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UEG 2019 - Inglês - Aspectos linguísticos | Linguistic aspects

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This is how the way the world measures success in education is changing
    Since 2000 when the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) launched a global academic benchmark for measuring student outcomes by testing 15-year-olds, many global education systems have been impacted by what sometimes looks and feels like a race to rank high.
    When the OECD launched the Programme for International Student Assessment — PISA — the idea was to enable countries to make cross-national comparisons of student achievement using a common/standard metric to increase human capital. In other words, higher academic achievement should corelate with earnings in the future and a country’s standard of living. As PISA states, it publishes the results of the test a year after the students are tested to help governments shape their education policies.
    As PISA has developed, through seven global testing rounds every three years, with the first in 2000 and the most recent in 2018, for some it has gained a reputation as the “Olympics of education” given the widespread attention that country rankings receive following the release of results.
    Now, partly in the face of criticisms, PISA is looking at expanding how and what it tests. As this process unfolds, policy-makers must remember that the social consequences of a test are just as important as the test’s content. Putting a new face on PISA will undoubtedly present various opportunities and challenges.
    To date, PISA has been restricted to what is generally called the “cognitive” side of learning, focusing on reading, mathematics and scientific literacy. In addition to test questions, students and school principals fill out questionnaires to provide contextual information on student and school environment characteristics that can be associated with more or less favourable performance.
    Countries that excel in PISA tests, such as Finland, a country with less than six million people, have become regarded by policy-makers as a “global reference society” — an ideal to aspire to — due to their high performance in PISA rankings.
    Asian countries or jurisdictions like Singapore, Hong Kong (China) and Japan tend to consistently achieve exceptional PISA performances and hence get a lot of attention from other countries wishing to emulate their success via borrowing policy. For example, England flew teachers out to China to study mathematics teaching.
    In the next administration in 2021, PISA will tackle creative thinking, trying to find ways to assess, and have students assess, flexibility in thinking and habits of creativity such as being inquisitive and persistent. The PISA team is also developing a way of testing students’ digital learning, which should be ready in time for the 2024 assessment.
    However, it should be remembered that education policies from high achieving nations don’t migrate across international boundaries without consideration given to national and cultural contexts. Rather, innovations and changes in education require teachers to have the time and opportunity to re-educate themselves in relation to more recent insights in what it means to get the best out of children.
    The OECD will need to respond to previous critiques and provide greater transparency around newer test instruments and the choices made to arrive at rankings. The latter is no small challenge since the future focus of PISA is based on topics which seem more difficult to evaluate than math, science or reading skills.
Disponível em: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/04/new-global-testing-standards-will-force-countries-to-revisit-academic-rankings/. Acesso em: 25 jun. 2019. (Adaptado).
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na sentença England flew teachers out to China, o termo “flew” encontra-se no tempo passado irregular e sua forma no indicativo é “to fly”.
B
a sentença it publishes the results of the test a year after na forma negativa seria “it doesn´t publishes the results of the test a year after”.
C
na sentença characteristics that can be associated with, o termo “can” pode ser substituído por “should” sem alteração de sentido.
D
na sentença PISA will undoubtedly present various opportunities and challenges, o termo “undoutedly” é um advérbio de tempo e formado por prefixações.
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na sentença PISA is looking at expanding how and what it tests, os termos “looking” e “expanding” são verbos e ambos exercem a função de gerúndio.
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UEG 2018 - Inglês - Aspectos linguísticos | Linguistic aspects

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Predictions for the future of 'smart' education

Posted by Charley Rogers - January 22, 2018


    A wave of new technology has been introduced into schools up and down the country changing the way teachers deliver lessons and how students learn.

    A research by Randstad Education found schools and colleges have adopted the latest tech to improve teaching and make lessons more interactive and engaging. Some of the innovations already in use include ‘gamifying’ lessons by incorporating game-like rules and tasks to increase motivation. For example, Shireland Academy in the West Midlands included Minecraft on its curriculum.

