Example test of EFL for "Selectividad"( university entrance exam) in Galicia, Spain.

1. TEXT TEST- 2º BAC- 1st TERM- 2012- IES NOSA SRA. DOS OLLOS GRANDES
Name and group:………………………………………………………………..Date:………………
Read the text and answer the questions that follow.
I
When people go shopping, their attention is usually focused on finding what they are looking for at the
best possible price. However, people have recently started to become aware of being ethical consumers as
well. Ethical consumers care about the conditions in which products are made. An ethical consumer wants
to be sure that a product has been made by a company that does not harm the environment and that trades
fairly.
II
In Britain, organisations like Fairtrade Labelling and Friends of the Earth encourage consumers to be
more ethical. To do this, they provide consumers with information about companies that care about the
environment and trade fairly. Companies that care about the environment don’t pollute the land or rivers,
don’t test cosmetics on animals and don’t cut down trees from endangered forests. Companies that trade
fairly respect the basic labour rights of their employees, provide reasonable working conditions and pay
their workers fixed, competitive rates.
III
When consumers demand fair trading, the consequences can be far-reaching. For example, if a farmer
who grows coffee beans gets a fair price for his produce, he can buy the necessary equipment to improve
his farming methods, increase his profits and give his children an education. A large number of British
supermarkets now stock fairly traded coffee, chocolate and other food products as a result of consumer
demands.
IV
When ethical consumers are not satisfied, they boycott companies. It is estimated that some major
companies in Britain can lose about €3.8 billion a year because of boycotts. One well-known clothing
chain, “Gap”, cancelled deals with 136 plants when they discovered that the plants making their products
were violating ethical rules of business conduct.
V
It is difficult to measure the exact impact of ethical consumerism. But one thing is sure: Ethical shopping
gives consumers the power to cause changes and to influence what happens in the world. Hopefully, they
can help to make it a better place.
3.
1
Write a summary of the text using your own
words.(500 words).
2
They were violating ethical rules of busines conduct.
(passive)
Find words or expressions in the text that mean:
Ethical rules of …………………………………………..
4.
1.
2.
3.
4.
hurt
supply
not obeying
effect
It’s high time…………………………………………….
4
3
1.
Rewrite the following sentences starting with
the given words. Follow the instructions.
The farmers didn’t get a fair price for their produce
so the couldn’t buy the new equipment.If…………………………………………………………
2. “Gap” is a well-known clothing chain. Its shops in
Sweden were closed last year. It didn’t respect the
basic labour rights.(Join with relatives).
“Gap”,…………………………………………………
Companies should care about the environment .
Answer the questions in your own words
according to the information in the text.
a. How can a consumer affect a farmer’s life?
b. What does the expression “Ethical consumers” mean?
5
Write a composition of about 120 words. Choose
one option.
1. “Let’s boycott “NIKE” because some of its products are
manufactured by ” third world” small children”.Are you
for or against this suggestion?
2. Write a letter to the manager of a shop that you have
recently been to asking him for a summer job.

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