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Sobre advérbios e conjunções | adverbs and conjunctions em inglês
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Ano: 2025
Banca:
Fundação CETREDE
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Paramoti - CE
Prova:
Fundação CETREDE - 2025 - Prefeitura de Paramoti - CE - Professor de Educação Básica II - Inglês |
Q3652493
Inglês
In a lab report about a listening experiment, select the
sentence that uses adverbs of manner, frequency, and
degree with appropriate comparative forms:
Ano: 2025
Banca:
AMAUC
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Piratuba - SC
Prova:
AMAUC - 2025 - Prefeitura de Piratuba - SC - Professor Inglês |
Q3650831
Inglês
Texto associado
O texto seguinte servirá de base para responder à questão.
Big Data Begins to Crack the Case of Endometriosis
Records from millions of patients at University of
California health centers found correlations between
endometriosis, one of the most common diseases in
women, and a bounty of other diseases.
By Levi Gadye
Scientists at UC San Francisco have found that
endometriosis — a painful chronic disease that often
goes undiagnosed yet is estimated to affect as many as
200 million women worldwide — frequently occurs
alongside conditions like cancer, Crohn's disease, and
migraine.
The research could improve diagnosis and, ultimately,
treatments for endometriosis, preventing women from
having to go on long diagnostic journeys in which they
are told that nothing is wrong with them.
The study, which appeared in Cell Reports Medicine on
July 31, used computational methods developed at
UCSF to analyze anonymized patient records collected at
the University of California's six health centers.
"We now have both the tools and the data to make a
difference for the huge population that suffers from
endometriosis," said Marina Sirota, PhD, the interim
director of the UCSF Bakar Computational Health
Sciences Institute (BCHSI), professor of pediatrics, and
senior author of the paper. "We hope this can spur a sea
change in how we approach this disorder."
"The impact on patients' lives is huge"
Endometriosis, often called 'endo,' occurs when the
endometrium, the blood-rich tissue that grows in the
uterus before being expelled each month during
menstruation, spreads to other nearby organs. It causes
chronic pain and infertility. It is estimated that nearly 10%
of women worldwide suffer from it.
"Endo is extremely debilitating," said Linda Giudice, MD,
PhD, MSc, a physician-scientist in the Department of
Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences at
UCSF and co-author of the paper. "The impact on patients' lives is huge, from their interpersonal
relationships to being able to hold a job, have a family,
and maintain psychological wellbeing."
The gold standard to diagnose endometriosis is surgery
to find endometrial tissue outside of the uterus, and it is
mainly treated with hormones to suppress the menstrual
cycle, or surgery to remove the excess tissue.
But not everyone responds to hormonal therapy, which
can have debilitating side effects. Even after surgery, the
condition can flare up. Removal of the uterus is a
last-ditch measure that is usually reserved for older
women; but some women continue to experience pain
even after a hysterectomy.
Giudice partnered with Sirota to leverage the UC health
system's anonymized patient data against endo, which
can vary dramatically across patients. Both Giudice and
Sirota are principal investigators at the UCSF-Stanford
Endometriosis Center for Discovery, Innovation, Training
and Community Engagement (ENACT).
"This data is messy; it was not collected for research
purposes but for the real, human purpose of helping
women who need care," Sirota said. "We had the rare
chance to rigorously assess how endometriosis presents
across UCSF's patient population and then ask whether
these observations held true with patients seen at the
other UC health centers."
Data connects the dots for understanding endometriosis
Using algorithms developed for the task, Umair Khan, a
bioinformatics graduate student in Sirota's lab and first
author of the paper, hunted for connections linking
endometriosis with the rest of each patient's health
history.
He compared endo patients with patients who did not
have it, and categorized the patients with endo into
groups based on shared health histories. He mapped his
findings from the UCSF data against the rest of the UC's
health data to see if they held up across California.
"We found over 600 correlations between endometriosis
and other conditions," Khan said. "These ranged from
what we already knew or suspected, like infertility,
autoimmune disease, and acid-reflux, to the unexpected,
like certain cancers, asthma, and eye-related diseases."
Some patients had migraines, bolstering previous studies
suggesting that migraine drugs might help treat
endometriosis.
"In the past, studies like this would have been nearly
impossible," said Tomiko Oskotsky, MD, an investigator
at ENACT, associate professor in UCSF BCHSI, and
co-author of the paper. "It was only 12 years ago that
de-identified electronic health records became available
at this scale."
