Servicio de Idiomas PRUEBAS INTERNAS DE ACREDITACIÓN LINGÜÍSTICA UNIVERSIDAD CEU CARDENAL HERRERA CAG INGLÉS B2 LISTENING READING WRITING ORAL TOTAL 20 MINUTES 40 MINUTES 40 MINUTES 12 MINUTES <2 HOURS 25% 25% 25% 25% 100% Nombre ________________________________________________________________ 1r apellido _______________________________________________________________ 2o apellido ______________________________________________________________ NIF/NIE ________________________________________________________________ Localidad de la prueba _____________________________________________________ MODELO DE EXAMEN Para aprobar este examen hace falta sacar un 6 en total. 1 Servicio de Idiomas LISTENING: 20 minutes (25 marks) PART ONE: Listen to five different situations. For each one, choose the correct answer, a, b or c. (10 Marks) 1 You hear a radio programme in which a psychologist is talking about intelligence. What does she say is improving? a our ability to do certain tests b our intelligence c our performance in exams 2 You overhear a student telling a friend about a project on what makes people happy. What does he say makes people happiest? a becoming rich b getting married c having children 3 You overhear a man talking about things which frighten people. What frightens him? a flying b heights c lifts 4 You hear a girl talking about her dreams. What does she dream? a She’s flying. b She’s falling. c She’s running. 5 You overhear two students talking about a friend. Why do they think she is stressed? a She hasn’t been sleeping well. b She’s been working too hard. c She’s been having problems with a relationship. 2 Servicio de Idiomas PART TWO: You will hear five people talking about their first job. Listen and decide which job from the list A-F each speaker is talking about (there is one job you will not need) and if the speaker feels mainly positive or negative about the job. A. Bank cashier B Call centre worker C. Waitress / Waiter D. Hospital porter E. Hotel receptionist F. Teacher JOB Mainly POSITIVE or NEGATIVE Speaker 1 Speaker 2 Speaker 3 Speaker 4 Speaker 5 3 Servicio de Idiomas READING: 40 minutes (25 Marks) PART ONE Read the following article. For questions 1-8, choose the correct answer (a, b, c, or d) Social networks Business applications Social networks connect people at low cost; this can be beneficial for entrepreneurs and small businesses looking to expand their contact base. These networks often act as a customer relationship management tool for companies selling products and services. Companies can also use social networks for advertising in the form of banners and text ads. Since businesses operate globally, social networks can make it easier to keep in touch with contacts around the world. Medical applications Social networks are beginning to be adopted by healthcare professionals as a means to manage institutional knowledge, disseminate peer to peer knowledge and to highlight individual physicians and institutions. The advantage of using a dedicated medical social networking site is that all the members are screened against the state licensing board list of practitioners. The role of social networks is especially of interest to pharmaceutical companies who spend approximately "32 percent of their marketing dollars" attempting to influence the opinion leaders of social networks. Languages, nationalities and academia Various social networking sites have sprung up catering to different languages and countries. The popular site Facebook has been cloned for various countries and languages and some specializing in connecting students and faculty. Social networks for social good Several websites are beginning to tap into the power of the social networking model for social good. Such models may be highly successful for connecting otherwise fragmented industries and small organizations without the resources to reach a broader audience with interested and passionate users. Users benefit by interacting with a likeminded community and finding a channel for their energy and giving. Business model Few social networks currently charge money for membership. In part, this may be because social networking is a relatively new service, and the value of using them has not been firmly established in customers' minds. Companies such as MySpace and 4 Servicio de Idiomas Facebook sell online advertising on their site. Hence, they are seeking large memberships, and charging for membership would be counter productive. Some believe that the deeper information that the sites have on each user will allow much better targeted advertising than any other site can currently provide. Sites are also seeking other ways to make money, such as by creating an online marketplace or by selling professional information and social connections to businesses. Privacy issues On large social networking services, there have been growing concerns about users giving out too much personal information and the threat of sexual predators. Users of these services need to be aware of data theft or viruses. However, large services, such as MySpace, often work with law enforcement to try to prevent such incidents. In addition, there is a perceived privacy threat in relation to placing too much personal information in the hands of large corporations or governmental bodies, allowing a profile to be produced on an individual's behavior on which decisions, detrimental to an individual, may be taken. Investigations Social network services are increasingly being used in legal and criminal investigations. Information posted on sites such as MySpace and Facebook, has been used by police, probation, and university officials to prosecute users of said sites. In some situations, content posted on MySpace has been used in court. 1 According to the text, social networks ....... a. Are being used by businesses for marketing b. are about friendships. c. can damage business reputations. d. advertise on business web sites. 2 Why do advertisers like social nework sites? a. Detailed information on each user allows targeted ads. b. They are cost-effective to advertise on. c. Most users have high disposable income. d. They can influence consumer behaviour. 