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Sobre vocabulário | vocabulary em inglês
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Ano: 2024
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OBJETIVA
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Prefeitura de Galvão - SC
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Q3391676
Inglês
Check the item that correctly displays an antonym for
the underlined word:
Ano: 2024
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OBJETIVA
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Prefeitura de Galvão - SC
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Q3391672
Inglês
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Kew Gardens
From the oval-shaped flower-bed there rose
perhaps a hundred stalks spreading into heart-shaped or
tongue-shaped leaves half way up and unfurling at the tip
red or blue or yellow petals marked with spots of colour
raised upon the surface. The petals were voluminous enough
to be stirred by the summer breeze, and when they moved,
the red, blue and yellow lights passed one over the other,
staining an inch of the brown earth beneath with a spot of
the most intricate colour. The light fell either upon the
smooth, grey back of a pebble, or, the shell of a snail with its
brown, circular veins, or falling into a raindrop, it expanded
with such intensity of red, blue and yellow the thin walls of
water that one expected them to burst and disappear. Then
the breeze stirred rather more briskly overhead and the
colour was flashed into the air above, into the eyes of the
men and women who walk in Kew Gardens in July.
How hot it was! So hot that even the thrush chose
to hop, like a mechanical bird, in the shadow of the flowers,
with long pauses between one movement and the next;
instead of rambling vaguely the white butterflies danced one
above another, making with their white shifting flakes the
outline of a shattered marble column above the tallest
flowers; the glass roofs of the palm house shone as if a
whole market full of shiny green umbrellas had opened in
the sun; and in the drone of the aeroplane the voice of the
summer sky murmured its fierce soul.
Yellow and black, pink and snow white, shapes of all
these colours, men, women, and children were spotted for a
second upon the horizon, and then, seeing the breadth of
yellow that lay upon the grass, they wavered and sought
shade beneath the trees, dissolving like drops of water in the
yellow and green atmosphere. But there was no silence; all
the time the motor omnibuses were turning their wheels
and changing their gear; like a vast nest of Chinese boxes all
of wrought steel turning ceaselessly one within another the
city murmured; on the top of which the voices cried aloud
and the petals of myriads of flowers flashed their colours
into the air.
(Source: Virginia Woolf — adaptation.)
The underlined words in the 1st and 2nd paragraphs are
an example of some differences in spelling between
North-American and British English. Which of the following
items also correctly displays these differences?
Ano: 2024
Banca:
MSConcursos
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Formigueiro - RS
Prova:
MS CONCURSOS - 2024 - Prefeitura de Formigueiro - RS - Professor de Inglês |
Q3389169
Inglês
A expressão “Every now and then”, pode ser substituída por:
1. Now and again.
2. Now and never.
3. Every so often.
4. Eventually.
1. Now and again.
2. Now and never.
3. Every so often.
4. Eventually.
Ano: 2024
Banca:
MSConcursos
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Formigueiro - RS
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MS CONCURSOS - 2024 - Prefeitura de Formigueiro - RS - Professor de Inglês |
Q3389165
Inglês
E-mail is used for many different purposes, including contacting friends, communicating with professors and supervisors, requesting information, and applying for jobs, internships and scholarships.
Depending on your purposes, the messages you send will differ in their formality, intended audience, and desired outcomes.
A valid e-mail address consists of an e-mail prefix and an e-mail domain, both in acceptable formats.
The prefix appears to the left of the @ symbol.The domain appears to the right of the @simbol.
For example: [email protected]
How do you pronounce the symbols used in the email? Mark the option that corresponds to the sequence bellow:
( . ) ( - ) ( _ ) ( @ )
Depending on your purposes, the messages you send will differ in their formality, intended audience, and desired outcomes.
A valid e-mail address consists of an e-mail prefix and an e-mail domain, both in acceptable formats.
The prefix appears to the left of the @ symbol.The domain appears to the right of the @simbol.
For example: [email protected]
How do you pronounce the symbols used in the email? Mark the option that corresponds to the sequence bellow:
( . ) ( - ) ( _ ) ( @ )
Ano: 2024
Banca:
Avança SP
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Sete Barras - SP
Prova:
Avança SP - 2024 - Prefeitura de Sete Barras - SP - Professor de Educação Básica III - Língua Inglesa |
Q3382589
Inglês
Available at: https://www.gocomics.com/pickles/2024/06/17
In the comic strip, Opal says, "If I squint my eyes". What does the word "squint" mean in this context?
