PAU Anglès 2023 · Setembre · Sèrie 2 · Part 1 · Listening comprehension

Part 1: Listening comprehension JUANITA. THE INCA MUMMY In the following conversation you are going to hear some new words. Read and listen to them. Make sure you know what they mean. mummy: mòmia / momia attire: indumentària / atuendo bundle: paquet / paquete burial site: lloc d’enterrament / lugar del entierro appease: apaivagar / apaciguar coca leaves: fulles de coca / hojas de coca docile: dòcil / dócil blow: cop / golpe kneel: agenollar-se / arrodillarse Ready? Now read the questions on the following page. Read them carefully before listening to the conversation. [Now listen to the interview.] QUESTIONS Choose the best answer according to the recording. Only ONE answer is correct. [3 points: 0.375 points for each correct answer. Wrong answers will be penalized by deducting 0.125 points. There is no penalty for unanswered questions.] 1. Which of the following sentences best describes Juanita? She was a rich, healthy girl who worked for the nobility. She was a young, mature girl who looked after alpacas. She was a young teenage girl who had malnutrition. She was a rich, healthy girl who belonged to the Cuzco elite. 2. What did scientists study and analyse to find out what Juanita ate prior to her sacrifice? Her hair. Her bones. Her attire. Her tissues. 3. What did the American anthropologist and his partner NOT find inside the parcel together with the mummy? Pottery. Shells. Llama dolls. Volcano ash. 4. Why did doctors say that Juanita could have died a few weeks ago and not 500 years ago? The mummy was flawless because of the weather conditions at the top of the mountain. The expression of Juanita’s face was one of peace and the mummy was thin and cold. Mt Ampato protected the mummy from the cold air of the Andes. The volcanic eruption of Mt Ampato shook the young girl and it became mummified instantly. 5. Which of the following statements is TRUE? The snow melted because of a volcanic eruption and pushed the bundle into the crater where it was found. The mummy was found where the girl was killed, on top of Mt Ampato. A Spanish soldier, who was also sacrificed, was found dead on the summit of Mt Ampato. Reinhard came back to the place where Juanita was found. He went there with two children: a boy and a girl. 6. Which of these statements is FALSE about Capacocha? Capacocha was a sacrificial rite that took place near a lake. Capacocha was carried out to stop natural disasters like earthquakes. The best and healthiest children were sacrificed in Capacocha. The Inca worshipped mountains and Capacocha was a way to please the gods. 7. When Juanita died, she was standing up, surrounded by alpaca, and looking up at the sky. she was alone, naked, and not allowed to eat or drink except alcohol. she had eaten potatoes and vegetables as she used to do at home. she had been prepared with coca and alcohol for 6 or 8 weeks. 8. How did Juanita die? She was hit by a baseball bat. Her feet were injured so that she could not move, and she died of cold. She had a brain haemorrhage caused by a head injury. She was left alone at the top of the mountain with no food or water

Listening Comprehension (3 points) Juanita. The Inca mummy In the following conversation you are going to hear some new words. Read and listen to them. Make sure you know what they mean. Mummy: mòmia, momia Attire: indumentària, atuendo Bundle: paquet, paquete Burial site: lloc d’enterrament, lugar del entierro Appease: Apaivagar, apaciguar Coca leaves: fulles de coca, hojas de coca Docile: dòcil, dócil Blow: cop, golpe Kneel: agenollar-se, arrodillarse Ready? Now read the questions on the following page. Read them carefully before listening to the conversation. INTERVIEWER: Popularly known as Mummy Juanita, the finding of a young Inca girl sacrificed more than 600 years ago made headlines. Dr Chris Van Gils, a specialist in the Inca Culture, is with us today to tell us more about this famous mummy. Good morning, Dr Van Gils. First of all, why is this discovery so significant? CHRIS: Well, analysing her internal organs, hair, skin, and blood provided scientists a glimpse into the cultu […]