Training for the Javelin
The javelin is over 400,000 years old. This long, pointed stick was first used as a weapon before it became an integral event in the Olympic Games. Though even as a sport, it can still cause damage today.
Javelin throwers can become injured because they often repeat the same action many times during training or competitions. There is especially a risk of elbow injury if athletes bend their arms the wrong way when they throw the javelin. As with all sports, it’s important to warm up properly before practicing the javelin.
For people considering taking up this sport, here are some suggestions for preventing injury:
1. Practice with a professional coach. It’s essential to develop a good technique from the beginning.
2. Develop healthy eating habi... Ver mais

The English language should be taught in a way that the integration of the four skills is the key for creating a real communicative situation.
They propose the mixing of __________________and _______________comprehension with __________________and ________________ expression.

Choose the alternative that contains the correct words to complete the sentence.

A method is an application of an approach in the context of language teaching and, it differs from person to person.
Match the Method with its correct characteristics.
Column 1 Method 1. The audio-lingual method 2. The task- based learning 3. The Direct Method 4. The Grammar Translation Method
Column 2 Characteristics ( ) It involves thinking and speaking in English. The communication between the teacher and the student is strictly in English. ( ) This method is characterized by conventional drilling of set phrases which are used in daily communication, and grammatical rules are not emphasized. ( ) The main purpose of this Method is to learn a language in order to read its literature to benefit from mental discipline and intellectual improvement. ( ) It uses techniques to e... Ver mais

Music Enabling Cognitive Work

(Avaliable in: ASHLEY, R. and TIMMERS, R. (Editors) The Routledge Companion to Music Cognition. New York: Routledge, 2017 – text adapted specially for this test). 

The blanks in paragraph one should be completed with, in order:

Analyze the following statements about the sentence “In the early-twentieth century music was sometimes broadcast in factories to increase productivity and morale”
(l. 01-02): I. “Music was sometimes broadcast” is in the simple present, in a passive voice structure.
II. The adverb “sometimes” could be replaced by “rarely” with no changes in meaning.
III. The word “increase” could be translated as “aumentar”.

Which ones are correct?

Connect the highlighted words “while” (l. 01), “however” and “whether” (l. 11) to the ideas they convey in the text, in order:

Music Enabling Cognitive Work

(Avaliable in: ASHLEY, R. and TIMMERS, R. (Editors) The Routledge Companion to Music Cognition. New York: Routledge, 2017 – text adapted specially for this test). 

According to the text, it is INCORRECT to say that:

Which kind of task seems to get extra benefits from music? Why?

Considere a tirinha abaixo.

Pode-se inferir a partir da tirinha que 

Considere o gráfico abaixo.  

O gráfico leva a entender que