    Education, the research found, will become more project-based and include more interactive content to keep up with students’ changing attitudes towards traditional media. Classrooms, it is predicted, will join the Internet of Things – a network of devices like smartwatches that connect and share data with other items and systems – and create ‘smart schools’ where the teachers, students and devices become more connected.

    Pressure on teachers – 75% find their workload unmanageable – as well as rising student numbers means technology will play a larger role performing tasks to save time. Teachers are also reaping the rewards as lessons and assessments move out of the classroom and onto platforms that make it easier for them to chart progress and achieve a better work-life balance. Education experts have highlighted the importance of new techniques that help teachers do their jobs.

    However, while tech will become more commonplace in the classroom, it is expected to compliment teachers and not replace them. It´s important to understand that teaching tools have come a long way since the days when teachers used to write on chalkboards and present using an overhead projector.

    The research says that students today benefit from some of the most exciting technology available to schools, but it’s not just the pupils who benefit from these innovations through invigorating lessons and virtual learning. Teachers are also reaping the rewards as lessons and assessments move out of the classroom and onto platforms that make it easier for them to chart progress and achieve a better work-life balance.

    Technology has arrived and the teachers and classrooms of tomorrow are here today.

Disponível em: <https://edtechnology.co.uk/Article/predictions-for-the-future-of-education>. Acesso em: 19 set. 2018. (Adaptado).


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na sentença a network of devices like smartwatches, that connect and share data with other items and systems, o termo “like” está exercendo a função de verbo.
B
O termo “exciting”, na sentença the most exciting technology available to schools, exerce a função de verbo e está conjugado no tempo presente contínuo.
C
na sentença Teachers are also reaping the rewards as lessons and assessments, o vocábulo “also” pode ser substituido por “still”, sem alteração de sentido.
D
a sentença tech will become more commonplace in the classroom, na forma negativa, seria “tech won’t become more commonplace in the classroom.
E
o vocábulo “who”, na sentença but it’s not just the pupils who benefit from these innovations, pode ser substituído por “whom”, sem alterar o sentido.
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UEG 2018 - Inglês - Aspectos linguísticos | Linguistic aspects, Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

Analisando-se aspectos linguísticos da língua inglesa, presentes no texto, constata-se que

Leia o texto a seguir para responder à questão.

Global warming is intensifying El Niño weather
    As humans put more and more heat-trapping gases into the atmosphere, the Earth warms. And the warming is causing changes that might surprise us. Not only is the warming causing long-term trends in heat, sea level rise, ice loss, etc.; it’s also making our weather more variable. It’s making otherwise natural cycles of weather more powerful.
    Perhaps the most important natural fluctuation in the Earth’s climate is the El Niño process. El Niño refers to a short-term period of warm ocean surface temperatures in the tropical Pacific, basically stretching from South America towards Australia. When an El Niño happens, that region is warmer than usual. If the counterpart La Niña occurs, the region is colder than usual. Often times, neither an El Niño or La Niña is present and the waters are a normal temperature. This would be called a “neutral” state.
    The ocean waters switch back and forth between El Niño and La Niña every few years. Not regularly, like a pendulum, but there is a pattern of oscillation. And regardless of which part of the cycle we are in (El Niño or La Niña), there are consequences for weather around the world. For instance, during an El Niño, we typically see cooler and wetter weather in the southern United States while it is hotter and drier in South America and Australia.
    It’s really important to be able to predict El Niño/La Niña cycles in advance. It’s also important to be able to understand how these cycles will change in a warming planet.
    El Niño cycles have been known for a long time. Their influence around the world has also been known for almost 100 years. Having observed the effects of El Niño for a century, scientists had the perspective to understand something might be changing.
    The relationship between regional climate and the El Niño/La Niña status in climate model simulations of the past and future. It was found an intensification of El Niño/La Niña impacts in a warmer climate, especially for land regions in North America and Australia. Changes between El Niño/La Niña in other areas, like South America, were less clear. The intensification of weather was more prevalent over land regions.
    And this conclusion can be extended to many other situations around the planet. Human pollution is making our Earth’s natural weather switch more strongly from one extreme to another. It’s a weather whiplash that will continue to get worse as we add pollution to the atmosphere.
    Fortunately, every other country on the planet (with the exception of the US leadership) understands that climate change is an important issue and those countries are taking action. It isn’t too late to change our trajectory toward a better future for all of us. But the time is running out. The Earth is giving us a little nudge by showing us, via today’s intense weather, what tomorrow will be like if we don’t take action quickly.
Disponível em: <https://www.theguardian.com/environment/climate-consensus-97-per-cent/2018/aug/29/global-warming-is-intensifying-el-nino-weather>. Acesso em: 19 set. 2018. (Adaptado).
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o termo “might”, em something might be changing, pode ser substituído pelo vocábulo “should” sem alteração do sentido.
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o vocábulo “If” na sentença if we don’t take action quickly, pode ser substituído por “Besides that” sem alteração de sentido.
C
o vocábulo “also” em It’s also important to be able to, pode ser substituído pelo termo “still” sem causar alteração de sentido.
D
o termo “Perhaps”, em Perhaps the most important natural fluctuation, pode ser substituído por “Maybe” sem alterar o sentido.
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o termo “can” em this conclusion can be extended, é um verbo modal e pode ser substituído por “must” sem alterar o sentido.
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UEG 2018 - Inglês - Aspectos linguísticos | Linguistic aspects

