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SAMPLE EXAMINATION BOOKLET
New Zealand Scholarship
Spanish
Time allowed: Three hours
Total marks: 24
EXAMINATION BOOKLET
There are three questions.
You should answer Question One and Question Two in this booklet.
If you need more space for any answer, use the page(s) provided at the back of
this booklet and clearly number the question.
Question
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ONE
TWO
THREE
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Check that this booklet has pages 2 – 12 in the correct order and that none of
these pages is blank.
You must hand this booklet to the supervisor after two hours.
Question Three is your spoken response in Spanish. This will be recorded in the third hour, in the
Recording Room.
You are to wait in the Writing Room until you are collected to go to the Recording Room to record your
spoken response to Question Three. While you are waiting you may read a book you have brought with
you, provided it is in English.
Question Three will be handed to you in the Recording Room.
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You have two hours to complete Question One and Question Two in this booklet.
After two hours, this booklet will be collected. You will then remain in the Writing Room until you are
collected to go to the Recording Room to record your spoken response to Question Three.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR QUESTION ONE
Listen to a letter written about Facebook, its advantages and disadvantages, and the reply from another
person.
You will hear the passage THREE times:
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The first time, you will hear it as a whole.
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The second and third times, you will hear it in sections, with a pause after each.
While listening, make notes in the spaces provided on pages 3 and 4 of this booklet. Use these notes to
help you answer Question One on page 5. Your notes will not be assessed.
Take note of the Glossed Vocabulary on page 5.
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LISTENING NOTES
Section (a)
Section (b)
Section (c)
Section (d)
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LISTENING NOTES
Section (e)
Section (f)
Section (g)
Section (h)
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GLOSSED VOCABULARY
perfil
etiquetar
disposición
perjudicar
agregar
malgastar
supuestos
corporal
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profile
to label
(at the) disposal
to harm
to add
to waste
supposed
body
QUESTION ONE
(a)
¿Cuáles son las ventajas y las desventajas de tener una cuenta en Facebook?
(b)
¿Piensas que se pueden hacer amistades verdaderas en Facebook teniendo en cuenta
que mucha gente no es totalmente sincera con la información personal que pone en esta
red social?
Write your response, in Spanish, below.
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instructions for question two
Read the text ‘El Bicing’ and use it to answer Question Two. Write your answer, in Spanish, on page 9.
GLOSSED VOCABULARY
usuarios
abonado disponibilidad carriles
averías
users
subscriber
availability
lanes
breakdowns
desbloquear
trayecto
atascos
roturas
unlock
stretch / journey / section
traffic jams
breaks
EL BICING
Hace 5 años comenzó en Barcelona un proyecto para intentar solucionar unos de los grandes
problemas de la ciudad; el transporte y el tráfico. Así fue como se inició Bicing; un ...
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... Ahora, con 400 estaciones y 6.000 bicicletas, Bicing se ha convertido en una parte
importante de la vida en Barcelona.
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QUESTION TWO
EITHER
Resume con tus propias palabras el texto ‘El Bicing’. Incluye los puntos más importantes sin
copiar directamente del texto.
OR
(a) ¿Quiénes pueden y quiénes no pueden usar el sistema de Bicing?
(b) ¿Cuáles son los beneficios futuros que traerá el Bicing a la ciudad y a sus habitantes?
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Question
number
Extra paper for continuation of answers if required.
Clearly number the question.
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