A day at the plant
A short in Serbian 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. The workers enter the shop at six, in work clothes and hard hats, because workplace safety is the first rule here. Raw…
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- Радници улазе у погон у шест, у радном оделу и са шлемом, јер је безбедност на раду овде прво правило. Сировина стиже возом два пута недељно, а полупроизводи чекају обраду на другој машини. Сваки производ добија налепницу и серијски број, и тек онда иде на пријем робе. Јуче је дошло до застоја у раду: једна машина се покварила, и цела смена је радила као испомоћ у другом погону. Обим производње је због тога пао, али је квалитет остао исти, и ниједан дефект није прошао даље.Radnici ulaze u pogon u šest, u radnom odelu i sa šlemom, jer je bezbednost na radu ovde prvo pravilo. Sirovina stiže vozom dva puta nedeljno, a poluproizvodi čekaju obradu na drugoj mašini. Svaki proizvod dobija nalepnicu i serijski broj, i tek onda ide na prijem robe. Juče je došlo do zastoja u radu: jedna mašina se pokvarila, i cela smena je radila kao ispomoć u drugom pogonu. Obim proizvodnje je zbog toga pao, ali je kvalitet ostao isti, i nijedan defekt nije prošao dalje.The workers enter the shop at six, in work clothes and hard hats, because workplace safety is the first rule here. Raw material arrives by train twice a week, and the blanks wait for processing on another machine. Every item gets a label and a serial number, and only then goes to acceptance. Yesterday there was a stoppage: one machine broke down, and the whole shift pitched in at another shop. Output fell because of it, but the quality stayed the same, and not a single defect got through.
Comprehension questions
The questions are asked in Russian on purpose: we test your understanding of the text, not your ability to read the question.
- Why do the workers wear hard hats?
- How often does raw material arrive?
- What does every item get?
- What happened yesterday?
Frequently asked
What level do you need to read this text in Serbian?
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.