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Sobre pronúncia e som | pronunciation and sound em inglês
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Ano: 2026
Banca:
AMEOSC
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Mondaí - SC
Prova:
AMEOSC - 2026 - Prefeitura de Mondaí - SC - Professor Licenciado – Área III / Disciplina: Inglês - Edital nº 39 |
Q4349672
Inglês
Match the connected-speech phenomena in Column I
with the descriptions in Column II.
COLUMN I
1.Weak-form reduction. 2.Assimilation. 3.Elision. 4.Resyllabification/linking.
COLUMN II
(__)A segment changes some of its phonetic properties under the influence of a neighboring segment.
(__)A function word that has a full citation form is realized with reduced prominence and frequently with a centralized vowel in unstressed speech.
(__)A segment expected from the citation form is omitted in a phonologically favorable connected-speech environment.
(__)A consonantal segment at the edge of one word is perceptually associated with the following vowel-initial syllable in fluent speech.
The correct sequence, from top to bottom, is:
COLUMN I
1.Weak-form reduction. 2.Assimilation. 3.Elision. 4.Resyllabification/linking.
COLUMN II
(__)A segment changes some of its phonetic properties under the influence of a neighboring segment.
(__)A function word that has a full citation form is realized with reduced prominence and frequently with a centralized vowel in unstressed speech.
(__)A segment expected from the citation form is omitted in a phonologically favorable connected-speech environment.
(__)A consonantal segment at the edge of one word is perceptually associated with the following vowel-initial syllable in fluent speech.
The correct sequence, from top to bottom, is:
Ano: 2026
Banca:
AMAUC
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Piratuba - SC
Prova:
AMAUC - 2026 - Prefeitura de Piratuba - SC - Professor Ensino Infantil e Ensino Fundamental - Inglês |
Q4348685
Inglês
During pronunciation activities, a teacher asks students
to notice sound contrasts, plural endings, word stress
and rhythm in spoken English. Considering basic
principles of English phonetics and phonology, mark T for
true and F for false.
(__)The contrast between ship and sheep shows that a change in a vowel sound may distinguish word meaning in English.
(__)The plural ending written as -s may be pronounced differently depending on the final sound of the noun, as in cats, dogs and buses.
(__)Stress placement can contribute to differences in pronunciation between some nouns and verbs, as in certain uses of record.
(__)English rhythm is based on giving approximately equal duration and prominence to every syllable in an utterance.
After analyzing the statements, choose the alternative that presents the correct sequence from top to bottom.
(__)The contrast between ship and sheep shows that a change in a vowel sound may distinguish word meaning in English.
(__)The plural ending written as -s may be pronounced differently depending on the final sound of the noun, as in cats, dogs and buses.
(__)Stress placement can contribute to differences in pronunciation between some nouns and verbs, as in certain uses of record.
(__)English rhythm is based on giving approximately equal duration and prominence to every syllable in an utterance.
After analyzing the statements, choose the alternative that presents the correct sequence from top to bottom.
Q4348468
Inglês
Within the paradigm of English as a Lingua Franca
(ELF), Jennifer Jenkins (2000) argues that successful
communication relies on mutual intelligibility rather
than conformity to native-speaker norms. Based on this
perspective, which pedagogical practice is the most
appropriate for teaching listening and speaking?
Ano: 2026
Banca:
AMEOSC
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Mondaí - SC
Prova:
AMEOSC - 2026 - Prefeitura de Mondaí - SC - Professor Licenciado - Área: Professor de Inglês (Habilitado e Não Habilitado) - Edital nº 43 |
Q4347972
Inglês
Regarding English pronunciation and stress, mark T for
true and F for false.
(__)In standard descriptions of English, the noun record and the verb record may be distinguished by a shift in primary stress.
(__)Unstressed grammatical words may undergo vowel reduction in connected speech, which helps explain pronunciations involving schwa.
(__)Words with similar spelling necessarily preserve the same stressed syllable when derivational suffixes are added.
(__)English spelling provides useful information about pronunciation, but grapheme-to-sound relationships are not consistently one-to-one.
The correct sequence, from top to bottom, is:
(__)In standard descriptions of English, the noun record and the verb record may be distinguished by a shift in primary stress.
(__)Unstressed grammatical words may undergo vowel reduction in connected speech, which helps explain pronunciations involving schwa.
