UNIBERTSITATERA SARTZEKO PRUEBAS DE ACCESO A LA
PROBAK UNIVERSIDAD
2016ko UZTAILA JULIO 2016
INGELESA INGLÉS
OPTION B
MADE OF OCEAN GARBAGE
Pollution in the ocean is a huge worldwide problem. The United Nations Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organization, UNESCO, estimates that floating plastic
garbage kills over a million seabirds and 100,000 marine mammals every year. To
raise awareness of this problem, Adidas has designed a pair of running shoes made
from recycled plastic ocean waste.
Adidas has come together with a nonprofit organization called Parley for the Oceans,
which is dedicated to the conservation of the world’s oceans. The project was
presented at the United Nations Climate Change Conference held in New York City
last summer. Parley's founder, Cyrill Gutsch, explained that they wanted to inspire
imaginative collaborations that can contribute to protect and preserve the oceans. He
added that they were delighted that Adidas had joined them in this mission, putting its
creative force to show that it is possible to turn ocean plastic garbage into something
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cool.
The running shoes will be completely eco-friendly: the sole of the shoes will be made
from sustainable materials, while the upper part will use recycled plastic from the
ocean and illegal fishing nets. The shoes are an interesting model for the future but,
unfortunately, they are not on sale yet. They are just a prototype. In fact, Adidas has
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planned their release for their 2016 Christmas campaign.
Adidas has already put into practice other green initiatives, such as using 100%
recycled paper for making their shoe boxes. In another environmental programme,
Adidas has scheduled to stop the use of plastic shopping bags in all the company's
stores by the end of 2017.
This is not the first time that an important corporation has raised awareness about
the degradation of the world's oceans by creating objects out of garbage. Back in
2010, Electrolux created a vacuum cleaner from this type of plastic waste. In 2013,
Studio Swine designed a chair made entirely of plastic recovered from marine
pollution.
UNIBERTSITATERA SARTZEKO PRUEBAS DE ACCESO A LA
PROBAK UNIVERSIDAD
2016ko UZTAILA JULIO 2016
INGELESA INGLÉS
OPTION B
I.- Answer questions 1-4 according to the information given in the text. WRITE
COMPLETE SENTENCES USING YOUR OWN WORDS WHENEVER POSSIBLE.
DO NOT COPY FROM THE TEXT. (4 marks)
5. What does Adidas want to achieve with this initiative?
6. How do people in Parley feel about Adidas’ collaboration in the project?
7. According to the text, when will it be possible to buy the new sports shoes?
8. Apart from the shoes, what else will Adidas do for the environment in the near
future?
II.- Are these statements True or False? Justify your answers based on information
from the text, rewriting the original sentences in your own words or quoting properly.
(2 marks)
3. Around 100,000 seabirds are killed every year because of plastic garbage in
the ocean.
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4. Adidas is the first company that has made objects from garbage.
III.- Find the words or expressions in the text that mean. (1 mark)
5. universal, global, general, international
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6. resting or moving slowly on the surface of a liquid and not sinking
7. fashionable, stylish, trendy
8. forbidden by law; banned; illicit
IV.- Write a composition of about 130 words on one of these topics. Specify your
option. (3 marks)
3. We have a beautiful world. In your opinion, what can be done to preserve it for
future generations? Explain the actions that can be taken by governments,
industries and consumers.
4. Describe your favourite place in the world. Say where it is, what it is like, what
you can do there, and any other relevant information about it.
