Ejercicios Resueltos de Comprensión Lectora y Redacción en Inglés

Bloque J13A: Internet y Redes Sociales

Comprensión de Lectura y Vocabulario

• 1.
  • a) Falso. The internet and social media, which falls into one section of the national curriculum.
  • b) Verdadero. The scheme began with lessons on basic internet safety.
  • c) Falso. Anyone can be defamed.
• 3. Vocabulario:
  • a) oppor
  • b) schem
  • c) issu
  • d) actua
• 4. Respuestas: B, B, C

Redacción Propuesta

Misuse of social media leads to frauds and scams. So it would be advisable to teach people or users to make good use of it, especially older persons and children who are often the hardest hit. On the one hand, it helps reduce minors' exposure to both sexual and psychological harassment. Users should also learn how to detect when a web page can be misleading, such as when purchasing online or when looking for work. In conclusion, education in using social networks should be fundamental to prevent cheating and abuse.

Bloque B: Desarrollo Adolescente

Comprensión de Lectura y Vocabulario

• 1.
  • a) Párrafo 3.
  • b) Párrafo 4.
• 2.
  • a) Falso. First we blamed hormones. Then scientists found that the human mind undergoes a massive restructuring during the 12th to 25th years.
  • b) Verdadero. These result in behaviours that parents might have thought were designed to cause them pain, but which are in fact vital processes in the brain's development.
  • c) Falso. The truth remains that science offers a rational explanation, but it doesn't make everyday communication with teenagers any easier.
• 3. Vocabulario:
  • a) Trans
  • b) concern
  • c) baffl
  • d) massi
• 4. Respuestas: C, B, A

Redacción Propuesta

Now the power and influence of teenagers is much greater than formerly. Teenagers impose their forms of talk and fashion in society. On the one hand, teenagers care more about going out to parties, while many others think about the university and their futures. Nowadays, teenagers also care much more about their appearance than formerly. On the other hand, teenagers also discriminate against people by the way they dress and the way they are; for them, to be cool means going to parties and the gym. In return, they think that teenagers who care about studying for a better future are some sort of freaks. In conclusion, nowadays teenagers are more attentive to their social life than to their studies.

Bloque Jl13A: Tabaco y Salud

Comprensión de Lectura y Vocabulario

• 1.
  • a) Párrafo 2.
  • b) Párrafo 4.
• 2.
  • a) Falso. We are trying to arrive at a point where they have no business in this country.
  • b) Verdadero. Cigarettes are full of toxins and cause fatal diseases: plain, standardized packaging makes this explicit.
  • c) Falso. All levels of smoking are harmful.
• 3. Vocabulario:
  • a) ban
  • b) appeal
  • c) plain
  • d) require
• 4. Respuestas: B, C, A

Redacción Propuesta

It is difficult for a person who is addicted to quit smoking, since tobacco itself is addictive. Below are listed some measures so that this does not happen: one of them is to avoid smoking indoors, especially when there are children around; people could also distract themselves by doing an activity that they like, or talk to someone to realize that smoking is playing with their health and the environment. In conclusion, the measures mentioned above are the most advisable to help a person stop smoking.

Bloque Jl13B: Dispositivos y Tecnología

Comprensión de Lectura y Vocabulario

• 1.
  • a) Párrafo 2.
  • b) Párrafo 3.
• 2.
  • a) Falso. Millions are replacing their old-fashioned computers with slimline, touchscreen gadgets.
  • b) Verdadero. People are using the money they previously used to replace a PC to buy a tablet. In the long term, nearly every person will have their own tablet.
  • c) Falso. Apple registered figures for the Christmas period that showed its rocket-like growth had come to a standstill.
• 3. Vocabulario:
  • a) devic
  • b) launc
  • c) forec
  • d) trend
• 4. Respuestas: C, C, C

Redacción Propuesta

Today, tablets are an innovation and they are gradually replacing computers. First of all, one of the benefits of tablets is that they are very light to carry, in addition to being very useful due to their multiple applications. From my point of view, they are relatively inexpensive electronic devices, with prices ranging between $300 and $500. They are also very comfortable when working. In conclusion, tablets, and electronics in general, represent one of the largest businesses today.

Bloque Jn12A: Avances Tecnológicos

Comprensión de Lectura y Vocabulario

• 1.
  • a) Párrafos 2-3.
  • b) Párrafos 3-4.
• 2.
  • a) Falso. The great lesson of the disaster is that no matter how smart we think we are, how skilled and how technologically advanced, we remain at the mercy of events beyond our control.
  • b) Verdadero. For 100 years the Western world had been at peace, technology had steadily improved and the benefits of peace and industry seemed to be filtering satisfactorily through society.
  • c) Falso. Two years later came the Great War, and the tragedy of Versailles, and the rise of Hitler, and the splitting of the atom, and so on.
• 3. Vocabulario:
  • a) smart
  • b) flawed
  • c) landm
  • d) steady
• 4. Respuestas: C, B, C

Redacción Propuesta

Today, technology allows people to stay connected at all times to all over the world. In my opinion, it would be impossible to live without technology because we are constantly using it for all kinds of things. Each time we need faster links, communication, and comfort in our homes and jobs. Technology is advancing more and more, offering us many features such as looking for work, communicating with family and friends, and learning more about what happens in the world. To end, technology is one of the most important factors of communication.

Bloque Jn12B: Arte y Cultura

Comprensión de Lectura y Vocabulario

• 1.
  • a) Párrafo 2.
  • b) Párrafo 6.
• 2.
  • a) Falso. The sculpture by the German artist Martin Kippenberger, widely regarded as one of the most talented artists of this generation until his death in 1997, had been on loan to the Ostwall Museum in Dortmund.
  • b) Verdadero. The cleaner saw it as a challenge, and set about making the bucket look like new and removed the patina from the four walls of the bucket.
  • c) Falso. Cleaning crews had been told to keep 20cm away from artworks, but it was unclear if the woman had received the memo.
• 3. Vocabulario:
  • a) removed
  • b) damaged
  • c) litter
  • d) display
• 4. Respuestas: A, C, A