Question

Watch the TED Talk “English mania”, by Jay Walker, on (as many times as necessary) and do the exercises according to it.

1. Answer the questions, in English.

a) What’s the main topic of the talk?
b) How does the speaker introduce the topic?
c) What are three possible characteristics of manias that the speaker mentions? Answer with three adjectives.

2. Choose the correct answer.

a) On one of the video presented, there were Chinese students saying: “I don’t want to let my parents down. I don’t ever want to let my country down. (…) I don’t want to let myself down.” It means that:

I) The students don’t want to destroy their parents, their country or themselves.
II) The students don’t want to disappoint their parents, their country or themselves.
III) The students don’t want to connect to their parents, their country or themselves.
IV) The students don’t want to humiliate their parents, their countries or themselves.

b) According to the Chinese law, the students have to start learning English:

I) when they’re five.
II) in the third grade.
III) in the fourth grade.
IV) when they’re three.

c) What is the Gaokao?

I) It is a test taken by Chinese high school students.
II) It is the name of a famous English school in China.
III) It is the name of a famous Chinese teacher of English.
IV) It is the method that Chinese teachers use to teach English.

Answer 1

1)

A. English mania.

B. talking about mania.

C. Beatlemania: hysterical, sports mania: deafenig, religious: alarming.

2) letra B, B e A

3) letra A: TFFTF

Obs: não estou convicto 100% de acerto, mas foi o melhor que pude.

Answer 2

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