| UNIVERSIDADES PÚBLICAS DE LA COMUNIDAD DE MADRID PRUEBAS DE ACCESO A LAS ENSEÑANZAS UNIVERSITARIAS OFICIALES DE GRADO Curso 2013-2014 |
| MATERIA: INGLÉS |
| OPCIÓN B |
| TEXTO PROPUESTO: The Key to Choosing the Right Career |
| REDACCIÓN PROPUESTA: Explain the factors that might influence your career choice. |
| Examen realizado el martes 10 de junio de 2014 |
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| RESPUESTAS PROPUESTAS: |
| 1.- | Are the following statements TRUE or FALSE? Copy the evidence from the text. No marks are given for only TRUE or FALSE. |
| a) | It is not always easy to decide what career to follow. |
| TRUE: Choosing a career path is usually a confusing and stressing experience. (lines 2-3) |
| b) | In order to make a good career choice you can begin by considering what you are good at. |
| TRUE: ... you can begin by choosing a career that fits well with your skills... (line 11) |
| (Puntuación máxima: 2 puntos) |
| 2.- | In your own words and based on the ideas in the text, answer the following questions. Do not copy from the text. |
| a) | Mention two reasons why the author of the text believes it is hard to make a career choice. |
| It's hard because without experience you don't know what a job involves and also because careers are unpredictable. |
| NOTA: Esta respuesta es simplemente una propuesta entre otras posibles. La parte relevante del texto es: ... how are you supposed to know if you will be happy as an investment banker or an artist or a professor, if you haven't actually done any of these things yet? Who has ever, in the history of mankind, taken a job and had it turn out exactly as they imagined it would? (lines 6-9) Añade tu propuesta y la comentaré. |
| b) | Explain two manners of achieving your objectives and choosing the right career. |
| You can go for something that you are good at but also something that you will actually want to do. |
| NOTA: Esta respuesta es simplemente una propuesta entre otras posibles. La parte relevante del texto es: ... you can begin by choosing a career that fits well with your skills and values... you also want to choose an occupation that provides good motivation for you as well. (lines 11 & 13-14) Añade tu propuesta y la comentaré. |
| (Puntuación máxima: 2 puntos) |
| 3.- | Find the words in the text that mean: |
| a) | puzzling (paragraph 1) | confusing |
| b) | matches (paragraph 3) | fits |
| c) | achieve (paragraph 4) | reach |
| d) | risky activity (paragraph 4) | venture |
| (Puntuación máxima: 1 punto) |
| 4.- | Complete the following sentences. Use the appropriate form of the word in brackets when given. |
| a) | Usually people ________ (motivate) by both promotion and prevention. |
| Usually people are motivated by both promotion and prevention. |
| b) | Cal Newport's is the ________ (good) career advice book I ________ (ever read). |
| Cal Newport's is the best career advice book I have ever read. |
| c) | Nobody is to blame ________ making a wrong career choice. It is difficult to be sure ________ what you want to do when you are very young. |
| Nobody is to blame for making a wrong career choice. It is difficult to be sure of what you want to do when you are very young. | |
| Nobody is to blame for making a wrong career choice. It is difficult to be sure about what you want to do when you are very young. |
| d) | In Spain there are many places ________ you can find career advice. |
| In Spain there are many places where you can find career advice. |
| Complete the following sentence to report what was said. |
| e) | "Choose a job you love", John told Jennifer. |
| John told Jennifer to choose a job she loved. |
| (Puntuación máxima: 2 puntos) |
| 5.- | Write about 100 to 150 words on the following topic. |
| Explain the factors that might influence your career choice. |
| (Puntuación máxima: 3 puntos) |
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