Descripción de la tarea

I. COMPRENSIÓN DE UN TEXTO
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THE HISTORY OF MARVEL COMICS
Marvel Comics is home to many of the most well-known and most popular comic book characters of all time. Today they are a part of the mega-corporation known as Marvel Entertainment, which has massive worldwide revenues and influence. It was a long journey for Marvel comic books to reach their dominant market position, featuring some down periods as well as others of explosive popularity and innovation. The Downturn
Glossary: Revenue: ingresos -- Downturn: declive -- Ashes: cenizas -- Blockbuster: taquillazo |
1. De acuerdo con el texto, di si las siguientes afirmaciones son verdaderas (V) o falsas (F). (20 puntos, 5 por apartado )
A. Marvel Comics has had 2 other names
B. More than one superhero appeared in comics in both the Golden and the Silver Ages.
C. Stan Lee edited comics non-stop from the 1940s until the 1970s.
D. Films about superheroes have made a lot of money and increased interest in the comics.
2. Contesta las preguntas con la información del texto (20 puntos, 10 por apartado)
A. In what way did the superheroes relate to real historical events in the Golden Age?
B. Name 2 ways in which comics were different in the Silver Age compared to the Golden Age?
II. GRAMÁTICA Y VOCABULARIO
3. Responde a las siguientes cuestiones: (30 puntos, 5 por apartado)
A. Find in the text a synonym for SHORT.
B. Complete the sentence with the comparative of DANGEROUS.
The Hulk is …………………………………….. Captain America.
C. Write the interrogative for the underlined words:
Stan Lee returned to the company after the Second World War.
D. Link the two sentences using a relative clause.
Stan Lee edited Atlas Comics. It later changed its name to Marvel Comics.
E. Complete the sentence to make a conditional.
If I were a superhero, ………………………………………
F. Transform the sentence below into the past.
When I arrive home, Joe is waiting for me.
III. REDACCIÓN DE UN TEXTO
4. Escribe un texto de entre 60 y 80 palabras sobre uno de los siguientes temas: (30 puntos)
A. Have you ever seen a film about superheroes? Describe it.
B. In your opinion, what is a hero?
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