An End to Tedious Conversations

KEY

1a) False: "Well, help could be at hand from a watch that gives a warming... in a monotonous manner"

1b) False: "The prototype focuses on the wearer... in what we are saying"

3. a) manner    b) device    c) coach    d) succeed

4. a) Although    most    b) were    what    c) matches    is put    d) I asked the girl what else she had bought

EVAU 2016-2017 MODELO A

FRIENDS FOREVER?

1. a) True: "Throughout university, the sentence... with new acquaintances"

b) False: "A popular reason for... contacts in a future career"

2. a) Because it´s like saying that I don´t want to be friends with you any more.

b) Because possible employers can see their private life published on facebook.

3. a) acquaintances

b) cut down

c) yet

d) concerned with

4. a) who - losing

b) are added - use / should use

c) have you had / have you been having - since

d) ... not to post those photos on instagram

USE OR ABUSE OF TECHNOLOGY

September 2015 B

USE OR ABUSE OF TECHNOLOGY

1. a) F.: "He warned that we are becoming... because of technology".

b) F.: "Dr. Cassidy linked the increasing cases of ... in mental and physical deveopment".

2. a) Nowadays people make more use of technology for two main reasons. On the one hand, they have internet connection anywhere. On the other hand, they use their mobile phones or the internet at the same time as they watch TV.

b) Children understand tablets and mobile phones as adults and adolescence is the moment when technology is better understood.

3. a) almost

b) finding

c) because of

d) linked

4. a) which / in

b) wouldn´t / couldn´t communicate / didn´t exist 

c) getting / had been using

d) The report shouldn´t have been sent off...

GENETIC FINGERPRINTING

June 2015 B

GENETIC FINGERPRINTING

1. a) F.: "Looking at an X-ray... biological identification".

b) T.: "The immportance of the discovery... and immigration authorities".

2. a) To resolve paternity and immiration disputes. it has also helped convict murderes, rapists and burglars while freeing many innocent people already in prison.

b) If we abuse of the system our freedom can be damaged.

3. a) immediately

b) storing

c) worried

d) available

4. a) was arrested / committing

b) had had / would have been

c) Although / to

d) better / should / must

2014/2015 JUNE A

DO ALIENS REALLY EXIST?

1.

a) T: "This theory is supported by many reported alien sightings".

b) F: "And two brothers in Chile... wearing a driver´s suit".

2.

3. 

a) depicted

b) nowadays

c) vanished

d) just

4. 

a) hadn´t believed / to

b) whose / by

c) much / was given

d) of / thought

2015/2016, September, B
HAS CREATIVITY DISAPPEARED IN SCHOOLS?

1) a) False: "At the beginning of the 20th century... to remain an artist as we grow up".
b) False: "Eight years ago... that revolutionized this topic".

2) a) 

3) a) acting out 
b) places
c) (natural) gift
d) eliminated

4) a) shown / produces
b) were encouraged / wouldn´t be
c) more / at
d) The teacher told me not to worry then / at that moment because/since I would understand it the following day.

PAU September 2016 A HOMES OF THE FUTURE

1. A) FALSE: "There are, however, barriers that prevent the smart home industry from taking off".

B) FALSE: "Another recent development can verify an individual´s identity with a quick glance at the system from a distancce".

3. a) guests    b) commands    c) features    d) close

4. a) has become / most    b) had worked / would have been

c) which / promoting    d) ... that her voice recognition system was not working at that moment.

EVAU 2015/2016 B

WORKING HOURS

1a) False: " Surveys show the important role that... the quality of life in our country".

1b) False: "We must have the courage to... similar to that of other European countries".

2a) Kids demand from their parents more time to share different activities, such as storytelling, playing games or just loving each other.

Or

Infants request their parents more time with them.

2b) Women´s way of life is affected by working hours because they suffer from stress. having the responsability of housework, family and work they sleep less too.

(Teresa)

Or

It affects their sleep cycle causing difficulties for the conciliation ot their work and house life.

(Esther García de Lara)

Or

Women don´t rest so much time at night because they also take over the housework and family.

(Sara)
Women are more affected by working hours because they have to take care of their family and the housework.
(Valentina Meyer)
 

3. a) called on

b) juggle

c) overall

d) take steps to

4. a) trying / than

b) Despite / because of

c) were / on

d) (Reported Speech)

He wanted to know why I had applied for a new job if my salary seemed to be reasonable.

