Teste Diagnstico - Ingls

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THE ARTICLE

Pop superstar Madonna has at last publicly defended her high profile
adoption of a Malawian baby. The songstress appeared on Americas Oprah
Winfrey show to talk about her actions, two weeks after taking 13-month-old
David Banda to the UK from his native Malawi. The controversial move has
since provoked widespread disapproval from many quarters. Many
commentators have accused Madonna of using the adoption as a publicity
stunt and of using her wealth and fame to get her way. They compare the
extensive worldwide television coverage she attracted with the very low-key
nature in which Angelina Jolie adopted two children from Cambodia and
Ethiopia. Child-protection agencies, in particular, criticized Madonna for how
unusually fast she secured the adoption.
In the Oprah interview, a very frank Madonna admitted that social workers
had warned her that the lack of adoption laws in Malawi would create
difficulties. She told Winfrey: "There are no adoption laws in Malawi. I was
warned that they [the Malawi government] were more or less going to have
to make them up as we went along. Madonna added that a social worker
advised her to 'Pick Ethiopia. Go to Kenya. Don't go to Malawi because
you're just going to get a hard time." She pleaded with the worlds press to
focus on the real issues: "I understand that gossip and negative stories sell
newspapers. But I'm disappointed because it discourages other people from
doing the same thing ... I feel like the media is doing a great disservice to all
the orphans of Africa, she said.

IA
Answer these questions about the text in complete answers and using your
own words as much as possible.
1-How old is the Malawian baby?
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2-What has Madonnas decision provoked?
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3-What comparison is made between Madonna and Angelina Jolie? Do you

agree on it?
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4-By scanning the text, write down who supports her decision and who
doesnt.
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5-And you, whats your opinion on the subject?
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IB
Write synonyms for the following words taken from the text:
1-wealth _______________________
2-warned _______________________
3-appeared _______________________

IC
Are these sentences grammatically correct? Thick the right ones and correct
the wrong ones.
1-I have a brother who has 9 years old.
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2-A Christian ought go to the church.
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3-Smoke is harmful.
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4-She started her modelling carrer in 1972.
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5-The world is full of brainless muscled.
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Violence in schools

Violence in schools is a problem which affects lots of students, specially

the smallest and weakest because the strong boys beat them
whenever they want and theres nothing they can do about it.
There are even kids who are afraid of going to school because they know
they wont go back home very healthy.
This is a problem in almost every schools and it looks theres no way to
stop it.
II A
Answer these questions.
1-Does this also happen in your school? If the answer is yes, give
examples.
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2-Do you believe theres a way to stop this problem?
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3-What do you think the best soluction to the kids who are beaten is?
(you must account your answer):
a-Talk to their teachers
b-Talk to their parents
c-Ask for help to the big and strong kids
d-Nothing
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4-What group do you belong to(Account your answer)?
a- the beaters
b-the beaten
c-none of these
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III

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a text about yourself. Follow the topics to help you:

Your name
Your age
The place you live in
Who do you live with
If you have any pets and which
Your hobbies
Your favourite movies/ TV series
Your favourite singer/ band/ song
What would you like to be in a few years/ your dream job
What would you change in the world

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Good luck