Questões de Concursos Públicos - Inglês

Understanding the correct use of adverbs in English is essential for learners to produce accurate and natural-sounding sentences. English teachers must be able to explain the function, position, and meaning of adverbs in various contexts. After reading the following sentences, choose the sentence in which the adverb is used correctly according to standard English grammar and usage:

Discourse markers are words or expressions that help organize ideas in a text or conversation. They show relationships between sentences, such as contrast, addition, cause, or conclusion. Choose the correct statement regarding discourse markers in English: 

Understanding the main parts of speech is essential for teaching grammar. In English, words can be grouped according to their function in a sentence, such as nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs etc. Regarding the groups of words classified by function that can be used to form a sentence, read the statements below and choose the correct alternative. I.Nouns are words that name people, places, or things. II.Verbs describe actions or states. III.Adjectives describe adverbs. IV.Adverbs give more information about nouns. V.In the sentence "He will arrive soon", the word "soon" is an adverb.

Reading strategies can help learners develop language proficiency, allowing them to expand their ability to interpret texts, increase their lexical knowledge, improve speaking and writing, and enhance student autonomy. Regarding reading strategies, select the correct alternative:

Considering the existing methods and approaches to language teaching, analyze the following statements: I.The Audiolingual Approach is based on a structuralist conception of language and a behaviorist learning perspective. Among its strategies, this approach relies on listening and repetition exercises as a way to guide the learner. II.The Natural Approach is a teaching approach used to prepare students for reading texts. Its method and technique emphasize the learning of grammatical rules and vocabulary lists applied to the translation of texts. III.Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) is an approach primarily focused on developing the learner's reading and writing skills; in other words, it seeks to develop students' communicative ability in written texts, whether through reading or text production. IV.Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) is a teaching approach that combines learning a specific subject with learning a foreign language. The strategies of this approach aim to lead students to meaningful language use. Regarding the statements I to IV, select the correct alternative:

Read the excerpt from the book "Language across the curriculum & CLIL in English as an additional language (EAL) Contexts", written by Angel M. Y. Lin (2016) How language varies has important educational implications. If language varies according to its use in different contexts, then students need to develop language proficiencies appropriate for use in different contexts. Regarding this, Cummins (1980/2001) has proposed two dimensions of language proficiency: Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills (BICS) and Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency (CALP).  We use BICS in our everyday life, such as in conversations with family members and friends, informal interactions with shop assistants when we go shopping or casual chit-chat on Facebook [and Instagram], WhatsApp, Twitter or Internet forums. In contrast, we use CALP to understand and discuss academic topics in the classroom and to read and write about these topics in school assignments and examinations. BICS are said to be used in contextembedded conversations and this means that the conversation is often face-to-face and offers many cues to the listener such as facial expressions, gestures and concrete objects of reference. CALP, on the other hand, is said to be necessary for context-reduced communication, such as those that take place in the classroom where there are supposed to be fewer nonverbal cues and the language is more abstract. However, in recent developments of new media interactions, this face-to-face context can often be a virtual one such as that of a [Google Meet] or WhatsApp conversation. It is, therefore, better to conceive of BICS and CALP not as discrete categories but as lying on a continuum. Similarly, it is best not to see spoken and written modes as discrete categories but as discrete categories but as lying on a ‘mode continuum’ (Lin, 2016, p. 9-10).   What is the function of the verb tense used in the phrase "Cummins (1980/2001) has proposed two dimensions of language proficiency"? 

Considering the text from question 1, answer: Which of the following sentences correctly uses a second conditional to reflect the educational implications presented in the excerpt? 

Considering the text from question 1, answer: Which of the following sentences is correctly written in the passive voice and accurately reflects an idea from the text?  

Considering the text from question 1, answer: Which of the following sentences uses a modal verb to express necessity, in alignment with the message of the text?

Read the comic strip and answer: Which of the following sentences uses a relative pronoun correctly and expresses an idea related to the comic?