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Q2392988 Inglês
Match the teacher’s actions in the box below to their respective techniques for presenting new language. 

Action 1: Teacher has students repeat pronunciation of specific words in a text. Action 2: Teacher asks students about their favorite sports after reading a text on rugby. Action 3: Teacher uses a well-known short story to present the simple past. Action 4: Teacher plays the corresponding audio to a text presented in class.
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Q2392986 Inglês
Read the teacher’s comments in the box below and check the alternative that corresponds to the sequence of jargons that adequately represent them.

Comment 1: It is expected that beginners mistake certain prepositions such as to and for.
Comment 2: This student usually does not make such mistake. Maybe he was nervous during the presentation.
Comment 3: This mistake refers to a grammatical structure that makes perfect sense in Brazilian Portuguese. 

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Q2392979 Inglês
Read the three idioms below and check the alternative which represents their correct usage.

Idiom 1: Better late than never Idiom 2: go back to the drawing board Idiom 3: make a long story short
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Q2392978 Inglês
Check the alternative that corresponds to the respective meanings of the idiomatic expressions in the box below: 

A blessing in disguise – to cut corners – to get out of hand 
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Q2392968 Inglês
Text 1



From Shakespeare to Harry Styles: Have audiences always been rowdy?


By Clare Thorp12th July 2023



From Pink being given a giant wheel of Brie to Harry Syles getting pelled in the face by a mystery object, disruptive music and theatre shows seems to be on the rise. But is it anything new, asks Clare Thorp.



When Harry Styles was pelted with chicken nuggets while on stage at New York's Madison Square Gardens last summer, he took it in his stride. "Interesting approach," smiled Styles, who has also weathered kiwi fruits, Skittles and bunches of flowers while performing. But when a mystery object hit him in the eye at a concert in Vienna last weekend, he wasn't laughing but, rather, wincing in pain.


It was the latest in a string of incidents where audience members have hurled potentially dangerous objects at performers. Earlier this month Drake was hit on the arm by a flying phone. That came days after country singer Kelsea Ballerini was struck in the face with a bracelet. In May, Bebe Rexha was taken to hospital and needed multiple stitches after a phone hit her in the eye. A man, since charged with assault, told police he thought it "would be funny" to try and hit the singer.


It's not just live music seeing disruptive behaviour. In April, police were called to a performance of The Bodyguard musical in Manchester when rowdy audience members reacted with "unprecedented levels of violence" to staff. At other venues there has been everything from "heated arguments" to full-on brawls. And in the US, one fan's disruption of a Broadway play in December 2022 followed several other incidents of audience outbursts.


Across the cultural sphere, it feels like audiences are misbehaving. At a recent Las Vegas show, Adele weighed in, saying: "Have you noticed how people are like, forgetting … show etiquette at the moment? People just throwing shit on stage" – before warning fans not to try it with her.


Billie Eilish meanwhile, says this kind of thing, while "infuriating", is nothing new. "I've been getting hit on stage with things for like, literally, six years," she told the Hollywood Reporter. Dr Kirsty Sedgman, a senior lecturer in theatre at the University of Bristol who specialises in audience research, also cautions against calling it a new trend. "People have always thrown things on stage," says Sedgman, whose latest book, On Being Unreasonable, explores widening divisions in society over how we use public space. "Whether that's fruit as a way to signify displeasure, or softer items like underwear and flowers as a signal of adoration." Back In 1775, a performer in Sheridan's The Rivals stopped the show when he was pelted with an apple.



Adapted from: https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20230712
It is accurate to state that question 1 objectives to assess readers’ ability of: 
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Q2392967 Inglês
Text 1



From Shakespeare to Harry Styles: Have audiences always been rowdy?


By Clare Thorp12th July 2023



From Pink being given a giant wheel of Brie to Harry Syles getting pelled in the face by a mystery object, disruptive music and theatre shows seems to be on the rise. But is it anything new, asks Clare Thorp.



When Harry Styles was pelted with chicken nuggets while on stage at New York's Madison Square Gardens last summer, he took it in his stride. "Interesting approach," smiled Styles, who has also weathered kiwi fruits, Skittles and bunches of flowers while performing. But when a mystery object hit him in the eye at a concert in Vienna last weekend, he wasn't laughing but, rather, wincing in pain.


It was the latest in a string of incidents where audience members have hurled potentially dangerous objects at performers. Earlier this month Drake was hit on the arm by a flying phone. That came days after country singer Kelsea Ballerini was struck in the face with a bracelet. In May, Bebe Rexha was taken to hospital and needed multiple stitches after a phone hit her in the eye. A man, since charged with assault, told police he thought it "would be funny" to try and hit the singer.


It's not just live music seeing disruptive behaviour. In April, police were called to a performance of The Bodyguard musical in Manchester when rowdy audience members reacted with "unprecedented levels of violence" to staff. At other venues there has been everything from "heated arguments" to full-on brawls. And in the US, one fan's disruption of a Broadway play in December 2022 followed several other incidents of audience outbursts.


Across the cultural sphere, it feels like audiences are misbehaving. At a recent Las Vegas show, Adele weighed in, saying: "Have you noticed how people are like, forgetting … show etiquette at the moment? People just throwing shit on stage" – before warning fans not to try it with her.


Billie Eilish meanwhile, says this kind of thing, while "infuriating", is nothing new. "I've been getting hit on stage with things for like, literally, six years," she told the Hollywood Reporter. Dr Kirsty Sedgman, a senior lecturer in theatre at the University of Bristol who specialises in audience research, also cautions against calling it a new trend. "People have always thrown things on stage," says Sedgman, whose latest book, On Being Unreasonable, explores widening divisions in society over how we use public space. "Whether that's fruit as a way to signify displeasure, or softer items like underwear and flowers as a signal of adoration." Back In 1775, a performer in Sheridan's The Rivals stopped the show when he was pelted with an apple.



Adapted from: https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20230712
About the communicative intention of the author, it can be said that:
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Q2392594 Inglês

Text 03 – Idioms and proverbs 







Adapted from https://thefluentlife.com/content/difference-between-idioms-proverbs-meaning-examples/ , accessed on July 18th.

From what is briefly explained in text 03, the image below (Picture 01) represents:




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(Picture 01 – Illustrastion done by students in a language classroom).


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Q2392592 Inglês
“This approach is based on the active involvement of the learner in speaking and listening to the foreign language in realistic everyday situations. No use is made of the learner’s mother tongue; learners are encouraged to think in the foreign language, and not to translate into or out of it. A great deal of emphasis is placed on good pronunciation, often introducing students to phonetic transcription before they see the standard orthography. Formal grammatical rules and terminology are avoided.”


(Adapted from “Teaching Methods”, The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language, 3rd ed. David Crystal. P.394.)
The text excerpt above briefly describes: 
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Q2392591 Inglês
Text 02 - (Types of social practices) Linguistics



The language spoken is one of the characteristics that most differentiate us from other animals on the planet. According to the experts, its appearance was one of the main causes of our development as a species; This is because the use of the language caused our brain to increase in capacity.


Therefore, linguistic social practices are a fundamental part of each culture. They include elements such as the language spoken, expressions and phrases made, or the importance given to certain words.


[...]


Social practices of language


Within all types of social practices that exist some of the most influencing a given society are those that have to do with their linguistic expression.


Due to the way in which language modifies the brain and the individual experience of people, the social practices of language take on great importance when it comes to understanding the customs and ways of seeing the world proper to a given society.


Even several studies have shown that bilingual people change their personality depending on the language they are speaking. So, what are the social practices of language?


These are ways of interacting that include both spoken and written language, in addition to all those activities that surround the communication process through it. Depending on the context in which we find ourselves and what we want to transmit, these practices will be different.


Also adapted from: https://www.lifepersona.com/social-practices-types-and-practices-of-language, accessed on July 17th, 2023. 
In “Within all types of social practices that exist some of the most influencing a given society are those that have to do with their linguistic expression.”, the word “a” refers to: 
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Q2392590 Inglês
Text 02 - (Types of social practices) Linguistics



The language spoken is one of the characteristics that most differentiate us from other animals on the planet. According to the experts, its appearance was one of the main causes of our development as a species; This is because the use of the language caused our brain to increase in capacity.


