Read the paragraph below and choose the alternative that correctly relates the pronouns:

“Icebreakers are first-day activities that are meant to give students and the teacher an opportunity to get to know one another. They are helpful activities for taking a class full of strangers and turning them into friends (or at least acquaintances). However, icebreaker activities tend to be short and limited in the extent to which students can interact. How well can we really get to know someone during a 30-minute activity on the first day of class?”

(BARRETT, A. Extended Icebreaker. English Teaching Forum, v. 57, n. 3, p.33)

Read the abstract below, analyze the following statements and identify the correct ones:

“This paper discusses some of the assumptions behind the use of the terms international, global, foreign, additional language and lingua franca when referring to English. Such terminology is approached from the angle of the pedagogical praxis surrounding teaching-learning English in Brazilian public schools (GIMENEZ, CALVO & EL KADRI, 2011), based on Derrida’s and Foucault’s thoughts on text and discourse, taken here as our focal point when analyzing such terminology for English language teaching. The connotations attributed to English are analyzed in their occurrence in language policy documents, international academic journals and abstracts of papers presented at a Brazilian teacher’s education conference; the uses of the terms are contrasted with English as a foreign language (EFL), as has been traditionally used in Brazil.

KEYWORDS: foreign language, additional language, English, language concept, poststructuralism.”

(JORDÃO, Clarissa Menezes. ILA – ILF – ILE – ILG: Quem dá conta? RBLA, v.14, n.1, p.13, 2014)

I- An abstract summarizes, usually in one paragraph of 300 words or less, the major aspects of the entire paper. It is normally followed by a list of keywords.

II- Jordão’s paper aims at discussing the implications of teaching English in Brazil.

III- In Brazil, the term EFL is present in all official documents.

IV- Jordão analyzes the uses of the terms international, global, foreign, additional language and lingua franca when referring to English in language policy documents, international academic journals and abstracts of papers presented at a conference.

Choose the alternative with the correct answer:

In relation to text types and genres, classify the assertions below into true (T) or false (F):

( ) A genre is a type of text, defined by its purpose and intended audience and identified by its format, style and language. An advertisement, a letter, an e-mail and a fairy tale are all examples of genres.

( ) Text types, on the other hand, represent groupings of texts which are similar in linguistic form, irrespective of genre. For instance, Hammond and colleagues (1992) classified the genre recipe as being of the pro-cedure text type, and the genre student essay as being of the expository text type.

( ) Let’s take the ‘genre’ of advertisements for example. The purpose of an advertisement is to persuade the reader to buy something. Therefore, the format is attractive with pictures and few words. The style is direct and persua-sive, and the language uses short, simple sentences with powerful vocabulary.

( ) Teaching genre features do not help set the context for reading but, for writing, knowing genre features provide learners with a starting point and ensure cohesion.

( ) Teachers should use a range of genres and text types that match learners’ age, interests and needs.

Choose the alternative with the correct sequence:

In relation to the sounds of the English language, classify the assertions below into true (T) or false (F):

( ) The words thanks, thought, and teeth are produced with the voiceless “th”, while the words they, those and then are produced with the voiced “th”.

( ) The nasal /m/ doesn’t occur in final position in Portuguese at all. In English, it occurs in words such as aim, them and system. In both languages, lips don’t touch.

( ) The words cough and coffee are pronounced the same way. Both have one syllable.

( ) The words two and chew are pronounced the same way.

( ) Umbrella and uniform start with the same letter, but we say an umbrella and a uniform. Umbrella starts with a vowel sound but uniform starts with a semivowel sound.

Choose the alternative with the correct sequence:

The English language is full of words whose written form can be deceptive. Different from Portuguese, in English we rarely sound out all the letters that we see. Due to the history of the language, there are a lot of silent letters in English. Analyze the following statements and identify the correct ones:

I- The b is silent in doubt, comb and bomb. In the word tomb, the b is pronounced.

II- The p is silent in the following words: psychology, raspberry, receipt, cupboard.

III- The l is silent in talk, walk, chalk, would, half.

IV- The h is silent in heir, hour, honor, honest, helicopter.

V- The t is silent in listen, Christmas, castle, whistle.

Choose the alternative with the correct answer:

Albert Einstein once said, “I am by heritage a Jew, by citizenship a Swiss, and by makeup a human being, and only a human being, without any special attachment to any state or national entity whatsoever”. How would you report what he said? Choose the correct alternative:

Read the sentences below and analyze whether they are accurate in terms of verb tense.

I- “I bought my smartphone on April 30^th and it’s an OK product. It has never frozen or anything, but the battery doesn’t last long and it’s a bit slow”.

II- “You have spent a lot of money yesterday”.

III- “Sam has had the same hairstyle for many years”.

IV- “How long do you live in Brazil?”

Choose the alternative with the correct answer:

Match the phrasal verbs to their meanings:

First column:

1- break down

2- get by

3- take off

4- take somebody in

5- call off

Second column:

( ) go into the air

( ) cancel

( ) manage

( ) stop working

( ) deceive

Choose the alternative that presents the correct match:

About the use of relative clauses, read the sentences that follow:

I- The woman who lives next door is a doctor.

II- Everything what happened was my fault.

III- The machine that broke down is now working again.

IV- I don’t like stories that have unhappy endings.

V- Where is the cheese which was in the fridge?

Choose the alternative with the correct answer:

Analyze the sentences paying attention to the use of prepositions of time:

I- See you on next Friday.

II- I’ll see you on Friday morning.

III- She was born on October 24, 1986.

IV- They arrived at 5 o’clock.

V- Oktoberfest in Blumenau, Santa Catarina, Brazil, takes place on October.

Choose the alternative that presents only accurate sentences: