Professor Saunders became interested in education after noticing that some very smart students were not being challenged or engaged in school. They seemed bored and were fidgeting or acting out. This made her wonder how schools could better develop students' natural creativity and skills.
4. According to Dr Saunders, what is the main problem with today's education system?
It focuses too much on exams and grades.
It does not develop students' natural abilities.
It does not challenge students enough.
It does not prepare students for the real world.
5. What is Dr Saunders' view on how schools could be improved?
By making exams less important and creativity more central.
By giving students more homework
This document provides a brief summary of key milestones in Switzerland's history:
- Switzerland began as an alliance of states in 1291 and solidified as a federal state with the 1848 Federal Constitution.
- The Reformation in 1525 divided Switzerland along religious lines and led to four wars between Catholic and Protestant areas until 1712.
- The 1648 Peace of Westphalia recognized Switzerland's independence and neutrality under international law.
- From 1798-1803 the Helvetic Republic established a centralized state but Switzerland was forced to abandon its neutrality and became a theatre of war until the 1803 Act of Mediation restored power to the cantons.
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Direct democracy and representative democracy each have benefits and drawbacks when it comes to citizen participation and decision-making. Direct democracy allows for more direct citizen control and involvement in government through regular voting on issues, as was seen with Scotland's 2014 independence referendum. However, direct democracy is largely seen as impractical for modern states except in small communities. Representative democracy is a more indirect but manageable system where citizens elect representatives to make decisions, as is the case in the UK. While this can reduce direct participation, it allows for specialization and more stable governance. Political theorists like Rousseau supported more direct democracy, while others like Schumpeter felt representative democracy a workable compromise between participation and expertise in governance.
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This document provides a brief summary of key milestones in Switzerland's history:
- Switzerland began as an alliance of states in 1291 and solidified as a federal state with the 1848 Federal Constitution.
- The Reformation in 1525 divided Switzerland along religious lines and led to four wars between Catholic and Protestant areas until 1712.
- The 1648 Peace of Westphalia recognized Switzerland's independence and neutrality under international law.
- From 1798-1803 the Helvetic Republic established a centralized state but Switzerland was forced to abandon its neutrality and became a theatre of war until the 1803 Act of Mediation restored power to the cantons.
The document outlines Miss Hart's expectations and rules for her AS Level Law class, including requirements to attend lessons, be equipped, complete all work on time, be focused in class, and not have phones out. It provides an overview of the course content, including two exam units covering the English Legal System and Sources of Law. Students are expected to complete independent study tasks each week to support their learning outside of class.
Direct democracy and representative democracy each have benefits and drawbacks when it comes to citizen participation and decision-making. Direct democracy allows for more direct citizen control and involvement in government through regular voting on issues, as was seen with Scotland's 2014 independence referendum. However, direct democracy is largely seen as impractical for modern states except in small communities. Representative democracy is a more indirect but manageable system where citizens elect representatives to make decisions, as is the case in the UK. While this can reduce direct participation, it allows for specialization and more stable governance. Political theorists like Rousseau supported more direct democracy, while others like Schumpeter felt representative democracy a workable compromise between participation and expertise in governance.
The document contains quiz questions about the US Constitution and government. It includes 10 multiple choice questions testing knowledge of the three branches of government and their powers, the structure of the US government outlined in the Constitution, and the process of ratifying the Constitution. It also provides background information on the Constitution as the supreme law of the land in the US.
The document provides steps for creating a request on the HelpWriting.net website to have a paper written. It outlines the 5 steps: 1) Create an account with a password and email. 2) Complete a 10-minute order form providing instructions, sources, and deadline. 3) Review bids from writers and choose one based on qualifications. 4) Receive the paper and ensure it meets expectations, then pay the writer. 5) Request revisions until satisfied with the results. The service aims to match clients with qualified writers and provide original, high-quality content through an iterative writing and revision process.
