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Examen Interactivo N.º 87
45 Minutos RecomendadosIn recent years, Spain has experienced significant outward mobility among highly qualified young graduates. Some choose to move to other European countries in search of better career opportunities. Despite having excellent university degrees, they may face a local job market characterised by temporary contracts, limited opportunities or comparatively modest salaries. Consequently, destination countries can benefit from Spanish talent, while Spain risks losing skills and part of the investment made in public education.
1. What is the main negative consequence of the 'brain drain' for Spain according to the text?
Vocational training and university degrees usually include mandatory internships in real companies. However, many students complain about the poor quality of these practical periods. Instead of learning specific professional skills or receiving proper mentoring, trainees are sometimes given repetitive, low-value tasks instead of meaningful training to perform repetitive, low-value tasks like making photocopies or serving coffee. Poorly designed placements can reduce motivation and fail to provide the professional learning that internships are intended to offer.
2. Why are many students dissatisfied with their mandatory company internships?
3. Message Interpretation: Read the following email from a manager to an intern carefully and decide what it implies about the deadline.
4. Grammatical Transformation: Choose the option that correctly transforms the following sentence into the PASSIVE VOICE while maintaining the original tense: "The company offered the young graduate a terrible contract."
5. Formal Register: Choose the best formal phrase to CONCLUDE an academic essay about the necessity of retaining young talent in the country.
6. Advanced Linking Words: Select the most effective connector to ADD extra information to a previous argument in a formal text.
Spain has often recorded a comparatively high unemployment rate within the European Union. One factor discussed in labour-market analysis is the mismatch between some workers' qualifications and the skills demanded by employers. As the modern labour market increasingly demands specialised technical and digital skills, accessible vocational education and adult reskilling can help improve employability and reduce skills mismatches.
7. According to the text, what is a structural reason for the high unemployment rate in Spain?
8. Formal Correspondence: You have received an email rejecting your job application. You want to ask the company what you did wrong in the interview to improve for the future. Which phrase is the most professional?
Tourism is a major part of Andalusia's economy and has attracted large numbers of domestic and international visitors in recent years. The region's unique combination of rich cultural heritage, excellent gastronomy, and sunny weather attracts millions of international visitors. Tourism supports substantial economic activity and employment in hospitality and related services. Nevertheless, local residents are starting to worry about negative effects, such as the saturation of public spaces.
9. What is one of the main positive effects of the tourism boom mentioned in the text?
10. Identify the "False Friend": If you want to talk about something that belongs to the "present time" (algo actual), which word must you use in English?
11. Public Notice Interpretation: You see this sign on a door at a hotel. What does it strictly mean?
12. Identify the sentence that uses a CLEFT structure to emphasize exactly WHERE the young graduates are finding work:
Despite the economic benefits of tourism, some tourism employment in Spain is seasonal and may involve temporary contracts. Some hospitality workers face demanding shifts, modest wages or contracts concentrated in peak periods. When seasonal contracts end, workers may need to seek new employment, which can create income uncertainty in tourism-dependent areas.
13. What generally characterizes the jobs created by the tourism industry according to this text?
14. Language Interference (Spanglish): In Spanish, "la gente" is singular ("la gente es"). In English, "people" is plural. Which of the following sentences contains a typical GRAMMATICAL ERROR based on this confusion?
15. Professional Communication: You have been offered a low-quality internship where you would only make coffee. Select the most polite and professional way to DECLINE the offer via email.
16. Listening Comprehension Tasks
Holy Week in Andalusia (Audio Simulation - 1:30 min)
16.1 What does Holy Week represent from a SOCIAL perspective according to the audio?
16.2 How can the event affect the local ECONOMY?
16.3 From a RELIGIOUS and moral point of view, how is the week described?
16.4 What can be a CHALLENGE for local authorities regarding this event?
Preguntas de Reserva (Ampliadas)
The rapid development of Artificial Intelligence is changing many aspects of the modern workplace. While AI tools can quickly automate repetitive tasks and increase corporate productivity, there is also debate about how automation may affect particular roles. Many specialists argue that workers will increasingly need to adapt, develop digital skills and learn how to work effectively with AI tools.
17. What does the text suggest workers may need to do as AI becomes more common?
18. Grammatical function: Select the option that best describes the grammatical purpose of the phrase "Rather than" used in the previous text about AI.
Glosario V.87
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Brain drain | Fuga de cerebros |
| Internships | Prácticas (en empresas) |
| Trainees | Aprendices / Estudiantes en prácticas |
| Unemployment | Paro / Desempleo |
| Hospitality sector | Sector de la hostelería |
| Precarious | Precario / Inestable |
| Penance | Penitencia |
| Solemnity | Solemnidad / Respeto |
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