Analisando-se aspectos linguísticos da língua inglesa, presentes no texto, constata-se que

Leia o texto a seguir para responder à questão.

Global warming is intensifying El Niño weather

    As humans put more and more heat-trapping gases into the atmosphere, the Earth warms. And the warming is causing changes that might surprise us. Not only is the warming causing long-term trends in heat, sea level rise, ice loss, etc.; it’s also making our weather more variable. It’s making otherwise natural cycles of weather more powerful.
    Perhaps the most important natural fluctuation in the Earth’s climate is the El Niño process. El Niño refers to a short-term period of warm ocean surface temperatures in the tropical Pacific, basically stretching from South America towards Australia. When an El Niño happens, that region is warmer than usual. If the counterpart La Niña occurs, the region is colder than usual. Often times, neither an El Niño or La Niña is present and the waters are a normal temperature. This would be called a “neutral” state.
    The ocean waters switch back and forth between El Niño and La Niña every few years. Not regularly, like a pendulum, but there is a pattern of oscillation. And regardless of which part of the cycle we are in (El Niño or La Niña), there are consequences for weather around the world. For instance, during an El Niño, we typically see cooler and wetter weather in the southern United States while it is hotter and drier in South America and Australia. It’s really important to be able to predict El Niño/La Niña cycles in advance. It’s also important to be able to understand how these cycles will change in a warming planet.
        El Niño cycles have been known for a long time. Their influence around the world has also been known for almost 100 years. Having observed the effects of El Niño for a century, scientists had the perspective to understand something might be changing.
    The relationship between regional climate and the El Niño/La Niña status in climate model simulations of the past and future. It was found an intensification of El Niño/La Niña impacts in a warmer climate, especially for land regions in North America and Australia. Changes between El Niño/La Niña in other areas, like South America, were less clear. The intensification of weather was more prevalent over land regions.
    And this conclusion can be extended to many other situations around the planet. Human pollution is making our Earth’s natural weather switch more strongly from one extreme to another. It’s a weather whiplash that will continue to get worse as we add pollution to the atmosphere.
        Fortunately, every other country on the planet (with the exception of the US leadership) understands that climate change is an important issue and those countries are taking action. It isn’t too late to change our trajectory toward a better future for all of us. But the time is running out. The Earth is giving us a little nudge by showing us, via today’s intense weather, what tomorrow will be like if we don’t take action quickly.
Disponível em: <https://www.theguardian.com/environment/climate-consensus-97-per-cent/2018/aug/29/global-warming-is-intensifying-el-nino-weather>. Acesso em: 19 set. 2018. (Adaptado). 

