UK Film Council: Atuação e Objetivos

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<p>________________________________________________Teste de Nível S2 11.1________________________________________________</p><p>1</p><p>UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO CEARÁ</p><p>CASA DE CULTURA BRITÂNICA</p><p>TESTE DE NÍVEL – S2 – PERÍODO 2011.1</p><p>NOME DO CANDIDATO: ________________________________ No. de inscrição:_____</p><p>Part I – READING COMPREHENSION – Read the following text and answer questions 1 to 10.</p><p>THE UK FILM COUNCIL – WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE DO</p><p>The UK Film Council is a</p><p>government agency for</p><p>film production in the UK.</p><p>It guarantees the</p><p>economic, cultural and 5</p><p>educational aspects of</p><p>film in the UK and in different countries. Here is what</p><p>we do:</p><p> We give all communities access to public money for</p><p>film production – this includes rural and remote 10</p><p>communities;</p><p> We support the distribution of British films in the</p><p>UK and around the world;</p><p> We stimulate creativity, film culture and education</p><p>through our Regional Investment Fund for England; 15</p><p> We give technical assistance during the production</p><p>of films;</p><p> We give access to films and cinemas for people with</p><p>visual and auditory disabilities;</p><p> We invest millions in cinemas and in UK film festivals 20</p><p>with money from the National Lottery;</p><p> We have First Light and Mediabox, agencies for</p><p>young people of 5-18 years old. These institutions</p><p>teach about filmmaking and stimulate the production</p><p>of creative films or documentaries; 25</p><p> We also have Filmclub, an after-school club. This</p><p>club gives children free access to the best of world</p><p>cinema;</p><p> We conduct research projects, for example, the first</p><p>research about the cultural impact of British films; 30</p><p>In short, we make the cinema an excellent</p><p>experience for millions of people.</p><p>Adapted from: www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk</p><p>I – UNDERSTANDING THE TEXT</p><p>1. The main idea of the text above is to:</p><p>a) say how the UK Film Council works. c) contrast British films with international films.</p><p>b) expose their film production for the next years. d) make British films interesting for young people.</p><p>2. The text above says that the UK Film Council DOES NOT:</p><p>a) incentivize the distribution and production of British films around the world.</p><p>b) help people with physical problems have access to films and cinema.</p><p>c) prepare and train actors and actresses for the films.</p><p>d) invest public and lottery money in British films.</p><p>3. Choose the CORRECT alternative according to the text.</p><p>a) First Light teaches about film production. c) First Light is only for children.</p><p>b) Children go to Filmclub before their school classes. d) Mediabox is only for adults.</p><p>4. Choose the INCORRECT alternative according to the text.</p><p>a) The UK Film Council works in urban and rural areas. c) British films have no cultural impact.</p><p>b) The UK Film Council works with children and adults. d) The UK Film Council also works with teenagers.</p><p>II – REFERENCE</p><p>5. The pronoun ‘it’ (line 4) refers to:</p><p>a) government b) the UK Film Council c) film production d) the UK</p><p>6. The word ‘our’ (line 15) refers to:</p><p>a) creativity, film culture and education c) the UK Film Council</p><p>b) Regional Investment Fund for England d) the UK and different countries</p><p>III – VOCABULARY</p><p>7. The word ‘remote’ (line 10) means:</p><p>a) distant b) poor c) small d) precarious</p><p>8. The word ‘support’ (line 12) means:</p><p>a) tolerate b) avoid c) encourage d) carry</p><p>9. The word ‘and’ (line 5) states in the sentence the idea of:</p><p>a) contrast b) addition c) consequence d) condition</p><p>S2</p><p>________________________________________________Teste de Nível S2 11.1________________________________________________</p><p>2</p><p>10. In the text, the phrase ‘around the world’ (line 13) means:</p><p>a) in every part of the globe. c) the name of a film.</p><p>b) the name of a book by Jules Vernes. d) a full rotation.</p><p>PART II – USE OF ENGLISH</p><p>For questions 11 to 20, choose the option that CORRECTLY completes the sentences. (X = no word)</p><p>11. I am a very healthy person because I don’t drink coffee ______ smoke cigarettes.</p><p>a) before b) also c) but d) or</p><p>12. _____ is my cousin. ______ name is Isadora.</p><p>a) She / His b) Her / She’s c) She / Her d) Her / Her</p><p>13. I need to buy _______ food, the only problem is that I have _______ money at all.</p><p>a) some / any b) some / some c) some / no d) any / any</p><p>14. I like eating turkey ______ Sundays.</p><p>a) at b) in c) on d) X</p><p>15. ______ Catherine and Rodrigo cinema fans?</p><p>a) Does b) Do c) Is d) Are</p><p>16. There ________ some buildings near my neighbourhood.</p><p>a) have b) has c) are d) is</p><p>17. He is from Thailand. He is ____________.</p><p>a) Thailandish b) Thai c) Thailandian d) Thailandese</p><p>18. A: ________ is it? B: It’s Richard.