(Originais Teachy 2023) - Questão Médio de Inglês

Imagine you are an exchange student from Brazil, attending an American high school for the first time. During lunch break, you overhear a group of students discussing their plans for the weekend. One of them mentions that they are going to attend a lecture. Based on your understanding of English and the topic of false friends, what do you think the student is referring to when he/she says "lecture"? Choose the best option.

Rewrite the following sentence using the comparative form of the adjectives provided and explaining how the change impacts the meaning of the sentence: 'The elephant is big, but the hippo is bigger.' Use the adjectives 'big' and 'heavy' to create a sentence that includes both the comparative and superlative forms. Then, relate the concept of size and weight to physics, explaining how the mass of these animals relates to concepts of force and acceleration, and discuss the implications of these differences in a hypothetical scenario where both animals are required to climb a steep hill.

In English, the present continuous tense is used to describe actions that are happening at the moment of speaking or to talk about temporary situations. For example, 'I am reading a fascinating book right now' indicates an action in progress at the present moment, whereas 'The company is expanding into new markets' describes a temporary situation that is currently occurring. Consider the following excerpt from an article about current environmental initiatives: 'Scientists are developing new methods to reduce carbon emissions, and companies are increasingly investing in sustainable technologies.' (Source: Environmental Progress, June 2023, www.envprogress.com) Based on your understanding of the present continuous tense, analyze the use of this grammatical structure in the given context and address the following points in your response: 1. Identify and explain the function of the present continuous tense in each of the two examples from the article. 2. Discuss how the use of the present continuous tense contributes to the overall meaning of the sentence and the sense of ongoing progress in environmental efforts.

Considerando o uso dos prefixos e sufixos no desenvolvimento de palavras em inglês, analise o seguinte trecho do poema 'The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock' de T.S. Eliot: 'Measured out with coffee spoons.' Refletindo sobre o contexto histórico e cultural em que Eliot escreveu, como o uso do sufixo 'ed' e o prefixo 'un' podem afetar o significado e a interpretação do verso em relação ao tema mais amplo do poema? Em outras palavras, como a escolha de 'Measured' ao invés de 'Unmeasured' e a ausência do sufixo 'ing' podem refletir as preocupações do eu-lírico com ordem e repetição, que são temas recorrentes no Modernismo Anglo-Americano?