Activity of text interpretation, aimed at students in the eighth year of elementary school, about the Sertão in the feet. What is the author of the text referring to? To sandals with symbols from the hinterland in fashion shows, to sandals that are often bought in the hinterland or to sandals that are made with symbols from the hinterland? Find out by reading the text! Then, be sure to answer the various interpretative questions proposed! Come on?
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The profession of saddler is nicknamed Espedito thanks to the family tradition: he learned the trade from his father, who learned from his father, the first of the Saddlers in the Cariri region. It so happens, however, that cowboys began to become rarer in the Ceará backlands, and saddles, jerkins and riding instruments became a thing of the past. For decades, Espedito Seleiro, baptized by Espedito Velozo de Carvalho, tried to reinvent the art of leather. He realized that women were voracious consumers of sandals and that the combinations of arabesques and colors were not exhausted: “The smartest people call it design, I say colored drawing”.
The style of the shapes he draws on the leather renews the cangaço aesthetic and the northeastern identity. “I was inspired by former customers, drovers, cowboys and gypsies,” he says. Today, with a production line in tiny Nova Olinda, 500 kilometers from Fortaleza, he assures: “Even when I do something similar, I make a difference”. A real tourist spot in the city, the workshop works with the same leather cutting machine that belonged to Espedito's father, Raimundo Seleiro. “If the machine spoke, it told the story much better than me”, jokes the artisan. The six fourth generation Saddlers also work in the store-studio, which is open from seven in the morning.
There are still some pieces of doublet, rug and riding there, but the flagship is actually sandals – model Maria Bonita (female) or model Lampião (male) –, as well as wallets and purses. In a mural on the wall, photos and clippings from magazines show how far country shoes have gone. People like the presenter Regina Casé and the filmmaker Guel Arraes poses with the sertão on their feet. The pieces appear in Cavalera's fashion show, at São Paulo Fashion Week in 2004, and in films such as 2 Filhos de Francisco, in 2005. “I think if my grandfather and father saw what we did they wouldn't believe it”, concludes Espedito.
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Question 1 - It can be said that, when he uses the expression “O sertão nospés”, the author of the text refers to:
( ) to sandals with symbols of the sertão in fashion shows.
( ) to sandals that are often bought in the sertão.
( ) to sandals that are made with symbols of the hinterland.
Question 2 - In the segment “The profession of saddler is nicknamed Espedito thanks to family tradition […]”, the underlined expression indicates:
( ) a cause
( ) a condition
( ) a purpose
Question 3 - In the passage “[…] the first of the Saddlers in the Cariri region.”, the text defines:
( ) the Espedito.
( ) Espedito's father.
( ) Espedito's grandfather.
Question 4 – According to the text, the Espedito workshop is located at:
( ) New Olinda
( ) Strength
( ) Sao Paulo
Question 5 - In the excerpt “Even when I do something similar, boto a difference", the underlined verb is in language:
( ) cultured
( ) informal
( ) regional
Question 6 – In the sentence “If the machine could speak, it would tell the story much better than me”, the artisan Espedito, jokingly, expresses:
( ) a wish
( ) a suggestion
( ) an assumption
Question 7 – In the fragment “People like presenter Regina Casé and filmmaker Guel Arraes poses with the sertão on their feet.”, the word “como” is used to:
( ) indicate examples of famous people who pose with the backlands on their feet.
( ) make a comparison between famous people who pose with the backlands on their feet.
( ) establish a contrast between famous people who pose with the backlands on their feet.
Question 8 – Explain the use of quotation marks in the text "The backwoods on the feet":
By Denyse Lage Fonseca
Graduated in Languages and specialist in distance education.
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