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Ano: 2025
Banca:
Exército
Órgão:
EsPCEx
Prova:
Exército - 2025 - EsPCEx - Cadete do Exército - 2º Dia |
Q3909820
Inglês
Texto associado
Leia o texto a seguir e responda à questão.
Sweden Reintroduces Traditional Books in Schools After Digital-Only Education Experiment
In 2009, Sweden embarked on a bold journey to digitize its classrooms, aiming to revolutionize the way
students learn. The government envisioned a future where computers and tablets would transform education
into an interactive and accessible experience. By replacing traditional textbooks with digital alternatives,
Sweden sought to make learning more dynamic and prepare students for the digital demands of the 21st
century.
Despite the initial optimism, the digital transition did not deliver the anticipated results. Although
Sweden maintained its high ranking in global education standards, studies and feedback from educators and
parents revealed challenges. One significant issue was the decline in essential skills such as reading and
writing. Teachers noticed that students struggled to concentrate and retain information when using screens
compared to traditional paper-based learning methods.
Distractions from digital devices further compounded the problem. Lots of students get sidetracked by
games or surfing the web during class instead of sticking to their studies. While computers and tablets were
intended for learning, students often used them for gaming or browsing the internet during school hours,
reducing classroom engagement.
Recognizing these challenges, Sweden has decided to reverse course. From 2022 to 2025, the
government will invest €104 million to provide every student with paper textbooks for each subject. The
decision reflects the government’s understanding that (1)_____ technology has its advantages, traditional
teaching methods are vital for fostering critical thinking and comprehension skills.
“This move is about finding a balance,” said Education Minister Lena Johansson. “We’re not
abandoning digital tools altogether, but we’re ensuring that they complement rather than replace the
foundational aspects of learning.” By reinstating printed material, Sweden hopes to rebuild fundamental
learning skills (2)_____ continuing to use digital tools where they can add value. The new approach aims to
harmonize digital and traditional methods to create a more comprehensive educational experience.
Adapted from https://theunn.com/sweden-reintroduces-traditional-books-in-schools-after-digital-only-education-experiment/
In the sentence “In 2009, Sweden embarked on a bold journey to digitize its classrooms”
(paragraph 1), the word bold means
Ano: 2025
Banca:
INSTITUTO AOCP
Órgão:
CBM-PR
Prova:
INSTITUTO AOCP - 2025 - CBM-PR - Cadete Bombeiro Militar |
Q3864368
Inglês
Texto associado
Use text I for question
Text I
Helping Others Helps Ourselves
By Victoria - Pineville, Missour
I believe helping others is a way to help ourselves. Helping a friend, family, a neighbor, or even a stranger does not necessarily mean fixing their car, or buying them lunch. Helping someone could be as simple as waving or smiling when walking past them. Helping a person could be a small thing such as listening to their problems, offering support and advice, and walking them through an otherwise hard time. Honestly, a person can help another without realizing helping is what they are doing.
Even though I am only eighteen years of age, I have helped many people and I will continue to do so for the rest of my life. In helping others I have become a better person. Offering assistance to others is the best way to leave a good impression on someone. Maybe it is the alleged “bum” on the side of the road; no one can truly know if he is sincerely poor or not except him/her. Still, stopping to give him/her a happy meal or a cup of coffee can show him/her that there are good people left in the world. You may not remember his/her face, but I can guarantee that he/she will remember your kindness forever.
Maybe you have a family member that is in trouble, and even though you agree with the punishment that has been given, you still feel the need to lend a helping hand. In my book everyone deserves a second chance, however if they blow that chance, then they are one their own. I also believe that everyone deserves the chance not to be judged. There are several people that are cold hearted, but seeing the good or best in them could help them to change into a better person. This is why I believe in helping other people.
I am soon going into the medical field to become a doctor. I chose this field in order to make the most out of helping people. I would be able to save someone’s life and in turn heal a family’s anguish. Besides healing others, I can deliver a child and make a family come together despite their differences and celebrate the joy of a newborn. I can in turn use my knowledge to discover a cure for cancer or lupus, thus helping many families realize there is still hope. Mostly, however, I would be helping myself in knowing that I have helped so many people for one small act of kindness. I hope that my belief will have a lasting effect on those who read it, and that you too will see the joy in helping others and do the same.
VICTORIA. Helping others helps ourselves. This I Believe, Pineville, Missouri, [s.d.]. Available at: https://thisibelieve.org/essay/. Accessed on: June 1, 2025.