(__)Words with similar spelling necessarily preserve the same stressed syllable when derivational suffixes are added.
(__)English spelling provides useful information about pronunciation, but grapheme-to-sound relationships are not consistently one-to-one.
The correct sequence, from top to bottom, is:
Ano: 2026
Banca:
IGEDUC
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Paulo Afonso - BA
Prova:
IGEDUC - 2026 - Prefeitura de Paulo Afonso - BA - Professor 1 - Língua Inglesa (6º ao 9º Ano) |
Q4342757
Inglês
Texto associado
Xbox caps cloud gaming at 15 hours a month for
Game Pass subscribers
Xbox is introducing strict monthly time limits for Game
Pass subscribers who stream games online through its
cloud gaming service.
The changes, which come into effect in November, will
see a subscriber to the £16.99 Ultimate monthly plan
able to stream games for up to 15 hours a month - before
having to purchase additional cloud play time.
Xbox said the limits were due to the rising cost of cloud
gaming, and they would allow the firm to "continue to
invest" in the service's "reliability and performance".
While some questioned whether the service was used by
many to begin with, others called out the additional limits
for subscribers.
Cloud gaming allows players to stream and play games
online from a remote server using a phone, tablet or
controller, rather than downloading and running it on a
PC or console at home.
Different tiers of subscription to Game Pass will have
different limits.
Premium users will get 10 hours, while those on the basic
Essential tier will get five hours a month before they have
to pay for extra time.
Xbox claimed just 4% of the people who use Games
Pass - its Netflix-style subscription plan for games - use
its cloud gaming service.
A recent Wall Street Journal article reported Game Pass
has 30 million subscribers, which would leave the number
of people affected by the cloud gaming changes at
roughly 1.2 million.
"This is a pretty awful change, hopefully Xbox adds an
extra zero on the end cause 15hrs is abysmal. 30
minutes a day, really?" posted one commenter on X.
Jez Corden of Windows Central told the BBC the
announcement showed that "absolutely nothing is safe
from the AI-driven component crisis," but he added it also
highlighted "where Microsoft's priorities are".
Both cloud gaming and AI use the same infrastructure -
data centres - to process information.
"For them to continue to offer unlimited access to
Microsoft Copilot [AI] for free but restrict paid cloud
gaming in this way shows some contradiction," he added.
Xbox said in a blog post that from November, users
would also be able to use the company's cloud gaming
feature without subscribing to Game Pass, but by buying
"cloud playtime hours" through the Xbox store.
It has not revealed how much extra hours of cloud
gaming would cost.
Xbox's 'reset'
The news comes as Asha Sharma, Xbox's chief
executive, told the BBC in an exclusive recent interview
that the company and the industry as a whole needed to
"start to innovate on affordability and efficiency," amid a
"crisis" in computing prices.
"As an industry, we're in the middle of 'Rampocalypse'.
We're in the middle of people coming back from Covid
and the patterns changing," she said.
"Rampocalypse" refers to the fact that the cost of a
previously cheap hardware component, random access
memory (Ram), has shot up in price with the expansion
of compute-hungry data centres. Some people also call it
"Ramageddon".
Sharma added: "Within Xbox, we haven't been healthy.
And so a lot of the reset that will take us throughout the
year is really meant to help ensure that we are here for
the next 25 years and we're continuing to serve our
purpose and our mission."
According to Xbox owner Microsoft's July financial filings,
annual Xbox revenue dropped by $1.7bn to roughly
$21.8bn (£16.1bn) - a 7% decline from 2025.
Part of Sharma's reset has seen 3,200 people let go at
the company - with 1,600 job losses announced in July,
and the remaining posts to go gradually over the course
of Microsoft's 2027 financial year.
Studios which had been acquired by Xbox - including
Compulsion Games, which made the Bafta-winning
South of Midnight and Double Fine Productions, makers
of Psychonauts - were also made independent again.
Sharma is betting these changes can reverse its fortunes
despite concerns over its subscription strategy and rising
AI-related costs.
"Sometimes you have to restructure a business when it's
not doing well, and that was true with our Xbox
business," Microsoft's president Brad Smith recently told
the BBC.
Cloud gaming
In an interview in July, Jeff Gattiss, Amazon's head of gaming, told the BBC he believed the rising cost of tech
would mean people will turn to streaming games online
rather than buying new consoles.
