EVALUACIÓN DE BACHILLERATO PARA EL ACCESO A LA UNIVERSIDAD

CONVOCATORIA EXTRAORDINARIA DE 2023

EJERCICIO DE: LENGUA EXTRANJERA II - INGLÉS
TIEMPO DISPONIBLE: 1 hora 30 minutos

PUNTUACIÓN QUE SE OTORGARÁ A ESTE EJERCICIO: (véanse las distintas partes del examen)

Please choose ONE of the options given, A or B, for each of the three blocks below (Reading
Comprehension — Use of English (Rephrasing) — Writing). The option chosen can change from block to
block, but it must be the same for all the exercises in BLOCK 1. The marks assigned to each block and
exercise are given between brackets.

BLOCK 1. READING COMPREHENSION (5 POINTS)

OPTION A
SOAP OPERA
Even if you were born after the year 2000, you will have heard of the existence of a reference book published
annually that lists world records both of human achievements and the extremes of the natural world. If Guinness
World Records is the name that comes to mind, that’s perfect! One of the examples of human achievements
listed there is Guiding Light, an American radio and television soap opera. It is listed in Guinness World
Records as the third longest-running drama in television in American history. Guiding Light began as an NBC
Radio serial on January 25, 1937. On June 2, 1947, the series was transferred to CBS Radio, before starting on
June 30, 1952, on CBS Television. After a run of 72 years, on April 1, 2009, CBS announced that it would be
cancelling Guiding Light due to low ratings.
The term ‘soap opera’ refers to a broadcast dramatic serial programme like Guiding Light. Soap opera depicts
the lives and problems of a particular group of characters with programmes that continue over a long period and
are broadcast several times every week. For example, Guiding Light centred on Reverend John Ruthledge and
those people’s lives that revolved around him, with a story line that managed to draw a large audience to it for
about seven decades. This type of programme was called soap opera in the United States because most of its
major sponsors for many years were manufacturers of soap and detergents. Since most men were at work
when soap operas began to be broadcast, the audience was mainly female, and most of the drama revolved
around female characters, too.
EXERCISE A.1: Add True or False, quoting the relevant information from the text to justify your
answer. (2 points)
a) Guiding Light is the name of a book that describes the greatest human achievements.
b) Soap and detergents were the products manufactured by the first sponsors of soap operas.
EXERCISE A.2: Answer the following questions according to the information given in the text. Use
your own words. (2 points)
a) What are the defining characteristics of soap opera?
b) Why is Guiding Light said to be one of the longest-running broadcast dramas in American history?
EXERCISE A.3: Find words or phrases in the text which mean the same as the following: (1 point)
a) scores: c) promoters, supporters:
b) public: d) accomplishments, attainments:

OPTION B
THEME PARKS
Do you like jungle wildlife, fairy tales, or the Old West? All of those things can be found at a theme park, an
amusement park in which landscaping, buildings, and attractions are based on one or more specific themes.
The USA is home to the major examples of theme parks, as all of the Disney and Universal ‘destination’ parks
are located there. These are parks that are open year-round, generally offer on-property overnight
accommodations and other resort amenities, and attract vacationers from afar as well as those within driving
distance. However, there are also theme parks that cater to more specific customers such as the SeaWorld
parks, Sesame Place, or Legoland Florida, among many others; for example, although Legoland Florida is a
multi-day destination, it was originally designed only for kids 2 to 12. Nowadays, the scope of the park has
changed a lot, with two hotels and a beach resort, the Legoland Water Park, the brand-new Peppa Pig Theme

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