As línguas têm um papel importante na comunicação entre
pessoas de diferentes culturas. Diante do movimento de
internacionalização no ensino superior, a universidade
Politecnico di Milano decidiu
O texto relata perspectivas no campo da tecnologia
para cirurgias em geral, e a mais promissora para este
momento enfoca o(a)
Anúncios publicitários buscam chamar a atenção do
consumidor por meio de recursos diversos. Nesse pôster,
os números indicados correspondem ao(à)
Na tira da série For better or for worse, a comunicação
entre as personagens fica comprometida em um
determinado momento porque
36 hours in Buenos Aires
Contemporary Argentine history is a roller coaster of
financial booms and cracks, set to gripping political soap
operas. But through all the highs and lows, one thing has
remained constant: Buenos Aires's graceful elegance
and cosmopolitan cool. This attractive city continues to
draw food lovers, design buffs and party people with its
riotous night life, fashion-forward styling and a favorable
exchange rate. Even with the uncertain economy, the
creative energy and enterprising spirit of Porteños, as
residents are called, prevail — just look to the growing
ranks of art spaces, boutiques, restaurants and hotels.
SINGER, P. Disponível em: www.nytimes.com. Acesso em: 30 jul. 2012
Nesse artigo de jornal, Buenos Aires é apresentada como
a capital argentina, que
A partir da leitura do texto sobre a comemoração do
Ano-novo na Escócia, observa-se que, com o tempo,
aspectos da cultura de um povo podem ser
Uma campanha pode ter por objetivo conscientizar
a população sobre determinada questão social.
Na campanha realizada no Reino Unido, a frase “A third
of the food we buy in the UK ends up being thrown away''
foi utilizada para enfatizar o(a)
As instituições públicas fazem uso de avisos como
instrumento de comunicação com o cidadão. Esse aviso,
voltado a passageiros, tem o objetivo de
A reportagem apresenta consequências do uso de novas
tecnologias para a mente humana. Nesse contexto, a
memória das pessoas é influenciada pelo(a)
Horse or cow
Prior to taking retirement and selling off his land, a
farmer needed to get rid of all the animals he owned, so
he decided to call on every house in his village. At houses
where the man was the boss, he gave a horse; at houses
where the woman was the boss, he gave a dairy cow.
Approaching one cottage, he saw a couple gardening
and called out, 'Who's the boss around here?'
'I am,' said the man.
The farmer said: 'I have a black horse and a brown
horse. Which one would you like?'
The man thought for a minute and said, 'The black one.'
'No, no, get the brown one,' said his wife.
The farmer said, 'Here's your cow.'
TIBBALLS, G. The book of senior jokes. Great Britain: Michael O'Mara, 2009 (adaptado)
O texto relata o caso de um fazendeiro prestes a se
aposentar e vender sua fazenda. O aspecto cômico desse
texto provém da
A emissão de gases tóxicos na atmosfera traz diversas
consequências para nosso planeta. De acordo com o
gráfico, retirado do texto Global warming is an international
issue, observa-se que
My brother the star, my mother the earth
my father the sun, my sister the moon,
to my life give beauty, to my
body give strength, to my corn give
goodness, to my house give peace, to
my spirit give truth, to my elders give
wisdom.
Disponível em: www.blackhawkproductions.com. Acesso em: 8 ago. 2012
Produções artístico-culturais revelam visões de mundo
próprias de um grupo social. Esse poema demonstra a
estreita relação entre a tradição oral da cultura indígena
norte-americana e a
Why am I compelled to write? Because the writing
saves me from this complacency I fear. Because I have
no choice. Because I must keep the spirit of my revolt
and myself alive. Because the world I create in the writing
compensates for what the real world does not give me.
By writing I put order in the world, give it a handle so I can
grasp it.
ANZALDÚA, G. E. Speaking in tongues: a letter to third world women writers.
In: HERNANDEZ, J. B. (Ed.). Women writing resistance: essays on
Latin America and the Caribbean. Boston: South End, 2003
Gloria Evangelina Anzaldúa, falecida em 2004, foi uma
escritora americana de origem mexicana que escreveu
sobre questões culturais e raciais. Na citação, o intuito da
autora é evidenciar as
A Tall Order
The Sky isn't the limit for an architect building the world's first invisible skyscraper.
Charles Wee, one of the world's leading high–rise architects, has a confession to make: he's bored with skyscrapers. After designing more than 30, most of which punctuate the skylines of rapidly expanding Asian cities, he has struck upon a novel concept: the first invisible skyscraper.
As the tallest structure in South Kora, his infinity Tower will loom over Seoul until somebody pushes a button and it completely disappears.
When he entered a 2004 competition to desing a landmark tower, the Korean–American architect rejected the notion of competing with Dubai, Toronto, and Shangai to reach the summit of man–made summits. “I thought, let's not jump into this stupid race to build another “tallest" tower, he says in a phone conversation. “Let's take an opposite approach – let's make an anti–tower.
The result will be a 150–story building that fades from view at the flick of a switch. The tower will effectively function as an enormous television screen, being able to project an exact replica of whatever is happening behind it onto its façade. To the human eye, the building will appear to have melted away.
It will be the most extraordinary achievement of Wee's stellar architectural career. After graduating from UCLA, he worked under Anthony Lumsden, a prolific Californian architect who helped devise the modern technique of wrapping buildings inside smooth glass skins.
HINES, N. Disponível em: http://mag.newsweek.com. Acesso em 13 out 2013 (adaptado).
No título e no subtítulo desse texto, as expressões A Tall Order e The sky isn't the limit são usadas para apresentar uma matéria cujo tema é
The Road Not Taken (by Robert Frost)
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I –
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
Disponível em: www.poetryfoundation.org. Acesso em: 29 nov. 2011 (fragmento).
Estes são os versos finais do famoso poema The Road Not Taken, do poeta americano Robert Frost. Levando–se em consideração que a vida é comumente metaforizada como uma viagem, esses versos indicam que o autor
