⬛ TEXTO 1 (clique para abrir / fechar)
How sleep transformed professional football
A few decades ago, professional footballers spent their nights partying. Now, they are much more aware of the benefits of a good night’s sleep.
The change began in the mid-1990s, when mattress salesman Nick Littlehales contacted the manager of the Manchester United football team, Alex Ferguson, asking whether he had ever considered how sleep affected performance on the pitch. Interested, Ferguson arranged for Littlehales to give a presentation to his team.
Gradually, club managers began to pay more attention to scientific sleep research, and for good reason. (...)
Now, many teams and players are making an effort to improve their sleep patterns, using various means. James Milner from Manchester City found it hard to sleep after evening games, so would play computer games into the early hours. As a result, he was too tired to train the following morning.
Since these interventions are cheap and effective, even the less well-known teams can benefit. (...)
Whereas in the past, playing after a party and a few hours’ sleep was seen as a badge of honour, a good sleep is now considered an essential part of performance.
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🟨 QUESTÃO 27
Choose the alternative which best describes the text.
🄰 Managers don’t pay too much attention to the players’ sleeping hours.
🄱 A good night’s sleep improves the players’ performance on the pitch.
🄲 Computer games help players to sleep better.
🄳 Partying after a football match is essential.
🔐 Gabarito trancado (clique para revelar)
🧭 1️⃣ Leitura orientada
O texto descreve uma mudança de comportamento no futebol profissional: antes, os jogadores negligenciavam o sono; agora, ele é visto como fator essencial para o desempenho esportivo. Toda a argumentação gira em torno da relação direta entre sono e performance.
📝 2️⃣ Análise técnica das alternativas
(A) ❌ Managers don’t pay too much attention to the players’ sleeping hours.
O texto afirma exatamente o contrário: os clubes passaram a dar mais atenção ao sono.
🚩 Pegadinha: alternativa contradiz a evolução apresentada no texto.
(B) ✅ A good night’s sleep improves the players’ performance on the pitch.
Resume corretamente a ideia central do texto.
🚩 Pegadinha: parece genérica, mas é a síntese fiel do texto.
(C) ❌ Computer games help players to sleep better.
O texto menciona jogos eletrônicos como fator negativo para o sono.
🚩 Pegadinha: inversão da relação causa–efeito.
(D) ❌ Partying after a football match is essential.
Essa prática é apresentada como algo do passado, não como essencial.
🚩 Pegadinha: confundir referência histórica com recomendação.
🧠 Resumo Final
✔ Texto trata da importância do sono no futebol profissional
✔ O foco é desempenho e mudança de mentalidade
✔ Alternativa correta resume a ideia central
🎯 Gabarito confirmado: (B)