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    PAGS Mock Exam: Social Media
    

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            🇬🇧 PAGS Mock Exam:
Social Media
            "The Ultimate Guide to Passing your Exam"
            
                👋 EXTRA! EXTRA! Buenas tardes, estimados alumnos.
                El examen oficial está a la vuelta de la esquina. Para que vayáis preparados y seguros, hemos diseñado esta sesión digital con un modelo muy parecido (Mock Exam) al que os encontraréis el día D.
            
        
            🎯 Objectives of this session
            
                
                    ✅ Reading & Listening: Analyze texts and dialogues about the impact of social media.
                    ✅ Vocabulary: Master key terms like "correlation", "tackle", and "highlight reel".
                    ✅ Grammar: Master Conditionals and Passive Voice structures.
                
            
            🗺️ Session Roadmap
            
                📖Read & Listen
                ➔
                🧩Vocab Game
                ➔
                🎧Dialogue
                ➔
                ✍️Grammar & Games
            
        
            ⚡ Vocabulary Booster
            Key Terms before you start
            
                 🔹 Correlation: A connection or relationship between two or more things.
                 🔹 Culprit: The cause of a problem or defect.
                 🔹 Bombarded: To be attacked continuously (here, with information/images).
                 🔹 Highlight reel: A collection of the best scenes or moments (ignoring the bad ones).
                 🔹 Tech-savvy: Knowing a lot about modern technology.
            
            
                    1. Correlation: Correlación / Vínculo.
                    2. Culprit: Culpable / Causante.
                    3. Bombarded: Bombardeado / Saturado.
                    4. Highlight reel: "Lo mejor de..." / Recopilación.
                    5. Tech-savvy: Tecnológico / Experto en tecnología.
                
            
            Part 1: Reading & Listening
            The Double-Edged Sword of Social Media
            
            
                Social media has revolutionized how we connect, offering a platform where users can find supportive communities and a sense of belonging that was previously difficult to achieve geographically. Hobbyists, minority groups, and students can now interact instantly.
                However, recent studies indicate a worrying correlation: heavy usage is linked to increased rates of anxiety and depression among teenagers. The main culprit seems to be the comparison trap. Users are bombarded with "highlight reels" of others' lives, leading them to compare their everyday reality with these unrealistic standards of perfection.
                Experts suggest that the solution isn't necessarily quitting, but finding a healthy balance: limiting screen time and curating feeds to include positive, realistic content.
            
            
                📝 Questions:

                1. What is mentioned as a positive aspect of social media?

                2. What negative effect is linked to heavy usage?

                3. Why do users often feel bad about themselves?

                4. What do experts suggest as a solution?
            
            
                👁️ Ver Soluciones Reading
                
                    
                        1. b) It offers a sense of community and belonging.
                        2. b) Increased rates of anxiety and depression.
                        3. b) Because they compare themselves to unrealistic standards.
                        4. c) Finding a healthy balance.
                    
                
            🧩 Vocabulary Challenge
            Find the Synonym
            Arrastra la palabra azul hasta su definición correcta.
            
            
                    ⏱️ 45s
                
                
                    Revolutionized
                    Interact
                    Standards
                    Quitting
                    Curating
                
                
                    1. Transformed

                    2. Communicate

                    3. Norms / Quality

                    4. Giving up

                    5. Selecting

                
            Part 2: Listening
            Dialogue: Sarah & Emma
            
                
                📜 View Audio Script (Click to reveal)
                
