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UNIVERSIDAD CEU CARDENAL HERRERA
CAG INGLÉS B2
LISTENING
READING
WRITING
ORAL
TOTAL
20 MINUTES
40 MINUTES
40 MINUTES
12 MINUTES
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MODELO DE EXAMEN
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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?’
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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.’
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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.
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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.)
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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
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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:
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The advantages and disadvantages of shopping in malls
The advantages and disadvantages of shopping online
The advantages and disadvantages of shopping at street markets
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Images adapted from google images
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