activity of text interpretation, aimed at students in the fifth year of elementary school, about Lençóis Maranhenses. Lençóis Maranhenses Park competes for the title of Natural Heritage of Humanity, granted by Unesco […] Are we going to know more about this fact? So, read the text carefully! Then, answer the various interpretative questions proposed!
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Read:
UNESCO Commission will come to assess the park in person
The Lençóis Maranhenses Park competes for the title of Natural Heritage of Humanity, granted by Unesco - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. Confirmation that the park met the technical requirements and had the candidacy approved was made by the governor of Maranhão, Carlos Brandão (PSB), over the weekend.
A UNESCO commission will come to Brazil to carry out a face-to-face assessment of the park, but according to a spokesperson for the government of Maranhão, no date has yet been set for this to happen. The state governor is confident and wrote on social media that he has no doubt that the evaluators “will leave here delighted with this natural paradise, pride of all Maranhão people”.
The Lençóis National Park is about 250 kilometers (km) from the capital São Luís and was created more than 40 years ago. It is the largest dune field in South America, with an area of 155,000 hectares. That is, bigger than the city of São Paulo, being famous for the crystalline lagoons that form between the white dunes, during the rainy season. Currently, management is carried out by the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (ICMBio).
According to the Ministry of the Environment, the Park meets at least three criteria required by Unesco to become a heritage site. natural world: natural beauty, significant geological and habitats for the conservation of biodiversity, including species threatened. The candidacy dossier for Lençóis Maranhenses was sent in 2018 and the possible title will give more worldwide visibility to the conservation of the area.
Brazil already has seven sites declared World Natural Heritage. […]
Gabriel Correa.
Available in: lencois-maranhenses-compete-natural-heritage-of-humanity>. Accessed on: March 6, 2023.
Question 1 – What is the purpose of the text?
( ) report a fact.
( ) tell a story.
( ) discuss an issue.
Question 2 – In “Unesco Commission will come to evaluate the park in person”, which park does the text refer to?
Question 3 – Italics below the caveat made in the text:
“A Unesco commission will come to Brazil to carry out a face-to-face assessment of the park, but according to the advisory of the government of Maranhão, there is still no date for this to happen.”
Question 4 – Watch:
“It is the largest dune field in South America, with an area of 155,000 hectares.”
This segment is:
( ) a narration.
( ) a description.
( ) an argument.
Question 5 – In the fragment “[…] bigger than the city of São Paulo […]”, the text:
( ) gives an example.
( ) presents a conclusion.
( ) establishes a comparison.
Question 6 – According to the text, the Parque dos Lençóis Maranhenses “meets at least the three criteria required by Unesco to become a world natural heritage”. Which?
Question 7 – In the part “Brazil already has seven sites declared World Natural Heritage.”, there is a word that indicates time. Identify it:
Question 8 – The quotation marks highlight:
( ) a quote.
( ) an opinion.
( ) the most important part.
By Denyse Lage Fonseca
Graduated in Letters and specialist in distance education.
