Question

Read the texts below to answer the question.

Text I

Stolen Childhoods

by Len Morris
17 October 2007

Filmed in seven countries, Brazil, India, the United States, Mexico, Indonesia, Kenya and Nepal, Stolen Childhoods examines the cost of child labour to the global community, looks at the causes and recommends actions that can be taken to eliminate this shocking human rights violation in our lifetime. The story is told in the words of the labouring children, their parents and the people working daily to help them. Children share their experiences of exploitation and their hopes for a better life and future. [...]




Text II

Increasing quality, relevance and access to education

Education is the key to ending the exploitation of children. If an education system is to attract and retain children, its quality and relevance must be improved as well. Children who attend school are less likely to be involved in hazardous or exploitative work. They are also more likely to break out of cycles of poverty. According to UNICEF, for every year of quality education that a child receives, their adult earning potential increases by a worldwide average of 10 per cent.

The main obstacle to achieving universal primary education is the inability and/or the unwillingness of governments to provide quality educational facilities for poor children in rural areas and in city shantytowns.



Evidence from around the world has shown that poor families are willing to make sacrifices to send their children to school when it is economically and physically accessible. With children in school, their unemployed adult relatives may take their places in the workforce.

The focus should not just be on education of children. Emphasis should also be on education programs for adults, especially women. Evidence shows that there is an inverse relationship between adult literacy rates and the incidence of child labour in the long run. Educated adults have fewer and better-educated children.

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Vocabulary:
Stolen childhoods – infâncias roubadas
Less likely – menos prováveis
Hazardous – perigoso; arriscado
Earnings – ganho/salário
Achieving – atingir; alcançar
Unwillingless – falta de vontade, recusa
Facilities – instalações e equipamentos para a prática de alguma atividade
Shantytowns – subúrbios; bairros muito pobres
Has shown – mostra; tem mostrado
Are willing to – desejam
Literacy rates – taxas de alfabetização
In the long run – a longo prazo

The main subject of “Stolen Childhoods” by Len Morris is

A)child abuse around the world.

B)child labour around the world.

C) the causes and necessary actions to reduce child poverty all over the world.

D)the importance of education for children worldwide.

Answer 1

Resposta:

letra B

Explicação: o texto “Infâncias Roubadas” relata de trabalho infantil em todo o mundo.

Answer 2

Resposta:

letra B:child labour around the world.

Explicação:

O texto “Infâncias Roubadas” relata de trabalho infantil em todo o mundo,não sobre abuso(a),nem sobre as causas e ações necessárias para reduzir a pobreza infantil em todo o mundo(c) ou a importância da educação para as crianças em todo o mundo.(d)