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1. The gift must be brand new. Not last year’s brand new, this year’s brand new. It should be unopened, never played with, never worn or washed. 2. Be sure the person who gave you the gift doesn’t know the person receiving the gift! 3. Never regift something you’ve kept in your closet for a few years. 4. The regift should not be something horrible you’re regifting just to get rid of it. Remember, what you give is a reflection of you and your taste. 5. Never regift things someone has hand-made for you. Those items are heartfelt and should be always kept. 6. Rewrap the gift and attach new ribbons. Always be sure you have removed any original gift cards. 7. Only you can decide whether regift something you have received. The basis good manners is respect, care and consideration others. If doubt, don’t do it!
Choose the alternative that presents the correct words to complete the blanks in rule number 7.
2. This view of bilingualism is remarkably different from the understanding of bilingualism through much of the 20th century. Researchers, educators and policy makers long considered a second language to be an interference, cognitively speaking, that hindered a child’s academic and intellectual development.
3. They were not wrong about the interference: there is ample evidence that in a bilingual’s brain both language systems are active even when he is using only one language, thus creating situations in which one system obstructs the other. But this interference, researchers are finding out, isn’t so much a handicap as a blessing in disguise. It forces the brain to resolve internal conflict, giving the mind a workout that strengthens its cognitive muscles. (…)
4. The collective evidence from a number of such studies suggests that the bilingual experience improves the brain’s so-called executive function — a command system that directs the attention processes that we use for planning, solving problems and performing various other mentally demanding tasks. These processes include ignoring distractions to stay focused, switching attention willfully from one thing to another and holding information in mind — like remembering a sequence of directions while driving. (…)
5. The key difference between bilinguals and monolinguals may be more basic: a heightened ability to monitor the environment. “Bilinguals have to switch languages quite often — you may talk to your father in one language and to your mother in another language,” says Albert Costa, a researcher at the University of Pompeu Fabra in Spain. “It requires keeping track of changes around you in the same way that we monitor our surroundings when driving.” In a study comparing German-Italian bilinguals with Italian monolinguals on monitoring tasks, Mr. Costa and his colleagues found that the bilingual subjects not only performed better, but they also did so with less activity in parts of the brain involved in monitoring, indicating that they were more efficient at it. (…)
6. Bilingualism’s effects also extend into the twilight years. In a recent study of 44 elderly Spanish-English bilinguals, scientists led by the neuropsychologist Tamar Gollan of the University of California, San Diego, found that individuals with a higher degree of bilingualism — measured through a comparative evaluation of proficiency in each language — were more resistant than others to the onset of dementia and other symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease: the higher the degree of bilingualism, the later the age of onset.
7. Nobody ever doubted the power of language. But who would have imagined that the words we hear and the sentences we speak might be leaving such a deep imprint?
(Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/18/opinion/sunday/thebenefits-of-bilingualism.html?_r=0. Acesso: 04/02/2013)
The words globalized (paragraph 01), considered (paragraph 02), blessing (paragraph 03), and like (paragraph 04), are respectively presented in text as:
Chinua Achebe. The african writer and the english language. In: Patrick
Williams & Laura Cristman. Colonial discourse and postcolonial theory.
New York: Columbia University Press, 1994, p. 428-9 (adapted).
A respeito do vocabulário e dos aspectos linguísticos do texto 7A2-I, julgue o item seguinte.
In the text, “within” (ℓ.14) is a preposition meaning outside.
Complete the sentences below with the appropriate word and choose the best alternative:
_____ Paris Hotel is ___ the corner ____ Avenida Paulista
and ___ Rua Augusta. I was there and I go for a walk when I
stopped ___ ask ___informations about ___ pizzeria and I
knew about ____ very good one ____ the same street.
An interview with Paolo Kwan, 20, from Hong Kong, who is improving his English while studying Business Administration at Sierra College in northern California.
WHY DID YOU DECIDE TO STUDY IN THE USA?
It provides a nice education in a beautiful country. When I
was younger I used to watch American movies and I
wanted to visit the United States. They always talked about
the American dream, and I wanted to come and see it.
HOW DID YOU CHOOSE YOUR INTENSIVE ENGLISH PROGRAM?
Sierra College is one of the biggest community colleges in northern California. It is in a quiet location but has a beautiful campus.
The college has a good business program. I can study for two years at Sierra College and then two years at my transfer school to earn my degree.
WHAT DO YOU LIKE BEST?
I also enjoy the quality of the teaching at the college. There is a writing center where I can go at any time. The teachers can make suggestions to improve my essay, regarding grammar and my vocabulary. At the Math Center, they can explain in detail the problems.
WHAT DO YOU MISS MOST?
I miss the food and also my family.
WHAT WAS YOUR BIGGEST SURPRISE?
I was surprised by the cultural difference. The taste and style of food is very different. The amount of food is a lot larger. A small portion in the USA is a large portion in Hong Kong. When people from America find out that I am from another country they ask a lot of questions. They are very interested in you and finding out about Hong Kong.
... YOUR BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT?
I have not had any since I came here.
HOW HAVE YOU HANDLED:
... LANGUAGE DIFFERENCES?
It is important not to be shy, as that does not help you when you are trying to improve your language. I make sure that I study, practice and speak as often as I can—that is the only way to improve. ...
FINANCES?
I am being supported by my family.
... ADJUSTING TO A DIFFERENT EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM?
The American system is much more open. In Hong Kong you just learn what the teacher writes on the board. In America, you discuss the issues and focus more on ideas
WHAT ARE YOUR ACTIVITIES?
I am interested in traveling around the USA. I have been to San Francisco, which you can reach by train from Sierra College. In my free time I go out with friends.
HOW EASY OR DIFFICULT IS MAKING FRIENDS?
It has not been that hard to make friends in the USA. Other people at the college are friendly and want to make friends as well.
HOW IS YOUR U.S. EDUCATION RELEVANT TO YOUR PERSONAL GOALS AND TO THE NEEDS OF YOUR COUNTRY?
I think that the U.S. education system will provide me with
good resources and skills to be able to support myself in
order to get hired in my own country
WHAT IS YOUR ADVICE TO OTHER STUDENTS?
An awesome life experience is waiting for you in the future. You will learn so much more than you think. Nothing is impossible, so go ahead and give it a try.
Adapted from: https://www.studyusa.com
Read the following sentences about Paolo:
1- He is fond ____ traveling around the USA.
2- He is keen ____ visiting new places.
3- He likes hanging ____ with his friends.
Choose the option that presents the correct prepositions that complete the sentences above, respectively:
Choose the alternative which presents the correct words that are missing in the text:
At this time of the year the kids are...going on vacation.
He's supposed to show... ... Marcia's...8 or so.
(http://www.reinildes.com.br/incorporacaodasticsmoara2008.pdf. Acessed on March 2nd, 2013.) The preposition that correctly completes the sentence: “My main focus is to discuss and reflect ____ the importance of the integration of information” is
“Should I go down this street all the way?”
“No, turn _________ your right after that big tree.”
Para responder à questão, leia o texto a seguir, que exemplifica estratégias de leitura, e assinale a alternativa que melhor completa cada uma das lacunas numeradas, considerando o sentido do texto e a norma-padrão da língua inglesa.
John is a conscientious student. When he is told he will 41 tested on the contents of Chapter 2 in the textbook, he looks 42 every unknown word in the dictionary in an effort to fix the information in his memory. Despite his extended preparations, he doesn’t do very well 43 the test, though he says he spent hours preparing. Lia, on the other 44 , excels on the exam, but she has approached the text in a very different way. Before she reads the chapter, she skims through it, looking at subheadings and graphics so as to give herself a general idea of what the text will be about. 45 she reads, she connects the material in the chapter to what she already knows. She frequently asks herself 46 about the text, looking back or ahead to link one part of the text to another. When she is puzzled by the content, she searches for clues in the 47 , tries to paraphrase, or considers what she knows about text 48 . In short, Lia is reading like an expert, 49 John is relying on just one technique. The difference between the two is in 50 use of reading strategies.
[Methodology in Language Teaching: An Anthology of Current Practice,
by Jack C. Richards and Willy A. Renandya (Eds.)]
Text 2:
Bad teaching habits: too much TTT
No teacher is perfect and all teachers have bad habits. Being a good teacher means reflecting (1) the following habits and trying to reduce them as much as possible.
TTT stands (2) teacher talking time. Obviously, during the course of the class, it is necessary for the teacher to explain rules, give advice and talk about instructions, among other things. However, teachers should attempt to limit the amount of time that they spend speaking to the class in order to maximize the opportunity that the students have to speak. A good rule (3) thumb is aiming for around 30% of teacher talk to 70% of student talk. This means planning out what you will say, when and how.
Adapted from: www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish
Nicolson, H. (1963) (3rd edition) Diplomacy.
Oxford: OUP, with adaptations.
Another correct preposition used with the verb “Compared” (line 2) is with, as in “to compare with”.
Analyse the sentence to answer 6.
Douglas had to apologize _________ little Jim’s mom _________ having played those pranks ______ her.
Choose the sequence to complete the blanks.
Read this sentence from the text.
“The earliest period begins with the migration of certain Germanic tribes from the continent to Britain in the fifth century A.D. [...]”
“From” is one of the most common prepositions in English and it was used in this example to indicate the starting point in a movement. Choose the following alternative in which the preposition “from” is being used to express the same idea as in the example above.
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