Ano: 2024
Banca:
Avança SP
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Sete Barras - SP
Prova:
Avança SP - 2024 - Prefeitura de Sete Barras - SP - Professor de Educação Básica III - Língua Inglesa |
Q3382586
Inglês
The expression "break a leg" is often used in English-speaking countries, especially in theaters and
performances. It might seem unusual or even negative when taken literally, but it carries a different
meaning. What does "break a leg" mean?
Ano: 2024
Banca:
Avança SP
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Sete Barras - SP
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Avança SP - 2024 - Prefeitura de Sete Barras - SP - Professor de Educação Básica III - Língua Inglesa |
Q3382575
Inglês
Texto associado
Read the news article to answer question.
Schools closed, warnings issued as Asia
swelters in extreme heatwave
South and Southeast Asia braced for
more extreme heat on Sunday as authorities
across the region issued health warnings and
residents fled to parks and air-conditioned malls
for relief.
A wave of exceptionally hot weather has
blasted the region over the past week, sending the
mercury as high as 45 degrees Celsius (113
degrees Fahrenheit) and forcing thousands of
schools to tell students to stay home.
The Philippines announced on Sunday
the suspension of in-person classes at all public
schools for two days after a record-shattering day
of heat in the capital Manila.
In Thailand, where at least 30 people
have died of heatstroke so far this year, the
meteorological department warned of "severe
conditions" after temperatures in a northern
province exceeded 44.1C (111.4F) on Saturday.
And in Cambodia, Myanmar, Vietnam,
India and Bangladesh, forecasters warned that
temperatures could exceed 40C in the coming
days as people endured searing heat and stifling
humidity.
"I dare not go out in the daytime. I am
worried we would get heatstroke," said a 39
year-old cashier in Myanmar’s Yangon who gave
her name as San Yin.
She said she has been going to a park with
her husband and four-year-old son at night to
escape the heat of their fourth-floor apartment.
"This is the only spot we can stay to avoid
the heat in our neighbourhood," she said.
Global temperatures hit record highs last
year, and the United Nations weather and climate
agency said Tuesday that Asia was warming at a
particularly rapid pace.
France24. (2024, April 28). Schools closed, warnings
issued as Asia swelters in extreme heatwave. Retrieved from:
https://www.france24.com
The term "heatstroke" is mentioned more than
once in the news article. Which of the following
is the most accurate definition of heatstroke?
Ano: 2024
Banca:
Avança SP
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Sete Barras - SP
Prova:
Avança SP - 2024 - Prefeitura de Sete Barras - SP - Professor de Educação Básica III - Língua Inglesa |
Q3382574
Inglês
Texto associado
Read the news article to answer question.
Schools closed, warnings issued as Asia
swelters in extreme heatwave
South and Southeast Asia braced for
more extreme heat on Sunday as authorities
across the region issued health warnings and
residents fled to parks and air-conditioned malls
for relief.
A wave of exceptionally hot weather has
blasted the region over the past week, sending the
mercury as high as 45 degrees Celsius (113
degrees Fahrenheit) and forcing thousands of
schools to tell students to stay home.
The Philippines announced on Sunday
the suspension of in-person classes at all public
schools for two days after a record-shattering day
of heat in the capital Manila.
In Thailand, where at least 30 people
have died of heatstroke so far this year, the
meteorological department warned of "severe
conditions" after temperatures in a northern
province exceeded 44.1C (111.4F) on Saturday.
And in Cambodia, Myanmar, Vietnam,
India and Bangladesh, forecasters warned that
temperatures could exceed 40C in the coming
days as people endured searing heat and stifling
humidity.
"I dare not go out in the daytime. I am
worried we would get heatstroke," said a 39
year-old cashier in Myanmar’s Yangon who gave
her name as San Yin.
She said she has been going to a park with
her husband and four-year-old son at night to
escape the heat of their fourth-floor apartment.
"This is the only spot we can stay to avoid
the heat in our neighbourhood," she said.
