A new jacket
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. My old jacket was short and narrow. Today I tried on three jackets at the store. The first was too small, the second…
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- Моя старая куртка была короткая и узкая. Сегодня я примерил три куртки в магазине. Первая была слишком маленькая, вторая — слишком большая. Третья — синяя и длинная — подошла по размеру. Я был счастливый, и куртка теперь моя.Moya staraya kurtka byla korotkaya i uzkaya. Segodnya ya primeril tri kurtki v magazine. Pervaya byla slishkom malenkaya, vtoraya — slishkom bolshaya. Tretya — sinyaya i dlinnaya — podoshla po razmeru. Ya byl schastlivyy, i kurtka teper moya.My old jacket was short and narrow. Today I tried on three jackets at the store. The first was too small, the second too big. The third one — blue and long — fit by size. I was happy, and the jacket is now mine.
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 the old jacket like?
- How many jackets did he try on?
- Why did the first one not fit?
- Which jacket fit?
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.