English Exam Preparation: Culture, History and Society

Academic Year 2013

Time Is Worth More Than Money

• 1. They get some services according to the skills the members of this bank have and according to what people need.
• 2. The great differences are that all the members are considered equals and they have to participate and receive in an identical way. They give but receive too. It also reduces loneliness as everyone is considered in the same way.
• 3. It joins people from different backgrounds and different cultures, and they trust each other so they are confident and sure. They feel quite sure.
• 4. FALSE (line 2): "There is no money... of services"
• 5. FALSE (lines 16-14): "Everyone who wants... provide references"
• 6. Skills; 7. Provide; 8. Reliable; 9. To afford
• 10. Who does it bring together?
• 11. The director said that they didn't worry if people spent too much money.
• 12. ..., I wouldn't invite them to my party.
• 13. Clients who want to help and be helped share their own abilities and knowledge.

Atapuerca, the Great Discovery

• 1. They adapted to the climate and to the environmental changes; they started to walk straight and started to use only their legs and no arms to walk. Their brains also changed as they became bigger and the first consumers of energy.
• 2. They managed to make utensils called "bifaces" and they used different techniques to make new implements using different materials too.
• 3. It's not clear how they could reach different countries and how they could get on with each other.
• 4. FALSE (lines 7-12): "The second one has a bigger brain and the instruments they made were more complicated and specialized."
• 5. TRUE (lines 12-14): "Several species... skulls and bones"
• 6. Ancestor; 7. Relationship; 8. From; 9. Unclear
• 10. He asked if Michael had tried to call him the day before.
• 11. I am having a special dress designed for me.
• 12. Drive
• 13. How often are you going to take French lessons?

Customs and Manners in Foreign Countries

• 1. You should study the customs in the country you're going to, as they can be quite different from the ones in your country.
• 2. Wearing shorts in public is not allowed in many parts of the world, even in some places in Europe, and being topless is not allowed in many parts of the world.
• 3. English is a very common language around the world, so you can use it to communicate if you don't know the local language in the country you are in.
• 4. TRUE (lines 3-4): "Taking photographs... bad taste"
• 5. FALSE (line 11): "You have to be careful... in other countries"
• 6. Problem; 7. Guest; 8. Of; 9. Impolite
• 10. They have found a solution to the problem.
• 11. How many new students are there in your class?
• 12. My girlfriend, whose name is Alisha, comes from Singapore.
• 13. Traveling abroad isn't cheap enough.