STUDY GUIDE / 2st bimesterStudent’s name :

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Class : _______. Date : June , _____2015.

Read the texts that follow to answer the questions below .

TEXT I - The press

The press is sometimes called the fourth estate. That is probably too grandiose a concept for most journalists’ tastes — but it does suggest an important, coherent and independent force in society. That “apartness” is crucial. The press does not share the same aims as those of government, the legislature, the executive, religion or commerce. It is, or should be, an outsider.

Fonte : internet : < http:// cespe.unb.br/ vestibular UNB 2014> ( adapted )

TEXT II - Media

Newspapers, radio, television, and the internet — including e-mail and blogs — are usually less influential than the social environment, but they are still significant, especially in reassuring attitudes and opinions that are already established. The news media focus the public’s attention on certain personalities and issues, leading many people to form opinions about them. Government officials accordingly have noted that

communications to them from the public tend to “follow the headlines”.

Fonte : internet : < http:// cespe.unb.br/ vestibular UNB 2014> ( adapted )

TEXT III - Cartoon

“What we need in this organisation is more personal contact.”

Fonte: internet:< http:// cespe.unb.br/ vestibular UNB 2014>

TEXT IV- If You Can’t Master English, Try Globish

PARIS — It happens all the time: during an airport delay the man to the left, a Korean perhaps, starts talking to the man opposite, who might be Colombian, and soon they are chatting away in what seems to be English. But the native English speaker sitting between them cannot understand a word.

They don’t know it, but the Korean and the Colombian are speaking Globish, the latest addition to the 6,800 languages that are said to be spoken across the world. Not that its inventor, Jean-Paul Nerrière, considers it a proper language.

“It is not a language, it is a tool,” he says. “A language is the vehicle of a culture. Globish doesn’t want to be that at all. It is a means of communication.”

Fonte : internet : < http://enem2014.org>( adapted )

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

1) ( ) Most journalists agree the press deserves to be called the fourth estate.

2) ( ) A “fourth estate” conveys the idea that the press and some other social segments do have the same goals.

3) ( ) In the sentence “ It is, or should be, an outsider.” , the underlined pronoun refers to “ the press.”

4) ( ) Journalists are not tied to commitments which can impair their activities.

5) ( ) the noun “outsider” refers to “the press” and means a person or individual who does not belong to a particular group.

The correct sequence is :

a) F , T , F , F, T b) F , F , T , T , T c) F , T , F , T , F d) T, F , T , T , F QUESTION 2 - Based on texts II , judge the items below . And then, choose the correct sequence.

1) ( ) newspapers , radio, television , and the internet are less influential than the social environment.

2) ( ) the most important role played by the media is to grant political leaders large audiences.

3) ( ) personalities and issues depend on the media to get a favourable public opinion.4) ( ) Internet users often express their opinions on online articles by posting comments ( Ex.: blog and facebook ) .

5) ( ) Famous people information are recurrent in the media, published in print or virtually .

The correct sequence is :

a) F , F , T , T , T b) T , F , T , T , T c) T , T , F , F , F d) F, F , F , T , T

QUESTION 3 - Based on texts III and IV , judge the items below . And then, choose the correct sequence.

1) ( ) “Globish”(global language) has language status for reflecting a global culture .

2) ( ) “Globish” (global language) is a variety of English language because it facilitates communication between native speakers and non-native.

3) ( ) “Globish” changes the language structure to facilitate international communication.

4) ( ) The cartoon (from text III) suggests that the staff doesn’t think more face-to-face conversation is needed.

5) ( ) the boss does not set a good example when he claims there should be more personal contact.

The correct sequence is :

a) F , T , F , T , T b) F , F , T , F , T c) T , T , F , T , F d) F, F , T , T , F

QUESTION 4 - Based on texts , jugde the following items about grammar. And then, choose the correct sequence.

1) ( ) The sentence “What we need in this organisation is more personal contact ”( from text III ) could be correctly replaced by ” What we need in our organisation is more personal contact “, without no semantic damage.

2) ( ) In the sentence “Government officials accordingly have noted that communications to them from the public tend to “follow the headlines.” ( from text II) , the underlined words could be correctly replaced by “It”.

3) ( ) The verbs “chat” and “sit” ( from text IV ) were written in the same way in the gerund (with double T ) by following the same grammatical rules .

4) ( ) In the sentence “But the native English speaker sitting between them cannot understand a word.” ( from text IV), the underlined verbs could be correctly replaced by “ is not understanding ” without no grammatical damage.

5) ( ) In the sentence “ It is a means of communication” ( from text IV ) , the underlined pronoun refers to “Globish”.

The correct sequence is :

a) T , F , T , F , T b) T , F , T , T , T c) T , T , F , F , F d) F, T , F , T , T

QUESTION 5 - The sentence “ We need more personal contact “ written in the 3rd person singular , is :

a) ( ) He / She is needing more personal contact .

b) ( ) They need more personal contact.

c) ( ) He / She needs more personal contact.

d) ( ) He/ She does need more personal contact.

e) ( ) I need more personal contact.