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Q3070406 Inglês

Text IV


Diversity and Inclusive Teaching


    Teaching to engage diversity, to include all learners, and to seek equity is essential for preparing civically engaged adults and for creating a campus and society that recognizes the contributions of all people. Teaching for diversity refers to acknowledging a range of differences in the classroom. Teaching for inclusion signifies embracing difference. Teaching for equity allows the differences to transform the way we think, teach, learn and act such that all experiences and ways of being are handled with fairness and justice. These ideas complement each other and enhance educational opportunities for all students when simultaneously engaged. […]


    Inclusive teaching strategies are intended to ensure that all students feel supported such that they freely learn and explore new ideas, feel safe to express their views in a civil manner, and are respected as individuals and members of groups. Intentionally incorporating inclusive teaching strategies helps students view themselves as people who belong to the community of learners in a classroom and university.


Adapted from https://ctal.udel.edu/resources-2/inclusive-teaching/

The stressed syllable in the word “equity” (1st paragraph) is the same as in:
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Q3070389 Inglês

Text I


The BNCC and Twenty-First Century Skills


    The most ambitious feature of the BNCC, which only appeared in the document’s third version, was to establish ten core competencies that all students should develop throughout basic education, starting in early childhood. These competencies include lifelong learning, critical thinking, aesthetic sensibilities, communication skills, digital literacy, entrepreneurship, self-care, empathy, citizenship and ethics. The core competencies broaden the goals of basic education well-beyond academic skills to twenty-first century skills widely regarded as essential to preparing the next generations for the challenges of the 4th industrial revolution.


    As ambitious as it was, the BNCC was criticized for the lack of explicit links between the ten core competencies and the subject specific competencies and skills, leaving cities and states with the responsibility of making these links themselves. In addition to this, the core competencies are not generally integrated into teacher training programs and are often de-prioritized for the more basic literacy and numeracy needs. In this context, the Ministry of Education and its partners in the third sector have developed orientations, produced videos and online courses aimed at filling this gap, and helped cities and states integrate the ten core competencies in their curricula.


    […]


    Ensuring all Brazilian students master the ten core competencies laid out by the BNCC by the end of high school is a long-term, extremely ambitious goal. Before we can set a timeframe for when we will be able to achieve this feat, we need to know where we stand. Due to the core competencies’ complexity, each involves several skills, attitudes and sometimes values, it is unclear whether we will be capable of measuring all ten of them and by when. Until then we are in the company of the OECD, which is already tackling this challenge and will likely pave the way for Brazil in this respect


Note: BNCC: Base Nacional Comum Curricular;

OECD: The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.

Adapted from https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-41882-3_2

The word “likely” in “will likely pave the way for Brazil” (3rd paragraph) indicates:
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Q3070386 Inglês

Text I


The BNCC and Twenty-First Century Skills


    The most ambitious feature of the BNCC, which only appeared in the document’s third version, was to establish ten core competencies that all students should develop throughout basic education, starting in early childhood. These competencies include lifelong learning, critical thinking, aesthetic sensibilities, communication skills, digital literacy, entrepreneurship, self-care, empathy, citizenship and ethics. The core competencies broaden the goals of basic education well-beyond academic skills to twenty-first century skills widely regarded as essential to preparing the next generations for the challenges of the 4th industrial revolution.


    As ambitious as it was, the BNCC was criticized for the lack of explicit links between the ten core competencies and the subject specific competencies and skills, leaving cities and states with the responsibility of making these links themselves. In addition to this, the core competencies are not generally integrated into teacher training programs and are often de-prioritized for the more basic literacy and numeracy needs. In this context, the Ministry of Education and its partners in the third sector have developed orientations, produced videos and online courses aimed at filling this gap, and helped cities and states integrate the ten core competencies in their curricula.


