Pacle Eng c1 Modelo de Examen
Pacle Eng c1 Modelo de Examen
Pacle Eng c1 Modelo de Examen
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AVALUACI I CERTIFICACI
DEL CONEIXEMENT DIDIOMES
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TIME : 70 minutes
-In this booklet you will find three texts, their set tasks and examples for each one. Read
all of them carefully and complete the tasks as required.
-Incorrect answers are not deducted from the final mark for the assessment of this part
of the exam.
You have 70 minutes to complete this part of the exam. All exam materials will then be
collected and additional time is not permitted. Please manage your time well.
-You may use this booklet to make notes. However, it should be noted that any answers
will not be assessed under any circumstances.
There are certain piping techniques which are part of the way the instrument speaks, and pipers will
go for tunes into which these techniques can be worked. There exists a body of tunes that has evolved
over the years, into beautifully rounded, perfect piping tunes.
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The singing style would be older, but there's a parallel development and evolution going on. If I have a
new slow air tune, I make an effort to find a traditional sean nos singer to sing it, because it then
translates much better back on to the instrument.
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In the Irish tradition, double jigs, written in 6/8 time, are the oldest form. Then there are reels,
hornpipes, single jigs and slip jigs, and slow airs which come from sean nos. This old style of song tune
is an art form in itself. There's also a body of march tunes. A lot of the jig tunes were originally clan
marches.
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The Clare tradition had a strong influence on my development, and when I go to County Clare, there's
such a strong tradition of dancing there. The Clare-set is a great thing, so there's a terrific satisfaction
in playing for a set.
After that, got to know the County Clare piper, Willie Clancy, who was a very generous person. The
pipes that I now play, used to belong to Willie, and they were made by Leo Rowsome in 1936. It's
fitting since my mother originally came from County Clare, from same town as Willie Clancy.
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Yes, during the '30s-'50s the instrument almost died out, but people like Leo Rowsome, Willie Clancy
and Seamus Ennis kept it going. In 1968, the uilleann pipers formed their own organization, which was
important. After that the instrument was being heard in a more commercial field, and it was made
more accessible to people.
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Traditionally the pipes and the fiddle are the most popular kind of duet. Growing up I played in solo
uilleann pipe competitions, but there were always fiddle and pipe duet competitions.
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I'm amazed that so many people over the years have come up and said that it was through my piping
with Planxty that they found traditional music. When we came together as a band, we didn't have any
ideas about the kind of impact we were going to make.
It all happened through a solo album that Christy Moore made. Myself, Andy and Donald were invited
to play on it, and it worked really well. At the time we decided to give it two or three months to see
what happened, but then it really took off.
http://www.thistleradio.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=71:Liam
POSITION
IN THE
TEXT
The uilleann pipes are probably the most complex of all the pipes
A 0
because of the regulators.
People often write to us at The Thistle & Shamrock asking how to
B
identify between different types of tunes.
You were fortunate to grow up being able to hear the uilleann
C pipes played by the best, because at that time, the instrument
really had faded from popularity.
People enjoy hearing the instrument played, but do you think
D they also need to see it being played to fully understand what the
artist is doing?
We've talked about the pipes and about the music, now let's talk
about the piper, Liam O'Flynn. Can you give us a quick tour of
E
your musical life, from your tutelage under Leo Rowsome to
performing with musicians of your own generation?
Many people associate your career with Planxty. Do people still
F
associate you with that despite having done so much else?
Can you look back on your career to periods when you thought
G
you'd mastered it, and then hit a new level seven years later?
People also quickly started to recognize the versatility of the
uilleann pipes. Unlike the Scottish Highland pipes which are very
H dominating, the uilleann pipes are very sociable and can be
played with a chamber or symphony orchestra, or with a small
group of acoustic instruments.
It's often forgotten that much of the music is music for people to
I dance to. Some of it only makes sense when you see the dance to
go with it.
We've talked about the instrument so now let's talk about the
J music. The pipes have their own repertoire, even though there
are tunes shared between instruments.
When I hear an Irish singer and the ornamentation around the
notes, I wonder if the singer is trying to evoke the sound of the
K pipes, or if the pipes are trying to echo the sound of the human
voice. Is it that these things have just evolved together in the
music of Ireland?
It sounds like you were destined to do what youre doing. Do you
J
think you ould have avoided it?
Instructions
Read the following text carefully and answer the questions 11-20 on the next page.
Choose the best option from A-C.
Write your answers on Answer Sheet 1(Task 2).
