O telemóvel da minha avó (My grandmother's phone)
QECR A2140 palavras
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.
Palavras que talvez não conheças
- voice messagemensagem de voz, áudio
- floorchão
- screenecrã
- to smilesorrir
- the whole familytoda a família
Perguntas
Respondem-se com o texto à frente. Não é memória: é perceber.
Where is the phone from?
A gift from the writer's uncle — It is a present from my uncle: quem lho oferece é o tio de quem escreve.
The grandmother writes long text messages.
False — Falso: she NEVER writes messages. Manda áudios, e esses é que são longos.
What contrast does the text make between plant messages and family video calls?
She speaks at length in one and quietly watches in the other. — Fala demoradamente nas mensagens sobre plantas e observa calada nas videochamadas; as outras trocam meios e ações.
What goes wrong when she photographs her cousin?
The camera points down at his feet — O texto não diz «aponta baixo»: mostra o resultado. Se do primo se vê o chão e meio sapato, o telemóvel está a apontar para os pés.
Why does the grandmother say nothing during the video calls?
Because seeing her whole family together makes her happy — A frase seguinte di-lo sem o explicar: she only looks at us and SMILES. Não se cala por zanga nem por avaria.
What does the last line mean: 'She understands the important thing'?
That for her the phone is a way to be with her family — As duas últimas frases opõem-se de propósito: não percebe o aparelho, mas percebe para que serve. Isso é o importante.