millions of people and
her debut album I dreamed a dream has sold over 9 million copies.
The road to fame hasn’t been easy for Susan. She was born in 1961 in a small
Scottish town, the youngest of nine children. She had some learning difficulties and
was bullied at school. She left with few qualifications and she has had just one job as
a cook at a college. But singing was always part of Susan’s life – at school and at
her local church and pub. She had singing lessons and auditioned for talent shows,
but she never found the success she was looking for. It was her mother who
encouraged her to enter the popular UK Britain’s Got Talent show.
So, how has life changed for this unlikely celebrity? Things have never been quite
the same since that extraordinary night in January 2009. She has performed to
audiences of thousands of fans. Known to the press - and to many of her fans - as
SuBo, she has recorded six albums and sold millions of copies. Although she hasn’t
won a Grammy award, she has been nominated twice.
But Susan has never forgotten where she came from. She still lives in Scotland. She
has bought a new house, but she hasn’t sold the home where she grew up. She has
never married or had children, but she has said that she would like to adopt a child.
Her powerful voice has given pleasure to millions of fans all over the world. But
above all, perhaps, she has been an inspiration for all the people who have ever
wanted to follow a dream.
Text adapted from BBC Learning English

1) Answer the following questions. Write full sentences:

(0.3x5=1.5 points)

1.a) How was Susan Boyle´s life before entering the show?
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1.b) What difficulties had Susan when she was a child?

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1.c) Has she always been a popular singer?

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1.d) Has she ever performed in for the great public?

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1.e) Did Susan change her lifestyle after becoming famous?

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2) Decide if the following sentences are True (T) or False (F). Give evidence from
the text. NO MARKS are given for only TRUE or FALSE.
(0.25x4 = 1 point)

T / F

2.a) Her performances have been popular in YouTube.

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2.b) No one in her family encouraged her to enroll the show.

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2.c) She has won two Grammy awards.

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2.d) Susan Boyle got married and had children.

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 B) USE OF ENGLISH

3) Put the verbs into the Past Simple, Present Simple, Present Continuous, Past
Continuous or Future Tense.
(15x0.1= 1.5 points)

3.a) It _________________ (rain). Take an umbrella with you.

3.b) My sister __________________ (fail) all her exams last year.

3.c) What ____________ you ____________ (read) last semester?

3.d) I _________________ (play) tennis with my friends every weekend.

3.e) My sister _________________ (be) an excellent chef.

3.f) We _________________ (meet) you at the restaurant at 8.

3.g) She _________________ (not be) at home yesterday night.

3.h) I _________________ (not sleep) properly last night.

3.i) The students _________________ (watch) an English movie with their

teacher now.

3.j) My boyfriend _________________ (give) me a ring tomorrow.

3.k) I _________________ (not plan) to travel to the beach this summer.

3.l) My mum _________________ (understand) Italian when she was a child.

3.m) My father _________________ (drink) tea every morning.

3.n) Robots _________________ (not teach) in schools in the future.

3.o) My grandmother’s cat _________________ (eat) a lot of fish.

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4) Write the sentences again so that they have the same meaning. Use the clues
given in brackets.
(0.2x5=1 point)

4.a) It´s not allowed for students to speak in the library. (Modal Verb)
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4.b) I don´t learn French so I can´t travel to Paris. (Fist Conditional)

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4.c) I will buy a big apartment near the sea when I retired. (Passive)
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4.d) I learnt to drive when I was a kid. (Question)

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4.e) My sister is not as big as my brother. (Comparative)

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C) VOCABULARY

5) Write the sentences of the following dialogue in order. Write the numbers from 1
to 10 to the left of the sentences.
(0.1x10=1 point)

ORDER

- Good morning. Delicious Pasta Restaurant. How can I help you?

- Oh happy birthday in advance sir.

- Of course. When would you like to book your table?

- Do you need anything else?

- Perfect! We will be there on Saturday.

- On Saturday evening. It´s my birthday.

- Not at all. Your table has already been booked for Saturday evening.

- No. Thank you. Good-bye.

- Good Morning. I would like to book a table, please.

- Thank you so much. That´s very kind of you.

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6) Write the correct word according to the definition. There are more words than
you need.
(0.125x4=0.5 points)

BRAVE FRIENDLY SMALL HONEST TOLERANT SLIM

6.a) A person who is kind and sympathetic: _________________________

6.b) Of limited size: _________________________
6.c) Sincere; Truthful: _________________________
6.d) Someone who is not afraid of danger: _________________________

D) LISTENING

7) Listen to two people talking about changing their plans and fill in the gaps.
(0.1x15 =1.5 points)

FRANCESCO: Sachi? Sachi? Sachiko!

SACHI: Francesco! Is ________________ (1) OK?
FRANCESCO: Yes. Yes. Sorry, I saw you and I was across the ______________ … (2) I
ran.

SACHI: I see. What's up?

FRANCESCO: Do you _________________ (3) the tickets … for the play?
SACHI: No, I don't. I'm going to buy them this ________________ (4)
FRANCESCO: Oh good, good. Listen; don't buy tickets for this ________________ (5)
SACHI: Oh? Why not?
FRANCESCO: I can't go to the theatre on Friday. Something's come up. I have a
________________ (6) this Friday.

SACHI: Another concert? But you said …

FRANCESCO: I know, I know. I'm sorry. I ________________ (7)
SACHI: Francesco!
FRANCESCO: How about next week? Are you ________________ (8) then? I can
definitely go next Friday.

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SACHI: Francesco. You did this two weeks ago, ________________? (9) I had cinema
tickets for the new Marvel _________________ (10) and you changed the plans then
too. For band practice.

FRANCESCO: I know, and I …

SACHI: We also missed my ________________ (11) dance group. Because your band
was ________________ (12) at some child's birthday party.

FRANCESCO: It was my nephew's … ________________ (13)

SACHI: Ha!
FRANCESCO: OK, why don't we go out for dinner ________________ (14) my
concert? Then, next Friday we can go to the play.

SACHI: Oh …
FRANCESCO: Come on, Sachi. Just this one more ________________ (15)
SACHI: OK, but promise me next Friday. OK?
FRANCESCO: I promise. I promise!

E) WRITING

8) Choose ONLY ONE of the following topics and write, at least, 70 words:
(2 points)

8.A) Write an informal letter of invitation to your friends for your next birthday. In
your letter you should include some of the following topics:
1) Time and location.
2) Arrangements (food, drinks, entertainment).
3) Describe how the event will be like.

8.B) Write about the last place you went on holidays. You should include some of
the following topics:
1) Name and location of the place.
2) General description.
3) Conclusion of the place and personal recommendation.

Importante:
- Cada error gramatical se penalizará con -0,1.
- Los errores de spelling se penalizarán con - 0.05.
- De no cumplir el número de palabras exigido, se restará 0.5 por cada 10 palabras.

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