A moving forward to Integration (Title)
INTEGRATION. Presidents agree to create two Brazilian-Venezuelan joint ventures and to assign the pipeline’s construction. (Subtitle)
A moving forward to integration.
A moving forward to integration.
One of the two joint ventures created will operate a crude oil field in Venezuela and the other one a refinery in Brazil.
Michael Astor | AP
1MANAUS –Brazil and Venezuela agreed to forge ahead with two joint ventures
2between their state-run oil companies and a natural gas pipeline that would
3stretch across the Amazon rainforest. (The Main Idea)
2between their state-run oil companies and a natural gas pipeline that would
3stretch across the Amazon rainforest. (The Main Idea)
4President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Venezuela's Hugo Chávez on
5Thursday signed a series of accords to speed the projects that had been
6agreed upon earlier but had gotten bogged down in bureaucracy. "With these
7partnerships we are showing that South America can resolve its energy
8problems," Silva said
5Thursday signed a series of accords to speed the projects that had been
6agreed upon earlier but had gotten bogged down in bureaucracy. "With these
7partnerships we are showing that South America can resolve its energy
8problems," Silva said
9Outlining the joint ventures between state oil companies, Chávez said one
10company would operate Carabobo I, an extra-heavy oil field in Venezuela's
11Orinoco Basin. Petróleos de Venezuela SA, PDVSA, will provide 60 percent
12of the capital for the Carabobo project, with the remainder coming from
13Petróleo Brasileiro SA, Petrobras. (the Main Secondary Idea)
10company would operate Carabobo I, an extra-heavy oil field in Venezuela's
11Orinoco Basin. Petróleos de Venezuela SA, PDVSA, will provide 60 percent
12of the capital for the Carabobo project, with the remainder coming from
13Petróleo Brasileiro SA, Petrobras. (the Main Secondary Idea)
14Lula expressed his commitment to pursuit the approval of Venezuela's
15entrance into Mercosur. Another company would operate an oil refinery in the
16Brazilian state of Pernambuco with 60 percent of the capital coming from
17Petrobras and 40 percent from PDVSA.
15entrance into Mercosur. Another company would operate an oil refinery in the
16Brazilian state of Pernambuco with 60 percent of the capital coming from
17Petrobras and 40 percent from PDVSA.
18In December 2005, Silva and Chávez laid the refinery's cornerstone but
19cooperation between the two companies stalled and Petrobras recently
20began talking about building it without Venezuelan help.
19cooperation between the two companies stalled and Petrobras recently
20began talking about building it without Venezuelan help.
21Chávez called the projects “the nerve of (South American) integration,"
22adding that they would “shield (Silva) from an energy crisis." Silva also said
23they would soon select a company to develop a project for a natural gas
24pipeline from Venezuela to Brazil's northeast.
22adding that they would “shield (Silva) from an energy crisis." Silva also said
23they would soon select a company to develop a project for a natural gas
24pipeline from Venezuela to Brazil's northeast.
25He expressed his willingness to work in order to assure that Brazil's congress
26would ratify Venezuela as a full member of the Southern Cone Common
27Market, or Mercosur. (the Secondary-Secondary Idea)
26would ratify Venezuela as a full member of the Southern Cone Common
27Market, or Mercosur. (the Secondary-Secondary Idea)
28"With these partnerships we are showing that South America can resolve its
29energy problems."
29energy problems."
30The two leaders are opponents of U.S.-backed efforts for a Free Trade Area
31of the Americas. But Venezuela's bid to join Mercosur is encountering
32resistance from lawmakers in Brazil who must ratify the expansion. So far,
33Argentina and Uruguay have ratified Venezuela's entry in the group while
33Argentina and Uruguay have ratified Venezuela's entry in the group while
Legend Title Subtitle the Main Idea the Main Secondary Idea the Secondary-Secondary Idea Communicative Function
v The Main Idea:
The Main Idea of this text goes from line# 1 to line #3 “Brazil and Venezuela agreed to forge ahead with two joint ventures between their state-run oil companies and a natural gas pipeline that would stretch across the Amazon rainforest.”
v The Controlling Idea : is repeated inside the context by Lexical Cohesion.
v Linguistic Deviations:
Yes, There are some Words agreed to forge ahead, between their state- run oil companies, would stretch across the Amazon rainforest.
Yes, There are some Words agreed to forge ahead, between their state- run oil companies, would stretch across the Amazon rainforest.
v My Words:
The author develops the CI showing that both countries are going to built an oil complex together . All this for a better integration.
The author develops the CI showing that both countries are going to built an oil complex together . All this for a better integration.
v The main Secondary Idea:
The MSI goes from line #9 to line #13. The function is to reinforce the main idea.
The MSI goes from line #9 to line #13. The function is to reinforce the main idea.
v The Secondary-Secondary Idea
The SSI is located from line #25 to line #27. The intention of the author is to show how these countries are working for a better integration in the region.
The SSI is located from line #25 to line #27. The intention of the author is to show how these countries are working for a better integration in the region.
v Communicative Function
It's expositive because the author uses people's testimonies when he uses the words : “agreed to(L#1)”, “signed(L#4)”, “expressed (L#14 & 25)” and “called (L#21)”, he also uses quotation marks as we can see on line #12 to #13 or line #28 to #29, line #6 to #8.
It´s implicit argumentative when the author uses the words: “Another (L#15)”, “But (L#18 & 31)”, “Also (L#22)” and “So far (L#32)”. There isn´t any linguistic signals of explicit argumentative.
v The Implicit Problem :
From the problem given in the text, I can infer that South America has not a wide system of integration to the region.
v The Implicit Solution:
The implicit solution drawn by the previous implicit problem would be that both leaders are looking for the way to integration of South America and both presidents join their forces to do it.
- v Personal Opinion: I agree with the author when he says that these partnerships we are showing that South America can resolve its energy problems. Because Venezuela and Brazil have the resources for help others poor countries in the region, if Venezuela and Brazil work together, we can help other countries like Paraguay.
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