Reading · A1
Cartão-postal de Paraty
Júlia writes to her grandmother from Paraty: old stone streets, white houses whose doors each have a colour, many small shops, an old bridge and a huge tree, a calm green sea, very good but slightly expensive food; the trip is long, but the town is beautiful and she wants to come back with her grandmother.
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Gist
1. What is Júlia’s postcard about?
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Her trip to Paraty and what the town is like.
Detail
2. What colour are the houses and their doors?
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The houses are white; each door has a colour (blue, green, yellow…).
Detail
3. What does Júlia say about the food?
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It is very good but a little expensive.
Inference
4. Does Júlia like Paraty? Find two clues.
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Yes: the food is «boa demais», the town is «muito linda» and she wants to come back.
Words to know
- Querida vovóDear Grandma
- de pedramade of stone
- a corWordcolour (feminine in Portuguese)In phrasesQual cor você prefere? — A vermelha.Essa cor ficou linda em você!
- a ponteWordbridge (feminine)
- a árvoreWordtree (feminine)
- boa demaisreally good (informal praise)
- caraWordexpensive (feminine; caro for masculine nouns)In phrasesEla é a cara do pai!A carne ficou bem mais cara esse ano.
- a viagemWordtrip (feminine)In phrasesTô muito animado pra viagem!Boa viagem! Quando você volta?
- Um beijoWordLove, (lit. a kiss)In phrasesManda um beijo pra sua mãe!Ela mandou um beijo pra você.