However, despite some big names investing in the
technology, it has never fully reached the mainstream.
Google launched its own cloud gaming service Stadia in
November 2019, positioning it as a "Netflix for games".
The service was discontinued in January 2023 after the
company said it had not attracted as many users as
hoped.
For many gamers, cloud gaming remains too unreliable
for regular use due to its reliance on high-speed internet -
and an additional fee may further limit its appeal.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj06zd4l99lo
Consider the commenter's question quoted in the article.
"30 minutes a day, really?"
If spoken as an expression of disbelief rather than a neutral request for information, which prosodic interpretation is appropriate?
Ano: 2026
Banca:
Unesc
Órgão:
InoversaSul
Prova:
Unesc - 2026 - InoversaSul - Professor de Inglês - Educação Infantil |
Q4338913
Inglês
During an activity involving names, an English teacher
notices that some children assume that the name of a
letter corresponds directly to the sound that the letter
represents in every word. The teacher therefore develops
playful listening activities involving letter names and
familiar vocabulary.
Considering the relationship between English letter names and pronunciation, mark T, for true, and F, for false.
(__) The name of the letter "B" begins with the consonant sound found at the beginning of "ball."
(__) When pronounced as the name of the letter, "G" begins with the same consonant sound heard at the beginning of "game."
(__) The name of the letter "J" begins with the same consonant sound found at the beginning of "juice."
(__) Activities involving alphabet knowledge can distinguish letter names from sounds occurring in words without requiring formal phonetic terminology from children.
After analysis, select the alternative that presents the CORRECT sequence of the items above, from top to bottom.
Considering the relationship between English letter names and pronunciation, mark T, for true, and F, for false.
(__) The name of the letter "B" begins with the consonant sound found at the beginning of "ball."
(__) When pronounced as the name of the letter, "G" begins with the same consonant sound heard at the beginning of "game."
(__) The name of the letter "J" begins with the same consonant sound found at the beginning of "juice."
(__) Activities involving alphabet knowledge can distinguish letter names from sounds occurring in words without requiring formal phonetic terminology from children.
After analysis, select the alternative that presents the CORRECT sequence of the items above, from top to bottom.
Ano: 2026
Banca:
Unesc
Órgão:
InoversaSul
Prova:
Unesc - 2026 - InoversaSul - Professor de Inglês - Educação Infantil |
Q4338896
Inglês
As part of an oral discrimination activity, the teacher
contrasts pairs such as "ship−sheep" and "sit−seat." The
words are presented without written support, and children
identify which word they hear by selecting the
corresponding picture. The activity is designed to draw
attention to a pronunciation distinction that can change
lexical meaning in English.
Which linguistic feature is predominantly explored?
Which linguistic feature is predominantly explored?
Ano: 2026
Banca:
Unesc
Órgão:
InoversaSul
Prova:
Unesc - 2026 - InoversaSul - Professor de Inglês - Educação Infantil |
Q4338895
Inglês
A teacher uses the words "cat," "cow," "city," and "cake"
during an alphabet activity. She wants children to begin
noticing that the same written letter may correspond to
different sounds.
Analyze the statements below.
I."Cat," "cow," and "cake" begin with the same consonant sound.
II."City" begins with the same consonant sound as "cat."
III.The examples can support awareness that letter-sound relationships in English are not always one-to-one.
It is CORRECT what is stated in:
Analyze the statements below.
I."Cat," "cow," and "cake" begin with the same consonant sound.
II."City" begins with the same consonant sound as "cat."
III.The examples can support awareness that letter-sound relationships in English are not always one-to-one.
It is CORRECT what is stated in:
Ano: 2026
Banca:
Unesc
Órgão:
InoversaSul
Prova:
Unesc - 2026 - InoversaSul - Professor de Inglês - Educação Infantil |
Q4338888
Inglês
Texto associado
The Best Fast Food Fried Chicken Chain in America
Is Dropping 2 New Menu Items
When it comes to fast food, it's no secret that French fries
are a critical (and contentious) menu item for almost
every major chain. Whether it's Arby's curly fries,
Chick-fil-A's signature waffle-cut fries, or Taco Bell's
Nacho Fries with its signature Tex-Mex flair, most fast
food restaurants have their own way of zhuzhing up the
humble potato. Now, another fan-loved chain is
branching out beyond the simple spud and dropping two
new iterations of the iconic menu item, and we can't wait
to try them.
