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 PETROBRÁS 2010

World Oil Reserves at ‘Tipping Point’

Science Daily (Mar. 26, 2010) — The world’s

capacity to meet projected future oil demand is at a
tipping point, according to research by the Smith
School of Enterprise and the Environment at Oxford
University.
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1. The author reports that world oil reserves are at a

‘tipping point’ because oil:

a)Is already being replaced by alternative fuels in most

uses of the fuel.
b) Is now in shortage and will not supply global needs in
the near future.
c) Has already been substituted by alternative energy
fuel resources worldwide.
d) Has been misreported as non-abundant to satisfy
political interests of non-producing nations.
e) Has reached a peak in off-shore wells and is now
abundantly extracted from tar sand reserves.
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a) Is already being replaced by alternative fuels in

most uses of the fuel.
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b) Is now in shortage and will not supply global

needs in the near future.
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c) Has already been substituted by alternative

energy fuel resources worldwide.
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d) Has been misreported as non-abundant to

satisfy political interests of non-producing nations.
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e) Has reached a peak in off-shore wells and

is now abundantly extracted from tar sand
reserves.
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Estatísticas
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Estatísticas
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Estatísticas

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rocket dive
edge up edge
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down
dip
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Estatísticas

halve (1/2)
double (x2)
triple (x3)
quadruple (x4)
increase tenfold (x10)
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Estatísticas

Our business grew by 15% last year.

Sales have increased from 5 millions to 5,8 millions.

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Estatísticas

Profits are falling.

Unemployment has been rising.

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Estatísticas

The government has privatized the rail network.

Sales have increased and that has meant higher profits.

 PETROBRÁS 2008

Cane surpasses power dams in Brazil energy complex

Thu May 8, 2008 2:41 pm EDT
By Denise Luna

Sugar cane and cane- based ethanol became a more

important energy source than hydroelectric power plants in
Brazil’s overall energy complex last year, topped only by
petroleum and oil products.
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2. The fragment “The use of renewable energy sources in Brazil by far

surpasses the world’s average of around 13 percent,” means that
Brazil:

a) Uses much more renewable energy than other countries in the

world.
b) Uses just 13 percent of the renewable energy sources produced
around the world.
c)Still has to go a long way to reach the global levels of renewable
energy use.
d) Does not consume as much ethanol and plant-based biodiesel as
other nations.
e) Cannot compete with the international production of eco-friendly
fuels.
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a) Uses much more renewable energy than other

countries in the world.
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b) Uses just 13 percent of the renewable energy

sources produced around the world.
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c) Still has to go a long way to reach the global levels of

renewable energy use.
 PETROBRÁS 2008

d) Does not consume as much ethanol and

plant-based biodiesel as other nations.
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e) Cannot compete with the international

production of eco-friendly fuels.