OPCIÓN 1 JUNIO 2018

Question1:

1. FALSE “hasn’t changed that much since its invention”
2. TRUE So it’s hardly surprising that email overload is now a major cause of stress and disruption.                    People either feel they can never completely disconnect,
3. TRUE “like simply ignoring unwanted messages”
                Use your software to filter out all unimportant emails automatically
4. FALSE “Distraction from emails has helped reduce our concentration to eight seconds”

Question 2:

1. What problems with email does the text mention? Different problems:

• It takes over our lives
• It is an obstacle for face to face communication.
• It causes stress and disruption.
• It makes it difficult to disconnect from work.
• It is impossible to answer all your emails.
• It reduces power of concentration.

The main problems associated with email is that it makes it difficult for us to concentrate on other aspects of our lives, causing us to feel stressed and preoccupied with work all the time. It also discourages more personal forms of communication like speaking to people in person.

2. How does the author suggest people deal with their email problems? Different suggestions:

• Turn off email alerts.
• Deal with your emails properly, setting aside quality time.
• Organize your email in different folders.
• Use an application to filter out unwanted emails.
• Think before you email.
• Consider other communication option, such as a face-to-face chat.
• Write appropriately- short, focused, making it easier for people to reply.

The author suggests planning time to deal with emails specifically instead of being constantly alerted to their arrival. He also says it is a good idea to organize messages appropriately and to use software to avoid receiving spam. When it comes to writing to people, you should make your messages logical and short, which means that people will answer you better.


Question 3.

1. letting, to let
2. every
3. immediately
4. assume
5. properly

Question 4:
1. b. a lot of people email colleagues who they work closely with.
2. a. it might affect their health negatively.
3. b. as long as your answer is short and focused.

OPCIÓN 2 JUNIO 2018

Question1:

1. FALSE “For decades, street art has been an essential part of Berlin’s cultural DNA”
2. FALSE “of urban contemporary art from around the globe”
3. FALSE “to now include digital works, hyper-realistic paintings, sculpture and more”
4. TRUE “The art isn’t limited to the inside of the museum”

Question 2:

1. Why is Berlin known for street art? Different reasons:

• It has been culturally important for a long time.
• Before reunification it was used to express political ideas.
• After reunification, this was also true.
• Many tourists have visited the city to see the graffiti.
• The new museum is another reason to visit the city.

Berlin has been famous for its graffiti for a long time, as both before and after reunification, it is a way that people used to express their political ideas. Nowadays a lot of people specifically visit the city to see the street art and the new museum is also encouraging this trend.

2. What different things make the new museum special? Different things:

• There are a lot of exhibits from around the globe.
• The history and evolution of graffiti is also presented.
• There are different types of exhibit: painting, sculpture and digital.
• The museum took a long time to plan and organize.
• There are also exhibit outside the actual museum building.

The new museum is special because of the range of different origins of the exhibits – there are works from all over the world, and also because there are different formats, such as drawings, sculptures and digital exhibits. It also uses the buildings around the museum to display some of the works, so the art is both inside and outside the building.

Question 3:
1 .essential
2. well-known
3. commonly
4. (to) preserve
5. additionally

Question 4:

1. a. many people visit the city of Berlin because of its street art.
2. b. worked with a small team of museum staff to choose the works for the new museum.
3. b. have been asked to create artwork in the Schöenberg neighbourhood.


Opción 1 Septiembre 2018

Question1:

1. TRUE “Lifelong learning will help you be happier, earn more…”
2. FALSE “Eco’s library kept him intellectually hungry and perpetually curious.”
3. TRUE “Books you have already read are actually far less valuable than unread ones.”
4. TRUE “It’s equally well established that the more readily you admit you don’t know things, the faster you learn.”

Question 2:
1. Umberto’s Eco’s library was very large and had 30,000 books. It was also famous because it was so big. It is used as an example because Eco hadn’t read all the books he owned, but was inspired and motivated to learn more by so much potential knowledge around him.

2. According to the author of the text, an antilibrary is books which you have bought but which you haven’t read. These books have the things you don’t know yet but which you would like to learn about. This is important because it reminds you of your limitations and that increases your desire and chance to grow more intellectually.

Question 3:

1. LEGENDARY
2. ACTUALLY
3. ALLOW
4. VAST
5. OPPORTUNITY

Question 4: heet.

1. c. reading the books that you own is not essential.
2. a. the number of unread books a person has will probably increase with age.
3. d. they will be more motivated to learn, according toTaleb.


Opción 2 Septiembre 2018

Question1:

1. FALSE “The trade deal threatened by this disagreement was signed in 2000.”
2. TRUE “the EU takes geographical indications of its member countries very seriously.”
3. FALSE “Mexico is fiercely protective of many of its own denominations of origin,”
4. TRUE “the confusion has led to real economic losses for Spanish producers,”

Question 2:

1. The problem between Spain and Mexico is that both countries have a national cheese which goes by the same name. The two different Manchego cheeses and not at all similar in any way, but the Spanish cheesemakers feel that the name is protected and that the Mexicans shouldn’t use it. Mexico, on the other hand, does not think this is important.

2. Firstly, it is an international dispute because Spain and Mexico are different countries. Furthermore, as Spain is a member of the European Union, this problem also has implications for international the trade agreement between Mexico and the EU.

Question 3:

1.disagreement, argument(paragraph 1) DISPUTE
2.economically, inexpensively(paragraph 1) CHEAPLY
3.tasteless (paragraph 2) INSIPID
4.to agree, to achieve (paragraph 3) REACHED
5.for example ( paragraph 4) SUCH AS

Question 4:

1. b. improve their trade agreement with the EU.
2. c. has already prevented another European country from producing a version of Manchego cheese.
3. c. people from Europe are the original cause of the problem.