FAMEMA 2024: Inglês

Leia o texto para responder às questões de 31 a 34.

France wants to put a lid on the tourist crowds that flood historic landmarks and natural treasures each year, though officials have said it would not be easy. Tourism Minister Olivia Gregoire unveiled a plan to regulate visitor flows at the most popular sites and lay out a strategy against overtourism. She said France, the world’s biggest tourist destination, particularly needed to better manage the peak-season influxes that threatened “the environment, the quality of life for locals, and the experiences for its visitors”. The issue is urgent for prime destinations worldwide as international travel surges after covid-19 lockdowns. Many of the most revered French sites, such as the Mont-Saint-Michel abbey in Normandy, say they are overwhelmed by the number of visitors.

On the famed Channel beach of Etretat, which saw a tourism surge thanks to the plot of the Netflix detective series “Lupin”, the 1,200 residents see up to 10,000 tourists a day in the high season. “This massive influx ends up eroding the cliffs and endangers the beach cliffs,” co-head of the Etretat Tomorrow residents’ association Shai Mallet said. She also laments the lack of local economic benefits, with visitors staying just a few hours, maybe grabbing an ice cream but not constantly frequenting restaurants or hotels.

The government’s announcement comes as Paris, which is dealing with a housing shortage in part because homeowners prefer short-term rentals to tourists, said last week it expects 37 million tourists this year, just short of the pre-pandemic level of 38.5 million in 2019. Limits are already being set, with officials limiting day visits to the gorgeous Brittany island of Brehat at 4,700 during the peak summer months.

(www.euronews.com, 20.06.2023. Adaptado.)

31. (FAMEMA 2024) The main purpose of the text is to

1. inform that there are hidden alternatives to France’s overtouristed spots.
2. highlight the tourism minister’s actions to promote tourism in France.
3. help people understand why France is the world’s biggest tourist destination.
4. show that France wants to fight overtourism at its most popular attractions.
5. explain the impact of covid-19 on tourism businesses in France.

32. (FAMEMA 2024) No trecho do primeiro parágrafo “though officials have said it would not be easy”, o termo sublinhado equivale, em português, a

1. conforme.
2. embora.
3. contanto que.
4. sem que.
5. uma vez que.

33. (FAMEMA 2024) No trecho do primeiro parágrafo “The issue is urgent for prime destinations worldwide as international travel surges after covid-19 lockdowns”, o termo sublinhado é empregado com o mesmo sentido em:

1. Please turn out the lights, as you are leaving last.
2. The number of undecided voters begins to drop as the election gets closer.
3. We’d better leave things as they are until the police arrive.
4. He has worked as a diplomat in the United States and Saudi Arabia.
5. The book was banned in Paris, as were two subsequent books.

34. (FAMEMA 2024) O trecho do segundo parágrafo “thanks to the plot of the Netflix detective series ‘Lupin’” expressa ideia de

1. condição.
2. comparação.
3. consequência.
4. causa.
5. oposição.

35. (FAMEMA 2024) Read the comic strip by Jim Davis.

The sentence in the third panel expresses the idea of

1. a probable alternative.
2. a reasonable cause.
3. a proportionate increase.
4. an unlikely possibility.
5. a specific purpose.