Colégio Valparaíso – 30 anos

Língua Inglesa – 2024

RAPHAEL GONDIM
ENSINO MÉDIO 9º ANO TURMA: A
ALUNO (A): DATA: / / 2024

The art of difference

Mutuality in recognizing and negotiating difference is crucial for people to deal with their past and the future; it
is also essential in the process of creating a culture of responsibility. How can this be achieved and what is the
role of art in this process?
A vision based on ideologies solves both challenges of sharing - the interpretation of the past and the projec-
tions of the future. But ideologies are somehow “total”, if not totalitarian, because there is not much space for
serious public negotiation. Individuals, then, lose their integrity or are restricted to their private spheres and, in
the end, their memories become part of the dominant identity discourse, their aspirations are delegated. Even in
less obvious systems of ideological rule, where individual subscription to the official story line seems to be con-
sciously voluntary and collective memories are willingly encouraged for the sake of collective identities, the ne-
gotiation of difference is often not welcome: exclusion happens quickly and non-conformist doubts produce
suspicion.
A democratic vision - shared aspirations for the future, based on negotiated interpretations of the past that re-
spect diversity - is necessarily found in complex processes of private and public discourse and participatory and
inclusive culture. Yet, politics tends to reduce complexity and engineer the balance between the individual and
the collective rather than invest in processes of negotiation. We have learned, though, that this social engineer-
ing is a phantasm, largely limited and limiting, and, even if successful, often creates paranoid and fatal struc-
tures of homogeneity by trying to mould memories and hopes.
Humankind has gathered impressive knowledge about the limitations of the human will and the failures of such
“engineering”. Nevertheless, despite this, and maybe even because of it, we cannot give up trying the impossi-
ble: to create conditions for equality and solidarity for individuals to flourish. These conditions should be ac-
companied by narratives of a just, fair and free commonwealth of all. If history and memory seem to make this
dream an unlikely scenario, can art play this part?
The role of art is precisely to keep inspiration alive, to deconstruct ideology, to recall the necessary dream of
freedom, of the individual and of the common good beyond the “either/or” and beyond simplicity. In this sense,
art in general prevents false hopes, and thus generates hope in the most paradoxical way: the only way of hop-
ing that reaches beyond the private sphere without some kind of ideological distortion.
What makes art so unique? And why? Because the best narratives of art are purpose-free, uniquely non-instru-
mental, simply human. Art narrates what we don’t understand in enlightened ways. Artists in particular offer a
wealth of unseen perspectives and unexpected pathways of human exploration. Art makes us aware that all
memories are personal, despite the power of collective narratives. Arts and culture empower people to think
freely, to imagine the unimagined, to feel responsible across borders and boundaries. Hopefully, the narratives
of the future will be intercultural – and art will be the ally in the art of difference that needs to be further devel-
oped. “Art is about difference, art is difference”, as stated by Igor Dobricic*. And it is difference that Will be at
the origin of the new bonding narratives of confidence.
Gottfried Wagner alliancepublishing.org
*Igor Dobricic - dramaturgo sérvio

and non-conformist doubts produce suspicion. (l. 11-12)

Two words whose prefixes are semantically similar to the prefix in non-conformist are present in:
A) impossible (l. 22) / unlikely (l. 24)
B) recall (l. 26) / unseen (l. 33)
C) enlightened (l. 32) / unexpected (l. 33)
D) unimagined (l. 35) / intercultural (l. 37)
QUESTÃO 02 - Explain the concept of prefixes in word formation in English. What are the main functions of
prefixes and how do they modify the meanings of words? Provide examples to illustrate your explanations

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QUESTÃO 03- In Calvin’s comic strips, he is famous for his unusual and strange drawings, paintings, texts
and sculptures. In this strip, Calvin decides to make a snowman wearing a hot water bottle on its head because
he wants to

A) create snowmen wearing clothes.

B) have a snowman with a fashion style.C)
C) make his snowman last longer.
D)represent a snowman killing itself.

QUESTÃO 04 - Complete the paragraph, according to the text.

Nowadays Brooklyn Beckham ____________________________ in a café in London.
He __________________________there every Saturday.
A) work / work
B) works / is working
C) works / works
D) is working / works

Read about the eating habits of Andrea Crespo from Spain

8 a.m.
My mother usually wakes me, and I watch TV for about a half hour. For breakfast, I have cereal and milk.
Sometimes I have cookies and chocolate milk. After I’m done, I wash, brush my teeth and get dressed.

12:45 p.m.
We go to lunch in shifts. The food isn’t too bad. Today’s meal is chicken broth with pasta, a hamburger,
potatoes and salad. For dessert, we have fruit, yogurt or a pastry.

7:00 p.m.
After I do my homework, I take a shower. For supper, I usually have a ham sandwich or an omelette. While I’m
eating, I like to watch TV.

QUESTÃO 05 - Write sentences saying what Andrea eats and doesn't eat in the three main meals.

Breakfast
(+) __She eats cookies.
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Lunch
(+)
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Dinner
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QUESTÃO 06 - What about you? What do you eat and don't eat in these meals.

