IES Santa María de Alarcos II.

ANSWER THE QUESTIONS:

 No se permite el uso de diccionario ni de ningún otro

material didáctico. A. LEXICON. (1 POINT) (0.25 points for each correct answer)
 Las preguntas deberán ser respondidas en Inglés. Find words or phrases in the text that mean the same as these given.
 Duración de la prueba: 1 hora y 30 minutos. a) effects
 Esta hoja no se entrega. b) proportions, percentages
c) really, in fact

DIVORCE IS BAD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT d) look at

Divorce is bad for the environment. This is the conclusion of a research study
carried out by ecologists at Michigan State University in the USA and published in the B. PHONETICS. (1 POINT) (0.25 points for each correct answer)
journal 'Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences'. Researchers found that
a) Find a word in the text that has the same sound as "four" / O: /
divorce has different kinds of negative impacts on the planet, including a higher demand
for resources and a lower rate of efficiency in the use of household resources. The b) Which of the following words has the same vowel as “buy” / ai /?
research team analyzed data on married couples and their use of resources in 12 countries, 1. promise 2. sky 3. since
including the USA, Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Greece, Mexico and South Africa. Lead c) Find a word in the text that has the same sound as "June" / dZ /
researchers Eunice Yu and Jianguo Liu discovered that divorce led to smaller average d) Is the “-s” pronounced voiced / z / or voiceless / s / in “rates”?
household sizes, which resulted in a larger number of total households and thus a greater
demand for energy, water, and land.
In many countries around the world divorce rates have been rising. "A married III. USE OF ENGLISH. (3 POINTS) (0.5 for each correct answer)
household actually uses resources more efficiently," said Mr Liu. He added that people Rewrite the following sentences starting with the words given.
seemed surprised by his findings at first, and then after thinking about it, decided it was
simple. He said: "People have been talking about how to protect the environment and 1. Loch Ness is 37 km long. People know it for its
Loch .........................
combat climate change, but divorce is an overlooked factor that needs to be considered." friendly monster.
His report states that in America in 2005, divorcees could have saved more than 73 billion 2. Jim cannot go to the party. He is too young. Jim isn’t ....
kilowatt-hours of electricity and 627 billion gallons of water if they had stayed married. In
percentage terms, divorcees used 42-61 percent more resources per person compared with 3. I recommend you not to smoke any more. If I .....
a married person. To help save natural resources, Yu and Liu recommended that 4. Jean has three brothers. Sam has got two brothers. Sam ….. ....
governments consider the environmental impact of divorce and separation.
5. Sue can speak five languages apart from English. Sue ....
QUESTIONS 6. My neighbour is very tall and slim. ?
I.READING COMPREHENSION.(2 POINTS)(0.5 points for each correct answer)
Add TRUE or FALSE and copy the evidence from the text to support your answer. IV. COMPOSITION. (3 POINTS)
NO marks are given for only true or false.
Write a composition of between 100 and 125 words on the following topic.
1. Researchers say divorce increases the demand for our resources.
2. Divorce rates are going down in many countries around the world. Is divorce good or bad?
3. Divorce is rarely looked at as a factor of environmental change. .
4. The researchers urged governments to think about divorce more.
I.READING COMPREHENSION.(2 POINTS) (0.5 points for each correct answer) III. USE OF ENGLISH. (3 POINTS) (0.5 for each correct answer)
Add TRUE or FALSE and copy the evidence from the text to support your answer.
1. Loch Ness, which people know for its friendly monster, is 37 km long.
NO marks are given for only true or false.
2. Jim isn’t allowed to go to the party. He is too young.
1. Researchers say divorce increases the demand for our resources.
TRUE. “Divorce has different kinds of negative impacts on the planet, Jim isn’t old enough to be allowed to go to the party.
including a higher demand for resources” 3. If I were you, I wouldn’t smoke any more.
2. Divorce rates are going down in many countries around the world.
4. Sam has fewer brothers than Jim.
FALSE. “In many countries around the world divorce rates have been rising”
3. Divorce is rarely looked at as a factor of environmental change. San hasn’t got as many brothers as Jim.
TRUE. “Divorce is an overlooked factor that needs to be considered” 5. Sue is able to speak five languages apart from English.
4. The researchers urged governments to think about divorce more.
6. What does your neighbour look like?
TRUE. “Yu and Liu recommended that governments consider the environmental
impact of divorce and separation”.

A. LEXICON. (1 POINT) (0.25 points for each correct answer)

Find words or phrases in the text that mean the same as these given.
a) effects - IMPACTS
b) proportions, percentages - RATES
c) really, in fact - ACTUALLY
d) look at - CONSIDER

B. PHONETICS. (1 POINT) (0.25 points for each correct answer)

a) Find a word in the text that has the same sound as "four" / O: /
DIVORCE, RESOURCES, SMALLER, WATER, MORE, TALKING, REPORT
b) Which of the following words has the same vowel as “buy” / ai /?
1. promise 2. SKY 3. since
c) Find a word in the text that has the same sound as "June" / dZ /
ECOLOGISTS, JOURNAL, AVERAGE, LARGER, ENERGY, CHANGE,
PERCENTAGE
d) Is the “-s” pronounced voiced / S / or voiceless / z / in “rates”?