Reading is an ability that has great importance in learning, and this is due to the fact that reading is definitely part of our daily activity, but, most importantly, reading is one of the skills that students have to learn both in English as a foreign language and in their native language. In order to read with comprehension, developing readers must be able to read with some proficiency and then receive explicit instruction in reading comprehension strategies.

Choose the alternative that contains Reading Comprehension Strategies.

Read the following paragraph about English learning in Brazil according to the Statutory and the National Curricular Guidelines.

“The Statutory and National Curricular Guidelines make the teaching of a foreign language at elementary and high school ...................................... . However, teachers and experts acknowledge that English teaching - both public and private - is unable to provide students with a ................................. level of English. They identify similar reasons to those that cause other problems in basic education: the lack of language teaching equipment and ........................... classrooms.”

Mark the alternative that contains the correct missing words in the paragraph.

English as a second Language teaching is the process of helping individuals who do not speak English as their first language learn to speak, read, and write in English. ESL teaching methods are the ways in which teachers use to teach English.

Study these sentences below and decide if they are true ( T ) or false ( F ), according to the Methods and their characteristics.

( ) Direct Method is the type of teaching which involves giving students one-on-one instruction without any group work or activity involvement. This method is used in formal learning situations only and usually does not involve a lot of hands-on practice.

( ) Total Physical Response (TPR) is a style of teaching, where students are first introduced to the material through group work or Activity-Based Learning activities before moving on to individual instruction. This method can be used in both formal and informal settings.

( ) Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) is the method that focuses on developing fluency in a foreign language by using realworld, communicative activities. By engaging students in authentic conversations, CLT helps them to improve their comprehension and speaking skills.

( ) The Grammar Translation Method is based on the principle that language is composed of grammar and vocabulary, and that by understanding the structure of a foreign language, students can improve their comprehension.

Choose the alternative which presents the correct sequence, from top to bottom.

Analyze the sentences below about Modern Foreign Languages, under LDB Law.

1. Foreign Languages at the average school are almost entirely based on the study of grammatical formulae; the memorization of rules and a priority focus on written language.

2. Foreign Languages are now part of a field of knowledge, and no longer an isolated course in the curriculum.

3. The school-based teaching of Foreign Languages is responsible to enable students to understand and produce correct sentences in a foreign language, and to allow learners to develop speaking competence as the main objective of the process of learning.

4. The teaching of a foreign language provides real communication and allows students to have access to several types of information while contributing to their overall development as citizens. C

hoose the alternative which contains the correct affirmatives: