Auzoko ingurumena
A short in Basque text at level B1. 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. Our neighborhood has changed in recent years. The noise level of the road has dropped, because more cars are electric…
Text
- Gure auzoa aldatu egin da azken urteetan. Errepidearen zarata maila jaitsi da, auto gehiago baitira elektrikoak, eta ihes-gasak gutxitu egin dira. Hondakinak etxean sailkatzen ditugu orain, eta auzoko elkarteak berdetzea antolatu du: zuhaitz berriak landatu dituzte parketan. Ibaia, urteetan zikinduta egon zena, berreskuratzen ari da: arrainak itzuli dira. Naturaren babesa, ikusi dugu, ez da gobernuena bakarrik: norberaren ekarpenak ere pisua du.Our neighborhood has changed in recent years. The noise level of the road has dropped, because more cars are electric, and the exhaust has shrunk. We now sort the waste at home, and the neighborhood association organized greening: new trees were planted in the parks. The river, dirty for years, is recovering: the fish have returned. Protecting nature, as we saw, is not only the government's: a personal contribution has weight too.
Comprehension questions
The questions are asked in Russian on purpose: we test your understanding of the text, not your ability to read the question.
- Why did the noise level drop?
- What did the neighborhood association organize?
- What happened to the river?
- Whose is nature protection also, according to the text?
Frequently asked
What level do you need to read this text in Basque?
B1. 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.