Questões de Inglês

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Hijacked jets destroy Twin Towers: a creeping horror
[1]  The horror arrived in epsodic bursts of chilling disbelief,
signified first by trembling floors, sharp eruptions, cracked
windows. There was the cruel sight of bodies helplessly
tumbling out, some of _____ in flames.
[5] Finally, the high and impressive towers themselves were
reduced to nothing. Dense plumes of smoke raced through the
downtown avenues, coursing between the buildings, shaped
like tornadoes on their sides.
  Every sound was cause for alarm. A plane appeared
[10] overhead. Was another one coming? No, it was a fighter jet.
But was it friend or enemy? People scrambled for _____
lives, but _____ didn’t know where to go. Should people go
north, south, east, west? Stay outside, go indoors? People hid
beneath cars and each other. Some contemplated jumping
[15] into the river (…). 

Fonte:The New York Times, Sep. 12, 2001.

GLOSSARY
chilling disbelief – incredulidade assustadora
trembling floors – o tremor dos andares
to scramble – lutar

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A lack of sleep affects your mood
[1]  When a person cannot sleep or sleeps only a few hours a
night, a lot of damage is done. A person gets bad-tempered,
loses their drive, feels angry and tired, and also gets bags
under their eyes. Poor sleep can also make a person
[5] emotionally unstable and even affect their immune system.
A good tip to improve the quality of sleep is to avoid heavy
meals at night and to avoid drinking beverages with a high
caffeine content, such as soft drinks and coffee.
Fonte: Maganews

Brexit 'means economy faces 50/50 recession chance'

3 August 2016

The National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) says the UK will go through a "marked economic slowdown" this year and next. It says inflation will also pick up, rising to 3% by the end of next year. "This is the short-term economic consequence of the vote to leave the EU", said Simon Kirby of the NIESR.

Overall the institute forecasts that the UK economy will probably grow by 1.7% this year but will expand by just 1% in 2017. This would see the UK avoid a technical recession, typically defined as two consecutive quarters of economic contraction.

Mr. Kirby argued that the June referendum vote had led to such financial and political uncertainty that this would bear directly on the spending and investment decisions of both businesses and households. "We expect the UK to experience a marked economic slowdown in the second half of this year and throughout 2017," he said. "There is an even chance of a 'technical' recession in the next 18 months, while there is an elevated risk of further deterioration in the near term."

The pick-up in inflation to 3% will mainly be due to the recent fall in the value of the pound, but that should be ignored by the Bank of England, the Institute said. "The Monetary Policy Committee should 'look through' this temporary rise in inflation and ease monetary policy substantially in the coming months", Mr. Kirby said. The institute forecasts that the Bank will reduce interest rates to just 0.1% eventually, after cutting them to 0.25% later this week.

Falling optimism

In a separate report, the CBI business lobby group says that the UK's small and medium-sized manufacturers (SMEs) fear they will be hit by a fall in orders in the next three months. Its latest quarterly survey of SMEs says business optimism has fallen at its fastest rate since January 2009, when the UK economy was falling into recession. Now, the culprit is the uncertainty following June's Brexit vote. Despite this, the 472 firms surveyed said that current orders were stable.

Rain Newton-Smith, the CBI's director for economics, said: "The UK's SME manufacturers reported higher production, more staff hired and now expect to sell more of their world-class goods overseas over the next quarter, with a weaker sterling having a hand in this. "But overall they do feel less optimistic and are scaling back some investment plans in machinery and plants".

The CBI's survey is just the latest to suggest that the effect of the June referendum vote may be, in the short term at least, to depress business activity. On Monday the Markit/CIPS manufacturing purchasing managers' index suggested that activity among UK manufacturers in July had shrunk at its fastest pace for three years.

Meanwhile shoppers continue to benefit from falling prices in the UK's shops, stores and supermarkets. According to the latest survey from the trade body the British Retail Consortium, overall prices fell by 1.6% in the year to July. Food was 0.8% cheaper than a year ago and non-food items were 2.2% lower.

Adapted from http://www.bbc.com/news/business-36953247.

Brexit 'means economy faces 50/50 recession chance'

3 August 2016

The National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) says the UK will go through a "marked economic slowdown" this year and next. It says inflation will also pick up, rising to 3% by the end of next year. "This is the short-term economic consequence of the vote to leave the EU", said Simon Kirby of the NIESR.

Overall the institute forecasts that the UK economy will probably grow by 1.7% this year but will expand by just 1% in 2017. This would see the UK avoid a technical recession, typically defined as two consecutive quarters of economic contraction.

Mr. Kirby argued that the June referendum vote had led to such financial and political uncertainty that this would bear directly on the spending and investment decisions of both businesses and households. "We expect the UK to experience a marked economic slowdown in the second half of this year and throughout 2017," he said. "There is an even chance of a 'technical' recession in the next 18 months, while there is an elevated risk of further deterioration in the near term."

The pick-up in inflation to 3% will mainly be due to the recent fall in the value of the pound, but that should be ignored by the Bank of England, the Institute said. "The Monetary Policy Committee should 'look through' this temporary rise in inflation and ease monetary policy substantially in the coming months", Mr. Kirby said. The institute forecasts that the Bank will reduce interest rates to just 0.1% eventually, after cutting them to 0.25% later this week.

