Module 6-SI

Apellidos y nombre: ..............................................................................................................................................

D.N.I.: ......................... Grupo:.............. Docente del programa:.........................................................................

INSTRUCCIONES
1. El alumnado deberá tener disponible en todo momento a requerimiento del personal docente del
programa documento acreditativo de su identidad como D.N.I., pasaporte, permiso de conducir
o, en el caso del alumnado extranjero, tarjeta de residencia en vigor o en trámite o tarjeta de
estudiante emitida por la Subdelegación de Gobierno.

2. Para la realización de la prueba sólo está permitido el uso de papel sellado proporcionado por el
personal docente.

3. Al finalizar la prueba, el alumnado deberá entregar al personal docente tanto el cuadernillo de

examen completo como los folios en blanco sellados que pudieran haberle sido entregados.

4. Este cuadernillo de examen contiene las siguientes secciones:

• Comprensión escrita o Reading Passage:

Tarea 1. – Complete las oraciones marcando A, B o C en la hoja de respuestas
según la información dada en el texto.

Tarea 2. – Marque T (true / verdadero) o F (false / falso) en la hoja de
respuestas si las oraciones dadas son verdaderas o falsas según la información
dada en el texto. Además deberá escribir la sección del texto que justifique su
respuesta.
• Comprensión oral o Listening Comprehension. Las grabaciones se reproducirán tres veces.

Tareas 1 y 2. – Complete las oraciones marcando A, B o C en la hoja de
respuestas según la información dada en la grabación.
• Expresión escrita o Writing Composition:

Tarea 1. – Interacción. Deberá completar un cuestionario sobre sus hábitos de
lectura.

Tarea 2. – Expresión. Deberá realizar una redacción sobre la importancia de
las primeras impresiones.
• Hojas de respuestas o Answer Sheet

5. En las dos últimas hojas, Answer Sheets, el alumnado deberá consignar su nombre y
apellidos, así como el número de su D.N.I. Sólo se considerarán para su evaluación las
respuestas anotadas por el alumnado en las hojas de respuestas o Answer Sheets, por lo que
será sólo en estas hojas donde el alumnado deberá consignar por un lado las tareas de la
sección de Writing; y por otro, las referidas a Reading y Listening.

6. No se admitirá el uso de dispositivos tecnológicos personales en el aula durante la

celebración de la prueba.

7. Sólo se admitirán para su corrección los exámenes escritos con tinta azul o negra.

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 Reading Passage
Tarea 1.-
Desperate destinations for desperate patients
Thousands of people in need of a miraculous therapy that will cure them from diseases that traditional medicine hasn’t
been able to find a cure for travel to distant destinations.
Mexico is the country with the largest concentration
of cancer treatment centres offering unorthodox
therapies anywhere in the world: a lot of hospitals,
clinics and semi-clandestine offices can be found in one
single town. These health centres offer to cure or help
control the disease in ways ranging from the
unconventional to the controversial. Most methods are
negatively criticized by conventional medical science,
which is why they are based in places where health laws
and regulations are given little importance by local
authorities.
Sam McIntyre had always considered Mexico an
exotic destination for a dream holiday before he was
diagnosed with cancer. Now he has come to a town in
the north of the country in search of treatment to save
his life.
I'm a desperate man trying to cling on to hope.
Everything I hear about these alternative therapies
makes me think that could be for me, but at the
same time I'm thinking it sounds too good to be true.
Many patients pay more than £20,000 for
treatments that are publicised by evidence of
spectacular improvements or even total cure, but
oncologists consider these treatments as bad science
relying on the placebo effect. Complementary therapies
such as acupuncture and aromatherapy may be gaining
credibility in the official oncology world as means to
make quality of life better, but the pillars of accepted
cancer treatments are surgery, chemotherapy and
radiotherapy.
Module 6-SI
But it is hard to censure Mr McIntyre for looking
outside conventional methods after he was given six
months to a year to live, with the chance of an additional
nine months if he responded well to chemotherapy:
I felt desperate, when something like that
happens to you it changes a lot of things. I came to
realise that I've got a lot to gain and nothing to lose.
His wife, Sara, wasted no time in tears and moved
really fast. She typed "cancer revolutionary advances"
into Internet search engines and found an enormous
amount of information out there about alternative
treatments. Sara accepted the opinion from alternative
medicine practitioners who say that traditional medicine
disapproves alternative therapies because these can
make conventional pharmaceutical companies lose
money:
The conventional doctors, they haven't really
offered us anything, just chemotherapy. I know that
we probably won't find a cure, but if they can give
him another 15 or 20 years we can live with that.
Now Sam and Sara receive constant calls from their
family for information on the treatment which they will
pay for with donations from their brothers and sisters,
uncles, aunts and friends.
Before coming to Mexico the couple first explored
alternative curative methods in England. Immediately
after the diagnosis they travelled around the country for
three weeks, looking for guidance from alternative
doctors. They also found help in their religious faith and
got an amazingly positive attitude which they say is
based on their faith.
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 Reading Passage Module 6-SI

