Lectura 1.

MAPA DE CALENTAMIENTO GLOBAL: Efectos de efecto invernadero

Lamentablemente el calentamiento global está en marcha. Aquí hay algunos signos reveladores.

El dióxido de carbono y otros gases de la quema de combustibles fósiles se acumulan en el

Atmósfera y actúa como las paredes de vidrio de un invernadero, atrapando el calor en la tierra.

superficie. Los científicos predicen que la temperatura promedio del planeta podría aumentar
tanto como

6.3 grados F (3.5 grados C) durante el próximo siglo, y ya estamos viendo calor

Olas, deshielo del hielo polar y mares crecientes.

El impacto local sigue siendo impredecible: algunas áreas podrían sufrir tormentas más fuertes y

Otros lugares de sequía severa. Siete grupos ambientales - Defensa ambiental.

Fondo, Consejo de Defensa de los Recursos Naturales, Sierra Club, Unión de Científicos
Preocupados,

Grupo de Investigación de Interés Público de los Estados Unidos, World Resources Institute y
World Wildlife

Fondo: hemos elaborado un mapa mundial que muestra "signos de alerta temprana" de

el calentamiento

Revisados por un equipo de científicos, los signos se dividen en dos categorías: directa

manifestaciones de calentamiento, llamadas huellas dactilares, y eventos que podrían hacerse más

Frecuentes y generalizados con el cambio climático, que son etiquetados como precursores. Aquí
hay un

Avance de los aspectos más destacados del mapa:

Tomado de:

http://www.cuentoseningles.com.ar/ecology/generalecology/globalwarmingmap.html

Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia Instituto Virtual de Lenguas – INVIL Inglés III – 90121
Reading 1. GLOBAL WARMING MAP: Greenhouse Effects Unfortunately global warming is well
under way. Here are some telltale signs. Carbon dioxide and other gases from the burning of fossil
fuels collect in the atmosphere and act like the glass walls of a greenhouse, trapping heat on the
earth's surface. Scientists predict that the planet's average temperature could rise as much as 6.3
degrees F (3.5 degrees C) over the next century, and we are already seeing heat waves, melting
polar ice and rising seas. Local impact remains unpredictable: some areas could suffer stronger
storms and other places severe drought. Seven environmental groups -Environmental Defense
Fund, Natural Resources Defense Council, Sierra Club, Union of Concerned Scientists, U.S. Public
Interest Research Group, World Resources Institute and World Wildlife Fund - have put together a
world map showing "early-warning signs" of global warming. Reviewed by a team of scientists, the
signs fall into two categories: direct manifestations of warming, called fingerprints, and events
that could become more frequent and widespread with climate change, which are labeled
harbingers. Here's an advance look at the highlights of the map: Taken from:
http://www.cuentoseningles.com.ar/ecology/generalecology/globalwarmingmap.html

Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia Instituto

Virtual de Lenguas – INVIL Inglés III – 90121

Reading 2. Changing lifestyles The past couple of decades have seen the rise of a class of
professionals in their 20s and 30s who typically have high disposable incomes and few
responsibilities. The rise of women in paid employment and the corresponding increase in
disposable income has fuelled the increase in alcohol consumption. Young women -those without
family responsibilities- seem best able to fund the habit. The tendency towards "extended youth" -
people putting off marriage and childrenmay well have contributed towards the trend of higher
consumption of alcohol, among both women and men. Taken from:
http://www.cuentoseningles.com.ar/articles/women/womenandbooze.html

Universidad Nacional Abierta y Distancia

Instituto Virtual de Lenguas - INVIL

Inglés III - 90121

Lectura 2. Cambio de estilos de vida.

Las últimas dos décadas han visto el surgimiento de una clase de profesionales en sus 20 años

y años 30 que típicamente tienen altos ingresos disponibles y pocas responsabilidades.

El auge de las mujeres en el empleo remunerado y el correspondiente aumento de las

desechables.

El ingreso ha impulsado el aumento del consumo de alcohol. Mujeres jóvenes - aquellas sin
 Las responsabilidades familiares- parecen mejor capaces de financiar el hábito.

La tendencia a la "juventud extendida" -las personas que postergan el matrimonio y los hijos- bien
puede haber contribuido a la tendencia de un mayor consumo de alcohol, entre otros.

Tanto mujeres como hombres.

Tomado de:

http://www.cuentoseningles.com.ar/articles/women/womenandbooze.html

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 Something that is a usual sign of disease in our organism and any person can start to feel
ill.

Select one:

a. Body

b. Medicine

c. Symptom

d. Doctor

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 Choose the correct answer according to the picture:

Select one:

a. Go skiing

b. Go fishing

c. Go rafting

d. Go camping

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Based on "Audio 1 : New Apartment", answer the following question:

 Is there much crime?

Select one:
a. Yes, It’s pretty dangerous.

b. Yes, somebody stole her car.

c. No, It’s pretty safe.

d. No, It’s pretty good.

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Choose the word that fits the following definition:

 A waterproof piece to protect people from bad weather.

Select one:
a. Expenses

b. Raincoat

c. Return

d. Raffle

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Choose the best option according to the Reading 1 "GLOBAL WARMING MAP:
Greenhouse Effects":
 What did Scientists call harbingers to?

Select one:
a. More frequent events.

b. Events that become more frequently and widespread with climate change.

c. Direct manifestation of warming.

d. Climate changes and direct manifestations of weather.

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 You can find this nice place at any city. Here you can walk and get some services, goods
or food.

Select one:
a. Movies

b. Supermarket

c. Park

d. Gallery

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Select the correct word according to each description:

 To eat eggs, bread, orange juice, and chocolate.

Select one:
a. To have breakfast

b. To have dinner

c. To have lunch

d. To have snacks

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Choose the word that best completes the following definition:

 The Answer

helps you to know where to go in case you get lost.

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 Read the instructions before Answer

the exam.

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 Choose the correst question according to the picture:

Select one:

a. We have a headache.

b. We have a bad cold.

c. We have a hard allergy.

d. We have a sunburn.

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Based on "Audio 2 : Vacations", complete the following sentence:

 Some friends are not going because _________________________.

Select one:
a. they don't have backpacks.

b. they could not go to the meeting.

c. they didn't get ready on time and do not have the necessary supplies.

d. they don't like camping.

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Based on "Audio 2 : Vacations", complete the following sentence:

 The lowest temperature in spring that the narrator has lived was _________________.
Select one:
a. this year.

b. last year.

c. years ago.

d. she doesn´t remember.

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 When someone does specific movements designed to strengthen the body or the mind.

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a. Sad

b. Relaxed

c. Writing

d. Exercise

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Choose the best option according to the Reading 2 "CHANGING LIFESTYLES":

 What is the topic of this text?

Select one:
a. The increasing of responsibilities.

b. The changes of lifestyle in a professional area.

c. The new tendencies and behavior.

d. The consumption of liquor.

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Based on "Audio 2 : Vacations", complete the following sentence:

 Three words that describe spring are ________________________.

Select one:
a. windy, cool, and colorful.

b. windy, freezing, and dry.

c. windy, dry, and colorful

d. windy, hot, and humid.