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OFICINA DE REDAÇÃO EM LÍNGUA INGLESA - TEXTOS TÉCNICOS
	 
	 
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	"It concerns the way in which the components of the surface text, i.e. the actual words we hear or see, are mutually connected within a sequence".
· Bearing the idea of TEXTUALITY in mind, the previous citation refers to one important STANDARD. Which one?
 
		
	
	acceptability
	
	informativity
	
	intentionality
	
	coherence
	 
	cohesion
	
	
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	To Lunsford and Collins (2003), the bulk of a paragraph is made up of these specific types of sentences, which help to explain or prove the main idea. These sentences present facts, reasons, examples, definitions, comparison, contrasts, and other pertinent details. They are most important because they sell the main idea.
· Considering the structure of a paragraph, what does the previous citation refer to?
		
	 
	topic
	 
	supporting details
	
	main idea
	
	development
	
	conclusion
	
	
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	"Run your eyes quickly over the text to locate specific words or phrases that are of interest". This statement is related to:
		
	 
	Scanning
	
	Skimming
	
	Summarizing
	
	Prediction
	
	Metacognition
	
	
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	You can shorten a sentence by avoiding redundancy, prepositional phrases and passive voice. Which alternative is an example of this resource?
		
	 
	Tom purchased the computer.
	
	He drove at a rapid rate.
	 
	There are sixteen people who tried out for the basketball team.
	
	I am in receipt of your email message requesting an increase in pay.
	
	We collaborated together on the projects
	
	
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	According to Lane (1999), this type of text is a short, compelling news story written by a public relations professional and sent to targeted members of the media. Its goal is to pique the interest of a journalist or publication. This type of text should contain all the essential information (who? what? where? when? how? and most importantly why?).
· What type of text does the previous information refer to?
		
	
	Article
	 
	Press release
	
	Summary
	
	E-mail
	
	Essay
	
	
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	Upon surfing the famous Amazon website, you came across the following type of text:
NOW A BLOCKBUSTER MOTION PICTURE DIRECTED BY CLINT EASTWOOD --NOMINATED FOR SIX ACADEMY AWARDS, INCLUDING BEST PICTURE
From 1999 to 2009, U.S. Navy Seal Chris Kyle recorded the most career sniper kills in United States military history. His fellow American warriors, whom he protected with deadly precision from rooftops and stealth positions during the Iraq War, called him ''The Legend''; meanwhile, the enemy feared him so much they named him al-Shaitan (''the devil'') and placed a bounty on his head. Kyle, who was tragically killed in 2013, writes honestly about the pain of war - including the deaths of two close SEAL teammates - and in moving first-person passages throughout, his wife, Taya, speaks openly about the strains of war on their family, as well as on Chris. Gripping and unforgettable, Kyle's masterful account of his extraordinary battlefield experiences ranks as one of the great war memoirs of all time.
· What TYPE of text does the previous one exemplify?
 
		
	 
	review
	
	article
	
	press release
	
	mission statement
	
	e-mail
	
	
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	Which one of alternatives below you should not take into consideration when writing a summary:
		
	
	Keep your summary short;
	
	Use your own wording;
	
	Refer to the central and main ideas of the original piece.
	 
	Make sure your opinion on the issue or topic discussed is clearly presented.
	 
	Do not rewrite the original piece;
	
	
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	Read the following information:
1. an eye-catching title which attracts the readers' attention and suggests its theme;
2. an introduction which clearly defines the topic to be covered and keeps the reader's attention;
3. the main body of two to five paragraphs in which the topic is further developed in detail;
4. the conclusion - summarizing the topic or a final opinion, recommendation or comment.
The previous items refer to a specific TYPE of text. Which one?
		
	
	book summary
	
	mission statement
	 
	press release
	 
	article
	
	scientific summary
	
	
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	Choose the alternative that correctly shows some of the basic debating skills
		
	
	Copy - Speed ¿ Clarity - Use of notes and eye contact
	
	Style - Speed - Ambiguity - Use of notes and eye contact
	
	Style - Speed - Clarity - Use of illogical arguments
	 
	Style - Speed - Clarity - Use of notes and eye contact
	
	Copy - Speed - Ambiguity - Use of notes and eye contact
	
	
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	READ the following text.
Robert Langdon: Thank you (to the audience). Thank you (pours a glass of water). Symbols are a language that can help us understand our past. As the saying goes, a picture says a thousand words, but... which words. Interpret for me please, this symbol, first thing that comes to mind, anybody.
Audience members: Hatred... racism... Ku Klux Klan.
Robert Langdon: Yes, yes, interesting, but...they would disagree with you in Spain. There, they are robes worn by priests'. Now, this symbol...anyone?
Audience members: Evil. 'La fourche du Diable'.
Robert Langdon: In English please.
Audience member: Devil's pitchfork.
Robert Langdon: Poor, poor Posiden, that is his trident. A symbol of power to millions of the ancients. Now this symbol...
Audience members: Madonna and child. Faith. Christianity.
Robert Langdon: No, no, it's the pagan god Horus and his mother Isis centuries before the birth of Christ. Understanding our past determines actively our ability to understand the present... so, how do we sift truth from belief? How do we write our own history, personally or culturally, and thereby define ourselves. How do we penetrate years, centuries, of historical distortion, to find original truth. Tonight... this will be our quest.
· The previous text is part of a scene of the film The Da Vinci Code, based on a novel by Dan Brown. The following image contextualizes the scene the text is about:
 
QUESTION: What does the passage above exemplify?
		
	 
	a debate
	
	a mission statement
	
	a public declaration
	
	a seminar
	 
	a lecture