Global temperatures hit record highs last
year, and the United Nations weather and climate
agency said Tuesday that Asia was warming at a
particularly rapid pace.
France24. (2024, April 28). Schools closed, warnings
issued as Asia swelters in extreme heatwave. Retrieved from:
https://www.france24.com
In the sentence "residents fled to parks and air
conditioned malls" the word "fled" can be best
replaced by which of the following words
without changing the meaning?
Ano: 2024
Banca:
COSEAC
Órgão:
UFF
Prova:
COSEAC - 2024 - UFF - Transferência Facultativa - Tópicos de Ensino Médio - Língua Inglesa |
Q3380222
Inglês
Texto associado
Text 3
Taken from: <https://marketoonist.com/2023/06/impact-of-chatgpt.html> Access: 08 Dec., 2023.
In the sentence “like how much of what it says is made up…”, the expression
“made up” could be substituted by
Ano: 2024
Banca:
COSEAC
Órgão:
UFF
Prova:
COSEAC - 2024 - UFF - Transferência Facultativa - Tópicos de Ensino Médio - Língua Inglesa |
Q3380213
Inglês
Texto associado
TEXT 1
What do AI chatbots really mean for students and cheating?
October 31, 2023 By
Carrie Spector
The launch of ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots has triggered an alarm for many educators, who worry about students using the technology to cheat by passing its writing off as their own. But two Stanford researchers say that concern is misdirected, based on their ongoing research into cheating among U.S. high school students before and after the release of ChatGPT.
Here, Lee and Pope discuss the state of cheating in U.S. schools, what research shows about why students cheat, and their recommendations for educators working to address the problem.
What do we know about how much students cheat?
Pope: We know that cheating rates have been high for a long time. At Challenge Success we’ve been running surveys and focus groups at schools for over 15 years, asking students about different aspects of their lives — the amount of sleep they get, homework pressure, extracurricular activities, family expectations, things like that — and also several questions about different forms of cheating.
For years, long before ChatGPT hit the scene, some 60 to 70 percent of students have reported engaging in at least one “cheating” behavior during the previous month. That percentage has stayed about the same or even decreased slightly in our 2023 surveys, when we added questions specific to new AI technologies, like ChatGPT, and how students are using it for school assignments.
So AI isn’t changing how often students cheat — just the tools that they’re using?
Lee: The most prudent thing to say right now is that the data suggest, perhaps to the surprise of many people, that AI is not increasing the frequency of cheating. This may change as students become increasingly familiar with the technology, and we’ll continue to study it and see if and how this changes. But I think it’s important to point out that, in Challenge Success’ most recent survey, students were also asked if and how they felt an AI chatbot like ChatGPT should be allowed for school-related tasks. Many said they thought it should be acceptable for “starter” purposes, like explaining a new concept or generating ideas for a paper. But the vast majority said that using a chatbot to write an entire paper should never be allowed. So this idea that students who’ve never cheated before are going to suddenly run amok and have AI write all of their papers appears unfounded. What would you suggest to school leaders who are concerned about students using AI chatbots?
Pope: Even before ChatGPT, we could never be sure whether kids were getting help from a parent or tutor or another source on their assignments, and this was not considered cheating. Kids in our focus groups are wondering why they can't use ChatGPT as another resource to help them write their papers — not to write the whole thing word for word, but to get the kind of help a parent or tutor would offer. We need to help students and educators find ways to discuss the ethics of using this technology and when it is and isn't useful for student learning.
Lee: There’s a lot of fear about students using this technology. Schools have considered putting significant amounts of money in AI-detection software, which studies show can be highly unreliable. Some districts have tried blocking AI chatbots from school wifi and devices, then repealed those bans because they were ineffective. AI is not going away. Along with addressing the deeper reasons why students cheat, we need to teach students how to understand and think critically about this technology. For starters, at Stanford we’ve begun developing free resources to help teachers bring these topics into the classroom as it relates to different subject areas. We know that 3 teachers don’t have time to introduce a whole new class, but we have been working with teachers to make sure these are activities and lessons that can fit with what they’re already covering in the time they have available.
I think of AI literacy as being akin to driver’s education: We’ve got a powerful tool that can be a great asset, but it can also be dangerous. We want students to learn how to use it responsibly.
Available from: < https://ed.stanford.edu/news/what-do-ai-chatbots-really-mean-students-and-cheating>. Access: 08 Dec., 2023. Adapted.
In the phrase, “I think of AI literacy as being akin to driver’s education”, the word
akin has the same meaning as
Ano: 2024
Banca:
AMEOSC
Órgão:
Prefeitura de São José do Cedro - SC
Prova:
AMEOSC - 2024 - Prefeitura de São José do Cedro - SC - Professor de Inglês |
Q3365019
Inglês
Read the sentences below:
"The bark of the tree was rough and thick."
"I could hear the dog's bark from across the street."
Choose the option that correctly identifies and differentiates the meaning of the word "bark" in each context:
"The bark of the tree was rough and thick."
"I could hear the dog's bark from across the street."
Choose the option that correctly identifies and differentiates the meaning of the word "bark" in each context:
Ano: 2024
Banca:
AMEOSC
Órgão:
Prefeitura de São José do Cedro - SC
Prova:
AMEOSC - 2024 - Prefeitura de São José do Cedro - SC - Professor de Inglês |
Q3365018
Inglês
Which sentence illustrates the use of the polysemous
word "club" in the context of a weapon?
Ano: 2024
Banca:
Instituto Consulplan
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Jequié - BA
Prova:
Instituto Consulplan - 2024 - Prefeitura de Jequié - BA - Professor de Inglês |
Q3364445
Inglês
Texto associado
Something in the water? Why we love shark films
From the Steven Spielberg classic Jaws, to predators stalking the Seine in Under Paris, there is no shortage of shark films.
Hollywood and audiences love them, seemingly never tiring of the suspense, gore and terror.
There are prehistoric giant sharks in The Meg, genetically engineered ones in Deep Blue Sea, and sharks high on cocaine
in the ingeniously named Cocaine Shark.
Even Donald Trump is a fan – he was reportedly due to play the US president in a Sharknado film, before becoming the
actual president.
I became hooked on them after watching James Bond film Thunderball, where the villain keeps sharks in his swimming pool.
It led to a lifelong interest in shark films, as well as an irrational fear of swimming pools, even ones filled with chlorine
inside leisure centres.
Hayley Easton Street is the British director behind a new shark film, Something in the Water, which tells the story of a
group of women stranded at sea.
She explains that, as fan of shark films herself, she “absolutely wanted” to make the movie.
So why are shark movies so popular? “It's the fear of what could be going on with the unknown of [the sea]” she tells BBC News.
“Just being stuck in the middle of the ocean is scary enough. You're trapped in something else's world and anything could
happen.”
But despite Street's love of shark films, she did not want the ones in hers to be portrayed as marine serial killers.
“We kill 100 million sharks every year” she notes.
The director was also aware that the release of Jaws led to a huge rise in the hunting of sharks, partly because they had
been portrayed as merciless killers.
“As much as I love shark films, I love sharks.”
“I was really conscious of that, because it's easy for people to start seeing them as killing machines... or monsters, which
they are not.”
She adds: “I feel it's more scary to have the realistic theme of it, that, you know, if you are out in the ocean and there are
sharks and they do mistake you for something else, they will kill you.”
Despite the huge success of Jaws, Spielberg has said he “truly regrets the decimation of the shark population because of
the book and the film”.
Spielberg is not the only person concerned about Hollywood's portrayal of sharks and the impact it continues to have.
US marine biologist Andriana Fragola dedicates herself to educating people about sharks, often sharing videos of her diving
with them.
She says they are “misunderstood predators” that have been harmed by movies and the media.
Andriana tells me that she has watched Netflix's new shark film, Under Paris, and was not impressed.
“Their whole thing was it's about conservation, about studying them, but then the sharks are still eating people.”
“So it's giving a little bit more of a rounded education and a little bit more depth to the story, it's not just people swimming
at the beach and getting attacked and eaten.”
“But the bottom line and what people can draw from the movie is that sharks are still really dangerous to people and
they're just going to continuously hunt and eat people.”
“If that was true, we would be reduced as a human species. Everyone who goes to the beach, they would be threatened.”
Andriana says the perception of sharks causes a real issue for conservation.
