Read Text I and answer questions 01 to 10:
The underlined word in “ far better suited to tomorrow's workplace than those memorizing grammar rules“ (lines 28-29) refers to:
Read Text II and answer questions 11 to 15:
When the writer states that the lingua franca for the next twenty or thirty years is “ likely to be English“ (line 33), he evaluates this situation as
Read Text II and answer questions 11 to 15:
Consider the fragment “ some of the ‘nitty gritty’ operational issues“ (lines 63 and 64) and analyse the assertions below.
I. This fragment indicates a formal way of discussing everyday practice.
II. By using this expression the author is trying to be informal and friendly.
III. This is an informal tone to discuss the basic facts of the matter.
Choose the correct answer.
Read Text III and answer questions 16 to 30:
Read the statements below and check whether they reflect the author’s opinion or not.
I. Practitioners are expected to do away with all their previous experiences.
II. Practitioners should evaluate their previous experiences with a lot of care.
III. Practitioners will never be in a position to carry out reflective teaching properly. Choose the correct answer.
Read Text III and answer questions 16 to 30:
In the sentence “ Despite this, some consensus has been achieved“ (line 16), the underlined word has the same function as the underlined word in
Questions 31 to 38 address both the teaching of English as a foreign language and the Parâmetros Curriculares Nacionais (PCNs)
Match each teaching model on the left to its corresponding characteristic on the right:
Teaching models
1- Audio-lingualism
2- Communicative language
3- Grammar-translation
4- Task-based learning
Characteristics
( ) use of authentic texts; teaching emphasis on the development of communication skills( ) use of bilingual word lists; teaching emphasis on the development of reading and writing skills
( ) use of drills; emphasis on the development of oral skills
( ) use of problem solving and situations; emphasis on the successful completion of activities The only correct sequence is expressed by:
One way in which a text is bound together is through cohesion. In the excerpt “If you want to know why people come to Rio de Janeiro, and came even during its years of bloody, decadent decline (…)” (lines 1-2), cohesion operates in the underlined elements by means of:
Verb phrases signal certain concepts. In the excerpt “(…) a strong national economy has been motivating the city of six million to remake itself.” (lines 21-23) and “Brazilian authorities have boasted that Rio’s murder rate has plunged.” (lines 23-24), the concept being signalled is that of:
Indirect speech/thought is a reconstruction of the words/thoughts of a speaker conveyed in a reported clause. The acceptable way to report “Would it be possible to experience Rio with maximum pleasure and minimal risk?” (lines 34-35) is conveyed by:
The word “for", in “for warmth and light bring ecological renewal
to what is now an icy desert" (L.16-17), is used to introduce
The aging process affects us all at different rates. Some people
of fifty-three, like the esteemed author, look a mere thirty-five, with
sparkling brown eyes, a handsome gait and the virility of a steam train.
Others, like the author's friend Colin, look like little middle-aged men
at twenty-one with middle-aged outlooks of set ways and planned
futures. In women the former condition is common but women rarely
suffer from the latter, being fired with the insatiable drive of ambition
for either an independent and distinguished career in a still
male-dominated world, or a home and seven children by the time they
are thirty followed by an independent and distinguished career as a
Cheltenham councillor or a public relations agent for Jonathan Cape, in
later life.
No such luck for Charles Charlesworth, who was born on the
14th of March, 1829, in Stafford. At the age of four Charles had a beard
and was sexually active.
In the final three years of his life his skin wrinkled, he
developed varicose veins, shortness of breath, grey hair, senile dementia
and incontinence. Some time in his seventh year he fainted and never
gained consciousness.
The coroner returned a verdict of natural causes due to old age.
Hugh Cory. Advanced writing with english in use. Oxford University Press, p. 34
According to the text above,
it is rather common for women to look older than they really are.
Judge the following items according to the text above.
Given the increasing threat of terrorist attacks in Europe and in the U.S., there must be no limits over the surveillance powers governments have.
The aging process affects us all at different rates. Some
people of fifty-three, like the esteemed author, look a mere
thirty-five, with sparkling brown eyes, a handsome gait and the
virility of a steam train. Others, like the author's friend Colin, look
like little middle-aged men at twenty-one with middle-aged
outlooks of set ways and planned futures. In women the former
condition is common but women rarely suffer from the latter, being
fired with the insatiable drive of ambition for either an independent
and distinguished career in a still male-dominated world, or a home
and seven children by the time they are thirty followed by an
independent and distinguished career as a Cheltenham councillor or
a public relations agent for Jonathan Cape, in later life.
No such luck for Charles Charlesworth, who was born on
the 14th of March, 1829, in Stafford. At the age of four Charles had
a beard and was sexually active.
In the final three years of his life his skin wrinkled, he
developed varicose veins, shortness of breath, grey hair, senile
dementia and incontinence. Some time in his seventh year he
fainted and never gained consciousness.
The coroner returned a verdict of natural causes due to old
age.
Hugh Cory. Advanced writing with english in use. Oxford University Press, p. 34.
According to the text above
Charles Charlesworth’s cause of death was old age although he was only seven.
This text refers to questions from 39 to 41
There are very broad trends that affect almost all industries
and we can see them manifest in specific ways in each industry.
Generally, there is, as if it were, a kind of a "perfect storm"
gathering. With the more widespread adoption of the Internet, more
and more users are turning to it for e-commerce, trading,
reservations, gambling, and so on. This in turn increases the
numbers of transaction and information processing that need to be
conducted in near-real-time. In addition, organizations are using
more and more real-time systems to analyze information on-the-fly
and make automated decisions based on this information analysis
in real time. This is also becoming feasible because of the
significant reductions in the cost of computing infrastructure:
powerful machines based on commodity x86 architectures, open
source operating systems (Linux, Solaris), etc. With grid
technologies (such as GigaSpaces), they can aggregate these
machines into powerful computer systems previously only possible
with expensive mainframes and proprietary SMP machines.
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According to the text, it can be concluded that
Read the text below and answer the question that follow.
Choose the correct sentence, according to the text.
