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ESCUELAS OFICIALES DE IDIOMAS DEL PRINCIPADO DE ASTURIAS

PRUEBA ESPECÍFICA DE

CERTIFICACIÓN DE NIVEL AVANZADO

DE IDIOMA INGLÉS

JUNIO 2010

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Comisión ÚNICA

COMPRENSIÓN ORAL

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Pruebas de Certificación de Idiomas 2010. Escuelas Oficiales de Idiomas del Principado de Asturias

Prueba Específica de Certificación de Nivel Avanzado de idioma Inglés

Comprensión Oral. JUNIO 2010 2

Hoja de respuestas EJERCICIO 1 EJERCICIO 2 STEPHENIE MEYER NEWS UPDATE

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INSTRUCCIONES

A continuación, usted va a realizar una prueba que contiene dos ejercicios de comprensión oral.

Los ejercicios de comprensión oral tienen una estructura similar: se reproduce una grabación y a partir

de ella se hacen una serie de preguntas que aparecen escritas en las siguientes páginas.

Tendrá tiempo suficiente para leer las preguntas antes de escuchar la grabación, que será reproducida

tres veces .

Cada pregunta o frase incompleta va seguida de una serie de respuestas posibles o de frases que la

completan. En cada caso tendrá que elegir la respuesta correcta rodeando con un círculo la letra de

su opción en la HOJA DE RESPUESTAS.

Sólo una de las opciones es correcta .

Ejemplo:

1. A B C Si se confunde, tache la respuesta equivocada y rodee la opción que crea verdadera.

1. A B C En total, deberá contestar 20 preguntas para completar esta prueba.

Dispone de 40 minutos para responder las preguntas de los dos ejercicios de que consta la prueba.

Utilice únicamente bolígrafo azul o negro y asegúrese de que su teléfono móvil o dispositivos

electrónicos estén desconectados durante toda la prueba.

Trabaje concentradamente, no hable ni se levante de la silla. Si tiene alguna duda levante la mano

y espere en silencio a que la profesora o el profesor se acerque a su mesa.

Si no tiene dudas, PUEDE EMPEZAR.




EJERCICIO 1 STEPHENIE MEYER

Listen to the following interview with Stephenie Me yer.

Listening material adapted from Time Magazine. 1. In this interview you will listen to …

A. a regular writer of Time Magazine B. someone who writes books for teenagers on love and romance C. someone whose books are very successful

2. …………… were looking forward to her latest novel.

A. Readers of all ages B. Readers in their teens C. Grown-up readers

3. The interview is based on questions from ……………. readers.

A. Phoenix B. Seattle C. Time

4. Does she usually come up with plots in dreams?

A. That has never happened B. Once in a blue moon C. Just this time

5. When she writes she focuses on …

A. charming her readers B. isolating herself from external influences C. filling the pages

6. When she started looking for a publisher for ‘Tw ilight’, she …

A. had the intention of pursuing a literary career B. had enough courage to face rejection C. intended to start a family as well as a new career

7. Before she got her first novel published …

A. she sent the manuscript to fifteen editors B. nine editors read her manuscript and rejected it C. she got one positive answer to her letters

8. If everything could be kept at ‘Twilight’ level …

A. her children would never grow older B. she would have a wider audience C. she would have more middle-aged readers

9. While everything around Stephenie changes, she …

A. often misses out on resting time B. has not felt the need to readjust her writing C. finds it easy to get the right balance between family and career

10. As regards writing ‘Twilight’, Stephenie says t hat she …

A. did some research before starting the novel B. knew she was breaking all the rules C. was not aware that she was breaking any rules




EJERCICIO 2 NEWS UPDATE

Listen to the following news programmes.

Listening material from CNN News Podcasts.

1. Name one obstacle for democrats to abandon their health care programme.

A. The White House B. Timing C. Christmas vacation

2. Donald Trump complains that …

A. banks are reluctant to lend money B. the government’s effort is not enough C. banks have lost millions due to the crisis

3. The rescue team haven’t found the hikers so far …

A. due to the weather conditions B. because of staff shortage C. despite their efforts

4. What is going to happen with the newly found ema ils from the Bush government?

A. They are bound to be destroyed B. Some might be published C. They will be kept in the National Archives

5. How are the Arizona Cardinals doing in the Natio nal Football Conference (NFC)?

A. They still haven’t lost all their chances B. Their coach has just been dismissed C. The odds are that they’ll be the winners

6. How does British Airways chief Willie Walsh feel about the oncoming cabin crew strike?

A. Astonished B. Sympathetic C. Outraged

7. The woman involved in the car crash …

A. is serving a prison sentence B. has been heavily fined C. is definitely in trouble with the law

8. The woman is said to have been …

A. using her phone and drinking B. speeding and drinking C. screaming and driving the wrong way

9. In a study about the human face …

A. angry female faces were the most difficult to distinguish B. frightened expressions were never associated with males C. people were asked to describe a set of faces

10. The person who bought part of the Eiffel Tower staircase did it for ………… reasons.

A. sentimental B. financial C. cultural

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