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READING COMPREHENSION

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Text 2: Global overview

Keys: environment; consumption, sustainble way.

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Nearly half of the world's population (47 per cent) lives

in urban areas, a figure which is expected to grow by 2per cent per year during 2000-15 (United NationsPopulation 4. Division 2001a). The accumulation ofpeople, their consumption patterns, travel behaviour

and their urban economic activities have a largeimpact on the environment 7. in terms of resourceconsumption and waste discharges. However, citiesalso offer opportunities to manage a growingpopulation in a sustainable way.

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GLOSSARY I

Nearly: aproximadamente, quase;

Figure: um nmero que;

Consumption patterns: padres de consumo;

resource consumption: consumo de recursos;

waste discharges: descargas de resduos;

However: no entano;

Sustainable way: forma sustentvel

In line 2, the word figure refers to the preceeding picture. Na linha 2, apalavra figure refere-se foto. A palavra figure refere-se populaomundial.

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Time nature takes to absorb litter lying on the ground or sand objects time

Newspapers 2 6 weeks

paper containers 1 4 months

fruit peel, napkins 3 months

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garette stubs, matches 2 yearschewing gum 5 years

nylon 30 years

aluminum cans, plastic bottles 100 years

glass containers I million years

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GLOSSARY II

paper containers: contentores de papel

fruit peel, napkins: cascas de frutas, fraldas

cigarette stubs, matches:pontas de cigarros, fsforos

chewing gum: goma de mascar

aluminum cans, plastic bottles:latas de alumnio, garrafas de plstico

glass containers:recipientes de vidro

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(1) The picture shows a situation which is not found in any

Brazilian city.

A foto mostra uma situao que no encontrada em alguma cidadebrasileira.

(2) The shacks shown in the picture are made only ofobjects thattake a million years to be absorbed by nature.

Os barracos mostrados na foto so feitos apenas de objetos quelevam um milho de anos para serem absorvidos pela natureza.Somente vidro (glass) leva um milho de anos para ser absorvido

pela natureza.

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EXERCCIO V

(1) Aluminun alumnio. O alumnio no um metalide e sim um metal.

(3) paper is a thick material made from the leaves of trees... papel ummaterial espesso feito das folhas de rvores...

(4) plastic is a natural substance... plstico uma substncia natural

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TEXT II

Don't waste your precious time asking: "why isn'tthe world a better place?" but rather: "what can I doto turn it better?". There is always an answer to thisquestion.

Leo Buscalgia. O caminho do touro (withadaptations).

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EXERCISE I

Don't

waste your precious time asking: "why isn't the worlda better place? but rather: "what can I do to turn it better?"

There is always an answer to this question.

No desperdice o seu precioso tempo questionando: "por que o

mundo no um lugar melhor?" pelo contrrio: "o que possofazer para torn-lo melhor?" H sempre uma resposta para esta

pergunta.