Questões sobre Interpretação de Texto

In his article, Kumaravadivelo also mentions that TESOLers have now reached a state of consciousness about the central issues that must govern teaching practices. Yet, he says that:

“Admirable intentions need to be translated into attainable goals, which, in turn, need to be supported by actionable plans. I hope that the person who will be writing a state-ofthe- art essay for the golden jubilee volume of TESOL Quarterly in 2016 will be able to narrate a possible transition from awakening to attainment. After all, the end of all awakening must be the beginning of attainment.”

The expression “from awakening to attainment” can be appropriately paraphrased as

• A.

  from sweating to learning

• B.

  from knowing to doing

• C.

  from beginning to end

• D.

  from head to heels

• E.

  from here on

Based on the text above, judge the following items.

Usually, audits are principally linked to obtaining information about financial systems and financial records of an enterprise or business

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

The main purpose of this text is to

• A.

  reinforce the need to define English as the lingua franca in the aviation sector.

• B.

  discuss the importance of mastering English to find jobs in the aircraft industry.

• C.

  argument for the relevance of English language fluency in most professions worldwide.

• D.

  sustain that the language of aviation, is primarily English, in both operations and maintenance.

• E. advocate for the use of AECMA Simplified English in all FAA documentation for native and non-native speakers.

No texto, city wide pode ser traduzido como

• A.

  em cidades de porte médio.

• B.

  em toda a cidade.

• C.

  no centro da cidade.

• D.

  em cidades de grande extensão.

• E.

  em cidades muito populosas.

According to paragraph 2, it is correct to say that

• A.

  aircraft technicians and flight personnel are submitted to equal time pressure when they need to react to English language commands.

• B.

  both airline crews and maintenance personnel are subject to English language misunderstandings that can cause critical mishaps.

• C.

  aircraft maintenance personnel usually seem puzzled in discussions with native speakers about the need to use principles of Simplified English.

• D.

  it is widely known that several major accidents have been caused by linguistic misunderstandings during aircraft maintenance procedures.

• E. it is interesting to know that linguistic misunderstandings and incomprehension are also the cause of critical time constraints in maintenance operations.

O pronome them, sublinhado no texto, refere-se a

• A.

  citizens.

• B.

  cities.

• C.

  e-government services.

• D.

  online access.

• E.

  transaction needs.

Choose the only alternative that the author does NOT mention in support of the idea that the professional environment of aircraft maintenance crews nowadays is different from that of their peers in the past.

• A.

  Computers have gained the factory floor and have been eliminating many specialized technicians.

• B.

  Simplified English norms are adopted as a standard for most maintenance manuals and aircraft documentation.

• C.

  Most maintenance documentation is accessed through computer databases and not usually available in print.

• D.

  Manufacturers are now the leading source of courseware that will train maintenance crew to handle new equipment.

• E.

  Globalization and the expansion of worldwide partnerships in the aviation industry have impacted the maintenance workforce.

Furthermore, no texto, pode ser traduzido por:

• A.

  Por causa disso.

• B.

  Entretanto.

• C.

  Além disso.

• D.

  Futuramente.

• E.

  Embora.

The sentence “Perhaps that also says something about native speakers of English!” (lines 54-55) implies that

• A.

  the error rate in reading comprehension is a relevant issue among native English speakers and among non-native ones.

• B.

  non-native English flight personnel are equally liable to work-related reading comprehension flaws as the native staff.

• C.

  native English speakers’ reading comprehension error rate is found to be less than one-fifth that of non-native English speakers.

• D.

  Simplified English used in documentation is mandatory for non-native English speakers to appropriately function in the work environment.

• E.

  native speakers of English have had substantial difficulty speaking to non-native speakers in the aircraft maintenance work environment.

As cidades de Lancaster e Oakland, na Califórnia, optaram pelo APM porque

• A.

  instala quiosques sem ônus para o cliente.

• B.

  exige pouco conhecimento de informática dos usuários.

• C.

  exige menos funcionários para receber pagamentos no balcão.

• D.

  envia, automaticamente, boletos de pagamento aos clientes.

• E.

  permite a integração de várias transações contábeis.