Questões de Língua Inglesa

Questions 21 to 28 address both the teaching of English as a foreign language and the Parâmetros Curriculares Nacionais – PCN. Read them and mark the right alternative: The PCN claim that starting from what language learners know already is crucial. The reason why this is so is that learners can then:

• A. develop strategies to cope with learning problems
• B. have a genuine reason for studying the foreign language
• C. be motivated to expand what they have already understood
• D. create new knowledge by building on their existing knowledge
• E. compare their previous knowledge with that of their fellow students

The word “figures” in “the three researchers' figures suggest that the…” means:

• A. graphs;
• B. designs;
• C. numbers;
• D. sketches;
• E. drawings.

The word “healthy” is to “health” as:

• A. ”adorable” is to “adore”.
• B. ”famous” is to “fame”.
• C. ”cheerful” is to “cheer”.
• D. ”agreeable” is to “agree”.
• E. ”annoying” is to “annoy”.

Questions 21 to 28 address both the teaching of English as a foreign language and the Parâmetros Curriculares Nacionais – PCN. Read them and mark the right alternative: The orientation which probably best describes the PCN is the focus on:

• A. multi-disciplinary themes rather than limited objectives
• B. socially relevant themes as a springboard for language teaching
• C. integrated multidisciplinary topics to be taught simultaneously
• D. local cultural practices instead of specifi c subjects
• E. all language skills to the detriment of a particular one

The action implied in “If they do not” is:

• A. prove their research to be quite valid;
• B. import more rare-earths from China;
• C. increase the level of gas emissions;
• D. invest in the search for rare-earths;
• E. avoid the manufacture of magnets.

Questions 21 to 28 address both the teaching of English as a foreign language and the Parâmetros Curriculares Nacionais – PCN. Read them and mark the right alternative: Harmer (1998:68) claims that the greatest controversy about the suitability of reading texts for English language students is centred on whether the texts are:

• A. age or gender appropriate
• B. authentic or simplified
• C. fun or relevant
• D. easily skimmed or dense
• E. summarised or extended

PPP stands for Presentation, Practice and Production and has been claimed to be specifically useful in a language lesson. Harmer (1998: 31) describes this to be:

• A. with large classes independent of their level
• B. with small classes at advanced level
• C. when teaching simple language to beginners
• D. when teaching presenting complicated patterns to advanced students
• E. when the emphasis of the lesson is on tasks

 

Based on text above, judge the following items.

It is possible that mosquito saliva transmits a lethal disease to humans.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

Processes of word formation such as Derivation (“suitie” - (line 25)) and Clipping (“fave” - (line 45)) present in the source text suggest that it aims most specifically at:

• A. women all ages
• B. overweight readers
• C. mothers of teenage girls
• D. prospective swimsuit buyers
• E. teenagers and young females

 

Based on text above, judge the following items.

Malaria is an example of a disease which is transmitted from person to person through a mosquito bite.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado