Questões de Inglês - Reading/Writing -
Englishman in New York
I don't drink coffee I take tea my dear
I like my toast done on one side
And you can hear it in my accent when I talk
I'm an Englishman in New York
See me walking down Fifth Avenue
A walking cane here at my side
I take it everywhere I walk
I'm an Englishman in New York
[…]
I'm an alien, I'm a legal alien
I'm an Englishman in New York
I'm an alien, I'm a legal alien
I'm an Englishman in New York
Modesty, propriety can lead to notoriety
You could end up as the only one
Gentleness, sobriety are rare in this society
At night a candle's brighter than the sun
STING. Nothing Like the Sun. Studio Album. United States: A&M Records, 1987 (fragmento).
Na letra da canção Englishman in New York, a fala do eu lírico evidencia uma atitude de
TEXTO:
Another brick in the wall
We don’t need no education
We don’t need no thought control
No dark sarcasm in the classroom
Teachers leave us kids alone
Hey! Teacher! Leave us kids alone!
All in all it’s just another brick in the wall.
All in all you’re just another brick in the wall.
FLOYD, Pink. Disponível em: . Acesso em: 12 out. 2013.
Fill in the parentheses with T (True) or F (False). As songwriters tend to use colloquial English in their lyrics, some of the so-called “grammar mistakes” usually occur. In this song, for example, the proper equivalent forms of the first line “We don’t need no education”, according to standard English, are
( ) We need no education.
( ) We don’t need some education.
( ) We don’t need any education.
( ) We needn’t worry about education.
The correct sequence, from top to bottom, is
Special delivery
[1] The other day in our mailbox there was a letter from Auntie Anne. She is nearing 80 and does not know how
important Facebook has become. She is not interested in Twittering and does not see the use of Internet. She is
addicted to pen and paper.
Every other week for the past 30 years I have sat down and written a letter to her. I started writing to her when
[5] I was 10 and she was living at Lake Ranch in the interior of British Columbia. Her letters were full of what Uncle Willi
was doing. He was a cowboy and he rode quarter horses every day, moving cattle and watching out for rattle-snakes.
Her correspondence was like a novel whose main characters were my family, and I still have every letter. My
letters were full of school in Victoria and family and ballet. I learned to pack mine with whatever I thought was
important. She would write back with questions and slowly I learned how to tell a story. I also learned about the
[10] paraphernalia of letter writing, keeping my address book current, having a ready supply of paper, envelopes and
stamps.
I caught the letter-writing bug myself. While still home in Victoria and studying at university, I wrote to friends
who were studying and living in France and China. We shared our hopes and travels, and chronicled our love lives. I
have boxes filled with their letters.
[15] Once graduated from university, I packed my backpack and traveled around the world. My letters reached
Auntie Anne from Asia and Europe. Places she had never seen, but was keen to hear all about. When I was
homesick, letters from my family would find me everywhere and I would feel like the world was smaller. Someone out
there cared.
Nowadays most wired people muse that snail mail is not all that relevant any more. Nobody uses the mail
[20] these days, they say. When was the last time someone actually wrote a letter? But what about postcards when you
travel? What about the small businesses who rely on cheques in the mail? What about all those charities needing
funds to carry on? What about all those things you order online? Who makes them come right to your door?
Now that the kids are out of school it seems the perfect time to get them to write to Auntie Anne. I coach them
on the rules of writing to her. She does not like fancy paper any more. She thinks it is better to recycle a flyer from the
[25] mailbox or the back of the newsletter from my daughter´s preschool. We need to always use the formal salutation
“dear” and formal closing “love”, because being dear to someone and telling them we love them is what we all want to
get in the mail.
Auntie Anne always includes a note for each child with questions of their own to answer in a letter back to her.
They usually carry her notes around and use them for bookmarkers for days afterward or dance around holding the
[30] letter in their hands.
I keep an addressed envelope on the kitchen counter ready in case I see a clipping from the newspaper I know
Auntie Anne will be interested in, or a nice bit of artwork from the children or perhaps even a note written by them.
As I mail my parcel to Auntie Anne, perhaps in the next week or so we will receive another letter from her.
Because if we want a letter, we must first write one.
[35]
(KOVACH, P. R. Special delivery. The globe and the mail, Canada, July 12, 2011. – Texto adaptado.)
É possível afirmar que o segmento As I mail my parcel to Auntie Anne.... (linha 34) encerra a idéia de
Read the following text to answer question 23.
Hi Adriana,
How are things back in Rome? Are you glad to be home again? Sorry I haven't written lately. I've been a bit depressed. My grades aren't
as good as they used to be. Classes didn't use to be so difficult!
I have to say, I miss you. You used to be such a good influence on me! These days, I oversleep. I often miss my classes! That never used to happen because I knew I had to meet you at the café in the morning. I remember how you would complain about the coffee here in Canada. You used to call it ―brown water‖!
I'm spending too much money too. Every time I go to the mall, I see something I want to buy. That's another reason I miss you! I would see some great jacket, but you wouldn't let me buy it. You would always tell me I didn't need it and drag me away!
Also, I have a noisy new roommate, Cindy. All she ever does is gab on her cell! Remember the way we would sit around talking? You always used to make me laugh. I bet that's a big reason I never used to feel stressed like I do now!
Anyway, exams will be over on Friday, so I'm sure I'll feel better then.
Write soon!
Annie
RICHARDS, J. C.; SANDY, C. Passages. Cambridge: CUP, 2008. p.74 (Adapted).
Judge the sentences according to the text:
I. The word ―oversleep‖ in the sentence ―These days, I oversleep,‖ means sleep for longer than intended.
II. Annie used to complain about the coffee because of its ―brown water‖ appearance.
III. We can state that the word ―miss‖ in the sentence ―I have to say, I miss you‖ has the same meaning as in the phrase ―I often miss my classes!‖
IV. Annie is a bit depressed but she thinks she will be better as soon as she finishes her exams.
V. The verb ―to gab‖ in the sentence ―All she ever does is gab on her cell!‖ means to talk continuously, especially about things which are not important.
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[...]
AGATHA
Wishwood was always a cold place, Amy.
IVY
I have always told Amy she should go south in the winter.
Were I in Amy\\'s position, I would go south in the winter.
I would follow the sun, not wait for the sun to come here.
I would go south in the winter, if I could afford it,
Not freeze, as I do, in Bayswater, by a gas-fire counting shillings.
VIOLET
Go south! to the English circulating libraries,
To the military widows and the English chaplains,
To the chilly deck-chair and the strong cold tea—
The strong cold stewed bad Indian tea.
CHARLES
That\\'s not Amy\\'s style at all. We are country-bred people.
Amy has been too long used to our ways
Living with horses and dogs and guns
Ever to want to leave England in the winter.
But a single man like me is better off in London:
A man can be very cosy at his club
Even in an English winter.
[...]
ELIOT, T. S. Family reunion. Disponível em https://archive.org/stream/familyreunionpl00elio/familyreunionpl00elio_djvu.txt. Acesso em 27/10/2015.
Tick the alternative that shows the CORRECT combination according to the exerpt above.
I. Only Agatha thinks Wishwood is a cold place.
II. Ivy thinks Amy should go south, but Violet doesn’t.
III. Both Ivy and Violet have few financial resources.
IV. Both Violet and Charles think Amy should not got south.
V. Amy and Agatha agree that Wishwood is a cold place.
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