Match the teacher’s purposes for using students’ first language:

I- Asking students to show they know what to do for homework = used for checking understanding

II- Giving individual written feedback to a weak student = used for explaining procedures

III- Telling a large group of teenagers the rules of a game = used for motivating

IV- Encouraging elementary students to try new ways of learning = used for motivating

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It is a good idea to group less able students together so that:

The sound of letter ‘a’ is underlined in the words below. What is the correct sequence that brings the phonemic symbols that would be used in a dictionary entry?
late – player – party – alphabet – island – hard – pizza – grandson – invitation
1. /æ/ 2. /ei/ 3. /?:/ 4. /?/

Observe the following statements regarding to Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL):
I- Learning is improved through increased motivation and the study of natural language seen in context. When learners are interested in a topic they are motivated to acquire language to communicate. II- Language is seen in real-life situations in which students can acquire the language. This is natural language development which builds on other forms of learning. III- Fluency is more important than accuracy and errors are a natural part of language learning. Learners develop fluency in English by using English to communicate for a variety of purposes. IV- CLIL is based on language acquisition focusing severely on learning grammar and sentence structure.
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Read and analyze the following statements, then choose the correct alternative:

Read the statements about Textual Genres and classify them as true (T) or false (F):
( ) According to Mikhail Bakhtin, textual genres are defined mainly by their social function. ( ) Textual genres are texts that are used for a particular reason in a communicative situation to promote a specific interaction. ( ) As they serve the need to communicate, textual genres are transmuted by presenting new forms from existing ones. The email address, for example, is a variation of the letter's communicative function. ( ) Textual genres define what kind of literature will be read by men and what type will be read by women. ( ) A textual genre is any one of the several linear sequences of elements of some specific kind whose combination constitutes a phonological representation.
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Read the text bellow in order to answer the question:
“Coronavirus, Social Distancing and Self-QuarantineNow that the new coronavirus and COVID-19, the illness it causes, are spreading among communities in the United States and other countries, phrases such as ‘social distancing’, ‘self-quarantine’ and ‘flattening the curve’ are showing up in the media.
What is ‘flattening the curve’?Flattening the curve refers to using protective practices to slow the rate of COVID-19 infection so hospitals have room, supplies and doctors for all of the patients who need care.

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Read the following statements:
I- The risk is that things may be brewing underneath the surface. II- The Senate approved a bill that promises a $1,200 payout to millions of Americans. III- Crowded camps, depleted clinics and scarce soap and water make social distancing and even hand-washing impossible for millions of refugees. IV- They would just preferred not to discuss it right now. Choose the correct alternative:

Read these statements about the Base Nacional Comum Curricular (BNCC), then choose the correct alternative:

In any language, some words can be replaced without changing the complete meaning. Observe the vocabulary in the first column and their possible synonyms in the second column. Match the columns relating vocabulary to its synonym:
First Column: Vocabulary 1- but 2- excellent 3- compliment 4- assume 5- should
Second Column: Synonym ( ) terrific ( ) nevertheless ( ) suppose ( ) praise ( ) ought to
Choose the alternative that presents the correct match: