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      ³   Topic:   Reserve2 2006 English University Access Exam   ³
      ³            Castilla-La Mancha University (Spain)          ³
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      ³   Level:   Higher intermediate                            ³      
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                     <2³ READING TEXT ³>
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   <7THE RIGHT TO DIE>

Ram¢n Sampedro was paralysed from the neck down in a diving accident
as a young man. He had his music, his radio and television, his
visitors, his window view. He could control a computer, and write
using a pen he held in his mouth. He was cared for by his family,
his brother and sister-in-law, his nephew, the lawyer from a
Right-to-Die organization, and Rosa, the woman from town who worked
as a disc jockey and pedalled her bike out one day to meet him.
His family loved him and didn't complain about the burden; his brother,
in fact, was completely opposed to euthanasia.

The film "The Sea Inside" is based on Ram¢n's life. In 1998 he
succeeded in dying after planning his death in such an ingenious
way that, even if all the details were discovered, no one could be
legally charged with the crime. Sampedro is played by Javier Bardem,
an actor of charm and gentle masculine force. In "The Sea Inside,"
Ram¢n does not care to live any longer and demands the right to die.
He argues his point with great conviction.

Bardem and Alejandro Amen bar, the film's director, do not believe
everyone in Sampedro's position should die. ®This is simply the story
of one man¯, they say.

                              (Adapted from http://movies.yahoo.com)

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                     <2³ QUESTIONS ³>
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<1³ I.READING COMPREHENSION.ANSWER true OR false.    ³>
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QUESTIONS

 1.- Ram¢n could move neither his arms nor his legs.
@TRUE: ®Ram¢n Sampedro was paralysed from the neck down¯
@true
#That's correct:
Ram¢n Sampedro was paralysed from the neck down =
Ram¢n Sampedro estaba paralizado desde el cuello para abajo
(C)
@false
#I'm sorry, but it is true. Here's a translation:
Ram¢n could move neither his arms nor his legs. =
= Ram¢n no pod¡a mover sus brazos ni sus piernas.
@
#Answer only "true" or "false", please.
#


 2.- Sampedro could write messages by using a typewriter.
@FALSE: ®He could (...) write using a pen he held in his mouth¯
@false
#That's correct:
He could (...) write using a pen he held in his mouth =
= Pod¡a escribir usando un bol¡grafo que sosten¡a en la boca
(C)
@true
#I'm sorry, but it is false. Here's a translation:
Sampedro could write messages by using a typewriter. =
= Sampedro pod¡a escribir mensajes usando una m quina de escribir.
@
#Answer only "true" or "false", please.
#

 3.- All the members of Ram¢n's family agreed with his determination
     to die.
@FALSE: ®his brother (...) was completely opposed to euthanasia.¯
@false
#That's correct:
his brother (...) was completely opposed to euthanasia
= su hermano se opon¡a totalmente a la eutanasia
(C)
@true
#I'm sorry, but it is false. Here's a translation:
All the members of Ram¢n's family agreed with his determination to die. =
Todos los miembros de la familia de Ram¢n estaban de acuerdo con su
decisi¢n de morir.
@
#Answer only "true" or "false", please.
#

 4.- The details of Ram¢n's death were carefully planned by himself.
@TRUE: ®he succeeded in dying after planning his death...¯
@true
#That's correct:
he succeeded in dying after planning his death... =
consigui¢ morir despu‚s de planear su muerte...
(C)
@false
#I'm sorry, but it is true. Here's a translation:
The details of Ram¢n's death were carefully planned by himself. =
= Los detalles de la muerte de Ram¢n fueron planeados cuidadosamente
por ‚l mismo.
@
#Answer only "true" or "false", please.
#


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<1³ II.EXPRESSING THE MAIN IDEAS.                       ³>
<1³     Answer the following questions in your notebook ³>
<1³     according to the information given in the text. ³>
<1³     Where possible, use your own words.             ³>
<1³     When you finish, give your answers to your      ³>
<1³     teacher for correction.                         ³>
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   1.- How did the main character in The Sea Inside plan his death?
       Why?

   2.- Does the director of the film consider that all people in the
       same condition as Ram¢n Sampedro should die?
 

