Teden brez cigaret
A short in Slovenian 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 smoked for fifteen years and every morning started with coffee and a cigarette. Last year, after an examination, the…
Text
- Kadil sem petnajst let in vsako jutro sem začel s kavo in cigareto. Lani mi je zdravnik po pregledu povedal, da imam vnetje v pljučih. Rekel je, da je kajenje škodljivo tudi za srce, in svetoval, naj neham. Prvi teden brez cigaret je bil najtežji, ponoči me je mučila nespečnost. Zdaj tečem trikrat na teden in se počutim bolje kot pri tridesetih. Zaman sem prej mislil, da brez te slabe navade ne zmorem.I smoked for fifteen years and every morning started with coffee and a cigarette. Last year, after an examination, the doctor told me I had inflammation in my lungs. He said smoking harms the heart too, and advised me to quit. The first week without cigarettes was the hardest; insomnia tormented me at night. Now I run three times a week and feel better than at thirty. In vain I used to think I couldn’t manage without that bad habit.
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 many years did he smoke?
- What did the doctor find?
- What tormented him the first week?
- What does he do now?
Frequently asked
What level do you need to read this text in Slovenian?
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.