Lecture · A2
O ventilador da promoção
Two weeks ago, on a 40 °C Saturday in Teresina, the writer bought a fan on sale; the card failed at the checkout so they paid by Pix, and at home the fan didn't work. The next day the manager exchanged it on the spot — the new one works, but it makes a strange noise.
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Idée générale
1. What problem does the writer tell us about?
Voir la réponse
The fan they bought on sale didn't work and had to be exchanged; the card also failed at the checkout.
Détail
2. What was the weather like that Saturday?
Voir la réponse
Very hot: forty degrees.
Détail
3. Why did the writer pay with Pix?
Voir la réponse
The card didn't go through after three tries.
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4. What did the writer take back to the shop the next day?
Voir la réponse
The fan and the receipt (nota fiscal).
Déduction
5. Is the writer happy with the new fan? Why (not)?
Voir la réponse
More or less: it works and the wind is strong — what matters most in hot Teresina — but it makes a strange noise.
Mots à connaître
- o ventiladorelectric fan
- o descontoMotdiscountDans des expressionsÀ vista tem dez por cento de desconto.Tem desconto no Pix? — Tem, dez por cento.
- o caixaMotcheckout, till (masculine in this sense)Dans des expressionsO senhor pode pagar ali no caixa.Liguei pra ela, mas deu caixa postal.
- suar (estava suando)to sweat (I was sweating)
- deu problemasomething went wrong (lit. it gave a problem)Dans des expressionsDeu problema no meu cartão.
- o PixBrazil's instant bank-transfer paymentDans des expressionsAceita Pix?Aceita Pix? — Aceito, sim!
- a nota fiscalofficial receiptDans des expressionsPor gentileza, poderia me enviar a nota fiscal?A troca só pode ser feita mediante apresentação da nota fiscal.
- na horaright away, on the spotDans des expressionsNão deixe de tomar o remédio na hora certa.O Wi-Fi caiu bem na hora do gol, só pra variar.
- o barulhoMotnoiseDans des expressionsA geladeira tá fazendo um barulho estranho.Os vizinhos de cima fazem muito barulho à noite.
- a filaMotqueue, lineDans des expressionsEle furou a fila! Que cara de pau!Que cara de pau, furou a fila na nossa frente!