A Fat Man Walking

Aquí está en PDF el texto PAU que corregiremos en clase a la vuelta de las vacaciones de navidad. Recordad que la pregunta 5 es para entregar, así que hacedla en un folio aparte. Las dos opciones que se dan para la redacción son de opinión. Aunque revisaremos a la vuelta cómo hacer estas redacciones, y en el pack de fotocopias del 1er trimestre están los apuntes, tened en cuenta:

• En el primer párrafo (introducción) hay que dejar bien claro cuál es nuestra opinión. En este caso, si creemos o no que unos hábitos saludables hacen que nuestra vida sea mejor, o si creemos o no que en los colegios sólo se debería servir comida sana.

• El resto de párrafos deben responder a la pregunta "¿por qué?". Es decir, por qué creemos que sí o por qué creemos que no. En cada uno de los párrafos debemos poner un punto de vista que apoye la opinión que hemos establecido en la introducción, dando ejemplos o explicaciones.
  

• Si queremos poner un punto de vista diferente al nuestro, debemos hacerlo en un párrafo aparte.

• En el último párrafo, como siempre, escribo una pequeña conclusión, intentando decir, con otras palabras, lo mismo que afirmé en la introducción.

Feliz Navidad!
Merry Christmas!

Swine flu

Swine flu is a respiratory disease, which means it's to do with breathing, that usually affects pigs. It's is caused by a strain of the influenza virus and is a bit like human flu, in that there are loads of different types and the infection is constantly changing.

The disease regularly breaks out among herds of pigs, but although it can make the animals very ill they normally survive.

Swine flu doesn't usually affect humans and in the past, those who have had it have normally been in close contact with pigs. But officials say this latest outbreak IS being passed from person to person and it's thought to be passed on in the same way as human flu... by coughing and sneezing.

So what's changed?

Experts at the World Health Organisation say at least some of the cases are a new version of the H1N1 strain of the influenza type A virus. Doctors who have studied the bug have found that it's like other types of flu, but has bits mixed into it from the flu bugs that pigs and birds can catch.

Symptoms of swine flu in people appear to be similar to those of human flu, including having a fever, cough, body aches or chills etc.

Many cases that have been reported so far appear to be mild, some people who catch the swine flu bug may not even realise they have it, but hundreds of people have been killed around the world. Some medical experts think the number of people who die from swine flu could rise much higher.

Governments around the world are doing all they can to stop swine flu spreading and say they have plans in order to deal with the outbreak.

Should we be worried about swine flu, or has it been exaggerated by governments and the media? Leave your opinion on comments.

swine flu

Here are some activities about the text above. You can either e-mail your answers to elcalero.ingles@gmail.com or hand them in to your teacher. Deadline: 27th November.

vocabulary

1. There are some words in green in the text. Choose 3 of them and write a synonym, an opposite, a definition or a sentence.
   

   
   

2. Match these words from the text to their definition.
   
   1. strain
      
   2. break out
      
   3. bug
      
   4. deal with
      
      

• any microorganism, esp. a virus
  
• a variety, esp. of microorganisms
  
• to be able to handle competently or successfully
  
• to begin suddenly or violently
  
  
  

comprehension

Say if these sentences about the text are true or false. Don't forget to copy the evidence from the text.

1. Swine flu and human flu have some things in common.
   
2. Everybody who catches swine flu has severe symptoms.
   

what would you say in these situations?

1. A friend of yours thinks he has caught swine flu.
   
2. Someone sitting next to you is sneezing without using a tissue.
   
3. You are at school and you realise you have a fever and body aches.
   

listening

Watch this swine flu advert. Why do you think the message is "CATCH IT, BIN IT, KILL IT"?

Ejemplos de ejercicios PAU

Aquí tienes ejemplos de las nuevas preguntas del examen PAU con soluciones. Las respuestas son las que dieron en la coordinación de la PAU. Como ves, no se pide gran cosa. Lo más importante es que seas capaz de comunicarte en unas situaciones dadas.