“It's a huge problem because people don't want to protect something that they're scared of.”
“The perception from people is that they're dangerous to humans so we should eradicate them, and that's obviously a
huge problem for conservation and getting people to want to empathise or sympathise with sharks and wanting to actually
protect them.”
“It's unfortunate because 100 million sharks are killed every year, and globally sharks kill fewer than 10 people every year.”
“We're really focused on the sharks being the monsters and them being out to get us. In reality it's the opposite.”
It is unlikely that Hollywood will stop making shark films, or we will stop watching them.
But the figures show that far from being the serial killers of the sea, sharks are actually much more likely to be the victims
of humans.
(Charlotte Gallagher, Culture reporter, BBC 2024. Accessed: 29 July 2024. Available in:<https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckmmgxvp7dgo>. Adapted.)
Consider the sentence “[...] there is no shortage of shark films.” (1
st§) It implies that:
Ano: 2024
Banca:
Instituto Consulplan
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Jequié - BA
Prova:
Instituto Consulplan - 2024 - Prefeitura de Jequié - BA - Professor de Inglês |
Q3364441
Inglês
Texto associado
Something in the water? Why we love shark films
From the Steven Spielberg classic Jaws, to predators stalking the Seine in Under Paris, there is no shortage of shark films.
Hollywood and audiences love them, seemingly never tiring of the suspense, gore and terror.
There are prehistoric giant sharks in The Meg, genetically engineered ones in Deep Blue Sea, and sharks high on cocaine
in the ingeniously named Cocaine Shark.
Even Donald Trump is a fan – he was reportedly due to play the US president in a Sharknado film, before becoming the
actual president.
I became hooked on them after watching James Bond film Thunderball, where the villain keeps sharks in his swimming pool.
It led to a lifelong interest in shark films, as well as an irrational fear of swimming pools, even ones filled with chlorine
inside leisure centres.
Hayley Easton Street is the British director behind a new shark film, Something in the Water, which tells the story of a
group of women stranded at sea.
She explains that, as fan of shark films herself, she “absolutely wanted” to make the movie.
So why are shark movies so popular? “It's the fear of what could be going on with the unknown of [the sea]” she tells BBC News.
“Just being stuck in the middle of the ocean is scary enough. You're trapped in something else's world and anything could
happen.”
But despite Street's love of shark films, she did not want the ones in hers to be portrayed as marine serial killers.
“We kill 100 million sharks every year” she notes.
The director was also aware that the release of Jaws led to a huge rise in the hunting of sharks, partly because they had
been portrayed as merciless killers.
“As much as I love shark films, I love sharks.”
“I was really conscious of that, because it's easy for people to start seeing them as killing machines... or monsters, which
they are not.”
She adds: “I feel it's more scary to have the realistic theme of it, that, you know, if you are out in the ocean and there are
sharks and they do mistake you for something else, they will kill you.”
Despite the huge success of Jaws, Spielberg has said he “truly regrets the decimation of the shark population because of
the book and the film”.
Spielberg is not the only person concerned about Hollywood's portrayal of sharks and the impact it continues to have.
US marine biologist Andriana Fragola dedicates herself to educating people about sharks, often sharing videos of her diving
with them.
She says they are “misunderstood predators” that have been harmed by movies and the media.
Andriana tells me that she has watched Netflix's new shark film, Under Paris, and was not impressed.
“Their whole thing was it's about conservation, about studying them, but then the sharks are still eating people.”
“So it's giving a little bit more of a rounded education and a little bit more depth to the story, it's not just people swimming
at the beach and getting attacked and eaten.”
“But the bottom line and what people can draw from the movie is that sharks are still really dangerous to people and
they're just going to continuously hunt and eat people.”
“If that was true, we would be reduced as a human species. Everyone who goes to the beach, they would be threatened.”
Andriana says the perception of sharks causes a real issue for conservation.
“It's a huge problem because people don't want to protect something that they're scared of.”
“The perception from people is that they're dangerous to humans so we should eradicate them, and that's obviously a
huge problem for conservation and getting people to want to empathise or sympathise with sharks and wanting to actually
protect them.”
“It's unfortunate because 100 million sharks are killed every year, and globally sharks kill fewer than 10 people every year.”
“We're really focused on the sharks being the monsters and them being out to get us. In reality it's the opposite.”
It is unlikely that Hollywood will stop making shark films, or we will stop watching them.
But the figures show that far from being the serial killers of the sea, sharks are actually much more likely to be the victims
of humans.
(Charlotte Gallagher, Culture reporter, BBC 2024. Accessed: 29 July 2024. Available in:<https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckmmgxvp7dgo>. Adapted.)
Consider the author’s personal experience with shark movies: “I became hooked on them after watching James Bond film
Thunderball, where the villain keeps sharks in his swimming pool.” (5th§) It’s correct to say that the underlined terms could
be replaced, without change in meaning, by:
Ano: 2024
Banca:
Instituto Consulplan
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Jequié - BA
Prova:
Instituto Consulplan - 2024 - Prefeitura de Jequié - BA - Professor de Inglês |
Q3364440
Inglês
Texto associado
Something in the water? Why we love shark films
From the Steven Spielberg classic Jaws, to predators stalking the Seine in Under Paris, there is no shortage of shark films.
Hollywood and audiences love them, seemingly never tiring of the suspense, gore and terror.
There are prehistoric giant sharks in The Meg, genetically engineered ones in Deep Blue Sea, and sharks high on cocaine
in the ingeniously named Cocaine Shark.
Even Donald Trump is a fan – he was reportedly due to play the US president in a Sharknado film, before becoming the
actual president.
I became hooked on them after watching James Bond film Thunderball, where the villain keeps sharks in his swimming pool.
It led to a lifelong interest in shark films, as well as an irrational fear of swimming pools, even ones filled with chlorine
inside leisure centres.
Hayley Easton Street is the British director behind a new shark film, Something in the Water, which tells the story of a
group of women stranded at sea.
She explains that, as fan of shark films herself, she “absolutely wanted” to make the movie.
So why are shark movies so popular? “It's the fear of what could be going on with the unknown of [the sea]” she tells BBC News.
“Just being stuck in the middle of the ocean is scary enough. You're trapped in something else's world and anything could
happen.”
But despite Street's love of shark films, she did not want the ones in hers to be portrayed as marine serial killers.
“We kill 100 million sharks every year” she notes.
The director was also aware that the release of Jaws led to a huge rise in the hunting of sharks, partly because they had
been portrayed as merciless killers.
“As much as I love shark films, I love sharks.”
“I was really conscious of that, because it's easy for people to start seeing them as killing machines... or monsters, which
they are not.”
She adds: “I feel it's more scary to have the realistic theme of it, that, you know, if you are out in the ocean and there are
sharks and they do mistake you for something else, they will kill you.”
Despite the huge success of Jaws, Spielberg has said he “truly regrets the decimation of the shark population because of
the book and the film”.
Spielberg is not the only person concerned about Hollywood's portrayal of sharks and the impact it continues to have.
US marine biologist Andriana Fragola dedicates herself to educating people about sharks, often sharing videos of her diving
with them.
She says they are “misunderstood predators” that have been harmed by movies and the media.
Andriana tells me that she has watched Netflix's new shark film, Under Paris, and was not impressed.
“Their whole thing was it's about conservation, about studying them, but then the sharks are still eating people.”
“So it's giving a little bit more of a rounded education and a little bit more depth to the story, it's not just people swimming
at the beach and getting attacked and eaten.”
“But the bottom line and what people can draw from the movie is that sharks are still really dangerous to people and
they're just going to continuously hunt and eat people.”
“If that was true, we would be reduced as a human species. Everyone who goes to the beach, they would be threatened.”
Andriana says the perception of sharks causes a real issue for conservation.
“It's a huge problem because people don't want to protect something that they're scared of.”
“The perception from people is that they're dangerous to humans so we should eradicate them, and that's obviously a
huge problem for conservation and getting people to want to empathise or sympathise with sharks and wanting to actually
protect them.”
“It's unfortunate because 100 million sharks are killed every year, and globally sharks kill fewer than 10 people every year.”
“We're really focused on the sharks being the monsters and them being out to get us. In reality it's the opposite.”
It is unlikely that Hollywood will stop making shark films, or we will stop watching them.
But the figures show that far from being the serial killers of the sea, sharks are actually much more likely to be the victims
of humans.
(Charlotte Gallagher, Culture reporter, BBC 2024. Accessed: 29 July 2024. Available in:<https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckmmgxvp7dgo>. Adapted.)
Consider the underlined term: “It led to a lifelong interest in shark films, as well as an irrational fear of swimming pools, even ones
filled with chlorine inside leisure centres.” (6th§) It’s correct to imply that these centres are designed for activities related to:
Ano: 2024
Banca:
Instituto Consulplan
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Jequié - BA
Prova:
Instituto Consulplan - 2024 - Prefeitura de Jequié - BA - Professor de Inglês |
Q3364438
Inglês
Texto associado
Something in the water? Why we love shark films
From the Steven Spielberg classic Jaws, to predators stalking the Seine in Under Paris, there is no shortage of shark films.
Hollywood and audiences love them, seemingly never tiring of the suspense, gore and terror.
There are prehistoric giant sharks in The Meg, genetically engineered ones in Deep Blue Sea, and sharks high on cocaine
in the ingeniously named Cocaine Shark.
Even Donald Trump is a fan – he was reportedly due to play the US president in a Sharknado film, before becoming the
actual president.
I became hooked on them after watching James Bond film Thunderball, where the villain keeps sharks in his swimming pool.
It led to a lifelong interest in shark films, as well as an irrational fear of swimming pools, even ones filled with chlorine
inside leisure centres.
Hayley Easton Street is the British director behind a new shark film, Something in the Water, which tells the story of a
group of women stranded at sea.
She explains that, as fan of shark films herself, she “absolutely wanted” to make the movie.
So why are shark movies so popular? “It's the fear of what could be going on with the unknown of [the sea]” she tells BBC News.
“Just being stuck in the middle of the ocean is scary enough. You're trapped in something else's world and anything could
happen.”
But despite Street's love of shark films, she did not want the ones in hers to be portrayed as marine serial killers.
“We kill 100 million sharks every year” she notes.
The director was also aware that the release of Jaws led to a huge rise in the hunting of sharks, partly because they had
been portrayed as merciless killers.
“As much as I love shark films, I love sharks.”
“I was really conscious of that, because it's easy for people to start seeing them as killing machines... or monsters, which
they are not.”
She adds: “I feel it's more scary to have the realistic theme of it, that, you know, if you are out in the ocean and there are
sharks and they do mistake you for something else, they will kill you.”
Despite the huge success of Jaws, Spielberg has said he “truly regrets the decimation of the shark population because of
the book and the film”.
Spielberg is not the only person concerned about Hollywood's portrayal of sharks and the impact it continues to have.
US marine biologist Andriana Fragola dedicates herself to educating people about sharks, often sharing videos of her diving
with them.
She says they are “misunderstood predators” that have been harmed by movies and the media.
Andriana tells me that she has watched Netflix's new shark film, Under Paris, and was not impressed.
“Their whole thing was it's about conservation, about studying them, but then the sharks are still eating people.”
“So it's giving a little bit more of a rounded education and a little bit more depth to the story, it's not just people swimming
at the beach and getting attacked and eaten.”
“But the bottom line and what people can draw from the movie is that sharks are still really dangerous to people and
they're just going to continuously hunt and eat people.”
“If that was true, we would be reduced as a human species. Everyone who goes to the beach, they would be threatened.”
Andriana says the perception of sharks causes a real issue for conservation.
“It's a huge problem because people don't want to protect something that they're scared of.”
“The perception from people is that they're dangerous to humans so we should eradicate them, and that's obviously a
huge problem for conservation and getting people to want to empathise or sympathise with sharks and wanting to actually
protect them.”
“It's unfortunate because 100 million sharks are killed every year, and globally sharks kill fewer than 10 people every year.”
“We're really focused on the sharks being the monsters and them being out to get us. In reality it's the opposite.”
It is unlikely that Hollywood will stop making shark films, or we will stop watching them.
But the figures show that far from being the serial killers of the sea, sharks are actually much more likely to be the victims
of humans.
(Charlotte Gallagher, Culture reporter, BBC 2024. Accessed: 29 July 2024. Available in:<https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckmmgxvp7dgo>. Adapted.)
Consider the underlined term: “Even Donald Trump is a fan - he was reportedly due to play the US president in a Sharknado
film, before becoming the actual president.” (4th§) It’s correct to say that it could be replaced, without change in meaning,
by the word:
Ano: 2024
Banca:
IDCAP
Órgão:
OGMO-Paranaguá - PR
Prova:
IDCAP - 2024 - OGMO-Paranaguá - PR - Vigia |
Q3354659
Inglês
Read the dialogue below:
Safety Officer: Make sure the fenders are in place along the pier. We don't want any damage to the ship or the dock during mooring.
Engineer: Already checked. The fenders are positioned, and the mooring lines are ready to secure the ship once it arrives.
Safety Officer: Good. How's the condition of the gangway? The crew will need it for safe access once they dock.
Engineer: It's been inspected, and everything is in order. I'll also be monitoring the ship's propeller to ensure there's no obstruction during maneuvering.
Safety Officer: Perfect. Let's not forget to test the pumps. If there's any excess water from the last docking, we'll need to clear it immediately.
Engineer: Already on it. Everything will be in place by the time the ship enters the harbor.
Which of the following terms refers to the ropes used to secure a ship to the dock?
Safety Officer: Make sure the fenders are in place along the pier. We don't want any damage to the ship or the dock during mooring.
Engineer: Already checked. The fenders are positioned, and the mooring lines are ready to secure the ship once it arrives.
Safety Officer: Good. How's the condition of the gangway? The crew will need it for safe access once they dock.
Engineer: It's been inspected, and everything is in order. I'll also be monitoring the ship's propeller to ensure there's no obstruction during maneuvering.
Safety Officer: Perfect. Let's not forget to test the pumps. If there's any excess water from the last docking, we'll need to clear it immediately.
Engineer: Already on it. Everything will be in place by the time the ship enters the harbor.
Which of the following terms refers to the ropes used to secure a ship to the dock?
Ano: 2024
Banca:
IDCAP
Órgão:
OGMO-Paranaguá - PR
Prova:
IDCAP - 2024 - OGMO-Paranaguá - PR - Estivador |
Q3354509
Inglês
Read the dialogue below:
Supervisor: Make sure the crane is ready for the container unloading. The cargo manifest shows we have 50 containers arriving today.
Dockworker: Understood. We'll start as soon as the ship finishes berthing at the quay.
Supervisor: Also, double-check the gangway. We need it in place for safe crew access once the ship is docked.
Dockworker: Sure thing. The stevedoring team is on standby for unloading, and the containers will be moved to the warehouse afterward.
Supervisor: Great. Keep an eye on the draught of the ship as well; we don't want any issues with the water depth during unloading.
Dockworker: Will do! I'll make sure everything goes smoothly once the customs clearance is done.
Which of the following terms refers to the process of checking a ship's cargo to ensure it complies with legal regulations before it can be unloaded?
Supervisor: Make sure the crane is ready for the container unloading. The cargo manifest shows we have 50 containers arriving today.
Dockworker: Understood. We'll start as soon as the ship finishes berthing at the quay.
Supervisor: Also, double-check the gangway. We need it in place for safe crew access once the ship is docked.
Dockworker: Sure thing. The stevedoring team is on standby for unloading, and the containers will be moved to the warehouse afterward.
Supervisor: Great. Keep an eye on the draught of the ship as well; we don't want any issues with the water depth during unloading.
Dockworker: Will do! I'll make sure everything goes smoothly once the customs clearance is done.
Which of the following terms refers to the process of checking a ship's cargo to ensure it complies with legal regulations before it can be unloaded?
Ano: 2024
Banca:
AMEOSC
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Iporã do Oeste - SC
Prova:
AMEOSC - 2024 - Prefeitura de Iporã do Oeste - SC - Professor de Inglês |
Q3354143
Inglês
Which sentence correctly uses an interjection to convey
surprise?
Ano: 2024
Banca:
AMAUC
Órgão:
Prefeitura de Jaborá - SC
Prova:
AMAUC - 2024 - Prefeitura de Jaborá - SC - Professor de Inglês |
Q3351458
Inglês
Select the word that best fits the following definition: "To
criticize or reprimand severely."
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