The test at the laboratory
A short in Western 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 water of the river for three months. Every week they took a sample and made a measurement by…
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- Գիտնականները ուսումնասիրում էին գետի ջուրը երեք ամիս: Ամեն շաբաթ անոնք վերցնում էին փորձանմուշ եւ կատարում չափում նույն մեթոդով: Առաջին եզրահանգումը սխալ ստացվեց, որովհետեւ սարքի ճշգրտութիւնը ցածր էր: Երբ սարքը փոխեցին եւ վերստուգեցին տվյալները, երեւաց հստակ օրինաչափութիւն. անձրեւից հետո աղտոտվածութիւնը միշտ բարձրանում էր: Այս դիտարկումը դարձավ նոր վարկածի հիմքը:kidnagannerə usumnasirum ein kedi churə yerek' amis Amen shapat' anonk' vertsnum ein p'ortsanmush yev gadarum chap'um nuyn met'otov Arrachin yezrahankumə skhal sdatsvets, vorovhedev sark'i jshkrdut'yunə tsadzr er Yerp sark'ə p'okhetsin yev versduketsin dvyalnerə, yerevats hsdag orinachap'ut'yun. antsrevits hedo aghdodvadzut'yunə mishd partsranum er Ays tidargumə tartsav nor vargadzi himk'əThe scientists studied the water of the river for three months. Every week they took a sample and made a measurement by the same method. The first judgement turned out wrong, because the precision of the device was low. When the device was replaced and the data double-checked, a clear pattern appeared: after rain the pollution always grew. This observation became the ground for 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 research go on?
- Why was the first judgement wrong?
- What appeared after the double-check?
- When did the pollution grow?
Frequently asked
What level do you need to read this text in Western 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.