In “I can in turn use my knowledge to discover a
cure for cancer or lupus, thus helping many
families realize there is still hope,” the term
“realize” means
Ano: 2025
Banca:
Marinha
Órgão:
ESCOLA NAVAL
Prova:
Marinha - 2025 - ESCOLA NAVAL - Aspirante - 1º Dia |
Q3736281
Inglês
Which question should you make if you want to use a
friend's dictionary?
Ano: 2025
Banca:
Marinha
Órgão:
ESCOLA NAVAL
Prova:
Marinha - 2025 - ESCOLA NAVAL - Aspirante - 1º Dia |
Q3736276
Inglês
Read the sentence below.
Queen Elizabeth Il died in 2002.
Which option replaces the underlined verb correctly, without changing the meaning of the sentence?
Queen Elizabeth Il died in 2002.
Which option replaces the underlined verb correctly, without changing the meaning of the sentence?
Ano: 2025
Banca:
Marinha
Órgão:
ESCOLA NAVAL
Prova:
Marinha - 2025 - ESCOLA NAVAL - Aspirante - 1º Dia |
Q3736272
Inglês
Texto associado
TEXT II
Read the text below and answer question.
Chinese divers surrounded by sharks
Jan 03, 2025
[1] Nine Chinese individuals, including seven tourists and
two diving instructors, went missing while diving in Palau
on December 26.
[2] Experienced diving instructor Liu Xin and another diving
guide took seven Chinese tourists to dive on December 26
around 9:30 am. As the dive was coming to an end, Liu
sent a signal to the surface. Typically, after seeing the
signal, the captain would slowly maneuver the boat to
follow the divers, allowing them to board once they floated
off. __________ when they surfaced, they could not locate
the boat.
[3] They couid only float in the sea for nearly three hours,
believing that someone would come to rescue them, but
the ocean current changed direction, and they were swept
by currents into an area between two islands. At that point,
a new threat emerged. The underwater terrain shifted, and
the most physically fit diver among the nine felt as if he had
stepped on something. Liu looked down and noticed that a
bull shark was circling around his feet, along with six other
sharks nearby.
[4] Liu swiftly assembled everyone to make themselves
appear larger as most wild animals typically target
creatures that are smaller and tend to avoid approaching
larger groups. Fortunately, with Liu and the entire team
huddled together, the sharks refrained from acting
aggressively, and they avoided any danger.
[5] By evening, they had gone nearly 11 hours without
food. To conserve their energy, they used their diving
masks to collect rainwater and drank it to stay hydrated.
After spending too much time in the water, they started to
feel cold, so they used their buoyancy devices to hold each
other to stay together and preserve warmth. And, to
prevent falling asleep and risking hypothermia, they took
turns calling out their numbers every 30 minutes to stay
alert.
[6] After drifting in the water for about 27 hours, a rescue
boat located the nine individuals.
[7] "Alli nine Chinese citizens who went missing while diving
in Palau have been rescued and are reported to be in
stable condition", the Chinese Embassy in the Federated
States of Micronesia said on Friday.
[8] Liu said that the key reasons for their safe return
included the selfless assistance from fellow travelers, the
favorable ocean currents that kept them in proximity to
their initial location, and, most importantly, the excellent
physical condition and positive attitude of the group.
"Throughout those 20-plus hours, we maintained a lighthearted atmosphere, chatting and laughing without any
complaints," Liu said.
(Adapted from https://www.globaltimes.cn)
The word "selfless" (paragraph 8) means:
Ano: 2025
Banca:
Aeronáutica
Órgão:
EEAR
Prova:
Aeronáutica - 2025 - EEAR - Sargento - CFS - Código 42 |
Q3520538
Inglês
Texto associado
Read the text and answer the question.
Why man’s best friend is still a four‐legged substitute parent?
Márcio Paulo Barbosa Pena Mascarenhas
Man’s best friends is actually a substitute parent, fulfilling deep emotional needs that humans fail to meet, according to a leading dog expert. People bond with dogs as much as babies do with mothers, and reap unconditional love, security and protection from the relationship.
Dr. Valerie O’ Farrel ‐ a psychologist ‐ says that dogs can also compensate for an unhappy childhood. People perceive in their pets qualities lacking in their parents. According to him, most dogs perform remarkably well as “emotional sponges”, soaking up owners’ hang‐ups. “Dogs obviously cannot understand the nature of their owners’ predicaments in the way that a sympathetic human listener can. Because the dog does not get upset or angry or go away, the owner can imagine he understands”, states the doctor.
As well as protection, concern for our well‐being and unconditional love, we often assign to dogs a fourth parental function: providing a safe and welcoming base to come home to. Some canines take this duty very seriously, Dr. O’ Farrel reveals. She describes the experience of a 37‐year‐old beauty therapist with her faithfull mongrel. “He would follow me to the station each morning to see me off”. I would watch him from the carriage and see him about to turn and go home. Invariably, he would be there to meet me when I got off the train at night. And what’s more surprising ‐ we lived about a mile and a half from the station.
Grade 1, Student’s book, Belo Horizonte,14th edition.
In the sentence: “He would follow me to the station each morning to see me off”, the verb in bold can be replaced by:
Ano: 2025
Banca:
Aeronáutica
Órgão:
EEAR
Prova:
Aeronáutica - 2025 - EEAR - Sargento - CFS - Código 42 |
Q3520536
Inglês
Texto associado
Read the text and answer the question.
Why man’s best friend is still a four‐legged substitute parent?
Márcio Paulo Barbosa Pena Mascarenhas
Man’s best friends is actually a substitute parent, fulfilling deep emotional needs that humans fail to meet, according to a leading dog expert. People bond with dogs as much as babies do with mothers, and reap unconditional love, security and protection from the relationship.
Dr. Valerie O’ Farrel ‐ a psychologist ‐ says that dogs can also compensate for an unhappy childhood. People perceive in their pets qualities lacking in their parents. According to him, most dogs perform remarkably well as “emotional sponges”, soaking up owners’ hang‐ups. “Dogs obviously cannot understand the nature of their owners’ predicaments in the way that a sympathetic human listener can. Because the dog does not get upset or angry or go away, the owner can imagine he understands”, states the doctor.
As well as protection, concern for our well‐being and unconditional love, we often assign to dogs a fourth parental function: providing a safe and welcoming base to come home to. Some canines take this duty very seriously, Dr. O’ Farrel reveals. She describes the experience of a 37‐year‐old beauty therapist with her faithfull mongrel. “He would follow me to the station each morning to see me off”. I would watch him from the carriage and see him about to turn and go home. Invariably, he would be there to meet me when I got off the train at night. And what’s more surprising ‐ we lived about a mile and a half from the station.
Grade 1, Student’s book, Belo Horizonte,14th edition.
In the sentence “People bond with dogs as much as babies do with mothers”, what is the best definition for the word in bold? Choose the correct option.
Ano: 2025
Banca:
Aeronáutica
Órgão:
EEAR
Prova:
Aeronáutica - 2025 - EEAR - Sargento - CFS - Código 42 |
Q3520532
Inglês
Texto associado
Read the text and answer the question.
What is a friend?
Márcio Paulo Barbosa Pena Mascarenhas
Laurie: To me, a friend is someone who stands by you when
you need them, someone who cares. Not like your parents,
________. Parents are either picking on you or telling you off, so
sometimes it’s a pain. To a friend you can always open up.
Angela: I agree with Laurie but personally, I don’t think a
friend has to be physically around all the time. I have friends that I
haven’t seen in years, but I know if we get together, we’ll pick up
right where we left off.
Fran: I think a friend is that old pal you’ve always gotten on
with. I often look back on my schooldays and I think of the funny
things my friends and I did together. As I see it, the friends you
make in youth are friends to keep for a lifetime.
Gary: If you ask me, a friend is a person you have fun and
relax with. My friends and I talk about movies, sports or politics. I
don’t go round telling them my troubles and I don’t particularly
want to hear theirs. I believe that if you don’t expect too much
from people, you won’t be let down.
Grade 1, Student’s book, Belo Horizonte, 14th edition.
In the sentence “I think a friend is that old pal you’ve always gotten on with”, the word in bold can be defined as
Ano: 2025
Banca:
Aeronáutica
Órgão:
EEAR
Prova:
Aeronáutica - 2025 - EEAR - Sargento - CFS - Código 40 |
Q3517699
Inglês
Match the words according to their synonyms and choose the correct alternative.
