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Silent letters in English
The English language is full of words whose written form can , in English we rarely The English language is full of words whose written form can be deceptive. Unlike a language like Spanish, in English we rarely sound out all the letters that we see.
The result is a series of words which are written in a way which seems very different from their sound. Lots of these strange ‘silent’ letters are due to the history of the English only has it absorbed plenty of vocabulary from invaders, like French, Latin and Norse, but the eventual standardization of sounds in the English language has meant that certain words, whilst keeping their older forms of spelling, have The result is a series of words which are written in a way which seems very different from their sound. Lots of these strange ‘silent’ letters are due to the history of the English language. Not only has it absorbed plenty of vocabulary from invaders, like French, Latin and Norse, but the eventual standardization of sounds in the English language has meant that certain words, whilst keeping their older forms of spelling, have had their sounds refined and softened. [...]
Disponível em: <https://englishlive.ef.com/blog/language-lab/silent-pronounce/>. Acesso em: 22 mar. 2020. (Adaptado).
Assinale a alternativa cujas letras sublinhadas são todas sem som.
What U.S. Health Care Workers
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Disponível em: <https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/03/11/us/virus-health-workers.html> . Acesso em: 21 mar. 2020. (Adaptado).
O termo sublinhado (droplet) significa
O phrasal verb work out utilizado no centro da tirinha tem significado equivalente a
If the moon was Europe, my father was an astronaut who died on his
way to the moon.
My father, the failed moonwalker, blinded by space.
My father, the
Black cosmonaut, frenzied
by thirst. My father who heard the voice of God, clear as the call to
prayer, suspended in that dark desert.
My father who wore a spacesuit slashed by longing, spinning towards
the vast desolate.
On a night when the angels have drawn back their wings, you may
glimpse my father
hurtling through space, his body carried by gravity’s absence, blood
collecting in his head,
his tears pink, gelatinous clots, unable to fall. (2022, Warsan Shire. From: Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head Publisher: Penguin Random house)
In light of the the excerpt from “My Father, the Astronaut” by Warsan Shire, which of the following single words most aptly encapsulates the overarching emotional and symbolic tenor of the passage?
Choose the alternative in which the underlined word is not a false cognate in English.
Read the text and answer question
Social media restrictions for under-16s even if no ban, minister says
The government is committed to implementing social media restrictions for under-16s but ministers must "make sure it works" before introducing changes, the Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has told the BBC. The government is consulting on an outright ban, as well as other measures designed to stop teenagers accessing addictive and harmful material.
Phillipson's comments came after junior education minister Olivia Bailey said the government would "impose some form of age or functionality restrictions" even if it stopped short of a ban. Campaigners have called for an Australia-style ban on children using social media, but there are questions about how effective the prohibition has been.
Monday saw the latest stand-off between the government and House of Lords over the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill, which would give ministers the power to introduce sweeping restrictions on social media usage. Peers have repeatedly pushed the government to press ahead with a ban, voting in favour of opposition amendments on four occasions.
The government proposed further amendments to the bill on Monday in an effort to end the deadlock, including one which would give ministers the power to implement a ban in the future but stops short of introducing as quickly as the Lords had called for. MPs supported the government's changes to the draft law by 272 votes to 64, with the bill now returning to the Lords for what looks to be the final consideration before it receives royal assent and becomes law.
Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y7d2zx63jo
“If the client request times out before the handshake is completed, the application may retry the operation using a fallback communication protocol. This behavior is commonly adopted to improve fault tolerance in distributed systems.” Com base no trecho apresentado e no contexto do inglês técnico aplicado à tecnologia da informação, podemos afirmar que:
Dutch government bans phones in schools The Dutch government has announced a ban ______01 mobile phones, tablets, and smartwatches in classrooms starting ______02 January 1, 2024.
The aim is to reduce distractions ______03 lessons and promote better concentration and studying opportunities for students. ______04, devices
_______________05 if they are specifically required for digital skills lessons, for medical reasons, or students with disabilities.
Education Minister Robbert Dijkgraaf ______06 that ______07 mobile phones are a significant part of ______08 lives, they are not suitable for the classroom, and scientific research ______09 this view.
The ban is the result of an agreement between the ministry, schools, and related organizations. Schools have the flexibility to implement the ban in their way, but if the desired outcomes ______10 achieved by the summer of 2024, legal rules ______11 enforced.
Source: https://www.newsinlevels.com/products/dutch government-bans-phones-in-schools-level-3/.
Dutch government bans phones in schools The Dutch government has announced a ban ______01 mobile phones, tablets, and smartwatches in classrooms starting ______02 January 1, 2024.
The aim is to reduce distractions ______03 lessons and promote better concentration and studying opportunities for students. ______04, devices
_______________05 if they are specifically required for digital skills lessons, for medical reasons, or students with disabilities.
Education Minister Robbert Dijkgraaf ______06 that ______07 mobile phones are a significant part of ______08 lives, they are not suitable for the classroom, and scientific research ______09 this view.
The ban is the result of an agreement between the ministry, schools, and related organizations. Schools have the flexibility to implement the ban in their way, but if the desired outcomes ______10 achieved by the summer of 2024, legal rules ______11 enforced.
Source: https://www.newsinlevels.com/products/dutch government-bans-phones-in-schools-level-3/.
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