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language learning beliefs can be said to be personal myths about language learning.
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students bring certain beliefs with them to the learning situation which may affect their learning process and success.
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Judge the following item, according to the text.
The adjective “foreseeable” (L.5) means capable of being anticipated.
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Graddol anticipates a multilingual world.
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half of the world's population will speak English as a native language in the next century.
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many languages spoken around the world may be doomed to extinction.
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the number of people who speak English as a native language is declining.
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there will be a strong surge in English learning.
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English is likely to become the world language.
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people will speak more than one language in the future.
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A study conducted in Northwestern University followed more than 3,000 Medicare patients.
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Smoking can be said to be as a strong indicator of a poor prognosis for the patients as literacy.
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According to the text,
literacy improves the quality of life.
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According to the text,
according to David Baker, patients can’t do the things necessary to stay healthy.
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asthma and diabetes can be said to be chronic medical conditions.
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all patients are able to care for their diseases if they can count on their doctors.
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the ability to read and write can be the strongest leading predictor of death.
Source: www.newsweek.com (Adapted) Oct, 22nd 2010
Up to a couple of years ago, I used to say that the average person could protect his or her privacy on the Web. Even as the founder of an online reputation-management company, I believed it was possible – so long as you were willing to commit some time doing it. Today, I tell people this: the landscape of personal data mining and exploitation is shifting faster than ever; trying to protect your online privacy is like trying to build your own antivirus software – really, really difficult. But whether or not you have the time (or money) to invest in the pros, there are a few simple steps we can all take to reduce the risk to our private data.
Identity thieves use birth dates as cornerstones of their craft. If you want your friends to know your birthday, try just the month and day, and leave out the year.
2. Use multiple usernames and passwords.
Keep your usernames and passwords for social networks, online banking, e-mail, and online shopping all separate. Having distinct passwords is not enough nowadays: if you have the same username across different Web sites, your entire life can be mapped and re-created with simple algorithms.
3. Shred. If you are going to throw away credit-card offers, bank statements, or anything else that might come in hard copy to your house, rip them up into tiny bits first.
After read about Lauren, answer the questions.
1) Where does Lauren work?
2) How many hours a week does she work?
3) What does Lauren buy with her money?
4) Why is Lauren leaving her job?
5) When is Lauren going to get a new job?
In the right sequence, the answers are:


ACTIVITIES 3 and 4 (presented in Questions 48 and 49) are examples of highly appropriate assignments in EFL classes since they conform to several of the guidelines expressed in the PCNs (Parâmetros Curriculares Nacionais: terceiro e quarto ciclo do Ensino Fundamental – Língua Estrangeira) reproduced below.
The only guideline that is NOT addressed by the proposals of Activity 3 and 4 is