Therefore, linguistic social practices are a fundamental part of each culture. They include elements such as the language spoken, expressions and phrases made, or the importance given to certain words.


[...]


Social practices of language


Within all types of social practices that exist some of the most influencing a given society are those that have to do with their linguistic expression.


Due to the way in which language modifies the brain and the individual experience of people, the social practices of language take on great importance when it comes to understanding the customs and ways of seeing the world proper to a given society.


Even several studies have shown that bilingual people change their personality depending on the language they are speaking. So, what are the social practices of language?


These are ways of interacting that include both spoken and written language, in addition to all those activities that surround the communication process through it. Depending on the context in which we find ourselves and what we want to transmit, these practices will be different.


Also adapted from: https://www.lifepersona.com/social-practices-types-and-practices-of-language, accessed on July 17th, 2023. 
From text 02, we visibly understand that:
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Q2392587 Inglês
Text 01 - Social Practices: Types and Practices of Language.



The social practices


They are habits and ways of doing things that are established in a society and are practiced in the same way by all its inhabitants. These practices differ from one culture to another and, therefore, behaving in the same way in two different societies can lead to misunderstandings.


Because they are only implicit agreements about the way of doing things, no social practice is correct or incorrect. The adaptation of the social practices will have to do with the place and the moment in which they are carried out; for that reason it does not make sense to think that the practices of another society are wrong.


Social practices are built over the years and are modified as time passes. Therefore, what is common in today's society has nothing to do with the way in which it was correct to behave several decades ago. This means that social practices are not immutable either, but are always subject to change.


(...)


Adapted from: https://www.lifepersona.com/social-practices-types-and-practices-of-language, accessed on July 17th , 2023.


According to what is written in text 01, it is correct to say that: 
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Q2389803 Inglês

        Drones are an integral part of the defense and supply-chain industry. However, their prowess and versatility extend beyond these sectors. As the demand for UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) continues to increase, the drone market is now estimated to be valued at over 127 billion dollars.


        These uncrewed aircrafts can potentially develop numerous sectors, including transport and travel, exponentially. This is primarily due to their remarkable evolution of collision-avoidance technologies through computer vision and artificial intelligence, allowing them to operate autonomously.


        The dynamic innovation of drone transportation can positively impact emergency services by decreasing emergency response time, offering valuable data from inaccessible regions, and identifying victims via thermal imaging.


Though the concept of a UAV emerges from being “unmanned,” its autonomous power can be used to create functional, personal transportation. Well-known companies like Uber, Airbus, and Boeing are constantly working on developing self-flying drones that can take people from one place to another. 


        In conclusion, drone transportation has a lot of untapped potential beyond supply chain and security surveillance. Whether it is for emergencies, luxury, or space exploration, the future is optimistic for the travel industry.


Internet: <www.skygrid.com> (adapted).




Based on the previous text, judge the following item. 


The article foresees a possible use of drones to identify victims of accidents by detecting temperature emitted by their bodies. 

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Q2389801 Inglês

        According to researchers in Mechanical Engineering at Penn State University, hummingbirds have extreme aerial agility and flight forms, which is why many drones and other aerial vehicles are designed to mimic hummingbird movement. Using a novel modeling method, Professor Bo Cheng and his team of researchers gained new insights into how hummingbirds produce wing movement, which could lead to design improvements in flying robots.


        “We essentially reverse-engineered the inner working of the wing musculoskeletal system — how the muscles and skeleton work in hummingbirds to flap the wings,” said first author and Penn State mechanical engineering graduate student Suyash Agrawal. “The traditional methods have mostly focused on measuring activity of a bird or insect when they are in natural flight or in an artificial environment where flight-like conditions are simulated. But most insects and, among birds specifically, hummingbirds are very small. The data that we can get from those measurements are limited.” 


        Penn State researchers used muscle anatomy literature, computational fluid dynamics simulation data and wing-skeletal movement information captured using micro-CT and X-ray methods to inform their model. They also used an optimization algorithm based on evolutionary strategies, known as the genetic algorithm, to calibrate the parameters of the model. According to the researchers, their approach is the first to integrate these disparate parts for biological fliers.


        With this model, the researchers uncovered previously unknown principles of hummingbird wing actuation. While Cheng emphasized that the results from the optimized model are predictions that will need validation, he said that it has implications for technological development of aerial vehicles.


Internet: <www.labmanager.com> (adapted).



Judge the following item according to the previous text.


Traditional measuring techniques offered restricted input about the flight of insects. 

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Q2389799 Inglês

        According to researchers in Mechanical Engineering at Penn State University, hummingbirds have extreme aerial agility and flight forms, which is why many drones and other aerial vehicles are designed to mimic hummingbird movement. Using a novel modeling method, Professor Bo Cheng and his team of researchers gained new insights into how hummingbirds produce wing movement, which could lead to design improvements in flying robots.


        “We essentially reverse-engineered the inner working of the wing musculoskeletal system — how the muscles and skeleton work in hummingbirds to flap the wings,” said first author and Penn State mechanical engineering graduate student Suyash Agrawal. “The traditional methods have mostly focused on measuring activity of a bird or insect when they are in natural flight or in an artificial environment where flight-like conditions are simulated. But most insects and, among birds specifically, hummingbirds are very small. The data that we can get from those measurements are limited.” 


        Penn State researchers used muscle anatomy literature, computational fluid dynamics simulation data and wing-skeletal movement information captured using micro-CT and X-ray methods to inform their model. They also used an optimization algorithm based on evolutionary strategies, known as the genetic algorithm, to calibrate the parameters of the model. According to the researchers, their approach is the first to integrate these disparate parts for biological fliers.


        With this model, the researchers uncovered previously unknown principles of hummingbird wing actuation. While Cheng emphasized that the results from the optimized model are predictions that will need validation, he said that it has implications for technological development of aerial vehicles.


Internet: <www.labmanager.com> (adapted).



Judge the following item according to the previous text.


The research findings presented in the text have yielded numerous advancements for the aerospace industry. 

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Q2387707 Inglês
Audit data analytics, machine learning, and full population testing


Technologies are evolving at an unprecedented pace and pose significant challenges and opportunities to companies and related parties, including the accounting profession. In today’s business environment, it is inevitable for companies to react quickly to changing conditions and markets. Many companies are seeking better ways to utilize emerging technologies to transform how they conduct business. We live in an age of information explosion, with technologies capable of making revolutionary changes in various industries and reshaping business models. At present, many companies view data as one of their most valuable assets. They amass an unprecedented amount of data from their daily business operation and strive to harness the power of data through analytics. Emerging technologies like robotic process automation, machine learning, and data analytics also impact the accounting profession. It is important for the profession to understand the impacts, opportunities, and challenges of these technologies.


Specifically, in audit and assurance areas, data analytics and machine learning will lead to many changes in the foreseeable future. Audit sampling is one such potential change. The use of sampling in audits has been criticized since it only provides a small snapshot of the entire population. To address this major issue, this study introduces the idea of applying audit data analytics and machine learning for full population testing through the concept of “audit-by-exception” and “exceptional exceptions.” In this way, the emphasis of audit work shifts from “transaction examination” to “exception examination” and prioritizes the exceptions based on different criteria. Consequently, auditors can assess the associated risk based on the entire population of the transactions and thus enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of the audit process.


Adapted from the introduction to a study published in: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S240591882200006X
Based on the text, mark the statements below as TRUE (T) or FALSE (F):

( ) Many companies nowadays tend to overlook data gathering.
( ) The accounting profession has managed to resist the impact of technology.
( ) In the study mentioned by the text, full population testing is to be preferred to sampling.

The statements are, respectively:
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Q2384604 Inglês

Text 6 (for questions)





Considerando a organização textual e o conteúdo, pode-se afirmar que o text 6 é 




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Está CORRETO o que se afirma em

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Q2383973 Inglês

Observe a imagem a seguir.



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Disponível em: <https://explainthejoke.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/parrot

teacher.png>Acesso em: 19 dez. 2023.





Among the characteristics of the Audiolingual Method listed below, which one can be linked to the image?


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Q2383969 Inglês
Texto 5


What are some microlearning resources that can enhance
your teaching practice?



