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Maria Fadiman : Ethnobotanist

 

Deep in an Ecuadoran rainforest, monkeys overhead and poisonous snakes underfoot, Dr. Maria Fadiman goes to work. “It looks like one big, green mishmash to me, but the people who live here can single out the right plants for medicine, or the one to eat if you cut out the little part in the very center. Each house is made entirely from the forest— the poles that hold it up, the floors, the thatch on the walls, the vines that tie it, the palm leaf sleeping mats, the baskets, everything. It’s strong, it’s waterproof, it works, and it’s all done in a way that’s in balance with nature.”

       That balance is at the center of Fadiman’s research. As an ethnobotanist, she studies how people interact with plants. “Looking at conservation without including people in the equation is a fantasy,” she says. “So the focus of my work is finding a balance where people use resources in a sustainable way that allows flora and fauna to remain intact.”

       At her field site in Ecuador, Fadiman studies sustainable and non-sustainable methods used to collect  fiber plants and palms. Collecting plants for fiber can involve cutting down entire trees or just the specific parts of plants that will be used. Fadiman’s data reveals where and why such differences exist in Ecuador’s rainforests. In many cases, no written record of plant knowledge exists. Recognizing this, Fadiman’s  first effort is to record all the information that local people can provide.

       In the field, Fadiman eats, sleeps, works, and collects native plants with local families. “When I come all this way because I think their information is important, it generates local excitement. Suddenly plant knowledge is valued.” Whether sitting around a cook fire, walking through mud to brush her teeth in the river, or trying to do some basket weaving, she treasures both the information and experiences she gathers.

       An assistant professor in the Department of Geosciences at Florida Atlantic University, she says, “I want to make fieldwork real to my students. If they can picture the little girl who always comes to the river with me instead of a statistic, it will mean much more. I hope my work will change even a small part of the general consciousness.”

What is the genre of the text?

• a  report

•     a recount

• a descriptive text

        

•        a news item

•     a narrative

Maria Fadiman : Ethnobotanist

 

Deep in an Ecuadoran rainforest, monkeys overhead and poisonous snakes underfoot, Dr. Maria Fadiman goes to work. “It looks like one big, green mishmash to me, but the people who live here can single out the right plants for medicine, or the one to eat if you cut out the little part in the very center. Each house is made entirely from the forest— the poles that hold it up, the floors, the thatch on the walls, the vines that tie it, the palm leaf sleeping mats, the baskets, everything. It’s strong, it’s waterproof, it works, and it’s all done in a way that’s in balance with nature.”

       That balance is at the center of Fadiman’s research. As an ethnobotanist, she studies how people interact with plants. “Looking at conservation without including people in the equation is a fantasy,” she says. “So the focus of my work is finding a balance where people use resources in a sustainable way that allows flora and fauna to remain intact.”

       At her field site in Ecuador, Fadiman studies sustainable and non-sustainable methods used to collect  fiber plants and palms. Collecting plants for fiber can involve cutting down entire trees or just the specific parts of plants that will be used. Fadiman’s data reveals where and why such differences exist in Ecuador’s rainforests. In many cases, no written record of plant knowledge exists. Recognizing this, Fadiman’s  first effort is to record all the information that local people can provide.

       In the field, Fadiman eats, sleeps, works, and collects native plants with local families. “When I come all this way because I think their information is important, it generates local excitement. Suddenly plant knowledge is valued.” Whether sitting around a cook fire, walking through mud to brush her teeth in the river, or trying to do some basket weaving, she treasures both the information and experiences she gathers.

       An assistant professor in the Department of Geosciences at Florida Atlantic University, she says, “I want to make fieldwork real to my students. If they can picture the little girl who always comes to the river with me instead of a statistic, it will mean much more. I hope my work will change even a small part of the general consciousness.”

What do ethnobotanists study?

• How people interact with plants

• People who live in the rainforest

• Fauna

• Natural resources

• Sustainable and non-sustainable methods

Maria Fadiman : Ethnobotanist

 

Deep in an Ecuadoran rainforest, monkeys overhead and poisonous snakes underfoot, Dr. Maria Fadiman goes to work. “It looks like one big, green mishmash to me, but the people who live here can single out the right plants for medicine, or the one to eat if you cut out the little part in the very center. Each house is made entirely from the forest— the poles that hold it up, the floors, the thatch on the walls, the vines that tie it, the palm leaf sleeping mats, the baskets, everything. It’s strong, it’s waterproof, it works, and it’s all done in a way that’s in balance with nature.”

