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Birth Control for Kangaroos: Scientists' Population Control Plan

The rapidly growing kangaroo population in Canberra, Australia's capital, has
become such a public safety issue that scientists have devised a plan to curb1
the animals' numbers with a contraceptive pill.
National Geographic News September 6, 2006

1. Qual o problema tratado no texto?

2. Qual a soluo apontada para o problema?

3. Sublinhe no texto exemplos de present perfect e traduza cada um deles.

4. Traduza e indique a funo gramatical da palavra growing.
5. Coloque o verbo to curb nos tempos verbais abaixo e traduza cada um deles:
Tempo Verbal

Verbo

Simple Present

he

Simple Past

he

Simple Future

he

Conditional

he

Present Continuous

he

Past Continuous

he

Future Continuous

he

Present Perfect

he

Past Perfect

he

Future Perfect

he

Traduo

6. Traduza o ttulo abaixo:

INDUCING SENSITIVITY TO DECEPTION IN ORDER TO IMPROVE

DECISION MAKING PERFORMANCE: A FIELD STUDY
deception = engano
in order to = a fim de
decision making = tomada de deciso

curb = restringir

improve = melhorar
field = campo