Read the text and think of the word that best fits each gap. You can only use one word for each gap.
A MOTHER'S HOARDING, A DAUGHTER'S ART
When a bicycle accident 1._______her mother with severe brain damage. Stephanie Calvert began to re-examine what had been a difficult relationship. Her mother had been a hoarder- when the family moved to an isolated schoolhouse, she filled it with clothes, papers, and other objects. Stephanie was deeply embarrassed by her mother's habit - she became depressed and wanted to leave as soon as she could and move far away.
She did leave, to study art and work in New York. But after the accident in 2013. she realized she'd 2._____ really dealt with the lingering shame and anger of her childhood- and that she wanted to do so by turning what her mother had hoarded art.
So began Shame to Pride, a series of mixed-media pieces that will be on display at the Rabbithole Gallery in Brooklyn. On several extended trips home, Stephanie divided her time 4._____ caring for her mother and working with the materials she found in the schoolhouse. These she transformed into beautiful and unsettling shapes - torn fabric became a sunburst, disposable cups formed a skull. rolls of paper came together into blue forms reminiscent of coral.
The project has changed the 5._____ she thinks about her mother, an artist herself. Planned to use one day.” In a lot of ways this project is completing a circle for me” she said. “It’s returning to this home, it's using these materials that she intended for art”. And, she added, “now I’m taking care of my mother in the way that she 6.________ to take care of me.
She hopes that Shame to Pride will be cathartic for others, too. Already, she said several people who have seen her work online have told her it has helped 7.______come to terms with their own or a family member's hoarding. Today. Stephanie's mother can be difficult to talk to 8._______ of her brain damage, but, said Ms. Calvert, “ When I tell her that I’m out there making art, she says that she thinks that’s wonderful.
Soluções para a tarefa
1 - left
2 - never
4 - between (não tem número 3 na questão que tu botou aí, já pulou pra 4)
5 - way
6 - wanted
7 - them
8 - because
Após ler o texto "A mother's hoarding, a daughter's art", as palavras que melhor se encaixam nos gaps são:
- left
- never
- into
- between
- way
- used
- them
- Because
Para preencher as lacunas, é preciso ler o texto com atenção e paciência, interpretando-o. Como está escrito em inglês, tente entender o assunto, a ideia principal. Durante a leitura, sublinhe as palavras que conhece. Depois, é só procurar o significado correspondente em português em um dicionário, para esclarecer qualquer dúvida ou compreensão errada.
O texto fala sobre Stephanie Calvert, uma artista plástica que passou a utilizar os materiais encontrados na casa de sua mãe, que sofreu um acidente de bicicleta que a deixou com um grave dano cerebral. A mãe era uma acumuladora.
Vamos às opções:
- 1. When a bicycle accident _______her mother with severe brain damage. Stephanie Calvert began to re-examine what had been a difficult relationship. (Quando um acidente de bicicleta deixou [left] sua mãe com um grave dano cerebral, Stephanie Calvert começou a reexaminar o que havia sido um difícil relacionamento).
- 2. But after the accident in 2013, she realized she'd _____ really dealt with the lingering shame and anger of her childhood (Mas depois do acidente em 2013, ela percebeu que ela nunca [never] tinha realmente lidado com a vergonha e raiva persistentes de sua infância).
- 3. and that she wanted to do so by turning what her mother had hoarded ______ art. (e que ela queria fazer isso transformando o que sua mãe acumulou em [into] arte).
- 4. On several extended trips home, Stephanie divided her time _____ caring for her mother and working (Em várias viagens longas para casa, a Stephanie dividiu seu tempo entre [between] cuidar de sua mãe e trabalhar).
- 5. The project has changed the _____ she thinks about her mother, an artist herself. (O projeto mudou a maneira [way] como ela pensa sobre sua mãe, também uma artista).
- 6. “now I’m taking care of my mother in the way that she ________ to take care of me. ("agora estou cuidando da minha mãe como ela costumava [used] cuidar de mim").
- 7. she said several people who have seen her work online have told her it has helped ______come to terms with their own or a family member's hoarding. (Ela disse que várias pessoas que viram seu trabalho online já disseram que isso os [them] ajudou a se reconciliar com o acúmulo próprio ou de um membro da família).
- 8. Stephanie's mother can be difficult to talk to _______ of her brain damage, (Pode ser difícil conversar com a mãe de Stephanie por causa [because] do seu dano cerebral).
Para saber sobre interpretação de texto em inglês, que vai te ajudar a responder perguntas como essas, acesse: brainly.com.br/tarefa/29119934