Questões de EFAF Inglês - Comprehension

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Relato de experiência

 

     Meu nome é Rafael Lemos da Silva e eu estudo Relações Internacionais na Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM). No segundo semestre de 2015, eu decidi fazer um intercâmbio académico para a Universidade da Flórida (UF), tendo em vista que o meu curso requer uma experiência internacional.O meu intercâmbio académico foi incrível, porque foi a primeira vez que eu fui para outro país. O intercâmbio possibilitou o exercício diário do inglês e do espanhol. Por outro lado, inicialmente eu achei difícil me adaptar à cultura estadunidense, porque eles não gostam de contato físico e costumam ser extremamente diretos em suas conversações. Além disso, existe uma cultura favorável ao consumo de fast food, o que prejudicou a minha saúde. (...)

 

    As minhas aulas foram sensacionais! Meus professores eram especialistas nos assuntos tratados em aula e tinham diversos livros publicados sobre os mesmos, o que enriquecia a aprendizagem. A estrutura das aulas era completamente diferente, porque eu tinha a mesma matéria três vezes por semana durante 50 minutos, fazendo com que o professor sintetizasse a matéria e com que a disciplina cobrisse mais tópicos. As aulas eram dialogadas e muitos professores atribuíam uma nota considerável para a participação em sala de aula. Ademais, eu tinha cerca de 500 páginas em inglês para ler todas as semanas para as minhas aulas.

 

    Um fator impressionante foi a infraestrutura da Universidade da Flórida. A universidade ocupa quase metade da cidade de Gainesville, na Flórida. Eu morei em uma república dentro da universidade e dividia o meu quarto com um americano. Eu geralmente passava mais tempo na biblioteca da universidade que possuía uma infraestrutura incrível. As bibliotecas ficavam abertas 24 horas por dia para estimular o estudo por parte dos alunos e eles tinham uma loja do Starbucks dentro da própria biblioteca.

 

    As universidades estadunidenses costumam incentivar atividades internas para os seus estudantes. Por exemplo, durante o meu intercâmbio a Universidade da Flórida promoveu cerca de cinco shows com artistas americanos como T.I. e Andy Grammer. Além disso, a Universidade da Flórida costumava promover palestras sobre temas como a violência policial e convidava personalidades estadunidenses influentes nessas questões. (...)

(Fonte: https://www.ufsm.br/oraaos-de-apoio/sai/relatos-de-exDeriencia-no-exterior/ Acessado em: 02/09/2020)

 

Observação: por se tratar de um relato de experiência publicado no blog (ambiente informal) da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, o texto apresenta desvios quanto à norma-padrão.

No fragmento a seguir, extraído do texto, há 02 (dois) trechos em destaque que possuem, respectivamente, os significados predominantes de

 

    No segundo semestre de 2015, eu decidi fazer um intercâmbio académico para a Universidade da Florida (UF), tendo em vista que o meu curso requer uma experiência internacional. O meu intercâmbio académico foi incrível, porque foi a primeira vez que eu fui para outro país.

Read the comic strip below.

Mark the correct sentence that explains the comic strip.

Read the text to answer the question.

 

    Coronavirus: Venice Carnival closes as Italy imposes lockdown
23 February 2020

Italian officials have cut short the Venice Carnival as they try to control what is now the worst outbreak of the coronavirus in Europe.

 

    Authorities in the Veneto region said the event would end later on Sunday, two days earlier than scheduled. Italy has by far the highest number of coronavirus cases in Europe, with 152. Three people have died.ltaly has imposed strict quarantine restrictions in two norther “hotspot" regions close to Milan and Venice.

    About 50,000 people cannot enter or leave several towns in Veneto and Lombardy for the next two weeks without special permission. Even outside the zone, many businesses and schools have suspended activities, and sporting events have been cancelled. The BBC's Mark Lowen described the situation just outside the zone. In neighbouring Austria, a train from Venice was stopped at the Austrian border after it emerged that two passengers had fever symptoms. Austria's Interior Minister Karl Nehammer later confirmed to the BBC that the pair tested negative for coronavirus.

    “All authorities have acted quickly and with great caution in this case," said Mr Nehammer in a statement. “The reporting chain worked without delay."

Elsewhere, authorities in South Korea and Iran are battling to control rising numbers of infections. South Korea has raised its coronavirus alert to the "highest level",

    The new strain of coronavirus, which originated last year in Hubei province in China, causes a respiratory disease called Covid-19. China has seen more than 16,000 infections and 2,442 deaths.

 

    What is happening in Italy?

    Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced on Saturday that “extraordinary measures" would come into force to try to stem the rising number of coronavirus cases.

    He said the quarantine restrictions could last for weeks. Police, and if necessary the armed forces, will have the authority to ensure the regulations are enforced.