                    Sarah: I honestly don't know why I keep doing this to myself, Emma.
                    Emma: Doing what? What's wrong?
                    Sarah: Scrolling through Instagram. I just spent an hour looking at photos, and now I feel terrible. Look at this girl, she's our age, she's travelling to Dubai, she looks perfect, and she has like five thousand likes.
                    Emma: Sarah, put the phone down. You know that's not real life, right?
                    Sarah: I know, logically. But it feels real. Everyone seems to be having an amazing time except me. I'm just here studying for exams and stressing out.
                    Emma: That's exactly what they want you to think. People only post their highlight reels, the best moments. Nobody posts a photo of themselves crying over math homework or having a bad hair day.
                    Sarah: True. But the photos look so perfect.
                    Emma: Filters, lighting, and angles! Half of those photos are heavily edited. It's creating this unrealistic standard that nobody can actually achieve. It's toxic.
                    Sarah: Yeah, you're right. It just makes me feel... not good enough.
                    Emma: That's why I turned off my notifications last week. It was distracting me from school, and honestly, I was tired of the FOMO.
                    Sarah: The fear of missing out? Yeah, I get that a lot.
                    Emma: Since I stopped checking it every five minutes, I sleep better, and I actually feel happier. You should try it.
                    Sarah: Maybe I should. It's just hard to disconnect.
                    Emma: Tell you what. Let's make a pact. Let's put our phones away for the rest of the afternoon. Let's go for a walk in the park and get some ice cream. Real life, no filters.
                    Sarah: That sounds like a great suggestion. Let's go.
                
            
                🧠 Quick Listening Test
                
                     1. Where is the girl travelling to?
 Paris Dubai London
                     2. What term does Emma use for the "best moments"?
 Highlight reels Magic moments
                     3. What creates unrealistic standards?
 Money Filters & Lighting
                     4. Why did Emma turn off notifications?
 Save battery Avoid FOMO
                     5. What is the plan?
 Study math Walk & Ice cream
                    
                    
            Part 3: Use of English
            
            
                    Social Media Consequences (Conditionals)
                
                Drag the correct verb form to complete the sentence. 
Level B2 - Social Media Vocabulary
                
                    
                        deal with
                        will tackle
                        were
                        would not have accepted
                        would have lost
                    
                    
                        1. (Type 0) If you post public photos, you often _____ unwanted comments.

                        2. (Type 1) If the government passes the law, it _____ the cyberbullying crisis.

                        3. (Type 2) If users _____ more careful, they wouldn't struggle with identity theft.

                        4. (Type 3) If he had read the terms, he _____ the data tracking.

                        5. (Type 3) The influencer _____ followers if the scandal had leaked earlier.

                    
                    The Bright Side (Passive Voice)
                    📚 GRAMMAR HELP
                
                Select the correct passive structure to describe the positive consequences of social media.
                
                     1. Valuable professional skills _____ via LinkedIn learning communities.
 can be acquired can acquire
                     2. Global awareness about climate change _____ by online activists recently.
 has been raised has raised
                     3. Isolated individuals _____ with support groups worldwide every day.
 are connecting are connected
                     4. Many small businesses _____ successfully during the lockdown thanks to viral posts.
 were promoted promoted
                     5. Right now, accurate health advice _____ by verified experts on Twitter.
 is being shared is sharing
                    
                    
                    🤯 The Ultimate Challenge: Rephrasing
                
                Choose the option that completes the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, using the word given. 
Warning: This is the hardest part!
                
                    
                         1. I regret reading those toxic comments.
📚 HELP
                        WISH
 I _______________ those toxic comments.
                         wish I didn't read wish I hadn't read wish not to read
                    
                    
                         2. Someone hacked her Instagram account yesterday.
📚 HELP
                        HAD
 She _______________ yesterday.
                         had hacked her account had her account hacked had been hacked
                    
                    
                         3. I'm sure she didn't post that offensive tweet. It's not her style.
📚 HELP
                        HAVE
 She _______________ that offensive tweet.
                         mustn't have posted shouldn't have posted can't have posted
                    
                    
                         4. Although he has 1M followers, he feels lonely.
📚 HELP
                        DESPITE
 He feels lonely _______________ 1M followers.
                         despite of having despite having despite he has
                    
                    
                         5. If you scroll more, you will feel more anxious.
📚 HELP
                        THE
 The more you scroll, _______________ you will feel.
                         the most anxious more anxious the more anxious
                    
                    
            Grammar & Vocabulary Review
            Complete the sentences by typing the correct form. 
👆 Tip: Tap the blue dotted words to translate them!
            
