Comunidad: | Comunidad Valenciana |
Convocatoria: | Septiembre 2003 |
Modalidad: | LOGSE - Todas |
Ejercicio: | C |
Asignatura: | Análisis de un texto en INGLÉS |
Obligatoriedad: | Común |
Duración: | 90 minutos |
Baremo: | Question 1: 2 points (1 point each); Question 2: 1 point (0.5 each); Question 3: 1point (0.5 each); Question 4: 2 points (0.5 each); Composition: 4 points |
Read the following text:
IMMIGRATION
The variety of races and different cultural values is now a reality in Europe. This presents a new challenge for the Spanish government who must aim to integrate, both socially and culturally, these new immigrants.
The growth of foreign resident population in Spain has gone beyond all expectations since 1998. Nowadays, the Balearics is the autonomous community with the highest percentage of foreign residents, compared to the national average, with 4.8%, followed by the Canary Islands with 3.4%. This increase in foreign population, which implies funds for special integration programmes, will mean additional funding to be negotiated because public administrations need sufficient means to provide services: transport, water, hospitals, schools, etc.
While the majority of Europeans come to Spain looking for "paradise" and a better quality of life, others, such as immigrants from Central America, Asia, and Africa come needing either to find a job and an escape from poverty, or to avoid political or religious persecution.
Unfortunately, however, in many cases this "paradise" becomes the struggle for survival, for their daily bread, and must accept all kinds of low-paid jobs where they have to work very long hours, and therefore it is very difficult for them to interact and mix local people.
"Legally registered foreigners", The Post, December 2002
I. Answer the following questions using your own words: (2 points: 1 point each)
II. Are the following statements true (T) or false (F)? (1 point: 0.5 point each)
III. Find a word or phrase in the text which, in context, is similar in meaning to: (1 point: 0.5 point each)
IV. Choose a, b, or c, in each question below. Only one choice is correct. (2 points: 0.5 each)
Choose one of the following topics:
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