Questões de Língua Inglesa

apesar de ser um dos mais famosos museus do mundo, o Louvre é um dos menores da França;

o museu possui uma vasta coleção que se divide em categorias como, por exemplo, antiguidades egípcias, gregas, etruscas e romanas;

após a Batalha de Waterllo, Napoleão nomeou o museu como Museu Napoleônico;

o museu está localizado no famoso Palácio de Versailles.

no king lived at the Louvre Palace;

the palace was the house of the French Royalty during the French Revolution;

the palace is located in the central area of Paris;

Philip II, Louis XIV and Napoleon Bonaparte lived at the palace.

Skimming or skim-reading means reading quickly through a text to get a general idea of what it is about. This type of reading is also called reading for gist.

Scanning means reading a text slowly and carefully to find a specific piece or pieces of information. This kind of reading is also called reading for specific information.

Detailed reading means reading a text in order to extract the maximum detail from it. In other words,you read a text getting the meaning out of every word.

Reading aloud refers to reading a prepared speech or lecture, or reading a story aloud, or an extract from the newspaper.

Extensive reading refers to reading longer texts, primarily for pleasure or leisure, or in order to increase vocabulary, or to develop a reading habit.

The energy derived from coal, oil and gas is supposed to last for a long time.

Electricity which is generated by using the sun's energy is called solar power.

Electricity which is created by using the power of the wind is often called windmills.

River water in mountainous areas are not normally used to create hydroelectric power.

Electricity which is generated by water flowing in and out with the tides is enough to supply the world needs.

lead / coal, oil and gas / used objects and materials

a lot of petrol / coal, oil and gas / objects and materials

lead / most of the energy we use today / used objects and materials

the greenhouse effect / most of the energy we use / recycling objects and materials

a lot of petrol contains lead / energy, coal, oil and gas / processing objects and materials