INGLÉS Junio 2003 1.- Are the following statements TRUE or FALSE? Copy the evidence from the text. a) FALSE “....Elvis, who was serving as an American GI in Germany...” b) FALSE “Even though they realised its value to collectors, they donated the letter to the local Elvis Presley Society.” 2.- In your own words and based on the ideas in the text, answer these questions. a) Because Elvis delivered the letter to his landlady who mislaid it so the letter was not finally posted. b) She felt deeply moved and cried. 3.- Fin the words in the text that mean: a) fainted-swooned b) tomb- grave

c) living- staying d) try to find- tracking

4.- Complete the following sentences. Use the appropriate form of the word in brackets when given. Para este tipo de ejercicios, recomiendo siempre tener en cuenta de que pueden estar requiriendo completar la frase con elementos sencillos como posesivos, partes de estructuras comparativas, o formas verbales; para captar lo que falta, lo mejor es leer cuidadosamente la frase y entender su significado. a) Karen’s children did not know that their children had written to Elvis when she was eleven years old. b) The letter (find) was founded in the attic when the old house (clean out) was cleaned out. c) Thanks to club members of the local Elvis Presley society, Karen could be tracked down without much difficulty. Rewrite the following sentence in reported speech starting with the words given. (No olvidar que se trata de mantener exacto el contenido de la frase pero usando otra estructura gramatical, como en este caso los verbos de “reported speech” y la estructura que implica el verbo “promise”). d) If you send me your autograph I will marry you”, Karen promised Elvis. Karen promised Elvis that she would marry him if he sent her his autograph”.

5.- Write about 100 to 150 words on ONE of the following topics.

Autora: Elena Gomez Godoy Diplomada Superior Escuela Oficial de Idiomas

a. If you had a letter from your favourite artist, what would you do with it? Give reasons. Aquí recomiendo tener en cuenta que es necesario aportar argumentos y razones de lo que escribimos. Como se trata de “qué haríamos” nos indica el uso del condicional (would) pues todo es un supuesto no real: Atención, ya que dependiendo del tipo de verbo que usemos, tendremos que ajustar todo ellos. Subrayo ciertas expresiones que me parecen interesantes por las preposiciones con que se construyen. Almost everybody has sometimes experimented a passion for an artist, such as actors, singers, sport men or women, football players.... This kind of feeling appears basically when we are adolescents but it can last through the whole life. In this way, one of the most exciting moments for a fan is when you get something directly from your idol, such a letter. On these exceptional occasions I would feel absolutely excited and very lucky. That is why, at the first moment I may not know how react. But later, I consider that I would be very happy showing the letter to my best friends and my family, so I can share with them my emotion. Also I would contact my fan club and share the letter my idol has sent to me, with the rest of fans of my quarter or my town. At the end, I am sure I would try to keep the letter together with all my personal things through the years, so it was always my special treasure, and I could show it to my children in the future.

b. What do you think of the fans´attitude towards famous people? Discuss. Para este tema, recomiendo aportar argumentos a favor y en contra, de forma organizada y clara: siempre nos dará puntos hacerlo. Siempre es adecuado empezar con una breve introducción. Junto a ideas generales, es interesante mostrar que hablamos de nuestra propia opinión. Nowadays we all can see on the media such as TV programmes, radio or even Internet the activities of many fan clubs which follow their idols all over the world, in concerts, when they are presenting a film, in football matches.... But I believe that the fans´s attitude towards famous people has advantages and disadvantages. On one hand, I consider that fans give always a lot of support and admiration to artists. In this way, they feel themselves loved and famous and they can keep on working and doing it better each day. For an artist, it is very important to know that his or her work is appreciated and that the audience (el público) like what they do. On the other hand, this attitude of love can become an obsession an it could be very harmful for the artist. So, some fans do not respect the idol’s private life, affecting also to families and artist’s feelings. In general, I think that illusion should not be mixed with obsession so the best idea is that everyone has an artist inside!.

Autora: Elena Gomez Godoy Diplomada Superior Escuela Oficial de Idiomas