1 – Angry
2 – Tiny
3 – Awful
4 – Thriving
5 – Reasonable
( ) Small
( ) Bad
( ) Mad
( ) Satisfactory
( ) Successful
Ano: 2025
Banca:
Aeronáutica
Órgão:
EEAR
Prova:
Aeronáutica - 2025 - EEAR - Sargento - CFS - Código 40 |
Q3517695
Inglês
Texto associado
Read the text and answer question.
What is a friend?
Márcio Paulo Barbosa Pena Mascarenhas
Laurie: To me, a friend is someone who stands by you when
you need them, someone who cares. Not like your parents,
________. Parents are either picking on you or telling you off, so
sometimes it’s a pain. To a friend you can always open up.
Angela: I agree with Laurie but personally, I don’t think a
friend has to be physically around all the time. I have friends that I
haven’t seen in years, but I know if we get together, we’ll pick up
right where we left off.
Fran: I think a friend is that old pal you’ve always gotten on
with. I often look back on my schooldays and I think of the funny
things my friends and I did together. As I see it, the friends you
make in youth are friends to keep for a lifetime.
Gary: If you ask me, a friend is a person you have fun and
relax with. My friends and I talk about movies, sports or politics. I
don’t go round telling them my troubles and I don’t particularly
want to hear theirs. I believe that if you don’t expect too much
from people, you won’t be let down.
Grade 1, Student’s book, Belo Horizonte, 14th edition.
Choose the sentence in which the verb “pick on” has not
the same meaning from its use in the excerpt: “Parents are either
picking on you or telling you off, so sometimes it’s a pain”.
Ano: 2025
Banca:
Aeronáutica
Órgão:
EEAR
Prova:
Aeronáutica - 2025 - EEAR - Sargento - CFS - Código 40 |
Q3517692
Inglês
Texto associado
Read the text and answer question.
What is a friend?
Márcio Paulo Barbosa Pena Mascarenhas
Laurie: To me, a friend is someone who stands by you when
you need them, someone who cares. Not like your parents,
________. Parents are either picking on you or telling you off, so
sometimes it’s a pain. To a friend you can always open up.
Angela: I agree with Laurie but personally, I don’t think a
friend has to be physically around all the time. I have friends that I
haven’t seen in years, but I know if we get together, we’ll pick up
right where we left off.
Fran: I think a friend is that old pal you’ve always gotten on
with. I often look back on my schooldays and I think of the funny
things my friends and I did together. As I see it, the friends you
make in youth are friends to keep for a lifetime.
Gary: If you ask me, a friend is a person you have fun and
relax with. My friends and I talk about movies, sports or politics. I
don’t go round telling them my troubles and I don’t particularly
want to hear theirs. I believe that if you don’t expect too much
from people, you won’t be let down.
Grade 1, Student’s book, Belo Horizonte, 14th edition.
In the sentence “I think a friend is that old pal you’ve always
gotten on with”, the word in bold can be defined as
Ano: 2025
Banca:
Aeronáutica
Órgão:
EEAR
Prova:
Aeronáutica - 2025 - EEAR - Sargento - CFS - Código 40 |
Q3517685
Inglês
Texto associado
Read the text and answer question.
One man in a boat
L.G. Alexander
Fishing is my favourite sport. I often fish for hours without
catching anything. But this does not worry me. Some fishermen
are unlucky. Instead of catching fish, they catch old boots and
rubbish. I am even less lucky. I never catch anything ‐ not even old
boots. After having spent whole mornings on the river, I always
go home with an empty bag. “You must give up fishing!” my
friends say. “It’s a waste of time.” But they don’t realize one
important thing. I’m not really interested in fishing. I am only
interested in sitting in a boat and doing nothing at all!
PRACTICE AND PROGRESS ‐ An Integrated Course for Pre‐Intermediate Students,
L.G Alexander, Longman Group Limited, London.
According to the text, which alternative is not from the
same category from the words in bold?
Ano: 2025
Banca:
Aeronáutica
Órgão:
EEAR
Prova:
Aeronáutica - 2025 - EEAR - Sargento - CFS - Código 40 |
Q3517681
Inglês
Texto associado
Read the text and answer question.
Why man’s best friend is still a four‐legged substitute parent?
Márcio Paulo Barbosa Pena Mascarenhas
Man’s best friends is actually a substitute parent, fulfilling
deep emotional needs that humans fail to meet, according to a
leading dog expert. People bond with dogs as much as babies do
with mothers, and reap unconditional love, security and
protection from the relationship.
