The Text talks about
TEXT 3
Before the wall: life along the U.S. - Mexico border
President´s Trump executive order to begin the construction of a wall between the United States and Mexico
has left many wondering what it will mean for them and the future.
For nearly 700 miles along the American border with Mexico, a wall already exists.
It passes through the silt deserts of Sonora, where cacti grow like organ pipes. Farther east, heavy steel X-frames
cut through the flat miles of sun-bleached grass like battlefield markers. In Texas, the red-tinged beams that
make up parts of the border fence are cold, hard and rough to the touch. In Tijuana, two fences – one old, the
other more recent – plunge all the way into the ocean, where waves corrode the stanchioned metal.
The border spans 1,900 miles across four states – California, New Mexico, Arizona and Texas. Where a fence
already stands, the surrounding dirt and grass tell the stories of those who try to cross it, those who patrol it and
those who live next to it.
There are old cell phones between the beams. Wind-torn plastic bags with toothpaste and toothbrushes inside.
Discarded clothing. Scattered sunflower seeds, spit out by Border Patrol agents sitting in their vehicles as they
watch, and watch, and watch.
About 40 miles past Ciudad Juárez, the wall of metal mesh abruptly ends, like a half-finished thought. The
remaining border is marked by the Rio Grande. But hundreds of miles in rural Texas, including Big Bend
National Park, are unfenced and lack any man-made barriers or walls whatsoever.
by Azam Ahmed, Manny Fernandez and Paulina Villegas. Avaiable at: www.nytimes.com. (accessed on March 27th, 2017)
Answer the question and, according to Text 3.
TEXT 3
Before the wall: life along the U.S. - Mexico border
President´s Trump executive order to begin the construction of a wall between the United States and Mexico has left many wondering what it will mean for them and the future. For nearly 700 miles along the American border with Mexico, a wall already exists.
It passes through the silt deserts of Sonora, where cacti grow like organ pipes. Farther east, heavy steel X-frames cut through the flat miles of sun-bleached grass like battlefield markers. In Texas, the red-tinged beams that make up parts of the border fence are cold, hard and rough to the touch. In Tijuana, two fences – one old, the other more recent – plunge all the way into the ocean, where waves corrode the stanchioned metal.
The border spans 1,900 miles across four states – California, New Mexico, Arizona and Texas. Where a fence already stands, the surrounding dirt and grass tell the stories of those who try to cross it, those who patrol it and those who live next to it.
There are old cell phones between the beams. Wind-torn plastic bags with toothpaste and toothbrushes inside. Discarded clothing. Scattered sunflower seeds, spit out by Border Patrol agents sitting in their vehicles as they watch, and watch, and watch.
About 40 miles past Ciudad Juárez, the wall of metal mesh abruptly ends, like a half-finished thought. The remaining border is marked by the Rio Grande. But hundreds of miles in rural Texas, including Big Bend National Park, are unfenced and lack any man-made barriers or walls whatsoever.
by Azam Ahmed, Manny Fernandez and Paulina Villegas. Avaiable at: www.nytimes.com. (accessed on March 27th, 2017)
Answer the question and, according to Text 3.
Gabarito comentado
Comentário do Gabarito:
Tema central da questão:
Esta questão aborda interpretação de texto em Língua Inglesa, focando na habilidade de identificar a ideia principal de um trecho autêntico sobre a fronteira EUA-México. São necessárias estratégias consagradas como skimming (leitura geral para captar o tema) e scanning (procura por detalhes ou palavras-chave).
Justificativa da alternativa correta (B):
A alternativa B) The existence of a detailed outer boundary between U.S and Mexico é a correta, pois o texto descreve detalhadamente a presença de barreiras físicas e naturais ao longo da fronteira entre os dois países. O texto não só menciona partes do muro já existente, como descreve elementos naturais (Rio Grande) e as variações regionais (traves, desertos, oceanos, parques nacionais) que compõem essa linha de separação.
Conceitos chave da disciplina como contextualização e localização de informações principais (skimming) ajudam a perceber que o foco do texto é a fronteira detalhada e não apenas planos futuros ou conflitos pontuais.
Análise das alternativas incorretas:
A) Refere-se à ideia de um muro futuro (“going to be built”), porém o texto enfatiza a existência atual de barreiras, tornando esta resposta incompatível com o enunciado.
C) Mistura a separação de estados americanos com “Mexico City”, termo que o texto não menciona.
D) Foca em “promessa de presidente”, porém o texto trata mais das estruturas já existentes, não de promessa do presidente.
E) Cita “destroços” e um impacto negativo específico (“rough situation”), detalhes que não aparecem no texto.
Estratégia e Pegadinhas:
Note como palavras como already exists e os muitos detalhes sobre a barreira reforçam o tema central. Atenção a pegadinhas: termos como “gonna be built”, “wreckage”, “Mexico City”, ou “promise”, que não são suportados pelo texto, desviam do foco real.
Resumo: Use a leitura global (skimming) para identificar a ideia principal, e não se deixe confundir por detalhes irrelevantes ou expressões não presentes no texto.
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