Questões de Concursos EEAR

1               There are 28 sports permitted in the Summer Olympic

       Games. The list of Olympic Sports has many of the world’s

       best-loved sports on it, such as baseball, judo, soccer, tennis,

       and volleyball. This list of sports hadn’t changed in 70 years,

5     and the process for changing these sports is long and difficult.

               That is why it was surprising news when the International

       Olympic Committee (IOC) announced that it was studying

       new sports for the list. At a meeting in Singapore in 2005, the

       IOC voted on each of the 28 sports from the 2004 Olympic

10  Games in Athens, Greece. Twenty-six of the 28 sports were

       selected for the 2012 Summer Olympic Games, which took

       place in London, England. The two sports that did not receive

       50 percent of the votes were baseball and softball.

              Because these two sports were not selected, the IOC

15  started the process of voting for two new sports. The five

       sports to select from were roller skating, golf, rugby, squash,

       and karate. After the first vote, karate and squash were

       submitted to the IOC for the final vote.

            To become an Olympic sport, a sport must receive two-

20   thirds of the votes of the IOC. When the final vote took place,

       squash received 39 “yes” votes and 63 “no” votes. Karate

       received 38 “yes” votes and 63 “no” votes. It meant that

       neither squash nor karate would feature in the 2012 Olympic

       Games. And sad fans didn’t believe that their sports could be

25   selected for the 2016 Olympic Games.

                            Adapted from Anderson, Neil J. - Active Skills for Reading -

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1           For generations in the United States, a nineteenth century

       invention known as the public school system was seen as

       the best way to give students the knowledge and skills to

       become nice citizens. Around the 1960s, experts began

5     questioning the system, citing the need for new types of

       schools to meet the changing demands of the twentieth

       century. These reformers eventually won for parents a much

       broader range of educational choices – including religious,

       alternative, and charter schools and home schooling – but they

10   also sparked a debate on teaching and learning that still

       divides experts to this day.

                                             Nunan, David - Listen in book 2, second edition.

                                                             Hanging out

                                                                                                                 R. Jordania

                     In  american  cities,   teenagers  like  to  spend  time together –

          “hang   out”,  as  they  say – at drugstore, luncheonettes, or ice cream

          parlors.

                     Often,  they don’t even meet inside, but gather on the sidewalk

          in   front   of  the  store.  From time to time they go in for coffee, milk,

          ice cream. They also like to play the pinball machines.

                     Most  parents  disapprove of their children’s “hanging out” that

          way.  They   consider  it   a  waste of time, which could be better used

          doing   homework,   working   at   a    part-time  job,  or helping in the

          house.

                                                                                  Adapted from life in the USA.

Leia:

No romance Dom Casmurro, Machado de Assis veicula, a seu modo, por meio de seus personagens um dos explorados motivos da prosa literária – o triângulo amoroso. É, entretanto, pela fala do personagem-narrador que conhecemos os fatos, e é pelo filtro de sua visão que formamos o perfil psicológico de cada uma das personagens. 

(Cereja, Magalhães).

               “Cracolândia” drug addicts have already spread to more

                                  than 20 different areas in São Paulo

1              Five    days    after   a    police   operation  in  Cracolândia

         (Crackland)    in    the    center   of   São  Paulo,  drug   addicts

         have  spread  to  various parts of the region, such as Paulista

         avenue,  as  well   as  the space underneath the João Goulart

5       overpass, which is also known as the Minhocão.

                 The   officers   from   the   GCM   (the  Metropolitan  Civil

         Guard)   have  accompanied  the   movement  of   those  who

         belonged   to   the   “flow”  (fluxo)  –  a  term used to describe

         outdoor areas where people negotiate and consume drugs.

                   Fonte: Folha de São Paulo – Internacional – 26/05/2017

GLOSSARY

overpass = viaduto, elevado

Leia:

“Os conceitos sobre o papel da mulher no mercado de trabalho precisam ser revistos pelos políticos e pelos empresários”.

                                                 To tip, or not to tip?

                    The  word  tip  comes  from  an  old English slang. Americans

         usually  tip  people in places  like  restaurants, airports, hotels, and

         hair salons.

                    People  who  work in these  places  often get paid low wages.

         A   tip    shows    that    the    customer    is    pleased    with   service.

                    Sometimes it’s hard to know how much to tip. The size of the

         tip  usually   depends  on  the service. People such as parking valets

         or      bellshops      usually     get     (small) ______________________ tips.

         The  tip  for  people such as taxi drivers and waiters or waitresses is

         usually   (large) _____________.

                    When  you’re  not  sure about how much to tip, do what feels

         right.  You   don’t   have  to  tip  for bad services. And you can give a

         (big) ____________________________ tip     for   a    very    good    service.

         Remember,   though,   your    behavior   is (important) _____________

         than   your   money.   Always    treat  service providers with respect.

                                                                                  Adapted from Interchange

                                                 To tip, or not to tip?

                    The  word  tip  comes  from  an  old English slang. Americans

         usually  tip  people in places  like  restaurants, airports, hotels, and

         hair salons.

                    People  who  work in these  places  often get paid low wages.

         A   tip    shows    that    the    customer    is    pleased    with   service.

                    Sometimes it’s hard to know how much to tip. The size of the

         tip  usually   depends  on  the service. People such as parking valets

         or      bellshops      usually     get     (small) ______________________ tips.

         The  tip  for  people such as taxi drivers and waiters or waitresses is

         usually   (large) _____________.

                    When  you’re  not  sure about how much to tip, do what feels

         right.  You   don’t   have  to  tip  for bad services. And you can give a

         (big) ____________________________ tip     for   a    very    good    service.

         Remember,   though,   your    behavior   is (important) _____________

         than   your   money.   Always    treat  service providers with respect.

                                                                                  Adapted from Interchange