Questões BNCC EF07LI23

While preparing an English flyer for a community movie night, Bruno receives two short drafts from volunteers who live in different places.

Draft 1: “Free theatre programme. Please queue at the entrance. Bring a warm jumper. Our centre is in the city centre.”

Draft 2: “Free theater program. Please stand in line at the entrance. Bring a warm sweater. Our center is in the city center.”

Bruno notices that both drafts invite people to the same event and the message is easy to understand in both. However, some words and spellings are not the same. He wonders if one volunteer wrote ‘wrong’ English or if the differences can be acceptable, depending on who is reading the flyer.

Based on the two drafts, identify what Bruno should understand about the different words and spellings used in English.

“Why do they say ‘torch’?” Ana asked while reading a volunteer message from a beach-cleanup group in England. The note said: “Meet at the car park at 9. Bring a torch, wear wellies, and put your rubbish in the bin.”

Ana sent the message to a friend who follows an American group online. He replied: “A torch? Like fire? And what are ‘wellies’?”

Later, the English organizer answered in the chat: “Here, ‘torch’ means a flashlight, ‘wellies’ are rain boots, ‘car park’ is a parking lot, and ‘rubbish’ is trash. Same idea, different words.” Ana noticed that everyone understood the plan after the short explanation, even though the groups used different everyday terms.

Analyze the text and infer what it reveals about how English is used in different places.

How can the same idea look “correct” in two different ways? In an online cooking club, members from many countries post quick updates while they follow recipes. After a live session, Maya writes: “I’ve just added the lemon juice.” Leo replies: “I just added it too!” A new member comments: “Leo’s English is wrong. It must be ‘I’ve just added’.”

The moderator reads the thread and notices that both sentences communicate the same recent action. The club wants a friendly space for learners and also for people who use English daily in different places. The moderator decides to post one short message to calm the discussion and remind everyone that English has more than one accepted way of expressing meanings, depending on the community.

Based on the text, create the moderator’s best reply to the thread that recognizes linguistic variation in English and promotes respectful communication.

Have you ever shown up at the right place but at the wrong time? In a weekend chat, a community basketball club tried to set a practice time in English because two exchange students had just joined.

Mia posted: “Practice starts at half four. Please be on court.” Kenji answered: “Ok! 4:30, I’ll be there.” Lara then wrote: “I’m confused. Last month, my host sister said ‘half four’ and she meant 3:30.” A few messages later, the coach added: “Let’s write times with numbers from now on (like 4:30 p.m.) so nobody misses practice.”

After that, the group kept English, but they began checking how certain expressions were understood by different people.

Analyze the conversation and infer what the different interpretations of “half four” mainly show about English in real communication.

During an online meeting, students from different countries planned a short video for a school festival.

Mia (Boston): “We have two ideas: a comedy sketch or a mini-documentary.”
Liam (London): “The documentary sounds strong, but we need more facts.”
Mia: “Good point. Let’s table the documentary idea and focus on the comedy today.”
Liam: “Great! So we’re putting the documentary on the table now. What facts do we need?”
Mia: “Oh, no — I meant we should leave it for later.”

After the meeting, Mia wrote in the group chat: “I didn’t know the same word could push people in opposite directions. Next time I’ll choose clearer words.”

Analyze the exchange and identify what the use of the word “table” reveals about English variation in this situation.

Have you ever read an English message and felt it sounded “too strong”? During a weekend “Swap & Fix Day” at a community center, two volunteers wrote short signs for visitors who wanted to get their items repaired.

Sign 1: “Please wait in line. Thank you!”
Sign 2: “Kindly form a line and wait your turn.”

Ana, a 12-year-old visitor, read Sign 2 and whispered to her friend, “Why is this person angry?” Her friend replied, “My cousin in Kenya writes ‘kindly’ in emails all the time. It’s normal there and means ‘please’.” Ana then noticed that both signs were placed at the same table and were trying to organize the same situation.

Analyze the two signs and infer what Ana should understand about the word “kindly” in this context.

My phone buzzed on the way home: the art contest team had posted the deadline in a group chat.

Organizer (USA): “Submit your poster by 06/07. Late work can’t be scored.”
A few minutes later, another volunteer added:
Volunteer (UK): “Thanks! For us, 06/07 means the 6th of July. Is that what you mean?”

Sofia noticed that both people wrote the same numbers, but they were talking about different days. She remembered that in some places English users write dates as month/day, and in others as day/month. Sofia wants to reply in a respectful way, without saying anyone is “wrong”, and make sure she does not miss the deadline.

Based on the text, identify the reply Sofia should send to recognize this English variation and prevent confusion about the deadline.

Why did I smile at one message and feel confused by the next? I joined an online pen-pal club to practice English, and I received two short posts on the same day.

Jordan wrote: “I’m excited for Friday night football. Our marching band plays first, and then we cheer when the quarterback makes a great pass. I hope we get two touchdowns!”

Amina wrote: “On Saturday we’ll watch football at my cousin’s house. My favorite striker is back, so I’m wearing my club jersey. I really want to see a goal in the last minutes!”

Both friends used the same word, “football”, but the details around it made me realize they were not talking about the same kind of game.

Based on the messages, interpret what the different uses of the word “football” suggest about how English varies across communities.