Breakfast
( + ) I eat cereal.
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Lunch
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QUESTÃO 07 - Read the text about famous guitarist Keith Richards and fill in the blank spaces using the
correct verbs in the past.

I remember being in junior high school, hearing "Satisfaction" and being freaked out by what it did to me. It's a
combination of the riff and the chords moving underneath it. Keith _________ (write) two-and three-note
themes that _________ (be) more powerful than any great solo. He ________ (play) the vibrato rhythm and the
lead guitar in "Gimme Shelter." I don't think anyone has ever created a mood that dark and sinister. There is a
clarity between those two guitars that leaves this ominous space for Mick Jagger to sing through. Nobody does
alternate tunings better than Keith. I remember playing the chorus to "Beast of Burden. " I'm like, "These are
the right chords, but they don't sound anything like Keith. " He ________ (have) some cool tuning, a beautiful
chord so well-tuned that it sings. That is the core of every great guitar part on a Rolling Stones record. Keith
finds the tuning that allows the work – the fretting, muting strings – to get out of the way of what he's feeling.

I _________ (go) to see Keith with the X-Pensive Winos. In the dressing room, Keith ________ (start)
practicing a Chuck Berry riff. I'd never in my life ________ (hear) it sound like that. I love Chuck Berry. But
this _________ (be) better. Not technically – there _________ (be) an emotional content that __________
(speak) to me. What Chuck is to Keith, Keith is to me.

QUESTÃO 08- The following text is a dialog between two friends. They are talking about their last vacation.

Complete the conversation with the verbs in parentheses in the Simple Past in the correct form.

A: _____________ you _____________(travel) on your last vacation?

B: Yes, I _____________. I _____________ (travel) to my grandparents’ house.

A: _____________ you _____________ (like) your vacation?

B: Yes, I _____________. I _____________ (love) it.

A: _____________ you _____________ (watch) television?

B: No, I _____________. I ____________ TV.

QUESTÃO 09 - read the following text.

Ayrton Senna da Silva (1960 - 1994)

Ayrton Senna da Silva was definitely one of the greatest drivers in Formula-One history. He titled three-time
Formula One champion until his car smashed into a concrete wall during the early laps of San Marino Grand
Prix. Senna’s tragic accident still casts a long shadow into many person related to F1 even today.

Available at: < www.senna-web.com/eng/other/biography.html > Accessed on: May 03, 2015.

Why was Ayrton Senna important in History?

Because he was a Brazilian pilot.
Because he was a Formula One Champion for three times.
Because he wasn’t a good example for humanity.
Because he wasn’t a winner.

“If you stop smoking now, you will add three years to your life. Since you are a lawyer, that’s about six thou-
sand billable hours.”
(www.cartoonstock.com)

QUESTÃO 10 In “Since you are a lawyer”, we can change the bold word for:

A) rather.
B) yet.
C) so.
D) because.
E) despite.

QUESTÃO 11 – Choose the right option:

A) I haven’t received a letter written by hand for about ten years.

B) I haven’t received a letter written by hand since about ten years.
C) I haven’t receive a letter written by hand for about ten years.
D) haven’t received a letter written by hand for about ten years.
E) I haven’t received a letter written by hand for.

QUESTÃO 12 - Read the following article to answer question.

Adele Records the Theme for the New James Bond Film
Forget Adele’s Grammy Awards and the fact that every
teenage woman in the world knows the lyrics to most of her
blockbuster album, “21.” You know the singer (1 FINALLY
ARRIVE) because she (2 RECORD) the theme for the new
James Bond film, “Skyfall,” according to the Total Film Web
site.
Adele joins a long list of pop stars who (3 SING) theme songs
for the 50-year-old spy franchise, among them Tom Jones,
Carly Simon, Shirley Bassey, Madonna, Sheryl Crow, Duran
Duran and Paul McCartney. The last Bond film, “Quantum of
Solace,” featured a song by Jack White and Alicia Keys,
“Another Way to Die,” which was poorly received by critics.

Though the site said that Adele’s involvement with the

soundtrack (4 BE) confirmed, it remains unclear if she wrote
the music and lyrics or is simply performing the vocals. The
song is expected to be released after the movie reaches theaters
in November.
By James C. MCkinley Jr
The New York Times, September 17, 2012, 1:44 pm
Available at: http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/17/adele-records-the-theme-for-the-new-james-bond-
film/
Accessed on October 10, 2012.

Read the text and choose the alternative which presents the verbs in the correct verb tenses to substitute the
infinitive verbs in the text.
A) finally arrived, (2) was recording, (3) was singing, (4) has been
B) has finally arrived, (2) has recorded, (3) have sung, (4) has been
C) was finally arriving, (2) has recorded, (3) was singing, (4) has been
D) was finally arriving, (2) has recorded, (3) have sung, (4) was

QUESTÃO 13- Find in the strip two examples of Present Perfect Tense?

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QUESTÃO 14- What is the structure of present perfect in the sentences?

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QUESTÃO 15 Why is Shermy saying that he’s only been alive for a few years?

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