CONSEJERÍA DE EDUCACIÓN, CULTURA Y DEPORTES

PRUEBAS DE CERTIFICACIÓN IN / B1 / CTO / SOL / ORDINARIA / 2024

TASK 1
MOVIE REVIEWS

ANSWER BOX
EXTRACT 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

STATEMENT A K E F H I B G J

DISTRACTORS: C, D

TRANSCRIPT
A. A COMEDY ABOUT CRIMINALS
0. Red Notice tells the story in a funny way of a plot involving two of the world's most wanted criminals. John
Hartley is a law enforcement agent on the case.

K. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN A MAN AND HIS PET

1. Finch tells the story of an inventor named Finch. He and his dog Goodyear are some of the few survivors
of a huge solar flare. Finch decides to build a robot that will care for Goodyear when Finch is gone.

E. A ROMANTIC STORY ABOUT A POPULAR PERSON

2. The movie Cirano is based on a timeless French love story. Cirano de Bergerac is a famous writer. He
loves Roxanne. Roxanne says she loves Christian, a man she has seen but never met. Cirano tells Christian
that he will write love letters for Christian to sign and give to Roxanne.

F. A SUPERHERO’S IDENTITY IS DISCOVERED

3. In the movie, Spider-Man No Way Home, Peter Parker's life has become extremely hard after he is publicly
identified as Spider-Man.

H. FOLLOWS THE PLOT OF PREVIOUS FILMS

4. The Boss Baby Family Business continues The Boss Baby movie series. The Templeton brothers are now
adults. Tim Templeton realizes his young daughter is a boss baby. Tina calls her father and his brother
together to stop an evil plot.

I. IT’S BASED ON A GAME

5. Sonic the Hedgehog is an action-adventure movie based on the video game series of the same name. It
is about Sonic who has the ability to run at supersonic speed.

B. A DOCUMENTARY ABOUT A MUSIC EVENT

6. The recently released movie Summer of Soul tells about the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival in New York
City. The movie mixes never before seen video from the event and present day talks with musicians who
were there.

G. A TRUE STORY INVOLVING SPORT

7. 12 Mighty Orphans is based on the real-life story of a teacher in America. Rusty Russell taught in Texas
at an orphanage. He also coached its football team. The team did not seem promising at first.

J. SAVING A CHILD
8. The movie News of the World tells about Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd. He rescues Johanna, a young girl
kidnapped by an American Indian tribe who speaks only their language. He agrees to take her on a
dangerous trip to her family. Along the way, he protects Johanna and teaches her English words.

(Adapted from: learningenglish.voanews.com/z/4691, 3:08 minutes)

CONSEJERÍA DE EDUCACIÓN, CULTURA Y DEPORTES
PRUEBAS DE CERTIFICACIÓN IN / B1 / CTO / SOL / ORDINARIA / 2024

TASK 2
MENTAL HEALTH

ANSWER BOX
QUESTION 0 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

ANSWER C B B B A C A C A

TRANSCRIPT
Let's identify what mental health is. Good mental health means you can think clearly (0). You are able to
learn and you are able to show others how you are feeling. That's both positive emotions (9) such as being
happy, excited, feeling loved. And it also means you can show negative emotions (9) such as being
scared, feeling upset, or feeling angry.
Mental health affects how you feel and how you behave (10). Generally, you cannot tell by looking at
someone if they are mentally healthy. We cannot see inside someone's head, can we? Now let's discuss
how we can keep mentally healthy.
You can talk about your feelings. All feelings are okay to feel. It's important we learn how to recognize
our emotions (11).
Make sure you get enough sleep. Sleep is a vital part of staying healthy. A good night's sleep helps us to
focus. It improves our behaviour and our ability to learn (12). It also improves our memory.
Help others whenever you can. When you are kind to someone and help others, it not only makes them
feel good, but it also makes you feel happy too (13). A win-win situation.
Spend time outside every day. Fresh air and sunshine can help boost our energy levels. Plus, the sunshine
helps our bodies to produce vitamin D, which is important for us to help fight off illnesses (14).
Listen to your favourite music (15). When you hear your favourite song, it can really make you and your
brain happy. And if you feel like having a dance too, you go for it.
Take some time out to relax. This can be achieved in lots of different ways, Why don't you try some
mindfulness colouring? (16) Or you could try yoga. There are some great videos on YouTube that are
perfect for yoga.
(Adapted from: youtube.com/watch?v=pgl5Wd5FO14, 2:52 minutes)
CONSEJERÍA DE EDUCACIÓN, CULTURA Y DEPORTES
PRUEBAS DE CERTIFICACIÓN IN / B1 / CTO / SOL / ORDINARIA / 2024

TASK 3
PARIS BIKES

ANSWER BOX
GAP WORD
0. LESS DEPENDENT

17. GET AROUND

18. THOUSAND /1000

19. BIKES

20. TRAFFIC (JAMS)

21. GOOD

22. CLOSED

23. WALKING

24. BUSIER

25. BY HALF / 1/2

TRANSCRIPT
Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo has long worked to make her city less dependent (0) on cars. She wanted to see
more people using bicycles, or bikes, to get around (17). Over a number of years, the city government put
in restrictions on cars and increased the amount of bike lanes from 200 kilometres to over 1,000
kilometres (18).
Now, her effort seems to have paid off. This year, Parisians are not complaining about too much automobile
traffic. Instead, they say there are too many bikes (19). Thibault Quere is a spokesperson for France’s
Federation of Bicycle Users. He said he remembered seeing “traffic jams (20) all over the place” when he
travelled by car as a child. “Now, it’s really like a bike traffic jam,” he said. “It’s kind of a good (21) difficulty
to have, especially when we think about what Paris used to be.” Some famous roads along the River Seine
are completely closed (22) to cars. Now you see people riding bikes, running, and walking (23) with their
families along the river.
In another part of Paris, a bike path on Sebastopol Boulevard is one of the busiest in Europe, after opening
in 2019. In one week in early September, it recorded a record high of 124,000 riders. Paris en Selle is a
volunteer organization supporting cycling in the city. It says the French capital’s bike paths are busier (24)
than some popular ones in London and almost as busy as some in Amsterdam. Amsterdam is known for its
high bike usage. The city will host the summer Olympics in 2024 and plans to add more bike lanes by then.
Paris wants to reduce its pollution by half (25) during the games, even as visitors from around the world will
be in the city for the event. Organizers say all of the competition sites will be reachable by bike through a 60-
kilometer network of bike lanes.
(Adapted from: learningenglish.voanews.com/a/once-had-too-many-cars-now-paris-has-too-many-
bikes/7289229.html, 2:48 minutes)