activity of text interpretation, aimed at students in the fifth year of elementary school, on the green roof. Instead of ordinary tiles, it uses soil and vegetation to cover houses, buildings or offices.. Let's get to know this roof better? So, read the text carefully! Then answer the various interpretative questions proposed!
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Instead of a simple roof, a roof garden for your home. Have you thought? Many architects and engineers not only thought about this idea, but also put it into practice. It's what they call a green or ecological roof. Instead of ordinary tiles, he uses soil and vegetation to cover houses, buildings or offices.
For a green roof to work well, you must first cover the area with rubber called asphalt tarpaulin to prevent leaks. The next step is to apply a blanket made of permeable material. It serves as a filter and prevents sand or roots, for example, from falling into the pipe that will drain the water, causing clogging.
On top of this filter blanket, a layer of clay balls is placed, which help to make the roots of the plants more airy. Then, another layer of permeable blanket is applied and that's it! Now it is possible to create the garden.
To plant the green roof, we need a layer of at least ten centimeters of composted soil. It is important to choose species that do not grow very tall, so that the garden does not become heavy.
In addition to being beautiful, these roofs are quite useful: they manage to absorb part of the rainwater (something that does not happen on conventional slabs), reduce heat and noise and can be used to plant food, forming a vegetable garden suspended! How about planting this idea in your home?
Sergio Fernando Tavares. Magazine “Science Today for Children”. Edition 252.
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Question 1 – In the passage “Instead of ordinary tiles, he uses soil and vegetation to cover houses, buildings or offices.”, the highlighted term refers to:
Question 2 – In the section “It serves as a filter and prevents sand or roots, for example, from falling into the pipe that will drain the water, causing clogging.”, the author explains the function of:
( ) clay on the green roof.
( ) Asphalt tarpaulin on the green roof.
( ) blanket made of permeable material on the green roof.
Question 3 – In the segment “It is important to choose species that do not grow very for what the garden does not become heavy.”, the underlined expression introduces:
( ) a cause.
( ) a purpose.
( ) a consequence.
Question 4 – Watch:
“In addition to being beautiful, these roofs are quite useful […]”
It can be stated that:
( ) the adjective “beautiful” expresses an opinion.
( ) the adjective “utiles” expresses an opinion.
( ) the adjective “bonitos” and the adjective “úteis” express an opinion.
Question 5 – Identify what, according to the text, does not happen on conventional slabs, but does on green roofs:
( ) “heat reduction”.
( ) “noise reduction”.
( ) “absorption of part of the rainwater”.
Question 6 – There is a word that expresses a circumstance of time in the fragment:
( ) “[…] a hanging garden in your house.”
( ) “[…] have already put this idea into practice.”
( ) “For a green roof to work well […]”
Question 7 – In “[…] they can be used to plant food, forming a suspended vegetable garden!”, the exclamation point indicates, in relation to the fact, the feeling of:
( ) relief.
( ) fear.
( ) admiration.
Question 8 – In the part “How about planting this idea in your house?”, the author of the text says:
( ) an appeal.
( ) a request.
( ) an invitation.
By Denyse Lage Fonseca
Graduated in Letters and specialist in distance education.