EVAU 2015 2016 JUNE

A. NO FEAR, NO SURPRISE, NO HESITATION

1. a) False: "It´s from a seventeenth century samurai warrior"

b) True: "But if you look carefully, there were... that it was going to happen"

3. a) huge

b) happen

c) passed

d) looked at

4. a) began / between

b) often / a

c) had / what

d) focuses / are explained

EVAU 1617 B

Tragedy Can Be Found Good for Your Health

1. a) True, "In their previous investiagations... to increased pain tolerance"

b) True, "They also discovered that... between participants".

3. a) beginning

b) troubled

c) gauge

d) appealing

4. a) which / than

b) luckiest / won

c) going / stay

d) if Doug could meet her at the cinema

EVAU JUNE 2018

B
Clara Barton: American Red Cross Founder

1.

a) FALSE: "No unmarried woman... but Barton was determined to go and she didn´t stop until someone ... permission"

b) TRUE: "While abroad, Barton came into contact with the International Committee of the Red Cross".

2. 

a) Just before the Civil War ended, she worked helping to either reunite missing soldiers and their families or find out more about those who were missing.

b) When she came back from Europe, she worked to create the American Red Cross and she became the head fo this organisation.

3.

a) eager

b) set up

c) impressive

d) commitment / self-sacrifice

4.

a) If I had known... I would have joined.

b) who / that... became

c) resigning / having resigned... whose

d) He asked Mary when the Red Cross had been founded / was founded.

A. Romanian´s Medieval Marital Prison

1.
a) FALSE: "At the heart of the village, next to the 15th-century fortified church that stands on a hill, there is a small building with a very small room".

b) FALSE: "Thanks to this blessed building, in the 300 years that Biertan had the bishop´s seat, we only had one divorce", said Biertan´s current priest".

2.
a) It as a very small dark room with thick walls. There was only a table. a chair, a chest and a very small bed with one pillow.
b) Because he wanted to keep the religious principles of his society and, at the same time, to protect children and women, who might suffer the negative consequences of a divorce.

3.
a) gather
b) on the rocks
c) repair
d) repair
e) attempt

4.
a) higher ---- shown / was shown
b) getting ---- means / would mean
c) whose ---- to
d) He asked what he should do next

September 2012

 A. FACEBOOK GENERATION SUFFERS FROM INFORMATION WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME

1. a) FALSE: "volunteers... around the world..."

b) FALSE: "it as abstinence from music... the most difficulty".

3. a) isolated   b) restless   c) rely upon   d) as

4. a) developing / highest

b) an / who

c) until / became

d) on // spent / used to spend

B. DAUGHTER OF DAVID ADAMS JOINS ANTARCTIC SKI EXPEDITION

1. a) TRUE: "The latest challenge will begin 97 miles from the South Pole... to abandon his expedition in 1907"

b) FALSE: "However, eating a lot of chocolate won´t be hard for me"

3. a) trek   b) spot   c) apprevensive   d) consume

4. a) have been training.

b) which / will be led

c) hadn´t gone / would have been

d) ... she might not be able to sleep.

she was not sure if she would be able to sleep.

September 2013

A. NOMOPHOBIA: MOBILE PHONE ADDICTION

1. a) FALSE: "According to a recent survey in the UK..."

b) TRUE: "The reasons that drive... cannot bear solitude".

3. a) afflicted   b) endeavors   c) prone   d) due to

4. a) who / than / better

b) switching off  /  driving

c) has grown 

d) ... if I had ever slept with my mobile phone.

B. WOMEN AND SUSTAINABILITY

1. a) TRUE: "What is more important, women hace strong... communities"

b) TRUE: "From all my 20 years... than in others"

3. a) empower   b) drawn   c) appear   d) goods

4. a) often 

b) buying / in / greater

c) was invited / which

d) hadn´t obtained / wouldn´t have got

Septiembre 2014

A. THE DECLINE OF "ONCE UPON A TIME..."

1. a) True: "According to a poll... with their little ones"

b) True: "Surprisingly enough... when they were little"

3. a) nearly   b) teamed up   c) create   d) key

4. a) used to tell / going   b) is considered / between. The better

c)  than   d) "... they appreciated how important it is..."

B. COURSES ONLINE

1. a) False: "Significantly, the platform... with a certificate and a grade".

b) False: "It is well-known that... their course content online"

3. a) struggle   b) however   c) supersede   d) required

4. a) had offered / would have taken

b) in /    to/ rather than 

c) are admitted / have been admitted   /unless

d) "... what he would like to do when he finished High School".

1415 MODEL

A) SOAP OPERAS

1. a) F: "Each show will have several... several shows".

b) F: "And we should not forget... in the North of England".

2. a) It comes from the advertising of soap by the companies which even sponsored the programmes, due to the fact of having hosewives as the main watchers of them at the beginning. 

b) Soap operas usually show events typical from real life but exaggerating everything, being more dramatic to be more entertaining.

3. a) depict   b) at once   c) continue   d) happen

4. a) often / a

b) who / without

c) watching / what

d) leaving / had watched

B ) A CUP OF TEA

1. a) F: "And despite the increase... tea remains their preferred beverage".

b) F: "Although it dates back... madde its appeareance in England".

3. a) wealthy   b) mild   c) increased   d) consoles

4. a) if / should

b) has become / for

c) making / so

d) having some tea

 

EVAUS FOR MARCH AND APRIL

MARCH, 14,
MODEL 2014/2015:
CUP OF TEA? / SOAP OPERA

MARCH, 21,
SEPTEMBER 2014:
THE DECLINE OF "ONCE UPON A TIME" / COURSES ONLINE

APRIL, 4,
JUNE 2014:
CELL PHONE JAMMERS / THE KEY TO CHOOSING THE RIGHT CAREER

APRIL, 11,
SEPTEMBER 2013:
NOMOPHOBIA: MOBILE PHONE ADDICTION / WOMEN AND SUSTAINABILITY

APRIL, 18,
JUNE 2013:
JANUARY SALES / YOUNG DA VINCI

APRIL, 25,
SEPTEMBER 2012:
FACEBOOK GENERATION SUFFERS FROM INFORMATION WITHDRAWAL* SYNDROME /
DAUGHTER OF DAVID ADAMS JOINS ANTARCTIC SKI EXPEDITION

2015 September

A.  GO ON TWO WHEELS

 1. a) false: "It is absurd to give...it is safe to go."

b) false: "The car is no longer a symbol of freedom..."

3. a) just   b) timetables   c) founded   d) throw off

4. a) biking / where

b) was founded / than

c) must / to do

d) ...going for a walk the following day if the weather was fine.


B. USE OR ABUSE OF TECHNOLOGY

1. a)false: "we are becoming more and more anti-social....face-to-face conversations because of technology".

b) false: "Dr. Cassidy linked the increasing cases... and physical development".

3. a) almost   b) finding   c) because of   d) linked

4. a) which / in

b) wouldn´t communicate / didn´t exist

c) getting / had been using

d) shouldn´t have been sent for printing yet.

PAU Semptiembre 2016 B Has Creativity Disappeared in Schools?

1. a) FALSE: "Picasso said that all children are born artists and the problem is to remain an artist as we grow up".

b) FALSE: "Eight years ago Ken Robinson, an expert on creativity and education, made a speech that revolutionized the topic".


3. a) acting out    b) places    c) gift    d) eliminated



4. a) shown / produces   b) had been encouraged / wouldn´t have been.

c) more / at    d) "... not to worry then because I would understand it the following day"

PAU TEST 2011 2012 SEPTEMBER

A. Facebook generation 

suffers from information withdrawal syndrome

Ex. 1
1. a) FALSE: "volunteers... around the world".

b) FALSE: "However, it was abstinence from music... the most difficulty"

Ex. 2
a) The volunteers in the experiment had to spend one day without any electronic device, such as telephones or the internet.

b) Two positive effects have been that...
One positive effect has been that volunteers have improved their facilities for surviving. Another has been that they spent more time outside, walking in the streets, for instance or enjoying nature.

Ex. 3
a) isolated   b) restless   c) rely upon   d) as

Ex. 4. a) developing / highest 
b) an / who
c) until / became d) on // spent / used to spend

B. DAUGHTER OF DAVID ADAMS JOINS ANTARCTIC SKI EXPEDITION

1. a) TRUE: "The latest challenge... his expedition in 1907".

b) FALSE: "However, eating a lot of chocolate... hard for me".

3. a) trek   b) spot   c) apprehensive   d) consume

4. a) have been training

b) which / will be led

c) hadn´t gone / would have been

d) she might not be able to sleep.

she was not sure if she would be able to sleep / could sleep