EJERCICIO 1. READING COMPREHENSION (5 points). OPTION A. Read the text 'Svalbard: a place anyone can call home' about the Arctic archipelago 800km north of mainland Norway: settlement conditions, 1.920 treaty, accessibility (boat/snowmobile), firearm requirement due to polar bears, lack of hospitals for pregnant women, and the Global Seed Vault. 1. Add True or False, quoting the relevant information from the text to justify your answer. (2 points) a) As a Spanish citizen, the only thing you need to settle in Svalbard is to have a job. b) When people travel outside a town's limits they have to carry a firearm in case they encounter a polar bear. 2. Answer the following questions according to the information given in the text. Use your own words. (2 points) a) Is Svalbard a good place to give birth? b) Why is the Global Seed Vault important for nations across the globe? 3. Find words or phrases in the text which mean the same as the following: (1 point) a) maintaining: b) easy to reach or enter: c) written agreement: d) forced:

EJERCICIO 1. READING COMPREHENSION (5 points). OPTION B. Read the text 'Is it bad to binge-watch?' about streaming habits, teen preferences (YouTube 37% vs Netflix 35%), Dr. Randall Wright's warnings, University of Michigan research on sleep/fatigue/insomnia, and the reasons teens binge-watch. 1. Add True or False, quoting the relevant information from the text to justify your answer. (2 points) a) Teens prefer to watch Netflix than YouTube videos. b) Through binge-watching teenagers can learn things that will be useful for their life. 2. Answer the following questions according to the information given in the text. Use your own words. (2 points) a) Why is binge-watching not good for our physical well-being? b) How has Netflix changed the way TV shows are seen? 3. Find words or phrases in the text which mean the same as the following: (1 point) a) concern: b) damaging, harmful: c) simultaneously: d) cause, bring about:

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) Due to the short summers and long cold winters, trees do not grow in Svalbard. -> Trees do not grow in Svalbard because (...) b) The temperatures in Greenland are very low all year round. This is the reason why very few people live there. -> The temperatures in Greenland are so (...) c) The Vikings were the first to explore the islands in around 1.200. -> The islands (...) d) She spent six hours travelling from Svalbard to mainland Norway by boat. -> It took (...)

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) It's a pity I don't have a subscription to Netflix. -> I wish (...) b) This year 52% of Spanish households have used streaming services. -> This year streaming services (...) c) The new season of Atypical was released last month. But I have not seen any episodes yet. -> Although (...) d) Have you watched 'The Queen's Gambit'?, Martin asked them. -> Martin wanted to know (...)

EJERCICIO 3. WRITING (3 points). OPTION A. Write a composition on the following: 'Spain is one of the best countries to live in the world'. Write a text where you give your opinion and include reasons to support it. (80-120 words). (3 points)

EJERCICIO 3. WRITING (3 points). OPTION B. Write a composition on the following: What is the best series or movie you have watched recently? Explain why you consider it good. (80-120 words). (3 points)