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The document provides an analysis of Bacon's Rebellion which occurred in 1676 in Virginia. It describes the differing views of Governor Berkeley and Nathaniel Bacon. Berkeley wanted to maintain alliances with neighboring Native American tribes to use as buffers, while Bacon and other settlers blamed Native Americans for their problems and saw fighting the Susquehannocks as a way to solve their issues. When Bacon was denied a military commission, he took armed men to confront the governor. The analysis examines the complex political and social dynamics that contributed to the rebellion between the two power-hungry leaders.
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2. Cold water causes vasoconstriction which reduces blood flow to an acute injury site, helping to decrease pain.
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In 2006, Dr. Kritsonis published two articles in the Two-Volume Set of the Encyclopedia of Educational Leadership and Administration published by SAGE Publications, Thousand Oaks, California. He is a National Reviewer for the Journal of Research on Leadership, University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA).
In 2007, Dr. Kritsonis was invited to write a history and philosophy of education for the ABC-CLIO Encyclopedia of World History.
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Paragraph 1: The document discusses Shakespeare's use of motives to explain why Macbeth kills King Duncan of Scotland and others in Shakespeare's play Macbeth. Motives are part of everyday life as people use them to explain why they did something. Shakespeare is a famous playwright known for his tragedies from the 1600s, including Macbeth.
Paragraph 2: Macbeth was written between 1606-1607 and published in 1623. Shakespeare uses motives to explain why Macbeth kills King Duncan. Three witches tell Macbeth a prophecy that he will become king, motivating his ambition which drives him to commit regicide against
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1. Being in warm water causes vasodilation which increases blood flow to the painful area, aiding the healing process.
2. Cold water causes vasoconstriction which reduces blood flow to an acute injury site, helping to decrease pain.
3. A systematic review found aquatic therapy to be effective at reducing low back pain based on scores from the McGill Pain Questionnaire and Oswestry Disability Index.
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Professorial Roles
Dr. Kritsonis has served in professorial roles at Central Washington University, Washington; Salisbury State University, Maryland; Northwestern State University, Louisiana; McNeese State University, Louisiana; and Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge in the Department of Administrative and Foundational Services.
In 2006, Dr. Kritsonis published two articles in the Two-Volume Set of the Encyclopedia of Educational Leadership and Administration published by SAGE Publications, Thousand Oaks, California. He is a National Reviewer for the Journal of Research on Leadership, University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA).
In 2007, Dr. Kritsonis was invited to write a history and philosophy of education for the ABC-CLIO Encyclopedia of World History.
Currently, Dr. Kritsonis is Professor of Educational Leadership at Prairie View A&M University – Member of the Texas A&M University System. He teaches in the PhD Program in Educational Leadership. Dr. Kritsonis taught the Inaugural class session in the doctoral program at the start of the fall 2004 academic year. In October 2006, Dr. Kritsonis chaired the first doctoral student to earn a PhD in Educational Leadership at Prairie View A&M University. He has chaired over 18 doctoral dissertations. He lives in Houston, Texas.
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Paragraph 1: The document discusses Shakespeare's use of motives to explain why Macbeth kills King Duncan of Scotland and others in Shakespeare's play Macbeth. Motives are part of everyday life as people use them to explain why they did something. Shakespeare is a famous playwright known for his tragedies from the 1600s, including Macbeth.
Paragraph 2: Macbeth was written between 1606-1607 and published in 1623. Shakespeare uses motives to explain why Macbeth kills King Duncan. Three witches tell Macbeth a prophecy that he will become king, motivating his ambition which drives him to commit regicide against
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This document discusses different uses of wishes in English. It outlines how "wish + (that) + past simple" is used to talk about present or future wishes that are unlikely or impossible. "Wish + (that) + could" is also used similarly. "Wish + (that) + would" is generally used to wish that other people would change behaviors the speaker does not like. Finally, "wish + (that) + past perfect" is used to express regrets about the past. Examples are provided for each use of wishes.
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This document lists common verbs that can be followed by either a gerund (verb+ing form) or the infinitive with "to". It provides examples for verbs like "enjoy", "fancy", "discuss" that take the gerund, and verbs like "agree", "ask", "decide" that take the infinitive with "to". The document is intended to help learners understand which verbs can be used with gerunds or infinitives in English.