                
                    If I  (be) you, I would study more.
                    The song  (sing) by the choir yesterday.
                    That is the man  (relative pronoun) helped me.
                     (Suggestion) we go to the cinema?
                    Look! He  (play) football right now.
                    I  (be) to London three times.
                    By 2025, I  (finish) my degree.
                    Please  (remove) your shoes.
                    He is very  (good with technology).
                    Can you  (put on internet) the photo?
                
                
            🎓 Class Summary & Homework
            Great job! Hoy has practicado todas las destrezas clave para el examen.
            Homework: Si has tenido fallos en la Parte 3, revisa los enlaces de "Grammar Help" (Condicionales y Pasiva). Descarga también la guía completa para repasar el vocabulario.
            
        
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    🇬🇧 PAGS Mock Exam: Social Media - Guía de Estudio Completa
    Este documento contiene la traducción de todos los textos y ejercicios del examen simulacro, las soluciones correctas, un resumen de la gramática clave y un glosario ampliado.
    
    📖 Parte 1: Reading (Lectura)
    Texto Original: The Double-Edged Sword of Social Media
    Social media has revolutionized how we connect, offering a platform where users can find supportive communities and a sense of belonging that was previously difficult to achieve geographically. Hobbyists, minority groups, and students can now interact instantly.
    However, recent studies indicate a worrying correlation: heavy usage is linked to increased rates of anxiety and depression among teenagers. The main culprit seems to be the comparison trap. Users are bombarded with "highlight reels" of others' lives, leading them to compare their everyday reality with these unrealistic standards of perfection.
    Experts suggest that the solution isn't necessarily quitting, but finding a healthy balance: limiting screen time and curating feeds to include positive, realistic content.
    🇪🇸 Traducción: El arma de doble filo de las redes sociales
    Las redes sociales han revolucionado la forma en que nos conectamos, ofreciendo una plataforma donde los usuarios pueden encontrar comunidades de apoyo y un sentido de pertenencia que antes era difícil de lograr geográficamente. Los aficionados, los grupos minoritarios y los estudiantes ahora pueden interactuar al instante.
    Sin embargo, estudios recientes indican una correlación preocupante: el uso intenso está vinculado a mayores tasas de ansiedad y depresión entre los adolescentes. El principal culpable parece ser la trampa de la comparación. Los usuarios son bombardeados con "recopilaciones de mejores momentos" (highlight reels) de las vidas de otros, lo que les lleva a comparar su realidad cotidiana con estos estándares de perfección poco realistas.
    Los expertos sugieren que la solución no es necesariamente dejarlo (renunciar), sino encontrar un equilibrio saludable: limitar el tiempo frente a la pantalla y curar (seleccionar cuidadosamente) los contenidos para incluir material positivo y realista.
    
