Regarding the vocabulary of the text, decide whether the statements below are right (C) or wrong (E). 

The word “forestalled” in line 20 could be replaced by prevented without changing the meaning of the sentence. 

Analyse the contractions 1 to 4 indicated by the apostrophes in the excerpts below and the context of the sentences in the article:

•  We'd (1) always wanted to write a Bond song. (l. 04).

•  We'd (2) been writing motifs and thinking of melodies for a couple of years (l. 05).

•  We're (3) writing about something that's (4)... Ver mais

According to the text, judge the item

The adjective “wealthier” (line 8) means less rich.

According to the text, judge the item

In the second line, “rather than” is used to say that one thing is preferred to another or happens instead of another.  

Regarding the grapheme th, mark the alternative in which the word corresponds to the phoneme /ð/

Considering the International Alphabetic Symbols – IPA –, mark the alternative in which the exemplification is INCORRECT. 

Text for the item.

According to the text, judge the item.

The word “often” (line 43) can be replaced by seldom, without changes in meaning. 

According to the text, judge the item.

In the period “War devastates health systems, hampers access to medical supplies, and disrupts vaccination and other disease-prevention efforts, heightening the risk of outbreaks.” (lines from 8 to 11), the verb hamper can be correctly replaced by the verb impede. 

Read the text and choose the correct option for the question.

ENGLISH TEACHING AND LEARNING DURING THE COVID CRISIS: ONLINE CLASSES AND UPSKILLING TEACHERS

Since many countries have imposed a lockdown on movement, and many schools have subsequently closed their doors, vast numbers of previously tech-shy teachers are having to learn very quickly how to teach using online resources. This might be through delivering lessons using virtual classrooms or providing online self-study material for students, both of which may be new modes of lesson delivery for many.

Since the rise of the internet in the 1990s, English language (EL) teac... Ver mais

“It has been said that teachers who have been teaching for twenty years may be divided into two categories: those with twenty years' experience and those with one year's experience repeated twenty times. In other words, sheer time on the job does not ensure fruitful experience and professional progress. (...) A teacher can and should advance in professional expertise and knowledge throughout his or her career, and such advances do not depend on formal courses or external input. You have within your own teaching routine the main tools for personal progress: your own experience and your reflections on it, interaction with other teachers in your institution. Teacher development takes place when teachers, working as individuals or in a group, consciously take advantage of such resources to f... Ver mais