Questões de Concursos EEAR

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.

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).

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

                                                             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.

                                                 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

1              The pilot of a Beech Baron airplane noticed that one of

         his engines was on fire. He contacted the nearest air traffic

         control center to ask for help.

                The  voice  __________ the  radio  answered,  “This  is the

5       Control    Tower.   “Please   inform   your   altitude”.

                The pilot replied, “We are at 30,000 feet”.