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<1³ III.A.LEXICON. Find words or phrases in the text that mean    ³>
<1³                the same as these given.                       ³>
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a) Unable to move all or part of your body.
@paralysed
@paralyzed
#That's the American spelling
(C)
@
#
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b) The son of your brother or your sister.
@nephew
@niece
#That's the feminine.
@
#
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c) Rode a bicycle somewhere.
@pedalled
@pedal
#That's the infinitive, the definition corresponds to the past tense.
@cycled
#That's correct, but it isn't a word from the text.
Look for a synonym, please.
@cycle
#That's the infinitive, the definition corresponds to the past tense.
Besides, that's not a word from the text.Look for a synonym, please.
@
#
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d) The practice of killing without pain a person who is suffering.
@euthanasia
@dying
#That's a natural act.If you kill a person, that's not a natural
death.
@death
#That's a general term, but what do you call this special type of
death?
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<1³ III.B.PHONETICS.    ³>
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a) Write two words from the text that include the same diphthong
   sound as "pie" /aI/.

   (Underline the part of the word which contains the diphthong)
@paraLYsed, DIving, WRITE, RIGHT, DIE, BIKE, inSIDE, LIFE, DYing, CRIME
@paralysed
#That's correct.
You can try to find some more words with this sound 
(there are ten in all) or press 84 to see a list of examples.
@paralyzed
#That's correct.
You can try to find some more words with this sound 
(there are ten in all) or press 84 to see a list of examples.
@diving
#That's correct.
You can try to find some more words with this sound 
(there are ten in all) or press 84 to see a list of examples.
@write
#That's correct.
You can try to find some more words with this sound 
(there are ten in all) or press 84 to see a list of examples.
@right
#That's correct.
You can try to find some more words with this sound 
(there are ten in all) or press 84 to see a list of examples.
@die
#That's correct.
You can try to find some more words with this sound 
(there are ten in all) or press 84 to see a list of examples.
@bike
#That's correct.
You can try to find some more words with this sound 
(there are ten in all) or press 84 to see a list of examples.
@inside
#That's correct.
You can try to find some more words with this sound 
(there are ten in all) or press 84 to see a list of examples.
@life
#That's correct.
You can try to find some more words with this sound 
(there are ten in all) or press 84 to see a list of examples.
@dying
#That's correct.
You can try to find some more words with this sound 
(there are ten in all) or press 84 to see a list of examples.
@crime
#That's correct.
You can try to find some more words with this sound 
(there are ten in all) or press 84 to see a list of examples.
@84
paraLYsed, DIving, WRITE, RIGHT, DIE, BIKE, inSIDE, LIFE, DYing, CRIME
(C)
@
#I'm sorry, the sound is not in that word.
#

b) Write a past form from the text that sounds the same as "lived" /d/.
@paralysed, cared, pedalled, loved, opposed, discovered, charged, played
@paralysed
#That's correct.
You can try to find some more verbs with this sound 
(there are eight in all) or press 43 to see a list of examples.
@paralyzed
#That's correct.
You can try to find some more verbs with this sound 
(there are eight in all) or press 43 to see a list of examples.
@cared
#That's correct.
You can try to find some more verbs with this sound 
(there are eight in all) or press 43 to see a list of examples.
@pedalled
#That's correct.
You can try to find some more verbs with this sound 
(there are eight in all) or press 43 to see a list of examples.
@loved
#That's correct.
You can try to find some more verbs with this sound 
(there are eight in all) or press 43 to see a list of examples.
@opposed
#That's correct.
You can try to find some more verbs with this sound 
(there are eight in all) or press 43 to see a list of examples.
@discovered
#That's correct.
You can try to find some more verbs with this sound 
(there are eight in all) or press 43 to see a list of examples.
@charged
#That's correct.
You can try to find some more verbs with this sound 
(there are eight in all) or press 43 to see a list of examples.
@played
#That's correct.
You can try to find some more verbs with this sound 
(there are eight in all) or press 43 to see a list of examples.
@worked
#That's not correct: that verb ends in /t/.
@succeeded 
#That's not correct: that verb ends in /Id/.
@43
#paralysed, cared, pedalled, loved, opposed, discovered, charged, played
@
#I'm sorry, the final sound /-d/ is not in that verb.
Are you sure that's a past form from the text?
#

c) Write a word from the text that includes the same vowel sound as
   "eight" /eI/.

   (Underline the part of the word which contains the phoneme).
@RAdio, organiZAtion, comPLAIN, euthaNAsia, BAsed, deTAILs, GREAT,...
@radio
#That's correct.
You can try to find some more verbs with this sound 
(there are twelve in all) or press 10 to see a full list of examples.
@organization
#That's correct.
You can try to find some more verbs with this sound 
(there are twelve in all) or press 10 to see a full list of examples.
@day
#That's correct.
You can try to find some more verbs with this sound 
(there are twelve in all) or press 10 to see a full list of examples.
@complain
#That's correct.
You can try to find some more verbs with this sound 
(there are twelve in all) or press 10 to see a full list of examples.
@euthanasia
#That's correct.
You can try to find some more verbs with this sound 
(there are twelve in all) or press 10 to see a full list of examples.
@based
#That's correct.
You can try to find some more verbs with this sound 
(there are twelve in all) or press 10 to see a full list of examples.
@way
#That's correct.
You can try to find some more verbs with this sound 
(there are twelve in all) or press 10 to see a full list of examples.
@details
#That's correct.
You can try to find some more verbs with this sound
(there are twelve in all) or press 10 to see a full list of examples.
@played
#That's correct.
You can try to find some more verbs with this sound 
(there are twelve in all) or press 10 to see a full list of examples.
@great
#That's correct.
You can try to find some more verbs with this sound 
(there are twelve in all) or press 10 to see a full list of examples.
@they
#That's correct.
You can try to find some more verbs with this sound 
(there are twelve in all) or press 10 to see a full list of examples.
@say
#That's correct.
You can try to find some more verbs with this sound 
(there are twelve in all) or press 10 to see a full list of examples.
@10
#radio, organization, day, complain, euthanasia, based, way,
details, played, great, they, say
@
#I'm sorry, the sound is not in that word.
#


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<1³ IV.USE OF ENGLISH. Rewrite the following sentences     ³>
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<1³ (Write only the missing part of the sentence, please). ³>
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1.®Will you open the door, please?¯ he said to me.
   He asked ...
@me to open the door.
@me if I would open the door.
#That's the most literal way of reporting the words he used.
Unfortunately, it's also rather ambiguous: it sounds as if what he
said was "Would you open the door?", a conditional sentence, not
a request. Use the ASK + Oi + Vto-inf structure.
@
#
#

2.They gave John a prize for winning a medal in the last Olympics.
   John...
@was given a prize for winning a medal in the last Olympics.
@
#
#

3.I hadn't expected this task to be so difficult.
   This task...
@is more difficult than I had expected.
@
#
#

4.I spoke to a shop assistant at Harrods. She was very polite.
   The shop assistant...
@I spoke to at Harrods was very polite.
@to whom I spoke at Harrods was very polite.
#(C)
@who I spoke to at Harrods was very polite.
#(C)
@whom I spoke to at Harrods was very polite.
#(C)
@to who I spoke at Harrods was very polite.
#Sorry, that's not correct. Start the relative clause with the
relative pronoun, and put the preposition after the verb.
@
#
#

5.I can't go on holiday because I can't afford it.
If I...
@could afford it I would go on holiday.
@can't go on holiday it is because I can't afford it.
#Sorry, that's not the correct answer. Use a type 2 conditional sentence:
Si pudiera permit¡rmelo, podr¡a irme de vacaciones.
@can't go on holiday it's because I can't afford it.
#Sorry, that's not the correct answer. Use a type 2 conditional sentence:
Si pudiera permit¡rmelo, podr¡a irme de vacaciones.
@can't go on holiday is because I can't afford it.
#The second sentence hasn't got a subject. Use "it".
@
#
#

6.Despite the good weather, we stayed indoors.
   Although...
@the weather was good, we stayed indoors.
@
#
#


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<1Write a composition of between 100 and 125 words on> <7ONE>
<1of the following topics.Specify your option.>

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correction.>


1.- Write a story about a person you know and say what you like
    and don't like about him/her.

2.- ®Everyone has the right to decide when and how to die¯.
    Do you agree with this statement?