Text · Phone, internet and media
A avó e o smartphone
Grandma and the smartphone
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A avó Teresa vive numa aldeia perto do Porto. Grandma Teresa lives in a village near Porto. Antes, só falava com os netos por telefone. In the past, she only talked to her grandchildren by phone. No mês passado, a Sofia, a neta dela, deu-lhe um smartphone. Last month, Sofia, her granddaughter, gave her a smartphone. A Sofia ensinou-lhe a fazer videochamadas. Sofia taught her how to make video calls. Mostrou-lhe também como enviar um SMS. She also showed her how to send a text message.
No início, a avó não percebia nada. At first, Grandma didn't understand anything. O ecrã era pequeno e a avó não conseguia ler as letras. The screen was small and Grandma couldn't read the letters. Mas praticava todos os dias. But she practised every day. Agora já sabe ligar aos netos e ler as notícias online. Now she knows how to call her grandchildren and read the news online.
Ontem à noite, o smartphone ficou sem bateria durante uma videochamada com a Sofia. Last night, the smartphone ran out of battery during a video call with Sofia. A avó pôs o smartphone no carregador e voltou a ligar à neta. Grandma put the smartphone on the charger and called her granddaughter back. A Sofia ficou muito contente com a chamada. Sofia was very pleased with the call. Agora a avó Teresa diz que o smartphone é a melhor coisa do mundo. Now Grandma Teresa says that the smartphone is the best thing in the world.