Mesures a la cuina
A short in Catalan text at level A2. The translation sits next to it: reading with a dictionary is still too early at this level, and without support it will not happen at all. To bake a good cake one must measure exactly: two hundred grams of flour, a quarter liter of milk and a hundred grams…
Text
- Per fer un bon pastís cal mesurar bé: dos-cents grams de farina, un quart de litre de llet i cent grams de sucre. Si poses el doble de sucre, el pastís queda massa dolent, i si en poses la meitat, quasi no té gust. La meva àvia no feia servir la balança: pesava tot a ull i sempre li sortia bé. Jo, en canvi, necessito les xifres escrites a la recepta i una tassa ben plena. Avui he fet un pastís de festa i el motlle ha quedat gairebé buit en una hora.To bake a good cake one must measure exactly: two hundred grams of flour, a quarter liter of milk and a hundred grams of sugar. If you put a double portion of sugar, the cake becomes cloying, and if half — it almost loses its taste. My grandmother did not use scales: she weighed everything by eye, and it always turned out. I, however, need the figures written in the recipe and a full cup. Today I baked a festive cake, and within an hour the pan was almost empty.
Comprehension questions
The questions are asked in Russian on purpose: we test your understanding of the text, not your ability to read the question.
- How much milk does the recipe need?
- What happens if you put a double portion of sugar?
- How did grandma measure the products?
- What happened to the cake within an hour?
Frequently asked
What level do you need to read this text in Catalan?
A2. That means: you know the letters and have a stock of everyday words — about two or three hundred.
How to read a text in an unfamiliar language usefully?
First all the way through without peeking at the translation — just to catch the familiar words. Then with the translation. Then all the way through again: the second pass brings noticeably more, and that feeling matters more than any rule.