READING COMPREHENSION

1 Before reading the following text, focus on its layout, keywords (in bold) and source. Then, choose the correct item that completes each sentence.

a. The text refers to

I. human rights. X b. The text is part of a publication

II. children’s rights.

I. for adults.

II. for children X

Now read the text and do exercises 2-5.

Everyone has the same rights. It doesn’t matter what gender you are. It doesn’t matter what color your skin is, what language you speak, what religion you practice, how rich or poor you are, how different you are from those around you, or what country you come from. It doesn’t even matter whether your own government agrees with these rights. Your rights are in you no matter what.

2 Choose the keyword that best summarizes the main idea of the text.

3 The expression “It doesn’t matter” is used repeatedly in the text. What does it mean? Make inferences. Choose a or b exercícios que consideraram mais desafiadores. A partir da identificação de possíveis dificuldades em relação aos conteúdos e habilidades trabalhados nessas unidades, sugerimos, ao longo desta seção, algumas estratégias e/ou atividades que podem auxiliar os/as estudantes a superarem essas dificuldades.

Reading Comprehension

Habilidades da BNCC

O exercício 1 retoma a seguinte habilidade da BNCC:

• EF07LI06: Antecipar o sentido global de textos em língua inglesa por inferências, com base em leitura

4 Choose a fragment from the text that is equivalent in meaning to “it doesn’t matter if you are male or female.”

“It doesn’t matter what gender you are.”

5 Why is the subject pronoun you used repeatedly in the text? Choose a or b a. To refer to a specific person. b. To refer directly to the reader. X