Il giorno del temporale (The day of the storm)
QCER A2142 parole
Two winters ago a big storm arrived on a Tuesday afternoon. At four o'clock the sky over our village, near Valencia, was yellow. Ten minutes later it was black.
I was at my grandfather's house. He closed the windows, put a torch on the table and made hot milk. 'This is nothing,' he said. 'In 1957 the water came into the streets of the city.'
Then the lights went out. My grandfather did not move. He knows this house in the dark better than I know it in the light.
The storm lasted one hour. When we opened the door, the street was a river of brown water and leaves, and our neighbour's chairs were in the middle of it.
Nobody was hurt. The next day the sun came out, and the only problem was the mud. We cleaned for three days.
Parole che forse non conosci
- stormtemporale
- torchtorcia
- the lights went outè andata via la luce
- leavesfoglie
- hurtferito
- mudfango
Domande
Si risponde con il testo davanti. Non è memoria: è capire.
What colour was the sky at four o'clock?
Yellow — Alle quattro era giallo; dieci minuti dopo è diventato nero. Il marrone è quello dell'acqua per strada, dopo.
What did the grandfather prepare before the storm?
A torch and hot milk — Chiude le finestre, mette una torcia sul tavolo e fa il latte caldo: sa cosa sta per succedere.
The storm lasted one ___.
hour — The storm lasted one hour: è durato un'ora, anche se la pulizia è durata tre giorni.
The grandfather was afraid during the storm.
False — Falso, e il testo non usa mai la parola paura: dice this is nothing e, quando va via la luce, did not move. Si capisce da ciò che fa.
Why did the grandfather not move when the lights went out?
Because he knows his house perfectly without light — La frase dopo lo spiega senza dire «non gli serve la luce»: conosce la casa al buio meglio di quanto la conosca suo nipote con la luce.
Why does the grandfather talk about 1957?
Because he lived through something much worse and this storm seems small to him — Lo dice subito dopo this is nothing: paragona con una volta in cui l'acqua entrò nelle strade della città. Non minaccia: ridimensiona.