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Microlearning is a teaching strategy that involves delivering short and focused lessons or activities that target specific learning outcomes. It can help you engage your learners, reinforce key concepts, and enhance retention and transfer of knowledge. In this article, you will discover some microlearning resources that can support your teaching practice and align with various pedagogical theories.


Why microlearning?
Microlearning is not a new concept, but it has become more popular in recent years due to the increasing use of technology and the changing needs and preferences of learners. This type of learning can provide a variety of benefits for both teachers and learners. For example, it can reduce cognitive load and increase attention span by breaking down complex topics into smaller pieces. Additionally, microlearning is convenient and flexible, allowing learners to access content anytime and anywhere. Furthermore, it supports personalized and selfdirected learning by enabling learners to choose their own pace and path. Moreover, it can enhance motivation and engagement by using interactive and multimedia elements. Finally, it can improve retention and application by reinforcing and reviewing essential information and skills.



Disponível em: <https://www.linkedin.com/advice/1/what-some-microlearningresources-can-enhance-your-teaching>. Acesso em: 19 dez. 2023. [Adaptado].

De acordo com as respostas à pergunta “Why microlearning?”, no segundo parágrafo, essa estratégia
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Q2383968 Inglês
Texto 5


What are some microlearning resources that can enhance
your teaching practice?



Powered by AI and the LinkedIn community


Microlearning is a teaching strategy that involves delivering short and focused lessons or activities that target specific learning outcomes. It can help you engage your learners, reinforce key concepts, and enhance retention and transfer of knowledge. In this article, you will discover some microlearning resources that can support your teaching practice and align with various pedagogical theories.


Why microlearning?
Microlearning is not a new concept, but it has become more popular in recent years due to the increasing use of technology and the changing needs and preferences of learners. This type of learning can provide a variety of benefits for both teachers and learners. For example, it can reduce cognitive load and increase attention span by breaking down complex topics into smaller pieces. Additionally, microlearning is convenient and flexible, allowing learners to access content anytime and anywhere. Furthermore, it supports personalized and selfdirected learning by enabling learners to choose their own pace and path. Moreover, it can enhance motivation and engagement by using interactive and multimedia elements. Finally, it can improve retention and application by reinforcing and reviewing essential information and skills.



Disponível em: <https://www.linkedin.com/advice/1/what-some-microlearningresources-can-enhance-your-teaching>. Acesso em: 19 dez. 2023. [Adaptado].

De acordo com o primeiro parágrafo do texto, de que forma o microlearning pode auxiliar no processo de ensino?
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Q2383640 Inglês

Text 18A3-I 


    The roar of a waterfall suggests the power of water. Rampaging floodwaters can uproot strong trees and twist railroad tracks. When the power of water is harnessed, however, it can do useful work for humans. 


    Since ancient times, people have put the energy in the flow of water to work. They first made water work for them with the waterwheel, a wheel with paddles around its rim. Flowing water rotated the waterwheel, which in turn ran machinery that was linked to it. Today, new kinds of waterwheels — turbines — spin generators that produce electricity. Electricity from water-turned generators is known as hydroelectricity. 


    By building a dam across a river, the natural upstream water level is elevated and a difference in head is created that can be used to drive turbines and generate electricity. A large upstream reservoir may balance seasonal water flow; rain or melted snow can be stored in the reservoir during the wet season to provide electricity during dry seasons. 


    Waterpower is distributed unevenly among the continents and nations of the world. Europe and North America have developed much of their waterpower. Asia, South America, and Africa have abundant waterpower potential, but while countries such as China and Brazil have become leading hydroelectric producers, much of the waterpower resource on those continents remains undeveloped. 



Elizabeth Lachner. Hydroelectricity. Rosen Publishing Group, 2018 (adapted). 

Based on the fragment “much of the waterpower resource on those continents remains undeveloped” (last sentence of text 18A3), it can be concluded that 
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Respostas
2841: B
2842: B
2843: A
2844: D
2845: B
2846: D
2847: C
2848: A
2849: C
2850: D
2851: B
2852: C
2853: C
2854: E
2855: C
2856: C
2857: D
2858: B
2859: C
2860: E