INGLÉS (ACCESO GRADO SUPERIOR)

CONVOCATORIA ORDINARIA MAYO 2023

Ejercicio 1. (Calificación máxima: 2 puntos, 0,4 por respuesta correcta)

Answer the questions below based on the text.
1. Why is Picasso one of the most important figures of the 20th century?
(Paragraph 1).
2. When was Picasso’s 50th death anniversary? (Paragraph 2).
3. What does Celebrating Picasso 1973-2023 present? (Paragraph 3).

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4. Where was Picasso born? (Paragraph 4).
5. How can Picasso’s style be described? (Paragraph 6).

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1. Picasso is one of the most important figures of the previous century
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because he had a deeper impact on the art world than any other artist
before him.
2. Picasso’s 50th death anniversary was on April 8th, 2023.
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3. Celebrating Picasso 1973-2023 presents 50 exhibitions and events
that review his work.
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4. Picasso was born in Málaga, in the South of Spain.

5. Picasso’s style can be described as eccentric, meaning unique and
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different from that of most other artists.

Ejercicio 2. (Calificación máxima: 2 puntos, 0,4 por palabra correcta)

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Find synonyms in the text for the words below.

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1. POSSIBLY (Adverb), (Paragraph 1) → probably

2. CELEBRATE (Verb), (Paragraph 2) → honour
3. OFFER (Verb), (Paragraph 3) → provide
4. ADMIRED (Adjective), (Paragraph 5) → acclaimed
5. FANS (Noun), (Paragraph 6) → followers

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Ejercicio 3. (Calificación máxima: 2 puntos, 0,2 por respuesta correcta)
Fill the gaps in a) and b).

Solución:

a) Complete the text with a suitable verb form:

BRYAN: Did you see (1) Cynthia last night?
LAURA: No, I have just come (2) from the art gallery. She has been (3)
very ill in bed for the last three days.
BRYAN: I’m sorry to hear that. So that is why she did not go (4) to the

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exhibition opening last night.
LAURA: I am very sorry too. If I had known (5) she was that ill, I would

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have paid (6) her a visit to offer my help.
b) Complete the following sentences with one word:

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● Pablo Picasso was a Spanish artist who (7) spent most of his
adult life in France.
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● Picasso lived in the region of Málaga from (8) his birth until the
age of ten.
● Guernica is one of the most famous paintings by (9) Picasso.
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● The Louvre was the most (10) visited museum in the world in
2022, with 9.6 million visitors.
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Ejercicio 4. (Calificación máxima: 2 puntos, 0,4 por palabra correcta)

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Fill in the text with a suitable word from the box. There are two extra words:

attraction – best – business – considered – cultural – declared – heart

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Located in the heart (1) of Sierra de Guadarrama (on one side of

Mount Abantos), just 50 kilometres from Madrid, San Lorenzo de El
Escorial is one of the main towns for cultural (2) tourism in the area. Its
principal attraction (3) is the Monastery and Royal Residence of San
Lorenzo de El Escorial, which was declared (4) a UNESCO World
Heritage Site in 1984.
With an area of 33,327 square metres, the Monastery of El Escorial, as it
is widely known, is the monument that best (5) sums up the
ideological and cultural aspirations of the Spanish Golden Age.

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Ejercicio 5. (Calificación máxima: 2 puntos, 0,5 por cada uno de los siguientes
apartados: organización y coherencia textual, riqueza léxica, gramatical y
ortografía)
Write a composition (90-110 words) talking about your taste in music. Do not
forget to mention:
● How often you listen to music.
● What genres of music you like and dislike.
● Who your favourite musician, band or group is.
● How important music is in your life.

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Solución:

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My music taste is very diverse because I listen to music every day, and
the genres I like have changed through the years too. I started listening

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to hard rock and heavy metal the most, and now I mainly pay attention
to rap and pop. If I had to choose a favourite musical act from either
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stage of my life, I would probably pick rock band AC/DC from the early
years and hip-hop duo Run the Jewels in more recent times. However,
music has been a fundamental part of my daily life at either moment. I
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simply could not do without it.
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