The study supports the growing understanding of
endometriosis as a "multi-system" disorder — a disease
arising from dysfunction throughout the body.
"This is the kind of data we need to move the needle,
which hasn't moved in decades," Giudice said. "We're finally getting closer to faster diagnosis and, eventually,
we hope, tailored treatment for the millions of women
who suffer from endometriosis."
https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2025/07/430471/big-data-begins-crack-case
-endometriosis
In the paragraph beginning with "This data is messy; it
was not collected for research purposes but for the real,
human purpose of helping women who need care", which
cohesive device connects the idea of limitation with
contrast?
Ano: 2025
Banca:
AMAUC
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Piratuba - SC
Prova:
AMAUC - 2025 - Prefeitura de Piratuba - SC - Professor Inglês |
Q3650828
Inglês
Texto associado
O texto seguinte servirá de base para responder à questão.
Big Data Begins to Crack the Case of Endometriosis
Records from millions of patients at University of
California health centers found correlations between
endometriosis, one of the most common diseases in
women, and a bounty of other diseases.
By Levi Gadye
Scientists at UC San Francisco have found that
endometriosis — a painful chronic disease that often
goes undiagnosed yet is estimated to affect as many as
200 million women worldwide — frequently occurs
alongside conditions like cancer, Crohn's disease, and
migraine.
The research could improve diagnosis and, ultimately,
treatments for endometriosis, preventing women from
having to go on long diagnostic journeys in which they
are told that nothing is wrong with them.
The study, which appeared in Cell Reports Medicine on
July 31, used computational methods developed at
UCSF to analyze anonymized patient records collected at
the University of California's six health centers.
"We now have both the tools and the data to make a
difference for the huge population that suffers from
endometriosis," said Marina Sirota, PhD, the interim
director of the UCSF Bakar Computational Health
Sciences Institute (BCHSI), professor of pediatrics, and
senior author of the paper. "We hope this can spur a sea
change in how we approach this disorder."
"The impact on patients' lives is huge"
Endometriosis, often called 'endo,' occurs when the
endometrium, the blood-rich tissue that grows in the
uterus before being expelled each month during
menstruation, spreads to other nearby organs. It causes
chronic pain and infertility. It is estimated that nearly 10%
of women worldwide suffer from it.
"Endo is extremely debilitating," said Linda Giudice, MD,
PhD, MSc, a physician-scientist in the Department of
Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences at
UCSF and co-author of the paper. "The impact on patients' lives is huge, from their interpersonal
relationships to being able to hold a job, have a family,
and maintain psychological wellbeing."
The gold standard to diagnose endometriosis is surgery
to find endometrial tissue outside of the uterus, and it is
mainly treated with hormones to suppress the menstrual
cycle, or surgery to remove the excess tissue.
But not everyone responds to hormonal therapy, which
can have debilitating side effects. Even after surgery, the
condition can flare up. Removal of the uterus is a
last-ditch measure that is usually reserved for older
women; but some women continue to experience pain
even after a hysterectomy.
Giudice partnered with Sirota to leverage the UC health
system's anonymized patient data against endo, which
can vary dramatically across patients. Both Giudice and
Sirota are principal investigators at the UCSF-Stanford
Endometriosis Center for Discovery, Innovation, Training
and Community Engagement (ENACT).
"This data is messy; it was not collected for research
purposes but for the real, human purpose of helping
women who need care," Sirota said. "We had the rare
chance to rigorously assess how endometriosis presents
across UCSF's patient population and then ask whether
these observations held true with patients seen at the
other UC health centers."
Data connects the dots for understanding endometriosis
Using algorithms developed for the task, Umair Khan, a
bioinformatics graduate student in Sirota's lab and first
author of the paper, hunted for connections linking
endometriosis with the rest of each patient's health
history.
He compared endo patients with patients who did not
have it, and categorized the patients with endo into
groups based on shared health histories. He mapped his
findings from the UCSF data against the rest of the UC's
health data to see if they held up across California.
"We found over 600 correlations between endometriosis
and other conditions," Khan said. "These ranged from
what we already knew or suspected, like infertility,
autoimmune disease, and acid-reflux, to the unexpected,
like certain cancers, asthma, and eye-related diseases."
Some patients had migraines, bolstering previous studies
suggesting that migraine drugs might help treat
endometriosis.