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o termo “might”, em something might be changing, pode ser substituído pelo vocábulo “should” sem alteração do sentido.
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o vocábulo “If” na sentença if we don’t take action quickly, pode ser substituído por “Besides that” sem alteração de sentido.
C
o vocábulo “also” em It’s also important to be able to, pode ser substituído pelo termo “still” sem causar alteração de sentido.
D
o termo “can” em this conclusion can be extended, é um verbo modal e pode ser substituído por “must” sem alterar o sentido.
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o termo “Perhaps”, em Perhaps the most important natural fluctuation, pode ser substituído por “Maybe” sem alterar o sentido.
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UEG 2019 - Inglês - Aspectos linguísticos | Linguistic aspects

Analisando os aspectos linguísticos da língua inglesa presentes no texto, constata-se que

Leia o texto a seguir para responder à questão.

Forest fires: the good and the bad

Every year it seems like there’s another disastrous wildfire in the American West. In 2018, nearly 9 million acres were burned in the US alone. Uncontrolled fires often started accidentally by people, rampage and decimate forests. F

or most people, a forest fire is synonymous with disaster. But there are some kinds of forest fires that actually benefit the environment.

A controlled burn is a wildfire that people set intentionally for a specific purpose. Well-thought-out and wellmanaged controlled burns can be incredibly beneficial for forest management—in part because they can help stop an out-of-control wildfire. The technique is called backburning, and it involves setting a controlled fire in the path of the approaching wildfire. All the flammable material is burnt up and extinguished. When the wildfire approaches, there’s no more fuel left for it to keep going, and it dies out.

Controlled burns are also used to prevent forest fires. Even before human involvement, natural, low-intensity wildfires occurred every few years to burn up fuel, plant debris, and dead trees, making way for young, healthy trees and vegetation to thrive. That new growth in turn supports forest wildlife. Forest managers are now replicating this natural strategy when appropriate, starting manageable, slow-burning fires to make room for new life that will help keep the forest healthy in the long term.

The same method is one of WWF’s strategies for maintaining grassland habitats in the Northern Great Plains. Working with partners such as the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, WWF has intentionally burned hundreds of acres of prairie land to revitalize these key habitats. The fire burns off tall, aggressive vegetation that isn’t as hospitable to wildlife, and makes room for new growth that attracts bison, birds, and prairie dogs.

This doesn’t mean all intentional wildfires are good – far from it. Many of the fires intentionally set for agriculture and land clearing are at best ill-advised, and at worst devastating. Slash and burn fires are set every day to destroy large sections of forests. Of course, these forests don’t just remove trees; they kill and displace wildlife, alter water cycles and soil fertility, and endanger the lives and livelihoods of local communities. They also can rage out of control. In 1997, fires set intentionally to clear forests in Indonesia escalated into one of the largest wildfires in recorded history. Hundreds of people died; millions of acres burned; already at-risk species like orangutans perished by the hundreds; and a smoke and ash haze hung over southeast Asia for months, reducing visibility and causing acute health conditions.

That’s exactly why WWF helps governments around the world crack down on slash and burn deforestation. WWF also works with farmers and companies to stop unnecessary agricultural burns. And when our scientists think fire could be the best solution for revitalizing wild areas, we bring the right experts to the table to study the situation and come up with a plan.

All fire is risky. To minimize that risk as much as possible, controlled burns must be well-considered, wellplanned, and ignited and maintained by trained professionals. The bottom line? Fire can be a tool for conservation, but only when used the right way.

Disponível em: https://www.worldwildlife.org/stories/forest-fires-the-good-and-the-bad. Acesso em: 08 out. 2019

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a sentença they kill and displace wildlife, na forma negativa, em inglês, seria “they do not kill and displace wildlife.”
B
em They also can rage out of control, o vocábulo “also” pode ser substitute por “still” sem sofrer alteração de sentido.
C
na sentença there’s no more fuel left for it to keep going, a expressão “there’s no” pode ser substituido por “there’s any”.
D
a sentença Controlled burns are also used to prevent forest fires, na voz ativa seria “Prevent forest fires also control them”.
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a sentença uncontrolled fires often started accidentally, na forma interrogativa seria “Have uncontrolled fires often start accidentally?”
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UEG 2018 - Inglês - Aspectos linguísticos | Linguistic aspects

Analisando-se aspectos linguísticos da língua inglesa, presentes no texto, constata-se que

Leia o texto a seguir para responder a questão.