Dr. Valerie O’ Farrel ‐ a psychologist ‐ says that dogs can also
compensate for an unhappy childhood. People perceive in their
pets qualities lacking in their parents. According to him, most
dogs perform remarkably well as “emotional sponges”, soaking up
owners’ hang‐ups. “Dogs obviously cannot understand the nature
of their owners’ predicaments in the way that a sympathetic
human listener can. Because the dog does not get upset or angry
or go away, the owner can imagine he understands”, states the
doctor.
As well as protection, concern for our well‐being and
unconditional love, we often assign to dogs a fourth parental
function: providing a safe and welcoming base to come home to.
Some canines take this duty very seriously, Dr. O’ Farrel reveals.
She describes the experience of a 37‐year‐old beauty therapist
with her faithfull mongrel. “He would follow me to the station
each morning to see me off”. I would watch him from the
carriage and see him about to turn and go home. Invariably, he
would be there to meet me when I got off the train at night. And
what’s more surprising ‐ we lived about a mile and a half from the
station.
Grade 1, Student’s book, Belo Horizonte,14th edition.
In the sentence “People bond with dogs as much as babies
do with mothers”, what is the best definition for the word in
bold? Choose the correct option.
Ano: 2025
Banca:
Aeronáutica
Órgão:
EEAR
Prova:
Aeronáutica - 2025 - EEAR - Sargento - CFS - Código 85 |
Q3516995
Inglês
Texto associado
Read the text and answer question.
Global coral reef bleaching event underway as oceans get
warmer
The world’s oceans experience unprecedented rising
temperatures: last month, the average global sea surface
temperature reached a record 21° Celsius. Last week, the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reported the
4th global bleaching event on record. A press release stated,
“Within the last 14 months, significant coral bleaching has been
documented in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres of each
major ocean basin. Since 2023, the problem has become more
frequent in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans.”
According to NOAA, warmer ocean temperatures can result
in expulsion of algae that live in the coral tissue, leaving the coral
completely white ‐ something known as ‘coral bleaching’. This
does not necessarily mean corals will die, as they can recover if
the strain on their ecosystems is reduced. At a local level, storms,
disease, sediments and changes in salinity can cause corals to
bleach. However, mass bleaching, which is when several varieties
of coral reefs are bleached, is largely caused by increased sea
temperatures. When these events are sufficiently severe or
prolonged, they can cause coral mortality, which hurts the people
who depend on the coral reefs for their livelihoods.
In 2019, NOAA published a study that provided “resilience‐
based management practices” and __________ the importance of
coral restoration. “We are on the frontlines of coral reef research,
management and restoration, and are actively and aggressively
implementing the recommendations of the 2019 study.” A buoy
in Florida reported an ocean temperature of 38° Celsius in July
2023, according to meteorologists at the time. In response, NOAA
started a program to attempt to offset the effects of global
climate change on the local coral reefs by moving coral nurseries
to deeper, cooler waters and deploying sunshades to protect
corals in other areas.
Adapted. Internet: www.abcnews.go.com/International.
The word livelihoods, in bold in the text, refers to
Ano: 2025
Banca:
Aeronáutica
Órgão:
EEAR
Prova:
Aeronáutica - 2025 - EEAR - Sargento - CFS - Código 85 |
Q3516994
Inglês
Texto associado
Read the text and answer question.
Global coral reef bleaching event underway as oceans get
warmer
The world’s oceans experience unprecedented rising
temperatures: last month, the average global sea surface
temperature reached a record 21° Celsius. Last week, the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reported the
4th global bleaching event on record. A press release stated,
“Within the last 14 months, significant coral bleaching has been
documented in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres of each
major ocean basin. Since 2023, the problem has become more
frequent in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans.”
According to NOAA, warmer ocean temperatures can result
in expulsion of algae that live in the coral tissue, leaving the coral
completely white ‐ something known as ‘coral bleaching’. This
does not necessarily mean corals will die, as they can recover if
the strain on their ecosystems is reduced. At a local level, storms,
disease, sediments and changes in salinity can cause corals to
bleach. However, mass bleaching, which is when several varieties
of coral reefs are bleached, is largely caused by increased sea
temperatures. When these events are sufficiently severe or
prolonged, they can cause coral mortality, which hurts the people
who depend on the coral reefs for their livelihoods.
