Summary:
Resumo:
03 March 2009
Guinea-Bissau president shot dead
Presidente da Guiné-Bissau morto a tiro
The president of Guinea Bissau, Nino Vieira, has been
killed by the military. His residence came under attack hours
after the head of the armed forces was killed.
O presidente da Guiné-Bissau, Nino Vieira, foi morto pelos militares. Sua residência foi atacada horas depois que o chefe das forças armadas foi morto.
Reporter:
Will Ross
Report:
Relatório:
A military spokesman told the French news agency that
President Nino Vieira was killed by the army as he tried to flee
his house. There was heavy gunfire around the presidential
palace during the night. A few hours earlier the head of the
armed forces, General Tagme Na Waie was killed when a
bomb blew up in the military headquarters.
Um porta-voz militar disse à agência de notícias francesa que o presidente Nino Vieira foi morto pelo exército enquanto tentava fugir de casa. Houve muitos tiros ao redor do palácio presidencial durante a noite. Poucas horas antes, o chefe das forças armadas, general Tagme Na Waie, foi morto quando uma bomba explodiu no quartel-general militar.
The army spokesman suggested that the president had
been behind the death of General Tagme Na Waie, and that
is why he was then murdered. There is, however, no further
confirmation of his death.
O porta-voz do exército sugeriu que o presidente estava por trás da morte do General Tagme Na Waie, e é por isso que ele foi assassinado. Não há, no entanto, mais nenhuma confirmação de sua morte.
Guinea Bissau has actually a history of coups and
unrest. Last November, for instance, President Vieira
narrowly escaped when soldiers attacked his house and in
January the head of the armed forces also survived what
appeared to be an attempt on his life.
Guiné-Bissau tem, na verdade, uma história de golpes e agitação. Em novembro passado, por exemplo, o presidente Vieira escapou por pouco quando soldados atacaram sua casa e, em janeiro, o chefe das forças armadas também sobreviveu ao que pareceu ser um atentado contra sua vida.
Guinea Bissau's fragility is down to the fact that its
presidents have all been propped up by the military. President
Vieira has been in power twice, he was ousted in 1999 after he
had sacked the army commander.
A fragilidade da Guiné-Bissau se deve ao fato de que seus presidentes foram todos apoiados pelos militares. O presidente Vieira esteve no poder duas vezes, ele foi deposto em 1999 após ter demitido o comandante do exército.
- Will Ross, BBC news,Accra.
(Adapted from
)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/
language/wordsinthenews
01 – (FUNCAB-2009-PM/PIRAÍ/RJ-PROFESSOR)
The main purpose of the text is to:
A) spread the news of the cruel assassination of two
presidents by the French military;
B) criticise the heavy gunfire that took place around the
president Guinea Bissau's palace;
C) inform that the current president of Guinea Bissau has
been assassinated by the military;
D) notify the French citizens that the head of the armed
forces has been killed by the military;
E) warn the French journalists that a military spokesman is
reporting President Nino Vieira's murder.
Comentários e Gabarito C
TÓPICOS - VOCABULÁRIO & RELAÇÃO SEMÂNTICA COM TRECHO DO TEXTO:
02 – (FUNCAB-2009-PM/PIRAÍ/RJ-PROFESSOR)
What was President Nino Vieira doing when he was shot
dead?
A) He was getting home late at night when he was cruelly
shot dead;
B) He was trying to hide himself in the presidential palace
from the armed officials;
C) He was shooting at the military who intended to break into
his presidential palace;
D) He was warning his troops to protect the presidential
palace from the army's attack;
E) He was trying to escape from the military's attack which
was taking place in the palace.
Comentários e Gabarito E
TÓPICOS - VOCABULÁRIO & RELAÇÃO SEMÂNTICA COM TRECHO DO TEXTO:
03 – (FUNCAB-2009-PM/PIRAÍ/RJ-PROFESSOR)
According to the text, “General Tagme Na Waie was killed
when a bomb blew up in the military headquarters”.
