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Analyse the statements below according to the vocabulary used in the text, and mark T, if true, or F, if false. ( ) The word “feasible” (l. 28) could be replaced by “achievable” without changing the meaning. ( ) The prefix un– in “uncertain…

Analyse the statements below according to the vocabulary used in the text, and mark T, if true, or F, if false. ( )The word “feasible” (l. 28) could be replaced by “achievable” without changing the meaning. ( ) The prefix un– in “uncertain”…

In EFL contexts, genres help students recognize recurrent linguistic patterns associated with specific communicative purposes. Based on this statement, analyze the following teaching situation: During a lesson on recipes, the teacher asks s…

A teacher asks students to analyze the following text excerpt: “The project was delayed. Nevertheless, the team worked hard to meet the deadline.” What does the discourse marker “nevertheless” indicate in this context?

In EFL teaching, the relationship between tense (grammatical form) and time (semantic concept) is not always direct. Which of the following statements best reflects this distinction?

In a Brazilian second year High School English class, the topic of the week is Politeness and Attitude in Questions. To reinforce the lesson, the teacher shows a brief video of two characters asking the same question — “Could you help me wi…

In his book “Keys to Communication: An Essential Guide to Communication in the Real World”, Walker (2016) says that “adults spend about 45 percent of their time listening, which is more than any other communicative activity”. Therefore, dev…

In EFL contexts, integrating grammar into reading instruction is supported by communicative and text-based approaches. Mark the INCORRECT statement about this principle.

In an English class at a Brazilian state school, the teacher puts a recording on for students to listen to it: two native speakers in a conversation in a café. Before listening to the recording, she elicits many students’ existing knowledge…

Analyze the following statements about the text and mark T, if true, or F, if false. ( ) Johnson explains that the Burke-Gilman Trail and perhaps the Waterfront are the best bike routes in the city. ( ) The Burke-Gilman is running 20 miles…

Analyze the statements below about the text and mark T, if true, or F, if false. ( ) Initially, the basilica was founded by donations. Later, the administration decided to charge an entrance fee from the visitors. ( ) Last year, nineteen mi…

Analyze the following statements about the excerpt “The only time you might be able to set foot on this metaphor for neutrality is during the swap” (l. 22-23): I. The word “might” suggests a possibility. II. The verb immediately after “migh…

On the use of textual genres in classrooms, analyze the statements below and mark T, if true, or F, if false. ( ) In Brazilian EFL classes, teaching of reading through textual genres should not be restricted to the decoding of words and str…

Analyze the following statementes about teaching tense and time in Brazilian EFL classrooms: I. Brazilian learners tend to confuse the present perfect with the simple past because of L1 interference. II. Explicit instruction on tense/time d…

In a classroom situation, the teacher highlights the sentence: “Before the CEO arrived, the staff had prepared the conference room meticulously.” The teacher asks: “Who does ‘the staff’ refer to in relation to ‘the CEO’?”. Which teaching ap…

According to Kleiman (2013), when teaching reading in public schools, it is essential to: I. Consider the social function of the text. II. Avoid multimodal and digital texts, which distract students. III. Enable students to construct meanin…

Based on the text as a whole, which statement best summarizes the author’s viewpoint?

Mark the alternative that fills in, correctly and respectively, the blanks in the text in lines 13, 16 and 33 according to standard spelling rules.

Analyse the following statements about some grammatical structures in the text: I. The verb form “could finally make” (l. 02) expresses a future possibility. II. The sentence “The light had been collected from the Sun” (l. 07) is in the pas…

Analyze the statements below about the text and mark T, if true, or F, if false. ( ) A monolith on the island has inscriptions in both French and Spanish. ( ) The Treaty of the Pyrenees was signed 30 years after the Franco-Spanish war ended…