Questão 2183830

• Banca: Prefeitura do Rio de Janeiro - RJ
• Órgão: Prefeitura de Rio de Janeiro - RJ
• Ano: 2010
• Provas: Prefeitura do Rio de Janeiro - RJ - 2010 - Prefeitura de Rio de Janeiro - RJ - Professor I - Inglês
• Disciplina: Inglês
• Assuntos: Aspectos linguísticos | Linguistic aspects; Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

Answer question according to TEXT 1 below, adapted from http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8606466.stm (accessed on April 7th, 2010) .

TEXT 1

At least 200 people have died in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro after another storm. This is arguably the worst torrential rain for decades, causing flooding and landslides. Our website readers in Rio de Janeiro have been sharing their experiences.

Comment 1 - I’ve never seen such chaos. We weren’t prepared for this, even though we were warned that a big storm was about to come. Newspapers are saying that the reason for the catastrophe is the garbage. Well it may have been. We need to teach recycling at schools and community groups, otherwise we will have more disasters like this. (Lia, Niterói)

Comment 2 - Today I witnessed Rio de Janeiro on the brink of collapse. I ventured out around midday, just as the electric power blacked out in my neighbourhood. Three hours later, looking out of my office window, the city still reminded me of a war zone. “What´ve we done to deserve this?”, I thought. It’s night time now and I haven’t been able to return home. I might do so tomorrow. (José, Rio)

Comment 3 - Worldwide, we are seeing more and more climate instability. The deserts of central Asia are growing, while areas of the US (and now Rio) are drenched. The lakes in Minnesota have never thawed this early, at any time in the recorded record. The icecaps will be history, and islands around the world are disappearing under the surf. The oceans are warming, the coral reefs are dying. How much more evidence do we need of global warming? (João, Brasília)

The primary communicative purpose of José and João’s comments are respectively to:

• A. react and persuade
• B. complain and point out
• C. argue and describe
• D. narrate and warn

Gabarito: D

Comentários

• A) This is not correct because react means to respond in a particular way in response to something, and persuade is used when you cause someone to do something you want using an argument.
                                   
  Esta resposta não está  correta pois react signfica dar uma resposta em particular a alguém por algo que ela disse, e persuade é usado quando você leva alguém a fazer alguma coisa que você deseja usando um argumento.
  
  B) This is not correct because complain is used to express dissatisfaction about an event,and point out is used when you direct someone's attention toward something, especially by extending the finger.
  
  Esta resposta não está correta pois complain é usado para expressar uma insatisfação a respeito de um evento, e point out é usado quando você direciona a atenção de alguém para algo, especialmente apontando o dedo.
  
  C) This is not correct because argue is used to give reasons to support an idea, and describe means that you can use words to talk abut someone's qualities and characteristics.
  
  Esta resposta não está correta pois argue é usado para dar motivos que apoiem uma ideia, e describe significa que você pode usar palavras para falar das qualidades e características de alguém.
  
  Resposta: D
  
  This is correct because when you narrate something you give a spoken or written commentary, and when you warn a person, you inform someone in advance of a possible danger or unpleasant situation.
  
  Esta resposta está correta, pois quando você narra algo, você apresenta um comentário escrito ou falado, e quando você adverte alguém, você a informa com antecedência sobre um possível perigo ou situação desagradável.