AIR POLLUTION IN MEXICO CITY
ANALYSIS OF A SCIENTIFIC TEXT
ENGLISH VI. AREA III
TEAM MEMBERS:
CONSUELO FERNANDO EMELIA GUADALUPE
GUEVARA MIRANDA RODRIGO
VALENCIA GONZÁLEZ LUISA FERNANDA
VILLA AGUIRRE EMILIO
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1. The main purpose of this text is…
To talk about the air pollution in Mexico City, how it got so bad, how they noticed, what
solutions they proposed, and how much it has improved the air quality since then.
2. Look for the lexicon specialized on the topic and make a list of 20 words
1. Pollution 11. Airborne particles
2. Emissions 12. Urbanization
3. Climate 13. Development
4. Ozone 14. Consumption
5. Environmental 15. Iteration
6. Decarbonization 16. Reforestation
7. Toxicity 17. Ultraviolet radiation
8. Sustainability 18. Atmosphere
9. Fuels 19. Contingency
10. Industrialization 20. Ozone
3. In one sentence, simple or compound, express the idea contained in the abstract.
Mexico City used to be the most polluted city in the world, but now, it's the 917th even with the
airborne particles exceeding the limits, and it's important to know the reasons for this.
4. Identify the main idea of each paragraph and make a list of them.
● In the 20th century, Mexico City went through a process of industrialization and
urbanization, the population grew substantially from 3.1 million to 14 million, this
increase together with the increase in labor and human activities caused a decline in air
quality. . Pollution peaked as did its main pollutants.
● In 1992, Mexico City was listed by the United Nations as the most polluted city in the
world. However, despite having an estimated population of 22 million, air pollution has
decreased and went from being the most polluted city to 917th place.
● During the 1980s and 1990s, recognizing the severe problem of air pollution, the
government implemented a series of political strategies with the intention of reducing
pollutants, among them the most notable is the "Hoy no circula" that was first introduced
in 1989. Despite this, a few months after its application, unfavorable results were
recorded as there was an increase in the purchase of private vehicles.
● When it was recognized that the "Hoy no circula" policy was not effective, an effective
long-term strategy was created in 1995 called ProAire, a series of strategies to achieve
sustainable development. Currently ProAire is in its fourth iteration, presenting several
specific measures that seek to reduce public dependence on vehicles.
● Mexico has yet to set a net zero target, despite ratifying the Paris Agreement. According
to the Climate Action Tracker (CAT), the ambition of Mexico to fight climate change is
highly insufficient due to its lack of a concrete decarbonisation plan. Although
GHG-related policies are not directly linked to air pollution,
5. What is the method/process/data the author used to get to his conclusions?
The author describes the posture of the text with the problems that Mexico city has; The policies,
and the attitude of their government, also citizens. The author shows us the principal problem
that affects Mexico. He looks through the Mexican thoughts and realizes that the thoughts about
pollution are just ignored and Mexico does not take care of the pollution, that's why he
mentioned, the policies must be changed to improve the condition. He used comparison with
other countries, looked at the thoughts, and the acts of Mexico and finally he gave his conclution.
6. With the information given in the text, elaborate some informing material, about any of
the ideas treated, that can be included in the text.
“Hoy no circula” México anti-pollution Program
Stamp
“0” “1 and 2”
Vehicles that meet the Underperforming vehicles.
requirements
This vehicles are exempted from the “Hoy These vehicles are prohibited
No Circula” to be driven on one weekday per week and
two Saturdays per month.
