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PRUEBA DE ACREDIITACIN DE IDIOM

MA EXTRA
ANJERO
16 DE SEPTIEM
MBRE DE 2013

Nom
mbre:
Apelllidos:
Corrreo electrn
nico:
Telffono:
Idiom
ma: INGL
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Partt 1: Readingg & Comprrehension

Textt 1
Readd this inform
mation abou
ut the Brecoon Mountaiin Railway in South W
Wales and an
nswer
the qquestions beelow.
One of the Great Little Trrains of Waales
http:///www.greaatlittletrainsofwales.co..uk/brecon.h
html
Travvel four milees in one off our all-weeather obserrvation coacches behindd a vintage steam
s
locom
motive throough beautifful scenery into the Brrecon Beaco
ons Nationaal Park alon
ng the
full length of the
t Taf Fecchan Reservvoir to Dol-y-Gaer on
n one of thhe most po
opular
railw
ways in Wales.
At Poontsticill yoou can aligh
ht from the ttrain and vissit the Cafe, admire thee view across the
water to the peaaks of the Brecon
B
Beaccons, and go
g for a ram
mble alongsiide the reservoir.
Therre is a play area
a here fo
or children.
On yyour return, visit our workshop
w
w
where old steam locomotives are rrepaired - follow
fo
the nnew footpatth to a picn
nic site whicch has an amazing
a
pan
noramic vieew of the valley.
v
Visitt our Licenssed Tearoom
ms and buy a souvenir of
o your visiit in our shoop.
Whyy not come and
a visit us for a great family day out?
We aare located just off thee Heads off the Valley
ys trunk roaad - about 3 miles norrth of
Mertthyr Tydfil. Follow thee Mountain Railway siigns from th
he A470 annd A465 and
d you
arrivve in our largge free car and
a coach ppark.
For tthose travellling by pub
blic transpoort, we are close
c
to the 35 bus rouute from Meerthyr
Centtral Bus Stattion.
Retu
urn fares
(incluuding admission to Locomotive W
Workshop)
Adullt 3.00 Child
C
1.50
0
Famiily economyy concessio
on: one chilld under six
xteen travelss free for eaach adult paying
norm
mal return faare.

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Partty Discountts
Therre are speciaal reduced fares
f
for parrties and sch
hool visits.
Chriistmas
A sppecial servicce will operate in Deccember. Fatther Christm
mas will meeet the train
n and
distriibute presennts to the children.
c
Addvanced booking is ad
dvisable. Sppecial leafleet and
bookking form avvailable on request.
Taskk 1

10 marks
m

Deciide if the foollowing sta

atements arre true (T) of false (F)).
11.
22.
33.
44.

You cann help repairr an old steaam engine iff you want to.
t
The fourr-mile steam
m train trip ppasses throu
ugh lovely countryside
c
.
You do not
n have to pay extra too visit the Locomotive
L
Workshop..
Mr and Mrs
M Wilton
n and their cchildren, To
om (11) and
d Ella (14), will need to pay
7.50 forr the trip.
55. Its a goood idea to book
b
in advaance for thee special Ch
hristmas servvice.

Textt 2
Sccientists seaarch for real Mona Liisa
From
m euronews..com
The identity off the modeel used forr Leonardo
o da Vincis famous Mona Lisaa has
fascinated histoorians for centuries.
c
A
Art experts believe shee was Lisaa Gherardin
ni Del
thh
Giocconda, a 16 -century silk merchant
nts wife and
d neighbourr of da Vincci.
On F
Friday, archhaeologists entered a F
Florentine tomb
t
though
ht to contaiin the ashes and
bonees of two of Lisa Gherrardinis soons and hussband. Silvaano Vincetii, head of Italy's
I
Natioonal Comm
mittee for th
he Promotioon of Historric and Culttural Heritaage, plans to test
the D
DNA of the bones undeer the churcch to determ
mine whetheer or not Mss Gioconda is the
wom
man behind that famou
us, enigmattic smile. Mr
M Vinceti will then use a com
mputer
graphhics program
m to generaate a face froom the skulll and compare it to thee painting.

Leonnardo da Viinci's paintiing has beeen a constan

nt source off fascinationn for art ex
xperts
and oordinary follk alike. Vin
nceti said: ""For centuriies, historian
ns the worldd over havee been
comiing up withh various th
heories aboout who thiss enigmaticc, mysteriouus woman could
have been." Hee asks: "Waas Giocondaa the modeel for the Mona
M
Lisa? Or was it some
otherr model, as some peop
ple say? Or is it just a constructio
on of the paainter's fanttasy?"
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Antoonio Moretti, a geologiist from L'A

Aquila Univ
versity told the euronew
ws.com weebsite:
"We were very lucky I'd saay, because not only is there a goo
od amount oof bone rem
mains,
but thhey are alsoo disposed of in order at the botto
om of the crrypt, with a plate indiccating
they belong to the
t Giocond
da family." The plate in
i Latin reaads, Ashess of the deceased
Giocconda familyy.
Two years ago, archaeolog
gists excavat
ated what th
hey suspect are the bonnes of Gheraardini
herseelf, in a connvent in Saint Ursula. B
By compariing the bonees of the nuun to the rem
mains
in thee crypt in Florence, ressearchers hoope for a fam
mily match..
It miight then be possible to reconstruuct what heer face wou
uld have loooked like, using
bonee fragments and ultimattely end onee of arts mo
ost enduring
g mysteriess.

