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Consider the following sentences:
I. He caught a big bass fish in the lake.
II. He plays bass in the band.
In the given sentences, the word "bass" in I and "bass" in II are examples of:
His____explanation of the complex scientific theory made it comprehensible even to those with limited knowledge in the field.
Choose the term that correctly completes the sentence above and accurately characterizes a person who communicates clearly and persuasively with concise language.
Susan: Hey, have you seen my keys? I can't find them anywhere!
Patrick: Did you check the living room? You might have left them there last night.
Susan: Oh, you're right! I just found them behind the couch. Thanks!
Which phrasal verb in the dialogue means "to discover" or "to locate something that was lost"?
Choose the CORRECT answer.
“This is a dead end. We need to _________ a plan.”
Although it is true that the practical objectives, namely, to understand, speak, read and ......................................... a foreign language - as referred to in the legislation and by experts -, are indeed important ones, it would seem that the development-oriented approach that is inherent to the learning of Foreign Languages cannot be neglected. It is therefore essential to approach the school-based teaching of Foreign Languages in such a way as to ......................................... students to understand and produce correct sentences in a foreign language, and to allow learners to attain a level of......................................... competence that allows them to have access to several types of information while contributing to their overall development as .......................................... .
Choose the alternative that contains the correct missing words:
( ) The phrasal verb look up to (paragraph 3) means admire.
( ) The expression along the way (paragraph 5) means during the process.
( ) In the sentence “They often grow to realize that they love making music…” (paragraph 5), realize means misunderstand.
( ) In the sentence “El Sistema is the inspiration behind Britain’s In Harmony scheme.”, the (s in Britain’s) indicates possession.
( ) The infinitive forms of the verbs stood, begun and gone are stand, began and go.
Choose the alternative which presents the correct sequence, from top to bottom.
Consider the sentence below:
"I am not as resilient as I'd like to be."
What is the connotation of the word "resilient"?
Choose the alternative that best completes the sentence below:
They have known each other since their ___________.
Após a leitura do enunciado apresentado a seguir, identifique a afirmação correta:
(https://thebogotapost.com/festival-cordillera-2023- latin-talent-galore-in-the-heart-of-bogota/52032/)
O termo build on que se encontra no trecho “plans to build on its spectacular start last year” significa:
Study the following sentences about “Contextualização das palavras com vários significados.”
1. Please address all letters to this office. (meaning: location)
2. Please book a cab for me. (meaning: reserve accommodation)
3. I like to eat dates in the morning. (meaning: the fruit of the date palm tree)
4. He has no match with me. (meaning: a stick for making a flame)
5. Please park your car outside. (meaning: bring a vehicle that one is driving to leave it temporarily)
Choose the alternative in which all the affirmatives are correct.
Some people think of the act of reading as a straightforward task that’s easy to .......... In reality, Reading is a complex .......... that draws on many different skills. It will help you to improve your understanding of the language and build your .......... Together, these skills lead to the ultimate .......... of reading: reading comprehension, or understanding what’s been read, heard and spoken.
Choose the option that correctly fills in the blanks in the text.
1. “The WMF hopes that its involvement with the palace can help it to open to the public once again.” In the negative form becomes “The WMF don’t hope that its involvement with the palace can’t help it to open to the public once again.”
2. The following verbs built, led, took, and found has their infinitive forms as build, lead, take, find.
3. The plural form of the words “My first discovery was the…” are “Our first discoverys were the…”
4. The word vulnerable in “Today, the mosque is vulnerable to fighting and rapid urbanization in the region.” can be replaced by endangered without changing its meaning.
5. The (‘s) in “…the city’s importance…”, is an example of the genitive case.
Choose the alternative which presents the correct sentences.
Column 1 Words
1. sites
2. support
3. exquisite
4. earthquake
5. worship
Column 2 Definitions
( ) extremely beautiful
( ) to regard with great respect
( ) a violent shaking of the ground
( ) the spatial location of an actual structure
( ) to uphold
Choose the alternative which presents the correct sequence, from top to bottom.
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What's the best way to learn receptive skills?
Miranda Hamilton
July 26, 2021
We often think of speaking and writing as the most challenging of the four language skills but what about the receptive skills? With reading, learners have time to think, but listening in another language presents a very different set of challenges for the learner. How often have we heard learners complain ‘it’s too fast, teacher!’? So how can you help?
Some guides are designed to help teachers understand the subskills of listening, with activities, tips and strategies to help you develop your learners’ listening skills as they prepare for their exams.
Here are just a few of the ideas from the guides for you to try with your learners. They will work at all levels.
How many words?
This micro listening is a great activity to try towards the end of your listening lesson, when learners have already heard the recording, so they know the speakers’ voices and the topic.
• Select a short phrase, of around 10 words, from the listening you have just completed. Set up the audio so you are ready to press ‘Play’.
