UNICAMP 2020 Inglês - Questões

There are approximately 70 million pet dogs and 74 million pet cats in the U.S., a country where 20 men and women are assaulted per minute. In one survey, 71 percent of domestic violence victims reported that their abuser also targeted pets. In one study of families under investigation for suspected child abuse, researchers found that pet abuse had occurred in 88 percent of these families.

(Adaptado de https://www.humanesociety.org/resources/animal-cruelty-facts-and-stats. Acessado em 11/05/2019.)

O objetivo do texto é destacar a relação entre

(Disponível em: https://licensing.andrewsmcmeel.com/features/ba7date=2004-08-03. Acessado em 22/05/2019.)

A tirinha apresentada

O site “Urban Dictionary” apresenta definições de palavras e expressões que, apesar de serem usadas popularmente, ainda não foram oficialmente dicionarizadas. O exemplo abaixo faz alusão ao Brexit, isto é, à saída do Reino Unido da União Europeia.

Disponível em https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Doing%20the%20Brexit. Acessado em 11/05/2019.)

Com relação ao exemplo apresentado, entende-se que Taylor estava “fazendo o Brexit” porque

When 24-year-old fashion blogger Scarlett Dixon posted a picture of herself having breakfast, the internet turned nasty. “The best of days start with a smile and positive thoughts. And pancakes. And strawberries”, Dixon wrote on her Instagram feed. The post was reposted on Twitter. “Instagram is a ridiculous lie factory made to make us all feel inadequate”, wrote Nathan from Cardiff. His post, which has garnered more than 111,000 likes (22 times as many as Dixon’s original) and almost 25,000 retweets, prompted a wave of criticism, with comments going like “Fakelife!”.

Instagram looks like the friendliest social network imaginable. But, for a growing number of users – and mental health experts – the very positivity of Instagram is precisely the problem. The site encourages its users to present an upbeat, attractive image that others may find at best misleading and at worse harmful. Instagram makes you worry that everyone is perfect – except you.

(Adaptado de https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/sep/17. Acessado em 19/04/2019).

O texto anterior apresenta uma crítica

A Associação Canadense de Saúde Mental é uma organização sem fins lucrativos que combate o estigma sobre a saúde mental, promovendo ações em favor de pessoas que sofrem com doenças dessa natureza. O cartaz abaixo, direcionado à população em geral, foi publicado no site dessa associação.

(Disponível em https://ontario.cmha.ca/documents. Acessado em 22/08/2019.)

O cartaz apresentado tem o intuito de