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A “serial home-swapper” is described in the two first - UNIFESP 2023
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Evie Kalo is what you might call a serial homeswapper. She and her husband are among the millions of global workers who became fully remote during the pandemic. Ever since, they’ve swapped their apartment in Amsterdam for a series of “workcations” across Europe, in places such as a beach in Barcelona and a French Riviera resort town. “What we love about it is that we trust people to be at our home because they are trusting us to be at theirs,” says Kalo.
The couple tries to stay in each place for about two weeks so they can have enough time to explore sites around their busy work schedules. Home swaps allow people to attain the kind of journeying lifestyle they desire at a fraction of the cost of purchasing a pricey holiday — or second home. By capitalising on their own most valuable asset — a house or apartment — they’re able to stay in other people’s comfortable accommodations around the world.
So far, people are finding their homes informally through work colleagues or friends. Others have turned to social media. Yet, the most popular method is the search on online marketplaces.
Globally, the number of swaps finalised per day on Home Exchange (an online marketplace) in August 2022 was up 50% from August 2019, according to statistics provided by the company. The company has also seen the average trip length increase well beyond the standard seven days in 2019. Some 59% of its members now want to stay for 10 days or more, and many are opting for locations closer to home. Domestic travel is 25% higher than it was is 2019, which is attributed to workcation deals to a great extent.
(Mark Johanson. www.bbc.com, 30.08.2022. Adaptado.)
A “serial home-swapper” is described in the two first paragraphs of the text as someone who
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is expected to continually start life and work in new countries due to their job requirements.
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knows how to travel and live cheaply by finding free accomodation wherever they go.
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seeks frequent exchange of houses as an alternative way of living and working.
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has become a full-time remote home worker by virtue of the recent pandemic.
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uses vacation exchange services regularly so they can freely wander around the world.
Solução
Alternativa Correta: C) seeks frequent exchange of houses as an alternative way of living and working.
A resposta correta é a alternativa C) porque o texto descreve um “serial home-swapper” como alguém que busca frequentes trocas de casa como uma forma alternativa de viver e trabalhar. Nos dois primeiros parágrafos, Evie Kalo e seu marido são retratados como trabalhadores remotos que aproveitam a possibilidade de trocar sua casa em Amsterdã por acomodações em diversos lugares da Europa, permitindo que eles trabalhem e explorem novas localidades ao mesmo tempo. Essa prática caracteriza a troca de casas como parte do estilo de vida e da rotina profissional deles.
O texto também destaca que essa troca de casas é uma forma acessível de viajar, permitindo que as pessoas façam essas trocas sem os altos custos de compra de uma segunda residência ou de férias caras. Esse modo de vida, descrito no texto, envolve mais do que apenas viajar; é um novo estilo de vida que combina trabalho remoto e viagens prolongadas, o que vai ao encontro do que se espera de um "serial home-swapper".
As outras alternativas são imprecisas porque não captam a essência da definição no contexto do texto. O foco está na troca de casas como uma alternativa de vida e trabalho, e não apenas como uma forma de viajar ou economizar, como mencionado em outras opções.
Institução: UNIFESP
Ano da Prova: 2023
Assuntos: Interpretação Textual em Inglês
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