Quem tem medo do inglês da Fuvest?

A prova de inglês da Fuvest, da qual eu falei nos meus dois blogs anteriores, me fez pensar em vários outros tipos de questões, mais criativos, mais desafiadores e, sobretudo, mais exigentes.  A Fuvest se mostra, digamos, muito camarada, cobrando o entendimento simples de textos também simples, por meio de alternativas curtas, escritas em português. Fica a impressão de que ‘inglês não mete medo’ nos vestibulandos. Não há por que ‘rachar’ nessa matéria, devem eles pensar. O que me leva a imaginar que até os aprovados na Fuvest não são necessariamente ‘feras’ de inglês. Muito diferente do que acontece em outros exames de São Paulo e também de outros estados do Brasil, onde a prova de língua estrangeira deixa muito candidato de cabelo em pé.

É isso que pretendo mostrar hoje: questões extraídas de vestibulares que realmente cobram conhecimentos mais sólidos da língua inglesa.  

1.   ENEM 2015

My brother the star, my mother the earth

my father the sun, my sister the moon,

to my life give beauty, to my body give strength,

to my corn give goodness, to my house give peace,

to my spirit give truth, to my elders give wisdom.

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92. Produções artístico-culturais revelam visões de mundo próprias de um grupo social. Esse poema demonstra a estreita relação entre a tradição oral da cultura indígena norte-americana e a

A transmissão de hábitos alimentares entre gerações.

B dependência da sabedoria de seus ancestrais.

C representação do corpo em seus rituais.

D importância dos elementos da natureza.

E preservação da estrutura familiar

2. UFBA 2012

3. Make all the necessary changes, following the instructions below.

a) “One study, which began in the 1960s, tracked two groups of students.”

Ask a question so that the phrase in bold is the answer.

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b) “Some were given the opportunity to attend a high-quality preschool.

Change this sentence into the Active Voice:

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c) “Thirty-five years later, the kids who went to preschool were earning more, had better jobs, and were less likely to have been in prison or divorced.”

Give the opposites of the boldfaced words:

3. UFMG 2012

Available at Access on June 17th, 2009

40. We can infer that the cartoon above says that socialism

A) interested few workers.

B) found hope in capitalism.

C) scared people in the US.

D) surprised most politicians.

4.   UFSC 2015

(1)You’re in the middle of a texting conversation when the

(2) other person suddenly stops for a long pause before

(3) responding. What does it mean? Maybe they got a call or

(4) got distracted by something else, or their thumbs needed a (5) break. But it’s also possible they’re taking the time to cook (6) up a lie.

(7) Researchers from Brigham Young University asked more (8) than 100 college students to respond to 30 questions each (10) that were generated by a computer and texted to the

(11) participants. In half of their responses, the students were (12) asked to lie. The researchers found that when the

(13) students lied, it took them 10% longer to send the text (14) message and they made more edits than usual.

(15) When communicating with someone in perSon, most

(16) people look for behaviors that they feel are indicators of (17) dishonesty, like not being able to look people in the eye (18) or moving nervously. Spotting such signals is hard to

(19) do when someone is on the other end of a string of text (20) messages. But the new research suggests that some

(21) patterns, such as the delay in texting, could become a (22) sign for detecting lies in such communications. The

(23) researchers say their findings raise questions about how (24) the validity of communications on social media might be (25) interpreted on matters of security and personal safety.

From: Time – 100 New health discoveries – how the latest breakthroughs (18) can improve your health and wellness.

ed. 50. Time Inc. Specials, 2003, p. 5

18. Choose the CORRECT alternative(s),

01. Their, in line 23, refers to research findings on virtual security and safety.

02. Them, in line 13, refers to researchers.

04. They, in line 16, refers to most people.

08. Such signals, in line 18, refers to text messages.

16. It, in line 03, refers to the delay of a person’s response when texting a message.

RESPOSTA: (A resposta correta é a soma das alternativas certas)

5.   UFPR 2015

Forget Texting While Driving: AT&T Survey reveals drivers do a lot more with their smartphones By Menchie Mendoza, Tech Times | May 20, 10:10 AM Drivers who continue to use their smartphones while driving are not only distracted when they call and text. Apart from calling and texting, drivers are also browsing the Internet, tweeting, video chatting, taking selfies and sending email with their devices, according to a study by AT&T. The research was conducted as part of the carrier's "It Can Wait" campaign launched in 2010. It hopes to increase awareness of the dangers posed by using smartphones while one is behind the wheel. The study polled 2,067 U.S. residents ages 16-65 who use their smartphone and drive once or more per day. Seventy percent of those surveyed admit they use their smartphones for a number of activities while they are driving: 61 percent say they text and 33 percent send email while they are behind the wheel. Posting or interacting on social media is also one of the most common activities that drivers engage in. Using Facebook ranks first on the list, with 27 percent of drivers logging in while driving. Other social media channels that keep drivers "multitasking" include Instagram and Twitter (14 percent) and Snapchat (11 percent). The results also show that there is a deeper problem involved when people use social media while driving. Among those surveyed, 22 percent blame their addiction to social media. Other revelations show 62 percent keep their smartphones within easy reach, and that 30 percent of those who post to Twitter while driving do it "all the time". Drivers also don't seem to run out of other activities using their smartphones since most apps are now easily accessed with just a simple tap. Because of this, 28 percent of drivers browse the web; 17 percent take selfies (or groupies); and 10 percent video chat. "One in 10 say they do video chat while driving", said Lori Lee, AT&T's senior VP for global marketing. "I don't even have words for that". AT&T plans to expand the "It Can Wait" campaign in order to add more focus on the topic of texting while driving by including other driving distractions that result from using the smartphones. "When we launched 'It Can Wait' five years ago, we pleaded with people to realize that no text is worth a life", said Lee. "The same applies to other smartphone activities that people are doing while driving. For the sake of you and those around you, please keep your eyes on the road, not on your phone". AT&T will also launch a nationwide virtual reality tour in summer in order to spread the word that driving and using a smartphone don't and will never mix.

74 - Consider the following statements about the AT&T study about the use of smartphones while driving:

1. More than two thousand residents in the United States were interviewed.

2. 70% of the people surveyed said they use smartphones to perform several activities.

3. Less than one tenth of the polled people said they use Snapchat.

4. About one third of the polled people said they send e-mails.

5. People said it is all right to use smartphones provided that they are able to multitask.

Which of the statements above are TRUE, according to the text?

a) Only 1 and 2.

b) Only 3 and 5.

c) Only 1, 2 and 4.

d) Only 1, 3 and 5.

e) Only 2, 3 and 4.

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