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The Earth Song (Michael Jackson)

 

What about sunrise?
What about rain?
What about all the things
That you said we were to gain?
(…)
What have we done to the world?
Look what we've done
What about all the peace
That you pledge your only son?
What about flowering fields?
Is there a time?
What about all the dreams
That you said was yours and mine?
(…)
Hey, what about yesterday?
(What about us?)
What about the seas?
(What about us?)
The heavens are falling down
I can't even breathe
What about apathy?
I need you
What about nature's worth?
It's our planet's womb
What about animals?
We've turned kingdoms to dust
What about elephants?
Have we lost their trust?
What about crying whales?
We're ravaging the seas
What about forest trails?
(Ooh)
(What about us?)
(…)

Adapted from: www.lyrics.com/lyric/6689956/Michael+Jackson/Earth+Song Last access on September 24,2023

 

“The Earth Song” was a great success when it was released, in 1995. It makes people reflect upon the necessity to feel responsible for the planet. In the lyrics, the verses “That you said we were to gain” and “That you said was yours and mine” are examples of reported speech.

 

Consider the context and mark the alternative which brings the best representation of the direct form of such sentences:

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Opinion Life and style

What’s in your go bag for the apocalypse?

Emma Beddington

 

With more and more people prepping for Armageddon, the answers to this question are revealing – whether it’s Babybels, cash, crossbows or toilet paper

Sun 24 Sep 2023 14.00 BST

 

The author Lauren Groff has become a prepper. “I think everyone should have a go bag right now,” she told National Public Radio (NPR) in the US. “I think every household should have enough food to last through at least two weeks. This is just logical at this point.”

Groff lives in Florida, where dangerously extreme weather has become a fact of life – we’re lucky enough to be spared that in the UK, at least for now. But as a semiprofessional catastrophist – one apocalyptic sandwich board short of full doom-monger status – am I missing a trick? Should I have a go bag and what should go in it? Online recommendations include water – one of my least favourite fluids – cereal bars, first aid supplies, spare clothes, medication and paperwork. Practical, but short on bells and whistles (actually, they do recommend taking a whistle).

After asking around for inspiration, I have decided that the first kneejerk answer is very revealing. “Babybels,” said my friend T, instantly, as if he had waited his entire life for me to ask. “Two layers of protection, mouldable wax to make effigies of lost humanity – and you can use the bag to catch fish.” “Dreamies,” said M, still in thrall to her cat and its treat demands come Armageddon. “And Côte d’Or caramelised salted almond chocolate.” F went for cyanide capsules and The Golden Bowl by Henry James (useful for both entertainment and kindling). My husband looked genuinely thrilled with my question – a first for any workrelated research I have conducted on him. “A pile of cash (to use for the first few days, before everyone realises it’s worthless) and all the weapons I can find.”

What you pack depends on whether you are prepping for a temporary displacement (toilet paper, paracetamol, passport) or the end of the world (whatever my husband is bringing; he’s looking up crossbows online as I write). But for both scenarios I have decided on my essentials: an insulated flask of dirty martini and several of the big 70g bags of Hula Hoops I usually save for weekends. The apocalypse is no reason to cancel my aperitif. What’s going in yours?

Disponível e adaptado de:: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/sep/24/whats-inyour-go-bag-for-the-apocalypse Acesso em: 24 de Setembro de 2023.

Considering the section of the newspaper in which the text was published, the contemporary discussions about global heating and other climate disorders, as well as your previous knowledge on the theme, mark the alternative that best represents the tone the author implemented in her article:

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Opinion Life and style

What’s in your go bag for the apocalypse?

Emma Beddington

 

With more and more people prepping for Armageddon, the answers to this question are revealing – whether it’s Babybels, cash, crossbows or toilet paper

Sun 24 Sep 2023 14.00 BST

 

The author Lauren Groff has become a prepper. “I think everyone should have a go bag right now,” she told National Public Radio (NPR) in the US. “I think every household should have enough food to last through at least two weeks. This is just logical at this point.”

Groff lives in Florida, where dangerously extreme weather has become a fact of life – we’re lucky enough to be spared that in the UK, at least for now. But as a semiprofessional catastrophist – one apocalyptic sandwich board short of full doom-monger status – am I missing a trick? Should I have a go bag and what should go in it? Online recommendations include water – one of my least favourite fluids – cereal bars, first aid supplies, spare clothes, medication and paperwork. Practical, but short on bells and whistles (actually, they do recommend taking a whistle).

After asking around for inspiration, I have decided that the first kneejerk answer is very revealing. “Babybels,” said my friend T, instantly, as if he had waited his entire life for me to ask. “Two layers of protection, mouldable wax to make effigies of lost humanity – and you can use the bag to catch fish.” “Dreamies,” said M, still in thrall to her cat and its treat demands come Armageddon. “And Côte d’Or caramelised salted almond chocolate.” F went for cyanide capsules and The Golden Bowl by Henry James (useful for both entertainment and kindling). My husband looked genuinely thrilled with my question – a first for any workrelated research I have conducted on him. “A pile of cash (to use for the first few days, before everyone realises it’s worthless) and all the weapons I can find.”

What you pack depends on whether you are prepping for a temporary displacement (toilet paper, paracetamol, passport) or the end of the world (whatever my husband is bringing; he’s looking up crossbows online as I write). But for both scenarios I have decided on my essentials: an insulated flask of dirty martini and several of the big 70g bags of Hula Hoops I usually save for weekends. The apocalypse is no reason to cancel my aperitif. What’s going in yours?

Disponível e adaptado de:: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/sep/24/whats-inyour-go-bag-for-the-apocalypse Acesso em: 24 de Setembro de 2023.

