Boluntario lana hirian
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. There are many volunteers in this city. Some help children after kindergarten; others collect food for the poor by the…
Text
- Hiri honetan boluntario asko daude. Batzuk umeak laguntzen dituzte haurreskolatik aterata; besteak pobreentzat janaria biltzen dute elizaren ondoan. Nik larunbatetan noa: zaharrei dendarako eta ospitalerako bidaia antolatzen diet, eta dena txandan egiten dugu, inork ez dezan gehiegi lan egin. Hiriko jendeak ezagutzen gaitu eta harrera ona izaten da beti. Urtean behin ongintzako afaria egiten dugu: dohaintzaz biltzen den diruarekin baloiak, liburuak eta jolasak erosten ditugu haurreskolarentzat.There are many volunteers in this city. Some help children after kindergarten; others collect food for the poor by the church. I go on Saturdays: I arrange rides to the shop and the hospital for the elderly, and we do everything in turns, so that nobody works too much. The city people know us, and the reception is always good. Once a year we hold a charity dinner: with the collected donations we buy balls, books and games for the kindergarten.
Comprehension questions
The questions are asked in Russian on purpose: we test your understanding of the text, not your ability to read the question.
- What does the narrator do on Saturdays?
- How is the volunteers' work arranged?
- How does the city receive the volunteers?
- What do the collected donations go to?
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.