Taskk 1

20 mark
ks

TRU
UE / FALSE
E:Read the headline. G
Guess if a-h
h below are true (T) or false (F).
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.

S
Scientists aree looking fo
or a modernn-day Monaa Lisa.
R
Researchers think the reeal Mona Liisa was Leo
onardo da Vinci's
V
wife.
S
Scientists wiill analyse the bones off a body fou
und in Floreence.
C
Computer grraphics will create a neew Mona Liisa painting..
T
The Mona Lisa
L has interested ordinnary people as well as specialists
s
iin art.
H
Historians haave created theories abbout the Mona Lisa for centuries.

T/F
T/F
T/F
T/F
T/F
T/F

1. W
What does Silvano Vinceeti want to ffind out?
A
A. How oldd the Mona Lisa
L is.
B
B. Who thee model for the Mona L
Lisa was.
C
C. How eniigmatic Mon
na Lisas sm
mile is.
2. W
What tests wiill Silvano Vinceti
V
do?
A
A. Cultural and heritag
ge tests.
B
B. Chemicaal tests on th
he painting..
C
C. Tests onn the bones.
3. W
What does thee Florentinee tomb conttain?
A
A. Bone fraagments from
m nuns.
B
B. Lisas reemains.
C
C. Remainss of Lisas relatives.
r

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4. W
Who was Lisaa Giocondaas husband??
A
A. Leonardo da Vinci.
B
B. A trader.
C
C. It remainns unknown
n.

Taskk 2

10 marks
m

Find words in thhe text that mean

m
the foollowing:
1. Piieces or parrts of someething that ccontinue to exist when
n most of itt has been used,
destrroyed, or takken away.
2. Elliminate
3. Thhe fact of finnding someeone or som
mething interresting.
4. A person whhose job iss to buy annd sell prod
ducts in larrge amountts, especially by
tradinng with othher countriess.
5. Peeople, especcially those of a particuular group or type.

Partt 2: Use of English

E
10 ma
arks
Heree are some sentences.
s
Finish
F
the seecond senten
nce so that it
i has the saame meanin
ng as
the fi
first.
EXA
AMPLE: T
The Times was first prrinted two hundred
h
yeaars ago.
It is ttwo hundredd years sincce The Tim
mes was firrst printed.
1. Hee still hasntt received any
a money ffrom home.
Hee hasnt ........................................ ............................................................................
2. Its a two weeek holiday.
Thhe holiday...................................... ............................................................................
3. Boook now forr a 10% red
duction!
Iff you.............................................................................................................................
4. Hee borrowed the money from the baank.
The bank.................................................................................................... ...................
5. Its only ten minutes
m
from
m the town centre.
Geetting to thee town centrre only ............................................................ .....................

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6. Ellectricity annd phone bills are not inncluded.

Thhis................................................. ...................................................... ....................
7. Its a three moonth coursee.
Thhe course ...........................................................................................................................
8. Its not very expensive.
e
It doesnt ......................................... ...........................................................................
9. Shhe said Be careful!
Shhe........................................................................b
be careful.
10. H
He usually went
w swimm
ming every F
Friday.
H
He used.................................................................................................evvery Friday
y.

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NAM
ME: ________________
____________________
__________
____________________
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Partt 3: Writingg
20 marks
m
You must write both texts:
11. Advantaages and/or disadvantag
d
ges of havin
ng pets in a flat.
22. Married people are happier thaan single peo
ople. Discuss

Apprroximateely:250w
words,in
ntotal.

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NAM
ME: ________________
____________________
__________
____________________
___
Partt 4: Listenin
ng
Listeen to the auddio and answ
wer the folllowing quesstions:
11. The Notttingham fam
mily busine ss who mad
de the Royal Babys shhawl was tak
ken
in a mom
ment from th
he factory ffloor to:
__________________
____________________
__________
__________
__________
__
__________________
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__
2 mark
ks

22. This fam

mily run Notttingham buusiness has been
b
makin
ng shawls likke this sincee:
__________________
____________________
__________
__________
__________
__
_________________
____________________
__________
____________________
__
1 marrk

33. They im
mmediately had
h many orrders from all
a over the world. Wheere did they
y
receive calls
c
from?
_________________
____________________
__________
____________________
__
_________________
____________________
__________
____________________
__
4 mark
ks

44. Is baby George

G
the first Royal baby who has
h one of th
hese shawlss?
_________________
____________________
__________
____________________
__
_________________
____________________
__________
____________________
__
1 marrk

55. What aree all the stafff in the facctory expectting?

_________________
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____________________
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_________________
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2 marrks