English Exam 2º Bto 3rd Term

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ENGLISH EXAM 2º BTO 3rd TERM.- NAME: DA TE: ___________ MARK: Spain: a mira!i"n #"$n!r%  Emigration was a constant feature in Spain during the 20th century, with emigrants origina lly going oversea s to the Latin-A merican countries. Later, during the second half of the century, when northern and western European countries began to employ foreign worers, Spanish emigration altered its directio n. !or many years, the outward "ow of migr ants balanced the e#cess of worers, particularly in rural areas. $owever, the seventies and eighties saw a large dr op in emigration, aggr avating Spain%s unemployment problems. &ut there has been a signi'cant change in the migratory tendencies during the last 20 ye ars or so a nd Spain, which for yea rs was a traditional country of emigration, has at present become a new pole of attraction of migration "ows. (he reasons for Spain%s transformation from an emigration coun try into an immig ration one are diverse and cause d both by Spain%s domestic situation and socioeconomic and political developments abroad.  (he country%s membership in the Europe an )nion and its relative ly continuous economic growth have made Spain an attractive destination. *mmigrants have helped increase the Spanish population by over + million leg isl at ion been modi'ed many times in order to eep pac e wit h this situation. !rom the beginning, the focus has been on controlling the massive arrival of immigrants and combatin g ill ega l mig ration, which represents a central problem for Spain.  Signi'cant changes have taen place in this country, not only at the demographica l level, and immigration has become an important t opic both as a social and a political issue in the public debate. .- rite a composition about two of the following topics/  a. &'a! m(a)$r() #"$*d +( !a,(n !" )"*( !'( pr"+*(m " i**(a* immira!i"n/  1ive your opinion in at least 0 words.  b. rite a story at least 0 words ending with this sentence/ 0T'a!1) '% (!(r d(#id(d !" (mira!( !" an"!'(r #"$n!r% !" )!ar! a n( *i(.0 2.- Answer the following two 3uestions/

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ENGLISH EXAM 2º BTO 3rd TERM.-

NAME:____________________________________________________________________________________

DATE: ___________________________________ MARK:___________________________________

Spain: a mi ra!i"n #"$n!r%

Emigration was a constant feature in Spain during the 20th century, withemigrants originally going overseas to the Latin-American countries. Later,during the second half of the century, when northern and western Europeancountries began to employ foreign wor ers, Spanish emigration altered its

direction. !or many years, the outward "ow of migrants balanced thee#cess of wor ers, particularly in rural areas. $owever, the seventies andeighties saw a large drop in emigration, aggravating Spain%s unemploymentproblems.

&ut there has been a signi'cant change in the migratory tendenciesduring the last 20 years or so and Spain, which for years was a traditionalcountry of emigration, has at present become a new pole of attraction of migration "ows. (he reasons for Spain%s transformation from an emigrationcountry into an immigration one are diverse and caused both by Spain%sdomestic situation and socioeconomic and political developments abroad.

(he country%s membership in the European )nion and its relativelycontinuous economic growth have made Spain an attractive destination.

*mmigrants have helped increase the Spanish population by over + millionlegislation been modi'ed many times in order to eep pace with thissituation. !rom the beginning, the focus has been on controlling themassive arrival of immigrants and combating illegal migration, whichrepresents a central problem for Spain.

Signi'cant changes have ta en place in this country, not only at thedemographical level, and immigration has become an important topic bothas a social and a political issue in the public debate.

.- rite a composition about two of the following topics/

a . &'a! m(a)$r() #"$*d +( !a,(n !" )"* ( !'( pr"+*(m " i**( a*immi ra!i"n/ 1ive your opinion in at least 0 words.

b . rite a story at least 0 words ending with this sentence/ 0T'a!1) '%(!(r d(#id(d !" (mi ra!( !" an"!'(r #"$n!r% !" )!ar! a n( *i (.0

2.- Answer the following two 3uestions/

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