This is Meg. Meg lives in South Africa. She has three kids. It is hard to feed her kids. White people own most of the farmland in South Africa. Meg does not have land for a garden. Food costs a lot of money.But Meg has a very good way to grow food. She finds a big sack. She puts rocks in the middle of the sack. She fills the rest of the sack with dirt. She makes little holes in the side of the sack. She puts a tomato plant in one hole. She puts a bean plant in one hole. She puts a green pepper plant in one hole. She puts eggplant in the top of the sack. She waters the sack garden from the top.Her garden does not need much water. Her garden does not need much room. Her garden does not cost much money to make. Her garden does not have many weeds.Now Meg can feed her kids. Credits:Story by Shantel Ivits at BC Open TextbooksDrawings by Carlee Ashton DiaboStory and drawings adapted under Creative Commons licenseStory adaptations and exercises by Douglas Rodger, English Language CentreAudio version performed by Cam Culham, English Language Centre
What is something that is difficult for Meg? *
It is difficult for her to understand white people.
She can't be creative.
It is hard for her to feed her children.
It is difficult for her to control the weeds in her garden.
What is Meg's way of growing food? *
She uses special seeds.
She gets help from her neighbors.
She keeps different kinds of fruits and vegetables in different sacks.
She puts different kinds of food in a sack that doesn't need much room or water.
There is something Meg does not grow in the little holes in the side of the sack. What is it? *
Tomatoes
Eggplant
A bean plant
Green pepper
Which of the following is NOT something good about Meg's garden? *
It does not need much water.
It can grow a lot of food very quickly.
It does not need much space.
There are not many weeds in Meg's garden.
Why doesn't Meg grow food in the same way as other farmers? *
There is not enough water.
There are too many weeds.
It would cost too much money.
She does not have any land.
Soluções para a tarefa
Resposta:
- What is something that is dificult for Meg ?
( O que é difícil para Meg ? )
Resposta : It's difficult for her to feed her children
( É difícil para ela alimentar seus filhos )
*Pois ela não tem um terreno para plantar*
- What is Meg's way of growing food ?
( Qual a maneira de Meg cultivar alimentos ? )
Resposta : She puts different kinds of food in a sack that doesn't need much room or water
(Ela coloca diferentes tipos de comida em um saco que não precisa de muito espaço ou água)
- There is something Meg doesn't grow in the little holes in the side of the sack. What is it?
( Há algo que Meg não cultiva nos buraquinhos na lateral do saco. O que é? )
Resposta : Eggplant (beringela)
- Which of the following isn' t something good about Meg's garden?
( Qual das opções a seguir não é algo bom no jardim de Meg? )
Resposta : tradução das alternativas :
- Não precisa de muita água.
- Pode produzir muitos alimentos muito rápido.
- Não precisa de muito espaço.
- Não tem muitas ervas daninhas no jardim de Meg.
Não sei te dizer qual dessas não é algo bom, pra mim todas são boas talvez tenha algum erro na questão. Analiza a tradução e fica a seu julgamento.
- Why doesn't Meg grow food in the same way as other farmers?
( Pq Meg não cultiva alimentos da mesma maneira que outros fazendeiros? )
Resposta : She does not have any land.
( ela não tem um terreno )