    Angelo Borrelli, the head of Italy's Civil Protection Department, told reporters that 110 of the confirmed cases were in Lombardy, with 21 in Veneto with others in Emilia-Romagna and Lazio. Officials reported a third death on Sunday, an elderly woman from the town of Crema suffering from cancer. Italian officials say they are still trying to trace the source of the outbreak.

    Universities in Milan have been closed and the city's mayor, Giuseppe Sala, said schools would also close their doors while the outbreak continued. "As a precaution I think that the schools have to be closed in Milan. | will propose to the president of the region to enlarge the precaution to the entire metropolitan city area. It is just a precaution, we don't want to create panic," he said.

    Meanwhile Giorgio Armani's fashion show, scheduled to be held _____ (I) Milan _____ (Il) Sunday, went ahead but without any media or buyers present. The show was livestreamed _____ (III) its website, Instagram and Facebook nages.

Adapted from: https://www.bbc.com/newsfworld-europe-51602007

According to the text:

Read the text to answer the question.

 

    Coronavirus: Venice Carnival closes as Italy imposes lockdown
23 February 2020

Italian officials have cut short the Venice Carnival as they try to control what is now the worst outbreak of the coronavirus in Europe.

 

    Authorities in the Veneto region said the event would end later on Sunday, two days earlier than scheduled. Italy has by far the highest number of coronavirus cases in Europe, with 152. Three people have died.ltaly has imposed strict quarantine restrictions in two norther “hotspot" regions close to Milan and Venice.

    About 50,000 people cannot enter or leave several towns in Veneto and Lombardy for the next two weeks without special permission. Even outside the zone, many businesses and schools have suspended activities, and sporting events have been cancelled. The BBC's Mark Lowen described the situation just outside the zone. In neighbouring Austria, a train from Venice was stopped at the Austrian border after it emerged that two passengers had fever symptoms. Austria's Interior Minister Karl Nehammer later confirmed to the BBC that the pair tested negative for coronavirus.

    “All authorities have acted quickly and with great caution in this case," said Mr Nehammer in a statement. “The reporting chain worked without delay."

Elsewhere, authorities in South Korea and Iran are battling to control rising numbers of infections. South Korea has raised its coronavirus alert to the "highest level",

    The new strain of coronavirus, which originated last year in Hubei province in China, causes a respiratory disease called Covid-19. China has seen more than 16,000 infections and 2,442 deaths.

 

    What is happening in Italy?

    Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced on Saturday that “extraordinary measures" would come into force to try to stem the rising number of coronavirus cases.

    He said the quarantine restrictions could last for weeks. Police, and if necessary the armed forces, will have the authority to ensure the regulations are enforced.

    Angelo Borrelli, the head of Italy's Civil Protection Department, told reporters that 110 of the confirmed cases were in Lombardy, with 21 in Veneto with others in Emilia-Romagna and Lazio. Officials reported a third death on Sunday, an elderly woman from the town of Crema suffering from cancer. Italian officials say they are still trying to trace the source of the outbreak.

    Universities in Milan have been closed and the city's mayor, Giuseppe Sala, said schools would also close their doors while the outbreak continued. "As a precaution I think that the schools have to be closed in Milan. | will propose to the president of the region to enlarge the precaution to the entire metropolitan city area. It is just a precaution, we don't want to create panic," he said.

    Meanwhile Giorgio Armani's fashion show, scheduled to be held _____ (I) Milan _____ (Il) Sunday, went ahead but without any media or buyers present. The show was livestreamed _____ (III) its website, Instagram and Facebook nages.

Adapted from: https://www.bbc.com/newsfworld-europe-51602007

When was Carnival supposed to finish in Venice?

A clean water crisis

 

    While the amount of freshwater on the planet has remained fairly constant over time – continually recycled through the atmosphere and back into our cups – the population has exploded. This means that every year competition for a clean, copious supply of water for drinking, cooking, bathing, and sustaining life intensifies.

Disponível em: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/freshwater/freshwater-crisis/. Acesso em: 16 mai. 2019.

 

De acordo com o texto, a quantidade de água doce no mundo

Interview with a famous actor

 

Interviewer: Thank you for taking some time off from your busy schedule to answer a few questions about your life!

Brad: It’s my pleasure.

Interviewer: Could you tell us about an average day in your life?

Brad: Sure, I get up early - at 7 in the morning. Then I have breakfast. After breakfast, I go to the gym.

Interviewer: Are you studying anything now?

Brad: Yes, I’m learning a new film called “The Man About Town”.

Interviewer: What do you do in the afternoon?

Brad: First I have lunch, then I go to the studio and shoot some scenes.

Disponível em: https://www.thoughtco.com/dialogue-interview-with-a-famous-actor-1210081. Acesso em: 18 abr. 2019 (adaptado).

 

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