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2. The construction "get/have something done" which has a passive meaning describing situations where someone wants something done for them.
3. The construction "X needs doing" which also has a passive meaning focusing on the thing or person experiencing the action.
4. Special passive forms for verbs like "make," "help," and "let" which take different infinitive forms compared to their active counterparts.
The past perfect tense refers to an event that occurred before another past event. It is formed using had plus the past participle of the main verb. The past perfect is used to show that one past event happened before another when describing a series of past actions. It can be used in affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences and adds the word "just" to refer to an event that happened a short time before another past action.
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A Strategic Approach: GenAI in EducationPeter Windle
Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies such as Generative AI, Image Generators and Large Language Models have had a dramatic impact on teaching, learning and assessment over the past 18 months. The most immediate threat AI posed was to Academic Integrity with Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) focusing their efforts on combating the use of GenAI in assessment. Guidelines were developed for staff and students, policies put in place too. Innovative educators have forged paths in the use of Generative AI for teaching, learning and assessments leading to pockets of transformation springing up across HEIs, often with little or no top-down guidance, support or direction.
This Gasta posits a strategic approach to integrating AI into HEIs to prepare staff, students and the curriculum for an evolving world and workplace. We will highlight the advantages of working with these technologies beyond the realm of teaching, learning and assessment by considering prompt engineering skills, industry impact, curriculum changes, and the need for staff upskilling. In contrast, not engaging strategically with Generative AI poses risks, including falling behind peers, missed opportunities and failing to ensure our graduates remain employable. The rapid evolution of AI technologies necessitates a proactive and strategic approach if we are to remain relevant.
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2. 2
THE RIGHT TO VOTE
“Votes for women? What a ridiculous idea!” Some of the arguments that male voters used in the
past to prevent women the right to vote would seem unacceptable to most of us nowadays.
However, many people would be surprised to read that the women of Switzerland received the
right to vote in 1971, and yet canton Appenzell Innerrhoden resisted until 1991. Most male and
female residents in that part of the country saw the law preventing women’s suffrage as one of their
cultural traditions, along with voting by assembly in the town square. Only after two women filed
suit with the Swiss Federal Court was the canton forced to extend suffrage to its female residents.
Some argued that women were less intelligent than men, that their brains were smaller than
men’s. Others feared women would go out to campaign without asking their husbands’ permission.
The point was also raised for equality because, they said, “women’s natural modesty would stop them
going out to vote when pregnant, and since rural women have more babies than those in towns, this
would give an unfair advantage to the latter.” “And if women were actually elected, that would be a
source of humiliation for their husbands!”
Such were the arguments that convinced Switzerland’s male population to turn down every
proposal to allow women the vote. In New Zealand women had the right to vote since 1893 and
in most European countries since the end of World War I. Even though both chambers of the
Swiss parliament finally gave the green light to women’s suffrage in 1958, more than 50 years after
Europe’s pioneer Finland, when proposed to the people, two thirds of the male citizens turned
parliament’s recommendation down.
But it wasn’t as if Swiss women had stood idly waiting for their rights to be given to them. Emilie
Kempin-Spyri (1853-1901), Switzerland’s first woman lawyer, had claimed that the article of the
Federal Constitution which stated “All Swiss are equal before the law” meant that men and women
had equal rights. However, this assertion was rejected by the Swiss Federal Court.
The first feminist association was established in 1868, calling for civil rights, and the right to
attend university. There had been proposals to include women’s suffrage in the 1874 constitution.
In 1929 a petition for voting rights managed to collect a quarter of a million signatures—but it was
ignored.
Switzerland’s system of direct democracy, which gave voters the final say on legislation, ironically
kept women out. However, the extensive autonomy of even the smallest administrative units gave them
their chance to break in to political life. It was a tiny commune in Canton Valais that, in 1957, was the
first to allow its women members to vote. Several cantons gradually followed and in the 1960s women
started occupying more and more important positions in local parliaments and governments. In 1968
Geneva, then the country’s third largest city, had a woman mayor—but she still couldn’t vote in federal
elections.