In 2019, NOAA published a study that provided “resilience‐
based management practices” and __________ the importance of
coral restoration. “We are on the frontlines of coral reef research,
management and restoration, and are actively and aggressively
implementing the recommendations of the 2019 study.” A buoy
in Florida reported an ocean temperature of 38° Celsius in July
2023, according to meteorologists at the time. In response, NOAA
started a program to attempt to offset the effects of global
climate change on the local coral reefs by moving coral nurseries
to deeper, cooler waters and deploying sunshades to protect
corals in other areas.
Adapted. Internet: www.abcnews.go.com/International.
The word underway, in the title of the text, means that
something is
Ano: 2025
Banca:
Aeronáutica
Órgão:
EEAR
Prova:
Aeronáutica - 2025 - EEAR - Sargento - CFS - Código 81 |
Q3515700
Inglês
Texto associado
Read the text and answer question.
Global coral reef bleaching event underway as oceans get
warmer
The world’s oceans experience unprecedented rising
temperatures: last month, the average global sea surface
temperature reached a record 21° Celsius. Last week, the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reported the
4th global bleaching event on record. A press release stated,
“Within the last 14 months, significant coral bleaching has been
documented in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres of each
major ocean basin. Since 2023, the problem has become more
frequent in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans.”
According to NOAA, warmer ocean temperatures can result
in expulsion of algae that live in the coral tissue, leaving the coral
completely white - something known as ‘coral bleaching’. This
does not necessarily mean corals will die, as they can recover if
the strain on their ecosystems is reduced. At a local level, storms,
disease, sediments and changes in salinity can cause corals to
bleach. However, mass bleaching, which is when several varieties
of coral reefs are bleached, is largely caused by increased sea
temperatures. When these events are sufficiently severe or
prolonged, they can cause coral mortality, which hurts the people
who depend on the coral reefs for their livelihoods.
In 2019, NOAA published a study that provided “resiliencebased management practices” and __________ the importance of
coral restoration. “We are on the frontlines of coral reef research,
management and restoration, and are actively and aggressively
implementing the recommendations of the 2019 study.” A buoy
in Florida reported an ocean temperature of 38° Celsius in July
2023, according to meteorologists at the time. In response, NOAA
started a program to attempt to offset the effects of global
climate change on the local coral reefs by moving coral nurseries
to deeper, cooler waters and deploying sunshades to protect
corals in other areas.
Adapted. Intemet: www.abcnews.go.com/International.
The word livelihoods, in bold in the text, refers to
Ano: 2025
Banca:
Aeronáutica
Órgão:
EEAR
Prova:
Aeronáutica - 2025 - EEAR - Sargento - CFS - Código 81 |
Q3515698
Inglês
Texto associado
Read the text and answer question.
Global coral reef bleaching event underway as oceans get
warmer
The world’s oceans experience unprecedented rising
temperatures: last month, the average global sea surface
temperature reached a record 21° Celsius. Last week, the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reported the
4th global bleaching event on record. A press release stated,
“Within the last 14 months, significant coral bleaching has been
documented in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres of each
major ocean basin. Since 2023, the problem has become more
frequent in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans.”
According to NOAA, warmer ocean temperatures can result
in expulsion of algae that live in the coral tissue, leaving the coral
completely white - something known as ‘coral bleaching’. This
does not necessarily mean corals will die, as they can recover if
the strain on their ecosystems is reduced. At a local level, storms,
disease, sediments and changes in salinity can cause corals to
bleach. However, mass bleaching, which is when several varieties
of coral reefs are bleached, is largely caused by increased sea
temperatures. When these events are sufficiently severe or
prolonged, they can cause coral mortality, which hurts the people
who depend on the coral reefs for their livelihoods.
In 2019, NOAA published a study that provided “resiliencebased management practices” and __________ the importance of
coral restoration. “We are on the frontlines of coral reef research,
management and restoration, and are actively and aggressively
implementing the recommendations of the 2019 study.” A buoy
in Florida reported an ocean temperature of 38° Celsius in July
2023, according to meteorologists at the time. In response, NOAA
started a program to attempt to offset the effects of global
climate change on the local coral reefs by moving coral nurseries
to deeper, cooler waters and deploying sunshades to protect
corals in other areas.
Adapted. Intemet: www.abcnews.go.com/International.
The word underway, in the title of the text, means that
something is
Ano: 2025
Banca:
VUNESP
Órgão:
EsFCEx
Prova:
VUNESP - 2025 - EsFCEx - Oficial - Especialidade: Magistério em Inglês |
Q3512694
Inglês
Texto associado
Read the text to answer question.
