LingoflyTrash in the yard
A text in Kazakh 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. In our district trash recycling began a year ago. First three different bins were put in the yard: paper, glass…
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- Біздің ауданда қоқысты қайта өңдеу бір жыл бұрын басталды. Алдымен аулаға үш түрлі жәшік қойды: қағаз, шыны, пластик. Алғашқы айда тұрғындар бәрін араластырып тастады, себебі ешкім түсіндірмеген еді. Содан кейін еріктілер әр подъезге хабарландыру ілді, мектепте табиғатты қорғау туралы сабақ өтті. Қазір көпшілік дұрыс тастайды. Жергілікті билік шатырға күн батареясын қоюды да уәде етті, бірақ ол әлі жоқ.Bizdiñ audanda qoqysty qaita öñdeu bir zhyl būryn bastaldy. Aldymen aulağa üsh türli zhäshik qoidy: qağaz, shyny, plastik. Alğashqy aida tūrğyndar bärin aralastyryp tastady, sebebi eshkim tüsindirmegen edi. Sodan keiin eriktiler är podezge khabarlandyru ildi, mektepte tabiğatty qorğau turaly sabaq ötti. Qazir köpshilik dūrys tastaidy. Zhergilikti bilik shatyrğa kün batareyasyn qoyudy da uäde etti, biraq ol äli zhoq.In our district trash recycling began a year ago. First three different bins were put in the yard: paper, glass, plastic. In the first month the residents mixed everything, because no one had explained anything. Then volunteers put up notices in every entrance, and a lesson on protecting nature was held at school. Now most people throw things correctly. The local authorities also promised to put a solar panel on the roof, but it is not there yet.
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 was put in the yard a year ago?
- Why did everyone mix the trash in the first month?
- Who put up the notices in the entrances?
- What was promised but not done yet?
Frequently asked
What level do you need to read this text in Kazakh?
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.