When the human rights convention of the Council of Europe was signed, Switzerland remained
out of those parts that call for sexual equality. The protest this provoked forced the government to
revise its position and a new referendum was put to the country.
The result: on February 7th 1971 Swiss males finally gave their female compatriots the full
federal voting rights by a two thirds majority. The official results showed 621,403 of the all-male
electorate supported the vote for women and 323,596 were against.
Text adapted from Swissworld.org
canton: One of the several states which form the Swiss Confederation.
suffrage: vot / voto
filed suit (to file suit): demandar, portar a judici / demandar, llevar a juicio
turn down (to turn down): rebutjar / rechazar
idly: inactiu / inactivo
break in (to break in): entrar, introduir-se /entrar, introducirse
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Part 1: Reading comprehension
Choose the best answer according to the text. Only ONE answer is correct.
[4 points: 0.5 points for each correct answer. Wrong answers will be penalized by deducting 0.16 points. There is no
penalty for unanswered questions.]
1. Women in Switzerland got their right to vote
when female residents were accepted by assembly.
thanks to two women who took legal action for it.
as part of their traditional rights.
before canton Appenzell Innerrhoden accepted it.
2. In the text, which of these arguments for not giving women the right
to vote is FALSE?
Women were considered less intelligent than men.
Women in rural areas had more advantages than urban women.
Pregnant women would be too shy to go out to vote.
Men feared they would lose their control over women.
3. According to the text, when the Swiss parliament proposed to pass the vote
for women in 1958,
the majority of male voters rejected it.
all European countries had already given it the green light.
only women in Finland had the right to vote.
the arguments were not convincing at all.
4. The text explains that Swiss women
had never become involved in political action before 1991.
were peacefully waiting for their rights to be granted to them.
had been fighting for their rights since the nineteenth century.
ignored the quarter million signatures petition for votes in 1929.
5. Although Switzerland’s system of direct democracy kept women out of
their right to vote in federal elections,
women started taking political posts in local government in the 1960s.
some small communities allowed women extensive autonomy.
most cantons always resisted the legislation.
in 1968 Geneva gave the first woman mayor the chance to vote.
6. At the human rights Convention of the Council of Europe, Switzerland
demanded governments to change their position on equal vote.
called on a referendum on equal vote in Europe.
suggested to revise those parts on sexual equality.
refused to sign the parts on sexual equality.
7. According to Emilie Kempin-Spyri, the Swiss Federal Constitution
should give more rights to women.
gave equal rights to both men and women.
needed an article on equal rights.
rejected her proposals before the Federal Court.
8. Swiss women finally gained full right to federal vote
in spite of the criticism of the Federal Court.
thanks to the claims of the first woman lawyer, Emilie Kempin-Spyri.
when 50 % of male voters signed a petition.
in the 1971 referendum, with more than 50 % of male voters.
4. 4
Grammar
Vocabulary
Text
Maturity
Total
Nota de la redacció
Part 2: Writing
Choose ONE topic. Write about number 1 or 2. Minimum length: 100 words.
[4 points]
1. Should the right to vote be lowered to the age of 16, instead of 18? What would be the
advantages or disadvantages? Write an argumentative article giving opinions for and
against this issue.
2. Imagine you are a candidate at your class delegate election. Write a school article
inviting people to vote and encouraging your classmates to vote for you, explaining your
arguments.
6. 6
Part 3: Listening comprehension
DO SCHOOLS DESTROY CREATIVITY?
In the following conversation you are going to hear some new words. Read and listen to
them. Make sure you know what they mean.
smart: inteŀligent / inteligente
skills: destreses, capacitats / habilidades, capacidades
fidgeting (to fidget): no parar quiet / no estarse quieto
challenges: reptes / retos
dropout rate: taxa d’abandonament / tasa de abandono
turn on (to turn on): estimular, motivar
turn off (to turn off): desmotivar
Ready?
Now read the questions on the following page. Read them carefully before listening to
the conversation.
