UNESP-2015-VESTIBULAR-MEIO DE ANO-2ªFASE-PROVA DISCURSIVA-LÍNGUA INGLESA-UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL PAULISTA JÚLIO DE MESQUITA FILHO.

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➧ PROVA DE LÍNGUA INGLESA: UNESP-2015-VESTIBULAR-MEIO DE ANO-2ªFASE-PROVA DISCURSIVA. Aplicada em 14/06/2015.

➧ BANCA/ORGANIZADOR: VUNESP - Vestibular da Universidade Estadual Paulista - www.vunesp.com.br, https://www2.unesp.br/

➧PADRÃO/COMPOSIÇÃO DA PROVA: It consists of 04 questions.

➧ VOCABULÁRIO:

1-NOUN:

• [mice = ratos]

• [molecule(Mólê'kiôl) = molécula]

2-IDIOMS (Expressões Idiomáticas):

• [pain reliever = analgésico]

3-TECHNICAL ENGLISH:

• [biological molecules = moléculas biológicas]
• [biotechnological potential = potencial biotecnológico]
• [health foods industry = indústria de alimentos saudáveis]
• [the state University of Brasilia = Universidade Estadual de Brasília] 

• [state-owned = estatal]

➧ PROVA:

➧ TEXT 1: Leia o texto para responder, em português, às questões 01 e 02.

        

Brazil finds coffee protein with morphine effect

January 26, 2015

Brazilian scientists have discovered a protein in coffee that has effects similar to pain reliever morphine, researchers at the state University of Brasilia (UnB) and state-owned Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation Embrapa said Saturday.
        

Embrapa said its genetics and biotech division, teaming up with UnB scientists, had discovered “previously unknown protein fragments” with morphine-like effects in that they possess "analgesic and mildly tranquilizing" qualities. The company added tests on laboratory mice showed that the opioid peptides, which are naturally occurring biological molecules, appeared to have a longer-lasting effect on the mice than morphine itself.
         

Embrapa said the discovery has “biotechnological potential” for the health foods industry and could also help to alleviate stress in animals bound for the slaughterhouse. In 2004, Embrapa managed to sequence coffee’s functional genome, a major step towards efforts by the firm and UnB to combine coffee genes with a view to improving grain quality.

(www.news.com.au. Adaptado.)

01 – (UNESP-2015-VESTIBULAR-MEIO DE ANO-DISCURSIVA)

Quais os efeitos da proteína descoberta no café?

02 – (UNESP-2015-VESTIBULAR-MEIO DE ANO-DISCURSIVA)

Quais são as possíveis aplicações práticas da descoberta?

➧ TEXT 2: Leia o texto para responder, em português, às questões 03 e 04.

The value of celebrity endorsements

December 11, 2014

By Rob Boffard

Singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor has had her Danz Spas hot tub since 2011
        

The glamorous world of celebrities can seem a very long way away if you are a small business in the East Midlands with just four members of staff. So you can understand why Daniel Thomas, founder of Nottingham-based Danz Spas, was somewhat surprised three years ago when he was approached by a representative for pop star Sophie Ellis-Bextor.

The singer was said to be looking to buy a hot tub, and was wondering if she and Danz Spas could come to a business relationship – she would be happy to endorse and promote the company, if it could offer her a good deal.
        

Mr Thomas, 26, was quick to realise that he had just been offered a fantastic opportunity. “We knew that having someone like that associated with the name would do good things,” he says. “We’re effectively a business nobody has ever heard of, and we’re trying to convince people to spend £5,000 without ever seeing us. That’s an incredibly hard thing to do. We thought that having Sophie would help with some of the credibility issues.”
        

And so, in return for Ms Ellis-Bextor discussing how much she likes her hot tub in a video on Danz’s website, and also praising the firm on her Twitter feed, she received a significant discount. Mr Thomas, who launched the business when he was 18, says that having the endorsement from the singer helped the company see its annual turnover go above £1m.

(www.bbc.com. Adaptado.)

03 – (UNESP-2015-VESTIBULAR-MEIO DE ANO-DISCURSIVA)

Que acordo comercial o representante da cantora pop ofereceu ao fundador da empresa Danz Spas?

04 – (UNESP-2015-VESTIBULAR-MEIO DE ANO-DISCURSIVA)

Por que o acordo foi benéfico para ambas as partes?