Questões de Concurso Sobre interpretação de texto | reading comprehension em inglês

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Ano: 2018 Banca: IF-SP Órgão: IF-SP Prova: IF-SP - 2018 - IF-SP - Português/Inglês |
Q947607 Inglês

On the other hand, one may wonder what role English for Specific Purposes (ESP) plays in Brazil? The answer is: ESP has also its place in the Brazilian educational c ontext. It is now a well-established area field of language teaching and learning in the country. As already attested elsewhere (Ramos, 2005) ESP is a part of innumerable new textbooks that were put on the market in the last 10 years. It is part of the content indicated for the tertiary level entrance exams (maned Vestibular) in the country. It is the name of many courses that are offered in Brazilian universities.

(RAMOS, R. C. G. ESP in Brazil: history, new trends and challenges. In: KRZANOWSKI, M. (Ed.). ESP and EAP in Developing and in Least Developing Countries. IATEFL, 2008. p. 68-83.)


Which of the following are characteristics of English for Specific Purposes?


1. Meets specific needs of learners.

2. Makes use of underlying methodology and activities of the discipline it serves.

3. Is centered on the language appropriate to these activities in terms of grammar, lexis, syntax, study skills, discourse and genre.

4. Is designed for business purposes only.

5. Follows a specific methodology.

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Ano: 2018 Banca: IF-SP Órgão: IF-SP Prova: IF-SP - 2018 - IF-SP - Português/Inglês |
Q947604 Inglês

Tomlinson (2011, p.7) states that materials should achieve impact. “Impact is achieved when materials have a noticeable effect on learners, that is when the learners’ curiosity, interest and attention are attracted. If this is achieved there is a better chance that some of the language in the materials will be taken in for processing”. According to the author, materials can achieve impact through some aspects.


Choose the alternative that is approached by Tomlinson (2006):

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Ano: 2018 Banca: IF-SP Órgão: IF-SP Prova: IF-SP - 2018 - IF-SP - Português/Inglês |
Q947603 Inglês

“Our concern is with language learning. We cannot simply assume that describing and exemplifying what people do with language will enable someone to learn it. If that were so, we would need to do more than read a grammar book and a dictionary in order to learn a language. A truly valid approach to ESP must be based on an understanding of the processes of language learning”

(HUTCHINSON & WATERS, 1987, p.14)


According to Hutchinson and Waters (1987), the subject of their book is:

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Q946444 Inglês
TEXT III

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The words/phrases that are semantically related in Text III and can be used interchangeably are
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Q946443 Inglês
TEXT III

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The only question that can be answered by referring to the text is
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Q946442 Inglês
TEXT III

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The survey of the American Psychological Association (APA) showed the students
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Q946441 Inglês
TEXT III

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After reading Text III, one can correctly conclude that it is about
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Q946440 Inglês
TEXT III

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Read the following statements referring to Text III and insert T (True) or F (False) in the parentheses accordingly.
( ) Streaming has caused the fall of time spent watching TV. ( ) In all, APA analyzed around 50.000 responses from students every year. ( ) 12th graders read about three times more books in the 1970s than in 2016.
The correct sequence downwards is
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Q946439 Inglês
TEXT III

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Before 1991 APA researchers
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Q946438 Inglês
TEXT III

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According to the text,
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Q946437 Inglês
TEXT III

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Mark the correct statement about Text III.
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Q946436 Inglês
TEXT III

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Match the date with the corresponding fact by numbering Column II according to Column I.
Column I  1. Late 1970s 2. 1991 3. Mid-2010s 4. 2016 
Column II ( ) About 20% of high school seniors reported reading every day. ( ) The majority of 12th graders declared reading for pleasure almost daily. ( ) 8th- and 10th-grade subjects started to participate in the MTF survey project. ( ) 12th graders reported devoting 1/4 of their daily hours to digital media.
The correct sequence downwards is
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Q946435 Inglês
TEXT III

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Dr. Twenge’s team
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Q946434 Inglês
TEXT III

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The text suggests that
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Q946433 Inglês
TEXT III

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The Monitoring the Future project
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Q946432 Inglês
TEXT III

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The data considered for the development of the new research was supplied by
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Q946431 Inglês
TEXT III

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The sentence “[The] new research has revealed that the number of teenagers reading traditional media (…) is dropping off at an alarming rate.” (lines 90-93) is correctly paraphrased as “The new APA research has revealed an alarming
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Q946429 Inglês
TEXT III

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The correct title for Text III is
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Q946428 Inglês
TEXT III

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A correct conclusion for the text above would be the following:
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Q946426 Inglês
TEXT II
Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation?

Jean M. Twenge




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The underlined item “shruging” (line 82) is a nonsense word, merely invented for the purposes of this exam. After analyzing the co-text and context, it is correct to conclude that “shruging” means
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Respostas
7961: A
7962: C
7963: A
7964: A
7965: B
7966: D
7967: B
7968: D
7969: C
7970: B
7971: D
7972: A
7973: B
7974: D
7975: C
7976: A
7977: D
7978: C
7979: D
7980: D