Um rio mais limpo

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Leia como um pequeno grupo organiza um plano para o rio da sua cidade. Depois responda às perguntas.

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The river behind Nia’s town used to be a popular place for weekend walks. Now plastic bottles covered part of the
bankthe land beside a rivermargem
, and the water looked
cloudynot clear because of dirt or other materialturvo
after heavy rain.
Nia wished the river were cleaner, but she did not know the first step. One afternoon, her friend Ravi showed her a photograph of the same place ten years earlier. The trees were taller then, and a path ran beside clear water. The old photograph made the problem feel real rather than distant.
At school, Nia and Ravi invited classmates to discuss a practical plan. Some wanted to remove
litterrubbish left outsidelixo jogado
immediately; others worried about the
pollutedmade dirty or harmful by wastepoluído
water.
Their science teacher warned them: nobody should enter the river without a safety check. The group decided to clean only the path and
bankthe land beside a rivermargem
with adult
volunteerspeople who help without being paidvoluntários
.
They also sent photographs to the
councilthe local group responsible for public servicesprefeitura
and asked for a water test.
If the
councilthe local group responsible for public servicesprefeitura
tested the water, they would understand the problem better.
On Saturday morning, twelve
volunteerspeople who help without being paidvoluntários
arrived with gloves, bags and a clear map.
They divided the
bankthe land beside a rivermargem
into short sections so no one had to work alone.
Nia found dozens of bottles near the bridge, while Ravi collected old food
wrapperspieces of paper or plastic around foodembalagens
.
By lunch, they had filled eight bags, but the river itself still needed attention. Nia wished they could solve everything in one day, but she knew that was impossible. If more neighbours joined them next month, they could keep the path clean.
A week later, the
councilthe local group responsible for public servicesprefeitura
replied: a water test was planned for the following month.
It also promised more bins beside the path and a sign about protecting the river. Nia felt proud of the cleaner
bankthe land beside a rivermargem
, but she knew the water was not safe yet.
She placed the old photograph beside a new one on the school
noticeboarda board for public messagesquadro de avisos
.
The two pictures reminded everyone that a small change could lead to another. Next month, the group plans to return to the path and ask about the test results.

Exercícios de prática

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Escolha a resposta correta

Leia a história e escolha a melhor resposta.

1.What first showed Nia how the river had changed?

2.Why did the group stay out of the water?

3.What did Ravi collect on Saturday?

4.When was the water test planned?

Verdadeiro ou falso?

Decida se cada afirmação corresponde ao texto.

5.Nia and Ravi asked the council to test the water.

6.The volunteers cleaned the path and the river water on Saturday.

7.The council promised more bins near the path.

Complete a frase

Use uma palavra ou expressão da história.

Escute e escolha

Escute cada frase e escolha a resposta.

11.Where did the group decide to clean?

12.Who could help keep the path clean?

13.What did the council promise beside the path?

Escute e escreva

Escute e escreva a frase que você ouve.

14.Ouça e escreva a frase.

15.Ouça e escreva a frase.

16.Ouça e escreva a frase.

Perguntas frequentes

Qual é o nível desta história?

Ela foi escrita para estudantes B1 e pratica a segunda condicional e os desejos sobre o presente.

Como uso a história?

Leia primeiro, responda às perguntas e escute o áudio de novo antes de tentar os ditados.

A história diz que o rio já é seguro?

Não. Os voluntários limparam a margem, mas a água ainda não tinha sido analisada.

Gabarito
  1. 1. What first showed Nia how the river had changed?

    Resposta: An old photograph

    Ravi mostrou a ele uma foto do rio de dez anos antes.

  2. 2. Why did the group stay out of the water?

    Resposta: The teacher advised a safety check first

    O professor recomendou uma verificação de segurança antes de entrar na água.

  3. 3. What did Ravi collect on Saturday?

    Resposta: Food wrappers

    Ravi recolheu embalagens de comida perto do rio.

  4. 4. When was the water test planned?

    Resposta: The following month

    A prefeitura marcou o teste para o mês seguinte à resposta.

  5. 5. Nia and Ravi asked the council to test the water.

    Resposta: Verdadeiro

    Eles enviaram fotografias e pediram um teste da água.

  6. 6. The volunteers cleaned the path and the river water on Saturday.

    Resposta: Falso

    Eles limparam o caminho e a margem, mas não entraram na água.

  7. 7. The council promised more bins near the path.

    Resposta: Verdadeiro

    A resposta prometia mais lixeiras ao lado do caminho.

  8. 8. If the council tested the water, they ___ the problem better.

    Resposta: would understand

    A segunda condicional usa would seguido do verbo base no resultado.

  9. 9. Nia ___ the river were cleaner.

    Resposta: wished

    Wished introduz uma situação presente imaginária.

  10. 10. If more neighbours joined them, they ___ the path clean.

    Resposta: could keep

    Could keep expressa um resultado possível nessa situação imaginada.

  11. 11. Listening question 11: The group decided to clean only the path and bank with adult volunteers.

    Resposta: On the path and bank

    Eles escolheram o caminho e a margem, não a água do rio.

  12. 12. Listening question 12: If more neighbours joined them next month, they could keep the path clean.

    Resposta: More neighbours

    A frase imagina que mais vizinhos se juntam ao grupo.

  13. 13. Listening question 13: It also promised more bins beside the path and a sign about protecting the river.

    Resposta: More bins

    A resposta prometia mais lixeiras ao lado do caminho.

  14. 14. Dictation 14

    Resposta: Nia wished the river were cleaner, but she did not know the first step.

    A forma wished apresenta um estado imaginário do rio, diferente do real.

  15. 15. Dictation 15

    Resposta: If the council tested the water, they would understand the problem better.

    O teste imaginado traria um benefício possível.

  16. 16. Dictation 16

    Resposta: If more neighbours joined them next month, they could keep the path clean.

    A forma could expressa um resultado possível se mais vizinhos se juntassem.

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