The experiment in the laboratory
A short in Armenian 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. The scientists studied the river water for three months. Every week they took a sample and made a measurement with the…
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- Գիտնականները ուսումնասիրում էին գետի ջուրը երեք ամիս: Ամեն շաբաթ նրանք վերցնում էին փորձանմուշ և կատարում չափում նույն մեթոդով: Առաջին եզրահանգումը սխալ ստացվեց, որովհետև սարքի ճշգրտությունը ցածր էր: Երբ սարքը փոխեցին և վերստուգեցին տվյալները, երևաց հստակ օրինաչափություն. անձրևից հետո աղտոտվածությունը միշտ բարձրանում էր: Այս դիտարկումը դարձավ նոր վարկածի հիմքը:Gitnakannerə usumnasirum ein geti jurə yerek' amis. Amen shabat' nrank' vertsnum ein p'ordzanmush yev katarum chap'um nuyn met'odov. Arrajin yezrahangumə skhal statsvets, vorovhetev sark'i chshgrtut'yunə tsatsr er. Yerb sark'ə p'okhetsin yev verstugetsin tvyalnerə, yerevats hstak orinachap'ut'yun — andzrevits heto aghtotvatsut'yunə misht bardzranum er. Ays ditarkumə dardzav nor varkatsi himk'ə.The scientists studied the river water for three months. Every week they took a sample and made a measurement with the same method. The first conclusion turned out wrong, because the device's accuracy was low. When they replaced the device and rechecked the data, a clear pattern appeared: after rain the pollution always rose. This observation became the basis of a new hypothesis.
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 long did the study go on?
- Why was the first conclusion wrong?
- What appeared after the recheck?
- When did the pollution rise?
Frequently asked
What level do you need to read this text in Armenian?
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.