(1 paragraph)
The phrasal verb “blew up” means:
A) exploded;
B) caught fire;
C) was dropped;
D) was defused;
E) was assembled.
Comentários e Gabarito A
TÓPICOS - VOCABULÁRIO & RELAÇÃO SEMÂNTICA COM TRECHO DO TEXTO:
04 – (FUNCAB-2009-PM/PIRAÍ/RJ-PROFESSOR) According to the report,
- “The army spokesman suggested
that the president the death of General
Tagme Na Waie”. (2 paragraph)
In other words, he meant that
the President:
A) tried to look into the general's death by himself;
B) had been responsible for the general's assassination;
C) got in touch with the police to inform about the general's
murder;
D) knew who the killer was, but would not tell anyone about it;
E) denied that the general's death had been plotted.
Comentários e Gabarito B
TÓPICOS - VOCABULÁRIO & RELAÇÃO SEMÂNTICA COM TRECHO DO TEXTO:
05 – (FUNCAB-2009-PM/PIRAÍ/RJ-PROFESSOR) The linker "however" was used in the sentence
- "There is, however, no further confirmation of his death”.
(2 paragraph)
It could also be used in:
A) _____ the president was trying to flee his house,
he was killed by the military;
B) _____ the president had hidden from the military,
he would not have been murdered;
C) President Nino Vieira was killed by a gunshot
______ General Tagme Na Waie was killed by a
bomb;
D) Nino Vieira heard the heavy gunfire around the
presidential palace. ______, he didn't do anything
about it;
E) The president of Guinea Bissau knew that his life was at
risk ______ there was heavy gunfire around the
palace.
Comentários e Gabarito D
TÓPICOS - VOCABULÁRIO & RELAÇÃO SEMÂNTICA COM TRECHO DO TEXTO:
06 – (FUNCAB-2009-PM/PIRAÍ/RJ-PROFESSOR) The pronoun “he” in the sentence
- "and that is why he was
then murdered" (2nd paragraph)
refers in the text to:
A) The French journalist;
B) The army spokesman;
C) President Nino Vieira;
D) General Tagme Na Waie;
E) The military spokesman.
Comentários e Gabarito C
TÓPICOS - VOCABULÁRIO & RELAÇÃO SEMÂNTICA COM TRECHO DO TEXTO:
07 – (FUNCAB-2009-PM/PIRAÍ/RJ-PROFESSOR) The word “actually” in the sentence
- “Guinea Bissau has actually a history of coups and unrest” (3rd paragraph)
should
be correctly translated into Portuguese as:
A) atualmente;
B) na verdade;
C) hoje em dia;
D) na atualidade;
E) provavelmente.
Comentários e Gabarito E
TÓPICOS - VOCABULÁRIO & RELAÇÃO SEMÂNTICA COM TRECHO DO TEXTO:
08 – (FUNCAB-2009-PM/PIRAÍ/RJ-PROFESSOR) In
- "Guinea Bissau has actually a history of coups and
unrest” (3rd paragraph)
the indefinite article “a” was used. It
could also be correctly used in:
A) Nino Vieira is considered to be ___ honest politician;
B) General Tagme Na Waie is ___ heir to a huge fortune;
C) English is actually ___ international language nowadays;
D) Will Ross will meet the French journalists within ____
hour;
E) English is without doubt ___ universal language these
days.
Comentários e Gabarito E
TÓPICOS - VOCABULÁRIO & RELAÇÃO SEMÂNTICA COM TRECHO DO TEXTO:
- Questão sobre USO DE ARTIGOS INDEFINIDOS - A / AN:
• AN (used when the following word begins with a vowel sound ) - USADO ANTES DE PALAVRA QUE COMEÇE COM SOM DE VOGAL.
- an orange, an X-ray, an American, an easy question, an international language.
- an honour, an hour, an honest politician, an heir (letra H muda)
• A (used when the following word begins with a consonant sound ) - USADO ANTES DE PALAVRA QUE COMEÇE COM SOM DE CONSOANTE.
