Questões de Língua Inglesa

A semi-modal verb in English is a special, non-typical type of verb which behaves like a lexical verb but also expresses modality (Carter and McCarthy, 2006: 395) The modal meaning expressed by the semi-modal in the clause “You needn´t go on some strange, strict diet…” is one of lack of:

• A. necessity
• B. permission
• C. volition
• D. obligation
• E. ability

Judge the following items according to the text.

Most of the people who were involved in the accidents mentioned in the text couldn’t hear the vehicles approaching because they were distracted by their MP3 players.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

Adjectives describe the features of people and things denoted by nouns or pronouns. On the whole, they cannot be identifi ed by their form, but most typically by their functions in a sentence (Carter and McCarthy, 2006: 236). According to the text, the only sequence that contains words which function as adjectives is :

• A. bikini, ready, handy (paragraph 1)
• B. sunblock, odd-looking, free (paragraph 2)
• C. important, right, SPF (paragraph 3)
• D. fittest, larger, suit (paragraph 4)
• E. photo, younger, chubbier (paragraph 5)

Judge the following items according to the text.

In New York, a law was proposed to forbid the use of MP3 outdoors.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

The connection established between the two clauses in the excerpt “As long as you’re fit, …., don’t worry about the few extra pounds”, (line 48-49) may be described as one of:

• A. time
• B. extent
• C. cause
• D. condition
• E. consequence

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It is correct to infer from the text that, if people didn’t use electronic devices outside their homes, accidents wouldn’t happen.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

Based on the text above, judge the following items.

In the sentence “these findings suggest that Facebook may undermine it” (l.32 and 33), the verb “undermine” means the opposite of the verb to mine.

• 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: The PCN have adopted a view of learning which sees it as the product of the often asymmetrical relationship between a learner and a more competent peer. This view is also called:

• A. Communicative approach
• B. Socio-interactionism
• C. Direct method
• D. Peer-constructivism
• E. Naturalistic approach

Based on the text above, judge the following items.

The text above was written especially for psychologists and other experts.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

According to the text above, judge the following items.

The last sentence of the text can be correctly translated as: O Brasil também tem estado na vanguarda da produção de versões genéricas de medicamentos essenciais contra a AIDS.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado