Prueba de Suficiencia en Comprensión Lectora en Inglés. Texto 1: India Underdeveloped Country to Computer-Developed Nation (50 puntos)

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1 Instituto Universitario Aeronáutico - Facultad de Ciencias de la Administración Ingeniería de Sistemas Apellido y Nombre:.. DNI: Prueba de Suficiencia en Comprensión Lectora en Inglés IMPORTANTE: Las respuestas deben darse en Español, excepto que se especifique lo contrario. No se permite el uso de diccionarios o de otro tipo de dispositivo de traducción. Texto 1: India Underdeveloped Country to Computer-Developed Nation (50 puntos) Actividades de Pre Lectura Observe el texto prestando atención a la organización del mismo. Basándose en la fuente, la gráfica, las imágenes, las siglas, el título y los conocimientos propios de su carrera, elabore una hipótesis de lectura.... Actividades de Lectura (Base sus respuestas en lo explicitado en el texto) A) Scanning (4x2=8 pts.) 1) Relacione los siguientes lenguajes de programación con el texto: Logo.. BASIC... Pascal... 2) A qué hace referencia two-thirds? (línea 14) ) Extienda la sigla TCS Qué representa? Por qué se la nombra? ) Explique la relación entre1992 y B) Responda las siguientes preguntas. (7x2=14 pts.) 1) En términos de población, cómo está considerada la India? ) De acuerdo al texto Cuál es la fama que se ha ganado India en los últimos años? ) A India le preocupa que sus graduados se vayan del país. Cómo lo evitará?.... 1

2 4) Programación es una materia muy importante en las escuelas de la India. Dé razones. 5) Vincule estas tres frases en una oración que exprese el sentido dado en el texto: student generation, Indian business community y foreign countries ) Mencione las expectativas futuras de TCS ) Explique por qué TCS es importante para India y de qué manera el éxito de TCS beneficiará a la India.... C) Diga a qué hacen referencia las siguientes expresiones. (2x2=4 pts.) that reason (línea 4):..... this educational emphasis (línea 8):.... D) Dé un equivalente en español de estas frases: (6x2=12 pts.) Inglés Equivalente en español World s brightest mathematicians Computer-literate students Technology-based industries Domestic software market Total export revenue Computer-developed country E) Complete las oraciones con la palabra apropiada. (4x1=4 pts.) underdeveloped developing development developed The term.. country is used to describe countries that have a high standard of living according to some criteria. 2

3 The vocational training program is a key project to improve the economically.. area, where 56 % of girls are illiterate. Our services for software.. in India extends to third party software implementations and maintenance services. A country: a country evolving from an agricultural and mining economy to an industrialised one. Actividades de Post-Lectura: En base a lo expresado en el texto, elabore un párrafo que vincule a India con el mercado tecnológico. (8 pts.) Texto 2: Personnel Department (50 puntos) Actividades de Pre Lectura Observe el texto prestando atención a la organización del mismo. Basándose en la fuente, la introducción y los conocimientos propios de su carrera, elabore una hipótesis de lectura. Actividades de Lectura 1) Grafique un diagrama teniendo en cuenta los puestos y responsabilidades del 2do nivel de management. (8x2.5=20 pts.) DIRECTOR de PERSONAL 3

4 2) A qué se refieren las expresiones que aparecen en negrita en el texto? (8x0.5= 4 pts.) you.... its our we this. She us... here... 3) Explique lo siguiente: (8x2=16 pts.) a. Qué se dice del 3º nivel de management en el texto?... b. Qué cantidad de hombres y mujeres forman el 1er y 2do nivel de management?. c. Qué se dice acerca del cargo de Training and Developer Manager?... d. Policy-making meetings significa.... e. Union-management relations significa. f. Qué razones se ofrecen para justificar que training and development are both very important to us here at Rossoman?... g. La expresión in brief cumple la función de... h. En relación a qué se menciona the current recession?.. Actividades de Post Lectura: En un párrafo escriba un resumen del texto con las ideas principales y la intención del autor (para qué fue escrito el texto) (10 pts.) 4

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6 Texto 1 India: Underdeveloped Country to Computer Developed Nation 1 India, the second most densely populated country in the world, is considered an underdeveloped country. However, India does have a fine reputation for developing some of the world s brightest mathematicians, scientists, and computer programmers. For that reason, India is anxious to attract competitive computer businesses so these promising scholars will stay in India. Public schools in India stress computer programming education from the elementary levels (Logo programming) to the high school levels (BASIC and Pascal programming). With this educational emphasis on programming, Indians hope that this current generation of computer literate students will create a great demand for computers. Until this student generation joins the Indian business community, there will be a tremendous need for foreign countries to develop technologybased industries. As a result of many years of government restrictions, two thirds of all software programs in India are used illegally. One company that is making an impact on the domestic software market is Tata Consultancy Services (TCS). In 1992, TCS, an Indian developed software company, earned $44.7 million dollars in total export revenue. The goal of TCS is to become the top software producer in India and then to become a major exporter to other countries. TCS is making a commitment to use Indian knowledge and labour to change India from an underdeveloped country to a computer developed country. Source: Adapted from Ranade, J. Report from India, Byte, March 1993 and Software from India? Yes, It s for Real, Business Week, January 18, 1993, p.77. Develop: desarrollar Bright: brillante Join: unir Need: necesidad High: alto Glosario Literacy: alfabetismo Revenue: ganancia Commitment: compromiso Knowledge: conocimiento Foreign: extranjero 6

7 Texto 2 The Personnel Director of Rossomon explains the structure and organization of the Personnel Department to a new member of the team. Jan: As you know, my name is Janet Morgan but everybody calls me Jan. In this meeting I m going to explain the structure of the department. If you have any questions, feel free to interrupt. Paul: Right. Fine. Jan: As you can see on this chart here, I head the department. Now, what s involved in heading the department? Well, I act as a spokesperson for the department in all our senior management discussions, as well as in policymaking meetings. I am also responsible for co-ordinating the work of the personnel team. So, in brief, those are my two functions representing the Personnel Department and co-ordinating its activities. Now, moving on to the second level on the chart, as you can see, there are four managers who report to me. Let s take them individually. First, there is our Recruitment and Selection Manager. She s responsible for maintaining contact within the community in order to look for manpower according to our needs. Next we have the Compensation and Benefits Manager. He handles the company s employee benefit programme primarily health insurance and pension plans. Then we have the Training and Development Manager, who s in charge of skill training and management development. The post is currently vacant but we are, at the moment, advertising in the national press, so we hope to find someone soon. By the way, training and development are both very important for us here at Rossoman. Part of our policy here has been to offer opportunities for personal development. And, despite the current recession, this will continue. And finally, there s our Employee Relations Manager. She deals with the relationship between management and employees and advises us, that is the organization, on all aspects of union-management relations. Paul: Oh, I have a question. You mentioned union-management relations Which unions are active here? Jan: Good question! Let me answer that question when I finish presenting the third level on the chart here. Each of these managers is supported by an individual or a small team.. Source: Developing Business Contacts Prentice Hall,