With the exception of business owners and investors, most Brazilians looked for candidates who prioritized job creation and income generation, in the 2018 elections. According to a Brazilian Economic Outlook from the Institute of Applied Economic Research (IPEA), the economy sustained growth (albeit slow) for a while since the end of 2017, industrial production increased, and unemployment rates declined. Nevertheless, 13.4 million people remained jobless, particularly women, youth, and people of color; and growth rates were disappointing. A poll by Datafolha showed at the time that Brazilians’ perceptions of the economy were pessimistic: 72 percent of those surveyed felt the economic scenario had worsened in the last months. Similar to the reaction to corruption, this extremely negat... Ver mais

      With the exception of business owners and investors, most Brazilians looked for candidates who prioritized job creation and income generation, in the 2018 elections. According to a Brazilian Economic Outlook from the Institute of Applied Economic Research (IPEA), the economy sustained growth (albeit slow) for a while since the end of 2017, industrial production increased, and unemployment rates declined. Nevertheless, 13.4 million people remained jobless, particularly women, youth, and people of color; and growth rates were disappointing. A poll by Datafolha showed at the time that Brazilians’ perceptions of the economy were pessimistic: 72 percent of those surveyed felt the economic scenario had worsened in the last months. Similar to the reaction to corruption, this extremely negat... Ver mais

      With the exception of business owners and investors, most Brazilians looked for candidates who prioritized job creation and income generation, in the 2018 elections. According to a Brazilian Economic Outlook from the Institute of Applied Economic Research (IPEA), the economy sustained growth (albeit slow) for a while since the end of 2017, industrial production increased, and unemployment rates declined. Nevertheless, 13.4 million people remained jobless, particularly women, youth, and people of color; and growth rates were disappointing. A poll by Datafolha showed at the time that Brazilians’ perceptions of the economy were pessimistic: 72 percent of those surveyed felt the economic scenario had worsened in the last months. Similar to the reaction to corruption, this extremely negat... Ver mais

Nel Noddings. Philosophy of education. New York: Routledge, 2018 (adapted).

The main purpose of text 22A1-I is to

Nel Noddings. Philosophy of education. New York: Routledge, 2018 (adapted).

In each of the options below a passage of text 22A1-I is followed by a suggestion for its replacement. Choose the option in which the meaning and the grammatical correctness of the text are maintained.

The economist. science & technology. Feb 20th 2020

edition. Internet: (adapted).

According to text 22A1-II,

The economist. science & technology. Feb 20th 2020

edition. Internet: (adapted).

About text 22A1-II, choose the correct option.

The economist. science & technology. Feb 20th 2020

edition. Internet: (adapted).

Imagine that a teacher wanted to further the reading skills of her pupils, and that, to do so, she decided to work with text 22A1-II in her class. Considering this and the reading strategies that can be developed in English classes, judge the following statements.

I By asking her pupils to guess the overall sense of the text just from its title, she would be promoting the use of the technique known as skimming.
II Exercises based on the skimming technique would demand her pupils to h... Ver mais