El teléfono de mi abuela (My grandmother's phone)
MCER A2140 palabras
My grandmother is seventy-eight years old and she has a smartphone. It is a present from my uncle.
She uses it every day, but she uses it in her own way. She never writes messages: she sends voice messages, and they are very long. In one message she can talk for four minutes about her tomato plants.
She also has a problem with photos. When she takes a photo of my cousin, we can see the floor and half of his shoes. When she takes a photo of the sky, it is perfect.
Now she is learning video calls. On Sundays the whole family is on the screen at the same time, and everybody is talking. My grandmother says nothing. She only looks at us and smiles.
She does not understand the phone very well. She understands the important thing.
Palabras que quizá no conozcas
- voice messagemensaje de voz, audio
- floorsuelo
- screenpantalla
- to smilesonreír
- the whole familytoda la familia
Preguntas
Se contestan con el texto delante. No es memoria: es entender.
Where is the phone from?
It is a present from the writer's uncle — It is a present from my uncle: se lo regala el tío de quien escribe.
The grandmother writes long text messages.
False — Falso: she NEVER writes messages. Manda audios, y esos sí son largos.
In one voice message she can talk for ___ minutes about her tomato plants.
four — She can talk for four minutes: cuatro minutos hablando de sus tomateras.
What is the problem with her photos of people?
She points the phone too low and we only see the person's feet — El texto no dice «apunta bajo»: enseña el resultado. Si de su primo se ve el suelo y medio zapato, el teléfono está mirando a los pies.
Why does the grandmother say nothing during the video calls?
Because she is happy just looking at all the family together — La frase siguiente lo dice sin explicarlo: she only looks at us and SMILES. No calla por enfado ni por avería.
What does the last line mean: 'She understands the important thing'?
That for her the phone is a way to be with her family — Las dos últimas frases se oponen a propósito: no entiende el aparato, pero sí para qué sirve. Eso es lo importante.