During an online rehearsal for a science fair, Ana (from Brazil) presents her project to Mr. Green, a mentor…

Questão

During an online rehearsal for a science fair, Ana (from Brazil) presents her project to Mr. Green, a mentor from the UK. When she finishes, he says, “That was quite good. You might want to look again at the conclusion.” He keeps a calm face and quickly moves to the next student. After the call, Ana tells a friend, “I think he didn’t like it. He sounded cold.” Her friend, who has worked with British volunteers before, replies, “Don’t panic. Some people there avoid very strong praise in public and prefer to suggest small improvements instead of saying everything directly. The tone can sound ‘neutral’ even when they are satisfied.” Ana decides to send a short message to Mr. Green before rewriting her slides. Based on the text, conclude how Ana should interpret Mr. Green’s comment so she can respond without cultural misunderstanding.

1. A) Taking “quite good” as sarcasm, meaning her presentation was actually very bad.
2. B) Taking “quite good” as strong disapproval, meaning she should restart the whole project.
3. C) Taking the comment as a request to change the topic because science fairs are not his priority.
4. D) Taking “quite good” as a positive evaluation with a polite suggestion to improve one part.
5. E) Taking his calm face as proof that he was offended by Ana’s behavior during the call.

✅ Resposta correta: alternativa D

Resolução passo a passo

1. Leia o trecho central do texto. Mr. Green disse "That was quite good" e, em seguida, "You might want to look again at the conclusion". Ou seja, elogiou o trabalho de forma moderada e sugeriu uma melhoria pontual, a conclusão.
2. Observe o contexto cultural. A amiga de Ana explica que alguns britânicos evitam elogios muito fortes em público e preferem sugerir pequenos ajustes. Assim, o tom que parece frio ou neutro pode, na verdade, indicar satisfação.
3. Analise cada alternativa. A alternativa D está correta: interpreta "quite good" como avaliação positiva e a sugestão sobre a conclusão como um pedido educado de melhoria em uma parte específica.
4. A alternativa A está errada, pois não há qualquer indício de ironia; a expressão é positiva e o texto não sugere sarcasmo.
5. A alternativa B está errada, pois a crítica não é forte e não pede recomeçar o projeto, apenas revisar a conclusão.
6. A alternativa C está errada, pois o texto não menciona mudança de tema; a sugestão diz respeito apenas à conclusão.
7. A alternativa E está errada, pois o rosto calmo não é prova de ofensa; o texto apresenta essa leitura como mal-entendido cultural de Ana.
8. Conclusão. Ana deve entender o comentário como elogio com sugestão de melhoria, respondendo de forma profissional e revisando a conclusão antes de alterar os slides.

💡 Dica: Analise o contexto cultural e o significado implícito do comentário.

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