David Peterson: Do schools kill creativity? That’s one of the ideas we’ll explore in a
special conversation with Professor Mila Saunders, an internationally recognized expert on
creativity and education innovation. Professor Saunders has worked with governments and
cultural organizations to make creativity a more integral part of education.
[Now listen to the conversation.]
7. 7
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Recompte de les respostes
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QUESTIONS
Choose the best answer according to the recording. Only ONE answer is correct.
[2 points: 0.25 points for each correct answer. Wrong answers will be penalized by deducting 0.08 points. There is no
penalty for unanswered questions.]
Look at number 0 as an example.
0. Dr Mila Saunders has worked for
governments and educational departments.
multinational enterprises.
TV creative programmes.
× governments and cultural organizations.
1. What memories do both the interviewer and Dr Saunders have about school
when they were young?
Both of them liked everything they did at school.
Neither of them can recall much of their school memories anymore.
They both disliked everything they did at school.
Both of them feel some of the things they did were good but not all.
2. As a young teacher, Dr Saunders noticed that
some students had little interest in learning.
most students were never given due attention.
some clever students thought they were not good.
only clever students were taught properly.
3. How did Professor Saunders’ interest in education arise?
She had always planned to become a teacher.
It was through her interest in the school theatre.
She loved acting, and teaching was very similar.
When she was not accepted as a theatre director.
4. Why did Dr Saunders leave her post as Arts and Education professor?
Because she was fed up with education and university.
Because she was no longer interested in teaching her pupils.
Because she lost her job and looked for another place.
Because she wanted a change in her career.
5. What did Gillian Lynn do when she was left alone in the doctor’s office?
She started fidgeting and moving around.
She remained still, looking out of the window.
She sat at the doctor’s table doing nothing.
She started moving to the sound of music.
6. According to the conversation, what is Dr Saunders most worried about?
The challenging jobs teachers and principals have.
Teachers and principals who criticize the school system.
The students who do not want to be educated.
The number of kids who leave school between 9th and 12th grade.
7. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE about Dr Saunders’ views
on education?
Students should be given more standardized tests.
The problem is not in the children, but the system.
School should be more motivating for students and teachers alike.
The educational system is badly organized.
8. According to Dr Saunders, who can encourage the students’ creative
capacity?
Good teachers who motivate the students’ talents.
Only the most talented and motivated teachers.
Those who can plan the school of the future.
Teachers who can invest more time educating them.
8. L’Institut d’Estudis Catalans ha tingut cura de la correcció lingüística i de l’edició d’aquesta prova d’accés
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9. DistricteUniversitarideCatalunya
Proves d’accés a la universitat
Convocatòria 2014
Llengua estrangera
Anglès
Sèrie 4 - A
Etiqueta identificadora de l’alumne/a
Ubicació del tribunal ....................................................................................................................................
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10. 2
WHY BILINGUALS ARE SMARTER
Speaking two languages has obvious practical benefits in an increasingly globalized world. But
in recent years, scientists have begun to show that the advantages of bilingualism are even more
fundamental than being able to converse with a wider range of people. Being bilingual, it turns out,
makes you smarter. It can have a profound effect on your brain, improving cognitive skills not related
to language and even protecting against dementia in old age.
This view of bilingualism is remarkably different from the one through much of the 20th century.
Researchers and educators used to consider that a second language was an interference that hindered
a child’s academic and intellectual development. They were not wrong: there is ample evidence
that in a bilingual’s brain both language systems are active even when only one language is being
used, therefore creating situations in which one system obstructs the other. But this interference,
researchers are finding out, isn’t so much a handicap as an advantage. It forces the brain to resolve
internal conflict, making the mind strengthen its cognitive muscles.
Bilinguals, for instance, seem to be better than monolinguals at solving certain kinds of mental
puzzles. In a 2004 study by the psychologists Ellen Bialystok and Michelle Martin-Rhee, bilingual and
monolingual preschoolers were asked to sort blue circles and red squares presented on a computer
screen into two digital boxes—one marked with a blue square and the other marked with a red circle.
