Questão de Língua Inglesa

FIFA’s exorbitant World Cup tickets could backfire Gianni Infantino, the boss of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), calls football’s governing body the world’s provider of happiness. At the 2026 World Cup in North America, that happiness comes at a price. The cheapest tickets for group-stage games1 averaged $200; those for the final went for higher than $2,000. The data presented in the chart suggest this year’s World Cup is the most expensive cultural event ever.

World Cup tickets are usually priced well below what the market might accept. Throughout the tournament’s history demand has tended to surpass supply. Rather than charge more, FIFA has kept prices at levels ordinary fans could afford and distributed seats through lotteries. Broadcasting and sponsorship rights mattered far more to the organisation’s finances than matchday receipts. In 2026 it is different. For the first time FIFA has taken direct control of ticketing, rather than outsourcing to local organisers. It has embraced dynamic pricing, whereby prices rise in line with demand, and opened an official resale marketplace, from which it takes a 15% share from both the buyer and the seller. Even after adjusting for inflation, World Cup tickets across the United States, Canada and Mexico cost more than twice as much as they did in Qatar in 2022. Even if higher prices compensate for weaker sales, FIFA risks damaging the product itself — which could, in turn, hurt its more lucrative revenue streams2. Full stadiums create the noise and tension that make matches irresistible on TV and other screens. FIFA faced embarrassment last year during the Club World Cup, when spectators were reportedly moved towards television cameras at sparsely attended matches. Studies have shown that wealthier fans are quieter and less overtly passionate about their teams. (www.economist.com, 18.05.2026. Adaptado.) 1 group-stage games: jogos da fase de grupos. Rodada inicial da Copa do Mundo na qual as nações participantes são divididas em grupos menores para disputar o torneio. 2 revenue streams: fontes de receita. The text mainly intends to (A) compare ticket prices offered from 1994 to 2022 by FIFA. (B) encourage football fans to pay more for happiness. (C) show that American, Canadian and Mexican fans are the happiest. (D) criticize the pricing policy FIFA adopted in 2026. (E) ensure that stadiums are full in spite of the prices. 40 In the excerpt from the first paragraph “At the 2026 World Cup in North America, that happiness comes at a price”, the underlined expression is equivalent, in Portuguese, to the idiom: (A) a preço de banana. (B) a qualquer preço. (C) a preço de custo. (D) a preço promocional. (E) a preço de ouro. 41 O trecho do texto que tem sua informação contemplada em um dos gráficos é: (A) “the boss of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), calls football’s governing body the world’s provider of happiness” (1o parágrafo) (B) “those for the final went for higher than $2,000” (1o parágrafo) (C) “Throughout the tournament’s history demand has tended to surpass supply” (2o parágrafo) (D) “and distributed seats through lotteries” (2o parágrafo) (E) “For the first time FIFA has taken direct control of ticketing” (3o parágrafo) 42 No trecho do segundo parágrafo “Rather than charge more, FIFA has kept prices at levels ordinary fans could afford”, a frase sublinhada pode ser substituída, sem alteração de sentido, por: (A) Instead of asking a higher price. (B) Due to lower costs. (C) Since paying more was inevitable. (D) In order to charge more. (E) Whenever costs were higher. 43 In the excerpt from the third paragraph “It has embraced dynamic pricing, whereby prices rise in line with demand”, the underlined phrase presents (A) an example. (B) a cause. (C) an explanation. (D) a purpose. (E) a disagreement. 44 O quarto parágrafo do texto (A) sugere o uso da política de preços adotada pela FIFA no Mundial de Clubes. (B) menciona os motivos que levaram ao uso do termo “backfire” no título do texto. (C) confirma que a Copa do Mundo de 2026 é um evento acessível aos fãs. (D) afirma que o público de alto poder aquisitivo não gosta de futebol. (E) recomenda que os torcedores deem preferência a transmissões de jogos pela televisão. Leia o texto para responder às questões de 39 a 41. La sonda Voyager 1 en el 2026 Lanzada en 1977, Voyager 1 formó parte de una misión destinada inicialmente a estudiar Júpiter y Saturno. Sin embargo, la sonda ha cumplido con creces los objetivos originales. Tras completar sus sobrevuelos planetarios, continuó su trayectoria hacia los confines del sistema solar hasta que, en 2012, cruzó la heliopausa, el límite en el que el viento solar deja de dominar frente al medio interestelar. Ese cruce, confirmado por la Administración Nacional de Aeronáutica y el Espacio (NASA, en inglés) en 2013, marcó su entrada en el espacio interestelar y convirtió a Voyager 1 en un testimonio vivo del avance tecnológico alcanzado en el siglo XX. El nuevo hito previsto para 2026 destaca no solo por la distancia, sino también por sus implicaciones operativas. Tal como señala la revista científica Popular Science, cuando la nave llegue a la marca del día-luz, la comunicación entre la Tierra y la sonda requerirá alrededor de 24 horas para enviar una señal y otro día adicional para recibir la respuesta. Este retraso ilustra los desafíos de mantener activa una misión que opera más allá del entorno solar y con sistemas diseñados hace casi cinco décadas. Pese a las limitaciones extremas -electrónica de los años 70, fuentes de energía en declive y un entorno de partículas de alta energía- la sonda continúa enviando datos científicos. Según el medio tecnológico Interesting Engineering, sus instrumentos aún pueden medir partículas interestelares, campos magnéticos y rayos cósmicos, aunque con una capacidad reducida. La NASA ha priorizado mantener operativos los sistemas esenciales para prolongar la misión tanto como sea posible, probablemente hasta comienzos de la década de 2030. El logro de alcanzar la distancia de un día-luz tiene también un fuerte componente simbólico. En más de 45 años ninguna otra nave espacial ha superado a Voyager 1, y ninguna misión actual está prevista para alcanzarla en el corto plazo. En otras palabras, durante décadas seguirá siendo el objeto humano más distante jamás enviado al espacio. (www.dw.com, 26.11.2025. Adaptado.)