- a problem, a loud bang, a few weeks, a great deal, a history.
- a united group, a university, a universal language. (letra U com som de Y)
- a one-year-old child. (letra O com som de W)
- RESOLUÇÃO RÁPIDA:
In
"Guinea Bissau has actually a history of coups and unrest” (3rd paragraph)
the indefinite article “a” was used.
It could also be correctly used in:
A) Nino Vieira is considered to be AN honest politician; (ANTES DE H MUDO)
B) General Tagme Na Waie is AN heir to a huge fortune; (ANTES DE H MUDO)
C) English is actually AN international language nowadays; (ANTES DE LETRA COM SOM DE VOGAL)
D) Will Ross will meet the French journalists within AN hour; (ANTES DE H MUDO)
E) English is without doubt A universal language these days. (ANTES DE LETRA COM SOM CONSONANTAL - U com som de Y)
09 – (FUNCAB-2009-PM/PIRAÍ/RJ-PROFESSOR) Mark the option which contains an INCORRECT question
tag:
(A) I don't think that Nino Vieira is very reliable, do I?
(B) Let's go to Guinea Bissau next holidays, shall we?
(C) Don't tell anybody that the president has died, will you?
(D) Nobody knows exactly who murdered the president, do
they?
(E) Someone has got to be arrested for the president's death,
haven't they?
Comentários e Gabarito D
TÓPICOS - QUESTION TAG:
Mark the option which contains an INCORRECT question tag:
Marque a opção que contém uma tag de pergunta INCORRETA:
(A) I don't think that Nino Vieira is very reliable, do I?
➽ REGRA GERAL: (pólos de bateria)
- Se a primeira frase for afirmativa, a "Question Tag" será negativa.
- Se a primeira frase for negativa, a "Question Tag" será positiva.
(B) Let's go to Guinea Bissau next holidays, shall we?
>>SUMMARY CHART:
(C) Don't tell anybody that the president has died, will you?
>>SUMMARY CHART:
(D) Nobody knows exactly who murdered the president, do they?>> SENTENÇA CORREGIDA:
- Nobody knows exactly who murdered the president, does they?
- Ninguém sabe exatamente quem assassinou o presidente, não é?
>>SUMMARY CHART:
(E) Someone has got to be arrested for the president's death, haven't they?
10 – (FUNCAB-2009-PM/PIRAÍ/RJ-PROFESSOR) Choose the only option that is grammatically correct.
A) We need some further informations about the president's
murder.
B) Nino Vieira's furnitures will be donated to the poor.
C) The news of the president's assassination are shocking!
D) Will Ross needs an advice to solve his financial problems.
E) Will Ross is doing some research on the history of Guinea
Bissau.
Comentários e Gabarito E
TÓPICOS - VOCABULÁRIO & RELAÇÃO SEMÂNTICA COM TRECHO DO TEXTO:
11 – (FUNCAB-2009-PM/PIRAÍ/RJ-PROFESSOR) Mark the alternative in which the relative pronoun could be
left out (omitted):
A) The soldier that talked to me turned out to be my neighbor;
B) The French journalist whom I spoke to told me that the
president had died;
C) The president, whose palace was invaded by the army,
didn't manage to escape;
D) The presidential palace, which is located in the city center,
is a very old building;
E) Nino Vieira, who was the President of Guinea Bissau, has
been killed by the military.
Comentários e Gabarito B
TÓPICOS - VOCABULÁRIO & RELAÇÃO SEMÂNTICA COM TRECHO DO TEXTO:
12 – (FUNCAB-2009-PM/PIRAÍ/RJ-PROFESSOR) Choose the alternative that is grammatically
INCORRECT.
A) Had the president had a bodyguard, he would have
survived;
B) Had Nino Vieira stayed in the palace, he would not have
been murdered;
C) Had Nino Vieira fled the presidential palace, he would not
have been killed;
D) Had the journalists knew about the crime, they would have
written about it;
E) Had Tagme Na Waie not been killed, the president would
not have been assassinated either.
