Question

Después de leer atentamente el texto y las cuestiones siguientes, el alumno deberá responder en INGLÉS a las cuestiones proporcionadas.

TEXTO
The Decline of “Once upon a time….”
Once upon a time, parents read bedtime stories to their children... But now it
seems that the fairy tale is over. According to a poll of mums and dads with
under-sevens, 36 per cent of parents never pick up a book with their little
ones. Of those who do read with their kids, just 21 per cent make time for a
story before bed every night. The study also showed that nearly half of the
kids would rather watch TV or play with toys or computer games.
In light of the findings, Littlewoods.com, a British online retailer behind the
study, has teamed up with 31-year-old British pop star Natasha Hamilton to
get youngsters back into reading. Littlewoods and Natasha have just
launched a bedtime story competition for children under seven to draw
pictures and create their own tale. The winning entry will be turned into an
audio book, narrated by Natasha. The pop star said: “As a mum of three, I
know how enjoyable bedtime stories are for my kids. I’m really excited
about seeing all the different story ideas. I can’t wait to see what the kids
come up with. Choosing a winner will not be easy”.
Experts say that one of the key ways of helping children to learn to read and
write well is to give them a love of books. However, some parents blame a
lack of time for not reading with their children, while others say they are just
too stressed, or that their kids are simply not interested. Surprisingly enough,
the vast majority of parents were told bedtime stories regularly when they
were little

QUESTIONS


2.- In your own words and based on the ideas in the text, answer the following questions. Do
not copy from the text.

a) How is Natasha Hamilton collaborating with Littlewoods.com in order to get young
people to read again?

b) Give two reasons why parents fail to read stories to their kids.
(Puntuación máxima: 2 puntos)



Prueba de selectividad para la comunidad de Madrid. Convocatoria Jun 2013-2014. Inglés.

Answer 1

2.- In your own words and based on the ideas in the text, answer the following questions. Do not copy from the text. 


a) How is Natasha Hamilton collaborating with Littlewoods.com in order to get young people to read again? 


Littlewoods.com and Natasha Hamilton came up with the idea of launching a storytelling competition in which kids will be able to come up with their own tale and illustrations, whichever wins will have his or her book turned into an audiobook narrated by the artist. 



b) Give two reasons why parents fail to read stories to their kids. 

Nowadays, schedules are tight for both parents and kids, so moms and dads may find it difficult to open up a space in their daily routine to read to their children. With so many extra-curricular activities at school for the kids and all the effort this represents for the parents, everyone’s tired by the time bedtime comes around. 

With all the kid-friendly devices that we have today, kids get entertained in a different way than being told stories, so they lose interest in things that are not animated or cannot be touched. 

Prueba de selectividad para la comunidad de Madrid. Convocatoria Jun 2013-2014. Inglés