Global warming is intensifying El Niño weather

    As humans put more and more heat-trapping gases into the atmosphere, the Earth warms. And the warming is causing changes that might surprise us. Not only is the warming causing long-term trends in heat, sea level rise, ice loss, etc.; it’s also making our weather more variable. It’s making otherwise natural cycles of weather more powerful.

    Perhaps the most important natural fluctuation in the Earth’s climate is the El Niño process. El Niño refers to a short-term period of warm ocean surface temperatures in the tropical Pacific, basically stretching from South America towards Australia. When an El Niño happens, that region is warmer than usual. If the counterpart La Niña occurs, the region is colder than usual. Often times, neither an El Niño or La Niña is present and the waters are a normal temperature. This would be called a “neutral” state.

    The ocean waters switch back and forth between El Niño and La Niña every few years. Not regularly, like a pendulum, but there is a pattern of oscillation. And regardless of which part of the cycle we are in (El Niño or La Niña), there are consequences for weather around the world. For instance, during an El Niño, we typically see cooler and wetter weather in the southern United States while it is hotter and drier in South America and Australia.

    It’s really important to be able to predict El Niño/La Niña cycles in advance. It’s also important to be able to understand how these cycles will change in a warming planet.

    El Niño cycles have been known for a long time. Their influence around the world has also been known for almost 100 years. Having observed the effects of El Niño for a century, scientists had the perspective to understand something might be changing.

    The relationship between regional climate and the El Niño/La Niña status in climate model simulations of the past and future. It was found an intensification of El Niño/La Niña impacts in a warmer climate, especially for land regions in North America and Australia. Changes between El Niño/La Niña in other areas, like South America, were less clear. The intensification of weather was more prevalent over land regions.

    And this conclusion can be extended to many other situations around the planet. Human pollution is making our Earth’s natural weather switch more strongly from one extreme to another. It’s a weather whiplash that will continue to get worse as we add pollution to the atmosphere.

    Fortunately, every other country on the planet (with the exception of the US leadership) understands that climate change is an important issue and those countries are taking action. It isn’t too late to change our trajectory toward a better future for all of us. But the time is running out. The Earth is giving us a little nudge by showing us, via today’s intense weather, what tomorrow will be like if we don’t take action quickly.

Disponível em: <https://www.theguardian.com/environment/climate-consensus-97-per-cent/2018/aug/29/global-warming-is-intensifying-el-nino-weather>. Acesso

em: 19 set. 2018. (Adaptado)

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o termo “Perhaps”, em Perhaps the most important natural fluctuation, pode ser substituído por “Maybe” sem alterar o sentido.
B
o termo “might”, em something might be changing, pode ser substituído pelo vocábulo “should” sem alteração do sentido.
C
o vocábulo “If” na sentença if we don’t take action quickly, pode ser substituído por “Besides that” sem alteração de sentido.
D
o termo “can” em this conclusion can be extended, é um verbo modal e pode ser substituído por “must” sem alterar o sentido.
E
o vocábulo “also” em It’s also important to be able to, pode ser substituído pelo termo “still” sem causar alteração de sentido.
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IF-MT 2017 - Inglês - Aspectos linguísticos | Linguistic aspects

Marque a opção em que o item sublinhado é um grupo nominal:

TEXTO I 

HOW TO TRICK YOUR BRAIN INTO HEALTHY EATING

Charles Spence and Jozef Youssef


A
[…] eat healthier based on current and ongoing research in the emerging scientific field of “gastrophysics” – a combination of gastronomy and psychophysics.
B
We just mentioned mindfulness and it would appear that this is a major contributor to how well and how much we eat.
C
There are a couple of easy changes you can make that can have a profound effect on satiety – how full you feel.
D
As a scientist and a chef, we tend tot find very little to agree with when it comes to many recent diets.
E
Such distractions are becoming far more commonplace at the dining table.
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IF-MT 2017 - Inglês - Aspectos linguísticos | Linguistic aspects, Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension, Pronomes | Pronouns