Jollibee Just Debuted New Flavored French Fries
After maintaining its title as USA Today's 'Best Fast-Food
Fried Chicken in America' for the third consecutive year,
Jollibee is introducing two new menu items for a limited
time, and it looks like the chain is already vying for the
top spot in 2027. While classic fries are a fast food
staple, flavored fries have emerged across the food
scene, including the McShaker Fries from the Golden
Arches and Wendy's Shaker Fries. Now, Jollibee is
entering the chat with new Jolly Flavor Fries, bringing two
fan-favorite potato flavors to the chain's signature spud.
Jollibee Cheesy Cheddar and Sour Cream & Onion Fries
on a teal and yellow background
Inspired by fan-favorite potato chip flavors, Jollibee is
upgrading its signature Jolly Crispy Fries by tossing the
taters in two new, made-to-order varieties. First up are
the Cheesy Cheddar fries, which feature a rich
cheddar-flavored seasoning perfect for anyone who
enjoys cheese and chips, melted cheese on a baked
potato, or my go-to Cheddar & Sour Cream Ruffles.
Jollibee is also channeling another beloved savory potato
chip with the Sour Cream & Onion Jolly Crispy Fries,
which are tossed in a savory sour cream and onion
seasoning.
Each order of Jolly Crispy Fries comes in a custom
mini-bucket without a lid, making it easy to grab and
snack on the go. The fries are available à la carte starting
at $4.49, or you can try them as part of a combo upgrade
for a small upcharge.
Jolly Flavor Fries are only available through Oct. 13, so if
you want to try Jollibee's newest iteration of the fast food
favorite, you may want to head to your local restaurant
sooner rather than later. And, while you're there, you may
as well grab some Jollibee chicken and see if it really
lives up to the national hype.
https://www.allrecipes.com/jollibee-new-jolly-crispy-fries-flavors-120639
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Words from the article such as "chain," "chicken," "fries,"
and "chips" can be used in age-appropriate listening
activities involving sounds, rhymes, initial phonemes, and
playful repetition. Such activities may help children notice
characteristics of spoken English without requiring formal
phonetic transcription from them.
Analyze the statements below.
I."Chain" and "chicken" begin with the same consonant phoneme.
II.The plural ending in "fries" is pronounced /z/, whereas the plural ending in "chips" is pronounced /s/.
III.The vowel sound represented by the letter "i" is identical in "fries" and "chicken."
IV.Attention to sound similarities can be developed through oral games without requiring children to explain phonological rules explicitly.
It is CORRECT what is stated in:
Analyze the statements below.
I."Chain" and "chicken" begin with the same consonant phoneme.
II.The plural ending in "fries" is pronounced /z/, whereas the plural ending in "chips" is pronounced /s/.
III.The vowel sound represented by the letter "i" is identical in "fries" and "chicken."
IV.Attention to sound similarities can be developed through oral games without requiring children to explain phonological rules explicitly.
It is CORRECT what is stated in:
Ano: 2026
Banca:
Unesc
Órgão:
InoversaSul
Prova:
Unesc - 2026 - InoversaSul - Professor de Inglês - Anos Finais |
Q4337355
Inglês
During an oral-comprehension lesson, students compare
a carefully articulated recording with a spontaneous
exchange. The teacher wants them to analyze how
prominence, reduction, and connected speech contribute
to meaning and may affect listening.
Considering English phonology in oral interaction, mark T, for true, and F, for false.
(__)In "Emma sent A draft, but not the final one," prominence on "a" can contribute to a contrast between an unspecified draft and the expected final version.
(__)A rising intonation contour gives an utterance interrogative grammatical structure independently of its syntax and communicative context.
(__)Reduced or coalescent forms in sequences such as "did you" may make segmentation difficult for learners who recognize the words more easily in isolation.
(__)Maintaining full vowels in unstressed grammatical words is necessary for an utterance to remain intelligible in spontaneous English speech.
After analysis, select the alternative that presents the CORRECT sequence of the items above, from top to bottom.
Considering English phonology in oral interaction, mark T, for true, and F, for false.
(__)In "Emma sent A draft, but not the final one," prominence on "a" can contribute to a contrast between an unspecified draft and the expected final version.
(__)A rising intonation contour gives an utterance interrogative grammatical structure independently of its syntax and communicative context.