3 What does the expression 'sprung up' in paragraph 4 mean? a. there has been rapid development of social networking sites b. the development of social networking is unplanned c. everybody is trying to copy Facebook d. social networking works in all languages 5 Servicio de Idiomas 4 What does the word 'Few' at the beginning of paragraph 6 mean? a. Hardly any b. Not any c. Some d. Only 5 What should users not do on social networks? a. be too free with their personal information b. download viruses c. contact predators d. upload copyrighted music 6 What does the word 'deeper' in paragraph 6 mean? a. More detailed b. More spiritual c. More profound d. More emphatic 7 Personal information on social network sites ....... a. Can be used in court b. Gives a good description of the user´s personality c. Is sold to the government d. Is translated into many languages 8 Social networking is great for ...... a. Groups of people separated over wide areas b. Academic organisations c. People who write too much information about themselves d. The law enforcement agencies 6 Servicio de Idiomas PART TWO Read the article about magic in Denmark. Five sentences have been removed from the article. Write the correct letter a–f in each space. There is one extra sentence you do not need. a I also observe an interesting push and pull between the needs for individuality and community. b The group forms a circle around the course organizer, who begins beating a drum with a steady beat. c For some participants the experience is just too frightening. d For many there is a common wish to reconnect with the forces of nature. e And they take this back with them to the city. f There is sometimes the question, ‘Am I making it all up?’ 7 Servicio de Idiomas Dancing in the Forest The sun is setting on this autumn evening in a wood in the Denmark countryside. For most people this would be the time to head home, turn on the central heating, make a meal and eat it in front of the television. But out here a small group of people are looking forward to spending a night in the darkness of the wood. We are here to learn the craft of the shaman – the person who communicated with the spirit world in the oldest tribal societies. The participants have paid more than most people earn in a week to develop their skills a little further. Tonight the aim is to ask for assistance from a power-animal from the lower spirit world. (1) ……… As people dance round in a circle they sing, following the instruction that they were given earlier: ‘Open your mouth and let the song come to you. This is not a song with lyrics. It is a stream of sound on which you will begin to travel.’ Although the members of the group come from very different backgrounds, I later discover that they have quite a lot in common. They are all well-educated and all have much to say about what they are doing here. (2) ……… One man, the owner of a paint factory, said, ‘We have forgotten how wise nature is. There is a world there that we can communicate with and start to feel a part of.’ There is also the idea that in early tribal societies there was a harmony between people and the benevolent energies of nature. (3) ……… Even if it is only for a few days, the people enjoy belonging to a group that cares about them. At the same time there is the desire for independence, and there is a very positive response when the organizer says, ‘I want each of you to find his or her own way and discover a personal truth.’ When people talk later about their fantastic experiences with the animal spirits that they met in the wood some express a few doubts. (4) ……… In response, the organizer assures them that it also took her a long time before she gave in and accepted that her experiences weren’t simply the work of her imagination. I must say that my own doubts never really left me but I wouldn’t want to criticise the other participants. They have obviously found something that helps them feel much more positive about life. As the organizer said to me at the end, ‘A lot of people when they begin these courses express the feeling of having come home. (5) ……… Even in a concrete block of flats, after an hour of drumming ordinary city folk can have extraordinary experiences of being connected with the forces of the cosmos.’ 8 Servicio de Idiomas WRITING: 40 minutes (20 Marks) Choose one of these topics to write your composition: A. You have seen this advertisement in an English newspaper International Student Fair requires staff The International Student Fair helps people choose the right college or university, and we are looking for assistants for this year’s fair. Duties will include giving directions and offering advice. Do you like helping people? Do you have experience of choosing a place of study? Are you willing to work evenings? If so, apply to the organizer, Ms Evie Ross, saying why you think you are suitable for the job. Write your letter of application in 120-180 words in an appropriate style. or: B. In class you have been discussing advertising. Write an essay using all the notes and give reasons for your point of view. Do you think that advertising can have a bad influence on young people today? Notes: things to write about: 1. advertising is important to give us information 2. we want to buy things we can’t afford 3. your own idea Write your essay in 120-180 words. 9 Servicio de Idiomas ORAL – 12 MINUTES – 25 MARKS CANDIDATE ONE: PART ONE: 1min. x 2 candidates INTRODUCTION What’s your name? What do you do? Why are you doing this exam? Do you spend a lot of money on food? How often do you shop for food? PART TWO: MONOLOGUE. (2.5 mins. X 2 candidates) Choose 2 or 3 of the following questions and try to answer them in 3 minutes, as a monologue. You have a moment to read through them to make your choice. Please, tell the examiner which questions you are going to answer. EATING HABITS 1. How can children and young people be encouraged to eat healthy? 2. Do you think the fast food is as bad for you as they say it is? 3. Do you think it is important for a person to eat at home regularly? 4. Can you speak about your eating habits? Are there any weaknesses in your diet? 5. If you lived in a foreign country, would you cook and eat local dishes or would you prepare traditional dishes from your country? Why? PART THREE: INTERACTION. (5 mins.) - With your partner, discuss: The advantages and disadvantages of shopping in malls The advantages and disadvantages of shopping online The advantages and disadvantages of shopping at street markets 10 Servicio de Idiomas CANDIDATE TWO: PART ONE: 1min. x 2 candidates What’s your name? What do you do? Why are you doing this exam? Are there a lot of shops in the street where you live? Do you need to buy anything every day? PART TWO: MONOLOGUE. (2.5 mins. X 2 candidates) Choose 2 or 3 of the following questions and try to answer them in 3 minutes, as a monologue. You have a moment to read through them to make your choice. Please, tell the examiner which questions you are going to answer. SHOPPING 1. Do you like shopping? Can you speak about your shopping habits? 2. Do you think that people are influenced by advertising when they shop? 3. How have shopping habits changed over recent years? 4. Do you think shopping habits are likely to change in the future? 5. Shopping: necessity or pleasure? PART THREE: INTERACTION. (5 mins.) With your partner, discuss the following topics using the photos given: - The advantages and disadvantages of shopping in malls The advantages and disadvantages of shopping online The advantages and disadvantages of shopping at street markets 11 Servicio de Idiomas Images adapted from google images 12
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