Quanto aos referentes do texto, analise as frases e os referentes em destaque para assinalar a opção correta:

TEXTO I 

HOW TO TRICK YOUR BRAIN INTO HEALTHY EATING

Charles Spence and Jozef Youssef


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This may seem a little ridiculous [...] (L. 19) – “This” refere-se as vasilhas pequenas.
B
[...] try using other creative ways to enjoy interacting with your food, [...] (L. 21) – “your” refere-se à comida.
C
[...] we tend to find very little to agree with [...] (L.01) – “we” refere-se aos autores do texto.
D
[...] many people don’t even use their dining space at home, [...] (L. 27-28) - “their” refere-se as salas de jantar.
E
[...] even when we know they are the same. (L.12 - 13) – “they” - refere-se as pesquisas recentes.
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UEG 2018 - Inglês - Aspectos linguísticos | Linguistic aspects, Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

Analisando-se aspectos linguísticos da língua inglesa, presentes no texto, constata-se que

Global warming is intensifying El Niño weather


    As humans put more and more heat-trapping gases into the atmosphere, the Earth warms. And the warming is causing changes that might surprise us. Not only is the warming causing long-term trends in heat, sea level rise, ice loss, etc.; it’s also making our weather more variable. It’s making otherwise natural cycles of weather more powerful.

      Perhaps the most important natural fluctuation in the Earth’s climate is the El Niño process. El Niño refers to a short-term period of warm ocean surface temperatures in the tropical Pacific, basically stretching from South America towards Australia. When an El Niño happens, that region is warmer than usual. If the counterpart La Niña occurs, the region is colder than usual. Often times, neither an El Niño or La Niña is present and the waters are a normal temperature. This would be called a “neutral” state.

    The ocean waters switch back and forth between El Niño and La Niña every few years. Not regularly, like a pendulum, but there is a pattern of oscillation. And regardless of which part of the cycle we are in (El Niño or La Niña), there are consequences for weather around the world. For instance, during an El Niño, we typically see cooler and wetter weather in the southern United States while it is hotter and drier in South America and Australia.

    It’s really important to be able to predict El Niño/La Niña cycles in advance. It’s also important to be able to understand how these cycles will change in a warming planet.

    El Niño cycles have been known for a long time. Their influence around the world has also been known for almost 100 years. Having observed the effects of El Niño for a century, scientists had the perspective to understand something might be changing.

    The relationship between regional climate and the El Niño/La Niña status in climate model simulations of the past and future. It was found an intensification of El Niño/La Niña impacts in a warmer climate, especially for land regions in North America and Australia. Changes between El Niño/La Niña in other areas, like South America, were less clear. The intensification of weather was more prevalent over land regions.

    And this conclusion can be extended to many other situations around the planet. Human pollution is making our Earth’s natural weather switch more strongly from one extreme to another. It’s a weather whiplash that will continue to get worse as we add pollution to the atmosphere.

    Fortunately, every other country on the planet (with the exception of the US leadership) understands that climate change is an important issue and those countries are taking action. It isn’t too late to change our trajectory toward a better future for all of us. But the time is running out. The Earth is giving us a little nudge by showing us, via today’s intense weather, what tomorrow will be like if we don’t take action quickly.

Disponível em: <https://www.theguardian.com/environment/climate-consensus-97-per-cent/2018/aug/29/global-warming-is-intensifying-el-nino-weather> . Acesso em: 19 set. 2018. (Adaptado).

