Read the text below and answer the following two questions. The orality axis involves language practices in situations of oral use of the English language, with a focus on understanding (or listening) and production (or speech), (a), with or without face-to-face contact. Thus, language practices oral face-to-face contact - such as discussions, interviews, conversations / dialogues, among others -, are oral genres in which the characteristics of the texts, the speakers involved and “their particular modes of speaking the language”, which, (b), should be considered. Observing the context, identify the best option that replaces (a).