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31)

Q441398 - CESGRANRIO - 2011 - SEEC-RN - Professor - Inglês

In Text I, the expression that corresponds to the one in boldface type in “The buzz-words from the research front [...]” (line 20) is

a) fashionable words
b) outdated words
c) weird words
d) intelligent words
e) least popular words

32)

Q441401 - CESGRANRIO - 2011 - SEEC-RN - Professor - Inglês

According to the Brazilian PCN (Parâmetros Curriculares Nacionais), specifically in the annex named QECRL (Quadro Europeu Comum de Referência para as Línguas), 2001 adopted in Brazil, there is a methodological warning about the real need of establishing an effective and balanced relationship between grammar and vocabulary on one side and usage and practice on the other. In Swan’s interview, it becomes clear that he would agree with this methodological warning about foreign language teaching. Swan shows that when he

a) states that he is worried that the teaching of foreign language will tend to disappear in the UK.
b) uses a metaphor about boots and socks stating that one might be more important than the other but both are useful and not an alternative to one another.
c) says that, due to UK-based orthodoxy, foreign language teaching centrally focuses on grammar and pronunciation.
d) affirms that activity-based fluency practice has been neglected in the UK and cannot be compensated by the formal teaching of grammar.
e) declares that nowadays there is excellent professional training including focus on grammar and pronunciation.

33)

Q441406 - CESGRANRIO - 2011 - SEEC-RN - Professor - Inglês

According to Catherine Walter, the role of technology in foreign language learning

a) can aid a lot, but on an individual basis, because not everyone likes to deal with computers.
b) can replace the teacher by raising the pattern of the exercises and their speed, if it is sophisticated enough.
c) can turn unattractive games into fun activities.
d) is the best way to develop fluency, for every learner.
e) is the only way people can practice forms.

34)

Q441413 - CESGRANRIO - 2011 - SEEC-RN - Professor - Inglês

Swan is so fascinated with working with language because

a) he can help people go beyond their limits.
b) he can get to know different ways of thinking about the world.
c) he gets to know many people that carry different cultural backgrounds.
d) with language it is possible to connect people.
e) language is very intricate and it is an exclusive characteristic of the human species.

35)

Q441418 - CESGRANRIO - 2011 - SEEC-RN - Professor - Inglês

The expression in parentheses provides an instance of the words in boldface type in:

a) hovercraft – (a train)
b) a nectar-loving creature – (a flower)
c) tiny bird – (a pigeon)
d) flying skills – (flying sideways)
e) something that stays aloft – (a truck)

36)

Q441420 - CESGRANRIO - 2011 - SEEC-RN - Professor - Inglês

The words in parentheses describe the same idea expressed by the words, extracted from Text II, in boldface type in:

a) “the hummingbird’s remarkable flying skills” – lines 8-9 (fast).
b) “in unprecedented detail,” – line 9 (scarce).
c) “rendering surprising insights” – lines 9-10 (refusing).
d) “to document ballistics,” – line 14 (the trajectory of bullets).
e) “a few spritzes of” – line 15 (brushes).

37)

Q441425 - CESGRANRIO - 2011 - SEEC-RN - Professor - Inglês

How does the hummingbird compare with other flying animals?

a) The hummingbird conserves more energy because it is far smaller.
b) The hummingbird cannot be compared to others because it is the only one that uses its pectoral muscles.
c) The hummingbird, as well as insects and bats, conserve energy in their upstroke motion.
d) According to other researchers hummingbirds procedures are similar to those of much larger birds.
e) According to other researchers most flying animals use the same procedure to save up energy.

38)

Q441121 - CESGRANRIO - 2011 - SEEC-RN - Professor - História,

Entender as causas do sucesso ou do fracasso dos alunos

tem sido uma preocupação recorrente de professores

e educadores em geral. As características culturais dos

alunos vêm a ser um fator geralmente apontado como determinante

para a aprendizagem de crianças, adolescentes

ou jovens.

