Cantabria PAU Foreign Language II - English study guide
Cantabria PAU Foreign Language II - English · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The Cantabria PAU Foreign Language II - English examination is the English component of the university entrance assessment taken by students in the Autonomous Community of Cantabria, and it is also sat by candidates entering from vocational training or returning to study. It is a written test built around a short English text, followed by comprehension tasks, a lexis-and-grammar section, and a guided composition of roughly 120–150 words. The Cantabria PAU Foreign Language II - English study guide has 4 sections and about 1,656 words.
01Reading comprehension - global and detailed understanding of a written text
Reading comprehension is the first block of the Cantabria PAU Lengua Extranjera II paper. It asks you to process an authentic-style article and show both global understanding (main idea, purpose, tone, title) and detailed understanding (specific facts, paraphrases, inferences, reference).
426 words, about 2 min02Lexis and grammar in context - vocabulary, synonymy, word formation, structural accuracy
Lexis and grammar in context tests whether you can choose the form that fits a specific sentence, not whether you can recite rules in isolation. Cantabria tasks typically include synonym/antonym matching, word formation, gap-fill with the correct tense or form, and sentence transformation.
404 words, about 2 min03Written production - coherent, well-organised text on a familiar or current topic
Written production is the composition at the end of the Cantabria paper, usually 120-150 words on a topic linked to the reading text or to a current issue. It is marked for task achievement, organisation, cohesion, range and accuracy.
420 words, about 2 min04Linguistic accuracy and range in the candidate's own output
Linguistic accuracy and range are assessed mainly through your own writing, and they also surface in transformation and gap-fill items. The examiner looks at spelling, punctuation, grammar, vocabulary choice and register.
406 words, about 2 min