(__)Reduced or coalescent forms in sequences such as "did you" may make segmentation difficult for learners who recognize the words more easily in isolation.
(__)Maintaining full vowels in unstressed grammatical words is necessary for an utterance to remain intelligible in spontaneous English speech.
After analysis, select the alternative that presents the CORRECT sequence of the items above, from top to bottom.
Ano: 2026
Banca:
Unesc
Órgão:
InoversaSul
Prova:
Unesc - 2026 - InoversaSul - Professor de Inglês - Anos Finais |
Q4337354
Inglês
Regular English inflectional endings may have different
pronunciations even when their spelling remains the
same. A teacher selects words from a classroom text so
that students can identify how plural "-s" and past "-ed"
endings are pronounced.
Match the items in Column I with the words in Column II.
COLUMN I
1.Plural "-s" pronounced with an "s" sound, as in cats.
2.Plural "-s" pronounced with a "z" sound, as in dogs.
3.Past "-ed" pronounced as an extra syllable, as in needed.
4.Past "-ed" pronounced with a "t" sound, as in worked.
COLUMN II
(__)roads.
(__)worked.
(__)maps.
(__)wanted.
Select the alternative that presents the CORRECT association, from top to bottom.
Match the items in Column I with the words in Column II.
COLUMN I
1.Plural "-s" pronounced with an "s" sound, as in cats.
2.Plural "-s" pronounced with a "z" sound, as in dogs.
3.Past "-ed" pronounced as an extra syllable, as in needed.
4.Past "-ed" pronounced with a "t" sound, as in worked.
COLUMN II
(__)roads.
(__)worked.
(__)maps.
(__)wanted.
Select the alternative that presents the CORRECT association, from top to bottom.
Ano: 2026
Banca:
Unesc
Órgão:
InoversaSul
Prova:
Unesc - 2026 - InoversaSul - Professor de Inglês - Anos Finais |
Q4337353
Inglês
An English teacher uses spelling activities together with
oral discrimination so that students do not assume a
one-to-one relationship between letters and sounds. The
activity includes letter names and words whose similar
spelling patterns correspond to different pronunciations.
Considering English orthography and pronunciation, mark T, for true, and F, for false.
(__)The letter name "G" begins with the same consonant phoneme found at the beginning of "job."
(__)The conventional English name of the letter "H" begins with the phoneme /h/.
(__)The grapheme "c" represents the same consonant phoneme in "city" and "cat."
(__)The words "though," "through," and "thought" illustrate that similar orthographic sequences may correspond to different phonological patterns.
After analysis, select the alternative that presents the CORRECT sequence of the items above, from top to bottom.
Considering English orthography and pronunciation, mark T, for true, and F, for false.
(__)The letter name "G" begins with the same consonant phoneme found at the beginning of "job."
(__)The conventional English name of the letter "H" begins with the phoneme /h/.
(__)The grapheme "c" represents the same consonant phoneme in "city" and "cat."
(__)The words "though," "through," and "thought" illustrate that similar orthographic sequences may correspond to different phonological patterns.
After analysis, select the alternative that presents the CORRECT sequence of the items above, from top to bottom.
Ano: 2026
Banca:
Unesc
Órgão:
InoversaSul
Prova:
Unesc - 2026 - InoversaSul - Professor de Inglês - Anos Finais |
Q4337334
Inglês
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'Simply astonishing': Experts just found a massive
lost civilisation hiding in the Amazon
A civilisation that may have once numbered up to 3
million people has been uncovered beneath the Amazon
rainforest's dense canopy, according to a new study.
Researchers used LIDAR − a technology that fires pulses
of laser light through gaps in the forest canopy to map
the ground below − to survey more than 4,400km of the
southwestern Amazon Basin. The findings were
published in Nature.
Archaeologists now believe the Aquiry civilisation, which
lived in the region from roughly 600BCE to 850CE, may
have been around three times larger than previously
expected. At its peak, their society may have numbered
1.25 −3 million people.
The survey uncovered thousands of geometric patterns
built into the Earth, known as geoglyphs, which take
various shapes including circles and squares and appear
to be connected by straight roads or pathways.
"The scale and precision of these constructions are
simply astonishing," lead author and University of
Helsinki archaeologist, Prof Martti Pärssinen, told BBC
Science Focus.
