The parcel didn't arrive
A short text in Russian at level A2. 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. At an online store I ordered shoes and chose payment on delivery. The delivery cost was two hundred rubles, and the…
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- В интернет-магазине я заказала туфли и выбрала оплату при получении. Стоимость доставки была двести рублей, а срок доставки — пять дней. Посылка пришла только через две недели, и имя получателя на ней было чужое. Я позвонила в магазин и попросила подтвердить замену письменно. Мне ответили, что по закону покупатель имеет право вернуть товар. Деньги вернули, а дорогу до почты я оплатила за свой счёт.V internet-magazine ya zakazala tufli i vybrala oplatu pri poluchenii. Stoimost dostavki byla dvesti rubley, a srok dostavki — pyat dney. Posylka prishla tolko cherez dve nedeli, i imya poluchatelya na ney bylo chuzhoe. Ya pozvonila v magazin i poprosila podtverdit zamenu pismenno. Mne otvetili, chto po zakonu pokupatel imeet pravo vernut tovar. Dengi vernuli, a dorogu do pochty ya oplatila za svoy schyot.At an online store I ordered shoes and chose payment on delivery. The delivery cost was two hundred rubles, and the delivery term was five days. The parcel came only after two weeks, and the recipient's name on it was someone else's. I called the store and asked them to confirm the replacement in writing. I was told that by law a buyer has the right to return the goods. The money was returned, and I paid the trip to the post office myself.
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 payment did she choose?
- What was wrong with the parcel?
- What did she ask the store for?
- Who paid for the trip to the post office?
Frequently asked
What level do you need to read this text in Russian?
A2. 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.