As a linguist, I understand that language shifts and
changes. The voiced z sound of houses is being replaced
by an unvoiced s sound. The abbreviation A.I. has become a
verb, as in “He A.I.ed it.” Neologisms abound, and new words
often make us think of things in new ways.
But I don’t adopt all of the changes. I still say houses with a
z. I avoid some new words that seem too flash-in-the-pan (like
cheugy and delulu). By the time I might begin using them, they
are probably already on their way out. Some bits of neology, I
used ironically at first, but soon found myself adopting as part
of my everyday vocabulary, and dropped them. Still, there are
some usages that I can’t quite bring myself to embrace.
One is iconic. Everywhere I turn, I hear something
described as the most iconic: movies, songs, sports figures,
fictional characters, vehicles, photographs. Iconic has shifted
to mean “famous.” My experience with the word comes from
the semiotic triad of icon, index, and symbol, three of the 66
categories of signs proposed by the philosopher Charles
Sanders Peirce. For me, icons are visual representations:
they resemble something. Dictionaries have now added
definitions like “widely recognized and well-established” or
“widely known and acknowledged especially for distinctive
excellence.” Iconic has widened its meaning, but I haven’t
come along.
(Edwin L. Battistella. https://blog.oup.com/2025/01/
some-barely-iconic-epic-usages/. Adaptado)
Read the following dictionary definitions of the adjective
iconic, and select the one that matches the author’s
understanding of the word:
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Making the Case: The Importance
of Listening in Language Learning
It has taken many years to bring the language teaching
profession around to realizing the importance of listening
in second and foreign language learning. As observed
by Rivers, long an advocate for listening comprehension,
“Speaking does not of itself constitute communication unless
what is said is comprehended by another person”. Teaching
the comprehension of spoken speech is therefore of primary
importance if the communication aim is to be reached” (1966,
pp. 196, 204). The reasons for the nearly total neglect of
listening are difficult to assess, but as Morley notes, “Perhaps
an assumption that listening is a reflex, a little like breathing
- listening seldom receives overt teaching attention in one’s
native language - has masked the importance and complexity
of listening with understanding in a non-native language”
(1972, p. vii).
In reality, listening is used far more than any other single
language skill in normal daily life. On average, we can expect
to listen twice as much as we speak, four times more than we
read, and five times more than we write.
(Joan Morley,. In: Marianne Celce-Murcia, (Ed.). Teaching English as a
second or foreign language. Boston: Heinle&Heinle-Thomson, 2001.
Adaptado)
In the fragment from the first paragraph “It has taken
many years to bring the language teaching profession
around to realizing the importance of listening in second
and foreign language learning”, the bolded words form a
collocation. In English, collocations with the verbs ‘do’ and
‘make’ are particularly frequent. One correct instance of
such collocation is found in the bolded words in alternative:
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Based on theoretical, experimental, and experiential
knowledge, teachers and teacher educators have expressed
their dissatisfaction with method in different ways. Studies
clearly demonstrate that, even as the methodological band
played on, practicing teachers have been marching to a
different drum.
In this sense, the post method condition is established
as a timely response. It signifies interrelated attributes. First
and foremost, it signifies a search for an alternative to method
rather than an alternative method. While alternative methods
are primarily products of top-down processes, alternatives
to method are mainly products of bottom-up processes.
In practical terms, this means that we need to refigure the
relationship between the theorizer and the practitioner of
language teaching. If the concept of method authorizes
theorizers to centralize pedagogic decision-making, the
postmethod condition enables practitioners to generate
location-specific, classroom-oriented innovative strategies.
Secondly, the postmethod condition signifies teacher
autonomy. The conventional concept of method “overlooks
the fund of experience and tacit knowledge about teaching
which the teachers already have by virtue of their lives as
students” (Freeman, 1991). The postmethod condition,
however, recognizes the teachers’ potential to know not
only how to teach but also how to act autonomously within
the academic and administrative constraints imposed by
institutions, curricula, and textbooks. It also promotes the
ability of teachers to know how to develop a critical approach
in order to self-observe, self-analyze, and self-evaluate
their own teaching practice with a view to effecting desired
changes.
(B. Kumaravadivelu, Beyond Methods: Macrostrategies for language
teaching. Haven and London: Yale University Press. 2003. Adaptado)
The meaning of the word “overlook” as used in the second
paragraph of the text is
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