"Based on LiDAR surveys covering 4,500 km², we
estimate that the entire 183,000 km² Aquiry region may
contain approximately 24,000 to 30,000 earthworks
linked by hundreds of roads, revealing a scale of
landscape modification previously unimaginable for this
part of Amazonia."
Before LIDAR technology was able to peek through the
trees, experts could only investigate deforested areas of
the Amazon − fuelling a mistaken belief that only the
rainforest's sparser regions had been settled by humans,
and not its denser parts.
"These findings suggest that many other regions across
Amazonia may likewise have been far more densely
populated and intensively modified than previously
assumed, challenging the long-standing view of the
rainforest as a largely untouched wilderness," Pärssinen
said.
The next phase of the project is to use the same laser technology to identify tree species that early societies
domesticated − such as those bearing nuts or fruit, and
which continue to grow in the region today.
"We will then investigate how their distribution relates to
different ecosystems, as well as to the locations of
earthworks and ancient road networks," Pärssinen said.
"Simply put, one cannot help but wonder: what else
remains hidden beneath the forest canopy?"
https://www.sciencefocus.com/news/amazon-civilisation-lidar
Several regular past forms occur in the text, including
lived, linked, and uncovered. Although each is written with the ending -ed, the phonological realization of that
ending depends on the preceding sound.
Considering standard English pronunciation, mark T, for true, and F, for false.
(__)In lived , the -ed ending is typically realized as /d/.
(__)In linked , the -ed ending is typically realized as /tu/.
(__)In uncovered , the final -ed normally forms an additional syllable pronounced /yd/.
(__)The different realizations of -ed demonstrate that identical orthographic endings may correspond to different phonetic forms.
After analysis, select the alternative that presents the CORRECT sequence of the items above, from top to bottom.
Considering standard English pronunciation, mark T, for true, and F, for false.
(__)In lived , the -ed ending is typically realized as /d/.
(__)In linked , the -ed ending is typically realized as /tu/.
(__)In uncovered , the final -ed normally forms an additional syllable pronounced /yd/.
(__)The different realizations of -ed demonstrate that identical orthographic endings may correspond to different phonetic forms.
After analysis, select the alternative that presents the CORRECT sequence of the items above, from top to bottom.
Ano: 2026
Banca:
Unesc
Órgão:
InoversaSul
Prova:
Unesc - 2026 - InoversaSul - Professor de Inglês - Anos Finais |
Q4337323
Inglês
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O texto seguinte servirá de base para responder à questão.
Entrepreneurship is booming in the U.S. Gen Zers are
leading the way.
For Melanie Herbert, years of hospital treatments for a
serious medical condition fueled an early interest in how
healthcare providers communicate and address their
patients' needs.
The experience informed her decision years later to
launch Sync Labs, a health technology startup that aims
to improve care for older Americans, while she was still a
student at the University of Pennsylvania.
"I feel like it's unfortunately a very neglected space where
a lot of the technology and tools are really behind,"
Herbert, 23, told CBS News.
Although such entrepreneurship is clearly unusual for
young people, it is by no means unheard of these days.
Research from the Bank of America Institute shows that
Generation Z members are contributing
"disproportionately" to a recent surge in business
formation.
In a trend that highlights how younger Americans are helping catalyze economic growth, the number of new
business applications filed by Gen Zers jumped 66% in
June compared with a year ago. That far outpaced
applications filed by other generations, the Bank of
America Institute found.
Young Americans are helping fuel a broader jump in
applications to form businesses. According to the Federal
Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Americans filed more than
531,000 business applications in June, more than double
the 2020 figure.
Scott Issen, CEO of Future Founders, a nonprofit group
that helps nurture entrepreneurial skills, said demand for
the organization's services is surging — a shift he
attributes to a change in many young people's attitude
toward employment.
"Macroeconomically, I think there's less interest year over
year for young people to work for others," he told CBS
News. "They would prefer to be their own bosses and
create their own opportunity."
The burst in entrepreneurship among younger Americans
isn't limited to graduates of prestigious universities.
Lower-income households now account for 25% of all
new businesses getting off the ground, up from 20% in
2020, the Bank of America Institute found.
"In a lot of ways, I think entrepreneurship is
democratizing right now," said Angela Lee, co-director of
the Eugene Lang Entrepreneurship Center at Columbia
Business School. "So I'm not at all surprised to see
younger, lower-income founders start companies."
AI lowers barriers to entry
Experts attribute part of the surge in Gen Z founders to
the advent of artificial intelligence, which is helping young
people get their businesses off the ground by automating
basic tasks and reducing startup costs.
"The barriers to entry are getting much lower," Lori
Rosenkopf, a professor at the Wharton School of the
University of Pennsylvania, told CBS News. "It's pretty
easy for anyone to start building some content, making
themselves a content creator or doing a little bit of vibe
coding."
AI can also help young business founders save money.
Lee, a serial entrepreneur, said she paid roughly $15,000
for a single web developer when she started her first
company.
"Now with AI, something that would have taken an app
developer three months and $15,000, you can vibe code
over the weekend," she said.
AI is integral to Herbert's company, which uses the
technology to streamline information from health
providers' notes, staff observations, lab results and other
data. For example, Sync Labs' tech can "ambiently listen"
to staff meetings when activated, creating a fuller picture
of patient needs and offering clinically backed
recommendations from the company's generative AI
models, she said.
Herbert also said AI has been a "game changer" for daily operations at the San Francisco-based company, noting
that it helps speed up tasks and reduce expenses. "As a
startup, time is everything," she said. "We're trying to get
our product out to as many people as possible as quickly
as possible."
"There is a lot of job dislocation right now"
Today's challenging economic backdrop — and the rise
of AI — also helps explain why more young Americans
are choosing to launch their own businesses, experts
said.
"There is a lot of job dislocation right now, and younger
people are finding it hard to secure traditional
employment given our current economic conditions,"
Wharton's Rosenkopf said.
Although U.S. unemployment remains low and job growth
has been solid, research shows that recent college
graduates are struggling to find work, especially as AI
starts to automate certain functions normally reserved for
entry-level workers. A recent ZipRecruiter survey of 1,000
recruiters found that 38% of employers have shifted basic
data-processing tasks away from entry-level workers and
onto AI.
Herbert said she didn't start Sync Labs due to concerns
about the labor market, but noted that the stress of
finding a job has weighed heavily on her friends.
"Being in this generation, it's probably one of the most
talked about things," she said.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/gen-z-business-applications-surge-ai/
The word "technology" occurs repeatedly in the article
and can be used to evaluate recognition of lexical stress.
The question concerns the standard stress pattern rather
than differences in individual accent or vowel quality.
Which representation identifies the syllable carrying primary lexical stress in technology?
Which representation identifies the syllable carrying primary lexical stress in technology?
Ano: 2026
Banca:
IDCAP
Órgão:
OGMO/AR - RJ
Prova:
IDCAP - 2026 - OGMO/AR - RJ - Trabalhador Portuário Avulso (TPA) - Categoria Capatazia |
Q4320988
Inglês
Read the excerpt below from Moby-Dick by Herman
Melville:
"Who-e debel you?"—he at last said—"you no speak-e, dam-me, I kill-e."
[...]
"Don't be afraid now," said he, grinning again. "Queequeg here wouldn't harm a hair of your head."
[...]
"Me sabbee plenty," grunted Queequeg, puffing away at his pipe and sitting up in bed.
Read the statements below carefully:
I.Queequeg's speech demonstrates a limited command of English grammar and vocabulary.
II.The landlord's statement "Don't be afraid now" performs the social function of reassurance.
III.The expression "wouldn't harm a hair of your head" is used to communicate that Queequeg poses no threat to Ishmael.
IV.The phrase "Me sabbee plenty" illustrates a standard grammatical structure commonly found in formal English.
V.The interaction reveals an initial communication barrier between the characters.
Which statements are correct according to the excerpt?
"Who-e debel you?"—he at last said—"you no speak-e, dam-me, I kill-e."
[...]
"Don't be afraid now," said he, grinning again. "Queequeg here wouldn't harm a hair of your head."
[...]
"Me sabbee plenty," grunted Queequeg, puffing away at his pipe and sitting up in bed.
Read the statements below carefully:
I.Queequeg's speech demonstrates a limited command of English grammar and vocabulary.
II.The landlord's statement "Don't be afraid now" performs the social function of reassurance.
III.The expression "wouldn't harm a hair of your head" is used to communicate that Queequeg poses no threat to Ishmael.
IV.The phrase "Me sabbee plenty" illustrates a standard grammatical structure commonly found in formal English.
V.The interaction reveals an initial communication barrier between the characters.