    🎧 Parte 2: Listening (Diálogo)
    Sarah: I honestly don't know why I keep doing this to myself, Emma.
(Sinceramente, no sé por qué me sigo haciendo esto a mí misma, Emma.)
    Emma: Doing what? What's wrong?
(¿Haciendo qué? ¿Qué pasa?)
    Sarah: Scrolling through Instagram. I just spent an hour looking at photos, and now I feel terrible. Look at this girl, she's our age, she's travelling to Dubai, she looks perfect, and she has like five thousand likes.
(Navegando/Deslizando por Instagram. Acabo de pasar una hora mirando fotos y ahora me siento fatal. Mira a esta chica, tiene nuestra edad, está viajando a Dubái, parece perfecta y tiene como cinco mil "me gusta".)
    Emma: Sarah, put the phone down. You know that's not real life, right?
(Sarah, deja el teléfono. Sabes que eso no es la vida real, ¿verdad?)
    Sarah: I know, logically. But it feels real. Everyone seems to be having an amazing time except me. I'm just here studying for exams and stressing out.
(Lo sé, lógicamente. Pero se siente real. Todo el mundo parece estar pasándoselo increíble menos yo. Yo solo estoy aquí estudiando para los exámenes y estresándome.)
    Emma: That's exactly what they want you to think. People only post their highlight reels, the best moments. Nobody posts a photo of themselves crying over math homework or having a bad hair day.
(Eso es exactamente lo que quieren que pienses. La gente solo publica sus mejores momentos. Nadie sube una foto llorando por los deberes de matemáticas o teniendo un mal día con el pelo.)
    Sarah: True. But the photos look so perfect.
(Cierto. Pero las fotos se ven tan perfectas.)
    Emma: Filters, lighting, and angles! Half of those photos are heavily edited. It's creating this unrealistic standard that nobody can actually achieve. It's toxic.
(¡Filtros, iluminación y ángulos! La mitad de esas fotos están muy editadas. Está creando este estándar poco realista que nadie puede alcanzar de verdad. Es tóxico.)
    Sarah: Yeah, you're right. It just makes me feel... not good enough.
(Sí, tienes razón. Simplemente me hace sentir... que no soy lo suficientemente buena.)
    Emma: That's why I turned off my notifications last week. It was distracting me from school, and honestly, I was tired of the FOMO.
(Por eso desactivé mis notificaciones la semana pasada. Me estaba distrayendo de la escuela y, sinceramente, estaba cansada del FOMO -miedo a perderse algo-.)
    Sarah: The fear of missing out? Yeah, I get that a lot.
(¿El miedo a perderse algo? Sí, me pasa mucho.)
    Emma: Since I stopped checking it every five minutes, I sleep better, and I actually feel happier. You should try it.
(Desde que dejé de mirarlo cada cinco minutos, duermo mejor y de hecho me siento más feliz. Deberías probarlo.)
    Sarah: Maybe I should. It's just hard to disconnect.
(Quizás debería. Es que es difícil desconectar.)
    Emma: Tell you what. Let's make a pact. Let's put our phones away for the rest of the afternoon. Let's go for a walk in the park and get some ice cream. Real life, no filters.
(Te propongo algo. Hagamos un pacto. Guardemos los teléfonos el resto de la tarde. Vamos a dar un paseo por el parque y a tomar un helado. Vida real, sin filtros.)
    Sarah: That sounds like a great suggestion. Let's go.
(Suena como una sugerencia genial. Vamos.)
    
    ✍️ Parte 3: Ejercicios y Soluciones (Exercises)
    1. Reading Questions (Comprensión Lectora)
    
        Q1: What is mentioned as a positive aspect? - It offers a sense of community and belonging.
        Q2: What negative effect is linked to heavy usage? - Increased rates of anxiety and depression.
        Q3: Why do users feel bad? - Because they compare themselves to unrealistic standards.
        Q4: What is the solution? - Finding a healthy balance.
    
    2. Conditionals (Condicionales - Drag & Drop)
    
        (Type 0): If you post public photos, you often deal with unwanted comments.
        (Type 1): If the government passes the law, it will tackle the cyberbullying crisis.
        (Type 2): If users were more careful, they wouldn't struggle with identity theft.
        (Type 3): If he had read the terms, he would not have accepted the data tracking.
        (Type 3): The influencer would have lost followers if the scandal had leaked earlier.
    
    3. Passive Voice (Voz Pasiva)
    
        1. Valuable professional skills can be acquired via LinkedIn.
        2. Global awareness has been raised by online activists.
        3. Isolated individuals are connected with support groups.
        4. Many small businesses were promoted successfully.
        5. Accurate health advice is being shared.
    