"In the past, studies like this would have been nearly
impossible," said Tomiko Oskotsky, MD, an investigator
at ENACT, associate professor in UCSF BCHSI, and
co-author of the paper. "It was only 12 years ago that
de-identified electronic health records became available
at this scale."
The study supports the growing understanding of
endometriosis as a "multi-system" disorder — a disease
arising from dysfunction throughout the body.
"This is the kind of data we need to move the needle,
which hasn't moved in decades," Giudice said. "We're finally getting closer to faster diagnosis and, eventually,
we hope, tailored treatment for the millions of women
who suffer from endometriosis."
https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2025/07/430471/big-data-begins-crack-case
-endometriosis
In the excerpt "Endometriosis, often called 'endo,' occurs
when the endometrium spreads to other nearby organs",
how does the adverb "often" contribute to meaning?
Ano: 2025
Banca:
AMEOSC
Órgão:
Prefeitura de São Miguel do Oeste - SC
Prova:
AMEOSC - 2025 - Prefeitura de São Miguel do Oeste - SC - Professor de Língua Inglesa |
Q3643965
Inglês
Cohesion in texts is achieved through linguistic elements
that connect sentences and ideas, such as conjunctions
and adverbial connectors. Consider the following
example:
"The company promised to reduce its carbon footprint. However, recent reports show an increase in emissions."
In this case, what is the function of the connector "however"?
"The company promised to reduce its carbon footprint. However, recent reports show an increase in emissions."
In this case, what is the function of the connector "however"?
Ano: 2025
Banca:
IDECAN
Órgão:
SME de João Pessoa - PB
Prova:
IDECAN - 2025 - SME de João Pessoa - PB - Professor de Inglês (Educação Básica II) |
Q3633647
Inglês
A conjunction is a word that joins words, phrases, or clauses
together. Conjunctions help to create complex and interconnected
ideas. In this sense, about the use of conjunctions choose the
correct alternative.
Ano: 2025
Banca:
IDECAN
Órgão:
SME de João Pessoa - PB
Prova:
IDECAN - 2025 - SME de João Pessoa - PB - Professor de Inglês (Educação Básica II) |
Q3633645
Inglês
An adverb is a word that modifies a verb, adjective, or
another adverb, providing context about how, when, where, how
much, or how often etc. Read the sentences and choose the
option where the adverb is correctly classified
Ano: 2025
Banca:
FUNDATEC
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Viamão - RS
Prova:
FUNDATEC - 2025 - Prefeitura de Viamão - RS - Professor de Inglês |
Q3623260
Inglês
Texto associado
Reasons To Make A ‘Reverse Bucket List’, By A Psychologist
By Mark Travers
(Available at: https://www.forbes.com/sites/traversmark/2025/07/18/3-reasons-to-make-a-reverse-bucketlist-by-a-psychologist – text specially adapted for this test.) *Bucket list: a list of the things that a person would like to do or achieve before they die. (Available at: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/bucket-list)
In which of the sentences below is the word “rather” used with the same meaning as
in line 8?
Ano: 2025
Banca:
AMAUC
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Seara - SC
Prova:
AMAUC - 2025 - Prefeitura de Seara - SC - Professor de Inglês |
Q3610246
Inglês
Which sentence avoids a comma splice and uses the
linker appropriately to join two independent clauses?
Ano: 2025
Banca:
IMPARH
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Fortaleza - CE
Prova:
IMPARH - 2025 - Prefeitura de Fortaleza - CE - Professor Substituto - Língua Inglesa |
Q3598103
Inglês
In the sentence below, put the adverb ever in the right place
then find an alternative: “Have you been to South Africa?”
Ano: 2025
Banca:
CPCON
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Nova Palmeira - PB
Prova:
CPCON - 2025 - Prefeitura de Nova Palmeira - PB - Professor de Inglês |
Q3583514
Inglês
In the sentence "She had studied for hours; nevertheless, she still found the test extremely difficult," what is the function of the linking
word "nevertheless"?
Ano: 2025
Banca:
IGEDUC
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Japaratinga - AL
Prova:
IGEDUC - 2025 - Prefeitura de Japaratinga - AL - Professor II de Língua Inglesa |
Q3510302
Inglês
Texto associado
O texto seguinte servirá de base para responder à questão.
DODGER DILEMMA
Jammie Dodgers unveils new flavour with an 'exotic twist'... and fans are divided
Biscuit lovers had mixed reactions upon learning there was a new Mango and Passionfruit flavour available to buy at supermarkets.
