Questões de Concurso

Read the excerpt below:

"Troy's trash heaps are the bronze age's search history. To know what mattered 4,500 years ago, don't ask poets ? ask the garbage."

An English teacher analyzing this metaphorical statement with advanced students examines how the author employs contemporary digital-age imagery to explain archaeological methodology. When discussing the rhetorical effectiveness of comparing ancient waste deposits to modern "search history" and the implicit critique of literary sources versus material evidence, the most accurate interpretation of the author's argumentative strategy is that _________________.

Fill in the blank above and select the correct alternative.

An English teacher implementing Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) methodology is designing a unit on media literacy using the text "New research unveils the 'dark side' of social media influencers" as anchor material. The lesson objectives include developing critical reading skills, expanding academic vocabulary related to marketing and psychology, and fostering critical thinking about digital culture. Aligning with Base Nacional Comum Curricular (BNCC) competências gerais emphasizing critical digital literacy and the disciplina Língua Inglesa's focus on expanding students' critical repertoires regarding English-language cultural products and practices, the teacher plans to scaffold student engagement with this complex authentic text. Considering second language reading theory, particularly Krashen's Input Hypothesis requiring comprehensible input (i+1), schema theory's emphasis on activating background knowledge, and BNCC's vision of English education as tool for critical citizenship, which instructional sequence demonstrates the most theoretically sound and pedagogically effective approach?

In the sentence 'She placed the book on the shelf with great care', analyze the highlighted phrases and the assertions below:

I.'On the shelf' is a prepositional phrase functioning as an adverbial of place.

II.'With great care' is a prepositional phrase functioning as an adverbial of manner.

III.Both phrases could be syntactically replaced by single adverbs like 'there' and 'carefully' without changing the core grammatical relations.

Mark the option that presents only the correct statements. 

Change the following sentence into Reported Speech: 'I will finish the report tomorrow,' said John. Judge the following statements as True (T) or False (F).
(__)John said that he would finish the report the following day.
(__)John said that he will finish the report tomorrow.
(__)John told that he would finish the report the next day.
(__)John said that he would finish the report tomorrow.

Mark the alternative that shows the correct sequence, from top to bottom.

Considering general knowledge of English Language Teaching (ELT) methodologies, analyze the assertions below:
I.The Grammar-Translation Method (GTM) focuses on reading and writing, often neglecting oral communication, and uses the native language as a medium of instruction.
II.The Direct Method prohibits the use of the mother tongue but relies heavily on translation exercises to ensure comprehension of abstract concepts.
III.Total Physical Response (TPR) is based on the coordination of speech and action, attempting to teach language through physical (motor) activity.
Mark the option that presents only the correct statements.