Activity of interpretation, addressed to eighth grade students, of the text Tijuca National Park. Will we learn more about the world's largest urban forest and improve our reading skills? So, read the text and then answer the questions (open and closed) about it!
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Crowds everywhere, streets full of vehicles, noise, buildings and lots of concrete. This is the landscape typically found in large cities around the world. But one of the biggest Brazilian cities is fortunate to escape this rule a little. The city of Rio de Janeiro, despite having all the characteristics of a metropolis, maintains an enormous wealth in its interior: the largest urban forest in the world!
Tijuca National Park preserves an important area of Atlantic forest. In addition to natural beauties, it also houses the statue of Christ the Redeemer, one of the most famous postcards in Rio. The attractions – as well as the trails, waterfalls, caves, lookouts and restaurants – make this the most visited park in Brazil. It was officially created in 1961, but the history of preservation in this area goes back much further.
If we went back some 200 years, instead of the lush Tijuca forest, what we would most see in that region would be farms and farms, with their large coffee plantations. Deforestation in that area brought some environmental problems, mainly the scarcity of water to supply the city.
Dom Pedro II, then Emperor of Brazil, was aware of the importance of forests to capture rainwater and protect rivers and springs. Therefore, in 1861, he started a pioneering reforestation project. After the planting of more than 100,000 trees and a long process of natural recovery, the forest re-established itself, ensuring not only the protection of springs, but also the protection of slopes against erosion, purification of the air and shelter for many species of flora and fauna.
To date, more than 1,600 plant species have been registered in the Tijuca Forest, of which more than 400 are considered to be threatened with extinction. As for animals, there are about 330 species, including birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians, not counting the many invertebrates, such as insects and spiders.
Unfortunately, many other species that existed in the region were once extinct, such as jaguars, ocelots and some species of primates. But the good news is that a project developed at the park is bringing back some of these animals. […]
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Question 1 - The author introduces the text, describing the scenario of big cities around the world”. Identify the elements he used in the characterization:
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Question 2 - According to the author, the city of Rio de Janeiro has all the elements of a metropolis, but it has a differential in relation to other big cities in the world. What differential does he refer to?
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Question 3 - The author lists the facts that make Tijuca National Park the most visited park in Brazil. Point them out:
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Question 4 – What was the region like, where the Tijuca Forest is today, some 200 years ago?
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Question 5 - According to the text, Dom Pedro II started in 1861 a pioneering reforestation project in the region where the Tijuca Forest is today. Because?
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Question 6 – In the passage “[…] ensuring not only the protection of springs, but also the protection of slopes against erosion […]”, the expression “but also” indicates:
a) the explanation of the benefits of reforestation in the region.
b) the addition of the benefits of reforestation in the region.
c) the opposition between the benefits of reforestation in the region.
d) the comparison between the benefits of reforestation in the region.
Question 7 – The author of the text presents an opinion in:
a) “The Tijuca National Park preserves an important area of Atlantic forest.”
b) "Deforestation in that area brought some environmental problems [...]"
c) "To date, more than 1,600 plant species have been registered in the Tijuca Forest […]"
d) “Unfortunately, many other species that existed in the region were once extinct […]”
Per Denyse Lage Fonseca – Graduated in Languages and specialist in distance education.
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