Avaliação de Inglês ( Ensino Médio )

 QUESTÕES OBJETIVAS.

TEXT  1 – Read the text below and answer the questions 01 to 05.

A Town Where All the World Is a Bar

BELO HORIZONTE, in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, has managed to become one of the country’s largest city while remaining almost completely unknown to the outside world. If tourists — more drawn to the pleasures of Rio de Janeiro or the urban clamor of São Paulo — know it at all, it is because they may pass through it on their way to Ouro Preto and Diamantina, treating it as a little more than a refueling stop as they head toward those picturesque colonial-era towns. Its international anonymity was born of no coastline and thus no beaches, no famous Carnival and thus no February madness.

But Beagá, the city’s nickname, does have a claim to fame: as the bar capital of Brazil. The botecos, informal sit-down places where multiple generations socialize, drink beer and often have an informal meal. There are 12,000 bars in the city, more per capita than anywhere else in the country. And though tourist guidebooks hardly mention them, they are a great way for travelers to dive into the social life of a city whose metropolitan area has exploded to over five million inhabitants. The best time to come is for the annual Comida de Buteco competition in April, when some 40 of the top bars compete in categories like beer frigidity, service and most importantly, best appetizer. Winners are decided not just by judges but by public vote, giving people an excuse to go out every night for a month. 

When you need a bar break, take an afternoon trip to Pampulha, where several Niemeyer buildings stand, including his famous Church of São Francisco de Assis. And on Sunday morning, you can buy gifts at the Hippie Fair on Avenida Afonso Pena crammed with clothing, jewelry, household goods and crafts. When you’re done, stop at food stalls for fried fish or coconut sweets, or visit the beautiful Municipal Park below the fair to relax.     

                                                                                                     

Vocabulary:

stall – banca de feira.

claim to – direito a algo; reivindicação.

crammed – cheio, lotado.

QUESTÃO 01 ( identificar a informação explícita no texto)

Belo Horizonte is NOT well-known all over the world because

a) it has always been considered the bar capital of Brazil.

b) it is not too close to Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo.

c) Ouro Preto and Diamantina attract all potential tourists.

d) it has got no beaches and its carnival is not famous.

e) it is far from the capital São Paulo and other big citites.

QUESTÃO 02 ( identificar a informação explícita no texto)

The word those in “... those picturesque colonial-era towns.” (paragraph 1) refers to

a) Ouro Preto and Diamantina.                                                                              

b) Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo.                                                                   

c) Belo Horizonte and São Paulo.                                                                            

d) Ouro Preto and Belo Horizonte.        

e) Ouro Preto in Minas Gerais.

QUESTÃO 03 ( identificar a informação explícita no texto)

The bars are a great way for travelers to dive into the social life of Belo Horizonte because

a) they are not mentioned in the tourist guidebooks.

b) they are a great place to meet the people from the city.

c) the city metropolitan area has five million inhabitants.

d) there are no other attractions available in the city.

e) there are a lot of interesting ones around the city

QUESTÃO 04 ( identificar a informação explícita no texto)

The word though in “And though tourist guidebooks …” (paragraph 2) conveys an idea of 

a) contrast.                                                                                                                     

b) place.                                                                                                                            

c) time.                                                                                                                          

d) addition. 

e) reason

QUESTÃO 05 ( identificar a informação explícita no texto)

Winners of the Comida de Buteco competition are decided by

a) the public only.

b) both the public and the judges.

c) the judges only.

d) all the inhabitants in the city.

e) the directors of the competition.

QUESTÃO 06 ( identificar a informação explícita no texto)

WHY PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IS IMPORTANT FOR YOU.

People need to be active to be healthy. Our modern lifestyle and all the conveniences we've become used to have made us sedentary - and that's dangerous for our health. Sitting around in front of the TV or the computer, riding in the car for even a short trip to the store and using elevators instead of stairs or ramps all contribute to our inactivity. Physical inactivity is as dangerous to our health as smoking!

Add up your activities during the day in periods of at least 10 minutes each. Start slowly ... and build up. If you're already doing some light activities move up to more moderate ones. A little is good, but more is better if you want to achieve health benefits.

Scientists say accumulate 60 minutes of physical activity every day to stay healthy or improve your health. Time needed depends on effort - as you progress to moderate activities, you can cut down to thirty minutes, four days a week. Physical activity doesn't have to be very hard to improve your health. This goal can be

reached by building physical activities into your daily routine. Just add up in periods of at least ten minutes each throughout the day. After three months of regular physical activity, you will notice a difference - people often say getting started is the hardest part.

(From Handbook for Canada's Physical Activity Guide to Healthy Active Living p. 4. Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology, Ottawa, Ontario, 1998)

1 - Why is physical activity so important for people?

2 - Write two actions that make us feel sedentary.