Questões de Língua Inglesa

 

Judge if the translation suggested in each of the following items is grammatically correct and maintains the meaning of the original text.

“Start by taking the Metro there (orange or blue line to Smithsonian; take the Mall exit out of the station)” (l.4 and 5) = Comece pegando o Metrô para lá (linha laranja ou azul para Smithsonian; tome a saída para Mall quando chegar à estação)

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

According to the text, air cables

function in a more complex way than fiber optic cables.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

 

Judge if the translation suggested in each of the following items is grammatically correct and maintains the meaning of the original text.

“Or duck into the sculpture garden at the Hirshhorn Museum nearby.” (l.10 and 11) = Ou ver os patos no jardim de esculturas no Museu Hirshhorn aí perto.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

According to the text, air cables

are being tested by NASA.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

 

Based on the text, judge the following items.

Lateness can be a family tendency.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

According to the text, air cables

rely on differences of air density.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

 

Based on the text, judge the following items.

Latecomers are people who hardly ever are on time for their appointments.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

Based on the text, judge the following items.

The word “personnel” (l.13) refers to the Australian Federal Police.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

 

Based on the text, judge the following items.

Some people lose their jobs because they are habitually late.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

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: English Language Teaching practice has incorporated the following principle as part of its most recent procedures (Harmer, 1998: 32):

• A. words and phrases are better blocks than grammatical structures to describe language
• B. the emphasis of a language lesson should always be on tasks
• C. students should learn about language as part of learning a language
• D. Activate, Engage and Study (in this order) are the building blocks of a successful language lesson
• E. students must study language evidence to discover grammatical rules themselves