Ana, fornaia a Porto (Ana, a baker in Porto)
QCER A2133 parole
Ana is a baker in Porto. Her working day starts at three o'clock in the morning, when the city is still dark and quiet.
She always begins with the bread. The dough rests for hours, so she cannot hurry. While the bread is in the oven, she prepares the little cakes with egg cream that people eat for breakfast.
At six the door opens. The first customers are usually taxi drivers and nurses on their way home from the night shift. They are tired and they do not talk much.
Ana finishes at two in the afternoon. Then she goes home and sleeps.
'People think my job is romantic,' she says. 'It is not romantic. It is flour, heat and hours. But I like it: my city has breakfast because I am awake.'
Parole che forse non conosci
- bakerfornaio, fornaia
- doughimpasto
- ovenforno
- customercliente
- night shiftturno di notte
- flourfarina
- awakesveglio
Domande
Si risponde con il testo davanti. Non è memoria: è capire.
What time does Ana start work?
At three in the morning — Comincia alle tre. Alle sei apre la porta al pubblico e alle due finisce.
Ana makes the little cakes before the bread.
False — Falso: she always BEGINS with the bread, e prepara i dolci mentre il pane è in forno.
What makes the first customers’ routine different from Ana’s?
Their work ends when she is selling breakfast. — I primi clienti tornano dal turno notturno mentre Ana vende la colazione; non iniziano il turno né aspettano la preparazione dell’impasto.
Why can Ana not hurry with the bread?
Because the dough has to rest — La frase unisce causa ed effetto con so: the dough rests for hours, SO she cannot hurry. È l'impasto a decidere i tempi, non lei.
Why are the first customers so tired?
Because they are finishing a night of work — On their way HOME from the night shift: non vanno al lavoro, tornano. Sono stati svegli tutta la notte.
What does Ana mean when she says 'my city has breakfast because I am awake'?
She values providing other people with their breakfast — Prima dice che il suo lavoro non è romantico, che è farina, caldo e ore. E lo fa lo stesso: la frase finale spiega perché le piace, non che sia sola in città.