Questões de Concurso Sobre inglês

Read the quote and choose the CORRECT statement that completes the given sentence.

“Throughout this paper I have been arguing that we have to go further than finding ways of improving techniques to create “real life” situations in the classroom. Teachers as decision-makers and agents need to consider the identities that are being (re)constructed by their pedagogical practices and choices. Considering that those identities are being shaped anyway, it is important that teachers become aware of the effects of their actions. One of the possible identities is that of a global citizen: not someone who knows many languages but someone who deals with the conflicts inherent in communicative events made possible by a language that has acquired a global dimension” (GIMENEZ, 2007, p. 27).

According to Gimenez, globalization and the spread of English around the world have posed new challenges to language teachers because:

Rose, D. & Martin, J. (2012) have contributed to what is known as a genre approach to literacy development. According to them, genres are generic categories of written forms. The term is commonly used in literary circles to refer to the major genres of poetry, prose and drama. In relation to literacy studies, genres are broadened substantially, so as to include such generic forms as narratives, descriptions, information reports and procedural texts.
According to the authors, it is CORRECT to point that:

The OCEM were published in 2006 for improving teacher’s practice in the classroom. They bring some examples of activities that teachers should put into practice in the classroom for achieving their aims concerning reading, writing and speaking (OCEM, 2006, p. 87).
Judge the items below as (T) True or (F) False about the aims of OCEM (2006).
I. To reflect on the educational function of teaching foreign languages in high school and to emphasize their importance in the curriculum;
II. To reaffirm the notion of citizenship and discuss the practice of this notion in the foreign languages teaching context without considering globalization;
III. To discuss the problem of exclusion in the teaching context in the face of “globalizing” values and the feeling of inclusion often combined with foreign languages knowledge;
IV. To introduce theories about language and new technologies emphasizing globalization and individualism.
V. To give suggestions on the practice of teaching foreign languages through literacies, multiliteracies, multimodality and hypertext.
Choose the statement with the TRUE items. 

According to the "Orientações Curriculares para o Ensino Médio" (OCEM) (2006, p. 117), there are two types of reading that can be explored by teachers in the classroom: critical reading and critical literacy. They guide students to different ways of seeing themselves and the world in this context. Choose the FALSE statement about critical literacy.

Leia o fragmento a seguir e assinale a qual estratégia de leitura ele pertence: “It is a model of fast reading. It is used to get a rapid general impression of the central idea of the text. The teacher controls the reading time spent by the students.

No item sobre palavras cognatas e falsos cognatos, há uma especificidade que são as palavras cognatas reais ou idênticas, tanto na forma quanto no significado. Assinale a alternativa que apresenta essa cognata.

Leia o fragmento a seguir: “Ted-Bear Repair Technician is an example”, no item sobre aspectos gramaticais, o artigo indefinido singular é formado por ‘a’ ou por ‘na’.
“In (I) __________ rainy weekend, some parents invited me to return to my grandfather’s farm; it would be the first time we went there after his death. We entered by the huge gates, then we opened the heavy dining-room doors. At once I noticed some long-playing records (LP) that he used to listen, I took (II) __________ LP that was in the lowest part of the record player, it was his favorite. Now I need to buy (III) __________ record player, otherwise there was no use of having (IV) __________ old LP like that”.
Assinale a alternativa que preencha correta e respectivamente as lacunas.

In the text “Mark Moffet and his strange love”, it can be read: “An entomologist is a person who studies insects. By the way, do you like ants? Tick the alternative that is not a synonymous of the highlighted expression.

The word ‘bug’ can have other meanings than just “an insect”. Read the sentences and choose the alternative that exposes “bug” in these other meanings.
I. My new computer is full of bugs! I can’t open even an email. II. Be careful with this new hotel, the owner planted a bug in each hotel room, just to listen to what the hotel guests are saying. III. See! There's a huge bug crawling up your leg!

Read the text fragment: “He has an interesting and unusual job”. About the -ing suffix forms, it is correct what is stated in:
I. Adjective, as in “His wife is a charming person!”. II. Noun, as in “The building is near the old market”. III. Verb, as in “Paul is developing a new product”.

It is known that in the Morphological area, the final morpheme 's' can represent the plural of nouns (-es1), the verb in Simple Present Tense in the 3rd person singular (-es2) and the idea of possession in the genitive case (-es3). Analyze the verbs taken from the text and mark the alternative in which the -es2 sound is made in /s/.

Analyze the textual genre in which the text “Mark Moffet and his strange love” was developed; then mark the alternative that establishes the relationship between the text and its genre.

Adverbs of negation can be differentiated in spelling by the use or not of the contracted form. Mark the alternative that justifies the absence or presence of this contraction.
I. in order to avoid the use of pronouns. II. to adapt to the textual genre and the levels of formality or informality of the text. III. with the intention of introducing gaps in the understanding of the text.

In English, the use of contracted verb forms is common. Mark the alternative in which this formation is not correct.

From the dialogue between Mary and Susan, identify the alternative that contains an orality mark.
Mary: Where is Doctor Bugs going? Susan: I am not sure, I think he is going to take some pictures, isn’t he? 

Identify the form of the verb ‘to be’ that CORRECTLY completes the following sentence: Studying insects ______ the best choice in that moment.

Return to the text “Mark Moffet and his strange love”, according to the information provided by the author, choose the correct alternative.

Read the text “Mark Moffet and his strange love” again and select the ONLY CORRECT statement.

Return to the text and read it again, mark the alternative that correctly completes the gaps.

Averigue os fragmentos apresentados e assinale a alternativa correta em relação ao uso do comparativo de superioridade na língua inglesa.
I. In fact, sometimes it’s better to have more pictures than text in a PowerPoint presentation. II. It’s a more interesting and engaging way for students to learn than the typical lecture. III. However, for teachers who are making more public and widespread presentations.