The 140g packet of biccies is 90p at Sainsbury's and just one of a range of new flavours of the iconic brand.
The flavour is mango and passionfruit. Credit: Facebook
A photo of the mango and passionfruit Jammie Dodgers was shared to the Newfoods UK social media pages where reactions where mixed.
"Wish they would just stick to original!!!! More jam!!!!!!!!" wrote one person.
Another added: "Oh yum."
A third commented: "Tasteless."
And a fourth reacted: "We need to get these."
A spokesperson for Fox Burton's which makes Jammie Dodgers said they expect the new flavours to fly off the shelf.
"We are very excited about these new flavours and expect them to do well in market," the spokesperson told The Sun.
Another of the unique flavours available at supermarkets is cherry, apple and blackcurrant, and strawberry Jammie Dodgers.
Last year, the brand raised eyebrows when shoppers found a re-released banana version of Jammie Dodgers.
The banana flavouring replaces the classic jam filling that Brits have grown to love over the years.
The yellow-flavoured biscuits were first launched in the UK in July 2022 inspired by the Minions film, The Rise of Gru.
It was not the first new flavour the biscuit company has tried - other tempting flavours have been launched such as cherry and apple.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/money/35361009/jammie-dodgers-unveils-new-flavour-exotic-twist/
Consider the sentence: "We are very excited about these
new flavours and expect them to do well in market."
Which phrase functions as an adverbial modifier of
place?
Ano: 2025
Banca:
Quadrix
Órgão:
CREMESE
Provas:
Quadrix - 2025 - CREMESE - Analista de Sistemas
|
Quadrix - 2025 - CREMESE - Contador |
Q3504750
Inglês
Texto associado
Adolescence can be rife with anxieties and challenges, but today’s youth face unique threats on a scale encountered by no previous generation, according to an exhaustive new report on their health and wellbeing.
More than one billion people aged 10 to 24 are at risk of poor health outcomes by 2030, which is at least half the global adolescent population, concluded the report published on Tuesday in the Lancet, a leading medical journal. Adolescents are experiencing rising rates of obesity and mental health struggles, while also grappling with the influence of digital technologies and a destabilized global climate.
“Even I was shocked by what some of these numbers and future predictions look like,” says Sarah Baird, a professor of global health and economics at the George Washington University and co‑chair of the Lancet Commission that produced the report. “It’s clear we’re already in, and going to be increasingly in, a crisis of bad health among young people.”
Lancet Commissions are independent research teams convened by the Lancet to examine specific health topics and recommend policy actions. This report was compiled by 44 experts, including ten Youth Commissioners, who reviewed some 550 peer‑reviewed studies since starting their work in 2021. It follows the first report on adolescent health and wellbeing published in 2016.
“What life is like as an adolescent today is very different than ten years ago,” says Baird. “Given all these other competing demands for resources, attention, and focus, adolescents have once again fallen into the background. It’s time to really remind people of why they’re important, and that ignoring them in this time of rapid change is potentially disastrous.”
Though there is some good news in the report’s f indings – declining rates of cigarette smoking and alcohol use and better access to education, particularly for girls – the report warns that the health of young people is at “a tipping point” in an uncertain and rapidly changing world.
Internet: <www.nationalgeographic.com> (adapted).
According to the text and its linguistic aspects, judge the following item.
The adverb “Though” (last paragraph) can be changed by Even if without affecting meaning.
Ano: 2025
Banca:
FUNCERN
Órgão:
IF-RN
Prova:
FUNCERN - 2025 - IF-RN - Professor EBTT - Área: Língua Inglesa |
Q3503697
Inglês
Texto associado
For question, read the text below and select which answers best fit the question.
Professional sport
When I talk about practice, I mean something individual. If you look at professional
golfers or tennis players, you will observe that the practice composes the basis of
their preparation for tournaments. Of course it does, (1) for these are individual
sports. [...] Part of what is fascinating, and slightly repellent, about sports lies in that
curious inversion of values (2) insofar much that we admire in ordinary life - humility,
compassion, unwillingness to take advantage of the weakness of others - is
reversed on the field of play. Professional sport is all about winning. And, within
reason the more you practice (and the more you train) the better your chances of
doing so.
Adapted from: WALLACE, David Foster. String Theory: David Foster Wallace on Tennis. Little, Brown and
Company, 2011.
