Questões de Inglês - Grammar - Verb Tenses - Past continuous / progressive
T E X T
Now, according to an annual survey
by the Babson Survey Research Group and
the Online Learning Consortium, more than
6.3 million students took at least one
[5] distance education course in the Fall 2016
semester (the most recent academic year
for which data is available). That’s 31.6
percent of all higher education
enrollments, according to the study, and
[10] about half of them were taking all of their
classes online.
Many of these students are traditional
age. But for adult students (generally
defined as those 25 and over, working full
[15] time jobs or with parenting
responsibilities) online education is a
particularly attractive option. Citing several
studies, Louis Soares, chief learning and
innovation officer for the American Council
[20] on Education, says that about a third of all
adult students — roughly 13 million — are
pursuing advanced degrees online.
“I think it has given adult students
more opportunities,” Mr. Soares said. “If
[25] done correctly, online education can create
a robust learning experience.”
Research has shown that students can
learn as well online as they can in a face to
face classroom, according to Jovita Ross
[30] Gordon, a professor at Texas State
University.
“In terms of pros and cons, it offers
great convenience and access for
populations who might not otherwise have
[35] it,” said Professor Ross-Gordon, an expert
on adult education. “But a certain degree
of self-direction is required. And it can be
isolating for some folks.”
The vast majority of colleges and
[40] universities in the United States offer at
least some online classes, but there are
still those who question its legitimacy and
also the quality of for-profit colleges whose
curriculum is offered solely online.
[45] Walden University, where Mr. Haynes
is earning his doctoral degree, is one such
institution. He said that he researched the
school through the V.A. and other sources,
and heard positive reports from a friend
[50] who was also pursuing his doctorate in
business administration at Walden, which
Mr. Haynes learned was accredited by the
Accreditation Council for Business Schools.
For Manda Gibson, online education is
[55] the preferred mode of learning. “I love it,”
said Ms. Gibson, 45, the mother of four,
who works full-time as an instructional
designer at Simpson College in Indianola,
Iowa. Ms. Gibson is pursuing her master’s
[60] in business administration online with
Colorado State University-Global Campus,
and before that earned a bachelor of arts
in management, taking mostly online
classes, at Simpson.
[65] “When I sit in a regular class, my
mind wanders,” she says. “`Did I do this
for my kids?’ ‘What am I making for dinner
tonight?’ When I do online, I can say, ‘this
hour is my hour.’”
[70] But she says, with the flexibility of
online education comes responsibility. “You
have to take it seriously,” she said. “Some
people think online classes are easier. I
think it’s actually more work. Because you
[75] might have to spend more time with the
content.”
Time is a commodity that Mr. Haynes,
like many adult learners, has little of. He
and his wife — Sgt. Chelsea Aiko Haynes
[80] of the Army — have six children, ranging
in age from 1 to 17. He is also active with
the Semper Fi Fund, a nonprofit
organization that provides financial
assistance for catastrophically injured
[85] servicemen and women. But most days,
after the children are off to school and his
wife is at her job at the Pentagon, he sits
down in the living room with his MacBook
Air and gets ready to learn. “I open the
[90] blinds to get some natural sunlight in,” he
said. “The TV’s off, the phone’s on vibrate.
And I commit myself fully to my studies.”
Here are some tips for success in
online education for adult learners, from
[95] Jeremy Haynes and Manda Gibson, two
students who have flourished in this
learning environment, and from George
Haber, an adjunct professor at Vaughn
College in Queens, and a veteran of over
[100] 25 years of teaching online.
Set aside specific time periods when
you can do required reading or writing and
stick to the schedule, whether it’s an hour
a night three nights a week; Saturday or
[105] Sunday morning; or some combination.
Get acquainted with your academic
adviser from the start, as he or she is your
lifeline for anything at the institution.
Choose a subject for your first
[110] online class that you’re interested in, if
possible. You will be more likely to become
engaged in the material and learn the
technology.
Ask questions and reach out for help
[115] early. Don’t get frustrated if you don’t
understand something; a quality online
program will not only have self-help
tutorials, but also good student services to
help with the details.
[120] Take part in any online discussions
or forums. Your lack of participation will be
easily noted by the instructor.
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The underlined verb forms in “(He) heard positive reports” (line 49), “who was also pursuing” (line 50), and “I open the blinds” (lines 89-90) are
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Investigators trying to find out what happened to a Malaysia Airlines jet that disappeared en route to Beijing on Saturday morning were examining the causes of plane crashes: mechanical failure, pilot error, bad weather. But the discovery that two of the passengers were carrying stolen passports also raised the possibility of criminal violence.
(Adapted from “Passport Theft adds mystery of missing Malaysia Airlines Jet”)
GLOSSARY
raised — aumentou, ampliou
The underlined verbs in the text are in the
TEXT
Bolsa Família - a decade of social inclusion in Brazil A decade debunking myths and exceeding expectations
In 2003, the Bolsa Família Program (BFP) was taking its first steps, with a broad set of challenges still ahead. Its objectives were to contribute to the social inclusion of families constrained by extreme poverty by providing immediate relief to their situation, and to stimulate improvements to their education and health, in order to cease the intergenerational cycle of poverty reproduction. It was necessary to unify existing sectoral programs of cash transfer, consolidate the Unified Registry for Social Programs (Cadastro Único para Programas Sociais – CadÚnico), create a federal strategy for its management, monitor the conditionalities and ensure supply and access to basic services. Ten years later, the objectives were fully achieved and, in most cases, surpassed. Based on its wide coverage, excellent focus and significant impacts on the living conditions of the population, the success of the BFP is evident
Adaptado de: CAMPELLO, T.; NERI, M.C. (org). Bolsa Família Program – a decade of social inclusion in Brazil – Executive Summary. Brasília: IPEA, 2014. Disponível em: https://www.ipea.gov.br/portal/index.php?option=com_content&view=a rticle&id=21864. Acesso em 20 out. 2021.
