Questões de Língua Inglesa da Centro de Seleção e de Promoção de Eventos UnB (CESPE)

Decide about the correctness of the following items in regard to adjectives, adverbs, and pronouns.

In “When traveling, one should be careful with one’s personal belongings”, the underlined form does not exist as a possessive adjective.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

It is correct to conclude from this passage that

PETROBRAS competitiveness is restricted to its onshore activities.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

Judge if each of the following items is correctly written.

He is one of those political advisors who was interested in helping all voters to feel part of the political process.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

In regard to error treatment and language teaching methods, decide about the correctness of the items below.

In the Silent Way, errors are to be avoided at all costs through the teacher’s awareness of where the students will have difficulty and restriction of what they are taught to say.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

It is correct to conclude from this passage that

PETROBRAS is now having to deal with a completely new issue: the environmental preservation.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

Judge if each of the following items is correctly written.

A number of animals at the recently-opened city zoo have been mysteriously poisoned to death.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

In regard to error treatment and language teaching methods, decide about the correctness of the items below.

In Communicative Language Teaching (CLT), errors of form are tolerated during fluency-based activities and are seen as a natural outcome of the development of communication skills. The teacher may note the errors during fluency activities and return to them later with an accuracy-based activity.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

Based on the text above, judge the following items.

PETROBRAS greatly increased its market participation in the South American oil enterprises.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

Judge if each of the following items is correctly written.

The orchestra conductor, as well as all musicians, was so upset by the audience’s reaction that he interrupted the concert to tell off the crowd.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado

In regard to error treatment and language teaching methods, decide about the correctness of the items below.

In the Grammar-Translation method, errors are seen as a natural, indispensable part of the learning process. The teacher uses students’ errors as a basis for deciding where further work is necessary. Self and peer correction are fostered as well.

• C. Certo
• E. Errado