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Was the Old One Better?
Dois amigos discutem se a nova versão da sua série preferida é melhor do que a original.
Uma discussão descontraída. Repara em como os dois justificam as opiniões e fazem concessões (To be fair …, I will give you that) — e em que acabam por concordar.
So, did you finish the new version? I watched the last part yesterday.
I did. And to be honest, I do not understand why they made it at all. The old one was wonderful.
Wonderful? The old one was filmed in about four rooms. You could see that the walls were made of paper.
That is exactly what I liked. They had no money, so everything depended on the dialogue. The new one looks expensive, but the characters hardly talk to each other.
To be fair, the people in the old one talked so much that nothing ever happened. My father used to go to sleep in every single part.
Your father goes to sleep during the news.
All right, I will give you that. But the new one treated the story with more care. The mother finally has a reason for what she does.
That is true. In the old one she was simply bad, without any explanation. That was always a weakness.
So the new one fixed at least one thing.
One thing. But they also cut the ending with the lighthouse, and that was the best scene in the whole show.
I know. I was waiting for it during the whole last part, and it never came.
So we agree: better mother, worse ending.
Better mother, worse ending. Shall we watch the old ending again on Saturday?
Did you finish the new version? I watched the last part yesterday.
Yes. And I do not understand why they made it. The old one was wonderful.
Wonderful? The old one had about four rooms. The walls looked very cheap.
I liked that. They had no money, so everything was in the words. The new one looks expensive, but the people in it hardly talk to each other.
But in the old one they talked so much that nothing happened. My father always went to sleep.
Your father goes to sleep during the news.
OK, that is true. But in the new one, the mother finally has a reason for what she does.
Yes. In the old one she was just bad, and we never knew why.
So the new one is better in one way.
In one way. But they cut the ending at the lighthouse. That was the best scene.
I know. I waited for it, and it never came.
So: better mother, worse ending.
Yes. Shall we watch the old ending again on Saturday?
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- nível medido
- B1
- Tempo de leitura
- 2 min
Gramática neste texto
Estas formas aparecem no texto em uso real. Com «Mostrar gramática», por cima do texto, ficam destacadas a cor.
used to go to sleep
used to go to sleep: acontecia antes com regularidade. used to e would →
was filmed · were made of paper
Passiva no passado: was filmed, were made of paper. Formar a passiva →
Shall we watch
Shall we …? propõe algo para os dois. should, ought to, had better →
As palavras a partir de B2 neste texto
Não as palavras difíceis em geral, mas as do teu nível: todas as 3 das 125 palavras deste texto estão em B2 ou acima. Tudo o resto já conheces quando chegas aqui.
dialogue
o diálogo
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o farol
C1paper
o artigo
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As listas de palavras deste texto
As palavras deste texto estão em 27 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
4 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 agradava à Priya na versão antiga?
A Priya responde ao comentário do Noah sobre as paredes.
Repara na palavra «dialogue».
everything depended on the dialogue
2. O que critica a Priya na versão nova?
Lê a segunda fala da Priya até ao fim.
Repara na palavra «hardly».
the characters hardly talk to each other
3. Segundo os dois, o que melhorou a versão nova?
O Noah di-lo depois de dar razão à Priya.
Repara na palavra «reason».
The mother finally has a reason for what she does
4. O que querem os dois fazer no sábado?
A resposta está na última frase.
Repara em «again».
Shall we watch the old ending again on Saturday?