       That balance is at the center of Fadiman’s research. As an ethnobotanist, she studies how people interact with plants. “Looking at conservation without including people in the equation is a fantasy,” she says. “So the focus of my work is finding a balance where people use resources in a sustainable way that allows flora and fauna to remain intact.”

       At her field site in Ecuador, Fadiman studies sustainable and non-sustainable methods used to collect  fiber plants and palms. Collecting plants for fiber can involve cutting down entire trees or just the specific parts of plants that will be used. Fadiman’s data reveals where and why such differences exist in Ecuador’s rainforests. In many cases, no written record of plant knowledge exists. Recognizing this, Fadiman’s  first effort is to record all the information that local people can provide.

       In the field, Fadiman eats, sleeps, works, and collects native plants with local families. “When I come all this way because I think their information is important, it generates local excitement. Suddenly plant knowledge is valued.” Whether sitting around a cook fire, walking through mud to brush her teeth in the river, or trying to do some basket weaving, she treasures both the information and experiences she gathers.

       An assistant professor in the Department of Geosciences at Florida Atlantic University, she says, “I want to make fieldwork real to my students. If they can picture the little girl who always comes to the river with me instead of a statistic, it will mean much more. I hope my work will change even a small part of the general consciousness.”

What does paragraph three tell us about?

• Fadiman’s field site in Ecuador

• The local people

• The methods used to collect fiber plants and palms.

•    Ecuadorian rainforest

•   Fadiman’s data

Maria Fadiman : Ethnobotanist

 

Deep in an Ecuadoran rainforest, monkeys overhead and poisonous snakes underfoot, Dr. Maria Fadiman goes to work. “It looks like one big, green mishmash to me, but the people who live here can single out the right plants for medicine, or the one to eat if you cut out the little part in the very center. Each house is made entirely from the forest— the poles that hold it up, the floors, the thatch on the walls, the vines that tie it, the palm leaf sleeping mats, the baskets, everything. It’s strong, it’s waterproof, it works, and it’s all done in a way that’s in balance with nature.”

       That balance is at the center of Fadiman’s research. As an ethnobotanist, she studies how people interact with plants. “Looking at conservation without including people in the equation is a fantasy,” she says. “So the focus of my work is finding a balance where people use resources in a sustainable way that allows flora and fauna to remain intact.”

       At her field site in Ecuador, Fadiman studies sustainable and non-sustainable methods used to collect  fiber plants and palms. Collecting plants for fiber can involve cutting down entire trees or just the specific parts of plants that will be used. Fadiman’s data reveals where and why such differences exist in Ecuador’s rainforests. In many cases, no written record of plant knowledge exists. Recognizing this, Fadiman’s  first effort is to record all the information that local people can provide.

       In the field, Fadiman eats, sleeps, works, and collects native plants with local families. “When I come all this way because I think their information is important, it generates local excitement. Suddenly plant knowledge is valued.” Whether sitting around a cook fire, walking through mud to brush her teeth in the river, or trying to do some basket weaving, she treasures both the information and experiences she gathers.

       An assistant professor in the Department of Geosciences at Florida Atlantic University, she says, “I want to make fieldwork real to my students. If they can picture the little girl who always comes to the river with me instead of a statistic, it will mean much more. I hope my work will change even a small part of the general consciousness.”

“When I come all this way because I think their information is important, it generates local excitement.”

What does the  underlined word refer to?

• Native plant

• The field

• Local families’ information

• Fadiman’s research

• This way

Maria Fadiman : Ethnobotanist

 

Deep in an Ecuadoran rainforest, monkeys overhead and poisonous snakes underfoot, Dr. Maria Fadiman goes to work. “It looks like one big, green mishmash to me, but the people who live here can single out the right plants for medicine, or the one to eat if you cut out the little part in the very center. Each house is made entirely from the forest— the poles that hold it up, the floors, the thatch on the walls, the vines that tie it, the palm leaf sleeping mats, the baskets, everything. It’s strong, it’s waterproof, it works, and it’s all done in a way that’s in balance with nature.”