</p><p>a) Who b) What c) How d) Where</p><p>19. At 7 o’clock, ____________ the dinner. At 7:15, ____________ TV.</p><p>a) he makes / he watches b) we take / we wake up c) she go / she finish d) they sleeps / they wakes up</p><p>20. A: Would you like to drink some tea? B: _____________________.</p><p>a) Yes, I drink tea b) No, thanks c) Yes, I do d) Yes, I like</p><p>For questions 21 to 25, choose the INCORRECT option.</p><p>21. a) Her children’s books are on the desk. c) My mother’s car is a Ferrari.</p><p>b) The film’s end is not interesting. d) My sisters’ toys are very old.</p><p>22. a) That woman is rich. c) This men need some water.</p><p>b) Those books belong to me. d) These girls are cute.</p><p>23. a) How old do you have? c) Who do you work for?</p><p>b) What’s your surname? d) Is he a builder?</p><p>24. a) I speak english fluently. c) She has classes on Saturdays.</p><p>b) My parents come from Brazil. d) They live in Europe.</p><p>25. a) I have two black cars. c) He is handsome.</p><p>b) We are mexicans. d) She is a secretary.</p><p>For questions 26 to 30, choose the option which has the same meaning and idea as the sentences in italics.</p><p>26. After we go to the cinema, we drink a Coke.</p><p>a) We drink a Coke because we go the cinema. c) We drink a Coke when the cinema finishes.</p><p>b) We drink a Coke before we go to the cinema. d) We drink a Coke. Then, we go to the cinema.</p><p>27. He is handsome.</p><p>a) He has ugly hands. b) He is good-looking. c) He is ugly. d) He has big hands.</p><p>28. Would you like a double room?</p><p>a) Do you like a double room? c) Do you want a double room?</p><p>b) Do you like it here? d) What would you like?</p><p>29. It’s ten after five.</p><p>a) It’s five ten. b) It’s four fifty. c) It’s ten-oh-five. d) It’s nine fifty-five.</p><p>________________________________________________Teste de Nível S2 11.1________________________________________________</p><p>3</p><p>30. My sister needs a new watch, because her watch is very old.</p><p>a) My sister needs her old watch. c) My sister never watches her old TV.</p><p>b) My sister’s watch is old. She needs a new watch. d) My sister needs a watch because she’s old.</p><p>Answer questions 31 to 40 according to the instructions.</p><p>31. Choose the option where all words are CORRECTLY spelled.</p><p>a) twelve / aunt / thirteen c) Tuesday / Scotish / wallet</p><p>b) restaurant / television / Thusday d) Wenesday / cigarettes / early</p><p>32. Choose the option where the nouns have the CORRECT singular – plural form, respectively.</p><p>a) child – children / baby – babies c) tooth – toothes / watch – watches</p><p>b) man – mans / car – cars d) toy – toies / game – games</p><p>33. Choose the INCORRECT definition.</p><p>a) My mother’s brother is my uncle. c) My father’s mother is my grandmother.</p><p>b) My sister’s daughter is my niece. d) My mother’s cousin is my nephew.</p><p>34. Choose the option where all the words are in the same vocabulary group.</p><p>a) yellow / grey / thousand c) weak / beautiful / slim</p><p>b) engineer / wallet / teacher d) fifteen / twenty-three / post office</p><p>35. Choose the option with the CORRECT definition.</p><p>a) Match – A paper container for a letter. c) Stamp – A large animal. It lives in cold places.</p><p>b) Purse – Women use this object as make-up. d) Tissue – You use</p><p>this paper when you clean things.</p><p>36. Choose the option where the underlined vowels have the same pronunciation as the vowels in the word ‘club’.</p><p>a) book b) usually c) put d) bus</p><p>37. Choose the option where the underlined consonants have the same pronunciation as in ‘garage’.</p><p>a) hungry b) golf c) unusual d) sing</p><p>38. Choose the option where the letters ‘s’/‘es’ at the end of the verb are pronounced as in ‘does’.</p><p>a) watches b) lands c) thinks d) stops</p><p>39. Choose the option that completes the sentence “My uncle’s son is my _____”.</p><p>a) grandson b) nephew c) cousin d) brother-in-law</p><p>40. Choose the option where the verb is INCORRECT in the sentence.</p><p>a) Maria never makes her homework. c) She sleeps for two hours.</p><p>b) When she finishes school, she goes home. d) Then she goes to the gym.</p><p>For questions 41 to 50, fill in the blanks with the appropriate word(s) and mark the CORRECT alternative.</p><p>(Note: X= no word)</p><p>My grandparents live in Guanacés. ______41 live in a small town ______42 the ocean. There is a beautiful beach</p><p>about half a mile from ______43 house. There aren’t ______44 restaurants, ______45 there is a department store</p><p>and a cinema. There ______46 a lot to do there at night, but I still love going to visit ______.47 My grandmother is</p><p>______48 funny, I think she could work in a circus. My grandfather is ______49 farmer. He loves working with</p><p>animals and plants. When ______50 weather is nice, we eat outside in the backyard.</p><p>41. a) Them b) He c) They d) Him</p><p>42. a) near b) next c) distant d) close</p><p>43. a) their b) us c) them d) him</p><p>44. a) a b) no c) some d) any</p><p>45. a) because b) also c) but d) after</p><p>46. a) have b) has c) isn’t d) aren’t</p><p>47. a) they b) them c) their d) theirs</p><p>48. a) very b) very not c) quite not d) no</p><p>49. a) X b) old c) an d) a</p><p>50. a) the b) a c) an d) X</p>