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WHOSE HOME LANGUAGE MATTERS?
Recently in South Africa, | was with Sônia Nieto, a distinguished American scholar. A South African-Israeli, whom we had only just met socially, engaged her in conversation about language issues in the US. Taking her for a white, native speaker of English, he expressed the view that Spanish migrants in the US should not speak Spanish but English. If they live in the US, he told us, they should 'melt', no doubt referring to the metaphor of 'America' as the great 'melting pot' where anyone is supposed to be able to achieve the 'American dream' and become successful.
What he did not know is that Dr Nieto identifies herself as a Puerto Rican-American, her husband comes from Spain and members of her family are Spanish-English bilinguals. She is a qualified bilingual educator, who is known internationally for her work in bilingual and multicultural education. It was interesting to see this man come face to face with someone who both challenged: his taken-for-granted view of language as wellas his stereotype of Latinas.
Source: Adapted from 'Doing Critical Literacy: Texts and Actívíties for Students and Teachers, by Hilary Janks, Routledge, 2014.
Examine the following stratements about the text ‘Whose home language matters?':
I. In the sentence: 'A South African-Israeli, whom we had only Jjustmet socialy, engaged her in conversation about language issues in the US', the word in bold acts as the subject in the clause it introduces.
II. In the sentence: 'She is a qualified bilingual educator, who is known internationally for her work in bilingual and multicultural education’, the word in bold should be changed to 'whom'.
IlI. In the sentence: 'his taken-for-granted view of language as well as his stereotype of Latinas’, the idiom in bold can be changed to ‘imaginable’ since both have the same meaning.
Choose the CORRECT answer:
WHOSE HOME LANGUAGE MATTERS?
Recently in South Africa, | was with Sônia Nieto, a distinguished American scholar. A South African-Israeli, whom we had only just met socially, engaged her in conversation about language issues in the US. Taking her for a white, native speaker of English, he expressed the view that Spanish migrants in the US should not speak Spanish but English. If they live in the US, he told us, they should 'melt', no doubt referring to the metaphor of 'America' as the great 'melting pot' where anyone is supposed to be able to achieve the 'American dream' and become successful.
What he did not know is that Dr Nieto identifies herself as a Puerto Rican-American, her husband comes from Spain and members of her family are Spanish-English bilinguals. She is a qualified bilingual educator, who is known internationally for her work in bilingual and multicultural education. It was interesting to see this man come face to face with someone who both challenged: his taken-for-granted view of language as wellas his stereotype of Latinas.
Source: Adapted from 'Doing Critical Literacy: Texts and Actívíties for Students and Teachers, by Hilary Janks, Routledge, 2014.
Examina the following statements abput the text "Whose home language matters?":
l. The South African-Israeli man expressed his view of the need for migrants to learn English as a requisite to stay in the US because he thought Dr. Nieto was a white woman, not a Latina.
Il Dr. Nieto is likely to agree with the opinion of the South African-Israeli man, considering her studies on bilingual education.
lll. The South African-Israeli man believes Spanish migrants in the US can be more successful if they speak English as a second language.
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According to the text, mark the statements below as right (C) or wrong (E).
Natural disasters due to rising temperatures, changes and
unbalanced prices of assets can negatively impact the
financial system.
According to the text, mark the statements below as right (C) or wrong (E).
The author presents three arguments to explain how
climate change affects the financial system.
According to the text, mark the statements below as right (C) or wrong (E).
Companies may be in debt if a transition risk is taken
into account.
According to the text, mark the statements below as right (C) or wrong (E).
The word “assemble” (line 4) can be correctly replaced
by the word “propose”.
Text to answer the question.
GALLANT, Mavis. Let it Pass. In: Montreal Stories.
Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 2004. (adapted)
Considering the vocabulary in the text, mark the statements below as right (C) or wrong (E).
The fragment “tamed and orderly design of streams and
rivulets” (lines 12 and 13) refers to an object that was in
the terrace.
Text to answer the question.
GALLANT, Mavis. Let it Pass. In: Montreal Stories.
Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 2004. (adapted)
Based on the text, mark the statements below as right (C) or wrong (E).
The fragment “and returned to the wrack and low tide of
my profession” (lines 38 and 39) states that the character
is elated with his career.
Text to answer the question.
GALLANT, Mavis. Let it Pass. In: Montreal Stories.
Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 2004. (adapted)
Based on the text, mark the statements below as right (C) or wrong (E).
The word “contempt” (line 18) can be correctly replaced
with disdain.
Text to answer the question.
GALLANT, Mavis. Let it Pass. In: Montreal Stories.
Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 2004. (adapted)
Based on the text, mark the statements below as right (C) or wrong (E).
The character in the story wanted to write a book but
gave up, since the title he intended to use was already
taken.
Regarding the vocabulary of the text, mark the statements below as right (C) or wrong (E).
The word “apposite” (line 43) could be replaced by
opposed without changing the meaning of the sentence.
Regarding the vocabulary of the text, mark the statements below as right (C) or wrong (E).
In the fragment “and hence to take military action against
Iraq” (lines 19 and 20), the subject is the United Nations.
Regarding the vocabulary of the text, mark the statements below as right (C) or wrong (E).
“Irrespective of” (line 12) could be replaced by
regardless of without changing the meaning of the
sentence.
“Under the aegis of” (line 18) is the same as to face strife.
The author argues that the debate around diplomacy stems from the need to create an epistemological framework.
According to the author, the general public formed an opinion regarding the Iraqi situation having all the possible facts available.
Text to answer the question.
In: Political thought: the problem with liberalism.
The Economist, Edição impressa, p. 74, 27 jan. 2018.
As far as grammar is concerned, mark the statements below as right (C) or wrong (E).
The word “ever” (line 14) can be correctly replaced with
“increasingly”, in this particular context, without
effecting any change in the original meaning.
Text to answer the question.
In: Political thought: the problem with liberalism.
The Economist, Edição impressa, p. 74, 27 jan. 2018.
“Hubris” (line 4) means “unwillingness or incapacity to adapt or adjust”.
Text to answer the question.
In: Political thought: the problem with liberalism.
The Economist, Edição impressa, p. 74, 27 jan. 2018.
From its inception liberalism could never live up to its promise of “creating a shared future in a fragmented world” (lines 20 and 21).
Text to answer the question.
In: Political thought: the problem with liberalism.
The Economist, Edição impressa, p. 74, 27 jan. 2018.
An anti-religion movement swept across America and destroyed some people’s belief in their Christian principles.
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