SELECTIVIDAD ARAGÓN 2010 junio: opción A |
Examen de inglés de selectividad (Bachillerato LOE),
Universidad de Zaragoza,
curso 2009-2010.
Examen realizado el 9 de junio de 2010.
Universidad de Zaragoza,
curso 2009-2010.
Examen realizado el 9 de junio de 2010.
TEXTO PROPUESTO:
Obesity: The killer combination of salt, fat and sugar
Obesity: The killer combination of salt, fat and sugar
REDACCIÓN PROPUESTA:
4: | In what way can consumers change their eating habits? |
EXAMEN RESUELTO:
1.- | Add True or False, quoting the relevant information from the text to justify your answer. |
a) | Half the population in Britain have been overweight since the early 20th century. |
FALSE: Three decades ago, fewer than one Briton in 10 was obese. | |
b) | Insufficient willpower is often connected to overeating, not only by the general public but also by healthcare professionals. |
TRUE: ... many, including doctors and healthcare professionals, still think that weight gainers merely lack willpower... | |
c) | The design of foods which hardly need chewing is a significant factor in our need to overeat. |
TRUE: It is not just that... intensive processing virtually eliminates our need to chew before swallowing... It is the combination of all that... | |
2.- | Answer the following questions according to the information given in the text. Use your own words. |
a) | In what way has the pattern of human body weight changed in the UK and in the USA? |
The British and the Americans are becoming increasingly overweight, with those who weigh most being very much heavier than others. | |
b) | Is self-esteem considered a determining factor in gaining weight? |
Many people believe self-esteem affects weight gain but there are actually many other factors, including ingredients which stimulate hunger. | |
NOTA: las respuestas de esta pregunta 2 son simplemente dos propuestas entre otras posibles. Añade las tuyas como comentario a esta entrada y las comentaré. |
3.- | Complete the following sentences. The meaning should be the same as that of the sentence above. |
a) | "Americans are entering their adult years at a significantly higher weight", researchers reported. |
Researchers reported that Americans were entering their adult years at a significantly higher weight. | |
Researchers reported that Americans are entering their adult years at a significantly higher weight. | |
b) | I have eaten a bowl of M&Ms. Now I feel unhappy and weigh more. |
If I hadn't eaten a bowl of M&Ms, I wouldn't feel unhappy or weigh more now. | |
c) | In the past, Americans typically chewed food up to 25 times before they swallowed it; now the average American chews 10 times. |
Whereas in the past Americans typically chewed food up to 25 times before they swallowed it, now the average American chews 10 times. | |
Whereas Americans used to chew food up to 25 times before they swallowed it, now the average American chews 10 times. | |
d) | At present restaurants do not list calorie counts on their menus. |
I wish restaurants listed calorie counts on their menus. | |
4.- | Write a composition wth the following title (80-120 words): |
In what way can consumers change their eating habits? | |
Falta el ejercicio del vocabulario, de encontrar las palabras similares en el texto de las siguientes:
ResponderEliminara) a body's relative mass -> ???
b) went up-> ???
c) on the whole-> ???
d)personal determination-> ???