Questões de Língua Inglesa

In the second paragraph the expression "stroking and prodding" means:

• A. To hug and to squeeze with your own hands.
• B. To touch and to poke with your finger.
• C. To scratch and to mold something or someone.
• D. None of the above.

Judge the following items according to the text CB3A1AAA.

The author of the text claims that concurrent computation is an outdated issue.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

Based on Siqueira (2011), analyse the statements below.

I. ELF has derived from “native” speakers and is a unique variety of English.

II. Most interactions in ELF today are between “non-native” speakers.

III. ELF has become a diverse, multiple and nomad language.

IV. It is possible to codify a general variety of ELF.

Choose the correct answer:

• A. Only I is correct.
• B. Only II is correct.
• C. Only I and II are correct.
• D. Only II and III are correct.
• E. Only III and IV are correct.

In the first sentence of the text "manhandled" can be replaced by:

• A. Mistreated.
• B. Perforated.
• C. Spoiled.
• D. None of the above.

In the text CB3A1AAA,

the verb “realize” (l.7) can be replaced by accomplish without any change in the meaning of the sentence.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

Consider the following statement: “the teaching of a foreign language […] tends to place ‘non-natives’ locally involved in the process of teaching/learning in a subordinate position when confronted with the authority attributed to the ‘natives’ in what is considered ‘their own language’” (our translation) (Jordão, 2013, p. 280).

Here, the writer is attributing this view to

• A. notions of global English.
• B. different situated practices.
• C. definitions of World Englishes.
• D. early communicative approaches.
• E. concepts of English as a lingua franca.

According to the text it is correct to say that:

• A. Dolphins are common in this area and there is no extinction risk at all.
• B. This kind of dolphin is rare and there must be not so much left in the wild.
• C. Dolphins are completely comfortable out of water and there is no risk of dehydration.
• D. None of the above.

In the text CB3A1AAA,

“state-of-the-art technologies” (l.25) are advanced technologies, developed with an artistic touch.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

A palavra que preenche a lacuna I corretamente é

• A. because
• B. due
• C. although
• D. why
• E. caused

It is currently assumed that the teaching/learning of English as a Foreign Language in Brazilian public schools has not been successful (Jordão, 2013, p. 286-287). Read the statements below and mark them as TRUE (T) or FALSE (F).

( ) Teachers’ lack of qualification may contribute to this perception.

( ) This is because local cultures and discursive practices are disregarded.

( ) To solve this problem, basic rules of grammar and vocabulary should be taught.

The statements are, respectively:

• A. F, F and T.
• B. T, T and F.
• C. F, T and F.
• D. T, F and T.
• E. F, T and T.