    4. Rephrasing (Transformaciones)
    
        1. Regret: I wish I hadn't read those toxic comments.
        2. Causative: She had her account hacked yesterday.
        3. Deduction: She can't have posted that offensive tweet.
        4. Connectors: He feels lonely despite having 1M followers.
        5. Comparative: The more you scroll, the more anxious you will feel.
    
    
    📚 Grammar Summary (Resumen Gramatical)
    1. Conditionals
- Zero: If + Present, Present. (Hechos generales)
- First: If + Present, Will. (Futuro probable)
- Second: If + Past Simple, Would. (Hipotético)
- Third: If + Past Perfect, Would have + pp. (Pasado imposible)
    2. Passive Voice
Subject + Verb to Be + Past Participle. (La acción es lo importante)
    3. Key Structures
- I wish + Past Perfect (Arrepentimiento)
- Causative (Have something done)
- Modals (Must/Can't have + pp)
    
    ⚡ Glossary: 40 Key Words (Glosario de Nivel B2)
    
        1. Revolutionized - Revolucionado
        2. Belonging - Pertenencia
        3. Correlation - Correlación
        4. Culprit - Culpable
        5. Bombarded - Bombardeado
        6. Highlight reel - Recopilación
        7. Standards - Estándares
        8. Quitting - Dejar/Renunciar
        9. Curating - Seleccionar
        10. Tackle - Abordar
        11. Deal with - Lidiar con
        12. Struggle - Luchar/Costar
        13. Theft - Robo
        14. Leak - Filtrar
        15. Scandal - Escándalo
        16. Acquire - Adquirir
        17. Awareness - Conciencia
        18. Raise - Elevar/Aumentar
        19. Isolated - Aislado
        20. Promote - Promocionar
        21. Accurate - Preciso
        22. Verified - Verificado
        23. Regret - Arrepentirse
        24. Toxic - Tóxico
        25. Hack - Hackear
        26. Offensive - Ofensivo
        27. Despite - A pesar de
        28. Anxious - Ansioso
        29. Scroll - Deslizar
        30. Stress out - Estresarse
        31. Unrealistic - Poco realista
        32. Notifications - Notificaciones
        33. Distracting - Distraer
        34. FOMO - Miedo a perderse algo
        35. Disconnect - Desconectar
        36. Pact - Pacto
        37. Heavily edited - Muy editado
        38. Suggestion - Sugerencia
        39. Tech-savvy - Experto tecnológico
        40. Fundraise - Recaudar fondos

English Term	Context	Español
Aim / Purpose	Goal or objective.	Ver Objetivo / Propósito
To put up with	To tolerate something difficult.	Ver Soportar / Tolerar
Workforce	All the people working in a country.	Ver Plantilla / Mano de obra
Internship	Period of work experience.	Ver Prácticas
To enhance	To improve quality or value.	Ver Mejorar / Potenciar
Abroad	In a foreign country.	Ver En el extranjero
Grant / Scholarship	Financial aid for students.	Ver Beca / Ayuda
Shortage	A lack of skilled workers.	Ver Escasez
Hiring	Selecting new employees.	Ver Contratación
To turn into	To become something else.	Ver Convertirse en

English Term	Spanish (Click)
Carbon Neutral	Reveal Neutral en carbono
To harness	Reveal Aprovechar / Captar
Waste Management	Reveal Gestión de residuos
Cycle Lanes	Reveal Carriles bici
Pedestrianized	Reveal Peatonalizado
Shortage	Reveal Escasez
Workforce	Reveal Mano de obra / Plantilla
Grant / Scholarship	Reveal Beca / Ayuda
Urban Sprawl	Reveal Expansión urbana
Energy Efficiency	Reveal Eficiencia energética

English Term	Context / Definition	Spanish Translation (Click)
Vocational Training	Practical education for a career.	👁️ Ver Formación Profesional (FP)
Dual Training	Combining study + work.	👁️ Ver Formación Dual
Shortage	Not enough people/things.	👁️ Ver Escasez
Hiring	Process of employing staff.	👁️ Ver Contratación
Degree / License	Official qualification.	👁️ Ver Título / Licencia

19 dic 2025

PAGS Mock Exam: Social Media

🎯 Objectives of this session

🗺️ Session Roadmap

Key Terms before you start

The Double-Edged Sword of Social Media

Find the Synonym

Dialogue: Sarah & Emma

🧠 Quick Listening Test

Social Media Consequences (Conditionals)

The Bright Side (Passive Voice)

🤯 The Ultimate Challenge: Rephrasing

Grammar & Vocabulary Review

🎓 Class Summary & Homework

🇬🇧 PAGS Mock Exam: Social Media - Guía de Estudio Completa

📖 Parte 1: Reading (Lectura)

Texto Original: The Double-Edged Sword of Social Media

🇪🇸 Traducción: El arma de doble filo de las redes sociales

🎧 Parte 2: Listening (Diálogo)

✍️ Parte 3: Ejercicios y Soluciones (Exercises)

1. Reading Questions (Comprensión Lectora)

2. Conditionals (Condicionales - Drag & Drop)

3. Passive Voice (Voz Pasiva)

4. Rephrasing (Transformaciones)

📚 Grammar Summary (Resumen Gramatical)

⚡ Glossary: 40 Key Words (Glosario de Nivel B2)

17 dic 2025

IA y Formación Profesional Dual: Un futuro sin paro

🚀 Welcome to Your Future!

🤖 AI & Dual VET: The Co-Pilot of Your Career

🎯 Objectives

🗺️ Session Roadmap

1. 🧩 Glossary: Key Terms (Top 10)

2. 🎧 READING: "The Co-Pilot of Your Career" (Full Text)

3. ✈️ SYNONYM GAME: Top 10 Challenge

4. ❓ INTERACTIVE QUIZ (10 Questions)

5. 💬 AI INTERVIEW SIMULATOR (Roleplay)

6. 🌍 ERASMUS+ EXPERIENCE

7. 📧 WRITING: Gmail Career Simulator

8. 👮‍♂️ THE SUPERVISOR CHALLENGE

📄 Cheat Sheet: Final Grammar Revision

14 dic 2025

PAGS: Ecocities. Modelo de examen para practicar en casa

🚀 Welcome to the Ecocities Masterclass!

🏙️ Ecocities: Building a Sustainable Future

1. 🧩 Glossary: Sustainability Top 10

2. 🎧 READING: Smart Urban Solutions (Full Text)

3. 👉 DRAG WORDS: 10 Sentence Challenge

4. ❓ INTERACTIVE QUIZ (10 Questions)

5. ✍️ WRITING PRO: Selectividad Trainer

📄 Cheat Sheet: Grammar & Solutions

13 dic 2025

ENGLISH & CAREER: El sector donde el PARO ES 0 (FP DUAL)

✈️ ENGLISH & CAREER: El sector donde el PARO ES 0 (FP DUAL)

🎯 ¿Qué vamos a conseguir hoy? (Objectives)

🗺️ Hoja de Ruta de la Sesión

1. 🧩 THE GLOSSARY

2. 🎧 LISTENING TASK: "Your Future is in the Sky"

The Companies Are Chasing You

A Modern Way to Learn: The "Dual Training" Model

3. ❓ INTERACTIVE QUIZ

4. ✍️ GRAMMAR CHALLENGE (Write & Check)

⚡ Conditionals

🔧 Passive Voice

⏳ Verb Tenses

💬 Reported Speech

📹 Watch & Learn: Interview Prep

5. 🗣️ MOCK INTERVIEW (Flashcards)

6. 📧 WRITING: Email Template

7. 👮‍♂️ THE SUPERVISOR CHALLENGE

🏭 REAL LIFE: Inside the Hangar

📄 CLASS SUMMARY & HOMEWORK

📝 Vocabulary Count (30 New Words!)

✏️ Grammar Exercises (30 Sentences)