Questões de Língua Inglesa

At the age of 17, Galileo discovered isochronisms – the principle in which every oscillation of a pendulum takes the same period of time despite variation in amplitude. According to him the best meaning for isochronism is:

• A. A pendulum.
• B. A principle.
• C. An oscillation.
• D. None of the above.

In a classroom situation in which the student asks the teacher if British or American pronunciation should be preferred, the most adequate answer the teacher should give, from a postcolonial orientation, is:

• A. There are no rules any longer as to how to pronounce words.
• B. British pronunciation is preferable as it has set the basis for English speaking.
• C. American pronunciation should be used as most global transactions rely on it.
• D. Pronunciation deserves attention but the focus should be on acknowledging linguistic varieties.
• E. Both British and American pronunciations are valid and will be used as models, showing where they differ.

Between the lates 1930s and 1940s, the Brown Calendar Company produced a series of calendars featuring trains of the California Railroad. Up to three hundred thousand of there, featuring large, colorful scenes of trains at work, were published every year to hang in depots and shippers officers along the lines of the famous company. The scenes, mostly painted by one artist, Graham Teller, are now valuable collectibles. According to the text above choose the right alternative: What is the subject of this passage?

• A. Trains at the railroad station.
• B. Calendars of the California railroad trains.
• C. Rentable calendars.
• D. None of the above.

O conectivo que preenche corretamente a lacuna I no primeiro parágrafo do item 2 é

• A. Because
• B. However
• C. When
• D. Although
• E. Therefore

The statement that best addresses a poststructuralist view of teaching English as an International Language in Brazilian public schools is:

• A. Teaching English in public schools has deteriorated beyond the point of repair.
• B. “Native” speakers of English should be invited to help design more up-to-date materials.
• C. Easy solutions cannot be found as practice is situated, contextual and collaborative.
• D. Pre-established rules should be set so that students learn the culture of the target language.
• E. New books and materials should be developed by a group of international teachers and experts.

Emperor Qin Shi Huang (259 BC - 210 BC) fascinates people when they talk about the Great Wall and the Terracotta Warriors and Horses - his two greatest achievements.

As the first emperor of China, he indeed has a profound influence on Chinese history and culture. Complete the sentence below with the right alternative:

He was buried by 6,000 life-sized clay figures of soldiers standing in battle formation, along ________ life-sized ceramic chariots and horses.

• A. Behind.
• B. Next to.
• C. With.
• D. None of the above.

Um sinônimo para seemingly, conforme é usado em but seemingly Microsoft is against the idea, é

• A. absolutely.
• B. certainly.
• C. likely.
• D. apparently.
• E. unfortunately.

The following exercise, posted on the Internet, asks students to listen, repeat the words and memorize them.

This exercise illustrates

• A. social exchanges.
• B. dialogic teaching.
• C. digital critical literacy.
• D. situational approaches.
• E. dissociation from interaction.

Born in Indiana in 1867, Wilbur Wright was the elder brother of Orville Wright, with whom he developed the world's first successful airplane. ¨DThe desire to fly is an idea handed down to us by our ancestors who ... looked enviously on the birds soaring freely through space ... on the infinite highway of the air.¡¬ ¡ªWilbur Wright. The Wright brothers succeeded in making the first free, controlled flight of a power-driven airplane. An extraordinary achievement, Wilbur flew the plane for 59 seconds over a distance of 852 feet. Today, the Wright brothers are regarded as the "fathers of modern aviation." Wilbur Wright died in Dayton, Ohio, on May 30, 1912.

Choose the right alternative:

Wilbur flew his airplane ______ France in 1909.

• A. On.
• B. Upon.
• C. Over.
• D. None of the above.

A conjunção Though, conforme empregada no texto, pode ser traduzida como

• A. Embora.
• B. Entretanto.
• C. Devido a.
• D. Portanto.
• E. Enquanto.