16. What is the solution that local Sonam Hishi Sherpa gives?
a) Build a 60-meter high basin.
b) Take advantage of natural environment.
c) Close off the dam.
17. According the text, what was originally proposed to solve this problem?
a) Reduce the level of Imja Lake.
b) Develop a disaster management plan.
c) Raise the level of the water.
Instructions
Read the following text carefully and answer questions 21-30 on the next page.
Choose the best option from A-C.
Write your answers on Answer Sheet 1 (Task3).
Computer scientists from Google and the University of Washington have developed a method for
stitching together photos that yields stunning time-lapse sequences of sites from around the world. The
researchers, who will present the work at the 2015 SIGGRAPH meeting in August, mined some 86 million
photos uploaded to the Google sites Picasa and Panoramio and sorted them using geo-location tags and
timestamps. The team then aligned the photos and used various algorithms to warp the images to a
common viewpoint and smooth over variations in appearance (including removing your cousin or Fred
from the shot).
The constructed videos allow the viewer to witness the growth of the Goldman Sachs Tower in
Manhattan, the shrinking of the Briksdalsbreen Glacier in Norway and even the slight shift in the position
of Wall Streets charging bull.
The effort is computationally taxing; it takes several hours to compile, align and clean up the photos. But
using this passively collected data takes far less time than setting up a camera in a potentially remote
location and then waiting, waiting and waiting for the data to accumulate. If people were encouraged
to send pics of far-flung places to a particular server, the approach could help track changes in remote,
access-limited locations, the researchers propose.
Similarly, other scientists are using photo datasets to explore patterns in human behavior, research that
previously would take months or years of expensive surveys and field studies.
We are living in a very interesting age, says Stanislav Sobolevsky, a research scientist at MITs
SENSEable City Laboratory. We can measure things using a single global dataset that would have taken
years to examine in the past.
Sobolevsky should know; along with colleagues from MIT and the University of Calabria in Italy, he is
using photos uploaded to Flickr to examine how people experience cities. The researchers gathered
roughly 70 million photos taken between 2007 and 2010. Then, for a given photographer and a given
location, they looked at the duration of time over which the photos were taken to roughly determine
where the person who snapped the shots lived (resident, a domestic tourist or a foreign tourist). Then
the scientists ranked the top 10 most popular cities (San Francisco came out on top, Berlin in 10th place)
and explored who was doing what where.
While the research is preliminary, it aligns well with other work by Sobolevsky and colleagues that
examined human travel patterns using Twitter and credit card transactions. Such research might be used
to help city planners make infrastructure decisions, such as where to put a new subway stop, or inform
an entrepreneur who wants to open a new restaurant, Sobolevsky told me.
For another look at where people are posing (and if you pride yourself on visiting out-of-the-way places),
check out Sightsmap, a heat map of photographed spots overlaid on Google Maps. Then snap and
upload those pics. If a scientist gets their hands on them, your photos may end up revealing more than
you think.
https://www.sciencenews.org/blog/culture-beaker/your-photos-reveal-more-where-you-went-vacation
Questions
Question 0 is an example.
21. The study carried out by scientists at Google and the University of Washington
a) has used photos taken by scientists.
b) has smoothly combined photos taken at different times.
c) has sorted photos mainly based on where they were taken.
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Instructions
-You will hear each one twice. Listen to them carefully and complete the tasks as required.
-Before listening for the first time, you will have time to read the questions that correspond to
each recording.
-Incorrect answers are not deducted from the final mark for the assessment of this part of the
exam
-Once you have heard the last recording, you will have time to complete the answer sheet.
Once this time has finished, all exam materials will be collected and additional time will not be
permitted.
-You may use this booklet to make notes. However, it should be noted that any answers
written in the booklet will not be assessed under any circumstances.
From: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEtXItg9hEE
1. How much have developing countries agreed to reduce extreme poverty by 2015?
a. By 50%
b. By 10%
c. By 20%
Instructions
Listen carefully and complete the statements (9-15) below with one or two words,
according to what the speaker says.
The wording of the sentences below is slightly different from what you hear.
However, the word(s) you write must be exactly the same as what you hear.
Write your answers on Answer Sheet 2 (Task 2).
From: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbPtm1_2AnI
10. Hilary states there is a need to _____________ how to tap the potential of girls.
11. There is an opportunity to build networks and __________ women who will be
future entrepreneurs.
12. Hilary uses a story to illustrate not only the __________ but also the opportunity
we face today.
13. The girl got out of marriage at an early age because her father couldnt
___________ to part with the cow.
15. Hilary claims that what we can do together _________________ of girls and
women is truly limitless.
You will hear an extract from a debate programme in which two people,
Sebastian Coe (former Olympic Champion) and Zeinab Badawi, discuss the role of sport in
youth.
Instructions
There are six sentences (16-21), but only five have been stated in the conversation.
Note that the six sentences (16-21) may not use the exact words you hear.
Match the right sentences to the right speaker.
Say which sentence is non-stated.
Write your answers on Answer Sheet 2 (Task 3).
From: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02dyyyt
23. The script she accepted had a cynical element that she
a. appreciated.
b. tolerated.
c. deplored.
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PART 3: WRITING
Time: 90 minutes
-You have 90 minutes to complete this part of the exam. All exam materials will then be
collected and additional time is not permitted. Please manage your time well.
-You may use this booklet to make notes and drafts. However, it should be noted that these
notes and drafts will not be assessed under any circumstances.
Instructions
- You have just returned from a package holiday which ended up being a disaster. Below you have got
the flyer that made you choose that destination. Think of reasons why your holiday was ruined and write
a letter of complaint to the travel agency in charge of booking this trip.
BALI IN STYLE
From 7200 based on 2 adults and 2 children under 12
PRICE INCLUDES
Airfare with Singapore Airlines from Heathrow or
Manchester
3 nights Swissotel The Stanford, Singapore in a Family
room
7 nights Karma Jimbaran, Bali in a 2 bedroom Pool Villa
All meals included
2 excursions in Singapore and 5 in Bali Private airport
transfers
www.travelco.uk.com
-Use between 180 and 220 words following the instructions that are indicated.
-Use Answer Sheet 3 for your final draft.
Please include the following information:
-make a brief introduction of yourself
-mention the reason of the letter
-describe the problems you had during the holiday
-ask for financial compensation
-make a closing statement
Instructions
-Read both of the options below.
-You must write a text between 220 and 250 words following the instructions indicated below.
-Use Answer Sheet 3 for your final draft. Do not forget to mark your chosen option A) or B) in the space
indicated.
Option A
Argumentative essay
You have read the following headline on an online newspaper. Write an essay for the opinion section of
the newspaper explaining why in your opinion this is due to.
According to the latest national statistics, the birth rate in Spain has fallen to 1.1%.
Option B
Narrative
You have heard that a local radio station is looking for online dating stories to be read on a programme
about relationships and the Internet. You went on a blind date not long ago with someone you met on
line and would like to tell your story. Write a narrative essay describing your experience.
Please include:
-mention details about places, characters and feelings
-use narrative tenses: past simple, past continuous, past perfect, past perfect continuous
-use appropriate time expressions and vocabulary
-use an informal style
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PART 4: SPEAKING
INSTRUCTIONS
Choose 2 or 3 of the following open-ended questions to create a 4-minute monologue. One question is
recommended to be included. You will have a few minutes to prepare in advance and you will be
provided with a blank sheet of paper in which you may write some ideas. However, full sentences or
long phrases are not permitted. Please submit your notes to the examiners on completion of the oral
exam.
THE MEDIA
Perhaps the biggest and most widely publicised change in journalism has been the increasing
involvement of - and expectation of involvement by - the reader/audience.
onlinejournalismblog.com
What do you think the best way to find out about the news is?
How important is it to follow the news for you in your daily life?
INSTRUCTIONS
In this section of the exam, you will have 6 minutes to work together with your partner to
discuss the following task using the visual aids provided below.
Using the chart below, please discuss how education is important for getting ahead. You can
make comparisons, while offering your opinion of possible reasons, explanations and
consequences of these issues.
http://www.pewglobal.org/2014/10/09/emerging-and-developing-economies-much-more-
optimistic-than-rich-countries-about-the-future/inequality-12/
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PART 4: SPEAKING
Imagine a life where you have a habit of completing projects, eating well, keeping in touch
with family and friends, and working to your fullest potential. When you have a foundation of
good habits, youre setting yourself up for a full, healthy, and successful life.
www.forbes.com
Do you think peoples habits were healthier in the past than nowadays?
(Recommended)
INSTRUCTIONS
In this section of the exam, you will have 6 minutes to work together with your partner to
discuss the following task using the visual aids provided below.
Using the chart below, please discuss how education is important for getting ahead. You can
make comparisons, while offering your opinion of possible reasons, explanations and
consequences of these issues.
http://www.pewglobal.org/2014/10/09/emerging-and-developing-economies-much-more-
optimistic-than-rich-countries-about-the-future/inequality-12/