The contract I didn't read
A short in Georgian 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. I signed the internet contract in such a way that I didn't read a single clause to the end. I thought the tariff was…
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- ინტერნეტზე ხელშეკრულებას ხელი მოვაწერე ისე, რომ არც ერთი პუნქტი ბოლომდე არ წამიკითხავს. მეგონა, ტარიფი ფიქსირებული იყო, აღმოჩნდა კი, რომ ექვსი თვის შემდეგ იცვლება. როცა გაუქმებაზე დავრეკე, მითხრეს, რომ კანონის მიხედვით თანხა უნდა გადამეხადა. ვთხოვე, ეს წერილობით გამომეგზავნათ, რადგან ზეპირი შეთანხმება დავის დროს არაფერს ნიშნავს. ბოლოს მოვრიგდით: თანხის ნახევარი გადავიხადე, პირობა კი ის იყო, რომ ახალ მომსახურებას მათთან აღარ ვითხოვდი.internetze khelshekrulebas kheli movatsere ise, rom arts erti punkti bolomde ar tsamikitkhavs. megona, taripi piksirebuli iqo, aghmochnda ki, rom ekvsi tvis shemdeg itsvleba. rotsa gaukmebaze davreke, mitkhres, rom kanonis mikhedvit tankha unda gadamekhada. vtkhove, es tserilobit gamomegzavnat, radgan zepiri shetankhmeba davis dros arapers nishnavs. bolos movrigdit: tankhis nakhevari gadavikhade, piroba ki is iqo, rom akhal momsakhurebas mattan aghar vitkhovdi.I signed the internet contract in such a way that I didn't read a single clause to the end. I thought the tariff was fixed, but it turned out it changes after six months. When I called about canceling, they told me that by law I had to pay a sum. I asked them to send it to me in writing, because a verbal agreement means nothing in a dispute. In the end we settled: I paid half the sum, on the condition that I wouldn't ask them for the new service.
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 did he think about the tariff?
- What was he told on the phone?
- Why did he ask for a written answer?
- How did it all end?
Frequently asked
What level do you need to read this text in Georgian?
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.