• Tell the learners to listen and count the number of words they hear. You will need to play the audio several times. Pairs discuss. Take a range of answers from the class, but don’t tell them the answer just yet.
• Write the phrase on the board and count the number of words with the class. Who was the closest?
• Now ask them to listen and read the phrase at the same time. This time they have to decide which words they hear most clearly, in other words, you want them to notice the stressed words. Ask why they think they heard these words most clearly. Explain that stressed words carry the key information.
This micro listening activity helps raise learners’ awareness of sounds, helping them notice the stressed words and preparing them to listen for key information.
Support every learner
In mixed-ability classes, put a few simple strategies in place so the whole class can listen to the same recording, and take part in the same activity. This means that no learner feels lost or left behind.
• Make the gap-fill or sentence-completion task more achievable and supply the first letter of the missing word. Alternatively supply the first and the final letter and indicate how many letters the missing word has.
• Provide an additional layer of support for weaker learners by giving them the audio script. They can read the script as they listen and use it to help them find the correct answers.
Prepare to listen, prepare to understand
Don’t be in too much of a hurry to hand out the listening task and press ‘Play’. Time spent in class before listening means learners are better prepared to understand.
• Before you listen, have a class discussion around the topic of the listening. This gives learners the opportunity not only to practice their speaking, but also to practice listening to one another. A good discussion will make them think about the main ideas they might hear when they listen. • Useful vocabulary always comes out of a class discussion, creating a very natural way to pre-teach vocabulary before they listen. Useful language linked to a discussion is easier to learn because learners have a context, which makes it easier to remember than pre-teaching vocabulary from a wordlist.
• Take your time to discuss the task and check understanding. Encourage the class to reflect on their discussion and predict the answers. Remember to write their predictions on the board. Did they guess correctly? It doesn’t matter if they did or not, what matters is that they are prepared and ready to listen to see if they were right.
Feeling prepared to listen means learners feel confident and ready to understand, both in the classroom and in their exam.
Adapted from: https://www.cambridgeenglish.org/blog/whats-the-best-way-tolearn-receptive-skills
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What's the best way to learn receptive skills?
Miranda Hamilton
July 26, 2021
We often think of speaking and writing as the most challenging of the four language skills but what about the receptive skills? With reading, learners have time to think, but listening in another language presents a very different set of challenges for the learner. How often have we heard learners complain ‘it’s too fast, teacher!’? So how can you help?
Some guides are designed to help teachers understand the subskills of listening, with activities, tips and strategies to help you develop your learners’ listening skills as they prepare for their exams.
Here are just a few of the ideas from the guides for you to try with your learners. They will work at all levels.
How many words?
This micro listening is a great activity to try towards the end of your listening lesson, when learners have already heard the recording, so they know the speakers’ voices and the topic.
• Select a short phrase, of around 10 words, from the listening you have just completed. Set up the audio so you are ready to press ‘Play’.
• Tell the learners to listen and count the number of words they hear. You will need to play the audio several times. Pairs discuss. Take a range of answers from the class, but don’t tell them the answer just yet.
• Write the phrase on the board and count the number of words with the class. Who was the closest?
• Now ask them to listen and read the phrase at the same time. This time they have to decide which words they hear most clearly, in other words, you want them to notice the stressed words. Ask why they think they heard these words most clearly. Explain that stressed words carry the key information.
This micro listening activity helps raise learners’ awareness of sounds, helping them notice the stressed words and preparing them to listen for key information.
Support every learner
In mixed-ability classes, put a few simple strategies in place so the whole class can listen to the same recording, and take part in the same activity. This means that no learner feels lost or left behind.
• Make the gap-fill or sentence-completion task more achievable and supply the first letter of the missing word. Alternatively supply the first and the final letter and indicate how many letters the missing word has.
• Provide an additional layer of support for weaker learners by giving them the audio script. They can read the script as they listen and use it to help them find the correct answers.
Prepare to listen, prepare to understand
Don’t be in too much of a hurry to hand out the listening task and press ‘Play’. Time spent in class before listening means learners are better prepared to understand.
• Before you listen, have a class discussion around the topic of the listening. This gives learners the opportunity not only to practice their speaking, but also to practice listening to one another. A good discussion will make them think about the main ideas they might hear when they listen. • Useful vocabulary always comes out of a class discussion, creating a very natural way to pre-teach vocabulary before they listen. Useful language linked to a discussion is easier to learn because learners have a context, which makes it easier to remember than pre-teaching vocabulary from a wordlist.
• Take your time to discuss the task and check understanding. Encourage the class to reflect on their discussion and predict the answers. Remember to write their predictions on the board. Did they guess correctly? It doesn’t matter if they did or not, what matters is that they are prepared and ready to listen to see if they were right.
Feeling prepared to listen means learners feel confident and ready to understand, both in the classroom and in their exam.
Adapted from: https://www.cambridgeenglish.org/blog/whats-the-best-way-tolearn-receptive-skills
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