Verb tenses indicate when events happened telling the readers about the time of a text. Based on the predominant verb structures of the text above, we can affirm it:
Secret life of the dodo revealed
By Helen Briggs BBC News
24 August 2017
The dodo lived on the island of Mauritius until it died out about 350 years ago.
Scientists are piecing together clues about the life of the dodo, hundreds of years after the flightless bird was driven to extinction
Few scientific facts are known about the hapless bird, which was last sighted in 1662. A study of bone specimens shows the chicks hatched in August and grew rapidly to adult size.
[1] The bird shed its feathers in March revealing fluffy grey plumage recorded in historical accounts by
mariners.
Delphine Angst of the University of Cape Town, South Africa, was given access to some of the
dodo bones that still exist in museums and collections, including specimens that were recently donated to a
[5] museum in France.
Her team analysed slices of bone from 22 dodos under the microscope to find out more about the
bird’s growth and breeding patterns.
“Before our study we knew very very little about these birds,” said Dr. Angst.
“Using the bone histology for the first time we managed to describe that this bird was actually
[10] breeding at a certain time of the year and was moulting just after that.”
The scientists can tell from growth patterns in the bones that the chicks grew to adult size very
rapidly after hatching from eggs around August.
This would have given them a survival advantage when cyclones hit the island between November
and March, leading to a scarcity of food.
[15] However, the birds probably took several years to reach sexual maturity, possibly because the adult
birds lacked any natural predators.
The bones of adult birds also show signs of mineral loss, which suggests that they lost old damaged
feathers after the breeding season.
Ancient mariners gave conflicting accounts of the dodo, describing them as having “black down” or
[20] “curled plumes of a greyish colour”.
The research, published in Scientific Reports, backs this historical evidence.
“The dodo was quite a brown-grey bird, and during the moulting it had downy, black plumage,”
explained Dr. Angst.
“What we found using our scientific methods fit perfectly with what the sailors had written in the
[25] past.”
Egg theft
The research could also shed light on the dodo’s extinction about 350 years ago, less than 100 years
after humans arrived on the island.
Hunting was a factor in the dodo’s demise, but monkeys, deer, pigs and rats released on the island
from ships probably sealed their fate.
[30] Dodos laid their eggs in nests on the ground, meaning they were vulnerable to attack by feral
mammals.
Dr. Angst said the dodo is considered “a very big icon of animal-human induced extinction”,
although the full facts are unknown. [...]
Disponível em: <http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-41002562>. Acesso em: 27 ago. 2017. Adaptado.
No trecho “Using the bone histology for the first time we managed to describe that this bird was actually breeding at a certain time of the year and was moulting just after that.” (Linhas 9-10), podemos identificar verbos que foram empregados no:
Migrant crisis: Grim find of bodies in Austria lorry
Cuba Meeting Between Obama and Castro Exposes Old Grievances
By JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS and DAMIEN CAVE
March 21, 2016 - The New York Times
HAVANA — President Obama stood beside President Raúl Castro on Monday and declared a “new day” of openness between the United States and Cuba, but old grievances and disputes over human rights marred a groundbreaking meeting and underscored lingering impediments to a historic thaw.
The two presidents, meeting at the Revolutionary Palace for the first such official contact between their two governments in more than a half-century, engaged in a frank and at times awkward exchange with each other and reporters. Mr. Obama at turns prodded Mr. Castro to submit to questions during an extraordinary 55-minute news conference.
Standing at lecterns in a cavernous granite-walled hall in front of Cuban and American flags, the two leaders traded criticism of each other’s countries even as both said they were committed to continuing on the path to normalizing relations.
“Give me a list of the political prisoners and I will release them immediately,” Mr. Castro said, asked by a reporter about dissidents his government has arrested. “Just mention the list. What political prisoners?”
Human rights groups quickly produced rosters, distributed over email and social media, of people they said had been imprisoned in Cuba for demonstrating against or otherwise challenging Mr. Castro’s government.
Mr. Castro sought to turn the human rights criticism on the United States, arguing that countries that do not provide universal health care, education and equal pay are in no position to lecture Cuba. He also said Guantánamo should be returned to Cuba. “It’s not correct to ask me about political prisoners,” Mr. Castro said.
Mr. Obama said he had pressed the Cuban president in their meeting over Cuba’s treatment of dissidents and reaffirmed that he would meet with some dissidents privately on Tuesday. But he also assured Mr. Castro that the United States had no intention of dictating his country’s future.
Adapted from: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/22/ world/americas/obama-and-raul-castro-to-meet-in-pivotal-moment-for-us-cuba-thaw.html?hp&action=click&pgtype= Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=photo-spot-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0
In “Mr. Obama said he had pressed the Cuban president in their meeting over Cuba’s treatment of dissidents and reaffirmed that he would meet with some dissidents privately on Tuesday” the verb tenses involved are, respectively:
The verbal tense in “It’s gone” is:
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