Texto 3:
Born Too Soon in a Country at War. Their Only Hope? This Clinic. By Kassie Bracken and Megan Special
August 27, 2018
The baby girl has stopped breathing. She was born prematurely and is only 3 weeks old. Her mother, Restina Boniface,
took her to the only public neonatal clinic in South Sudan. The country is one of the toughest places in the world for
newborns with health problems to survive. Ten feet away sits a donated respiratory machine that could save the baby.
But lacking a critical part, it goes unused. The doctor tries to resuscitate the baby for several minutes. Finally, she
begins breathing on her own. One in 10 babies brought to this clinic will die, most from treatable conditions. But many
mothers have nowhere else to go.
South Sudan, the world’s youngest nation, is in the midst of a humanitarian crisis. A brutal civil war has drained the
economy. As hospitals closed, doctors were forced to flee. Inside the clinic, many babies remain nameless. Their
mothers know they may not make it. “Our mothers here, they come for help,” said Rose Tongan, a pediatrician. “And
you pity them. You can’t do anything.” Electricity cuts out for days at a time. There is no formula for the premature
babies, no lab for blood tests, no facility for X-rays. There are no beds for breast-feeding mothers. They must sleep
outside, where they are at risk of infection and vulnerable to assault. “I feel like: What can I do?” Dr. Tongan said.
Hellen Sitima’s 3-day-old daughter is sick. “When we get home, then that’s the time to name the baby,” she says. Dr.
Tongan has no access to lab tests, but she determines that Ms. Sitima’s baby has a respiratory infection. The infection
clears, and Ms. Sitima takes her daughter home. She names her Gift.
Disponível em https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/08/28/multimedia/ south-sudan-babies.html. Acessado em 22/10/2018
O texto relata a situação crítica em que se encontram hospitais no Sudão do Sul e de alguns pacientes que deles
precisam para sobreviver. Assim sendo, assinale a alternativa que corresponde ao lido:
Texto 3:
Born Too Soon in a Country at War. Their Only Hope? This Clinic. By Kassie Bracken and Megan Special August 27, 2018
The baby girl has stopped breathing. She was born prematurely and is only 3 weeks old. Her mother, Restina Boniface, took her to the only public neonatal clinic in South Sudan. The country is one of the toughest places in the world for newborns with health problems to survive. Ten feet away sits a donated respiratory machine that could save the baby. But lacking a critical part, it goes unused. The doctor tries to resuscitate the baby for several minutes. Finally, she begins breathing on her own. One in 10 babies brought to this clinic will die, most from treatable conditions. But many mothers have nowhere else to go.
South Sudan, the world’s youngest nation, is in the midst of a humanitarian crisis. A brutal civil war has drained the economy. As hospitals closed, doctors were forced to flee. Inside the clinic, many babies remain nameless. Their mothers know they may not make it. “Our mothers here, they come for help,” said Rose Tongan, a pediatrician. “And you pity them. You can’t do anything.” Electricity cuts out for days at a time. There is no formula for the premature babies, no lab for blood tests, no facility for X-rays. There are no beds for breast-feeding mothers. They must sleep outside, where they are at risk of infection and vulnerable to assault. “I feel like: What can I do?” Dr. Tongan said.
Hellen Sitima’s 3-day-old daughter is sick. “When we get home, then that’s the time to name the baby,” she says. Dr. Tongan has no access to lab tests, but she determines that Ms. Sitima’s baby has a respiratory infection. The infection clears, and Ms. Sitima takes her daughter home. She names her Gift.
Disponível em https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/08/28/multimedia/ south-sudan-babies.html. Acessado em 22/10/2018
O texto relata a situação crítica em que se encontram hospitais no Sudão do Sul e de alguns pacientes que deles precisam para sobreviver. Assim sendo, assinale a alternativa que corresponde ao lido:
Gabarito comentado
Comentário do Gabarito – Interpretação de Texto em Inglês (Reading Comprehension)
Tema central da questão: O texto aborda a realidade dramática dos hospitais no Sudão do Sul, especialmente no único centro neonatal, destacando as dificuldades enfrentadas tanto pelos profissionais quanto pelas mães e bebês.
Estratégia de resolução: Para resolver esse tipo de questão, é fundamental aplicar as estratégias de skimming (leitura geral do texto para captar a ideia principal), scanning (busca por detalhes específicos), identificação de cognatos e inferência contextual. Isso garante a compreensão global e dos detalhes importantes.
Análise da Alternativa Correta:
E) É comum encontrar bebês ainda sem nome na clínica, aguardando por sua sobrevivência, para, então, em seus lares, ganharem um nome.
No trecho: “many babies remain nameless. Their mothers know they may not make it...‘When we get home, then that’s the time to name the baby’, she says.”, fica claro que, devido à alta mortalidade, os bebês só recebem nome se sobreviverem. Essa percepção contextual é fundamental para confirmar a alternativa E como correta.
Análise das Alternativas Incorretas:
A) Erra ao afirmar duas causas específicas de morte (“infecção respiratória” e “problemas cardiovasculares”) e morte de ambos, enquanto o texto relata apenas um bebê com infecção, que SOBREVIVE, e outro que também sobrevive.
B) Induz ao erro ao sugerir que as mães têm certeza da morte dos filhos. O texto mostra que buscam ajuda, apesar do risco, não por certeza de óbito.
C) Contraria frontalmente o texto, pois este aponta a ausência de leitos para as mães, obrigando-as a dormir fora do hospital, e não em quartos.
D) Apresenta informação inversa da realidade: o aparelho respiratório está inutilizado por falta de peça, e não funcionando bem.
Pontos de atenção/pegadinhas: Fique atento a generalizações (“ambos não sobreviveram”), negações de fatos (aparelho funcionando) e inferências não apoiadas pelo texto (certeza da morte dos bebês).
Essas estratégias de leitura atenta, que cruzam detalhes do inglês e compreensão global, são essenciais para evitar erros nas provas de vestibular e concursos.
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