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2 puntos)

2.- In your own words and

based on the ideas in the
text, answer the following
INSTRUCCIONES GENERALES Y VALORACIN questions. Do not copy from the text.
1. El alumno dispone de dos opciones para contestar (A y B). Debe escoger slo una de ellas.
2. Lea todo el texto cuidadosamente.
3. Lea atentamente todas las preguntas de la prueba. a) What are, according to the author, some of the advantages of consuming organic
4. Proceda a responder en lengua inglesa a las preguntas en el papel de examen. food?
According to Sustainable America's "I Value Food" campaign, Americans spend b) Why does the author recommend to consume less meat?
about $371 per person per year on food that gets thrown away. Growing food
consumes a lot of resources, too. Ten percent of the energy, according to (Puntuacin mxima: 2 puntos)
FoodTank.com, consumed in the United States is used to grow food. Also, 80
percent of our freshwater and 50 percent of our land are used to grow food. So 3.- Find the words or phrases in the text that mean:
when you hear that 40 percent of the food thats grown is thrown away, its more a) discarded (paragraph 1)
than a little upsetting. Organizations like Culinary Misfits, Feedback or Fusions are b) supplies (paragraph 1)
working toward less food waste, but how can an individual waste less food? Here c) caring for (paragraph 2)
are a few tips: d) buy (paragraph 3)
Start buying organic food whenever possible. In addition to avoiding toxins and (Puntuacin mxima: 1punto)
pesticides, organic agriculture uses fewer natural resources and concentrates on
protecting biodiversity. Buy in bulk. Not only will you save money, but you will 4.- Complete the following sentences. Use an appropriate form of the word in
use less packaging. Eat less meat. By eating less meat and more plants, you are brackets when given.
not only eating healthier but you are saving water! According to the Water a) He is really concerned about ____ (eat) healthy, and that is why he ____ (grow)
Footprint Network, one pound of beef requires almost two thousand gallons of his own food.
water.
Buy local. Food grown and produced locally requires less fuel to transport. Just b) We ___(throw) away some fish because we ___ (buy)too much the day before.
thinking about where your food comes from, how much you purchase versus how
much you eat, reducing the amount of packaging and eating more whole food will c) This supermarket discards ___ greater amount of food ____ the small shop
contribute to the overall reduction of food waste in the world. round the corner.
d) Rewrite the following sentence beginning with the words given.
1.- Are the following statements TRUE or FALSE? Copy the evidence from Dont waste your food, our mother said to us.
the text. No marks are given for only TRUE or FALSE. Our mother asked..
(Puntuacin mxima: 2 puntos)
a) More than half of the freshwater in the United States is destined to the
production of food. 5.Write about 100-150 words on the following topic: Do you think that we buy
too much food at home?
b) Consuming local products involves producing fewer emissions from
transportation. (Puntuacin mxima: 3 puntos)

INSTRUCCIONES GENERALES Y VALORACIN
1. El alumno dispone de dos opciones para contestar (A y B). Debe escoger slo una de
ellas.
2. Lea todo el texto cuidadosamente.
3. Lea atentamente todas las preguntas de la prueba.
4. Proceda a responder en lengua inglesa a las preguntas en el papel de examen.
1.- Are the following statements TRUE or FALSE?
Copy the evidence from the text. No marks are given for only TRUE or FALSE.
a) Learning to read and write can be effectively supported with the teaching of songs in
childhood.
b) Rhythms and sounds can be identified by humans from the age of seven. (Puntuacin
mxima: 2 puntos)

2.- In your own words and based on the ideas in the text, answer the following
The importance of music questions. Do not copy from the text.
a) What are the benefits of music making, according to the author?
Throughout history, in all cultures, music has been an integral part of human life.
Music researchers have found correlations between music making and some of the b) Does music soothe children, according to the author?
(Puntuacin mxima: 2 puntos)
deepest workings of the human brain. Research has linked active music making
with increased language discrimination and development, maths ability, better- 3.- Find the words or phrases in the text that mean:
adjusted social behaviour, and improvements in spatial-temporal reasoning, a a) enhanced (paragraph 1)
cornerstone for problem solving. Harvard psychologist Howard Gardner has b) expand (paragraph 1)
theorized that humans have several different types of intelligencelogical- c) constant (paragraph 2)
mathematical, linguistic, and interpersonal. He believes that music intelligence is d) present (paragraph 2)
equal in importance to all of them. Why is music important for children? Music (Puntuacin mxima: 1 punto)
helps develop children's language skills: when young children listen to familiar
words in songs, their brains are building connections to the sounds they are hearing 4.- Complete the following sentences. Use an appropriate form of the word in brackets
and the words they are singing. Singing songs and reciting poems and rhymes with when given.
a) I wont listen to that music_____ he pays me.
children helps them develop early literacy skills.
b)The song _____ (finish) before I _______(enter) the room.
Keeping a steady beat develops language. Clapping hands, stamping feet, and using c) I ______ (not hear) that song ____ last year.
rhythm instruments in time to music develops important pre-reading skills. Young d) Rewrite the following sentence beginning with the words given.
children recognize words, sounds, rhythms, tones, and pitches long before they Governments must keep music at school.
talk, sing, or dance. So, the more music your children have in their lives, the Music..
better they will speak and read. Childrens stress can be relieved with songs, (Puntuacin maxima: 2 puntos)
chants, finger plays, and moving to music. Singing together creates a feeling of
safety and makes learning in a classroom much easier. Music is a gift you can give 5.-Write about 100-150 words on the following topic: How important is music in your
your child that will last a lifetime. life ?
(Puntuacin mxima: 3 puntos)