A
o termo “Perhaps”, em Perhaps the most important natural fluctuation, pode ser substituído por “Maybe” sem alterar o sentido
B
o termo “might”, em something might be changing, pode ser substituído pelo vocábulo “should” sem alteração do sentido.
C
o vocábulo “If” na sentença if we don’t take action quickly, pode ser substituído por “Besides that” sem alteração de sentido.
D
o vocábulo “also” em It’s also important to be able to, pode ser substituído pelo termo “still” sem causar alteração de sentido.
E
o termo “can” em this conclusion can be extended, é um verbo modal e pode ser substituído por “must” sem alterar o sentido.
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UNEB 2016 - Inglês - Aspectos linguísticos | Linguistic aspects, Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

The author of this song says that his friend should call him when he or she ___________

he only alternative that does not complete this blank correctly is

TEXTO:

You’ve got a friend

        When you’re down and troubled
        And you need a helping hand
        And nothing, nothing is going right.
       Close your eyes and think of me
5      And soon I will be there
       To brighten up even your darkest nights

        You just call out my name
        And you know wherever I am
        I’ll come running
10   To see you again
       Winter, spring, summer or fall
        All you have to do is call
        And I’ll be there, yeah, yeah, yeah
         You’ve got a friend

Disponível em: <www.vagalume.com.br/james-taylor/you´ve-got-a-friend.html>  Acesso em: 2 fev. 2016.
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is facing difficulties.
B
feeling depressed.
C
can’t fall asleep.
D
could do with some support.
E
is not pleased with his/her life.
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UNEB 2016 - Inglês - Aspectos linguísticos | Linguistic aspects

Considering language use in the text, it’s correct to say:

TEXTO:

Disponível em: <www.pfsk.com/2016/01/new-balance-digital-sport-futuristic-tech-line-to-improve.athlete-performance.html>  . Acesso em: 2 fev. 2016. Adaptado 

A
The modal “can” (l. 3) expresses deduction.
B
The verb form “expected” (l. 11) is in the Past Participle.
C
The possessive adjective “their” (l. 13) refers to “watch” (l. 12).
D
The phrase “such as” (l. 17) is introducing a contrast.
E
The word “that” (l. 21) is functioning as a conjunction.
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UNEB 2014 - Inglês - Aspectos linguísticos | Linguistic aspects

Considering language use in the text, it’s correct to say:

A
The verb form “have learned” (l. 3) describes a past action dissociated from the present time.
B
The conjunction “thus” (l. 7) expresses result.
C
The noun “improvement” (l. 13) is formed by adding a prefix.
D
The word “yourself” (l. 20) is functioning as a personal pronoun subject case.
E
The modal “may” (l. 22) expresses certainty.
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UNEB 2014 - Inglês - Aspectos linguísticos | Linguistic aspects, Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

The only word or expression from the cartoon that has not been correctly defined is

SCHULZ, Peanuts. Disponível em: . Acesso em: 15 nov. 2014.

A
“were out of” ( 2nd picture) – didn´t have.
B
“dumb” (7th picture) – clever.
C
“stand” (8th picture) - tolerate.
D
“raw” (8th picture) – not cooked.
E
“Actually” (9th picture) – In fact.
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UNEB 2014 - Inglês - Aspectos linguísticos | Linguistic aspects, Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

The study has found that people who stop driving and start using some kind of active travel ___________

The only alternative that does not complete this blank correctly is

A
become more cheerful.
B
deal better with eventual problems
C
act confidently when deciding what to do.
D
find it hard to manage psychological issues
E
have less difficulty giving all their attention to something they are doing.
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UNEB 2018 - Inglês - Aspectos linguísticos | Linguistic aspects

Considering language use in the text, it’s correct to say:

A
The possessive adjective “their” (l. 2) refers to “Fitness trackers” (l. 1)
B
The expression “so far” (l. 3) is synonymous with up till now.
C
The verb form “asked” (l. 7) is in the past tense.
D
The conjunction phrase “either [...] or” (l. 7-9) expresses condition.
E
The modal “may” (l. 15) expresses necessity.
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UNEB 2009 - Inglês - Aspectos linguísticos | Linguistic aspects, Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

Considering language usage in the text, it’s correct to say:

A
The word “partnerships” (l. 22) is formed by adding both a prefix and a suffix.
B
The expression “with no pollution” (l. 12-13) is the same as without any pollution.
C
The ’s in “world’s” (l. 10) is a contraction of has.
D
The modal “can” (l. 7) expresses advice.
E
The relative pronoun “that” (l. 1) refers to “Scientists” (l. 1).
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UECE 2015 - Inglês - Análise sintática | Syntax Parsing, Aspectos linguísticos | Linguistic aspects

The sentence "Ms. Roussef, who narrowly won re-election in October, is facing huge protests" (lines 51-52) contains a/an:

A
adverbial clause.
B
gerund phrase.
C
adjectival clause.
D
infinitive phrase.
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UECE 2016 - Inglês - Análise sintática | Syntax Parsing, Aspectos linguísticos | Linguistic aspects

The sentences “Peoples have been subjugated and liberated” (lines 17-18) and “Their civilizations had given the world great cities and magnificent art” (lines 24-25) are respectively in the


A
passive voice and active voice.
B
passive voice and passive voice.
C
active voice and active voice.
D
active voice and passive voice.
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UECE 2016 - Inglês - Análise sintática | Syntax Parsing, Aspectos linguísticos | Linguistic aspects

The sentences “And yet the war grew out of the same base instinct for domination or conquest that had caused conflicts among the simplest tribes” (lines 27-30) and “The scientific revolution that led to the splitting of an atom requires a moral revolution as well” (lines 64-66) contain relative clauses respectively classified as


A
defining and non-defining.
B
non-defining and non-defining.
C
non-defining and defining.
D
defining and defining.
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Faculdade Cultura Inglesa 2014 - Inglês - Aspectos linguísticos | Linguistic aspects

A palavra megacities na frase do terceiro parágrafo – The Indus Valley ‘megacities’ – some with populations of up to 100,000 – rapidly declined. – aparece entre aspas para indicar que

How climate change ended world’s first great civilisations
David Keys
Monday, 3 March 2014
    The world’s first great civilisations appear to have collapsed because of an ancient episode of climate change – according to new research carried out by scientists and archaeologists. Their investigation demonstrates that the Bronze Age ‘megacities’ of the Indus Valley region of Pakistan and north-west India declined during the 21st and 20th centuries BC and never recovered – because of a dramatic increase in drought conditions. The research, carried out by the University of Cambridge and India’s Banaras Hindu University, reveals that a series of droughts lasting some 200 years hit the Indus Valley zone – and was probably responsible for the rapid decline of the great Bronze Age urban civilisation of that region.
    It’s now thought likely that the droughts at around that time were partly responsible for the collapse not only of the Indus Valley Civilisation, but also of the ancient Akkadian Empire, Old Kingdom Egypt and possibly Early Bronze Age civilisations in Greece. “Our evidence suggests that it was the most intense period of drought – probably due to frequent monsoon failure – in the 5000 year-long period we have examined,” said University of Cambridge Palaeoclimate scientist Professor David Hodell. The scientists studying the collapse of the Indus Valley Civilisation obtained their new evidence from a dried-up lake bed near India’s capital New Delhi which is just 40 miles east of the eastern edge of the Indus Valley Civilisation.
    The Indus Valley ‘megacities’ – some with populations of up to 100,000 – rapidly declined. Populations shrank and the old urban civilisation, which had lasted 500 years, collapsed.
    “Archaeologists get an opportunity to investigate how ancient populations responded to climatic and environmental change,” said University of Cambridge archaeologist, Dr. Cameron Petrie. “For the Indus populations, it looks as though living in large groups became untenable, and it was much more sustainable to live in smaller groups. This is of course a huge simplification of a complex process, but this transformation is the underlying dynamicˮ.
(www.independent.co.uk. Adaptado.)
A
ela não existe na língua inglesa e foi criada pelo autor do texto.
B
seu uso constitui uma forma um tanto incomum em textos dessa natureza.
C
seu uso é inadequado, só sendo aceita em textos jornalísticos como este.
D
trata-se de uma palavra de origem estrangeira, cujo uso hoje não é corrente em inglês.
E
uma cidade de 100000 habitantes não seria considerada “mega” atualmente.