SELECTIVIDAD ARAGÓN 2010 septiembre: OPCIÓN A

Examen de inglés de selectividad (Bachillerato LOE),
Universidad de Zaragoza,
curso 2009-2010.

Examen realizado el lunes 13 de septiembre de 2010.
TEXTO PROPUESTO:
Facebook: why we can't live without it
REDACCIÓN PROPUESTA:
Which social networks do you (or your friends) use and why?
(Haz clic en el enunciado destacado en rojo para ver la redacción hecha, corregida y comentada.)


EXAMEN RESUELTO:

   
1.- Add True or False, quoting the relevant information from the text to justify your answer.
(3 points)
   
a) Google is no longer America's most visited web site.
  TRUE: The social networking site has topped Google in the number of hits.
   
b) Our social interaction has not been altered by any networking site.
  FALSE: Facebook has changed the way we approach relationships.
   
c) Facebook does not provide new information about your friends.
  FALSE: ... it can lead to less-than-pleasant revelations about the people you thought you knew.
   
   
2.- Answer the following questions according to the information given in the text. Use your own words.
(2 points)
   
a) Is Facebook a social networking site used compulsively by everybody?
  No, its frequent users are mainly youngsters.
   
b) What does the author mean by the "Facebook photobomb"?
  The author uses the expression "Facebook photobomb" to refer to a photo published on Facebook in which you can be seen in the background, doing something you would prefer other people didn't see.
   
  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.
(2 points)
   
a) "It's the first site I go to when I turn on my computer", he said.
  He said that it was the first site he went to when he turned on his computer.
  He said that it is the first site he goes to when he turns on his computer.
   
b) In my opinion, you should phone him later.
  If I were you, I would call him later.
   
c) Thousands of teenagers are currently using Facebook as a social networking site
  Facebook is currently being used as a social networking site by thousands of teenagers.
   
d) Facebook offers infinite access to the private lives of one's friends. For this reason, users must be cautious with the information they give.
  Because Facebook offers infinite access to the private lives of one's friends, users must be cautious with the information they give.
   
   
4.- Write a composition with the following title (80-120 words):
(3 points)
   
  Which social networks do you (or your friends) use and why?
   

3 comentarios:

  1. Our social interaction has not been altered by any networking site.
    FALSE: Facebook has changed the way we approach relationships.
    Could it be TRUE? In the first line of the second paragraph it is said: Facebook has changed the way we approach relationchips"

    Facebook does not provide new information about your friends.
    FALSE: ... it can lead to less-than-pleasant revelations about the people you thought you knew.

    Could it be TRUE?In the first line of the third paragraph it is said that "you have infinite access to the private lives of your friends"

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  2. Amelia dijo...

    Our social interaction has not been altered by any networking site.
    FALSE: Facebook has changed the way we approach relationships.
    Could it be TRUE? In the first line of the second paragraph it is said: Facebook has changed the way we approach relationchips"

    Facebook does not provide new information about your friends.
    FALSE: ... it can lead to less-than-pleasant revelations about the people you thought you knew.

    Could it be TRUE?In the first line of the third paragraph it is said that "you have infinite access to the private lives of your friends"


    6 de mayo de 2011 21:51

    Gracias por tu consulta, Amelia, así como por haberte expresado en inglés. Contestaré en español, como en el resto de comentarios y correcciones de mis blogs.

    Tu propuesta para 1.- b) no se sostiene. To alter es sinónimo de to change.

    Tampoco funciona tu propuesta para 1.- c). El que tu acceso a la información privada de tus amigos sea infinito no puede entenderse como que no haya datos nuevos acerca de ellos. Sin embargo sí pueden relacionarse claramente new y revelations.

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  3. "...you would prefer other people..."2b) .¿Por qué no va seguido de "to" ?

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