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    The document is a reading comprehension test in English for students. It contains two short passages about American culture and perceptions of time. The first passage discusses how Americans can seem informal to visitors, not waiting to be introduced and speaking freely with strangers. It also notes that visitors may be surprised by how direct Americans can be, sometimes to the point of rudeness. The second passage is about the American view that "time is money." It states that Americans value punctuality and see people who are always on time as good, reliable people who can be counted on.

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    The document is a reading comprehension test in English for students. It contains two short passages about American culture and perceptions of time. The first passage discusses how Americans can seem informal to visitors, not waiting to be introduced and speaking freely with strangers. It also notes that visitors may be surprised by how direct Americans can be, sometimes to the point of rudeness. The second passage is about the American view that "time is money." It states that Americans value punctuality and see people who are always on time as good, reliable people who can be counted on.

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    Atividade Ensino Médio Inglês

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    The document is a reading comprehension test in English for students. It contains two short passages about American culture and perceptions of time. The first passage discusses how Americans can seem informal to visitors, not waiting to be introduced and speaking freely with strangers. It also notes that visitors may be surprised by how direct Americans can be, sometimes to the point of rudeness. The second passage is about the American view that "time is money." It states that Americans value punctuality and see people who are always on time as good, reliable people who can be counted on.

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    ESCOLA MUNICIPAL JOÃO ALVES DE ALMEIDA

    ALUNO(A):____________________________________ ANO/TURMA: ____________

    PROFESSOR(A): ERICA VILANE S. G. PIANISSOLI DATA:______/______/2023

    COMPONENTE CURRICULAR: INGLÊS

    d) point.
    Read the text to answer questions 1 - 5:
    Read the text to answer questions 6 - 10:
    Most people who come to the United States may
    already know a few things about the people Time is Money
    through TV. Although this is of course a skewed The country that coined the phrase obviously lives
    reality some of the stereotypes are true, the phrase. In America, time is a very important
    especially American friendliness and informality. commodity. Americans ascribe personality
    People tend to not wait to be introduced, will characteristics and values based on how people
    begin to speak with strangers as they stand in a use time. For example, people who are on-time
    queue, sit next to each other at an event, etc. are considered to be good people, reliable people
    Visitors can often be surprised when people are who others can count on.
    so informal to the point of being very direct or
    even rude. 6. Americans believe a person who is always on
    time is:
    a) a rude person.
    1. The purpose of the text is
    b) a bad person.
    a) criticize Americans.
    c) a good person.
    b) inform about Americans.
    d) a boring person.
    c) defend an idea.
    d) tell a funny story.
    7. Time is Money” means:
    a) Being on time is very important.
    2. According to the text, Americans are
    b) Getting a lot of money is very important.
    a) friendly.
    c) Good people are never on time.
    b) sad.
    d) Reliable people have a lot of money.
    c) timid.
    d) smiling.
    8. O tema do texto gira em torno do (a):
    a) dinheiro.
    3. According to the text, who can be surprised?
    b) tempo.
    a) the strangers.
    c) riqueza.
    b) the Brazilians.
    d) cultura.
    c) the visitors
    d) the Americans.
    9. According to the text, time is a very
    a) necessary.
    4. According to text, Americans never:
    b) limited.
    a) sit beside a stranger.
    c) rejected.
    b) wait to be introduced.
    d) important.
    c) talk to a stranger.
    d) go to new events.
    10. According to the text, the alternative below
    that does NOT have a characteristic of people is
    5. A palavra abaixo do texto que exprime ideia de a) punctual.
    tempo é
    b) good.
    a) sympathy.
    c) brave.
    b) while.
    d) reliable.
    c) surprise.

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