A2 · 199 palavras · 2 min
The Neighbour Upstairs
Um barulho no teto, e o que daí resulta.
Um texto sobre algo que muda devagar. Mostra como o inglês exprime hábitos do passado: she used to knock ao lado de she knocked, onde o português usaria o imperfeito.
For two years Nadia lived under a woman she never met. She heard her every morning at six: three steps, a chair, water in the kitchen. She used to think of her as the noise upstairs and nothing more.
One evening in November the noise stopped. Nadia noticed it at nine and again at ten. She told herself that the woman was away. But the light in the hall upstairs was on all night, and the post was still in the box in the morning.
At eight she went up and knocked. Nobody came. She knocked again and heard something fall. Then a voice said, very quietly, "The door is open."
The woman was on the floor by the window. Her name was Frau Beck and she had been there since the evening before. She was cold and angry with herself. "I did not want to call anyone," she said. "It is only my leg."
Nadia called the doctor and made tea while they waited. Frau Beck talked about her garden and about the man who used to live in Nadia's flat. Since that day they have tea every Thursday, and Nadia still hears the three steps at six.
Um clique numa palavra procura-a no vocabulário deste sítio.
- Palavras
- 199
- Frases
- 19
- Palavras por frase
- 10,5
- no vocabulário
- 100 %
- nível medido
- A2
- Tempo de leitura
- 2 min
As palavras a partir de A2 neste texto
Não as palavras difíceis em geral, mas as do teu nível: todas as 12 das 111 palavras deste texto estão em A2 ou acima. Tudo o resto já conheces quando chegas aqui.
angry
wütend
A2fall
fallen
A2herself
sich selbst (weiblich)
A2noise
Lärm, Geräusch
A2quietly
leise
A2since
seit
A2still
noch, immer noch
A2to knock
klopfen
A2to notice
bemerken
A2to post
aufgeben, abschicken
A2to voice
zum Ausdruck bringen
C1upstairs
oben, nach oben
A2
As listas de palavras deste texto
As palavras deste texto estão em 17 listas deste sítio; o número a seguir diz quantas vêm de cada lista. Quem leu o texto acabou de precisar precisamente destas palavras — e pode praticar exatamente essas.
Perguntas de compreensão
3 perguntas sobre o texto. A cada resposta aparece a frase em que ela está — uma pergunta cuja resposta não se encontra no texto não avalia nada.
1. O que notou a Nadia primeiro?
One evening in November the noise stopped
2. Porque é que a senhora Beck não tinha chamado ninguém?
I did not want to call anyone
3. O que acontece desde esse dia?
Since that day they have tea every Thursday