Comentários e Gabarito D
TÓPICOS - VOCABULÁRIO & RELAÇÃO SEMÂNTICA COM TRECHO DO TEXTO:
13 – (FUNCAB-2009-PM/PIRAÍ/RJ-PROFESSOR)
- According to the reporter, President Nino Vieira “has been
in power twice, he was ousted in 1999, after he had sacked the
army commander”. (4th paragraph)
The reporter meant that the
president:
A) was elected in 1999;
B) was re-elected in 1999;
C) made an alliance with the opposition;
D) was forced to leave his position of power;
E) made a coalition with the conservative party.
Comentários e Gabarito D
TÓPICOS - VOCABULÁRIO & RELAÇÃO SEMÂNTICA COM TRECHO DO TEXTO:
14 – (FUNCAB-2009-PM/PIRAÍ/RJ-PROFESSOR)
- The reporter claimed that President Nino Vieira “was
ousted in 1999, after he had sacked the army commander”
(4th paragraph)
The reporter meant that the president:
A) had hired the army commander;
B) had dismissed the army commander;
C) had deceived the army commander;
D) had voted for the army commander;
E) had broken off diplomatic links with the army commander.
Comentários e Gabarito B
TÓPICOS - VOCABULÁRIO & RELAÇÃO SEMÂNTICA COM TRECHO DO TEXTO:
15 – (FUNCAB-2009-PM/PIRAÍ/RJ-PROFESSOR) Read the following sentences and choose the one that is
grammatically correct.
A) It's high time to find out how the president died;
B) It's about time to read the news of the president's death;
C) I'd rather not to attend a lecture aboutAfrican history;
D) The soldiers recommended that the president stays
inside the presidential palace;
E) The president demanded that the soldier close all the
doors and windows of the palace.
Comentários e Gabarito E
TÓPICO - GRAMMAR:
Read the following sentences and choose the one that is grammatically correct.
A) It's high time to find out how the president died;
>> to find out (find out, found out, found out).
>>
SENTENÇA CORREGIDA:
- It's high time found out how the president died;
- Já passou da hora de descobrir como o presidente morreu;
B) It's about time to read the news of the president's death;
>> to read (read, read, read).
>> SENTENÇA CORREGIDA:
- It's about time read the news of the president's death;
- Já era hora de ler a notícia da morte do presidente;
C) I'd rather not to attend a lecture about African history; >> SENTENÇA CORREGIDA:
- I wouldn't rather attend a lecture about African history;
- Eu não preferiria assistir a uma palestra sobre história africana;
D) The soldiers recommended that the president stays inside the presidential palace;>> SENTENÇA CORREGIDA:
- The soldiers recommended that the president stay inside the presidential palace;
- Os soldados recomendaram que o presidente permanecesse dentro do palácio presidencial;
E) The president demanded that the soldier close all the doors and windows of the palace.- CORRETA porque o a estrutura "demanded that" segue verbo na forma base (close).
>> DICAS IMPORTANTES:
(1) AS EXPRESSÕES DO INGLÊS FALADO "IT'S HIGH TIME" ou "IT'S ABOUT TIME" SEGUEM VERBO NO PASSADO.
- I think it's about time I went back home. - Acho que está na hora de voltar para casa. [Longman Dictionary]
- It’s about time our team won. - Já era hora de nosso time vencer. [Longman Dictionary]
- It’s high time we had a party. - Já é hora de fazermos uma festa. [Longman Dictionary]
- But it isn't, and it's about time the public knew that. - Mas não é, e já é hora de o público saber disso. [Longman Dictionary]
(2) A EXPRESSÃO "WOULD RATHER" SEGUE VERBO NA FORMA BASE (INFINITIVO SEM O "TO").
- I’d rather have a quiet night in front of the TV. - Prefiro ter uma noite tranquila em frente à TV. [Longman Dictionary]
- I think you’d better ask her. - Acho melhor você perguntar a ela. [Longman Dictionary]
(3) RECOMMEND THAT someone DO something.
(RECOMMEND THAT segue verbo na forma base)
- I recommend that you get some professional advice. -Eu recomendo que você obtenha alguns conselhos profissionais. [Longman Dictionary]
- I think you’d better ask her. - Acho melhor você perguntar a ela. [Longman Dictionary]
(4) DEMAND THAT someone DO something.
(DEMAND THAT segue verbo na forma base)
- She demanded that he return the books he borrowed from her. - Ela exigiu que ele devolvesse os livros que havia emprestado dela. [Cambridge Dictionary]
- She demanded that we let her in. - Ela exigiu que a deixássemos entrar.
- The U.N. has demanded that all troops be withdrawn. - A ONU exigiu a retirada de todas as tropas.
- He demanded that the rioters disperse. - Ele exigiu que os manifestantes se dispersassem.
16 – (FUNCAB-2009-PM/PIRAÍ/RJ-PROFESSOR) Consider the sentence:
- "The president seldom goes to the countryside."
If we rewrite this sentence beginning with the
negative adverb, we would have the following:
A) Seldom the president goes to the countryside;
B) Seldom goes the president to the countryside;
C) Seldom does the president go to the countryside;
D) Seldom do the president goes to the countryside;
E) Seldom does the president goes to the countryside.
Comentários e Gabarito C
TÓPICOS - INVERSION (inversão) = [ADVÉRBIO + AUXILIAR + SUJEITO + base form]:
- "The president seldom goes to the countryside."
>> Na inversão(com advérbio negativo):
- Seldom does the president go to the countryside;
- Raramente o presidente vai ao campo;
A) Seldom the president goes to the countryside;
B) Seldom goes the president to the countryside;
C) Seldom does the president go to the countryside;
D) Seldom do the president goes to the countryside;
E) Seldom does the president goes to the countryside.
>> DICAS IMPORTANTES:
(1) REGRA GRAMATICAL:
A estrutura padrão das orações é SVO → SUJEITO+VERBO+OBJETO. Entretanto essa ordem SVO pode ser invertida para VSO → VERBO+SUJEITO+OBJETO.
* NOTA IMPORTANTE → a inversão pode ser (VERBO/SUJEITO) ou (VERBO AUXILIAR/SUJEITO).
- Peter: "I am thirsty!" - Rachel: "So am I."
- Jack: "I don't like soap operas." - Alexia: "Nor do I."
(2) USAMOS O RECURSO INVERSION (INVERSÃO) TAMBÉM QUANDO COMEÇAMOS UMA SENTENÇA COM UMA EXPRESSÃO ADVERBIAL NEGATIVA (SELDON, HARDLY, RARELY, LITTLE, IN NO WAY, ON NO ACCOUNT, etc).
- Seldom have I seen such beautiful work. - Poucas vezes vi um trabalho tão bonito.
- Hardly had I got into bed when the telephone rang. - Mal me deitei na cama quando o telefone tocou.
- Rarely will you hear such beautiful music. - Raramente você ouvirá uma música tão bonita.
- Little did he know! - Mal sabia ele!
- In no way do I agree with what you're saying. - De forma alguma concordo com o que você está dizendo.
- On no account should you do anything without asking me first. - Em hipótese alguma você deve fazer qualquer coisa sem me perguntar primeiro.
(3) NAS EXPRESSÕES (NOT UNTIL, NOT SINCE, ONLY AFTER, ONLY WHEN, ONLY BY), A INVERSÃO VEM NA 2ª PARTE DA SENTENÇA:
- Not until I saw John with my own eyes did I really believe he was safe. - Só quando vi John com meus próprios olhos é que realmente acreditei que ele estava seguro.
- Not since Lucy left college had she had such a wonderful time.
- Only after I'd seen her flat did I understand why she wanted to live there. - Só depois de ver o apartamento dela é que entendi porque ela queria morar lá.