       That balance is at the center of Fadiman’s research. As an ethnobotanist, she studies how people interact with plants. “Looking at conservation without including people in the equation is a fantasy,” she says. “So the focus of my work is finding a balance where people use resources in a sustainable way that allows flora and fauna to remain intact.”

       At her field site in Ecuador, Fadiman studies sustainable and non-sustainable methods used to collect  fiber plants and palms. Collecting plants for fiber can involve cutting down entire trees or just the specific parts of plants that will be used. Fadiman’s data reveals where and why such differences exist in Ecuador’s rainforests. In many cases, no written record of plant knowledge exists. Recognizing this, Fadiman’s  first effort is to record all the information that local people can provide.

       In the field, Fadiman eats, sleeps, works, and collects native plants with local families. “When I come all this way because I think their information is important, it generates local excitement. Suddenly plant knowledge is valued.” Whether sitting around a cook fire, walking through mud to brush her teeth in the river, or trying to do some basket weaving, she treasures both the information and experiences she gathers.

       An assistant professor in the Department of Geosciences at Florida Atlantic University, she says, “I want to make fieldwork real to my students. If they can picture the little girl who always comes to the river with me instead of a statistic, it will mean much more. I hope my work will change even a small part of the general consciousness.”

Which of the following statement is TRUE based on the text?

• Many written records of plant knowledge exist.

• Local people always cut down the entire trees to collect fibers.

• The focus of Fadiman’s work is to have conversation wth local people.

• Maria Fadiman is an assistant professor in the Department of Geosciences at Florida Atlantic University.

• Fadiman eats, sleeps,works and collects plants by herself.

Maria Fadiman : Ethnobotanist

 

Deep in an Ecuadoran rainforest, monkeys overhead and poisonous snakes underfoot, Dr. Maria Fadiman goes to work. “It looks like one big, green mishmash to me, but the people who live here can single out the right plants for medicine, or the one to eat if you cut out the little part in the very center. Each house is made entirely from the forest— the poles that hold it up, the floors, the thatch on the walls, the vines that tie it, the palm leaf sleeping mats, the baskets, everything. It’s strong, it’s waterproof, it works, and it’s all done in a way that’s in balance with nature.”

       That balance is at the center of Fadiman’s research. As an ethnobotanist, she studies how people interact with plants. “Looking at conservation without including people in the equation is a fantasy,” she says. “So the focus of my work is finding a balance where people use resources in a sustainable way that allows flora and fauna to remain intact.”

       At her field site in Ecuador, Fadiman studies sustainable and non-sustainable methods used to collect  fiber plants and palms. Collecting plants for fiber can involve cutting down entire trees or just the specific parts of plants that will be used. Fadiman’s data reveals where and why such differences exist in Ecuador’s rainforests. In many cases, no written record of plant knowledge exists. Recognizing this, Fadiman’s  first effort is to record all the information that local people can provide.

       In the field, Fadiman eats, sleeps, works, and collects native plants with local families. “When I come all this way because I think their information is important, it generates local excitement. Suddenly plant knowledge is valued.” Whether sitting around a cook fire, walking through mud to brush her teeth in the river, or trying to do some basket weaving, she treasures both the information and experiences she gathers.

       An assistant professor in the Department of Geosciences at Florida Atlantic University, she says, “I want to make fieldwork real to my students. If they can picture the little girl who always comes to the river with me instead of a statistic, it will mean much more. I hope my work will change even a small part of the general consciousness.”

I hope my work will change even a small part of the general consciousness. (paragraph 5)

The underlined word means...

• Mind and thoughts

• Success

• Treasure

• Progress

• Study

Success in someone’s work is a _____________________ experience.

•    satisfy

•     satisfaction

•   satisfying

• satisfied

•   satisfactory

The value endures. The gift given in love has _________value.

• endured

• endures

• end

• enduring

• ended

  satisfied

The ________________ jewelry was recovered.

• stealing

• steal

• stole

• stolen

• stealed

People are still in the process of repairing the many ______ building and streets.

• damage

• damaged

• damaging

• damages

• damageing