The Catalan Selectivity English examination featured a studying comprehension take a look at on the rise of immersive experiences primarily based on ‘Bridgerton’, ‘The Squid Game’ and different fiction, in addition to an essay on the time they spend younger folks at leisure with their mobiles.
It is the second examination of the final section that Catalan college students have taken this Wednesday, on the primary day of the Selectividad, which in Catalonia has a complete of 41,671 college students enrolled within the normal section –24,463 girls and 17,208 men–.
In the studying comprehension half (‘Reading’), the examination had a textual content tailored from an article by Amelia Tait for ‘The Guardian’ and the scholars had to decide on the statements that had been most just like what was said within the textual content, addressing ideas equivalent to ‘immersion’, the ‘double customary’ in popular culture and Netflix.
The examination additionally included a listening comprehension take a look at (‘Listening’) on a radio program the place the fact of stand-up speak and being pregnant was addressed.
In the written half (‘Writing’) the scholars have needed to put together a textual content between 120 and 150 after selecting a topic from the three provided: the time that younger folks spend speaking and enjoying with their mobiles; polluting emissions from airplanes and their contribution to local weather change, and emailing a good friend about an immersive expertise in a collection and suggesting they go collectively.
Other overseas language exams
At the identical time because the English examination, these college students who’ve opted for different overseas languages ​​equivalent to French, German and Italian have additionally been evaluated.
In the French examination, the scholars needed to take heed to a recording concerning the actor Sami Bouajila; learn a textual content about kindness and happiness; and write an essay of between 120 and 150 phrases about whether or not they think about themselves type folks, what kindness is to them or what qualities they respect essentially the most.
As regards the German take a look at, in listening comprehension it was the expertise of a instructor from India working in Germany; within the studying a textual content on extra handy purchases has been handled; and the newsroom requested to create a dialogue to purchase a mobile phone with extra battery, an e-mail concerning the expertise in a language course, or concerning the benefits or disadvantages of residing within the metropolis or within the countryside.
The Italian one has had a take a look at of oral comprehension on racism and imperialism within the fascist regime; a studying concerning the ecosystem within the Mediterranean; and an essay on how folks can contribute to decreasing local weather change, learn how to remedy the fact of alien species in letter format to the readers of a newspaper or how establishments can contribute to elevating consciousness of sustainability.
The Ministry of Research and Universities of the Generalitat has knowledgeable that for these exams, English has been chosen largely by college students with 98.74% (33,261 college students), forward of French with 0.92% (311 ), German with 0.22% (72) and Italian with 0.11% (40 college students).
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