- Only when we'd all arrived home did I feel calm. - Só quando chegamos em casa é que me senti calma.
- Only by working extremely hard could we afford to eat. - Somente trabalhando muito duro poderíamos nos dar ao luxo de comer.
17 – (FUNCAB-2009-PM/PIRAÍ/RJ-PROFESSOR) Consider the text below about learning how to learn.
"There is usually one important subject missing from most
school timetables. Very few students are __1__ how to
organize their learning, and how to make the best use of their
time. Let's take some simple examples. Do you know how
to __2__ words in a dictionary, and do you understand all
the __3__ the dictionary contains? Can you make notes
quickly, and can you understand them afterwards? For some
reason, many schools give learners no help with these
matters. Teachers ask students to memorize pages from
books, or tell them to write ten pages, but don't explain how
to do it. Learning __4__ can be useful, yet it is more
important to have a genuine understanding of a subject. You
can waste a lot of time memorizing books, without
__5__ anything about the subject!”- (Taken from First Certificate Language Practice)
Choose the option which presents the words that best fit
the spaces in the text, respectively:
A) learned - look out - examples - out of the blue -
understand;
B) learnt - look for - details - all of a sudden - you
understood;
C) taught - look up - information - by heart -
understanding;
D) teaching - look for - entries - in a nutshell - to
understand;
E) learning - look up - entries - the highlights -
understood.
Comentários e Gabarito C
TÓPICOS - VOCABULÁRIO & RELAÇÃO SEMÂNTICA COM TRECHO DO TEXTO:
18 – (FUNCAB-2009-PM/PIRAÍ/RJ-PROFESSOR) Consider the sentences below:
- Mary didn't ________ her boss, so she decided to
leave the company.
- The employees had to ________ the office party
because of the economic situation.
- I do think that we should _________ our plan again
before we present it to the managing director.
- We are supposed to _________ interesting ideas for
advertising the new products.
- If our managers don't get a better price, they will certainly
_________ that offer.
Mark the alternative which contains the phrasal verbs that
best fit the blanks in the sentences above, respectively.
A) get on with - call off - go over - come up with - turn
down;
B) put up with - put off - point out - bring about - fall
through;
C) make up for - turn off - make up - catch on - take
over;
D) fall out with - bring off - rely on - put across - try out;
E) face up to - pull off - bring up - follow up - work out.
Comentários e Gabarito A
TÓPICOS - VOCABULÁRIO & RELAÇÃO SEMÂNTICA COM TRECHO DO TEXTO:
19 – (FUNCAB-2009-PM/PIRAÍ/RJ-PROFESSOR) As far as the communicative approach to language
teaching is concerned, we cannot state that:
A) The activities devised for the students should involve reallife, meaningful tasks.
B) The teacher is a facilitator of the learning process; he is a
counselor, a process analyst.
C) The primary role of the materials is to promote
communicative language use, authentic communication.
D) Language is a system for the expression of meaning and
its primary function is interaction and communication.
E) The learner is considered an organism that can be
directed by skilled training techniques to produce correct
responses.
Comentários e Gabarito E
TÓPICOS - VOCABULÁRIO & RELAÇÃO SEMÂNTICA COM TRECHO DO TEXTO:
20 – (FUNCAB-2009-PM/PIRAÍ/RJ-PROFESSOR) Concerning the reading skill, there are different types of
reading sub-skills.
Match the reading sub-skills presented in
the table below with their purposes. Then choose the correct
alternative.
A) 1E / 2C / 3A / 4D / 5B;
B) 1C / 2E / 3A / 4B / 5D;
C) 1E / 2C / 3D / 4B / 5A;
D) 1C / 2E / 3D / 4A / 5B;
E) 1C / 2B / 3E / 4A / 5D.
Comentários e Gabarito A
TÓPICOS - VOCABULÁRIO & RELAÇÃO SEMÂNTICA COM TRECHO DO TEXTO:
