Questões sobre Interpretação de Texto

The role played by native speakers of English, as discussed in the second paragraph,

• A.

  is a crucial one in modeling correct pronunciation when teaching non-natives.

• B.

  has been minimized in the teaching of English as its international use increases.

• C.

  remains of utmost importance because of their familiarity with English-speaking culture.

• D.

  is fundamental in the teaching of skills such as those needed for translating.

• E.

  has been increased due to the need of training new teachers all over the world.

Officials in South Korea are concerned about

• A. high levels of personal debt in a sluggish economy.
• B. poor credit-ratings and economic over-heating.
• C. rising household expenditures and house prices.
• D. broken homes and inability to support fl attery.
• E. the national debt and how to pay it off.

Based on the text above, judge the following items.

The aim of the inquiry mentioned on the text is to identify apps which do not disclose precise information about costs involved in its use.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

According to the third and fourth paragraphs,

• A.

  new technology has allowed people all over the world to have access to standard English as spoken in English-speaking countries.

• B.

  as more dictionaries and grammars are produced based on corpus research, non-native speakers have more reliable learning tools to learn correct English.

• C.

  the use of copy editors associated with new technological advances such as computerized corpora allows learners to have more correct models to imitate.

• D.

  the English used in broadcasting has been more widespread all over the world because of the increased use of modern technology and has become the model for teaching.

• E.

  as more people abroad have access to English as spoken by native speakers it becomes more difficult to continue with the idea of a standard form to be taught.

Based on the text, judge the items below.

America’s Congress will make it obligatory for cars to use data recorders similar to those found in airplanes.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

According to the text, the general reaction to the Rio+20 Conference was

• A. generally optimistic.
• B. absolutely singular.
• C. relatively cheerful.
• D. extremely gloomy.
• E. remarkably sanguine.

The modal may is used several times in the second paragraph. In the context, it denotes

• A.

  possibility.

• B.

  ability.

• C.

  condition.

• D.

  advisability.

• E.

  necessity.

Based on the text, judge the items below.

The recording safety system built in cars will enable investigators and road-safety officials to grasp more easily how certain accidents take place.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

The author of the article believes that immediately after the 1992 environmental conference

• A. his only hope was to visit a famous environmentalist.
• B. the response to the event was much the same as now.
• C. the United Nations failed to foster any agreements.
• D. everybody praised the far-sighted accords reached.
• E. the climate began to change all around the world.

By referring to the grammatical untidiness of authentic native-speaker usage in the third paragraph, the author indicates that the use of English grammar by its native speakers is

• A.

  careless.

• B.

  effective.

• C.

  precise.

• D.

  correct.

• E.

  inefficient.