EJERCICIO 1. READING COMPREHENSION (5 points). OPTION A. Read the text 'Avoid fast fashion' about the appeal and problems of cheap trendy clothing: environmental costs (toxic dyes, microfibers, synthetic fabrics in landfills), worker conditions (low pay, dangerous factories, fires, the 2.013 building collapse). 1. Add True or False, quoting the relevant information from the text to justify your answer. (2 points) a) It is easy to find good clothes at secondhand stores. b) Some clothing factories do not meet safety standards. 2. Answer the following questions according to the information given in the text. Use your own words. (2 points) a) What are the advantages of fast fashion? b) Why are synthetic fibers a danger for the environment? 3. Find words or phrases in the text which mean the same as the following: (1 point) a) fell down: b) get rid of, throw away: c) modern, fashionable: d) risky:

EJERCICIO 1. READING COMPREHENSION (5 points). OPTION B. Read the text 'Imaginary friends' about the author's childhood friend Gemma, a recent survey showing fewer imaginary friends among children (blamed on screen time), the shift in psychological perception since the 1990s, and how novelists sometimes compare their characters to imaginary friends. 1. Add True or False, quoting the relevant information from the text to justify your answer. (2 points) a) It is now believed that having imaginary friends helps children become more sociable. b) Novelists always control the personality of the characters they create. 2. Answer the following questions according to the information given in the text. Use your own words. (2 points) a) Why was the author sad to see that nowadays few children have imaginary friends? b) What was the attitude towards children with imaginary friends until the 1990s? 3. Find words or phrases in the text which mean the same as the following: (1 point) a) worry: b) motivated, encouraged: c) change: d) brave:

EJERCICIO 2. REPHRASING (2 points). OPTION A. Complete the second sentence in each pair. The meaning should be the same as that of the first sentence. (2 points) a) I don't like shopping. However, I sometimes buy clothes in secondhand shops. -> Although (...) b) In the last few years, clothing factories have dumped tonnes of harmful chemicals into water. -> In the last few years, tonnes (...) c) The workers will go on strike if the safety regulations are not met. -> Unless (...) d) Fast fashion is worse for the environment than car driving. -> Car driving is not (...)

EJERCICIO 2. REPHRASING (2 points). OPTION B. Complete the second sentence in each pair. The meaning should be the same as that of the first sentence. (2 points) a) Children have fewer imaginary friends than they did five years ago. -> Five years ago (...) b) Both Gemma and I liked to go on adventures. For this reason, we always had a good time together. -> As (...) c) She asked her: 'Have you ever had an imaginary friend?' -> She wanted to know (...) d) My cousin has an imaginary friend. If not, her childhood would be very lonely. -> If (...)

EJERCICIO 3. WRITING (3 points). OPTION A. Write a composition on the following: What should we do to be more responsible consumers (when buying any product, not only clothes)? (80-120 words). (3 points)

EJERCICIO 3. WRITING (3 points). OPTION B. Write a composition on the following: What features and qualities must a good friend have? (80-120 words). (3 points)