The conjunction "insofar" is the correct choice for the following sentence: "Part of what is fascinating, and
slightly repellent, about sports lies in that curious inversion of values (2) insofar much that we admire in
ordinary life - humility, compassion, unwillingness to take advantage of the weakness of others - is
reversed on the field of play." because
Ano: 2025
Banca:
FUNCERN
Órgão:
IF-RN
Prova:
FUNCERN - 2025 - IF-RN - Professor EBTT - Área: Língua Inglesa |
Q3503696
Inglês
Texto associado
For question, read the text below and select which answers best fit the question.
Professional sport
When I talk about practice, I mean something individual. If you look at professional
golfers or tennis players, you will observe that the practice composes the basis of
their preparation for tournaments. Of course it does, (1) for these are individual
sports. [...] Part of what is fascinating, and slightly repellent, about sports lies in that
curious inversion of values (2) insofar much that we admire in ordinary life - humility,
compassion, unwillingness to take advantage of the weakness of others - is
reversed on the field of play. Professional sport is all about winning. And, within
reason the more you practice (and the more you train) the better your chances of
doing so.
Adapted from: WALLACE, David Foster. String Theory: David Foster Wallace on Tennis. Little, Brown and
Company, 2011.
In the sentence "Of course it does, (1) for these are individual sports.", the word "for"
Ano: 2025
Banca:
IDECAN
Órgão:
SEE-PB
Prova:
IDECAN - 2025 - SEE-PB - Professor de Educação Básica IV - Língua Inglesa |
Q3502698
Inglês
In the sentence “Last week, during the intense storm that
caused power outages across the city, I decided to stay indoors
and reorganize my entire bookshelf, which I hadn’t touched in
years”, the adverb of time is
Ano: 2025
Banca:
FRONTE
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Santa Bárbara - MG
Prova:
FRONTE - 2025 - Prefeitura de Santa Bárbara - MG - PEB-Língua Inglesa |
Q3498922
Inglês
Texto associado
Context: Anny and Lizzie are two friends who study at
NY University. There'll be a long holiday and they are trying
to decide what to do. Anny is American, Lizzie is British
and both of them love to make fun of each other's accent.
Read the dialogue below and answer the question.
- What are you up to this weekend?
- I've got no idea, actually… What about you? Maybe
football?
- No, no. Soccer is not my thing. Maybe… dancing?
- I'm keen to dance. Why not?
- Alright, let's call Martha and Susie. Maybe they wanna join
us.
- Absolutely.
Which word would be an antonym for
“maybe”?
Ano: 2025
Banca:
FAU
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Pinhalão - PR
Prova:
FAU - 2025 - Prefeitura de Pinhalão - PR - Professor de Inglês |
Q3492027
Inglês
Texto associado
O texto III refere-se à questão.
TEXTO III - How the Minnesota Shootings Suspect Was Caught12
After an intense two-day manhunt, Minnesota police captured Vance Boelter, 57, the suspect
accused of shooting two state lawmakers and their spouses. The arrest took place on Sunday
evening in a rural field near Minneapolis. Despite being armed at the time, Mr. Boelter was taken
into custody without the use of force, according to official reports.
The case began early Saturday morning when police responded to a shooting at the home of
State Senator John Hoffman. Concerned that the suspect might target other political figures,
officers quickly went to the residence of Representative Melissa Hortman. Upon their arrival, Mr.
Boelter opened fire on them before escaping on foot through a golf course located behind the
house. This incident marked the beginning of what authorities called the largest manhunt in
Minnesota's history.
Throughout the weekend, more than 100 officers and nearly 20 SWAT teams were deployed
across Sibley County, a largely rural area southwest of Minneapolis. Law enforcement agencies
worked together, setting up a temporary command center in a nearby parking lot to coordinate
search operations.
The breakthrough in the search came on Sunday afternoon when officers discovered Mr.
Boelter’s car and hat abandoned on a remote stretch of road. This discovery significantly narrowed
the search area. Later, an officer reported seeing someone, believed to be the suspect, running
into a wooded area nearby.
Further confirmation came when a local resident provided footage from a trail camera
installed on private property. The image captured on the camera showed a person matching Mr.
Boelter’s description. Acting on this evidence, police established a one-square-mile perimeter,
deploying drones and police dogs to assist in tracking the suspect’s movements.
Using aerial surveillance, officers spotted Mr. Boelter crawling through thick shrubs. Drones
tracked him from above, allowing SWAT teams to converge on his location without engaging in a
violent confrontation. Authorities emphasized that despite the suspect being armed, the arrest was
made peacefully and without incident.
Following the capture, a photo was released showing Mr. Boelter standing in the field where
he was apprehended. The image was edited to obscure the faces of the arresting officers for
privacy and security reasons. At the command center, law enforcement officials celebrated the
successful end to the operation.
Investigators later praised the rapid response and coordination among different police
departments. Officials noted that the quick decision by Brooklyn Park officers to check
Representative Hortman’s home shortly after the first shooting may have prevented further
violence and shortened the duration of the manhunt.
1 Fonte: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/us/minnesota-shooting-suspect-caught-how.html
Acesso em: 16 de junho de 2025
2
(Adapted from: "How the Minnesota Shootings Suspect Was Caught", The New York Times, June 16,
2025)
Which option contains an adverb?
Q3476975
Inglês
Complete the sentences. Use OUT or AWAY or BACK
or AROUND or OVER.
Wait a minute. Don’t go _____. I want to ask you something.
I am going _____ now to do some shopping.
Marcie heard a noise behind her, so she looked _______ to see what it was.
When you have read this page, turn _____ and read the other side.
Choose the correct alternative:
Wait a minute. Don’t go _____. I want to ask you something.
I am going _____ now to do some shopping.
Marcie heard a noise behind her, so she looked _______ to see what it was.
When you have read this page, turn _____ and read the other side.
Choose the correct alternative:
Ano: 2025
Banca:
FGV
Órgão:
SEDUC-MT
Prova:
FGV - 2025 - SEDUC-MT - Professor de Educação Básica - Habilitação: Inglês |
Q3439638
Inglês
Texto associado
Leia o texto a seguir para responder à próxima questão.
AI has made it easier than ever to find information: Ask
ChatGPT almost anything, and the system swiftly delivers an
answer. But the large language models that power popular tools
like OpenAI’s ChatGPT or Anthropic’s Claude were not designed
to be accurate or factual. They regularly “hallucinate” and offer
up falsehoods as if they were hard facts.
Yet people are relying more and more on AI to answer their
questions. Half of all people in the U.S. between the ages of 14
and 22 now use AI to get information, according to a 2024
Harvard study.
https://theconversation.com/heres-how-researchers-are-helping-ais-gettheir-facts-straight-245463
The word “Yet”, in the beginning of the second paragraph, is
polysemic and its meaning depends on the context. In the
sentences below, the one in which the word carries the same
meaning as the one used in the text is
Ano: 2025
Banca:
VUNESP
Órgão:
SEDUC-SP
Prova:
VUNESP - 2025 - SEDUC-SP - Professor de Educação Básica II - Inglês - Promoção do QM 2022 |
Q3430807
Inglês
Texto associado
Read the text to answer question:
CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning) is
an approach which is neither language learning nor subject
learning, but an amalgam of both and is linked to the
processes of convergence – the fusion of elements which
may have been previously fragmented, such as subjects in
the curriculum. This is where CLIL is groundbreaking.
To give a parallel example common in recent times, we
can take studies on the environment. A seminal publication
on the subject in the 1960s later led to a need to educate
young people in schools so as to both inform and, perhaps
more crucially, influence behavior. Topics relating to the
environment could already be found in chemistry, economics,
geography, physics, and even psychology. Yet, as climate
change became increasingly worrying, education responded
with the introduction of a new subject: “Environmental studies”.
In order to structure this new subject, teachers of different
disciplines would have needed to climb out of their respective
mindsets grounded in physics, chemistry, geography,
psychology and so on, to explore ways of building an integrated
curriculum, and to develop alternative methodologies by
which to implement it. Climate change is a global and local
phenomenon, so the increasing availability in some countries
of information and communication technologies during
the 1990s provided tools by which to make some of these
methodologies operational.
If we return to languages and CLIL, we have a similar
situation. The late 1990s meant that educational insight was
firmly set on achieving a high degree of language awareness.
Appropriate methodologies were to be used to attain the
best possible results in a way which accommodated diverse
learning styles.
(D. Coyle, P. Hood, D. Marsh. CLIL: content language integrated learning.
Cambridge: Cambridge University, 2010.)
The word “yet” is polysemic (has more than one meaning)
in English. Choose the alternative in which it is being used
with the same meaning as in the excerpt from the second
paragraph “Yet, as climate change became increasingly
worrying…”.
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