In the first task, the children had to sort the shapes by colour, placing blue circles in the box marked
with the blue square and red squares in the box marked with the red circle. Both groups did this with
similar easiness. Next, the children were asked to sort by shape, which was more challenging because
it required placing the images in a box marked with a different colour. The bilinguals were quicker
at performing this task.
The evidence from such studies suggests that the bilingual experience improves the brain’s
executive function—a command system that directs the processes that we use for planning, solving
problems and doing other mentally demanding tasks. These processes include avoiding distractions,
switching attention from one thing to another and holding information in mind—like remembering
a sequence of directions while driving.
The main difference between bilinguals and monolinguals may be more basic: an increased
ability to monitor the environment. “Bilinguals have to switch languages quite often—you may talk
to your father in one language and to your mother in another,” says Albert Costa, a researcher at the
Pompeu Fabra University in Spain. “This requires observing changes around you in the same way
that we monitor our surroundings when driving.” In a study comparing German-Italian bilinguals
with Italian monolinguals on monitoring tasks, Mr Costa found that the bilingual speakers did them
better and needed less brain activity, indicating that they were more efficient.
The bilingual experience appears to influence the brain from infancy to old age. In a recent study
of 44 elderly Spanish-English bilinguals, scientists directed by the neuropsychologist Tamar Gollan of
the University of California, San Diego, found that individuals with a higher degree of bilingualism
were more resistant than others to the onset of dementia and other symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease
and developed them later.
Nobody ever doubted the power of language. But who could imagine that the words we hear and
the sentences we speak might have such a big influence?
Text adapted from The New York Times (March 17, 2012)
hindered (to hinder): entorpir / entorpecer
handicap: desavantatge / desventaja
sort (to sort): classificar /clasificar
switch (to switch): canviar / cambiar
monitor (to monitor): observar, controlar
onset: començament / inicio
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Part 1: Reading comprehension
Choose the best answer according to the text. Only ONE answer is correct.
[4 points: 0.5 points for each correct answer. Wrong answers will be penalized by deducting 0.16 points. There is no
penalty for unanswered questions.]
1. Recent scientific studies have proved that bilingual people
obtain greater benefits in today’s world.
are better conversationalists.
have better cognitive skills than monolinguals.
will not suffer from mental diseases in old age.
2. As opposed to the 20th century view, we now know that
bilingual children had more learning advantages in the past.
when two languages interfere, they cause many disadvantages.
language interference is good because it makes the mind stronger.
the brain of bilingual people is obstructed more easily.
3. In the first part of a study by Bialystok and Martin-Rhee, both mono
and bilingual kids
had difficulty in classifying the colours in the corresponding circle.
found it similarly easy to classify the figures according to colour.
had problems using the computer.
put circles and squares together in the same box.
4. In the second part of the study, which was more difficult,
bilingual kids were faster at solving the problem.
there was no difference between the performance of mono
and bilingual kids.
monolingual kids could not classify the figures according to shape.
both groups of kids encountered the same difficulties.
5. According to the text, which one of the following tasks is NOT carried out
by the brain’s executive function?
Making plans and decisions.
Retaining a sequence of information.
Giving directions to people who drive.
Changing your focus of attention.
6. According to Albert Costa, changing from one language to another
all the time
makes you observe the changes around you.
may improve your driving skills.
allows you to talk to your father and mother in different languages.
makes you quicker at changing the things around you.
7. In Mr Costa’s study,
German-Italian bilinguals required more brain activity on their
monitoring tasks.
Italian monolinguals were not as active as German-Italian bilinguals.
Italian monolinguals got better results in their monitoring tasks.
German-Italian bilinguals did their monitoring tasks better
and more efficiently.
8. A study at the University of California revealed that
monolinguals suffer from more mental illnesses like dementia.
bilinguals developed some mental diseases at a more advanced age.
Alzheimer’s disease is more resistant in monolingual people.
some people were more resistant to bilingualism than others.
12. 4
Grammar
Vocabulary
Text
Maturity
Total
Nota de la redacció
Part 2: Writing
Choose ONE topic. Write about number 1 or 2. Minimum length: 100 words.
