PAU Foreign Language II: English (Castilla-La Mancha) case studies
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The PAU Foreign Language II: English exam is the English component of the university entrance assessment taken by students in Castilla-La Mancha who want to begin a degree at a Spanish university. It is designed for school leavers and older candidates who have completed the regional Bachillerato or an equivalent qualification and need to demonstrate that they can understand and produce written English at a level roughly corresponding to B2 on the CEFR. The PAU Foreign Language II: English (Castilla-La Mancha) case studies are 5 cases and about 2,592 words.
1True/False with justification: the repair café item
Lucía is working through a timed practice paper in Ciudad Real. The reading text - about 380 words, adapted from a British newspaper - describes 'repair cafés', where volunteers help people mend broken appliances.
560 words, about 3 min2Word formation: four answers, one key
Álvaro is completing the word-formation task in a mock paper: a 150-word text about a low-cost, repairable smartphone, with eight gaps. Each gap gives a base word in capitals and he must write the correct form; one point per item, no half marks.
478 words, about 2 min3Sentence transformation: three rewrites, three different failures
In a mock exam in Toledo the grammar section has five transformation items. The instruction says: complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first, using the word in capitals; write between two and six words, including the word given; do not change the word given.
476 words, about 2 min4Opinion essay: a memorised opener and 118 words
Elena sits the writing task in Albacete: an opinion essay of 150–180 words on 'Should secondary schools make uniforms compulsory?'. The rubric awards 3 points for task achievement (relevant content, clear position, word count), 2 for organisation and cohesion, and 2 for accuracy and range.
585 words, about 3 min5Multiple choice on inference: 'all companies' versus 'another matter'
Javier is on the last text of the reading section in Cuenca: a 400-word magazine article about a four-day week trial at a British firm. Item 4 asks: 'What does the writer suggest about the trial?' The options are: A) it failed because productivity fell; B) staff welcomed it, but its long-term effects are uncertain; C) all companies that shorten hours make higher profits; D) it was mainly a way of cutting salaries.
493 words, about 2 min