    […]


    Ensuring all Brazilian students master the ten core competencies laid out by the BNCC by the end of high school is a long-term, extremely ambitious goal. Before we can set a timeframe for when we will be able to achieve this feat, we need to know where we stand. Due to the core competencies’ complexity, each involves several skills, attitudes and sometimes values, it is unclear whether we will be capable of measuring all ten of them and by when. Until then we are in the company of the OECD, which is already tackling this challenge and will likely pave the way for Brazil in this respect


Note: BNCC: Base Nacional Comum Curricular;

OECD: The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.

Adapted from https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-41882-3_2

The word “lifelong” in “lifelong learning” (1st paragraph) means:
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Q3062009 Inglês
O texto abaixo foi retirado de um artigo sobre feedback no ensino de inglês. Complete as lacunas com os termos correspondentes, considerando o sentido global do texto.

      Finding and identifying problems helps students practice detecting problems. Problem identification is found to be more important for reviewer learning, perhaps because reviewers are involved in more highly cognitive demanding activities when identifying problems. Interestingly, it is easier to see problems in documents/objects produced by ____________ than in ____________ documents because learners often “see” what they meant to produce and not what they actually produced. Thus, ____________ may be an easier context in which to practice skills related to repairing errors because errors are more easily detected
SCHUNN, Christian D. The Learning Science of Multi - Peer Feedback for EFL Students. Disponível em: https://www.lrdc.pitt.edu/schunn/papers/The%20Learning%20Sci_for_EFL_Student s_Schunn_Wu_2019.pdf. Acesso em: 12 jul. 2024. Adaptado.

Em sequência, as palavras que completam corretamente essas lacunas são: 
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Q3062002 Inglês
Leia o texto a seguir:
What does a CCQ mean?
      A concept checking question is a question designed to help the teacher check students’ understanding of a language item (grammar structure, vocabulary, fixed expression). “Do you understand?”, “Is that clear?”, “We all know that, right?” or “OK?” should be absolute taboos.

      When to ask CCQs?
      Every time you explain new material or need to check whether students know what you are talking about. CCQs are particularly useful after guided practice and at the end of the lesson as a review.

      How to ask CCQs?
      There are some simple rules that can help you create good CCQs and use them effectively:

1. CCQs should be easy to understand, use simple language in CCQs.
2. Don’t use the target language in CCQs;
E.g. I’ll meet her tomorrow.
Bad CCQ: Will I meet her next week?
3. Don’t use new vocabulary in CCQs;
4. Plan CCQs in advance;
5. Ask at least 2 CCQs to cover all of the important aspects of the target language;
6. CCQs should check the meaning of the target language, not of the situation.
E.g. She’s been in bed all day.
Bad CCQ: Is she sick?
7. Some of the most efficient CCQs are yes/no questions along with either/or questions; simple Wh-questions and true/false statements.

My TEFL. Concept Checking Questions (CCQs). My Tefl, 2024. Disponível em: https://mytefl.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/CCQs.pdf. Acesso em: 12 jul. 2024. Adaptado.

Considere que você precisa ensinar o sentido do termo em destaque na frase “His pink car stands out on the road”. A partir da leitura sobre as CCQ’s, qual das alternativas abaixo apresenta uma CCQ efetiva para checar o entendimento do aluno sobre o sentido do termo ‘stand out’? 
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Q3061999 Inglês

Atenção! Leia o texto a seguir para responder à próxima questão.


Ain't It Fun


I don't mind

Letting you down easy, but just give it time

If it don't hurt now then just wait, just wait a while

You're not the big fish in the pond no more

You are what they're feeding on

So what are you gonna do

When the world don't orbit around you?

So what are you gonna do

When the world don't orbit around you?

Ain't it fun?

Living in the real world

Ain't it good?

Being all alone

Where you're from

You might be the one who's running things

Where you can ring anybody's bell and get what you want

See it's easy to ignore trouble

When you're living in a bubble

(…)


WILLIAMS, Hayley; YORK, Taylor. Ain’t it fun. Disponível em: https://www.musixmatch.com/lyrics/Paramore/Ain-t-It-Fun. Acesso em: 12 jul. 2024. Adaptado.

O uso de abreviações e contrações é muito comum na língua inglesa, sendo importante que os alunos estejam familiarizados com elas. Os versos da canção “Ain’t it fun” reproduzidos abaixo são exemplos desse processo, mas deles foram retirados os verbos que sofreram abreviação/contração. Assinale a alternativa que completa as lacunas com as estruturas correspondentes.

So what are you ____________ do
____________ fun?
You might be the one who ____________ running things.
See it ____________ easy to ignore trouble. 
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Q3061992 Inglês
Na correção de atividades de escrita, é importante a atenção do professor na ortografia das palavras, principalmente quando se trata de termos que podem ser facilmente confundidos, devido a semelhanças fonéticas e/ou de grafia. Observe alguns exemplos retirados da escrita dos alunos:

I. I don’t eat meet, I’m a vegetarian.
II. I like to hang outch with my friends on the weekends.
III. I always listen to music while I take a shower. IV. I have brekfast in the morning with my parents.

As frases que precisam ser corrigidas por apresentarem termos grafados incorretamente são: 
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Q3044787 Inglês

Analyze the following statement about cognates and false cognates. 


The English word "fabric" is a cognate of the Portuguese word "fábrica," both referring to a place where cloth or textile materials are produced. 

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Q3044786 Inglês

Analyze the following statement about cognates and false cognates. 


The English word "eventually" and the Portuguese word "eventualmente" are false cognates, as "eventually" indicates something that will happen at some point in the future, while "eventualmente" means something that happens occasionally or at irregular intervals.



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Q3044785 Inglês

Analyze the following statement about cognates and false cognates. 


The English word "apparent" and the Portuguese word "aparente" are false cognates, as "apparent" in English means something that seems to be true or real but may not be, while "aparente" in Portuguese means something that is clearly visible or obvious.

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Q3040186 Inglês

  

     


Available at: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2024/06/businesses -are-moving-beyond-sustainability-welcome-to-the-age-ofregeneration/. Retrieved on: Jun 14, 2024. Adapted.

In the fragment of paragraph 2 “regenerative firms seek to boost the health and vitality of people, places and the planet simultaneously”, the term “simultaneously” means
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Q3039200 Inglês
Text 1

UN and Multilingualism

An essential factor in harmonious communication among peoples and an enabler of multilateral diplomacy, multilingualism is of particular importance to the United Nations. By promoting dialogue, tolerance and understanding, multilingualism ensures effective participation of all in the Organization’s work, as well as greater transparency and efficiencies and better outcomes.

Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish are the six official languages of the United Nations; English and French being the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat.

Parity among the six official languages has been an ongoing concern of the Secretary-General. The use of all the official languages, on an equal footing, is actively promoted to guarantee that all stakeholders can participate in the work of the United Nations. To ensure that the goals and actions of the UN are understood by the widest possible public, non-official languages are also in use at the UN on a daily basis. To achieve these objectives, the UN Secretariat promotes an organizational culture in its ranks that values and nurtures multilingualism throughout the human resources continuum.


(adapted from:https://www.un.org)
Mark the alternative that presents the correct meaning (in Portuguese) of the word peoples in the sentence “An essential factor in harmonious communication among peoples….” from the text.
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Q3038700 Inglês
Life with the ‘ugliest’ dog-turned Hollywood star

        The transformation of Britain’s “ugliest” dog into a Hollywood star has been unexpected and “surreal”, her owner has said.
     Peggy is appearing alongside Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in the latest Marvel superhero film, Deadpool & Wolverine.
        The five-year-old pugese – a pug and Chinese crested cross – was cast as “Dogpool” after finding fame last year when she was crowned the ugliest pooch in a national contest.
        Recalling the past 18 months, Peggy’s owner Holly Middleton, from East Yorkshire, said: “Not in my wildest dreams did I
think anything like that would have ever happened”.
        “When we submitted her picture [to the ugly dog competition], I didn’t think it would get to the heights it did,” she added.
        “I didn’t think that’d be as big a deal as it was.”
        However, despite amassing “a massive fan base”, Mrs Middleton said Peggy was not displaying any “diva behaviour” at home.
        On the contrary, the usually “reserved and lazy” pugese had gained “a bit more confidence” from the trainer who was tasked with looking after her during production of Deadpool & Wolverine.
        “She’s still just plain old Peg”, said Mrs Middleton.
        The 37-year-old make-up artist said the family had missed Peggy when she was away filming.
        “It was really, really strange not to have her here”, her owner said. “I’ve got two boys and they missed her terribly.
        “We didn’t tell them where she was. Everything had to be kept quiet.
        “I’m glad she’s back. We missed her.”
        Watching Peggy making her debut at a premiere in New York and being held on the red carpet by Hollywood A-listers was
“surreal”, Mrs Middleton said.
        “I loved it. Peggy looked really comfortable the entire time, as probably most people would being cuddled by Ryan Reynolds.
        “They seem to really, really love her and they’re so gentle with her, and you can see... they’re giving her kisses and giving
her little rubs on her head.
        “I just loved every second of it. I loved seeing her up there doing her thing.
        “She just looked so chilled and so happy.”
        Mrs Middleton said there were no plans at present for future film roles and Peggy was content with chilling at home.
        “First and foremost, she is a family pet”, she added. “There’s nothing she likes more than either cuddling with us on the
couch, or snuggling in her bed.”
        Despite Peggy’s global recognition, Mrs Middleton said she was “the same as every other dog that gets walked in the
village” – though she “absolutely loves” attention and had become accustomed to turning people’s heads.
        “When I read comments online, they’re all very positive and very much in favour of Peggy, saying how beautiful she is.
        “Before all of this, just the way she looks she would get attention, but it was usually people sort of nudging each other and
whispering, ‘Oh, what’s wrong with that dog’.
        “So since everything’s happened, the public perception of Peggy, and whether she’s beautiful, ugly, or whatever has definitely changed for the better.”


(Pritti Mistry, BBC 2024, BBC website. Accessed: 13/08/2024. Avaiable in: <https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/. Adapted.)
Consider the following quote by Mrs Middleton about Peggy: “I just loved every second of it. I loved seeing her up there doing her thing.” (17º §) The underlined idiom means that Peggy was:
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Q3035578 Inglês

Read the text II to answer the question.


TEXT II 


JOHN LAURENS: 


The ten-dollar Founding Father without a father

Got a lot farther by workin' a lot harder

By bein' a lot smarter

By bein' a self-starter

By fourteen, they placed him in charge of a trading charter


THOMAS JEFFERSON:


And every day while slaves were being slaughtered and carted

Away across the waves, he struggled and kept his guard up

Inside, he was longing for something to be a part of

The brother was ready to beg, steal, borrow, or barter


[…]


AARON BURR:


Well, the word got around, they said, "This kid is insane, man!"

Took up a collection just to send him to the mainland

"Get your education, don't forget from whence you came, and

The world's gonna know your name! What's your name, man?"


Excerpt from the musical Hamilton, with lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda.

What is the word with the same meaning of “slaughtered”? 
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Q3034745 Inglês
Choose the correct option to complete the sentence: “Sadly, many people __________ serious illnesses due to lack of early detection.”
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Q3028612 Inglês
The sentence that indicates the CORRECT use of a tag question is:
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Q3028611 Inglês
Fill the gaps in the sentences below by choosing one of the two options in parenthesis.

A. People who owned ______ (a / an) MP3 player ______ (was / were) considered popular back in the day.
B. Henrique no longer works ______ (on / in) Saturdays.
C. I ______ (do / don’t) know this song.
D. We’ve ______ (come /came) across as ______ (a / an) united group.


In the order presented, the gaps are correctly and respectively filled by:
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Q3028599 Inglês
Text I: 'Quiet quitting' isn't really quitting


    Clocking out at 5 p.m. on the dot, only doing your assigned daily tasks, limiting chats with colleagues and not working overtime. These are the distinctive features of "quiet quitting," a term coined to describe how people are approaching their jobs and professional lives differently to manage burnout.

    The phrase, which isn't actually intended to lead to a resignation, exploded into the popular lexicon in 2022 when a TikTok video went viral. The creator, Zaid Khan, said in the video "I recently learned about this term 'quiet quitting,' where you're not outright quitting your job, but you're quitting the idea of going above and beyond." Nonetheless, “quiet quitting” is a misnomer, at least according to Karen K. Ho, a freelance business and culture reporter. She said that the term doesn't account for the fact that people are watching their grocery bills, fuel costs and housing prices go up, often without so much as a salary increase. "You're literally stagnating as a result of not earning more, not being promoted – and that's why a lot of people are leaving jobs," she completed.

   While the words "quiet quitting" are loaded, evoking images of a slacker or ne'er-do-well for some, others say that the approach frees up time to spend with family and friends or to take care of oneself. In short, it's a renewed commitment to life beyond the workplace. On the other hand, the term “quiet quitting” has also received criticism, even from those who generally favor the idea behind it.

   However, while the term "quiet quitting" may be a new invention, the mentality behind it is not. The phrase "work to rule," for example, describes a labor action in which employees strictly perform the work laid out in their contract, without taking on additional work. In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic triggered a major economic movement, The Great Resignation, which saw people leaving their jobs or switching professions in droves, as they re-evaluated their relationship with work during a lifechanging health crisis.

  A May 2022 survey by RBC Insurance suggested that more than one-third of recently retired Canadians aged 55-75 had retired sooner than they planned. Another third decided to retire sooner because of the pandemic. Moreover, Statistics Canada reported that the third quarter of 2021 saw a 60% increase in job vacancies compared to pre-pandemic levels in the country.

    Both Quiet Quitting and The Great Resignation indicate a marked cultural shift from the early and mid-2010s when "hustle culture" paved the way to "grinding" and "girl-bossing" – two ideas that prioritized work over everything else, with the belief that such effort made employees more desirable to managers, therefore helping them climb up the corporate ladder faster and generating more income.

    In addition, it is important to highlight that employees have been re-evaluating how much time they spend commuting, working overtime and generally investing in low-pay, low-reward jobs. It seems they have realized that they work in systems where they are constantly immersed in a hustle culture – which has been repeatedly shown to be only beneficial for corporations and their managers, through bonuses, through increased productivity, through increased revenue and profits and the like.

    Furthermore, some employees are advocating for policies, benefits and working conditions that strengthen work-life balance. But critics say it doesn't work as well as it should, with a glaring loophole that allows employers to take advantage by vaguely wording their policies.


Adapted from: https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/quiet-quitting-workerdisengagement-1.6560226 Last Updated: August 25, 2022
“Highlight” in “(…) it is important to highlight that employees (…)” can be replaced, without change of meaning, by: 
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Q3025658 Inglês

A morpheme is the smallest unit of grammar with meaning making up all words in the English language. Because learning morphemes unlocks the structure and significance within words, analyse the word group to choose the appropriate option.


Fun - night - dog - but - shake - girl - after - ball - play - joke - the - fish - book - run - happy - she - free - kiss - time - milk 

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Q3024637 Inglês
What’s the correct collocation?
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521: B
522: D
523: D
524: A
525: D
526: A
527: D
528: E
529: C
530: C
531: A
532: E
533: D
534: D
535: A
536: E
537: A
538: C
539: A
540: A