Study Guide – 3º bimestre

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TEXT I –

What was the opinion of tourists (popularly called 'gringos') about Brazil during the World Cup 2014 ?

The BBC Brazil spent its time listening some foreigners who passed through the World Cup host cities to find out what were their impressions about the organization of the country to receive the World, the infrastructure, the hospitality of the Brazilians and all that shuns stereotypes known "country of football, samba and carnival."

Comments :

Dutch, Croatian, Chinese, Uruguayan, British, Chilean, Mexican, German, Korean, Belgian, Canadian, American, everyone, without exception, cites "people" as the best in Brazil . They said : "People here are amazing" ! ( about the hospitality of the Brazilian people)

 Sangnin ( South Korean) said :

“ The stadiums are not ready. They are working but are not ready .”

Siegfried (Dutchman ) said :

  “ The Rio will host the Olympics in two years and nobody talks English - shops, restaurants, nothing. I thought that in addition to Sao Paulo , Rio was also a metropolis . But Rio is not a metropolis. It is organized as a metropolis. Have you been to Christ the Redeemer ? What do you think?  It is very disorganized! ”

Jane (Croatian) said : “ We're loving ! Brazil is a wonderful country ! Had no problem, the stadium is good, the organization is good. We are a large party, we do not want to come home.”

Jan Menke (German) said :

“ We're getting better understand why people were complaining about this Cup, why the protests and everything.  Here in Brazil , I have heard about corruption accusations, popular protests, deficits and crises. Tickets are very expensive. Talking to people everywhere, we start to get a better sense of what happens in the country. I believe that in the past, Brazil did not invest enough. Now, this country must adjust everything at once to avoid a worse crisis. 

  Sam and Adam ( British) said :

“ We were very surprised, all Brazilians are great with people, very supportive, anywhere we go they ask'Can I help you?', for now there was no problem. 

Fonte : http://esportes.r7.com/futebol/copa-do-mundo-2014 (com adaptações )

Vocabulary :

BBC : A British Broadcasting Corporation ("Corporação Britânica de Radiodifusão", mais conhecida pela sigla BBC), é uma emissora pública de rádio e televisão do Reino Unido fundada em 1922.spent : passado e particípio de ‘spend’ (gastar)Dozens of foreigners : dezenas de estrangeiroshost cities : cidades sedesfind out : descobrirshun : afastar-se de, fugir de, evitaramazing : surpreendente,maravilhosoready : pronto , preparado,dispostothought : passado e particípio de ‘think’(achar,pensar) complain : reclamar, queixar-sepassing through : de passagem

TEXT II -

Some reasons why you should learn English

Can you speak English ? Can you speak Mandarin ? Can you speak Spanish ? How many languages can you speak ? Learning another language is not an easy process, it takes time, and it takes determination. Although Mandarin Chinese is the most widely spoken language in the world due the numbers of natives ,

English is the global language ( watch the table above). Besides the US and

Great Britain, English is the main language in countries like Australia, New Zealand, Canada, parts of Africa, India, and many smaller island nations, as well as the commonly adopted second language in Germany, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and the Netherlands.

So, read some reasons mentioned below why you should learn English :

1. Professional opportunities2. Social networking and

relationships – becoming a global citizen

3. Entertainment and cultural understanding

4. Education – research and academics

5. Access to knowledge – the Internet

6. Meet people anywhere in the world

7. Ability to study or work abroad

Fonte : https://www.bridgeenglish.com/pt/5-reasons-why-you-should-learn-english/ Fonte:http://www.internetworldstats.com/stats7.htm(Com adaptações)

Vocabulary :

easy : fácilalthough : embora , apesar dewidely : largamentedue : devido abesides : além demain : principal, essencialas well as : bem como, assim comorelationships : relações , relacionamentoscitizen : cidadãoabroad : no exterior, fora, no estrangeiro

QUESTION 1 - Based on text I , judge the items that follow . And then, choose the correct sequence.

1) ( ) According to the comments, Jane (Croatian) and Jan Menke ( German) had different point of view about Brazil.

2) ( ) According to Siegfried’s opinion, the foreign language was not a problem for him in Rio de Janeiro.

3) ( ) The verb said is the past form of say. It is a irregular verb.4) ( ) In the sentence “Can I help you?” the modal can expresses ability.

The correct sequence is :

a) F, T, T, Fb) T, F, T, Fc) T, T, F, Fd) F, T, F, Te) T, F, F, T

QUESTION 2 - Based on text I , judge the items that follow . And then, choose the correct sequence.

1) ( ) The sentence “Brazil did not invest enough” written in the interrogative form is : Did Brazil invest enough?

2) ( ) In the sentence “this country must adjust everything at once to avoid a worse crisis.”, the underlined modal verb indicates a necessity. 

3) ( ) In the sentence “this country must adjust everything at once to avoid a worse crisis.”, the underlined modal verb could be correctly replaced by need to , without loss of meaning.

4) ( ) In the sentence “Can I help you?”, the modal can could be correctly replaced by may.

The correct sequence is :

a) F, F, F, Fb) F, F, T, Tc) T, T, F, Fd) T, T, T, T

e) T, F, T, F

QUESTION 3 - Based on text II , judge the items that follow . And then, choose the correct sequence.

1 ( ) According to the text, Mandarin Chinese is the most spoken language in the world according to numbers of natives .2 ( ) According to the table “ Top Ten Languages in the Internet ” and some reasons mentioned, with the advent of the Internet, it is easier than ever to access all sorts of information in English.3 ( ) According to the table “Top Ten Languages in the internet”, Spanish language is more spoken in the internet than Portuguese language.

4 ( ) In the sentence “some reasons why you should learn English”, the underlined modal verb, could be correctly replaced by might because both modals express equivalente meaning.

The correct sequence is :

a) F, T, F, Tb) F, F, T, Tc) T, F, T, Fd) T, T, T, Te) T, T, T, F

QUESTION 4 - Based on text II , judge the items that follow . And then, choose the correct sequence.

1) ( ) According to the table “Top Ten Languages in the internet”, English

language is more spoken in the internet than Chinese language.

2) ( ) The sentence “Can you speak Mandarin?” written in the negative form is : “You cann’t speak Mandarin.”

3) ( ) The sentence “ How many languages can you speak?”could be correctly replaced by “How many languages are you able to speak?”.

4) ( ) In the sentence “Can you speak English?” the modal can expresses possibility.

The correct sequence is :

a) F, T, F, Fb) F, F, T, Tc) T, F, T, Fd) T, T, F, Te) T, F, T, T

QUESTION 5 - Based on text I and II , judge the items that follow . And then, choose the correct sequence.

1) ( ) According to the text I and II, it can be concluded that English language complicates the relationship among people.

2) ( ) In the sentences “'Can I help you ?” ( Text I ) and “Can you speak Spanish ?” ( text II ), the modal verb can used in both sentences expresses solicitation.

3) ( ) According to text I and II, people german speak germany and English.

4) ( ) In text II, the sixth reason mentioned why you should learn English explains the Siegfried’s opinion (text I) about the English language knowledge.

The correct sequence is :

a) T, F, F, Fb) F, F, T, Tc) T, T, F, Fd) T, F, T, Fe) F, T, T, T