Considere o seguinte trecho do texto: “I think everyone should have a go bag right now,” she told National Public Radio (NPR) in the US.

 

Assinale a alternativa que apresenta a forma correta do discurso indireto, levando-se em conta a permanência do momento de produção da fala, mas entendendo que houve mudança de pessoa e lugar.

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The Climate is Changing!

Even with all the measures taken, it will take decades to reverse global warming – so we must be PREPARED to manage extreme weather and natural disasters! The climate is always changing naturally, but in the last 200 years, human behavior has had an added influence.

 

* Thinning the ozone layer
* CO2 in the atmosphere => global warming

 

What to do?
Build sturdy cities and houses
Build resilience
Improve water management to deal with droughts
Educate
Make plans: national policies & planning

 

All nations must work together to help mitigate and adapt to climate change and its impacts for the benefit of people everywhere.

Disponível e adaptado de: https://eltplanning.com/2023/01/22/usefulresource-comics-uniting-nations/ Acesso em: 22 set. 2023.

 

The text above is a production of The Uniting Nations to make people aware of the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 13, which has the following official mission statement: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts. It’s known that actions aimed at climate change have been requested for a long time, but there’s still a lot to be done.

 

Baring this in mind, choose the alternative that contains suggestions for achieving the SDG 13 that are mentioned in the text.

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For a livable climate: Net-zero commitments must be backed by credible action

 

What is net zero?

Put simply, net zero means cutting greenhouse gas emissions to as close to zero as possible, with any remaining emissions re-absorbed from the atmosphere, by oceans and forests for instance.

 

How can net zero be achieved?

Transitioning to a net-zero world is one of the greatest challenges humankind has faced. It calls for nothing less than a complete transformation of how we produce, consume, and move about. The energy sector is the source of around three-quarters of greenhouse gas emissions today and holds the key to averting the worst effects of climate change. Replacing polluting coal, gas and oil-fired power with energy from renewable sources, such as wind or solar, would dramatically reduce carbon emissions.

 

Is there a global effort to reach net zero?

Yes, a growing coalition of countries, cities, businesses and other institutions are pledging to get to net-zero emissions. More than 70 countries, including the biggest polluters – China, the United States, and the European Union – have set a net-zero target, covering about 76% of global emissions. More than 3,000 businesses and financial institutions are working with the Science-Based Targets Initiative to reduce their emissions in line with climate science. And more than 1000 cities, over 1000 educational institutions, and over 400 financial institutions have joined the Race to Zero, pledging to take rigorous, immediate action to halve global emissions by 2030.

 

How do we ensure commitments are turned into action?

The growth in net-zero pledges has been accompanied by a proliferation of criteria with varying levels of robustness. To develop stronger and clearer standards for net-zero emissions pledges by non-State entities such as businesses, investors, cities and regions, and speed up their implementation, UN Secretary-General António Guterres in March 2022 established a High-Level Expert Group on the Net-Zero Emissions Commitments of NonState Entities. The Expert Group presented its recommendations at COP27 on 8 November 2022.

 

Are we on track to reach net zero by 2050?

No, commitments made by governments to date fall far short of what is required. Current national climate plans – for 193 Parties to the Paris Agreement taken together – would lead to a sizable increase of almost 11% in global greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, compared to 2010 levels. Getting to net zero requires all governments – first and foremost the biggest emitters – to significantly strengthen their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and take bold, immediate steps towards reducing emissions now. The Glasgow Climate Pact called on all countries to revisit and strengthen the 2030 targets in their NDCs by the end of 2022, but only 24 new or updated climate plans were submitted by September 2022.

Disponível e adaptado de: https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/net-zero-coalition Acesso em: 22 set. 2023.

O Texto traz informações sobre a redução de emissões de gases de efeito estufa na atmosfera de modo a promover a melhoria do clima em nosso planeta.

 

Assinale a alternativa que evidencia duas propostas que contribuem com essa promoção.

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Why your perception of climate change threats might depend on where you live - new research

 

    Our planet has just seen its hottest month on record, with many places on fire or flooded. [...] However, not everyone notices or feels this threat to the same extent. [...] In our study, we wanted to find out how British people who live in cities experience the threat of climate change, compared with people who live rurally. Based on a representative sample of 1,071 survey respondents from across the UK, we found that people in rural areas showed higher degrees of place attachment than people living in cities, as we expected. However, we were surprised to see that the perceived threat of climate change in the most rural locations was lower. […] there are three compelling explanations.

1. Awareness

    People in rural areas may not be as aware of climate change as people in cities. [...] However, looking more closely, the effect is mostly down to education rather than whether people live in rural areas or not. [...]

2. Experience

    People in rural areas may not experience climate change in the same way as people in cities. This is because rural areas have higher levels of green space than urban areas. For example, you will feel the heat less when you are surrounded by trees.

3. Resilience

    [...] Rural people may be aware of climate change and they may experience it like everyone else, but they may have better ways of coping with it than city dwellers because of their closer relationship with nature. This may have taught them to be more flexible in how they deal with change. [...]

    Climate change is certainly worrying for most of us and sometimes linked with heightened anxiety. [...] What matters is what we do in our everyday lives, how much we recognise that things are changing and whether we are willing to take action.

Disponível e adaptado de: https://theconversation.com/why-yourperception-of-climate-change-threats-might-depend-on-where-youlive-new-research-212888 Acesso em: 13 set. 2023.

Poetic License is the change of the conventional rules of a language to create an effect.

 

The extract that DOES NOT contain any deviation from standard English is: