Ejercicio 1 — Bloque A · Text 1
Comprensión escrita4 puntosBLOQUE A (Comprensión lectora) — COMPREHENSION (4 points). CHOOSE TEXT 1 OR TEXT 2 AND ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS FROM THAT TEXT ONLY.
TEXT 1: IT’S NOT EASY TO BE GREEN
[1–2] “I’ll try to eat less meat,” you think, as you pick up a plant-based alternative to your usual beef burger. Then you discover it’s almost double the price of the meaty version on the next shop shelf. “Sorry, meat wins.”
[3–4] Supermarkets have expanded the range of meat-alternative products in the last five years, with a variety of items that would tempt any carnivore. There’s one problem, though: the price.
[5–9] Plant-based options often cost more than regular meat products. Take Bird’s Eye nuggets as an example. A standard packet costs £1.55 at Tesco; the brand’s vegan choice is £2.50. So, why are they so pricey? Plant-based alternatives are a relatively new and developing part of the market, which means more money is spent on research and innovation to ensure they meet the demand for taste and quality. The good news is that the market is moving in the right direction. In December 2020, Plant & Bean opened Europe’s largest plant-based meat production facility in the UK to help drive down prices.
[10–11] Supermarkets are also making changes. In April, Co-Op invested more than £1.7 million to reduce the cost of vegan food. As part of the move, its own-brand vegan sausages fell from £3 to £1.45. No ingredients were changed.
[12–14] Until prices go down, the Vegan Society says it’s still possible to embrace a vegan lifestyle by choosing other products. Actually, it’s a misconception that vegan food is necessarily more expensive than animal products since some of the cheapest key components of a vegan diet are rice, pasta, vegetables and beans.
[15–16] The Vegan Society hopes to increase access to affordable plant-based food and support vegans who find themselves in financial difficulty.
(The numbers in brackets are the line numbers of the official paper; the answers refer to them.)
1–2: CHOOSE AND WRITE THE CORRECT OPTION (0.5 points each).
3–6: ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWERS WITH THE PRECISE WORDS OR PHRASES FROM THE TEXT, OR USE YOUR OWN WORDS (0.5 points each).
7–8: FIND IN THE TEXT (0.5 points each, 0.25 per word). Write one word, in the form it has in the text.