Inequality Exercises
pp. 141 - 143
Teacher Carol
2 ano
Reading Comprehension –
Page 141
a)
How do the states of São Paulo and Piauí compare?
São Paulo é o estado mais rico do país, enquanto
o Piauí apresenta o menor PIB entre todas as
unidades da federação.
b)
Why, according to the author, can ‘development and
underdevelopment’ be said to coexist in the Brazilian
territory?
Porque enquanto um estado tem um PIB per
capita comparável ao dos países mais ricos do
mundo, outros tem um PIB per capita quase oito
vezes menor.
c) According to the text, why do Brazilian tend to move to
the southern regions of the country?
Para buscar melhores oportunidades em uma
região que concentra os estados mais ricos do
Brasil.
2. In which paragraphs can the information below be
found?
a)
b)
c)
d)
The position of the Brazilian economy in the world. 1
The region(s) where the poorest states of Brazil are 2
located.
The region(s) where the five Brazilian states with the 2
highest GDP per capita are located.
Three of the most populous cities in the world. 3
3. The main purpose of the academic essay
you have read is to:
persuade the reader to do something.
b) inform the reader.
c) give the reader instructions.
d) amuse the reader
a)
4. The words while ( line 6) and therefore
( line 19) introduce:
a) cause and consequence.
b) comparison and consequence.
c) consequence and explanation.
d) comparison and cause.
… the GDP per capita in the state of São Paulo
was about US$8,000, while in the state of Piauí….
Four of the five states with the highest GDP are
located in the Southeast and southern regions.
Therefore, many people leave areas in the
Northeast and the Northern regions in search of
better opportunities in the south of Brazil.
2. According to the text, which of the
following sentences is not true?
The Brazilian GDP turns Brazil into the
tenth economy in the world.
b) Rio de Janeiro is the Brazilian state with
the highest GDP per capita.
c) 32% of Brazilians live in the urban
areas.
a)
3. Read the sentences carefully.
I. Pará and Acre have a higher GDP per capita than
Piauí.
II. The states with the lowest GDP per capita are
located in the south of Brazil.
III. The state of Mato Grosso has a higher GDP per
capita than São Paulo.
IV. In Brazil, the urban areas are more populous
than the rural areas.
The correct alternative is:
a) Two sentences are incorrect
b) All the sentences are incorrect.
c) Just one sentence is incorrect.
d) Just one sentence is correct.
Vocabulary Insight 1 - True cognates
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
h)
i)
j)
represent
representar ________________
exist
existir ________________
territory
território ________________
region
região ________________
opportunity
oportunidade ________________
urbanized
urbanizado ________________
populous
populosa ________________
institute
instituto ________________
urbana ________________
urban
distrito ________________
district
2. Antonyms = opposites
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
h)
i)
j)
small
Large / big __________________
underdeveloped
Developed __________________
rural
Urban __________________
Foreign, wild
Domestic __________________
close, near
Far __________________
Dirty __________________
clean
incapable
Capable __________________
careless
Careful __________________
Empty __________________
full
uncommon
Common __________________
3. Pará is located in the North of Brazil.
What about Rio Grande do Sul?
In the South
_______________________
4. Write the regions in which the following
states are located.
The Southeast
Espírito Santo ______________
The Northeast
Pernambuco________________
Mato Grosso _______________
The Midwest
The North
Acre _____________________
Paraná ___________________
The South
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2. Choose the word that completes each sentence:
data - legend - favor - library - pretend
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
data
His study was based on __________
from
3,000 people.
pretends
He ____________
to be rich when he first
meets people. In fact, he’s very poor.
favors
She’s always asking me for ____________.
Legends
____________
tell us a lot about people and
culture.
library
I often go to the school ____________
to
study.
3. Translate.
atualmente
Currently, nowadays, today _________________
assumir
To take over ____________________
Ensino médio
High school ____________________
Polite ____________________
educado
eventualmente
Occasionally ____________________
jornal
Newspaper ____________________
parentes
Relatives ____________________
Intend ____________________
pretender
resumir
Summarize ____________________
desconhecido
Stranger ____________________
estrangeiro
Foreigner ____________________
verdadeiro
Actual ____________________
dados
Data ____________________
puxar
Pull ____________________
empurrar
Push ____________________
compreensivo
Sympathetic ____________________
Nice ____________________
simpático
refinado
Exquisite ____________________
LISTENING – PAGE 365
1.
In your opinion, what are the main challenges
facing Latin American countries today?
2.
What are the Latin American countries with the
highest inequality level?
3.
What are the Latin American countries with the
lowest inequality level?
2. Listen to the interview and check your guesses.
Inequality
____________
and poverty continue to be the region’s
main challenges. According to the United States Nation,
Latin America
______________
is the most unequal region in the
world. Moreover, according to the World Bank, nearly
25% of the population lives on less than two US
_____
dollars a day. The countries with the highest inequality
Bolivia
in the region in 2006 were ____________,
Haiti,
Colombia
Paraguay
___________,
_____________,
Brazil and
__________,
while the countries with the lowest
Panama
Nicaragua
inequality in the region were __________,
Uruguay and
Mexico
_________.
One aspect of inequality and poverty in
basic
Latin America is unequal access to __________
infrastructure. For example, access to
________________
in Latin America., and the quality
water
and sanitation
of thses services, remain ____________.
low