PAU Anglès 2026 · Juny · Sèrie 1 · Part 1 · Listening comprehension

Part 1: Listening comprehension AN INTERVIEW WITH GOTCHA, THE MUSICAL FORCE In this podcast you are going to hear some new words. Read and listen to them. Make sure you know what they mean. to quote: citar textualment / citar textualmente prone: propens / propenso bouts: períodes / períodos harp: arpa Ready? Now read the questions on the following page. Read them carefully before listening to the podcast. [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. When Gotcha explains what inspired “Turning a Blind Eye”, what does she say is behind the feeling of defeat? ■ The pressure of competing with other contemporary Australian musicians. ■ Her inability to adapt to present-day Australian lifestyle. ■ Her awareness of how everyday habits lead to overconsumption. ■ A disappointment about how little artists care about technology. 2. Gotcha finds it difficult to change her environmental habits because ■ it’s hard to know what really helps. ■ there is too much information, she feels overwhelmed. ■ she thinks no one else is making an effort. ■ it’s difficult to change long-established habits. 3. How does Gotcha describe the way she sees the future? ■ She is idealistic most of the time, so her songs are optimistic despite her negative thoughts. ■ She alternates idealism and deep pessimism about the future, which is reflected in her songs. ■ She feels the world is as pessimistic as she is, though some people do want to change the world. ■ She is indifferent about the future, so her songs are never influenced by her emotions. 4. What does touring make Gotcha aware of? ■ The contrast between her environmentally friendly lifestyle and that of other musicians. ■ How travelling constantly increases her environmental impact. ■ How certain hotels contribute to the overall carbon footprint. ■ How each culture approaches environmental problems differently. 5. How does Gotcha feel about her growing success? ■ She thinks success always brings joy to anyone. ■ She fears larger projects will feel less meaningful to her. ■ She is afraid that fans will expect her to keep things as personal as they have been so far. ■ She believes enjoying fame will fix her environmental worries. 6. What challenges does Gotcha mention regarding communication on social media as her audience grows? ■ She now posts more often because she feels she owes it to her new followers. ■ She is more aware of the diversity of her audience and how that affects her communication. ■ She prefers to post less because communication with her listeners has become less sustainable. ■ She feels that social media makes followers focus on what she says rather than on her music. 7. What happens when Gotcha records an acoustic instrument note by note? ■ The instrument sounds the same as usual. ■ The resulting sound is amazing. ■ The instrument as such does not appear in the resulting album. ■ The sound of the instrument becomes angelic. 8. Gotcha enjoys experimenting with unusual objects to create sounds because ■ all other artists use traditional instruments, which is uninteresting. ■ they help her explore a new way to make music and create more original musical stories. ■ it takes less time than recording traditional instruments. ■ avoiding experimentation makes her music sound like everybody else’s.

I. Listening comprehension (3 points) “AN INTERVIEW WITH GOTCHA, THE MUSICAL FORCE!” In this podcast you are going to hear some new words. Read and listen to them. Make sure you know what they mean. to quote: citar textualment / citar textualmente prone: propens/propenso bouts: período/período harp: arpa/arpa Ready? Now read the questions on the following page. Read them carefully before listening to the podcast. [Now listen to the interview.] Interviewer (I): You are Gotcha, the musical force! Gotcha (G): Haha, from now on I’m going to introduce myself as Gotcha, the musical force. My real name is Margot Chapman, but I guess I’ve got used to being called Gotcha more often now. I: Right, I got you. That song we’ve just listened to, ‘Turning a Blind Eye’, is the first Australian single from your latest record, Making Miracles. It's a song that you say describes your feelings of being completely defeated, I'm quoting you, “by the realities of living in contemporary Australia.” What's bee […]