Falling optimism

In a separate report, the CBI business lobby group says that the UK's small and medium-sized manufacturers (SMEs) fear they will be hit by a fall in orders in the next three months. Its latest quarterly survey of SMEs says business optimism has fallen at its fastest rate since January 2009, when the UK economy was falling into recession. Now, the culprit is the uncertainty following June's Brexit vote. Despite this, the 472 firms surveyed said that current orders were stable.

Rain Newton-Smith, the CBI's director for economics, said: "The UK's SME manufacturers reported higher production, more staff hired and now expect to sell more of their world-class goods overseas over the next quarter, with a weaker sterling having a hand in this. "But overall they do feel less optimistic and are scaling back some investment plans in machinery and plants".

The CBI's survey is just the latest to suggest that the effect of the June referendum vote may be, in the short term at least, to depress business activity. On Monday the Markit/CIPS manufacturing purchasing managers' index suggested that activity among UK manufacturers in July had shrunk at its fastest pace for three years.

Meanwhile shoppers continue to benefit from falling prices in the UK's shops, stores and supermarkets. According to the latest survey from the trade body the British Retail Consortium, overall prices fell by 1.6% in the year to July. Food was 0.8% cheaper than a year ago and non-food items were 2.2% lower.

Adapted from http://www.bbc.com/news/business-36953247.

Brazilian police arrest 12 suspected of planning terrorist acts during Olympics

Brazilian police have arrested 12 people suspected of planning terrorist acts during next month's Rio Olympics, authorities said.

The group was inspired by ISIS and mostly organized online, Justice Minister Alexandre de Moraes said. He said no specific targets were mentioned, but the Justice Ministry is still investigating the suspects' computers and cell phones to learn more about the possible plans.

De Moraes said the suspects are all Brazilian nationals, and that one minor was mentioned in the conversations.

De Moraes said the group was not an organized cell, calling it "absolutely amateur - with no preparation." The group essentially said, "Let's start training in martial arts, let's start learning how to shoot," the justice minister said.

He noted the group tried to buy a gun online, which no organized cell would do.

Raffaello Pantucci, director of international security studies at the Royal United Services Institute, said there doesn't appear to be evidence of a sophisticated plot.

But Brazil has grappled with a host of threats against the Rio Olympics, now just 11 days away.

This week, Brazil's intelligence agency said it was reviewing all threats after a jihadi messaging channel called for its followers to target the Olympics, which start August 5.

"Many (threats) are discarded and the ones that deserve attention are investigated exhaustively", the agency said.

Earlier this week, a jihadi channel on the messaging app Telegram called for attacks against the games and detailed targets and methods, according to the SITE Intelligence Group.

But Brazil has vowed it will be ready to handle any terror attempt.

A Western diplomat said venues for the games have been "hardened significantly - and I believe the government of Brazil has done what it can to make it very difficult to get into the venues here."

Brazilian forces have been working with French SWAT teams to simulate attack scenarios. In one drill, Brazil special forces and a police dog chase down an armed gunman to thwart a possible attack on Rio's subway system.

"There is not a specific threat," Lt. Gen. Luiz Linhares of Brazil's Ministry of Defense said. "You have to screen for a great (spectrum) of threat."

http://edition.cnn.com/2016/07/21/americas/brazil-olympics-terror-arrests/

Brazilian police arrest 12 suspected of planning terrorist acts during Olympics

Brazilian police have arrested 12 people suspected of planning terrorist acts during next month's Rio Olympics, authorities said.

The group was inspired by ISIS and mostly organized online, Justice Minister Alexandre de Moraes said. He said no specific targets were mentioned, but the Justice Ministry is still investigating the suspects' computers and cell phones to learn more about the possible plans.

De Moraes said the suspects are all Brazilian nationals, and that one minor was mentioned in the conversations.

De Moraes said the group was not an organized cell, calling it "absolutely amateur - with no preparation." The group essentially said, "Let's start training in martial arts, let's start learning how to shoot," the justice minister said.

He noted the group tried to buy a gun online, which no organized cell would do.

Raffaello Pantucci, director of international security studies at the Royal United Services Institute, said there doesn't appear to be evidence of a sophisticated plot.

But Brazil has grappled with a host of threats against the Rio Olympics, now just 11 days away.

This week, Brazil's intelligence agency said it was reviewing all threats after a jihadi messaging channel called for its followers to target the Olympics, which start August 5.

"Many (threats) are discarded and the ones that deserve attention are investigated exhaustively", the agency said.

Earlier this week, a jihadi channel on the messaging app Telegram called for attacks against the games and detailed targets and methods, according to the SITE Intelligence Group.

But Brazil has vowed it will be ready to handle any terror attempt.

A Western diplomat said venues for the games have been "hardened significantly - and I believe the government of Brazil has done what it can to make it very difficult to get into the venues here."

Brazilian forces have been working with French SWAT teams to simulate attack scenarios. In one drill, Brazil special forces and a police dog chase down an armed gunman to thwart a possible attack on Rio's subway system.

"There is not a specific threat," Lt. Gen. Luiz Linhares of Brazil's Ministry of Defense said. "You have to screen for a great (spectrum) of threat."

http://edition.cnn.com/2016/07/21/americas/brazil-olympics-terror-arrests/