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COCONUT TREE, COCO PALM
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A thousand years ago, the coconut tree did not even exist in Tahiti. It was the pioneering Polynesians who first brought this plant with them in their migrations. A tree of life in every sense of the phrase, its nut supplies water, milk and edible pulp; its “heart” is eaten in salads; its trunk serves as framework for Tahitian huts, and its palms are woven as roofing. Then, of course, there is the coconut which, when cut in two and dried in the sun, produces oil. Plait three blades of grass and dip into this oil, light… And you have a lamp. A lamp which not so very long ago was still used throughout the islands. |
Vocabulário do texto:
Inglês
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Português
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coconut
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coco
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tree
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árvore
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thousand
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mil
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years
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anos
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ago
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atrás
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first
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primeiro, primeiramente
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brought
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trouxe
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migrations
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migrações
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life
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vida
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sense
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senso
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phrase
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frase
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nut
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noz
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supplies
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mantimentos, suprimentos
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water
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água
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milk
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leite
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edible
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comestível
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pulp
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polpa
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heart
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coração
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eaten |
comido |
trunk | tronco |
huts | cabanas |
palms | palmeiras |
woven | tecido |
roofing | cobertura, telhadura |
of course | é claro |
dried | seco |
sun | sol |
produces | produz |
oil | óleo |
plait | entrançar |
blades | folha de grama |
grass | grama |
dip | imergir |
light | luz |
lamp | lâmpada |
used | usada, utilizada |
throughout | em toda parte |
islands | ilhas |
1. From the content of the extract, one can rightly suppose that it was taken from a text about
a) what happened 1,000 years ago.
b) plants that grow in Tahiti.
c) the history of migrating pioneers.
d) the origins of electricity.
e) travelers coming to Tahiti.
Resposta correta: b
Resolução: O texto fala a respeito do coqueiro. Portanto, a resposta correta é a b: plantas que crescem no Taiti.
2. The coconut tree is said to be a tree of life (line 04) because it supplies people with all of the alternatives below, EXCEPT
a) roofs
b) food
c) light
d) housing
e) clothes
Resposta correta: e
Resolução: O texto nos informa o seguinte:
- its palms are woven as roofing
- its “heart” is eaten in salads
- Plait three blades of grass and dip into this oil, light
- trunk serves as framework for Tahitian huts
Contudo, o texto não menciona que o coco é usado para produzir roupas. Portanto, a resposta correta é a e.
3. The terms edible (line 05) and woven (line 07) are associated, respectively, with people’s
a) mouth and hands.
b) arms and legs.
c) legs and feet.
d) feet and hands.
e) mouth and eyes.
Resposta correta: a
Resolução: A palavra edible significa comestível. Woven significa tecido. Portanto, a resposta é a alternativa a: mouth (boca) e hands (mãos), pois se come com a boca e se tece com as mãos.
4. The verb to plait (line 09) is used in British English, and its American equivalent is to braid. Among the items below, the one that is the LEAST likely to be plaited or braided is
a) hair
b) wood
c) cloth
d) paper
e) leather
Resposta correta: b
Resolução: Plait significa entrançar. Pode-se entrançar hair (cabelo), cloth (tecido), paper (papel) e leather (couro). Mas é difícil entrançar madeira. Portanto, a resposta correta é a alternativa b: wood.