Pruebas de Acceso a Estudios Universitarios II.

LEXICON / PHONETICS (2 POINTS):

(Bachillerato L.O.G.S.E.)
A. LEXICON. (1 POINT) (0.25 points for each correct answer)
IDIOMA EXTRANJERO: Inglés June 2018
Find words or phrases in the text that mean the same as these given.
 No se permite el uso de diccionario ni de ningún otro 1-just
material didáctico.
2-precision
 Las preguntas deberán ser respondidas en Inglés.
 Duración de la prueba: 1 hora y 30 minutos. 3-phases
 Esta hoja no se entrega. 4-corresponded

COMPUTER TRANSLATE BRAINWAVES

Scientists may soon be able to interpret what someone is saying simply
by analyzing their brainwaves as they speak. This revolutionary advance in
neuroscience would help millions of people who suffer from communication
problems and neurological disorders. The scientists developed a form of
artificial intelligence that can decode brainwaves and translate them into text.
Algorithms take the brain activity created as a person speaks and translates
it in real time into sentences on a screen. The scientists are from the
University of California, San Francisco. They say their algorithms have a 97
per cent translation accuracy rate but are working hard to improve on this.
C. PHONETICS. (1 POINT) (0.25 points for each correct answer)
1. Write two words from the text that have the final “-S” pronounced /Z/
(0.5)
2. How is the “a” pronounced in “someone”, /ɑ:/ , /æ/ or /ʌ/? (0.25)
3. How is the “i” pronounced in “be”, / aɪ /, / i: / or / ɪ /? (0.25)
III. USE OF ENGLISH. (3 POINTS) (0.5 for each correct answer)
Rewrite the following sentences starting with the words given.

The scientists say they are at the early stages of being able to machine- 1.Do people consider this school to be a good place to …?
translate everything someone says. The software used in their experiments study?
matched features of speech that were repeated frequently to parts and
shapes of the mouth. These included elements of English speech such as 2.My brother knew how to ride a bike when he was My brother…
vowels, consonants and commands. The experiments were limited to around five.
40 short and simply-constructed spoken sentences. The scientists said: 3.MIchael is a regular visitor to Italy. He always spends Michael is …
"Although we should like the decoder to learn and exploit the regularities of his holidays there.
the language, it remains to show how many data would be required to
expand from our tiny languages to a more general form of English." 4.”I have listened to this song twice today”, Mary said. Mary said …
5.Despite being very tall, Mark doesn't play basketball Although …
Adapted from www.independent.co.uk well.
QUESTIONS 6.They are painting Susan's house right now. Susan …
I. READING COMPREHENSION. (2 POINTS) (0.5 points for each correct answer)
Add TRUE or FALSE and copy the evidence from the text to support your
answer. IV. COMPOSITION. (3 POINTS)
NO marks are given for only true or false.
1. Scientists can translate what someone is saying in different languages. Write a composition of at least 125 words in answer to the following
2. Scientists say the algorithms are 97% accurate. question:
3. Software matched features of speech to the shape of a mouth. What do you think is the future of this technology?
4. Scientists said they needed to reduce the data they have. What are the advantages and disadvantages of translating brain waves ?
 Pruebas de Acceso a Estudios Universitarios III. LEXICON / PHONETICS (2 POINTS):
(Bachillerato L.O.G.S.E.)
A. LEXICON. (1 POINT) (0.25 points for each correct answer)
IDIOMA EXTRANJERO: Inglés
Find words or phrases in the text that mean the same as these given.
 No se permite el uso de diccionario ni de ningún otro 1-just
material didáctico.
2-precision
 Las preguntas deberán ser respondidas en Inglés.
 Duración de la prueba: 1 hora y 30 minutos. 3-phases
 Esta hoja no se entrega. 4-corresponded

COMPUTER TRANSLATE BRAINWAVES C. PHONETICS. (1 POINT) (0.25 points for each correct answer)
4. Write two words from the text that have the final “-S” pronounced /Z/
Scientists may soon be able to interpret what someone is saying simply (0.5) is, brainwaves, as, problems, disorders, algorithms
by analyzing their brainwaves as they speak. This revolutionary advance in 5. How is the “a” pronounced in “someone”, /ɑ:/ , /æ/ or /ʌ/? (0.25)
neuroscience would help millions of people who suffer from communication 6. How is the “i” pronounced in “be”, / aɪ /, / i: / or / ɪ /? (0.25)
problems and neurological disorders. The scientists developed a form of
III. USE OF ENGLISH. (3 POINTS) (0.5 for each correct answer)
artificial intelligence that can decode brainwaves and translate them into text. Rewrite the following sentences starting with the words given.
Algorithms take the brain activity created as a person speaks and translates
it in real time into sentences on a screen. The scientists are from the 1.Do people consider this school to be a good place to Is this school considered
University of California, San Francisco. They say their algorithms have a 97 study? to be a good place to
per cent translation accuracy rate but are working hard to improve on this. study?
2.My brother knew how to ride a bike when he was My brother could ride
The scientists say they are at the early stages of being able to machine-
five. a bike when he was
translate everything someone says. The software used in their experiments
five
matched features of speech that were repeated frequently to parts and
shapes of the mouth. These included elements of English speech such as 3.MIchael is a regular visitor to Italy. He always spends Michael is a regular
vowels, consonants and commands. The experiments were limited to around his holidays there. visitor to Italy because
40 short and simply-constructed spoken sentences. The scientists said: he always spends his
"Although we should like the decoder to learn and exploit the regularities of holidays there.
the language, it remains to show how many data would be required to
expand from our tiny languages to a more general form of English." 4.”I have listened to this song twice today”, Mary said. Mary said that she
had listened to that
Adapted from www.independent.co.uk song twice that day.
5.Despite being very tall, Mark doesn't play basketball Although Mark is very
QUESTIONS well. tall, he doesn’t play
I. READING COMPREHENSION. (2 POINTS) (0.5 points for each correct answer) basketball well.
Add TRUE or FALSE and copy the evidence from the text to support your
answer. 6.They are painting Susan's house right now. Susan is having her
NO marks are given for only true or false. house painted right
now.
1. Scientists can translate what someone is saying in different languages.F
2. Scientists say the algorithms are 97% accurate. True IV. COMPOSITION. (3 POINTS)
3. Software matched features of speech to the shape of a mouth. True
4. Scientists said they needed to reduce the data they have. False Write a composition of at least 125 words in answer to the following
question:
What do you think is the future of this technology?
What are the advantages and disadvantages of translating brain waves ?