Considerando as teorias educacionais contemporâneas,

qual, dentre as afirmativas abaixo relacionadas, NÃO

justifica essa situação?

a)
As perspectivas de sucesso na vida escolar tendem a acompanhar as variações quanto à posse de capital cultural por parte dos alunos.
b)
As possibilidades de sucesso escolar são maiores para alunos que possuem capital cultural idêntico ou similar ao de seus professores.
c)
Os alunos das classes populares, devido às suas características culturais, enfrentam maiores discriminações dificultando alcançar o sucesso escolar.
d)
Os alunos de segmentos sociais em situação de desvantagem e possuidores de menor capital cultural estão fadados ao fracasso na escola.
e)
Os alunos que sofrem atos de discriminação na escola em função de suas características culturais tendem a se evadir com maior frequência.

39)

Q441126 - CESGRANRIO - 2011 - SEEC-RN - Professor - História,

Embora as práticas de avaliação acompanhem a história

da educação escolar, contemporaneamente tem crescido

a preocupação em fazer dessa um componente importante

do processo de ensino e aprendizagem.

Considerando-se a realidade das escolas brasileiras, uma

das funções que a avaliação deve ter é ser um instrumento

para

a)
a escola apreender o grau de importância que os alunos atribuem às disciplinas escolares.
b)
a coordenação delinear os diferentes tipos de provas a serem aplicadas.
c)
os professores controlarem a ação das famílias na aprendizagem dos alunos.
d)
os professores reconhecerem o progresso e as dificuldades dos alunos na compreensão dos conhecimentos ensinados.
e)
os diretores verificarem o entendimento dos professores sobre a proposta pedagógica da escola.

40)

Q441392 - CESGRANRIO - 2011 - SEEC-RN - Professor - Inglês

In Text I, the demonstrative pronoun this in “This gives today’s teachers a great start […] (line 9) refers to the fact that

a) now materials are direct and simplified.
b) creating materials usually takes a long time.
c) most of the materials available did not use to be written by the teachers.
d) teachers do not have to write all the materials now and have more time left for other activities.
e) in the past materials were thin and down to the point and therefore students had to seek for resources on their own.

41)

Q441397 - CESGRANRIO - 2011 - SEEC-RN - Professor - Inglês

The hyphen in “long-established” (line 26) is used in Text I to connect the elements of

a) a noun phrase
b) a compound verb
c) a determiner phrase
d) an adverbial phrase
e) an adjectival phrase

42)

Q441400 - CESGRANRIO - 2011 - SEEC-RN - Professor - Inglês

According to the General Guidelines to the teaching of foreign languages in Brazil, it is essential to emphasize the development of capacities that facilitate a successful learning of formal contents. In this respect, the only aspect that Swan does NOT list as a progress in today’s English teaching approaches is the

a) decline in unattractive textbooks.
b) appearance of professional associations.
c) existence of effective professional training.
d) blossoming of the field of Applied Linguistics.
e) neglect in the teaching of language-specific aspects, such as grammar and pronunciation.

43)

Q441405 - CESGRANRIO - 2011 - SEEC-RN - Professor - Inglês

In Text I, Swan did NOT cite the following practice as an example:

a) Someone learning how to drive should practice the coordination of the different pedals.
b) Language learners should have activity-based fluency practice.
c) Musicians should practice music scales in their instruments.
d) People learning foreign languages should practice interlanguage.
e) Language learners should practice grammar forms.

44)

Q441412 - CESGRANRIO - 2011 - SEEC-RN - Professor - Inglês

The use of the gerund in “[…] the fascination of working […]” (lines 98-99) and “[…] that comes from building […]” (line 104) can be explained due to the fact that

a) these are verbs that follow a preposition.
b) these are verbs in the progressive form in the present.
c) these are verbs in the progressive form in the past.
d) the action is happening simultaneously to speech.
e) the actions should all be parallel.

45)

Q441417 - CESGRANRIO - 2011 - SEEC-RN - Professor - Inglês

What does the fragment “the nectar-loving hummingbird” (line 2) qualify?

a) “Nature’s greatest hovercraft”
b) “Some insects”
c) “The aerodynamics of nature’s greatest hovercraft”
d) “Explanation”
e) “Flower”

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