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About Dad
Três irmãos organizam no chat os cuidados ao pai — e dizem em voz alta o que ficou muito tempo por dizer.
Um chat entre irmãos. Repara no que está nas entrelinhas: acusações que chegam como perguntas, desculpas que não o são — e o momento em que o tom muda.
The hospital called. Dad can come home on Thursday, but they were very clear that he should not be on his own for the first two weeks. We need a plan.
Thursday is difficult for me. I have the inspection at work that I told you about. I could do the weekend.
The weekend would help. Although I notice the weekend is always what you can do.
That is not entirely fair. I live four hours away and I have two small children. You live ten minutes from him.
I know where I live. I also know that for the last three years, every appointment, every prescription and every fall has been mine to deal with.
Can I say something before this goes where it usually goes? Eleanor, you are right, and you have been right for a long time, and neither of us has ever really said so. Simon, you are also right that distance is real. Both things can be true.
Fair. Eleanor, I am sorry. I think I told myself you were managing because you never asked.
I never asked because I assumed the answer would be the weekend.
Then let us not assume anything this time. I can take unpaid leave and stay with him from Thursday to Monday. Simon, can you take the following week, working from his place?
I will ask tomorrow. If they say no, I will take it as holiday. Either way, I will be there.
Thank you. Both of you. I did not realise how much I needed to hear that until now.
And after the two weeks, we look carefully at whether he needs help at home regularly, and we share the cost three ways. Not Eleanor by default.
Agreed. Three ways.
The hospital called. Dad can come home on Thursday, but he should not be alone for the first two weeks. We need a plan.
Thursday is difficult. I have an important day at work. I could do the weekend.
The weekend would help. But you can always only do the weekend.
That is not fair. I live four hours away and I have two small children. You live ten minutes from him.
I know. But for three years, I have done every appointment, every medicine and every fall.
Can I say something? Eleanor, you are right, and we never told you. Simon, you are also right: you live far away. Both things can be true.
All right. Eleanor, I am sorry. I thought you were fine because you never asked.
I never asked because I thought you would say the weekend.
Let us plan it carefully this time. I can take time off without pay and stay with him from Thursday to Monday. Simon, can you take the next week and work from his house?
I will ask tomorrow. If they say no, I will take holiday. I will be there.
Thank you, both of you. I really needed to hear that.
After the two weeks, we look at whether he needs help at home, and we share the cost three ways.
Agreed. Three ways.
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- Frases
- 34
- Palavras por frase
- 8,6
- no vocabulário
- 100 %
- nível medido
- B2
- 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.
the answer would be the weekend
O que alguém tinha presumido: I assumed the answer would be the weekend — would como futuro no passado. Os modais no passado →
Agreed. Three ways
Num chat cai muita coisa: Fair., Agreed. Three ways. — a elipse soa seca, mas não mal-educada. As elipses →
Although I notice
Although I notice … introduz uma objeção discreta. Contraste e concessão →
As palavras a partir de C2 neste texto
Não as palavras difíceis em geral, mas as do teu nível: todas as 1 das 154 palavras deste texto estão em C2 ou acima. Tudo o resto já conheces quando chegas aqui.
entirely
inteiramente
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As listas de palavras deste texto
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Perguntas de compreensão
5 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 disse o hospital?
A primeira mensagem da Eleanor.
Repara em «on his own».
he should not be on his own for the first two weeks
2. De que acusa a Eleanor o Simon indiretamente?
A segunda mensagem da Eleanor.
Repara na palavra «always».
I notice the weekend is always what you can do
3. Como acalma a Ruth a discussão?
Lê a primeira mensagem da Ruth.
Repara na última frase dessa mensagem.
Both things can be true
4. Que explicação dá o Simon para o seu comportamento?
O pedido de desculpa do Simon.
Repara em «never asked».
I think I told myself you were managing because you never asked
5. O que decidem os três para depois das duas semanas?
A última mensagem da Ruth.
Repara em «three ways».
we share the cost three ways