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    A recent survey found that only 12 per cent of young people think they can help to slow climate change by changing their lifestyles. The only electrical appliances that Joan Pick uses are a kettle, a light bulb and a radio. The 67-year-old has reduced her carbon footprint to almost zero.

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    Exam An Example To Follow

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    PRUEBA/PROVA: AN EXAMPLE TO FOLLOW

    EXAM

    PART A. Reading Comprehension Read the following text: ANEXAMPLETOFOLLOW?


    TheEuropeanUnionhasdecidedtoreducecarbonemissionsby80percent.However,arecentsurvey foundthatonly12percentofyoungBritishpeoplethinktheycanhelptoslowclimatechangeby changingtheirlifestyles.Ithasbeensuggestedteenagersfeelthatindividualactionsmakelittle difference.Iftheyhadmeta67yearoldwomanfromLondonbeforecompletingthesurvey,their answersmighthavebeendifferent. JoanPickrecentlyappearedintheBritishnewspapersbecauseofherunusuallifestyle.Joansflat doesnthaveanyheatingorhotwater.Shehasnteatenacookedmealforyears,andshejusteatsraw foodandnuts.Theonlyelectricalappliancesthatsheusesareakettle,alightbulbandaradio.Thanks toherradicallifestyle,Joanhasreducedhercarbonfootprinttoalmostzero. ButwhatmadeJoanPickchoosetolivelikethis?Theanswercanbefoundinherjob.Shewasworking onanenergyefficiencyprojectwhichledhertoconcludethatmassconsumptionwaswrong.Asa result,shestoppedusinghercarandgaveuponallmotorizedtransport.Sincethen,shehaswalked everywhere. Tomostofus,thewaythatJoanPicklivesisntaveryattractiveproposition.AccordingtoJoan, however,weshouldallliveinamoresustainablewaysothattheworldsresourcesdontrunout.After all,whatsthepointofworryingaboutclimatechangeifwearealwaysrechargingourmobilephones andspendinghoursonacomputer? I.Answerthefollowingquestionsusingyourownwords,buttakingintoaccounttheinformationin thetext.(2points:1pointeach) a.WhatdomostBritishteenagersthinkitwillbedifficulttodo? b.WhydidJoanPickchangeherlifestyle? II.Arethefollowingstatementstrue(T)orfalse(F)?Identifythepartofthetextthatsupportsyour answerbycopyingtheexactpassageontheanswersheet.(1.5point:0.5each) a.JoanPickuseselectricityforcookingandheating. b.Nowadays,JoanPicknevertravelsveryfar. c.ThetextsaysmostpeoplewouldliketoliveJoanPick. 1

    III.Findasynonymforeachofthefourwordsbelowfromthesesixoptions:(1point:0.25each) resourcesrunoutapplianceworkingsurveyraw a.questionnaire b.uncooked c.device d.finish IV.Choosea,borcineachquestionbelow.Onlyonechoiceiscorrect.(1.5point:0.5each) 1.JoanPickwasinthenewspapersbecauseshe a.isascientist. b.livesinadifferentway. c.wonamarathon. 2.JoanPickthinksthatwewill a.allhavetolivelikehersoon. b.havetosaygoodbyetoourhouses. c.soonfindherlifestyleanattractiveproposition. 3.Theconclusionsuggeststhatapersonwhoisworriedaboutclimatechange a.wouldspendhourstalkingaboutitontheinternet. b.wouldrechargetheirmobilephoneonlywhenitrunsout. c.wouldntuseelectronicdevices.

    PART B. Composition (130150 words approximately) (4 points)


    Willourchildrenliveinaworseenvironmentthanwedo?Discuss.

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