LingoflyThe test at the laboratory
A text in Western Armenian at level B1. The translation sits next to it for checking, not for support: at this level the text is read whole, and an unknown word is usually guessed from the sentence. 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 կ'ուսումնասիրէին գետին ջուրը երեք ամիս։ Ամէն շաբաթ անոնք կ'առնէին փորձանմուշ եւ կը կատարէին չափում նոյն մեթոտով։ Առաջին եզրահանգումը սխալ եղաւ, որովհետեւ սարքին ճշգրտութիւնը ցածր էր։ Երբ սարքը փոխեցին եւ վերստուգեցին տուեալները, երեւցաւ յստակ օրինաչափութիւն. անձրեւէն ետք աղտոտուածութիւնը միշտ կը բարձրանար։ Այս դիտարկումը դարձաւ նոր վարկածին հիմքը։kidnagannerə g'usumnasirein kedin churə yerek' amis Amen shapat' anonk' g'arrnein p'ortsanmush yev gə gadarein chap'um nuyn met'odov Arrachin yezrahankumə skhal yeghav, vorovhedev sark'in jshkrdut'yunə tsadzr er Yerp sark'ə p'okhetsin yev versduketsin dvyalnerə, yerevtsav hsdag orinachap'ut'yun. antsreven yedk' aghdodvadzut'yunə mishd gə partsranar Ays tidargumə tartsav nor vargadzin 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: everyday topics are behind you, you know about three thousand words, and an unknown word is more often guessed from the sentence than looked up.
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.