Portuguese activity, aimed at 9th grade students, proposes the study of double indent, used in the construction of a text, extracted from the Portal of the “National Cancer Institute”, about pesticides.
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The pesticides used in the production of most foods in Brazil cause damage to the environment and to the health of rural producers and consumers. Whenever possible, give preference to agroecological or organic foods.
Pesticides are products used in agriculture to eliminate insects or weeds in crops. They are also called agricultural or agrochemicals.
National and international studies leave no doubt about the damage caused by these products on the population, especially on rural workers and communities, and on the environment. In addition to the contamination of food, land, water - which in some situations becomes unsuitable for the human consumption - we have the intoxication of living beings, such as mammals (including man), fish, birds and insects. Regions with high use of pesticides have an incidence of cancer well above the national and world average. It should be noted that since 2009, Brazil has been the world's largest consumer of these products. […]
Available in:. Accessed on: 11/16/16.
Question 1 - Identify the definition of pesticides:
Question 2 - Check the passage that summarizes the consequences of using pesticides:
a) “[…] damage to the environment and the health of the rural producer and the consumer.”
b) “[…] contamination of food, land, water […]”
c) “[…] the intoxication of living beings, such as mammals (including man), fish, birds […]”
d) “[…] incidence of cancer well above the national and world average.”
Question 3 – “[…] give preference to agroecological food […]”. The imperative tone is:
a) order
b) guidance
c) request
d) desire
Question 4 - The double dash, used in the text, indicates the insertion of:
a) an example.
b) an evaluative comment.
c) an explanation.
d) a quote.
By Denyse Lage Fonseca – Graduated in Languages and specialist in distance education.
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