An evening at the cinema
A short in Serbian text 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 sister and I go to the movies every two weeks, usually to an old film. She loves music and always asks first who…
Text
- Сестра и ја идемо у биоскоп сваке друге недеље, обично на стари филм. Она воли музику и увек прво пита ко је писао песме за филм. Прошли пут смо гледали причу о једном глумцу који није умео да плеше. На крају је научио, али тек кад је престао да се плаши људи у сали. После филма смо шетали до реке и причали о томе шта смо видели.Sestra i ja idemo u bioskop svake druge nedelje, obično na stari film. Ona voli muziku i uvek prvo pita ko je pisao pesme za film. Prošli put smo gledali priču o jednom glumcu koji nije umeo da pleše. Na kraju je naučio, ali tek kad je prestao da se plaši ljudi u sali. Posle filma smo šetali do reke i pričali o tome šta smo videli.My sister and I go to the movies every two weeks, usually to an old film. She loves music and always asks first who wrote the songs for the film. Last time we watched the story of an actor who couldn't dance. In the end he learned, but only when he stopped being afraid of the people in the hall. After the film we walked to the river and talked about what we had seen.
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 often do they go to the movies?
- What does the sister ask first of all?
- What couldn't the hero of the film do?
- What did they do after the film?
Frequently asked
What level do you need to read this text in Serbian?
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.