PROVA DE EXAME DE EQUIVALÊNCIA À FREQUÊNCIA

Decreto-Lei nº 6/2001, de 18 de Janeiro (básico)

Prova Escrita de Inglês

9º Ano de Escolaridade Ano Lectivo: 2011/2012

Prova (código) 21/ 2 ª Fase 4 Páginas

Duração da Prova: 90 minutos

NOTA: As respostas a todas as questões do enunciado são obrigatoriamente escritas

na folha destinada à prova.

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Utilize apenas caneta ou esferográfica de tinta indelével azul ou preta.

Pode utilizar dicionários unilingues ou bilingues, sem restrições nem especificações.

Não é permitido o uso de corretor. Em caso de engano, deve riscar, de forma

inequívoca, aquilo que pretende que não seja classificado.

Escreva de forma legível a identificação das atividades e dos itens, bem como as
respetivas respostas.

Para cada item, apresente apenas uma resposta. Se escrever mais do que uma
resposta a um mesmo item, apenas é classificada a resposta apresentada em primeiro
lugar.

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Read the following text carefully.

Becoming a Volunteer

Some people know exactly what they want to do - all they need is a telephone number and away they go.
But for most people, the choice can be intimidating.
There are lots of reasons why you may want to become a volunteer: maybe you are looking to develop
new skills, try out different types of work or add some experience to your CV to help in getting a job. 5
Maybe you just want to get out of the house, or you want to meet new people. Maybe you even feel
strongly that you want to help other people, do something to improve services or facilities in your area - in
short, do something worthwhile.
Many people wrongly associate volunteering with “do-gooders” or people who cannot mind their own
business. Although of course volunteers do much that is good, they often do so because they 10
are simply following an interest.
One important thing to remember is that you don’t have to be completely worthy about being a volunteer.
However, you will receive much satisfaction from giving your time, as volunteering can be very rewarding.
Once you have been able to find an organization offering the right opportunity you will probably 15
be invited along for a chat or in some cases a more formal interview.
You will probably have to fill in an application form but don’t be put off by this – it is as much for your
benefit as for the organization’s. You don’t want to be volunteering in a situation which isn’t right for you and
nor does the organization.
Probably you will have to give details of your interests, experience, skills and perhaps your plans 20
for the future. A bit like a job application form really!

www.carmarthenshire.gov.uk/youth_eng/employmentvoluntary/becoming.html/I

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A- Decide if the sentences are TRUE or FALSE. Justify all your answers with
sentences from the text.

1. Many young people are really sure about their future lives.
2. To become a volunteer can help you to make up your mind.
3. Working as a volunteer can be a good experience.
4. Volunteers are people with defined objectives.
5. It isn’t necessary to give any details about yourself, just your name and age.

B- Answer the questions bellow in your own words as far as possible.

1. What do people look for in a volunteer service?

2. How can that experience be profitable?
3. Are volunteers just “do-gooders”? Explain.
4. What do you need to do first to become a volunteer?
5. Why is it important to give details of your interests?

C- Find in the first four paragraphs of the text, the synonyms for the given words.

1. precisely
2. helper
3. include
4. valuable
5. make a connection

II

A- Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

Last year Michael a twenty-three year old young man __ (1)__(decide) to look
for information in a website. Here is what he __ (2) __ (find). “Volunteer
work__(3)__( not be) necessary unpaid work. Some organizations __ (4) __ (give)
some payment, salaries, room and board. However to receive a salary, you must
have specific qualifications, with at least two years of relevant work experience.”
As he __(5) (already help) his neighbour Mr. Brooke, a widowed since
he__(6)__(live) alone, Michael made up his mind and __ (7)__ (send) an
application letter with his CV by e-mail to the nearest organization. Some weeks
later he received a positive answer saying:” Dear sir, you __(8)__ (be) selected to
start working with us. We think you are experienced enough. If you want to work
extra hours please __(9)__ (let) us know before in order to organize our schedules.
We __(10) __(meet) today in a week.”

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B -Rewrite the following sentences starting them as suggested. Do not change
their meaning.

1. Volunteer work can save some animals and people’s lives.

Some animals and people’s lives …………………………………………………

2.” Last week I watched an interesting documentary about volunteering on BBC”.

Mr. Brooke told Michael………………………………………………………….

3. Internet sites provide an amount of information about volunteer organizations.

An amount of ……………………………………………………………………..

4. Some middle age people waste their time at home and say they feel alone.
If some old people didn’t …………………………………………………………..

5.” I like to help elderly people!”

Michael said ………………………………………………………………………

III

Choose ONE of the topics below and write about 80-100 words on it:
(Don’t forget to mention the chosen topic).

1- Would you like to work in a volunteer project? Which one? Account for your
answer.
or

2- Remembering the extensive reading “ Pink Bow Tie “by Paul Jennings, write a
paragraph about :
What would you do if you had an Age Rager machine. How would your life
change?

Grupo Cotações
I. A 5x2=10%
I. B 5x4=20%
I. C 5x2=10%
II. A 10x1=10%
II. B 5x5=25%
III 25%
TOTAL 100%