An idiom has been defined as a lexical item (usually a phrase or a clause) whose meaning cannot be derived from the sum of its parts. The idiom in “summer is just around the corner” (line 1-2) means that “summer is: 
Considering that responding to students’ writing is very much a part of the process of teaching writing, choose the correct option about the theory concerning the way teachers should respond to students’ writing in the process writing approach.
Based on the Parâmetros Curriculares Nacionais issued by the Brazilian Ministry of Education and Culture in 1998 (Secretaria de Educação Fundamental, 1998), choose the correct option.
The Parâmetros Curriculares Nacionais issued by the Brazilian Ministry of Education and Culture states that
Based on the text, judge the items from 66 through 72.
Different learners have different communicative requirements which should be reflected in the content of the curriculum.
It is possible to affirm that text A
Read the sentence below and choose the correct alternative to fill in the blank.
______, play by the Irish poet and writer Oscar Wilde (1854-1900), was first staged in London in 1895.
Put the stages of a listening lesson plan in order by numbering them 1 - 8. Then, choose the alternative that presents the correct order.
( ) The teacher tells students the title of the story ‗A long journey.
( ) Students listen for gist to see if their predictions were right, and the class discuss their answers with the teacher.
( ) The teacher gives students comprehension questions to read.
( ) Students brainstorm words connected with journeys.
( ) Students listen for specific information.
( ) In pairs, students check their answers.
( ) Students use their answers to re-tell the story in pairs.
( ) The teacher gives students a list of words from a story about a journey. Students check which of their words are i...
The following plan describes a lesson which integrates skills and language work. Number the stages in the correct order and then choose the alternative that presents the correct order.
( ) Students read a text about a Chinese couple who lives in London.
( ) Students look for any language in the text that describes physical appearance.
( ) Students listen to a dialogue about a police line-up before role playing police officers questioning witnesses.
( ) Students answer comprehension questions about the text.
( ) Students write physical descriptions of classmates. Class has to guess who they are writing about.
( ) Students rewrite the text as if the character approved of his wifes appearance.
( ) Students complete a questionna...
Using audio material in class has a number of advantages and disadvantages. Write "for advantage and " for disadvantage. Then choose the alternative that displays the correct sequence.
( ) Audio material is portable.
( ) Everyone has to listen at the same speed.
( ) Learners are prevented from interacting with the speakers.
( ) Audio material provides a variety of different voices and situations.
( ) Listening to a CD player is not a natural occupation.
Which intelligences will be tackled in the activity described below?
"Teacher tells students a riddle and asks them to solve it in pairs".
The statements below describe different issues in second language acquisition. Write " if the statement is TRUE and ¨"if the statement is FALSE. Then choose the alternative that displays the correct sequence.
( ) It is as difficult to ¨Dget at¡¬ linguistic competence in a second language as it is in a first.
( ) The inability to produce an item also means an inability to comprehend the item.
( ) Adults and children alike appear to have the capacity to acquire a second language at any age. ( ) The variability of second language acquisition is affected by the same variables that are applicable to first language acquisition.
( ) Input is more important to second language learners than it is to first language learners.
According to the text, judge the following items.
Reading is another specialization language teachers find together.
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Modern language teachers hardly ever have to serve as reading skill teachers.
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Reading has been considered an important subject.
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Reading has become an important concern in second language programs, but not in foreign language programs.
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Reading is the main objective in countries where English is taught as a second language.
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Reading and writing skills are relevant to be taught at the secondary and postsecondary levels.
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In Brazil, the main goal of students who take ESL classes is to speak English fluently, without any foreign accent.
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Teaching English for reading in its own right has remained unchangeable all along the years.