Complete the sentence with the best option according to the information given in the text

1. There are many alternative medicine centres in Mexico because…

a. there aren’t any strict legal regulations on the medical methods used in those centres.
b. the best alternative medicine doctors are there.
c. health laws and regulations help that type of medicine.

2. Sam McIntyre...

a. is convinced that it won’t do any good travelling to Mexico.

b. hopes there may be a possible cure for him in Mexico.
c. feels he will certainly be cured in Mexico.

3. Traditional medicine oncologists…

a. totally refuse all types of cancer treatment that are not traditional.
b. think that some alternative methods can be beneficial for the patient’s living conditions.
c. accept that alternative therapies can cure cancer only in some persons.

4. Traditional medicine could help Sam McIntyre live…

a. for less than six months.

b. longer.
c. with a better quality of life.

5. Sara, Sam’s wife, learned that alternative medicine…

a. is always affective.
b. is sometimes favoured by pharmaceutical companies.
c. is negatively criticized because of economic reasons.

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 Reading Passage Module 6-SI

Tarea 2.–
Reading skills

Reading is an important part of learning English. This text on how to improve your reading skills will help
you improve reading by using skills you use in your own language. In other words, one of the best tips on
improving reading is to think about how you read in your own language. Start by thinking about how you read
different documents. How do you read the newspaper? How do you read novels? How do you read train
schedules? And so on. Taking time to think about this will help give you clues on how to read in English -even if
you don't understand every single word.

Ask yourself this question: Do I read every word in my own language when I am reading a schedule,
summary, or other outlining document? The answer is most definitely: No! Reading in English is like reading in
your native language. This means that it is not always necessary to read and understand each and every word in
English. Remember that reading skills in your native language and English are basically the same.

Here is a quick overview of the four types of reading skills used in every language

Skimming

Skimming is used to quickly gather the most important information, or 'gist'. Run your
eyes over the text, noting important information. Use skimming, for example, to quickly keep
informed on a current business situation. It's not essential to understand each word when
skimming.

Scanning

Scanning is used to find a particular piece of information. Run your eyes over the text
looking for the specific piece of information you need. Use scanning on schedules, meeting
plans, etc. in order to find the specific details you require. If you see words or phrases that
you don't understand, don't worry when scanning.

Extensive reading

Extensive reading is used to obtain a general understanding of a subject and includes

reading longer texts for pleasure, as well as books. Use extensive reading skills to improve
your general knowledge of a subject or topic. Do not worry if you don't understand each
word.

Intensive reading

Intensive reading is used on shorter texts in order to extract specific information. It

includes very close accurate reading for detail. Use intensive reading skills to understand the
details of a specific situation or, for example, when you read the conditions of a contract. In
this case, it is important that you understand each word, number or fact.

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 Reading Passage Module 6-SI

Tarea 2.–

Say whether the following statements are true or false AND give the evidence from the text.

6. The author wrote this text in order to explain how different it is to read in your language and in a
foreign one.

7. Knowing all the vocabulary in a written text is useful but not essential to understand the general
message of the text.

8. When you “skim” a text you focus on information which is not really relevant.

9. It is an example of scanning when you open a newspaper because you want to read the review of the
film that you have just watched.

10. Intensive reading is necessary if you need a full and detailed understanding of a text.

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 Listening Comprehension Module 6-SI

Tarea 1.–

Travel advice on Japan

Daniel is planning to go to Japan. Listen to this recording about the tips that Hana gives him on Japan.
You will hear the recording three times.

Complete the sentence with the best option according to the information given in the recording.

11. Hana recommends Daniel to visit a Japanese temple or shrine because...

a. it is the main place of interest for people visiting Japan.

b. it will give him a good description of the country.
c. it is a way to show respect for the Japanese culture.

12. Regarding food...

a. both Japanese people and foreigners have similar likes.

b. Japanese people have different food preferences.
c. foreign people don’t enjoy fish as much as Japanese people.

13. An onsen is…

a. a public bath.
b. some typical Japanese food.
c. a type of traditional sport in Japan.

14. In relation to Hana’s suggestion about the onsen, Daniel…

a. will definitely try that.

b. will probably follow Hana’s advice.
c. won’t follow that suggestion.

15. In order to best enjoy a huge Japanese festival…

a. summer months are the best time for that.

b. any time of the year will be perfect.
c. you should wear the traditional yukata if you want to be polite with Japanese traditions.

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 Listening Comprehension Module 6-SI

Tarea 2. –

Alcohol abuse: binge drinking.

Listen to a radio interview about the problems of alcohol abuse, especially among young people.
You will hear the recording three times.

Complete the sentence with the best option according to the information given in the recording.

16. Binge drinking is something present in people's life because...

a. they get a lot of information about it.

b. they can see this in the streets.
c. more and more adult people suffer from this type of alcohol abuse.

17. Regarding a definition for binge drinking...

a. it is now a term that refers to drinking for a long period of time.

b. doctors don't agree about a common definition.
c. it refers to the habit –among young people– of going for a drink instead of going to class.

18. The main purpose of binge drinkers is...

a. getting drunk.
b. spending a much time as they can drinking with their friends.
c. getting cheap drinks.

19. A consequence for binge drinking is that…

a. it provoked a million traffic accidents in 2003.

b. it costs the country 20 million pounds a year.
c. it concentrates and needs a lot of medical attention.

20. In the UK…

a. children don't usually see adult people drinking slowly.

b. a glass of wine is something usual at meals.
c. there is a high consumption of wine and beer.

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 Writing Composition Module 6-SI

Tarea 1. – Interaction.
Brandon Books wants to discover people's reading habits and tastes so that their books can perfectly
match people's choice. The publishing company has issued an online questionnaire for people to fill in. Those
who participate can win a set of books by Brandon's best-selling writers. Fill in the questionnaire. We hope you'll
win the prize!
(El/la alumno/a deberá escribir unas 125 palabras en total)

Frequency, time & place you usually read?

Types of publications you usually read? Why?

Types of stories / novels / books you most enjoy?

The story / novel / book you would recommend?

Tarea 2. – Expression.
Write a composition about the importance that today’s society gives to first impressions. What’s your
personal attitude towards them?
(El/la alumno/a deberá escribir unas 190 palabras)

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 Answer sheet Module 6-SI

Full name: ..............................................................................................................................................................

I.D.: ...............................................................

Writing Composition.

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 Answer sheet Module 6-SI
Full name:
I.D.: ...............................................................

Reading passage

Tarea 1 Tarea 2

1. a b c Tick T or F Write evidence from text

2. a b c 6. T
F

3. a b c 7. T
F

4. a b c 8. T
F

5. a b c 9. T
F

10. T
F

Listening Comprehension
Tarea 1 Tarea 2

11. a b c 16. a b c

12. a b c 17. a b c

13. a b c 18. a b c

14. a b c 19. a b c

15. a b c 20. a b c

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