Question

1 - Read the text about life in the city and answer the questions.

a) Which verb can replace the phrasal verb put up with, in the title of the text?
I. install.
II. move.
III. tolerate.
IV. place.
V. endure.

b) According to Sylvia Wang, what are some of the reasons why people decide to live in cities?

c) What are some of the negative aspects of living in the city, based on the text?

d) Which argument is used by the author to convince us that it is now possible to have the advantages of both the city and rural life?

e) What is the author’s final conclusion about living in the city and in the countryside?

Answer 1

Resposta:

a) III - Tolerar  

b) Because they think that life in the city is more exciting and better than in rural areas, especially younger people who like new, modern things.  

c) According to the text, life in cities has several disadvantages such as crime, high traffic and pollution.  

d) Nowadays, travel is fast and information is available on the Internet, so many people are able to do their work in home offices.

e) According to the author, no matter where we are, nowadays we can do everything through the Internet. So, why should they put up with all the disadvantages of the city any longer? Now they can escape of city life to enjoy life in the countryside and still be able to do good business and have successful careers.

Explicação:

Answer 2

1 - a) O verbo que pode substituir o verbo frasal (phrasal verb) "put up with" no título do texto Why should people put up with life in the city? " é III - Tolerate (tolerar).

1 - b) Segundo Sylvia Wang, algumas das razões para as pessoas decidirem viver nas cidades são: a ideia que as pessoas têm de que a vida na cidade é melhor e mais animada; outras acham que só conseguiram trabalhos voltados para tecnologia e cargos altos nas empresas localizadas nas grandes cidades; e outras pessoas ainda acreditam que só terão acesso as últimas novidades na cidade.

(According to Sylvia Wang, some of the reasons people decide to live in cities are: the idea that city life is better and exciting; the ideia that people only got technology-oriented jobs and senior positions in companies located in big cities; the idea that they will only have access to the latest news in the city)

1 - c) Segundo o texto, algumas desvantagens de se viver na cidade são: crime, trânsito pesado e poluição.

(According to the text, some disadvantages of living in the city are: crime, heavy traffic and pollution)

1 - d) O argumento usado pela autora para convencer o leitor de que é possível viver no campo com as vantagens da vida na cidade é a rapidez com que a informação é disponibilizada pela internet, permitindo o trabalho em casa (pelo computador).

(The argument used by the author to convince the reader that it's possible to live in the countryside with the advantages of city life is the speed with which information is made available on the internet, allowing work at home (by computer))

1 - e) A autora conclui que é possível viver no campo, sem precisar se submeter às desvantagens da cidade, e ainda ser capaz de fazer bons negócios e ter sucesso na carreira, através do trabalho remoto.

(The author concludes that it's possible to live in the countryside, without having to submit to the disadvantages of the city, and still be able to do good business and have a successful career, through remote work)

Phrasal Verbs são combinações de verbo + preposição ou verbo + advérbio, que ganham sentido conforme o contexto (frase) em que são utilizadas.

Ex.: turn off = desligar. Mas separados, o verbo turn significa "virar" e off significa "desligado".

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