[4 points]
1. “Speaking two languages has obvious practical benefits in an increasingly globalized
world.” What are these benefits? What are the main advantages and disadvantages of
being bilingual? Write an argumentative essay. You may include examples from your
own experience.
2. Write a letter to a pen friend (or key pal) who has never visited Catalonia. Explain the
language diversity in the Catalan society and your own experience as a bilingual speaker.
14. 6
Part 3: Listening comprehension
ARE WE ALONE IN THE UNIVERSE?
In the following conversation you are going to hear some new words. Read and listen to
them. Make sure you know what they mean.
outer: exterior
findings: descobertes / descubrimientos
proof: prova / prueba
claim (to claim): afirmar
unavoidable: inevitable
coverage: cobertura informativa
Ready?
Now read the questions on the following page. Read them carefully before listening to
the conversation.
Some scientific discoveries can be fascinating, but sometimes it is hard to believe that
they are true. That’s the case with an article in the March issue of the Journal of Cosmology. In
it, Richard Hoover, a scientist at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, says he found signs of
bacterial life in a group of meteorites, and that raises the exciting possibility that life had once
arrived on Earth from outer space. In the following conversation, journalist Johanna Palmer
talks with George Cody, a NASA expert on meteorites. They discuss Professor Hoover’s
discoveries concerning the existence of life on Mars.
[Now listen to the interview.]
15. 7
Espai per al corrector/a
No
Correcta Incorrecta contestada
Correctes Incorrectes No contestades
Recompte de les respostes
Nota de comprensió oral
QUESTIONS
Choose the best answer according to the recording. Only ONE answer is correct.
[2 points: 0.25 points for each correct answer. Wrong answers will be penalized by deducting 0.08 points. There is no
penalty for unanswered questions.]
Look at number 0 as an example.
0. Professor Hoover has discovered that
there’s no life in meteorites.
× there might be life on Mars.
meteorites bring life to Earth.
science raises fascinating possibilities.
1. Johanna Palmer has invited George Cody
to talk about his scientific discoveries.
to discuss his work at NASA.
to talk about Prof. Hoover’s discovery.
because she wants to specialize on meteorites.
2. What does George Cody think about the possibility of life in outer space?
He would like this to be true.
He firmly believes in this possibility.
If it were true, it would be like living on Earth.
He thinks there is no evidence of it yet.
3. What is Prof. Hoover’s main claim about meteorites?
The bacteria found in meteorites prove that there is life on Mars.
Microscopic fragments from meteorites are like those on Earth.
Microscopic filaments in meteorites could not create new bacteria.
The filaments found in meteorites were brought alive from Mars.
4. What is George Cody’s opinion about Prof. Hoover’s findings?
He believes scientists should not manipulate contaminated meteorites.
He thinks that Prof. Hoover’s discovery is not scientific.
He believes the meteorites may have been contaminated on Earth.
He doesn’t like experiments made on meteorites.
5. According to George Cody, scientists publish some discoveries before
they have proved them because
they want other people to know about their findings.
they want to show their superiority.
they are obsessive people.
they like to play with extraordinary things.
6. When a group of scientists claimed they’d found signs of life in a meteorite
from Mars in the Antarctica,
most of the media talked about the discovery widely.
scientists didn’t want to hear anything about this theory.
the newspapers ignored that important discovery.
only a few scientists thought it was a false discovery.
7. According to the interview, what happens when a discovery turns out
to be wrong?
It hardly ever happens that scientific discoveries go wrong.
It is very bad for scientists as their reputation will be damaged.
Scientists have to wait for many years before they find a new theory.
Scientists have to accept it and learn from what goes wrong.
8. What will happen if Prof. Hoover’s theory is not proved? Choose the FALSE
answer.
George Cody will provide correct structures.
Scientists will continue and learn from the error.
Scientists will give a correct explanation for his findings.
Science always progresses through correcting mistakes.
16. L’Institut d’Estudis Catalans ha tingut cura de la correcció lingüística i de l’edició d’aquesta prova d’accés
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