Duo from Minas is a hit in Brazil

Victor is 33 years old and his brother Leo is 32. They were born in (1) Minas Gerais and began playing together in 1994, in Belo Horizonte. Seven years later they went to São Paulo, where they continued to play in bars and clubs. From (2) 2002 to 2005 they released three CDs – Victor composed most of the songs. Recently they released their fourth CD, called “Borboletas”

Despite their success, they have not managed to (3) please everyone. A lot of people have a kind of prejudice against (4) sertaneja music and think it is cheesy and bland whereas on the Internet the musicians have been very successful. On YouTube their videos have been watched by (5) over (6) 20 million people.

Adapted from a text of Maganews

GLOSSARY:

to please = agradar

prejudice = preconceito

cheesy = meloso, brega

bland = sem criatividade, “sem sal”

whereas = enquanto que

despite = apesar de

Leia o texto abaixo, do qual foram retirados os sinais de pontuação, e, a seguir, assinale a alternativa incorreta quanto às opções para pontuá-lo, uma vez que desconsidera as regras estabelecidas pela gramática.

The spread of English

The cross-cultural spread of English is unprecedented in other ways. It is used than any of the other colonial languages like French, Portuguese or Spanish. It even has a use than some of the languages associated with international non-Western religious traditions, like Arabic or Sanskrit. In countries like India and Nigeria, English is used in local English-language newspapers and broadcasting, in public administration, in university education, in major industries, the courts and the civil service. Indeed, with nearly 200 languages, India needs English to unify the country.

Professor Lal, a champion of Indian English, who runs a well-known writers’ workshop, claims that in simple numerical terms, in a country of 840 million, Indians need to speak English to communicate with each other....You know what Malcolm Muggeridge said: “The last Englishman left will be an Indian.”

Duo from Minas is a hit in Brazil

Victor is 33 years old and his brother Leo is 32. They were born in (1) Minas Gerais and began playing together in 1994, in Belo Horizonte. Seven years later they went to São Paulo, where they continued to play in bars and clubs. From (2) 2002 to 2005 they released three CDs – Victor composed most of the songs. Recently they released their fourth CD, called “Borboletas”

Despite their success, they have not managed to (3) please everyone. A lot of people have a kind of prejudice against (4) sertaneja music and think it is cheesy and bland whereas on the Internet the musicians have been very successful. On YouTube their videos have been watched by (5) over (6) 20 million people.

Adapted from a text of Maganews

GLOSSARY:

to please = agradar

prejudice = preconceito

cheesy = meloso, brega

bland = sem criatividade, “sem sal”

whereas = enquanto que

despite = apesar de

Considere a frase: Pedi ajuda a ela, pois precisava entregar a ficha de avaliação do aluno. A diretoria estava a espera desse documento. Dentre as ocorrências destacadas, apenas uma deve receber o acento indicativo de crase. Marque a alternativa que apresenta essa ocorrência.