Textual Genres

Juliane Prestes Meotti

Text 1Brazilians eating more sugar and less fruit

An IBGE survey has shown that Brazilians are eating too much sugar and not enough fruit and vegetables 

      Eating rice and beans [1] for lunch has always been a

very common habit for millions and millions of Brazilians. However, in recent years Brazilians have been eating less of this traditional dish [2]. Between 2003 and 2009 Brazilians ate 40% less rice and 26% fewer beans. In addition, domestic consumption of soft drinks [3] rose [4] by 40% and beer consumption rose by 23%. These are the findings [5] of a study carried out by the IBGE between 2008 and 2009. The result of the study was only released in late December 2010.   The IBGE survey revealed some disturbing [6] facts about the eating habits of Brazilians. One is that Brazilians are consuming more and more processed food [7] and less fruit and vegetables than they should. The daily consumption of fruit and vegetables, foods considered to be very healthy, makes up less than 3% of the Brazilian diet. The ideal amount [8] would be between 9% and 12%, according to nutritionists.

Text 2

Aries: March 21 – April 19The sign of the Ram is traditionally

adventurous, courageous,enthusiastic and confident.

Taurus: April 20 – May 20The sign of the Bull is traditionally patient,

reliable, warmhearted and persistent

Text 3London weather forecast

Saturday 25 September

Mostly sunnyHigh 16°C60°FLow 7°C44°F

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General comprehension

Looking for information

“Distance education takes place when a teacher and students are separated by physical

distance, and technology (i.e., voice, video and data), often in concert with face-to-face

communication, is used to bridge the instructional gap.”

 

From: Engineering Outreach

College of Engineering – University of Idaho

distance education = educação a distancia

students = estudantes, alunos

separeted = separado

physical distance = distância física

technology = tecnologia

voice, video, data = voz, vídeo e dados (atenção: “data” não é data)

face-to-face communication = comunicação face-a-face

used = usado (a)

instructional = instrucional

What’s it all about?

MARCUSCHI, Luiz Antonio. Produção textual, análise de gêneros e compreensão. São Paulo: Parábola Editorial, 2008.

  MUNHOZ, Rosângela. Inglês instrumental: estratégias

de leitura. Módulo I. São Paulo: Editora Texto Novo, 2001.

  MUSSALIN, Fernanda; BENTES, Anna Christina (orgs).

Introdução à linguistica 1: domínios e fronteiras. São Paulo: Cortez editora, 2000.

 

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