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Q1266204
Inglês
Learning to Speak Brazinglish
By VANESSA BARBARA
Published: November 8, 2013
Brazilians are trying hard to get ready to host the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Despite having a big territory rich with natural scenery, Brazil is not accustomed to many international visitors. The World Tourism Organization, which ranks tourist spending in different countries, puts it 39th on the list, behind much smaller countries like Lebanon, Croatia and Malaysia. Next year, the government expects tourism spending in Brazil to grow by 55 percent, thanks largely to the World Cup. But as that time draws near, the general feeling among my compatriots is one of disbelief (...). The prevailing feeling is captured by the expression “Imagina na Copa ...” — Imagine during the Cup — spoken every time we see a 112-mile-long traffic jam, an overcrowded airport or the rising prices of hotels and flights. If things are already bad, imagine what they’ll be like during the World Cup.
Such pre-tournament pessimism is common. Last year the British were skeptical about the Olympics, which turned out to be O.K. (...)
And yet Brazilians are doing what we can to welcome tourists. (...)
(http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/09/opinion/barbara-learning-to-speak brazinglish.html pagewanted=1&_r=0 Acesso em: 13.02.2014. Adaptado)
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Q1266170
Inglês
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Here’s how long you can work before your brain 1shuts down
I’m having a hard time starting this article. According to research out of the University of Melbourne, that might
be because I’m middle-aged and work too much. Economists determined that burning the midnight oil makes you,
well, dumber.” Our study highlights that too much work can have adverse effects on cognitive functioning,” they
conclude.
Tell us something we didn’t know. Who hasn’t, at the end of a seemingly endless workweek, found themselves
staring blankly at their computer screen or into space unable to remember what they had for lunch, let alone form
a coherent thought about the task at hand?
For some employees, of course – the average resident 2 physician or, these days, that “3 gig economy” worker who
makes ends meet by banging away at multiple projects – long hours are a fact of modern working life. And there’s
a cost. Medical researchers have shown that working too much can affect employees’ physical and mental health.
So how much is too much? For people age 40 and older, working up to roughly 25 hours per week boosts
memory, the ability to quickly process information and other aspects of cognitive function, according to the study,
which drew on a longitudinal survey that tracks the well-being of 6,000 Australians. Beyond 25 hours a week, the
middle-aged brain doesn’t work as well, the study indicates, noting that the findings apply to both men and women.
<http://tinyurl.com/j4os8ck> Acesso em: 24.08.2016. Adaptado.
Glossário
1to shut down: parar de operar/funcionar.
2physician: médico.
3gig economy: ambiente de trabalho baseado em empregos temporários e contratos de curta duração.
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sem alteração do sentido original, por
Q1266169
Inglês
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Here’s how long you can work before your brain 1shuts down
I’m having a hard time starting this article. According to research out of the University of Melbourne, that might
be because I’m middle-aged and work too much. Economists determined that burning the midnight oil makes you,
well, dumber.” Our study highlights that too much work can have adverse effects on cognitive functioning,” they
conclude.
Tell us something we didn’t know. Who hasn’t, at the end of a seemingly endless workweek, found themselves
staring blankly at their computer screen or into space unable to remember what they had for lunch, let alone form
a coherent thought about the task at hand?
For some employees, of course – the average resident 2 physician or, these days, that “3 gig economy” worker who
makes ends meet by banging away at multiple projects – long hours are a fact of modern working life. And there’s
a cost. Medical researchers have shown that working too much can affect employees’ physical and mental health.
So how much is too much? For people age 40 and older, working up to roughly 25 hours per week boosts
memory, the ability to quickly process information and other aspects of cognitive function, according to the study,
which drew on a longitudinal survey that tracks the well-being of 6,000 Australians. Beyond 25 hours a week, the
middle-aged brain doesn’t work as well, the study indicates, noting that the findings apply to both men and women.
<http://tinyurl.com/j4os8ck> Acesso em: 24.08.2016. Adaptado.
Glossário
1to shut down: parar de operar/funcionar.
2physician: médico.
3gig economy: ambiente de trabalho baseado em empregos temporários e contratos de curta duração.
Afirma-se, no terceiro parágrafo, que
Q1266167
Inglês
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Here’s how long you can work before your brain 1shuts down
I’m having a hard time starting this article. According to research out of the University of Melbourne, that might
be because I’m middle-aged and work too much. Economists determined that burning the midnight oil makes you,
well, dumber.” Our study highlights that too much work can have adverse effects on cognitive functioning,” they
conclude.
Tell us something we didn’t know. Who hasn’t, at the end of a seemingly endless workweek, found themselves
staring blankly at their computer screen or into space unable to remember what they had for lunch, let alone form
a coherent thought about the task at hand?
For some employees, of course – the average resident 2 physician or, these days, that “3 gig economy” worker who
makes ends meet by banging away at multiple projects – long hours are a fact of modern working life. And there’s
a cost. Medical researchers have shown that working too much can affect employees’ physical and mental health.
So how much is too much? For people age 40 and older, working up to roughly 25 hours per week boosts
memory, the ability to quickly process information and other aspects of cognitive function, according to the study,
which drew on a longitudinal survey that tracks the well-being of 6,000 Australians. Beyond 25 hours a week, the
middle-aged brain doesn’t work as well, the study indicates, noting that the findings apply to both men and women.
<http://tinyurl.com/j4os8ck> Acesso em: 24.08.2016. Adaptado.
Glossário
1to shut down: parar de operar/funcionar.
2physician: médico.
3gig economy: ambiente de trabalho baseado em empregos temporários e contratos de curta duração.
A respeito do autor, o primeiro parágrafo nos informa que ele
Q1265855
Inglês
Leia o trecho do relato de um imigrante ao jornal britânico
The Guardian.
I’ve never thought of myself as an immigrant, although I suppose technically I am one. I’m a British citizen, and happy to be, although, in a deeper sense, I might describe myself, nationally speaking, as homeless – and proud of it. There’s much to be said for the philosophical notion of homelessness or the “other”. I’m committed to my family, to certain moral values, to people who share them, to my work, less so to nations or flags as such.
I left Israel for the first time as a boy, in 1967, after the six-day war. I lived in Berkeley, in the US, came back to Israel, left for good as a graduate student and came to study classics in Oxford.
<https://tinyurl.com/zemyaac> Acesso em: 15.02.2017. Adaptado.
De acordo com o texto, o imigrante
I’ve never thought of myself as an immigrant, although I suppose technically I am one. I’m a British citizen, and happy to be, although, in a deeper sense, I might describe myself, nationally speaking, as homeless – and proud of it. There’s much to be said for the philosophical notion of homelessness or the “other”. I’m committed to my family, to certain moral values, to people who share them, to my work, less so to nations or flags as such.
I left Israel for the first time as a boy, in 1967, after the six-day war. I lived in Berkeley, in the US, came back to Israel, left for good as a graduate student and came to study classics in Oxford.
<https://tinyurl.com/zemyaac> Acesso em: 15.02.2017. Adaptado.
De acordo com o texto, o imigrante
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