DOSSIER DE RECUPERACIÓ D’ANGLÈS

1r TRIMESTRE

3r d’ESO Itinerari B

READING 2

READING Reading 1 CB 1 Read the text. Then tick (✓) the sentences T (true) or F (false) and correct the false sentences. (5 points) Cesar Baena comes from Caracas, Venezuela in South America. He didn’t learn to ski when he was a child because there wasn’t enough snow in Caracas. When he was 19, he went to live in Germany. There was a lot of snow in Germany so he learned to ski there, and he loved it. Today, at age 27, Baena is an extraordinary skier with two Guinness World Records for long-distance skiing. But they aren’t for skiing on snow. Baena is a champion roller skier. Using special “rollerblades”, he skis across countries on dry land, not on snow. In 2012, Baena roller skied 2,246 kilometres across Norway and Sweden in 57 days. In 2013, he completed the longest trip on roller skis – 2,500 kilometres across Venezuela. Roller skiing is as difficult as skiing on snow, and that’s good news for skiers. Skiers must practise and be fit all year round, but there isn’t any snow in the summer. So an imaginative person invented roller skis – short skis with wheels on each end. Today, roller skiing is a competition sport and roller skiers, like rollerbladers, must wear helmets, kneepads and elbow pads. And what about Cesar Baena? He’s practising for his next world competition.

1. When Baena was a boy, he lived in Germany......

2. Skiing isn’t a popular sport in Caracas......

3. Baena’s longest roller skiing trip was in Europe......

4. Roller skiing is easier than snow skiing......

5. There are competitions for roller skiers......

2 Answer the questions. (5 points) 1. Where did Baena learn to ski?

2. What world records has Baena got?

3. How long did it take Baena to ski across Norway and Sweden?

4. What do roller skis look like?

5. What protective equipment do roller skiers need?

Reading 2

1 Read the text. Then copy words or sentences in the text to show that the sentences below are correct. (5 points) When people arrive at the Carmine Street swimming pool in New York, they often stop to look at the 51.8-metre-long mural. In the mural, people and fish are swimming and playing. This cheerful work of art usually makes people smile. It’s by famous graffiti artist Keith Haring. Haring was born in Pennsylvania, USA, in 1958. He learned how to draw cartoons from his father. When he was 20, Haring moved to New York and began studying at the School of Visual Arts (SVA). He tried different kinds of art, but he always preferred drawing. One day in 1980, he saw an empty advertising space in a subway (underground) station. It was black and he decided to draw some unusual people and animals on it in white. He liked the result, so he didn’t stop there. Haring drew hundreds of “subway drawings” in stations all over New York. On some days, he drew 40 pictures. His imaginative drawings of people, animals and even spaceships became famous. As he worked, people often stopped and asked him questions or told him not to draw on the walls. Haring participated in many exhibitions. He also produced popular T-shirts, posters and toys with his drawings. Keith Haring died in 1990 at the age of 31, but his extraordinary style of art still lives on.

1. People like the Carmine Street mural.

2. Haring didn’t only study drawing at art school.

3. Haring was happy with his first drawings on the subway.

4. Haring worked very quickly.

5. Some people were angry about Haring’s pictures.

2 Complete the sentences. (5 points) 1. The Carmine Street mural has got …………………… and …………………… in it. 2. Haring’s first art teacher was …………………… . 3. Haring’s favourite type of art was …………………… . 4. Haring’s first subway drawing was on a black …………………… . 5. People could buy …………………… , …………………… and …………………… with Haring’s pictures on them.

WRITING

1 Write a report about a sport you like. (20 points)

Include the following information:

• the type of sport • number of participants • equipment • how to play • how to get points • your opinion

NOW, THINK ABOUT IT! Once you finish, complete the following checklist:

1. He fet servir vocabulari treballat relacionat amb l’esport? Quin?

2. He fet servir el present simple? Posa exemples.

3. He fet servir el present continuous? Posa exemples.

4. Digues quants paràgrafs has fet servir i posa a cadascun un títol que resumeixi el contingut.