Which statements are correct according to the excerpt?
Ano: 2026
Banca:
AMEOSC
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Belmonte - SC
Prova:
AMEOSC - 2026 - Prefeitura de Belmonte - SC - Professor de Inglês |
Q4299226
Inglês
Students listen to a recorded conversation in which one
speaker says:
"You finished the report."
The sentence is heard first with falling intonation and then with rising intonation.
Which analysis most accurately describes the contrast?
"You finished the report."
The sentence is heard first with falling intonation and then with rising intonation.
Which analysis most accurately describes the contrast?
Ano: 2026
Banca:
VUNESP
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Jardinópolis - SP
Prova:
VUNESP - 2026 - Prefeitura de Jardinópolis - SP - Professor PEB II - Língua Inglesa |
Q4292329
Inglês
Texto associado
Leia o texto a seguir para responder à questão:
A number of researchers have studied conversations
between speakers of English as a Lingua Franca and have
noted a number of somewhat surprising characteristics,
including:
• Use of an all-purpose tag question such as isn’t it?
(They should arrive soon, isn’t it?)
• Increasing of redundancy by adding prepositions
{We have to study about… and Can we discuss about…)
• Pluralisation of nouns which are considered uncountable
in native-speaker English. (informations, staffs)
The evidence suggests that non-native speakers are not
conforming to a native English standard. Truly, they seem to
get along perfectly well despite the fact that they miss things
out and put things in which ‘they should not do’.
(HARMER, J. The practice of English language teaching.
4th ed, Essex: Pearson Longman. Adaptado)
A palavra em que a letra u é pronunciada assim como
em “number” encontra-se na alternativa
Ano: 2026
Banca:
AMEOSC
Órgão:
Prefeitura de São José do Cedro - SC
Prova:
AMEOSC - 2026 - Prefeitura de São José do Cedro - SC - Professor de Inglês - Edital nº 16 |
Q4275648
Inglês
To develop auditory discrimination, a teacher prepares
sentences containing English words that differ by one
sound. Students listen to each sentence and identify the
word they hear. Match the word pairs in Column I with the
phonological contrast described in Column II.
Column I
1.Ship / Sheep 2.Fan / Van 3.Rice / Rise 4.Bet / Bat
Column II
I.Contrast between voiced and voiceless consonants.
II.Contrast between a short front vowel and a long front vowel.
III.Contrast involving the final consonant sound.
IV.Contrast between two front vowel sounds.
Select the alternative that presents the correct matching.
Column I
1.Ship / Sheep 2.Fan / Van 3.Rice / Rise 4.Bet / Bat
Column II
I.Contrast between voiced and voiceless consonants.
II.Contrast between a short front vowel and a long front vowel.
III.Contrast involving the final consonant sound.
IV.Contrast between two front vowel sounds.
Select the alternative that presents the correct matching.
Ano: 2026
Banca:
FEPESE
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Brusque - SC
Prova:
FEPESE - 2026 - Prefeitura de Brusque - SC - Professor Língua Inglesa |
Q4261703
Inglês
Analyze the sentences according to English Phonetics and Phonology.
1. The words ship and sheep differ only in spelling; they are pronounced exactly the same.
2. Word stress can change the meaning or grammatical category of some English words, such as record (noun) and record (verb).
3. The plural ending -s has different pronunciations depending on the final sound of the noun.
4. The words live (verb) and live (adjective, meaning not recorded)”, are pronounced the same way.
5. Correct pronunciation involves not only producing individual sounds accurately but also using appropriate stress and intonation.
Choose the alternative which contains the correct statements.
1. The words ship and sheep differ only in spelling; they are pronounced exactly the same.
2. Word stress can change the meaning or grammatical category of some English words, such as record (noun) and record (verb).
3. The plural ending -s has different pronunciations depending on the final sound of the noun.
4. The words live (verb) and live (adjective, meaning not recorded)”, are pronounced the same way.
5. Correct pronunciation involves not only producing individual sounds accurately but also using appropriate stress and intonation.
Choose the alternative which contains the correct statements.
Ano: 2026
Banca:
Avança SP
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Ubatuba - SP
Prova:
Avança SP - 2026 - Prefeitura de Ubatuba - SP - Professor da Educação Básica II - Inglês |
Q4247262
Inglês
Mark the alternative in which the "-ed" ending of the highlighted word is pronounced as /1d/.
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